The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-14
War News Fifty Years Ago !.
ORION the Daily Dispatch. Oct. u. 1861

Az an early hour yesterday morning our
body OF Federal cavalry, who crossed the
parpytown Road. about seven miles from Rich
mond and made demon stration upon our left
nank In order. ii Is supposed, to create q
aversion and at tho same time carry cur =: o..s
tne enemy's infantry moved up. in massed COL
umns Immediately in our front and charged our
l-earthworks. Their rapid progress was ARRESTED
by the thick abattis. which had been fcIled to
distance OF l5o yards from ntrenchm cnt S.
Here. while in these entang dement's they were
opened upon BY portion of Major General
c cnee Division comprising the lamented
that the emmy fell back In disorder Railying
they endeavored to press through the obstruc-
tons' when they again met the terrible hail
IRON the rifles Of the revengeful and sure :
! aimed Texans and others. of our brave man,
and shrinking in from the storm they
turned face backward and dragged Off their
mansled and bowling sauadrons to their earrhcn
dcns. Our loss was very slight as a whole. but
another good and brave officer has, fallen. Major
Willis II. Jones, OF General Fields stan, was
shot dead by single ball
Major-General Fltz Lee the gallant officer,
is able to appear on. the streets again. though
he is still weak from his confinement and hi.
wound Wo can Ill spare him from the field.
and his command will gladly welcome him
back.
We have information that the enemy are
preparing an expedition from the ncighborhood
some OF our gunboats. We all ready.
The venerable Archibald Pleasants for many
years member OF the old and highly re-
spectacle firm of Ralston G. Peasants, and one
or the Oldest inhabitants Of the city. died sud
denly yesterday morning.
The gold market in New York Con tn, 1Oth)
was dull at the opening, but under purchase.
TO I'LL short contracts It advanced from 100 TO
lS9. and closed at los as.
General Burbridgc has sent to Mr. stanton
his Official report OF his recent raid from Ken
lucky into Southwestern Virginia, and it is
model specimen OF hnbushfng lying
Several days ago British steamer the Vir-
Glnia, from Liverpool, brought "A cargo of cotton
OF over 1000 bales into the port OF New York
large portion of which was grown in tho EIa st
Indies, shipped to England, and reshipped 10
america This Is where tho cotton run out OF
Wilmington, n C., gets TO at last.
ohlcer Granger arrested yesterday afternoon
colorcd girl named Eliza, charged with steal
ing $4,000 in Confederate money from julius
Bear. aa s..s
In the Confederate States District Court YES
tcrday only one case taken lip that of
James III. Pollard, claiming exemption from
service. The argument for the petitioner and
deferred his decision
f. DOrsay Ogden, late manager of the Rich
mond Theatre, Is safe in New York IL will
be recollected that Ogden left this city about
TWO weeks ago. via the Frederick burg Rail-
road route and succeeded In reaching Milford
Depot before he was approached about a pass-
port. 1t then turned out that he had none
He was placed under arrest. and the train
started back to this city having him on board
short while before reaching Bowling Green
and while the cars were under full headway he
jumped off and baffled all pursuit.