The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-24


what it is It is the general opinion, and we have
no doubt correct one, in well-informed circles,
that Sherman took possession of Milledseville on
yesterday. Whether he met with resistance, OF was
permitted to take quiet possession, we have no
means Of knowing 1t win be seen from the extracts
from Northern papers, published in another part Of
this paper that the programme we ehalked out for
Sherman is now to capture Macon and Augusta, and
then to march on Savannah. The thing is a world
easier to do on paper than in fact.
private telegram from Augusta, yesterday morn
ing, announced that all seemed safe there at that
time.
A BRILLIANT EXPLOIT BY MOSBY'S MEN
CAPTURE OF A GUERRILLA-HUNTER.
One Captain Blazer, a man remarkable for skill
and courage was, some time since detailed from the
infantry of the Yankee army to operate as guer-
illa-hunter in Northern Virginia. He was given a
lieutenant and eighty picked mounted <hen, armed
with Spencer caIbnes and directed to devote him
self especially to the capture of Mosby's men, In
the course of several months, by indefatigable
scouting, he has managed to pick up a number OF
detached squads and individual members of Colonel
Mosby's command, and has made for himself a
credtabe reputation for energy and vigilance, both
in the Valley and in Northern Virginia east of the
Blue Ridge. But, hitherto, it has never been his
fortune to encounter enemy equal to himself in
numbers. OF late, he has been expressing himself
painting to encou ter some innumerable, unlimi-
ted numbers of guerrillas. The fulfllment of his
wish, as will be seen, was not long delayed.
Last Friday, Captain p. A. Richards, command
ing companies A and B, first squadron of Mcsby'd
command, made an expedition into Clarke to hunt
up and to do battle with the doughty Blazer, if the
latter so willed it. On reaching the neighborhood
of Cabletown, seven miles west of Snicker's gap,
scouts reported Blazer and his force advancing from
the direction of Winchester. Captain Richards
drew up his men in line of battle and awaited his
approach. Blazer heralded his advent with shower
of bullets from the Spencer carbnes and thenrushed
down upon our troops. Captain Richards, instead
of awaiting his onset, determined to meet him in
full career and when the enemy was fifty yards
distant gave the order for his men to charge. II
has since been asceItaned that Blazer believed him.
self attacking greatly inferior force who would
fly before his first onslaught He discovered
his error too late to him from it:
| consequences. The opposing squadrons rushed to-
| gether with crash. There a momentary
| struggle, an uproar of shouts, and the report O.
DidAei unch gave Noy pSSoiO ehO 'eiN'
of our troops and attempted to save themselves BY
flight. On one side of the road was wood on the
other fence, enclosing fields. The fugitiyes made
| for gap in this fence; number were shot down
before reaching it others succeeded in reaching the
field, hotly pursued by our men. pursuit and
running fight kept up for four miles, our mel
never halting until Blazers organization de.
stroyed-himself and his men either killed, cap
tured or dispersed in the woods. The whole affair
lasted not more than twenty minutes. In this brie
time, Captain Richards had captured Blazer and
thirty of his men, killed outright thirty others
among whom was his lieutenant, and scattered the
few remaining members of his troop to the winds
Blazer admits that he was beaten and broken uI
in fair fight.
The strangest part Of this story is the small loss
sustained by our men. We had one man killed and
five slightly wounded. The latter are believed te
have been shot by our men in the excitement Of
the charge and the pursuit.
Captain Blazer and eighteen of his command ar
rived in this city on Tuesday evening in charge o
privates John A. Payne and Harry Shand, com.
pany B, Mosby's command. The rest of the Yam.
KEGS captured in this fight were too badly wounded
to be removed from the neighborhood Of the battle
field.
The following is the account given by the New
York HerGld's correspondent of this affair
GO 1t is reported that party of our men, who,
few days ago, went out in search of Mosbys guer-
nllas, were met and overwhelmed by largely supe
rior force after severe fight, and that all but ff
teen or twenty of them we're either killed or cap
tured."
Captain Richards's force numbered one hundred
| men Blazers, eightyodd