Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-12
From the Peninsula
(Correspo n lence the Philadelphia Inouiror

boats maintain their old position, and II.
rams are still reported as being up the rive,
AS neither party has seen proper to move oF
course no engagement has taken place.
On Wednesday morning early General
Hooker receiving information that force oe
some $4,000 Contederates were coming to on
pose him, assembled the tro ops he had wiki
him and quietly returned to the grand encamn.
ment With the exception of a slight attack
upon our cavalry, who acted as our rear guard
nothing OF any consequence occurred on the
trip.
This affair, without doubt, is one of the
most important as we'll as successful Of It's
kind that has ever been made In addition to
having accomplished the precise object for
which it was started (that object we are not at
liberty to state, it has shown us much of the
position and strength Of our enemies lthas
discovered to US where they are most strongly
entrenched, and, as well, has learned US the
roads and by-paths between us and Malvern,
and given US more thorough knowledge of
the surrounding country than could have been
learned on retreat. AS an evidence that this
latter is the case, it must be borne in mind
that, on our tour to Malvern we Travelled over
some fifteen miles of the enenly's country
On our return we had but six miles to come to
reach home.
Pay no attention to the movements which
your correspondents may report as having
taken place here; nc matter whether success.
full or not; bear in mind only thlSone tact, that
more troops we want and must have, and that
at once.
Remember that one raw recruit put INTO al
old regiment, is better than three others In
regiment that never smelt powder.
The many returned prisoners who on We'd
nesdav last came down, have now fairly got
located with the different regiments to which
they belong. with the exception OF some lew
who belong to those divisions Of the army
which are sent some distance from U.s.
They we're marched from the place OF thelr
confinement to landing few miles below
Fort Darling, where the boats were IL seauIt
ness to receive them All they could see Of
and hear about Richmond was on 'ns''
march. g.
We were particular in our inquiries in refer.
ence to the Confederate rams which nays nSh "
long kept in battle array, Oft City Point llsh'.
house, SO many of our gunboats, Al snai
they can tell us Of them was that shey neS''
that two of them were atoat. H..
These returned men report that s;alceH H. q
soldier was to be seen in Rlchmond DuV : t:a,
all were in the vicinity, watching ana "aiu lho
the movements of the various DIVISIONS u Wv
Federal army. !, cooor,
Large bvdies of troops, mostly from uel' s'ar
Fitz John Porter's Corps. were l ,xI Fr E
the river during Thursday night ana li t6sy
morning. After reaching the other sIoe' ,a a,,.
generally pass immediately lnt9 f tnv that
woods which edge the river, AMI l ~, Inf Of
time until their return they are entllely ~" cont
sight. Hence unless some messenger i.nnvn.
over, but little Of their movements area com-
As no report Of fire arms has been nea nar that
ing from that direction It Is sate 70 ' o;ccess.
no opposition has been offered to tlf 4or which
tul accomplishment Of the object '0' "'