The New York herald., 1865-01-05

asr found pazsvf vaushn's forces under Cosons
Gillespie drawn up ~ lime Of battle Just beyond the
town. Vaughn havAS continued the chase Of Harrison
OIlIem immsdisseay cemmencsd . spirited nxhs
charges being usaAe ON both sidea In the meantime
General Barbdge and his command rapidly cosing
man sent Balbrdees Firss brigade colonel B. Brown
Eleventh Michigan cavalry, commanding forward q
General bad Ssiven the enemy from the ssid Killing and
woandng sfseen and capturing sevsnty-nve Of the
enemy r
GILLESPIE retrea.ed in the direction Of wytheville,
hotly psrsued by Glem who harassed his rear 30 re
vesciy that the former found u necessary 70 make
him With fury, being supported by Colonel Brown
who tRd come up with him. The rebels were soon
pnsssss and seven picuss Of artillery IN our hands,
aeag which were two Of the guns captured from Gene
~ Gllem BY Vaughn short time before q Aorristown
= choir favorte pieces cannot be described, some Of
them actually shedding tears Gillespie continued 70
into rout Gillian following him hosy with his own and
he homo guard was got ont with four pisses Of artillery
and Gillespie rallied his men and made desperate stand
but 0illem charged with his whole command capturing
the homo guard, with their battery and all Of vaughns
wagon train, which had just come in by another road
Gillespie fell bask into the town. where no imme
place Gaem charged through the town; but Gillespie
and Vaughn III he was there) made their escape with
sixteen hundrsd the rest having struggled been killed
wounded captured deserted and gone TO their homes
in Tsnnessee. In the meantime Major Harrison had
swung round Wytheville and made on down Rye valley
for Bean station. Generals Gtcneman and Burbridge
having reached Naoa with the balance Of the command
mand he Second bgade destroy the lead mines from
which Lee got nearly all the lead for hts army and which
and Burbrdgs, With wsde's brigade pushed % Il two
O'Clock q night for wytheviie % join Glem; but the
horses and msn Of the command being thoroughly
been accomplished, and the raid carried further
than than, w;s ~ oFaally ,ntsudeas being s%os:
down from Lynchburg New liver-Gen stonsman deter
the rebels have often inpregnabe 70
capture which seven expeditions had been undertaken
nent Accordingly General stoneman ordered Oiiiem TO
destroy the railroad for ten miles above Wyheve and
then return which destruction accomplished most
mense bridge four miles from wytheville which cannot
be rebuilt in less than six months After burning three
and also arsenas General Gem returned and Joined
Generals Stoneman and Burbridge twelve miles from
Marion.
PURSUIT OF ooLorrl w1rcHra.
Soon after the junction Of the two forces General
stoneman fou.d force Of rebels counting three hun
dred strong under Wcher in his 'front.' and the Gene
raj at halted the head Of hts column endeavoring
TO hold Wtcher in his front while General Gillem, with
his brigade would 60 round him and get in his But
witcher made on when Burbridge with Browns brigade
pursued him for miles, to Staeys creek where 1t
was ascertsned that Brecknrdge was close behind
Witcher with considerable force OF mounted infantry
So rapidly did Burbrdge drive Witcher that for the last
me before coming on Breckinrdge not more than one
hundred yards were between the head Of Burbrdge's
column and the Of Witcher and in another mile he
must have been overhauled and captured but just
ran violently into the head Of Brsckinrssss column
almost stampedng IT, and mixing for time blue Jackets
FIGHT At srAIrY's oxxsK
The rebels were confused, and . rout seemed imlni-
nent but Breokinridge and Echos who were hiding z.
forces beyond the n mouth Of the the bridge over r
formed Burbridge at once commenced the engagement
with the Eleventh Michigan and Twelfth Ohio cavalry,
the rsbsis holding i nrmis The whole u Burbrdsss
sasky mounted Infantry Esde's brigade fOIdns shs
bridge and the Ty Kentucky, Forty .Sfsh Ken.
lucky regiments infantry with the Fifth
on the isH r.. fsvsn.a % K:n.stsy Ssv.asS k:RisaSS
and Twelfth Ohio regiments cavalry browns bFgadc)
battery, Leutsssns Judd oommsS1lns being posted IN
their rear The rebels held their position until
na Ss when ,.s SArfsss: put an. END % y:
hear each other talk Soon after dark General stonsman
stoneman directed that the should be forced The
Fifty third Kentucky infantry, Eleventh Kentucky
accordingly formed on the pike nssT the bridge and
Major Keogh, Of Gen Stonemans sta and Colonel Bris
bin Of Cen burbges sta sent with them to drive the
rebels from the pike The command advanced up the
road about ny yards, when the rebels opened
re and compelled them 70 fall back 70 the bridge This
Cen sson.msn sent Cen eem 70 The Hight with orders
TO 80 round Brecknrdge, and the nght was 20
sna S g.
70 the works. Cen Burbndge, soon II was light,
recommended the ngh and soon after General Giilem
much larger force than was supposed possible for him
70 get together General 0lem sent for return
n
meantime Generals stoneman and Burbrtdge had con.
sinasd TO engage the enemy from ssry dawn and the
Ing being particularly the left and centre The
coored troops made magnificent charge 10 the after
hill thss the brave and glorious Colonel Boyle
ss a s % sns Ss biz a re .ss
whiting n: ss and killing n.sa him smS.
indeed lost Of In best soldiers" The regiments that
most Distinguished themselves in the action the
United States coored cavalry Of Wades brigade Early
but wss d was Sa sSs
had retreated in the direction Of saltvile.
THE PURSUIT 10 sALrvMLB
Stoneman, with the whole command, started In puY
suit supposing Brecknrdge had gone back 70 the
works. but reaching Marion ascertained that
Brecknrdge had started In the direction Of satville
but his column had come back in great confusion,
and took the North Carolina road. The
Of this was soon. apparent Colonel Buckley, with
his brigade, who had been sent TO destroy the lead
mines, having completed the work, and hearing the
firing had come down TO the Seven Mile ford in Of
Breckinrdgc, charged his pickss sampedng them and
capturing his advance guard Brecknridge, finding a
force In his rear became seriously alarmed and put
back In haste TO Marion where he took tho road North
Carolina Lieutenant Colonel Bentley, with the Twelfth
Ohio cavalry, sent In pursuit Of him. about six
miles from Marion came upon his guard drawn up
line OF battle which Bentley charged with the sabre
when II broke and fed leaving in the hands OF the gal
liant Twelfth two wagons and artillery caisson Col
Bentley continued tho pursuit until night when finding
that Breckenridge had blockaded the road In his by
Telling timber ho returned and joined his command a
midnight, near the Seven Mile ford
THE CAPTURE or sALTvILLE.
Al three O'Clock In the morning the whole force moved
towarda the aaltworka twelve Ines distant