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Successful excursion into Kentucky.

--Capt. M. P. Everett made a successful excursion into Kentucky, with a squadron of 200 mounted men, and returned to Virginia last week, after twenty days absence. At Mount Sterling he whipped the 14th Kentucky cavalry and captured 23 prisoners, after which as marched upon Maysville, captured a garrison of 50 men stationed there, and destroyed 400 Enfield rifles and a howitzer. He brought off 50 horses, saddles, sabres, and pistols. On his return he was attacked, front and rear, by infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and lost Captain Jas. White and 35 men, prisoners.

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