New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-29


advancing, 10 900 siro0g, under Gen. Huger.
Gen. Reno would NOT be oOtgenerGlled. Calling
his rckeis IN, and collecting al 'he wounded that
could be found, ne Immediately gave 'he order 70
retreat and less tban thirty n'nu 80 he Ilu" o1
march was taken Mp for tho sea shore. hi was
acconFl. Red, Boon after daylight, Withcnt IN acci-
dent, and the transports were safely reached.
Judging rom the accounts oi the prisoners AMI the
few paragraphs in Rebe newspapers, tins must have
been one of the best conducted and mot memorable
a,reats on record in the annals Of our history For
brigade TO do 20 much work IN day and night,
TO march twelve miles, light every step OF the way,
with stubborn foe disputing the ground inch by
inch, to fight battle lasting over three hours, and
then 10 retreat in good order to the fleet, shows the
bravery, courage and endurance of the National
troops and the coDsummaie skill with which they
were handled. good general when he finds hs foe
too strong tor him must retreat-humaniIy and rea-
son compel him 10.
it is qnite possible that in the hurry OF prepara-
;ons for the retreat some few oi the wounded might
have been left. In fact IL could hardly have been
otherwise. Seeking wounded by night il difficult
work. and would be rendered dOnbly 80 by the ma
ture Of the ground on which the batle was fought
Ihese were found by the Rebels the next day. and
have with a rare generosity, been sent North.
Nothing could be gained b. Keeping them, and the
South have quite enough 10 attend 10 with tLer own
wounded.
Their stories are pitiful in the extreme. Surgeons
being badly needed by the Rebels, and there being
III the Southern States these few must have died ha1
Il not been for the untrDg energy OF the Surgeon oil
the 5lst Pennsylvania Regiment.
This noble man rems lned with the wounded col
leeted them, and while engaged III relieving their
hurts and rendering them as comfortable as poosioe
uuder the circumstances also made prisoner by
the Rebels lie was released on parole with the
wounded, accompanied them here, and SAW that all
were snugly placed in the hospital. lie remarked
last nigh, that bis only aim WAS now not to reoln
bis family but his regiment, which is now without
Surgeon. -,
Snch examples Of patriotism and devotion will
surely meet with great reward. ] regret that
am unable to obtain the name OF tins truly brave
man.
Three States and th,ee regiments ale represented
among the pri-Oners. Foremost among them are
some OF the 5ls Pennsylvania Volunteers Col. Hart
ranft, which behaved 20 ncbly at Newbern the 9Th
New-York ZOuayes, MAJOR Kinball; anu the 2lst
Massachusetts Col Augustus Morse.
| II was runored in Norfolk Yesterday that Major
| kimbal of The 9th NewYork Iouavef, who led the
famous charge on Fort Barlow, had been severely
wounded. The wounded do not confirm the rumor,
and it is TO he hoped that il s false. Major kimbal
ia gallant off er, and 1t would ne great loss 10
the regiment should he have been killed.
! News of a certain Daya affair, which happened
no, many miles from here night before last, was
known and talked about 10 Norfolk yesterday after
noon and thence reegraph,d all over the South
em Copfedetsey, while the correspondents Of loyal
Northern pewspapen are hot allowed 20 say one
word about it.
How the Rebels sc. this news il not al all eur
prsing. Houses hoe the Southern shore OF the bay
all tue way to Cape Henry, ans almost every one
of these is fitted up with telescopes and used OBJ
seryatories by the Rebels. A line Of telegraph is
bui from Cape Henry, connecting with many of
these houses, particularly those that command good
view of the bay, and ending at Norfolk. Here they
sit in security watch all the movements OF our navy
count the transports they come in, estimate the
number Of men, and report 10 headquarters at Rich
nopd "a fast as the telcg,t m can convey It.
/ The Union men sometimes defeat the objects of
the Rebel in this way by cutting the line TIE
Rebel Journals complain " that the wires often
mysleIiously severed on mos, important occasions,
snd say that some of tho perpetrators have been
csug ght and were m Jail.
! The remains of Lieut.. Wagner, who died from The
effects of wound received about h week ago, were
sent North last evening.
Very heavy firing heard yesterday afternoon
in the direction Of Sewal's Point. Upon inquiry,
found trat il was caused by the MerrmaC trying hcr
guns pre3araory 10 an attack on the feet.
Another Tuuor current in Norfolk that
great battle had been fought 1T Connth. Niis. As
usual, The Rebels claim the victory, aDd say they
took 1900 PRISONERS. Up TO the present time, no
ne wa has been received through Northern sources
of any fight at that plsce.