The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-26

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The scherno was at once adopted and tine
veg mounted on the cannon. AT the signsl
the can noneers rushed into the mud.nole,
seized the cur. carliage, aud lifted 10 podily
TO Arm ground. AS 10 mounted ana was .s
safe. I presume the key was dlsnounted,,., -
do dot remember, having ridden on. Ine
alarm was now given, and wagons MeIe
seen xhurrying IN every iIection. lucy
we're oyertaken,s rifled, and set on nreL
. fate shared by two or three Federal
transports on the riyer-from Wnicn =
.dense black smoke arose. We were now
in sight OF TunstalPs the railway clossi nt
where q heavy picket was stationed. I ,,n
was charged Mt once, and retreated rapiuy,,
tho nfficer In command falling into tne
hands a the Copfederates. He mad JUST
f,Iled 4 MISUNDERSTANDING wooden pipe, and
vas about 10 light it when Confederate
politely requested him to surrender IL.
.sT want 10 smoke" growled the Federal
captain, greatly Disguised, apparently at
bis capture.
$50 do l." was the retort. -,
"My pine Is my own property !" !
col what a mistake" responded the
other. reaching from the saddle and taking
the pipe, which he placed between his own
lips.
FIRING INTO TRAIN.
The way.crossiDg was now ID Stuarts
possession, and under the quick blows OF
tbe axes the telegraph poles were soon
crashing down. An attempt was also
made to burn small bridge near
nv. but the timbers were too damp. In
the midst of all this scene OF hustle snri'!
whistle was heard from the direction OF
the Chickahominy; railway train was
evidently approaching, and it was soon
seen coming around wooded bend.
A loud order. to halt was given, but
the train did not STOP. On the con-
trary, steam was crowed on. and it shot DV
in the midst Of fusilade, which, II IS saia,
wounded some Of the troops on the train
and killed the engineer. In moment It
disappeared, and, getting bis men into
column again, Stuart pushed on toward the
village Of Talleysvile. directly in the Fec
eral rear. He afterward told me that Inc.
tempt alton to attack and destroy the great de
DOT Of stores at the White House was almost
irresistible, but the risk was too great-ano,
looking at the situation afterward, with
full information of the state OF affairs, IT
was obvious that this movement must
have resulted in his capture or destruction.
He rightly determined to move withoucde.
lay in the direction OF the lower fords OF
the Chickahominy, and did so Just as nlsht
was coming, having first burned huge
wagon-camp in field near. They were
loaded with grain, coffee, and other stores,
which were all burned. In the horse-trough
of one of the wagons / found volume OF
poems with the name OF its owner-a young
lady OF Williamsburg-on the fy.leaf,
which gave me an elevated IDEA OF tne tastes
tI,o u,onan.1riyers
We reached Talleysville about midnight,
and the men proceeded to rifle suffers
store of edibles OF every descripton-beef-
tongues, canned meats, pickles, candy, to-
mato catsup, preserves, lemons, cakes, saul
sages, moIaSses, crackers, and other stores,
and all were now in high spirits. In the
morning when we were at Old Church
q friend had said to me, gloomily:
!" General Stuart is going to get this
whole command cut to pieces" This
same friend was now in the most hopeful
and cheerful OF moods. After brief rest,
the column again moved, but meanwhile
slight incident had occurred in con-
nection with friend OF mine living near,
which he had ample reason afterward to de-
plore. Having near relative, lady, living
in the direction OF the Chickahominy,
asked permission OF Stuart to make the at
tempt to see her. cit was out Of the ques-
ton" he replied; 81 would certainly be
captured. could send her note through
DR.. -, living near; and as knew the
Doctor, proceeded to his house for the
purpose. He was lurking under some
trees near his house, on the lookout,
and he at first took meas he after.
ward told me-for ga Yankee" l
made myself known, telling him my
and was soon writing the note
for my relative in the Federal lines, While
the Doctor, opposite me, was writing let
ter to his wife, who was in the Confederate
lines. The notes were soon finished. we
exchanged what we bad written, and then
took my departure, after drinking glass
of water, brought by sulky-looking negro;
NV visit had disastrous results, as 1ouhd
On meeting the Doctor month or TWO altel-
ward in our lines. He was as thin ana pale
as ghost, and I asked him il he had been
sick.
"Not exactly SICK" he replied; 81 have
been starving for three weeks in Fortress
Monroe, where you sent me-"
=. "I sent you'll" exclaimed. ~
ado YOU remember that sulky rascal that
brought you the water on the nlgnt you
were at my house !' .s.ae s..r. -...l
eyes" 90
"Weil, the very next day he sneaked on
10 the Yankee picket at TalleysVilie ana tolG
them I had entertained rebels ana dlrectea
Won all how to get of safely. They arrest
ed me at once and put me in Fortress Mon
roe. am just out !"
TRAPPED AND OUT AGAIN.
The column moved q little past mid.
night from Talleysville, and at daylight
came in sight OF the Chickahomlny
near Forge bridge. There q sudden
half took place. The bridge was de-
stroyed. aud 1t was soon found that the
fords were entirely impossible. The
whole command was apparently caught
in a tran, from which there seemed no
possibility of escaping. The presence OF
Stuart was perfectly well known now
to General Mcclellan; to discover bis
whereabouts it was only necessary in TACT to
follow the steps OF bis 1900 horsemen over
the sandy highway, and there could be very
little doubt that in few hours, at most, the
Federal infantry, cavalry, and artillery
would be upon him and make short work o,
him, AS to passing the river, it seemed
wholly impossible. Colonel Lee rode into
the stream, but his horse was swept down
and nearly drowned. He had just come
back when joined him, and said:
"What do you think OF the situation,
Colonel?"
"Well, Captain," he replied, coolly, 81
think we are caught"
And that they were caught was, am
pretty certain, the impression OF the whole
command. The men were sitting or lying
~, fbo ,poYind hoaida their horaes md tho