The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-13

| for many day)-and few surrounding buildings
prised the settlement, which peopled BY two old
aunties and their attendant picks, who men
strobe past, quietly smoked their pipes and greeted
with "Yahl yah Mass, got furtcr; run berry fast for
| cotch him buckra what lef yers."
THRK MILES yURTHER-A DEsRRr.D REBEL CAVALRY CAMP
| march OF three miles, and we came to a deserted
camp Of rebel cavalry company, built of logs the hus
being ranged upon one side for the accommodation
Of the men, while directly parallel ran line Of stables.
The shantiss Of the men had evidently been but short
time evacuated In fact, the warm In OF
the huts your correspondent found o secesh blade,
rather too heavy for comfortable carving 80 left it,
with my best wishes, with Of the cavalry mon who
were accompanying u.s. t
DISTRACTIONS ON MARcn.
short distance further we came to portion OF tho
road that had been INSTRUCTED having been eled
but the ready Of pioneers disodged the
trees and the road clear for the troops that were
coming Into view through the the forest
When were advanced thus far and met no resist.
ancs, whom tho place was so admirably adapted
for IL, I made up my mind that not to meet
the rsbs" until within very short distance OF
| Norfolk.
GEN. WOOL AND SUITE JOIN THE ADVANCE GUARD.
Al seven O'Clock General Wool, accompanied by Secrs
tary Chase, Generals MansHsld and vies, landed at
Ocean View and they the way to the front,
the men cheering them ~ they passed.
Upon the arrival u the party the Halfway Cross.
roads, they distant from Ocean Wow I'VE miles, and
by the short road Norfolk the distance from that
place. 4t
The Halfway Crossroads 10 a. picturesque spot as
often greater portion Of the place being
sheltered by magnificent willow oaks the largest that
remember 10 have Under these trees were
grouped the cosest manner the Twentieth regiment
REBnIS cAPrUREp-wHAr THY SAID
As General Wool and others drew rein General Weber
was questioning dirty looking fellows in gray that
had been taken prisoners From them he learned that
they portion Of the garrison Of sewals Point
which had been evacuated by Of Smelling of
the night previous by which man had been killed
and several wounded asked them what all the smoke
was about. Youse fellows throw kind Of things
that spill fire when they BURST an just sot everything
blaze into the woods and then we all run
| away" Candid that. Fs,.tsfe.
THE RATTLE rHAT NOT TAKE PLACE.
They said, too, that the Hallway Crossroads was
| to have been the battle neld but the rebels
| thought that We were too strong This spot, I do
not think, could DO better for battle, the ground
being covered BY rife pits aDd trenches running in every
direction while TO Aank them would be next to an i'm
possibility, owing to the nature Of the ground At
these forks Of the read two dwellings, with their
outhouses, but no inhabitants. ~.
BULL RUN CoNTRABAND SPEAKS.
A negro who had been captured also in the uniform
(who had carried musket at Bull run), upon being
questioned said by tho road leading to the right it
Eve miles TO the city; tho one to the lsf being
| rather roundabout, was eight miles. II we went by
the nearest route We had cross bridge that he said
already In flames. which easily satisfied Of
by glance ct the sky in that direction, which was
I clouded with dense volume Of smoke.
49, RAPID FORWARD MOVEMENT.
moment Of Generalization, and Generals Mansfield and
vss rode rapidly FORWARD WITH Of cavalry
or two regiments following Tho distance % tie bridge
about three miles, through charming scenery The
road was strewn with the thrown away articles which
the men left untouched in the road and bushes
pretty little church, about which the rebels had made
very picturesque little camp and think that DO not
aggerate when say some two three hundred graves
| were passed. Fosi.H I.
sKiRnsHsRs TnRowN OUT.
| Arriving at point quarter Of mile from the
BRIDGE we joined by secrstaryIChass, Major Herr
manu. Of General WOODS STAFF being at this point with
detail from the Twenteththe Sixteenth Massachusetts
being held in reserve, with the company Of Captain
Davis, short distance 70 the rear. 81 M a
/ THE ENEMY IN soHT-THKY OPEN FIRE.
Tho skirmishors being thrown forward by Major
HERMANN when the enemy opened with two howitzcrs
and ried field piece stationed short distance to the
other side of tho BRIDGE and nearly mile from The
bridge was in flames, and we without the necessary
artillery drive of the enemy for the purpose Of
STRUGGLING temporary bridge, and the rebels enjoying
artillery practice without shot in return; but where
there is will there is way; and soon found good
| road, only tribe farther.
RIGHT ABOUT MOVEMENT,
| and back went without firing shot. Having, by
careful reconnaissance, assured ourselves that the
thing that we after twas not to be trfed that
way" at the "Half Way" we took cav
| DINNER. sf
Tho men rested out the midday and disposed Of large
quantity of "hard Jack" and bacon washed down with
coffee. Mink in it, too. secesh srt his cows without
milking the morning, that the poor
gratefully accommodating TO boys, who "lsft nary
drop in the we'll" After good and not too hearty
| meal the houses that have mentioned before
were made the depository Of the knapsacks, &C.
It being very desirable that the should DO perfectly
free to attack the line Of defencss known to be but
| miles In front. 1g j.a o. q 81
RnmoRczamNrs SENT ron. e
General Wool determined, upon consultation 70 send
for portion Of General Mansnsd's troops mp
support in case Of serious resistance from the enemy
\ In their works. w. -
General Mansfield, accompanied by Captain De Kay
proceeded sncs TO Fortress Monroe 70 consult with thu
President and act upon his instructions. Meanwhile The
L TnHtye1Rnth feunbyiVants vVuutoorSs NOonsi juice
and the Ninety ninth New York (Unon Coast Guard)
under Colonel wardrop, had come up with squad
ron Of cavalry under Major Dodge. BY rsques
Of General wool, General Max Weber dotachet
from his brigade command Of two regiments for Gen
vicls-the Tenth New York, Col. Bsndx, and the Six
| toenth Massachusetts,, Col. wyman.
DETAILS COMPLETED FOR SECOND ADVANCE.
The necessary details having been completed the column
advanced the following order The cavalry under Mso
Dodge then the brigade OF Gen. viee, the Tenth New
York being in advance. when within two miles Of tn
works the column halted In the woods for rest
The Twentieth New York then took the advance and
cavalry with General Wool and Secretary Chase, rod
! rapidly forward.
THE REsxL WORKS EVACUATED
short examination Of the works that now cam
in view OF satisfied General Wool that they svacu
ated The cavalry at pushed forward, and th
works found 10 be abandoned Cheer upon chseer ros