The New York herald., 1862-03-29

RxxREerM6 REP0Rr FROM rHB L0wR POrOAAC
AND FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
me King Philip up 70 the Navy Yard late on
Tuesday night, bringing two men, taken by tAs Step
ping Stones nom Aqua greek Ths Lsslis up on
Wednesday Afternoon towing . soow, having on board
two canAen brought on from the rebel batteries By the
Yankee.
Ths HzaAlD correspondent On the Stepping Stones,
who came up the Mount washngton, reports - fol
lowe:-
~ hahpast ten A. H.. while the Stepping Stones lay
% Aqua creek On Monday morning, smail beat was
coming ont q the crock with two In It. Pils'
Lomax was sent with two hands TO bring ths men
board. The men were Charles II. johnson, q Frsds
ricksburs, Va, and John League, Of Baltimore, Nd
League had deserted from the First Baltimore fre
bsD regiment, into which he had enlisted. johnson
said he had not Joined the rebel army, but that
had abscondsd 70 avoid being drafted, - the rebel
author tiles forcing every eligible person 70 enlist
They made their escape Friday morning. and, avoid
ing The high road, travelled through the woods. On
reaching the beach they found sk, and By means Of
pieces Of board for paddles made their way dis
lse into the rivsr where thsy were picked up. They
fred At by the pcksts from the lower bank Of the
crock These pickes, with two As}d batteries, Of
themf couple OF miles back, are tho only troops b.
the creek and about mile and Aak the other
side Of burg whore the rebels encamped
In fores. Even the two guns that were hrsd n The
Satellite from the hill last week. have been removed On
svacaAtng. Aqua creek the rebels len behind i'm
mense quantity Of stores. which they gradually re
moving. Hence the hidden Asd batteries The evacua
tion coSumenced the eth, simultaneously with the
abandonm eat OF Shipping Point, and only q few men
were loft behsad temporary garrison. Last week
they all cleared ouo
The inhabitants n fredericksburg in great eonser
nation expecting an >medats attack from the Union
troope. Many are leaving with their effects. is ex-
pscted there that the rebels win fall back towards Rich
mond between which place they will
give battse.
The railroad depot at Aqua creek WAS rot burnt s late
as Monday il then plainly visible from ths<yss
sells OF our Potomac fotla.
fhe tive. alluded to declare that al sorts Of pro
visions, especially -four, are plea. NV ss'e -
his regiment were well fed and with the best
food Both Of them show BY their appearance that they
have been anything but starved. Coffee, however, II
scarce selling dollar and twenty-five cents per
pound Salt commands fabulous prices. Tho fugitives
were coarsely but comfortably clad They say they in
nnitely preferred falling the hands Of the Unonsts
TO being captured by the rebels
On Friday last schooner from Baltimore went up the
Rappahannock having on board q large quantity Of
stores and lothng for the rebel troops.
On Monday morning Lieutenant Commanding Eastman,
Of the Yankee, and boats crew, landed at Cockpit
Point, where they placed board scow long sixty
eight FOUNDER that had been, abandoned by the rebels.
They then proceeded 10 Quantco creek and secured
fine ninench Dahlgren. Both guns spiked, but tho
spikes can be easily withdrawn While engaged placing
the guns the scow five white and nine negroes,
from Dumfries claimed the protection Of the United
States nag to avoid being drafted into the military
service Of the rebels Capt Eastman took them on board
the Yankee The nine negroes sent to Gen. Hooksrs
headquarters Three Of the white men were landed on
the Virginia side and remained the Yankee The
levy en- nae which the rebel government is resorng
seems have struck 70 the hearts Of the vr
ginans who have not volunteered
While at Cockpit Point or little distance inland
Captain Eastman saw body Of about hundred rebel
cavalry Il ia not true that the rebels were evscuatng
the batteries the Potomac and their lines Manassas
for three months has been ascertainsd that orders
for the evacuation the Potomac batteries
ceived till the 7th inst. Cockpit Pent abandoned
on the afternoon Of the Sh and the other batteries
the 9th The intended movement was not known At
Fredericksburg till the 4th.
The nrst Of the made their appearance last
week. and the fishery Is already nearly in full blast.
Spots Of verdure intervals along the banks Of the river
testify to the forwardness Of spring.
Acting Master Andrew J. Frank, late in command OF
the schoener Howell Cobb, has been appointed to com
mAnd the Stepping Stones.
NAVAL ORDERS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The following orders and appointments have been made
by the Navy Department.
Acting Master William N. Griswold, detached from the
Rhode Island ordered report Flag OOer Colds
borough, at Hampton Roads.
Acting Master s. c. Gray, ordered 10 the United States
steamer Massachusetts
Acting Masters Mate Thes N Meyer promoted to-Act-
ins Master and ordered 10 the United States steamer
Rhode leland.
Tie following engineers have been ordered to the gun
boas Port Royal, at New York-Sseond Assistant, VIII
liam C. selden and Third Assistants George W Sensner,
I. McBresse, F. B. Allyn and o. c. Lewis
John NJ Hudson and John Hanson OF Brooklyn appoint
ed Acting Masters.
Acting Masters Nate Sydney S. Beck ordered to take
passage in the Rhode Island to reoin the Portsmouth.
William s. Montgomery, appointed Acting Second As
Engineer and ordered 10 tho United States steam
or Monticello.
PRoeABSRs Iz1CTIoN OF ExKRsoN ErBERIDoE TO THE
INVITED sTATEs SENATE.
u is Etsted " the friends of Hon. Emerson Etheridee
Clerk Of House OF who aecompaned
General Andrew johnson Tennessee, aid in the re-
construction Of legal state government, that no will
probably be returned OF the United States Senators
from that State.
REPORTS OF REFUGEE VIRGINIA CoNTRABANDe.
On Saturday another lot Of contrsbands came Into
camp OF Gen Hookers division. They state that Lieu.
tenant Baum and operator Gregg wore confined in
Stafford jail at the time they left. They repor,
the story that the negroes being armed Ear
be had for ihem the rebel government promis
ing pay the for those who may be killed or IN
jured in any battles
CHECK TO TEE APPoIETlESr OF BROADER GRNE.
RAILS.
disposition is manifested in the Senate to check the
appointment OF Brigadier Generals Mr.. Grimes made
an effort to-day pass resolution 10 shut the
gate against applicants for military stars He seems to
believe that our army s oncumbered with officers
Other Senators desired TO reduce hermy to 1vo hun
dred thousand, alleging that the country get along
comfortably with that number. After Estimating that
they would reject Of the forty nominations before
them they defeated Mr. Grimes resolution and left the