Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-24
From the Camp of the 25th Regiment.

met Major Bartholomew and detachments of
the 27th Massachusetts, by previous arrange
ment. Tuscarora depot is station on the
railroad from Newborn to Goldsboro'. about
two miles and half from the camp of the
9th Massachusetts, and four miles from our
camp. depot, one house, steam saw mill,
and Il few old buildings or huts, comprise the
village. No people were here. This was
lately rebel ground and headquarters. The
inside walls of the depot are written over with
denunciations and epithets addressed to the
damned Yankees, by the southern chivalrv.
who are always looking for the "last ditch to
die in, but never find it. Leaving part of
our force at the depot with Col. Upton, took
a part of our squad, and Major B., with part
of his men, passed up the railroad about two
miles toward rebeldom. We drove three of
their cavalry pickets into the woods, and saw
others far up the railroad, watching our move
ments. The sun was burning hot; and as we
could not get near the rascals, returned to
the depot, and after short rest to our camp
The country through which we passed was
covered with pine wood, most of the under
brush having been burned by the rebels. 1t
Is great turpentine-producing country, and
the business is carried on extensively in times
of peace. But while ''war spreads its wide
desolaton," nothing can be done here to adj
vantage and fortunate indeed is he who has
escaped impressment into the service, and has
''hog and hominy" enough to keep his family
from starvation till the blessings of peace re-
turn.
THE CAVALRY SKIRSGIsH NEAR TRENTON.
On Wednesday morning at one and half
o'clock, we received orders to meet the 18th
Massachusetts, the Sd New York cavalry, and
two pieces of artillery at the Trent road to
march in the direction of Trenton. The regi-
ment turned out under cover of the darkness.
and silently sailed forth from camp leaving
only platoon to guard it; and through the
mud and water of these swampy roads,
pressed on to meet our party three miles dis
tant. Joined here by the infantry. cavalry,
and artillery we pushed along on the Trent
road towards Trenton, the cavalry leading
The object of the expedition was to surprise
and capture, if possible, or to whip out the
rebels who were reported in force this side of
Trenton, and whose videttes have recently
come in collision with our pickets. Some five
miles from our camp the cavalry dashed
along in advance to "Merritt's" house where
the rebel cavalry had an outpost. This house
was deserted, and when the infantry came up,
it was set on fire by order of Col Amory,
commanding our brigade. ''Marching along"
through the mud we passed Beaverdam ford
water about two feet deep, through which the
troops marched as steadily as through heavy
dew in New England. Our progress was I'M
interrupted till about ten miles from our
camp and about five miles this side of Tren-
ton, when cavalry soldier came galloping to
the rear and informed us that the cavalry
: were having smart engagement in the adj
} vance. We hurried along to their support,
and were soon met by a man wounded in the
arm, and a rebel cavalry soldier with his
5 horse in the custody of one of our cavalry
with pistol drawn. We soon came I'D with
the advance. Suetchers from ambulanccs
were carried to the front, and two soldiers
one of them rebel, were brought past to our
rear-both severely wounded.
THE LOSSES.
1t seems that as our cavalry dashed on in
advance of us they had sent forward an adj
vance guard of some thirty, who were also
some distance in advance of the main body of
cavalry, some seventy of the rebel cavalry,
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woods after they had passed, and came down
upon them. Our men wheeled their horses
and met them, cutting their way through by
severe fight, and engaged them till the main
body came up, when they fled towards Tren
ton and scattered into the woods. Six of
their men were left dead on the field, and one
severely wounded-Since dead. Our cavalry
lost one lieutenant, and two or three men
supposed to be taken prisoners. One major
was shot in the arm, though not severely. and
one man was wounded in the wrist by a sabre
requiring amputatiOn Some nine of their
horses were killed, and several of ours
wounded. As the enemy did not wait for in
flntry or artillery to come up we had no on
portunity to pay our compliments to them.
and nothing but cavalry were engaged We
burned church and house used by them as
headquarters, and, with no prospect of over
taking, we took our wounded in the ambu
lances, and marched back to camp where we
arrived safely at one o'clock, having been alb
sent only about ten hours, and marched full
twenty miles. The boys endured the fatigue
of the march finely
THE PROSPECT.
Everything seems to be working well for
our cause 1t is my impression that the
whole southern population is exceedingly en-
Filtered against the Yankees, and they must
be thoroughly subdued before they can be
governed. Whether they will give ND the
struggle when their grand armies are defeated
and scattered, or endeayor to maintain \ opor-
rilla warfare, fraught with untold evils IN
themselves, with no hope of ultimate success
remains to be seen. Soon they must scatter
like the autumn leaves, and the sooner it
comes the better for them and for all
A. b. II. s.
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COMMODORE FooTE.-We are gratifed TO
be able to announce that the past two davs has
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