The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-06
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST g. 1862.

mens were sent across and set fire the house Ed
mund Ruin the ruian who boasted OF having fired tho
first gun on Fort sumter The reason why this build.
ing and others surrounding IL levelled With the
ground that the rebels sheltered by those houses
whenever they saw lit to opposite lines. The
scenes attendant upon the conagraton fully described
IN my letter OF the I'd inst.
Yesterday morning much larger force sent over
the river by MAJOR General Nc lean consisting OF in
fanry and portion or Acting Brgadier General W W.
AveriS brigade OF cavalry Our troops landed directly
opposite to this depot under gunboas and
proceeded unmolested inland. The infantry armed
with and in very short time eled wood enough
70 last the poor people Of New York during an entire
winter. This operation will prevent the enemy from
masking their batteries in future should they endeavor
70 try Like feat OF the other evening again. While
tho infantry was cutting down the trees General Aver
and his cavalry pushed forward about four miles into the
Interior AT this distance from the James river they
Owing to the rapid march OF the cavalry the rebels peat
hasty retreat and in their encampment many trophies
were captured by our men, short distance from the
rebel camp the enemys cavalrythe Thirteenth Virginia
or Petersburg cavary-made stand, and offered weak
resistance In the fight that ensued number of the
rebels were wounded and were taken of the field by
them; and two prisoners named T. p Harrison and j. A.
Phlips-one said be colonel and the other = captain
wore captured and brought to camp rebel Gap
r. d. McIvane, OF the Bishop of that name) was
severely wounded but managed to get of with his party
Our loss was but one man, wounded in the foot His
name Is James Lanning Company |, Fifth regiment Uni
ted States (reguar) cavalry Our boys back load
ed with poultry leaf tobacco, &C., in abundance.
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, August 4, 1862.
Fresh Bread for the Arm-Ayiual of the Adj, ondack de-
Affairs continue exceedingly quiet in this department
We have no movements 10 chronicle that do not
under the ban Of the military censor. Whatever has
been done will be first heard from in another quarter
very extensive bakehouse has been in process Of
erection here for time and 10 rapidly approaching
completion 1t is erected with the special idea OF fur
nishing brave soldiers McCleans army with full
ratons Of fresh soft bread daily.
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will it is anticipated bake eighty thousand loavcs daily
Of ne sweet bread, which will be up the river to
the army and distributed to the in the place Of the
hard dry and unpalaable crackers which issued
by the Commssary Department. The beneficial results
which will follow this change in the form Of important
part of the soldiers food cannot be doubtful Export
has demonstrated that those regiments which have
been fortunate to draw fresh bread soft tack,
ouehalf Of the time ten per cent healthy
better able to endure fatigue and perform the daily round
Of their arduous duties than those who have been
PEELED to out their teeth and weaken their digestive
organs by subsisting in part on "hard tack" Tho men
better OF in every way in finer spirits and cheer
full as bees when they subssted good soft bread
that tastes and smells home like, and at the
time positively relieves them Of half Of tho days work,
which consists in reducing these bricks into proper
consistency for digestion Altogether, it capital idea
the part Of the commissarcs will be duly appre
ciated y the soldiers will desoribe the bakebouse
more in detail in future letter.
The new soop of-war Adirondack Commander Guest
Garlsevoort, arrived here this morning from Nassnu
whore she sent few weeks SINCE under sealed
ders The object Of her visit there to look for
the English steamer Oreto, which had been heavily
armed aad transferred to tho rebels. Captain Semmes
formerly Of the privateer Sumter in command and
contemplated foray the high for the purpose
capturing robbng and destroying commerce far
he abla. He also to essay the opening Of the
blockade at Southern port by his superior arma-
and then to two three merchant
safely into port with their valuable load Of munitions of
war and other articles much needed by the rebels The
Adirondack was sent to Nassau, as have before OBJ
served to watch and capture this privateer; but
reaching that interesting port was discovered that tho
English authorities had seized and bonded her. After
satisfying himself Of the exact state Of affairs he left
and captured schooner her return besides compli
meatng tho British steamer Herald. with half dozen
guns The Adirondack will remain here for three four
days.
rho following statement corrects erroneous one in
the HERALD a few days ago, in relation TO the
10 the south side OF James river the night pro-
vous TO the Smelling Of supply depos and transports
by the rebels.
General f. j. Porter thinking necessary to know the
exact Of affairs Che south side the James river
ordered General Butteeld 70 detail captain and twenty
men to 60 thither in boats and make
Captain Fowler, Of the Twelfth New York selected
being assured that all the vessels in the vicinity
formed Of the nature Of the and had been
toned not to fire his boats. When the shore he
was fred on by the rebels when he Immediately pulled
for our vessels Drawing near the steamer Achilles he
challenged in hasty manner, and fred into without
giving him time to answer. He then dropped astern Of
tho Delaware and landed safe at the forage wharf His
bouts reported rebel boats in various newspapers