Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-21
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.
From Gen. Geary's Command.

From Gen Geary's Command.
W4sHINGroS. May 1.-THE following is
extracted from despatch to the Secretary of
War, By Gen John w. Geary, dated Rector
town, Virginia, May l6:
" A company of infantry Of my command
was yesterday ordered to Linden, to remain
stationed there. A detachment of seventeen
men, guarding the company wagon, reached
there short time before the main body Of
the company, which was on a train, when
they were attacked by body of cavalry var
iouslg estimated ar from three hundred to six
hundred, coming upon them from four direc.
tions.
Our men resisted them, keeping up a
sharp firing under shelter of the depot, which
was riddled with bullets. My men were over
powered One was killed, and fourteen taken
prisoners, three Of whom were wounded,
when the enemy hastily retired, under FIRE,
and with some loss.
Il have been informed that portion of
General Shields command had a skirmish
with them.
"JoHN W. GEARv,
=" Brigadier General Commanding"
The following is list of the killed and
captured referred to:
Killed-Corp0ral Sheath.
Captured-Corporal E. Baker; pri7ates
w. Glazier, J. Salkeld, T. White, c. Bauer.
sacks, j. NJ Funk, W Cane, G. Snyder, a.
Miles, s. Renard, C. Maxwell, Co. NJ, and
three privates of the first Michigan cavalry,
Cos II and |.
Two Rebel Steamers & Twenty schoon
ers Destroyed
HEADQUARTERS WHITE HOUSE,
May II, 1920 30 P. N.
To tie Hon. H. u. Stanton Sect. Of War;
A combined army and naval expedition,
under Capt Murray, United Statas navy, with
the troops and artillery under Major Willard
and Capt. Ayres, OF the army, went some
twenty FIVE miles up the Pamunky river to
day, and forced the rebels to destroy two
steamers and some twenty schoOners.
The expedition was admirably managed
and all concerned deserve great credit.
We have advanced considerably to day.
The roads are now improving
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding
Presidents Proclamation.
WAsHINGToN, May H.
The following proclamation has been issued
by the President:
Whereas Dy nay proclamation of the nine
teenth of April, one Thousand eight hundred
and sixty one, it was declared that the ports
of certain States. including those of Beaufort,
in the State of North Carolina, Port Royal,
ia the State Of South Carolina. and New Or
cans, in the State of Louisiana, were, for
reasons therein set forth, intended tG be rl&c-
cd under blockade; anG whereas the said ports
of Beaufort Port Royal and New Orleans
have -iuce been Llockaded but as the block
ade Of the same ports may now be safely rer
! laxed with advantage to the interests o. com
merce:
Now, therefore, be it known that /, ARRA-
HAM LINCOLN, President of the United States,
pursuant to the authority in me vested by the
fifth section of the act of Congress, approved
on the 18th of July last, entitled '!An Act
further to provide for the collection of duties
on imports, and for other purposes" do here
by declare that the blockade Of the said ports
of Beaufort, Port Royal and New Orleans
shall so far cease and determine, from and
after the first day of June next, that CONNER
cial intercourse with those ports, except as to
persons and things and information contra
band of war, may, from that time be carried
on subject to the laws of the United States,
and to the limitations and in pursuance of the
regulations which are prescribed by the Sec
retary of the Treasury in his order of this
date, which is appended to this proclamation.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this twelfth
day of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty two, and
of the independence of the United States
the eighty-sixth.
L. S. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State
Gen. Wool's Official Report.
The following was received at the War De.
partment to day
FORTRESS MONROE, May II, 1862.
To Hon. EdsCin III. Stanton, Secretdryof War:
On the 9th of May FRIDAY afternoon)
organized a force to march against Norfolk
On the 10th of May saturday morning the
troops were landed, under the direction OF
Col. Crane, at Ocean View. and commenced