The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-15
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Movements of Wilson'S and Kautz,
Cavalry.
Prom the Petersburg Exprtss June 81.
THE RAIDERS.


Prom tbs Petersburg Express June 81
THE RAIDERS.
AS the raiders advance ON their line of con.
templated operations, ind become hourly fur
Their removed from us, we hear Iess of ths ir
movements. There is no doubt they contem-
plated the effoG tual destruction of t. 9 Dauville
Railroad, and at the time this is written the la
test we get from them is up to Friday night,
when they were scattered from Green Bay to
the Mtherrin. The latter locality ia about six
miles from Burkvllle Junction and the former
station on the Danvi,ie Road distant ten
miles from the junction
Our cavalry in pursuit Iabored under serious
dis advantage. The raiders. having the start
stole all the fresh horses they could 6nd while
our me2 were COMPEL to do the best they
GUILD with the no sea upon which they start
ed. We are pleased to hear, b viewer, that
the thieves and house burners have not been
allowed to go thus far altogether unpun;shed
Our forces. by great eXertion succeeded in
reaching portion of the vandas near Motto
way Court House. on Thursday, and inne-
dately gave them battle. no, fight ensued
which was continued from two O'clock until
dark, when night lOsed the con est. The en-
Guy was seve ely punished and retreated un-
der the cover of darkness We were greatly
outnumbered and shcrt of ammun.t ion, bu
these inequalities were made up for by q con-
sciOusness of the justice of our cause At one
me we hear that the enemy gr;med the ad.
vantage and had possession of three pieces OF
artillery. but Co'onel Barringer's gallant No Tn
Carolinans aided by few companies of Vir
ginians under General D. airing proved { q,al
10 tue emergency and by o bold charge re-
Gu the pieces. We killed and wounded
large number the enemy if prisoners taken
are to be be icved, aud captured tn rfy- our all
OF whom have been receiy in Petersburg
fhc, IN ~
York and 5h Pennsylvania.
We regret 10 tear that Col Anderson. of the
Eleventh. Nor Carolina cavalry was killed.
The enemy. we heir make diligent search
for Thomas Il. Campbell z q. receiver for
this district, who resides near the Court House,
but failed to end him.
The raiders stole larg" quantity of bacon
in their route One OF their wagons was filled
TO Overlooking and gen lemsn resi ing in
the vicinity Of For 3 depot picked up fur
teen hams after the vandas passed, which ID
iOstl6d out.
We understand from gentleman who came
down from EottOway last ev ming It the
enemy select about twent. five hundred of
thelr best men. who main behlild To do the
fighting while the remainder 20 ahead to do
the stealing burning and other puSillanimous
work, in which they 30 much delight For
the first line they have killed all ,hs horses
which gave out from exhaustion. thur jpfor-
mant states that the entire route If the cuemy
Is strewn with dead hnses Thy have al,,,
abolished tbs prc ice of .hooliuE the poor
animals, but cut their throats.
All are found With ghastlv gashes, severing
the jugular vain, and producing in every case a
speedy death.
Cen. Lees Ofnotal Dlspatehe~.
RICHMOND, June 26, 1854.
The following official dispatch has been re-
ceived at the War Department:
WILSON'S CAVALRY.
HEADQUARTERS AKxY or NoRrHxaN VAL
,..t Id June 70, IL 4. {
Hon. Secretary of War: sd .5g-. afiL I'll,
SIR Gen. w II. Z. Lee pnreued the enc
mys cavalry which advanced al,ug the South-
cru railroad He had sktrnish ON tho I'D
near Dinwiddle Court House, and the next day
struck their column 10 q NIX near Black i and
Whites. cutting it in TWO. and getting pO-ses
sion OF the read By which they were moving
towards Nottoway Court House ss8 .sa
Inc ROAD WAS held after N engagement
winch continued from IL N. until dark. the
enemy making rapid attempts TO break through
ana RECON- his advance. He Withdrew from
Gen. Lees front At daylight on the 33d lexv-
ing his dead and wounded on the Aid. takiug
the road 70 hnngarytown and Keysville. Gen
Lee Is still following them
Very respectfully. g-g. t,as -.
R e LIZ General.
s. hAcooDs cHARos. 81 sd
HEADQUARTERS ARxY or Nosrxrprv.
51s1sngs VI p 20 lsg.t ol JUNE z5-9P.M.
Honorable Secyesarg Of Wort. -, ,i'
SIR-Osr entire loss yesterday u,orr;r. 80
ninety seven killed and wounded, and tW6 hrn-
dred and nine missing.