The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-23 00:00:00

CAVALRY RAID.

The following despatches refer to the macaws%
obtained by General Stoneman's cavalry, and to
their advance close to Richmond :
Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac,
May 7. 1863.

Major-General Stoneman's aide-de-camp, Captain Sumner,
is jest in. He left hie chief this morning, having disar-
ranged all the enemy's railroad communications between
this and Richmond. and one party having extended their
operations to dimes river, destroying the canal, &c. Three
regiments of his command left to destroy the riarced
bridges acmes the Chackahomiuy, with instroctsoos to go
into Yorktown. . _ . . -

Yorktown, Virginia, May 7,1863.

Colonel Kilpatrick, with the Harris Light Cavalry, 136
Illinois Cavalry, die., have just arrived at Gloucester Point,
having accomplished the object of their mission fully, and
most gallantly they approached to within three miles of
Richman!, and destroyed a large amount of property and
bridges.
Washington, May 8, 1863.
The following was received at the Headquarters of the
Army this afternoon
Yorktown, Va., May 7 , 1863. To Major-General Halle& :
Colonel Kilpatriok, with his regiment lilts Hanle Light
Cavalry) sod the rest of the Twelfth Minas, have Jut
arrived at Gloucester Point, opposite this port. They
burned the bridges over the Chickahotoiny, destroyed three
large trains of provisions in the rear of las's
army, drove in the rebel picketa to within two miles of
Richmond, and have lost only no. lieutenant and thirty
men, having captured and paroled upwards of three hun-
dred prisoners. Among the prisoners was as aid of General
Wilder, who was captured with his escort far within the
int/memento outside of Richmond. The cavalry have
marched Dearly two hundred miles sisal the 3rd of May.
They were inside of the torn/teatime of Rklatend ca the
4th, burned all the stores ►t 'Watt's station, on the Matta-
posy, on the 6th, destroyed all the ferries over the Pa-
monkey and Mattapooy, sod a large depot of commisory
stores mar and above the Rappahannock, and came in here
in good condition. They deserve greet credit for what they
hare dom. It is me of the finest feels of the war.

BEM Krim, Brigsdier-Geoeral Commanding *is Post.

The Richmond papers affect to regard the raid
as of no importance, and the Whig says that the
injury to railroads and telegraphs will be repaired
in a few days, but that the injury to Hooker's
army will never be repaired.

An official despatch of Admiral Porter's to the govern-
meet annonsees the capture of Greed Gulf, on the
On the 3rd inst. Admiral Porter's gunboste—the Lafayette.
Caroedelet, Mould City, sad Pittsburgh—proceeded to make
• second attack, when the works were found to be evacuated,
the enemy having Mown up their ammunition and spiked
their large guns. The works were found to be very exten-
der, and strong, bat were literally torn to pieces by the tlre
of the gunboats. Colonel Wade, the commander of the
batteries, was killed ; also his chief of staff, and a number
of others. Admiral Porter. ounaiders Grand Gulf • stronger
position then either Vicksbargh or Port Hudson, and thinks
it could not have been captured had the fortifications been
completed.

An important proclamation has been Wiled by the Pre-
sideot, defining the duties of persons of foreign birth, under
the conscription act. In older that all misapprehensions
concerning the liability of persons who have deo/Arad their
intention to become citizens may be avoided, he orders that
no plea of alienage shall be received from such pens who
shall be found within the United States at any time daring
the continuance of the rebellion, after the expiration of
the period of sixty-five days from the date of the proclama-
tion ; and fart/ter, that no such plea of 'gleams shall be
allowed in favour of any such person, wbo has exercised at
aay time the right of same or other political franchise.