The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-18

The Late Rebel Demonstration tncar
White House.
The White House correspondent of the Fhila-
dephis IsauiRrx, writing on tie i4th. has the
following particulars Of the rebel demonstration on
the Government railroad train, near white House.
additional TO those Published in yesterdays srs,
aud els, where in our tcdsy's issue
srAtgsgSr oY GAIT wiSsLow.
We have had conversation with Capt Wins
low, Of the Qdsrtern tster's Dep utineut at White
House landiul', who was PASSENGER on TIE train
fred into, sniSrom his narrative OF incidents oil tie
attack, we cull the tohowing
The Capt ain len Orchard station about hair past
six O'Clock. AMI did not stop until the train resched
the water station. 10 miles beyond Despatch s'a-
tAn, where the engine took in water. The train
then prucceded ON it- way towards Tunstalrs sta
ton, which point hcp passed without molettstun.
When halt mile this side of the station, having
crossed the bridge over BlscK Greek he first heard
the firing II musk.try, the sh,t from which struck
the tender of the engine, which was In advance
Of the former. The noise produced wts that siini-
lar T. gravel being sudden Y projected against the
sides of Atu vessel. lie then saw our ricke,s
running, who cried out TO our men, who were
standing upon the platforms of the open cars,
"for Gods sake, get dowu-the rebels are ahtad."
The Captain was tting ly tie sde Of Captain
voorhees,, " the qGth NV Yoik regiment and rri'
vate John Bil &, Of the 9Th New York Battery.
A few seconds Afterwards the Captain heard vol.
ley o: muskeiry, which proceeded from the rtht
u
struggling shots were fired from tie let The Cap
tain then looking up, saw three or 'our cavsiym,n.
with cstb mes iu hand, tir.ug uIon tie cars. lie
then prorrated himself upon n' platform OF TIE
cars aud VA this position passed out ui harms way
John Bgss, uf whom We lave before spuk"n, WAS
Instantly killed.. The Cait tain also s"vcral men
fall sround him, among whom Wa, he thinks, a
Colonel.
Sergeant Ross Of the o3i New YorR regiment
who collected fares on the tram. st't"s that tterc
was on card one Coon,l, MaJyr, aad several oi'-
GERS os the line. The rebels did not form them.
selves into hne of batt.e but were scattered along
the cmhankm which, In cons quvnce of IL,
deep gorge ut ths point, formed asort o' hrea-t
work Tor them. Lieut. 5 Hal, of the signal Corps,
WAS one OF the rpscngcrs On TIE tram.
Tne pruSr vrssiu.
Almost smnt,ueous with the attack on tile cars
at Tunstslfs station, the rebels made descrl
upon gang o. freshmen who were engaged unload
lug several Goverun-nt vessels ladcntd with iofnr.
/ ST GaTiiCk Landing some five miles br!pui ms
point Oh the Pamunk.y River. The r'ie.s here Al
pcsred IN force, drove our wofkmcn irom th'
ground, oil ling many of them 4 take to the river
in order To- make their escape. A. the time w.
| schopnsrr. tie u. A. Berry aud the Island CIV
Nere engaged in unloading forage, ani three tsin
| Of wagons, 70 In all, drawn by go mules were e.
| iug loaded. 1hcte and the vessels fell n,to Tie
| hands OF the rc'es. The veSHels were set ON IRE
as n-o many of the wagons, wlio tie horses were
| ihc force employed Nths time nt the landin.
| cons .sted Of fifty men. Some of these were she
1
| The force Of the latter was a., over hundred Al
| in the case Of tie railrold attack, the attacking
party IL supposed H. be guerrilla baud, composeS
Of the farmers in the country through Which ou
| troops have passed.
| g. soon ss Information Of tho attack receive,
at White House, u regiment Of cavalry, t"setho
" TIA strong force 81 infantry aud battery, ".t
| sent Out In search Of the mAfaudeis, AMI also l.
give protection 10 our Government property =, thi
point 1, " not supposed that tho rebels will u,ak
.uy dsYYns.tstions further in til. aireea0n'
] -, STILL rrrrnsn'
| From several captures made today, 10 sppeaf
that detachment Of cavalry. some six hundrs
| strong, belonging 10 Stewards Old Virginia Cava
| ry now comnianded by Col. Fin Hugh Lee, lei
| IRohAond night before last, and tecretng then
selves during tue day within our lines at the hou
named made the attack at the two points name
| having effected an entrance on our l.it wing. III
forcs stacking the cars towards dark did not nuu
bsr more than two huuiI.t men, although som
assert that II was NorHand stro,.,' NO doup'
larger part Of the regiment, II may be All W IT, wa
within our lines. but the force was divided ",
| the several points of attack.
The name of the paymastcr who jumped ftor
the at the time IT,. attack made, In Tay lor
and WAS followed by Lis clerk, Mr. baum, both o
| whom stcretrd themselves Ia the woods durin
the night, and lay there until daylight TINS morn
| Ing, hen they came In atthe White House. Mr.
| Taylor states at he heard the rebels dis,inc'
addressing, during tie night al officer by the ttl
| ot Colonel, and that portion of the railroad ha
been torn up by his orders directly after the p,u-
sage of the first train, 70 as g. prevent n secuu,
frum passing. THIS an, however, for which the
we're lying in watt became advised II the stti
made upon the one that had preceded 1t, snd wa
stopped at Dispatch.
Al a late hour during the night tie rebel cavary
concentrated In hnd around Tuustnll's station, lc'
tat p'iut snd rtircstod acro~s tile farnuuscy rive
| Gurlck Landing, their horses ami riders benJ
ferr od scross tie river IA boats. Thus, their en-
trance was made ty tie hight, though their re,r,a
| was effected by the loft.
| Al Baltimore Crossroads, an ntta, K was mad
upon surge u aud several Other men, al. = vi IN
| were carried IT, together with considcrRh
Hmount ~ me'i' stores, ths rel v.H sa"'ns the
were IN need of tie same
The att ,ch was certainly bold one, and tho r~a
son why IL, r,hv,s lid not h. a greater amount o
damage, lays 10 tie fact ist they were ia lear o
| being cat of ly !orce slrepiy marching upoi
| them from the front. There Is u' doubt Ia tA
| world bat that their original intention was to burr
as many Of tie bridges between the White Hous
and the Chicknhumiuy as could possibly be fired
| hv them; lut from the auddrunchs In which thi
alarm was communicated to our troops In the from
and rear, their design WIS fpcd. The WLit
II use Was Threat cued for the tine being, lut a.,
speedy marching of troops from this point 90 u.
| trout, rt4rcd Ia. rebels t. beat u hasty retreat.
| But twp sChoonors were burned at Gul,rk I nj
| Lg these W. re the Island CITY and the Wi.tuti
phil.irs The Lawser VI Tue u. 4. Berry, wa cut
1 when the rebels made their approach, all she
dnitlnB out into the stream, was saved. Th
| morning sic was taken in tow and broueL Ia, 10 thu
| port.
wns first mentioned. Tne principal portion Of III,
tehinaters male their escape, although somc Gel
| into the hands Of the eucny.
| Another ,ccorsr.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia PRFss, Of H.
same date, says;
with n fcudish ferocity, moro nLin 10 devils thai
| men, the rebels began murd.riuy oil who came II
their way. M,n, women, AMI some say even ciil
dren black aud white, were without hestut l. blu
or Guy T. pieces IN an instant one d the lal,-cr