The New York herald., 1865-01-11
Rebel Particulars or Stone
mans Raid.
The Damage inflicted on the
Rebels.
MoSBY STILL ALIVE.
The Dutch Gap and Wilmington
FiascOs.
osnofal Lee, and Net jeff. Davis, Responsible
for the Rebel Feilures,
&C., &C., &c.

for the Rebel Failures,
&C., &C., &c.
StOnema Raid.
EugL DETAILS OF THE EXPEDITION TO THE SALT
WORKS AND LEAD MINES OF VIRGINIA.
Especial correspondence of the Richmond Whigl
NEAR BRISTOL, Tenn, Dec. ~ 1854
II 10 due TO General Breckenridge and his ieuenants
hat full and faithful narrative of Stonemans raid
through East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia should
b given TO the public Until his official report pub
shed the following account may to correct false
impressions
HOW BREcKNRlpGs WAS DECEIVED
The appearance of Burbridge Beams Station and his
ng delay at that place. the rapid preparation for active
movements Of Glem, who stationed near Knoxville,
gnfed anything but advance in this direction and
o0ue rise to the fatal dsiusion that the position assumed
BY the enemy for the protection of the transportation
q their Tennessee Kentucky Persons
passng through the lines confirmed the false Impression
his Information was communicated to General Breokin-
SAdge more than once by General Vaughn who was in
command Of the cavalry ON the front in East Tennessee
At two O'Clock ON the morning of the 14th instant
was by Cen vaughn from MS scouts
ve 70 the effect that Gllems command had left camp,
nsar Knoxville, the 10th instant and had passed
Beams Station going east In the direction Of Rogers
Vile, and that Burbridge was TO follow This nforma-
tcn derived from prisoner captured by the scouts
who belonged the Ninth Tennessee federal cavalry
CAPTURE TWO TRAINS AT JoSEsBoRo.
Immediately the receipt Of this despatch General
put in motion despatch through private
pas received confirming the prisoners report;
u the meantime General Breckenridge had
BEEN notified by telegraph BY eight O'Clock In
Me evening Of the l4th the command and trains
had passed Jonesboro. At this place the inteili-
gence received Of the defeat OF Dukes brigade,
Under Colonel Morgan at Kngsport and that the enemy
advancing Bristol via Blountsville. The entire
WAgon train including the impressed wagons from South
western Virginia, Ashe county, North Caro-
Hna, via Eizabethton and Taylorsvlle All ammunition
q wagon trains considerable quantity OF public pro-
psry, well private, was still in the depot and as
a train a sh
Unfortunately it did not arrive until late at night and
wAen it returned 70 this place the enemy had taken
ny might be in the place, the train cautiously halted
about mile below and all the soldiers when desired
Srg tTass ,sre captured This capture Of the
Trains would not have occurred had not the enemy
1ish th,s place When this was done they forced him
task the Reedy Cyeek road in the direction Of Abing
leaving no obstacle N ne wny e the capture Of the
~ cavalry when he learned that the enemy occupied
khpasss = least ten miles in his advance He imme-
turned 70 the right and kept up the north fork Of
H Holson thus evadng any force that might BIO sent
lewn the main road from this place or the Papervie
yuAd running parallel with this road.
HOW vAUaHN RsoAPED sroNExAN's MRsHBs
The enomy sent some two thousand cavalry In the
rection Of Zocoer to meet Vaughn at the same time
b1Acng force Of ave regiments at Paperville three
niles Of this place By nine O'Clock the morning
r the 10th had passed all this force, and were
0afning Abingdon in advance of the enemy If possible
t0st the column was turning on the Abingdon road
scouts reported the enemy In the town and moving up
Ne country
The column was again turned TO the right and took
Ne Seven Mile Ford road and continued the march,
though dark extremely cold and muddy, uring the
ors night On the morning Of the 18th the enemy
lsund 70 be at Glade Springs just opposite General
vanghn's command To keep the Seven Mile Ford road
Tss the only alternative Hard marching the entire day
lound the command fatgued and worn out within six
niles Of the coveted point-the Seven Mile Ford To
IN the pike in advance of the enemys main column
was object TO which all bent their energies Gaining
The summit Of the high hills overlooking the pike the
xffa nfC frQo htCftn vial
but two miles distant.
