The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-10
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A Virginia RecOnnOissaDce.

| NEW YORK, April 3.
The New York Times correspondent tel
egraphed from Budd's Ferry last night as fol
lows:
E0KKERs DIVISION, Thursday, April 3.
a corpse of picked men from the Excelsior
Brigade left Liverpool Point, under the com
mand Of Cen Sickles, early on Tuesday morn.
ing, f or Stafford Court House, on a recsnRois
sanca. The troops landed at shipping Point
batteries, and marched from thence past Dunn
fries, through Aqua, TO Stagord Court House.
There was slirmishiEg between body of
600 rebel cavalry and the advanced corps OF
Sicklo's command, six miles this side Of Stat
ford, and firing on both sides was continued
until we reached that place. The rebels, in
their retreat, set fire to the town and all the
stores. Our forces promptly stopped the con-
Hagration. number Of prisoners, horses,
stores &c, fell into our hands From Brooke
Station force Of 900 rebel infantry and a
battery Of six field pieces were moving up to
support their cavalry.
After remaing three hours il Stafford, camp
fires were built on the hill to deceive the rebels
while our forces withdrew from the place
Gen. Sickles, with part of his corps, ar
rived back at Shipping Point this morning.
The rest came TO Breet's Ferry, opposite Liv-
peel Point.
Our casualties were two wounded and few
missing. The corps marched as miles in sew
enteen hours, over the worst mountain roads.
AZ Fredericksburg there are few troops.
They are falling back to Richmond. The citi-
Zens state that the Confederate government
attend abandoning Virginia.
From Fortress Monroe and the South.
Fort MONROE, April
The latest intelligence received of the Vr-
gininia otherwise Merrimac) is dated Norfolk,
last night. She was then coaling at the Navy
Yard, and was expected to come cut to day,
Capt. Pegram is mentioned as the man likely
to command her,
The Yorktown, Jamestown and Teaser, and
four other gunboats, are at Norfolk.
A deserter who came III this morning re-
ports the force on the Peninsula not SO large as
was supposed. Nagruders head quarters are
at Lees Mills n7a Vluam5ourg.
Two tugs arrived from Newborn OIL Thurs
day, bringing little Of interest. Reports are
current that Burnside had been ordered to
eyRcuate NewbeTn within six days, and that
he replied he would meet the rebels at Colds
boro aud Raleigh. Fort Macon still holds out.
Extensive preparations for its reduction are
progressing. A few shell have already been
thrown into it.
Cannonading has been heard all day from
tii5 uIi6CtlUi VI OIhGONHs II IS tIO Luo W W II
had been burnt. No official report has been
received. The report is probably incorrect.
A flag Of truce to day beought the following
released prisoners from Richmond: Col Beau
ford, Lieut.. Van Horn, and Capt. Bliss, U S
A, taken prisoners in Texas; and Col. Wood
ruff of the first Kentucky regiment, taken pris-
oper in Kentucky.
The Mobile Adnertissr of April 4th has a
special message from Memphis stating that
Buells army had reached Savannah, on the
Tennessee river. There had been brisk Ekirm-
ishing, and great activity on both sides for the
great struggle.
MOBILE, April, g.
Wednesday Yankee force, 1000 strong
landed at Biloxi and cut the Telegraph lines
between Mobile and New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, April 6.
News received by boat from Fortress Mon
roe this afternoon, reports all quiet.
There is authority from the War Depart.
ment for saying that dispatches from Fortress
Monroe, dated o'clock Sunday p. M. had
been received. 4 reconnaissance had been
made towards Yorktown, The head quarters of
our army are now about five miles from York
town There had been some cannonading,
but without injury on either side.