The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03

moved this morning towards the mouth
OF the Monoca-, and will remain IN that
vicinity. / Will not change the Eishuh
Illinois Cavalry for the present
Augur to Waite: a.,
Upper Potomac August stn.
General Sheridan reports that Mospy,
with about 300 men. Is at or near the
Point OF Rocks. Look out well for aim.
Taylor to Augur: ,o,1
General Sheridan has ordered concen-
tratlon OF the Eighth Illinois cavalry AT
Muddy Branch 10 picket the river from
Monocacy TO Washington. The river Is
well guarded from the mouth or Mohoca-
cy 20 Harper's Ferry
Sheridan 10 Augur:
"Charles;own. August 18th.
Keep scouts out in Loudoun county. l
have ordered the Eighth Illinois Cavalry
TO rendezvous at Muddy Branch station.
The line OF the Potomac should be watch
ed carefully, and information be sent
to me should any raiding parties attempt
10 cross.
Augur to Waite:
August 18th.
"Mosby is reported to have within reach
and control from 400 10 so men and two
pieces OF artillery. II VII be necessary
for you 70 move with the utmost eau
ton"
KEPT IN ALARM
General Lee also apprehended a raid by
the cavalry from Washington on the
Central railroad. and instructed me. II
possible TO prevent it. The only way that
/ could do so was TO excite continual
alarm in their camps. Their outposts were
often attacked all along their lines on
the same night. This was the only way
we could keep them at home. on the
same day three or four different detach-
ments would so out, come TO operate
on Sheridan west of the ridge. some 10
keep Augur In remembrance of his duty
TO guard the Capital.
Stevenson 10 Sheridan:
"Harpers Ferry. Aug. nth.
Finding all trains threatened by que
rillas and that they are In force. largely
increased by concentration OF several
organizations under Mosby there had
been no such increase or concentration.
]. $. NJ. making the vicinity OF
Charlestown their theatre Of operations, /
am Of opinion that the only safety OF our
trains and couriers is the posting OF
force at Charleetown, with General Duiiie
at Berryville, and one thousand OF Ave
reH's force at Charlestown, with orders
by constant scouting TO keep the country
clear. | think we can send forward every
thing without loss. AS matters now stand
no small party of trains with small guard
is safe"
Stevenson to Averel:
august 18th.
REBELS occupy Charlestown with small
force this evening. Charlestown WIS In
Sherdan's rear) Attacked party Of cou-
riers coming in about o'clock. capturing
two OF them; heard nothing of your COM
mand. large supply train Will start
from here I'm the morning. 50 as to reach
Charlestown by 6 A. NJ. Have but small
guard. II you could have a force at that
point before the tram to join escort and
move with II TO Berryville. it would secure
the safety OF train. Mosby, with his COM
mand. is waiting TO attack train, and VIII
capture it. il possible. The supplies are
needed at the front. and Will be put
through by all means"
MosBY IN COMMAND.
LaZelle 10 Augur:
Fairfax county, August 9th.
II have the honor to report that two
parties sent out from this command con-
Sting of thirty men each, met yester-
DAY afternoon at rarfaX station, and
that while united and acting together
were attacked by n force Of rebels, va
riousy estimated at from forty TO nifty
men, and were completely dispersed and
self was in command of the rebels. So
far as known our loss is as follows;
Captain J. RI. Flemming. Sixteenth New
York Cavalry, missing; thirty-three men
missing. Thirty-nine horses missing
The number of these killed and wounded
Is not yet known. Captain Flemming.
who at the time of the attack had COM
mand of the party, is reported killed"
Captain Harrison 10 Kelly:
"Martinsburg, August 18th.
Several of our scouts here say they
cannot get through to Sheridan, Mosby
having driven them back
Lazelle to DE Russey:
Fairfax county, August 2ith.
THE attack at Annondale has ceased.
and the rebels withdrew. perhaps with
the intention of attacking some other part
of my picket line. The attacking party
is said to have consisted of from less than
200. to 900. even to 500 men. with two
pieces Of artillery, all under Mosby.
Augur TO Sheridan:
washington. September lst.
Major Waite has returned from Upper
VILE, in the vicinity of Smokers Cap; re-
ports no rebel forces in that vicinity ex-
cept Mosby's."
Lazelle TO Augur:
September lst.
Last night at about 1890 o'clock one
OF our pickets was attacked near this
camp: the attacking party was driven off,
with a loss to the rebels of one horse.
and il is believed one man wounded.
About the same hour the picket posts on
the Braddock road and on the road TO
Falls church and Annondale, were at
tackled simultaneously and driven in.
This morning, at about A
NJ. one of our pickets, about
half a mile west of the village of Falls
Church. was attacked and one Vidette
captured. Late to-day two of our picket
posts between here and Annondale were
attacked at about the same time by
force of between twenty and thirty men.
Five men were captured and seven horses,
while four men escaped. At about the
same hour the picket posts on the Little
River pike, towards Fairfax Courthouse,
from Annondale, was attacked, ana one
sergeant and a horse were wounded; TWO
men and three horses captured.
MosBY IN THE WOODS.
Augur to LaZelle:
September LIST.
at have reliable information that MosDy
is still lying in the woods in front or
YOUR lines, and expects TO make an at
tack tonight somewhere upon II. Please
have all your men on duty, notlned OF
this. that they may be on their guard
and take proper precautions. III not sue
cessiul tonight. he proposes 10 remain
until he strikes some important biow.
Gansevoort TO Augur:
Fairfax, September 10TH
Information considered very relabIe
has reached here to-day that in the skirm-
ish with the Thirteenth New York Cav
airy, on the last scout OF that regiment,
Colonel Mosby was seriously wounded.
pistol bullet striking the handle OF the
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