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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