The pike was gained, and everything hurried in the
direction Of Marion and stll two hours until daylight
strong picket OF forty men was sent IN the direction oil
NE enemy's camp to cover the rear of the brigade.
raiding party Of some four hundred men had pre-
oeded us some few hours, and burned the depot at
Marion and Thomas Furnace They then turned TO the
night and crossed into Rye valley
AS soon as General Vaughn arrived al Marion he di-
vded his force taking some four hundred men himself
and following the raiders the citizens repre- entng that
bhey had been One only some hours that they were
h camp only two miles from town and that half Of them
we're drunk. Colonel Gillespie, with the remainder OF
tho command, was ordered u move With the artillery
back some few miles on the pike, IN the direction OF
Wythevlle and 90 into camp.
pHAH COLONEL fs, Txy2ssEE cAvAInY
just as the command was getting ready for the move
ment information received that the enemy near
town. and that the pickets bad been cut on and that
shere nothing between the command and tho enc
mys advance. Fortunately the Fint Tennessee cavalry
Lieutenant Colonel Bean commanding Has just return
ing from a scout, sent out 10 and check the
enemy until the remainder Of the cavalry and artillery
could move through the town aud take position the
pike east Of the place This regiment had not passed
beyond the western limits Of the before the enemys
solumn charged Colonel Bean driving him in some con
fusion back the column Ia charge Of the artillery He
rallied a portion Of HIS command charged them In turn,
and was killed In hand TO hand aght with federal
officer The latter mortally wounded and survived
the Colonel but few minutes by this bold dash Of tho
snemy regiment cut OF from the column the
remainder taking position, az before Indicated checked
shc enemy.
A severe engagement followed lasting for some two
hours, In which several gallant soldiers OF cavalry
we're killed and wounded The enemy suffered severely,
~ they showed no disposition to follow for some three
hours, until their entire command came up
RESUMED MOUNT AIRY.
Colonel Gillespie continued TO fall back until In the vi
cinity Of Mount Airy, where he halted for hour
longer, feeding &c The enemy made their appearance
Colonel Gillespie had but some three hundred and
Four pieces OF artillery the horses Of which were ex
hausted having marched since The morning Of the isth
Gay and night This was the nth, ten o'clock A. NJ
The horses OF the cavalry but little better than those
Or the artillery The horses abandoned along the road
gave sufficient evidence TO the enemy Of the exhausted
condition Of tho stock. At the samo time they knew
Mat the force could not be strong as the command had
been divided at Marion. The consequence was they
pressed this small column with much spirit as the
nature Of the ground would admit Two miles east OF
, Moas. AIRY they gained the summit which afforded
shem fu view OF the pike for Some distance No safe
position could be obtained for planting the artillery
ss9uenily twas hurried in the direction OF Wythc.
vile ihis The enemy could and also that the sup
port would be unable 10 Withstand their column our
skrmsh lines woro driven In from the TANKS 70 the pike
wheh granu charge was made by the enemy, resulting
In the rout OF our cavalry running nght Was kent up
70 within two miles Of wythcvile, where they made
hht LOT lew hutS IN this charge NcU cupfurGd
pieces Of artillery, co II ,oasch had been cogtsd 6ov,
HiLem. = -
The officer in charge OF the artillery showed no dIspos
1on To- abandon his guns but with his brave euonsnts
and men, fired their pieces into the enemy cbarsIng
columns until they within few PAGES of them The
officers and OF this battery displayed adnirshie in
epdty In the defence Of their guns Lieutenant Butler
was seriously wounded by sabre cut the mead
and captured but subsequently psroled He and lieu
tenant McCame deserve much praise for the gallant man
per In which they supported the chvarous Lynch in the
defence OF the battery
Colonel Rradford bad ,barCe of fha
Ne engagement commenced did all that an officer could
% avert the result Of tho engagement bat 1t was
Inevitable ,
rnE 6AiTuRs OF wyrnEvrLLB AND WIVES
The cavalry rotreated through wythevle 10 the drec