The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-22

oSnere are blooming to-day
One good story Is told Of Second Lieutenant KERN,
rishlnan, asy lromoted from the ranks IN the Fifth
cavalry, now Acting Assistant Adutant General on Gene
raj Emory stsn AZ the battle Of Hanover Court House.
In which the cavalry took important part Lieutenant
Kern, while in command Of . detachment Of about
twenty. toek prisoners two companies Of rebel in
fantry who had been cut on completely by troops.
KERN marched the prisoners straight the General
with their mnsksts at shoulder and their cartridge
boxes 1Ited with ammunition leaving his own with
their company some distance in the rear he marched
boldly attheir head to the Generals quarters Gonoral
Emory ssr him approaching with his battalion, and,
movems, which the General had suggested some time
preyiousP, went out and demonstrated with him.
the Gsnsl; "ths whole thing i over" The Lieutenant
touched nis cap and replied Thess not men,
General; they are the enemy-prisonsrs Of war"
that the prisoners should stack and march 70
noighboring brook and empty their cartridge boxes
On an0{her occasion General Emory sent KERN and
told him he would like to have squad Of men destroy
small bridge In the neighborhood that night 81 want
your ofdsrs General was the reply at kind Of duty
we DO 9t like 70 order any 10 porform" said the
GsDeralit Is hazardous service and it Is not
tomary 10 give positive orders the subject but
said General Emory sun tho Lieutenant only replied,
~ await your orders, General" The order was finally
given, and Lieutenant Kcrn and his men started OF
the morning, lnG before he expected the party
turn, ne General was awakened by q rap. "whos
therer' he asked 1T Ia Lieutenant KERN, General.
have to report that the act il accomplshsd.o
Cutie an excitement created In this division Of
the army yesterday towards evening by the report that
near Old Church, and captured train Of cavalry wagons
on foraging expedition The were ordered under
such circumstances, has hosn chrstsned .stampeden
In the army and an hour passed In waiting
for orders TO march; but nothing came Of it. This
large force right most Of which are greatly ex
aggerated It 10 probable that this ank movement Of
tion Of our troops communicated 70 ihcm BY Mrs. Cen.
Lce, who was sent to Richmond three days since,
with sg Of truce. The result has been slight change
Of programme on our part, which will prevent any
thor ineursions upon our right
ae r r WnIn BousR, juno 20. 1862.
zae Recent Raid IN ts Rear Of .4rmy-Bod Dash of
tie Rsbe- Wii Similar EUens Otcur3--Ouw Scouls at
Wr&WAelsole Ayress Of Rebels and Seizure or Rebel
Arsss-No Union SsnimsM In Viyyixia-Greas Ba,ae
Emn'iSsn'--TAs HeauA Of our Army-ne WAisksy
Ration Abamdonsd-A Rlas Of Truce, DC.
The recent bold and dashng raid Of the rebels in the
rear Of and along the entire lines Of our army has at
last awakened our military authorities to realizing
sense that We sncountering common enemy This
movement svnces the desperate spirit with which the
rebels ere nspred and should teach TO abandon thas
overwssnng confidence which has too often that
our superiority In discipline will countoract the numer
cal superiority Of tho enemy 1t is just such bold dashes
IS have referred TO that inspires the great body Of the
rebel army - affords practical lessons for their
lation in creator masses. only express my gratin
cation that the result Of the rebel has not been at
tended by more serious disaster, as might have been
Such an event will not again in this department.
Tho enemy have gratuitously pointed out our weak
points: we have improved the lesson.
The country for miles around here IL being secured By
large bodies OF troops and all the male inhabitants most
Of whom, NO doubt, have becn furnishing the enemy
with information from within our lines ara being sent
nrrn A, he
farm houses being confscaied, remove ed from
The possession OF those who would use them on our
OF the prisoners loud In tho profession OF Union
sentiments others stolid and indifferent. while
Union sentiment among the natives Of virginia. There
Is not the first evidence Of any such thing de-
tect and fater myself 10 say my faculties OF observa-
ton are as healthy and generous as the generality
mankind.
balloon reconnaissance was made from tho lines OF
our army in front today, when the discovery made
that the rebels were moving large body, several
Thousand troops, from their left four right) their
right (our lefD Whether this Is with view
Is not Of course known. IL may possibly
be fent Of the rebels. such
conducted under OF darkness, by circntous
routes. That great battle Is not Tar OF is apparent
from the fact that the rebel army s shar allow
OF food They have been unusually insoent all
along the lines for tho past few days. forcing pckes
and committing a sorts u petty and unsodierly an
noyances II s only by the forbcsrance Of our COM
msnders that these things are tolerated. or course
what army 10 doing am not At bertyto say. One
thing Is certain, little General viii choose his own
time and ground for the roxt batle he win not be de-
coyed, forced smoked into engagement with the
enemy. II they attack him, II will DO the cost OF
great number Of lives and attended by sure defeat 70
thsm Mark what now state.
The enemy have boen disappointed their hopes that
the swamps Of the Chickahoniny would cause great
mortality In cams AT first 10 seemed thOaEn the
rebo about having their expectations tsazed
the large bills o sickness reported daily at hsadquartsS
but the cause of this soon discovsrod, namely
that tha antdoes Ind rcpel climatic diseases fte
nu Ia
bane. This discovered, the whskey ration
dispensed with. The good results or thie prompt nea
now apparent In the signs Of retnrnng good
health Of our troops. The nnst prevalent diseases
here typhoid bilious and into; mittcnt fcvsrs
and some few cases of fever and ague. The former
In some typhoid cases the disease has proved
fatal In week after the attack. Tho sickness IL
caused By the warm days and cold nights and constant
exposure
Today flag OF truce came this point from the east
side Of the Pamunkey river. Tho flag covered two
ladies' who came here 10 see their husbands who had
been captured by troops suspicion OF treason
The ladies used all the influence persuasion and
Of which their Is talented, 10 obtain the liberation
o their 'better hafs;i but Lieutenant Colonel Ingalls,,
abo chief here although he listened the lament
able stories of the ladies' WAS not moved by ther elo
qience their smiles. lie assured them that thor hus-
bands would neither be hanged bayoncttcd nor their
throats cut Ia sccesh, but would be well watched and
well ed for and positively be kopt out II the ah "
sccesh nclnations Tho "puor creatures lett here
with tears IN their eyes, after taking IN aeconas kiss
from their Gagged dears. What pityl
The post roads In this locality are good condition,
the weather distressingy warm, and tho nights made
hideous by the scrcecng OF owls bats and the croak
ing Of bullfrogs ON tho banks OF the pamunkoy.