Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-12

,s.mpton's Legion. Generals Kautx and
Sr,sgv are after them" The suggestion
Thai General Hampton's Legion was 5000
strong is amusing. don't believe he ever
had over half that amount In the best
DAYS This same major reports US In
full retreat at Q A. NJ. i think IN this ne
was correct. ct.
General Patrick at once ordered Colo
mel T. u. Gates, commanding ny Ivy
Point, 20 put his command IN Pos'uon
10 protect the depot. At 10 a. Nj. OF the
18th General Meade advised General Grant
that at day light his pickets and re-
verse, between the James and the Black
water were strongly attacked ana that
at the same time a dash was maze lot
the cattle herd at Coggin's POINT ana
ne feared that the herd had faiien INTO
the encmy's hands.
GENERAL MEADES FEARS WE'LL
FOUNDED.
General Meade was certainly cortec. u,
his report. General Meade says ne hah
falred this raid for some time, as WIN
the limited force OF cavalry at DIS coih-
mand and the great extent OF couh,'y
TO be watched he had always cons'ueieu
Coggln's Point an unsuitable point io'
the cattle herd, 1T being liable To capture
at any time by coup de man vi 'h'
enemy In force. +,
Now, l thought It was beer RAID hhu
all the time II was q "cour DE hiaih'
have heard OF them. but here 1 was i"''
to face with one ''in force.
Genera! Grant telegraphed Genera
Meade from Harper's Ferry at y. VI
OF the 18TH that II the enemy made so
rich "A haul as the cattle herd that w
would be likely to strike far to tae south
or southeast To get back with 1t. ana thdt
their cavalry should ever recover wha'
was lost, or else. In the absence vi 50
much of the cnemy's cavalry, tha' 'hey
should strike the Weldon road. "eherai
Meade reports to General Grant on the
18th &C 700 =. ". that Kauz reports 'iie
enemy retired as soon as he got 'he cav
lie. and that he was In pursuit ON
the Prince George Courthouse foad' a'u
Davies on the Jerusalem road' put ''a'
Uampton's force WAS so far superior !"
theirs. and no had 70 much the Stai' VI
him, that he could do no more 'hah 'i"I '9-
ne We'll VII testify that he did haraSs
US. ] did not (at one timeJ see "o"
could oct ont of the trouble. From this
on nveTvbodv began to make reports. ana
they seemed to think that we would cer
,ainly attack FORT Powhatan. on the river
lanes They did not know now ah%iou'
NO vere to get AWAY from that river
THE FORCES PURSUING HAMPTON.
Now let's see who they sent AFTER US,
First General HUMPHREYS Genera
Mcade's chief of staff. sent Hehefui IaN :
with all his cavalry: then came brigade
of infantry End battery OF artiiiety u
the jerusalem road. Next came q nera'
Kautz. with his cavalry. to the Prince
George Courthouse road. Next HeheIal
ur,nohries ordered Colonel Smith. OF the
Second Division. Second Corps. TO sehd
n strong brigade to the Prince Geoi B'
Courthouse road. Next he directed i'm
eral Hancock TO send strong brigade
and n battery OF artillery down the PIanK
road. and last lie directed the cavalry
force. which was picketing between tne
plank-road and the Black"atrr 10 D.
Withdrawn and to join In the pursuit
THE PETTY FIGHT THE FEDERAl'S
MADE.
And all that any OF them did was 10
make the little fight that G. neral Davies
renorts at 1890 T. NJ. OF the 18th. lie re-
ports from Proctor's. on the Jerusalem