New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-27
THE REBEL AMBUSCADE UP THE Kappa
HAMMOCK.
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT FOR PFRFIDY.
FoRT MONROE, jane IS, via Baltimore, I
"wednesday June 20, lobl.


"wednesday, June 20, 1901. !
Quite an exciting affair occurred on the Rappahan
mock River Yesterday in which the steamer Monticello
paid her respects TO body OF two hundred Rebel In.
fan,ry. The Monticello, under command OF Lieuten-
ant Daniel L. Brane, had proceeded ut an early hour
in the morning up the river for tie purpose Of making
Reconnaissance, ana to capture if possible the small
,teamboa, Virginia, which had been in the habit of
plying daily between Fredericksburg and Carriers
Creek, carrying provisions, &c. to the enemy.
ON approaching Carriers Creek, Lieutenant
Braine, learning from pilot Phillips that Mr. Geisem
Union man. resided the bank Of the river determined
10 send the launch, with howitzer and boats crew,
on shore, to gain desired information. On the boz.
landing. the pilot surgeon eber Smith, and Jvis A..
Brown masters mate with ten men, sd- anced to the
house leaving be ats crew in IT,. ,auncb. The OH
cers were introduced 10 npany Of laGies and gen.
temen at the house and reception seemed to be OF
the most eoFdisi chAo,er. But while the officers
thus engaged, .;aptizt clergyman, by the name OF
DAHL ed of, and gave information OF then pres
ei'" % the enemy picket near by.
Within FIVE minutes from their landing, they were
starild by the presence Of 900 Of the enemy, within
four rods Of the bouse, who fired voey upon them
and attempted TO cut them off. Immediately falling
back they regined the launch, which had fired one or
two rounds Of shell TO cover the retreat. The pilot
and several Of the crew were obliged 10 swim 10
gain the boat. The enemy meanwhile, kept ny an III.
ees-ant fire Of small arms, ~ Mimic balls striking the
oars and the launch itself. Tie Surgeon, licbcg Smith
of Ncv-York received ball m his left check which,
pa ssipg through the mouth, passed o1t Of his upper
lip knocking out EN- or Ten teeth, incDg painful
bur not dangerous wound and August Peterson one
Of the crew, was shot III the abdomen, which will
cause his DEATH Another man lott bis iotehnger. and
the clothes of others weie Iddled.
On hearing ihe firing the 32s Of the steamer we're
fred into groups of troops scattering them like chat,
and killing large number Of them.
TIE women having left the house of the so-cslled
Unonist that and the outhouses totally demol-
ished by shell, and the Monticello returned to this
point.
The steamer Quaker City, on coming up yesterday,
observing refugee coming OIL IN boat sent boat to
rescue him, and on approaching near the Shore the
boat was fred into ard one Of the crew killed.
Sswyer's gun is pow shelliEs the enemys batteries,
from the Rip Raps at Sewals Point with great effect.
A flag Of truce came down from Norfolk to-day with
refugees. She few the Rebel flag.
Among the arrivals at Fortress Monroe to-day was
Mr. Scheiden the Minister Resident Of the Republic
Of Bremen at Washington, accompanied by Carl Reyes
and captain of the Prassian army The lstter was in
full uniform. TIE party was received at the gates OF
the fortress by MajorGen Butler and staff salute
of eleven guns was fired from the water battery near
the fortress The party subsequently visited the camps
at Hampton in carriages, and expressed themselves
highly pleased with the appearance of things.
Com. Stringham arrived to-day from Washington.
The English ship Minon, from England, bound to
Savannah, was captured Sunday, June 70, Oft
Charleston by the United States gunboat Union. She
had twenty thousand stand of arms, with ammunition
and other contraband goods on board The ship was
sent to New-York in charge of prize crew.
The Uuion also captured brig loaded with sugar
and molasses.
A flag Of truce from the rebels at Norfolk arrived
here at 10 clock to-day the steamer Empire con-
veyng fifty or sixty refugees, who came to the North
to escape the reign of terror now prevailing in the
South. Among the passengers from Norfolk was meg
senger conveying important dispatches from the British
Consul at Richmond to Lord Lyons. The messenger
states that provisions were high ~ Richmond. Ice
was sold at 10 cents per pound