The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-08-04

Kautz, with large force, made a
raid against the Southrside and Dan
vile Railroad At Stanton River
Bridge, they were repulsed and re-
turned to join Grant near Petersburg.
Near Stony Creek, they were met by
our cavalry and defeated with loss.
Retreating towards Reams' Station.
they were met by Fitz Lee and Ma
hone, when their rout became COM
plete and final. Kautz pushed down
to cross the Halifax Road, so that he
could get into his lines, while Wilson
fled towards the Nottaway River.
Shadbourne was sent by Gen. Hamp-
ton, just after the fight at Reams'
Station, to find where the enemy
were. Taking five men with him, he
moved up country road leading
from Halifax to the stage road. On
this, he had not proceeded far, when
he met the advanced guard of Kautz's
retreating column. He at once order
ed them to surrender, when they be-
gan to deploy. Without a moments
hesitation, he gave orders in q loud
voice for "two regiments to be
brought up; one on the right, the
other Oh the left" AS soon as this
order was given, the Yankees said
they would surrender. Placing one
man on one side of tho road, and oc-
cupying the other, Shadbournc di-
rected the Yankees to advance and
drop their arms. While doing this,
the main column of the enemy came
in sight, and seeing the condition of
their advanced guard, they charged
to release them. But Shadbourne
was too quick for them. He put his
prisoners in motion, guarded by
three men on each flank, made them
gallop, then form fours, and all swept
down towards our command. As
soon as his prisoners were closed
up, and charging from their own
men, he despatched n man to inform
Gen. Hampton to "look out, for the
Yankees were charging down the
road he was on" The General inn.
mediately took n few men back and
soon met Shadbourne, who had
brought off safely seventy-threc pri-
soners, the whole advance squadron
Yof kantz's command, and this, too,
IN full sight OF the encmyi For this
feat, Shadbourne was highly compli-
mented by his commanding officer,
and he was recommended for p5romo-
ton, on the ground of his ''extraor-
dinary skill and gallantry," shown by
him i'll his conduct of. this affair.
On one occasion, lie was betrayed
iby negro, while sleeping in the
lines of the enemy, and was captured.
While his captors were taking him
off, he requested them to look for his
hat, which had bee dropped. In
the pretended search for this, he got
near wood, when uashing through
the surrounding enemy, he made
into it, followed by a volley from the
whole party, and n vigorous pursuit,
which proved fruitless.
Subsequently, he, with another
brave scout-young Swan, of the 1st
North Carolina Cavalry-was cap
tured in fredericksburg. They were
hand-cufed, and sent by water to the
gnard-boat near Fortress Monroe,
with the constant assurances from
their humane captors that they would
be surely hung. Not liking this
prospect, they managed to slip their
hand cnfls, dropped over. board,
swan to q small boat anchored near,
and nfter several hours hard rowing,
reached the shore of the james
River. Here they found small
party Of our men on signal duty, and
Shadbourne also ascertained that q
company of negro cavalry was in the
habit Of patrolling certain road
every day. Getting the signal party
to join them, our two scouts formed
an ambush for the Yankees, attacked
them, and killed nineteen, besides
their commanding officer. This af-
fair gave arms and horses to Shad-
bourne and his scouts, so getting his
men together, he brought them to