Cavalry fight at Moorefield.--capture of Yankees by McNeill and Hobson.
--In the early part of last week, Capt. Hobson, who commands a company of cavalry in the Valley of Virginia, learned that the enemy in some force were at Moorefield and Petersburg, in Hardy county. With his company he determined to surprise or attack one or the other of these detachments. The enemy hearing of his movements laid their plans for his capture, but before they could execute them Hobson was joined by Capt; McNeill, whose activity as a partisan has given him a reputation in the Valley scarcely second to that once enjoyed by the gallant and lamented Ashby. The two having united their forces, made a dash upon Moorefield just before daylight on Friday morning last. The enemy were completely surprised, and ran out of their tents calling for quarter, and crying out lustily, "we surrender!" Out of a force of about 200, one hundred and forty-eight were captured, besides a large number of horses, wagons, tents, arms, and other equipments. The Colonel commanding the Yankee forces made his escape, and ran through the town of Moorefield in a state bordering on nudity.Capts. McNeill and Hobson, with their captures, at once started out, taking the Howard's Lick road, for Gen. Imboden's camp. When about eight miles from Moorefield they were attacked by the Yankee force from Petersburg, who fired upon the captured wagon train, killing and wounding seventeen of the horses attached thereto, and recapturing an ambulance which had been taken by our forces at Moorefield. The prisoners and the balance of the equipments were brought off safely, and yesterday the prisoners captured were brought to this city. In the skirmish, Captain McNeill narrowly escaped being shot; his moustache having been neatly trimmed by the enemy's bullets. Capt. Hobson had his horse shot under him.
