The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-30

AFFAIRS At FREDERICKSBURG.
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wsarisd and dissps,sd By long and fruitsas ride q
two days n quest Of fsbs your correspondent attempts
The arduoae TASK Of writing lsttsr IN the almost sos
absence Of news. The storm Of Monday having swollen
the Rsppahannock 70 very great height, rendering N
The ferds abovs Fredericksburg impassahs, twas de-
rniasd 70 end out force Of cavalry, with the hope
Il catching any rebels who might have come over the
river and have BEEN cut OF BY the high water ThsCsn-
neeticut squadron, composed Of companies and Of
the Harris Light Cavalry, under the command OF Capt.
Kuhn left Falmouth Tuesday afternoon for the north
fork Of the Rappahannock Shortly after our departure
the storm which had been gathering for hours burst
upon us dpluging 10 with shower bath, and filing
the road with water in many places knee Deep through
which w4spashsd at gaop nling eyes, ears and NOS
trfa win mud, until reconnaissance would become
necessary to dstsrmns tho exact locality Of those
valuable organs. Hating about twelve miles from
CAMP piekss were thrown out, horses fed and stable
taken possession Of by the men, while the officers re-
signed themselves 10 the tender mercies Of an ancient
female rebel, whose Southern patriotism witsd under
the genial influence Of Yankee coin For supper We had
rye coffee baaOn and hoscaks and for breakas-by way
se varioty--hoscaks. bacon and rye coffee An early
start next mcrnng enabled to the country for
about twelve miles further, bus without discovering
any Of ths enemy though much valuable information
was Obtained concerning number Of rebel spies who
vhit our own and the Southern lines alternately but
never with any beneficial results TO ourselves The in
habants betray tho greatest ignorance, and one who
appeared quite wealthy expressed great surprise upon
learning that there plenty OF stores in Washington
u1fv in Oht mir n t0f
clothes
me region along the upper Rappahannock abounds In
soh suss some Of which have been worked extensively
with considerable profit One the property Of Boston
ar during the last six months It was worked, yielded
Ten thousand dollars with only twenty laborers employed
p shaft s two hundred feet desp and the drifts have
Nssu opened 70 distance OF thousand feet under the
asdre Tho rebel General Rugglss q New England man)
who was in command at Fredericksburg soon after the
rebellion broke out, seized al the powder At the mines,
thereby terminating mining operations and about the
same time arrested and sent to Richmond agent Of the
company whom they had sent down 70 make payment
ON the land. Ths agent after released how.
ever and after settling up his business returned to the
North unmssstsA. Several Of the propriotors OF tn
mines are Asrs and intsud TO operations
soon ~ The nisiag region u safe for loyal men.
That virginia infested with gusras none need doubt
and the evil Aas become annoying that cavalry have
been repeaAedly sent out after them bat without
cess. These narauders the country night bu
few leaving their premises during ths day, and II
costsd by officers sithor doggedly silent or Tor
ribly anxious for psacen Thus Ghftlsss character,
who have escaped tho rebel service the guse
"Sou.bsm avengers rob dsfenceess families, botf
loyal and secession add their exploits OF horse
stealing the barbarous practice Of numbering every
der WHO Calls In their way Destitute Of principles they
ing ners chan short confinement and the adminstra
t0n of the oath Of allegiance will be the penalty while
l Uor of vi nne ehorka TOD l~rn
Arms, renders the whole country outside the Unior
lines nniuhabisable for Untsn mon. John Scott
brother Of Robert Il. Scott, who killed while ut
temptpgto capture some OF eur men about two month.
ago. has already raised band Of hundred despera
brother while the country with emissaries o.
ganzipg other parties, who Will not hesitate murder
protecting their properly camps are weekly vste,
by spies, who experience little difficulty In com
,ards suspscted asr their arrest by ihos
Whose duty ft IL to puDtsh, has almost dsheartened ou
commanders who nnd useless 10 attempt the punish
mont rebels the protection OF loyal citizens BE-
along the xsppahannock have made i, their business
since the capture Of all
from the rebel army and take them Richmond
ing thirty dollars reward for every desertsr returned
Some OF the dsssrters who had back TO their homes
in the vicinity OF the river last raised one OF their
schooners which The rebels sunk In April about seven
teen miles below here and wer. about to start FOR Ba
again lhs becoming known,a party Of seccssicnists
went down 70 the river and ordered the deserters
i
Small boats wers than procured by the
who. after brief srugge, succeeded capturing and
sinking the schooner again, sending tho dessrtcrs TO c
moid. While this route two Of the men cscaped and
reaching Fredericksburg information OF tho aaair 70
MmU sas s ama arrested four Of tho
his mother being tbs nearest living relative to q ,nsr.i
Washington Mr. Washington came up yesterday 10 in.
fercsde for the prisoners but informed by
King that the fate Of his and his companions d.
psndsd on the treatment Of the dessr,e sent 20 Ejcn
mend and they were executed these would probshIv
sufr the same penalty. Mr.. Washington then o.ni ~
pcrwisson TO make intsrcsssion Richmond ior ia re-
pgriwage, leaving his s hostage FOR ths ssss ps,arr
Of his Injured neighbors.
Notwithstanding its contradiction, tho statement
l y repeated that porti0n of General Kings divi
sion was lsfs sick In warrsnton, and atsrwMds
captured By tho rebels. This mot the case but
number of sick were l1ft 10 the town by General
Benker In March, and the rebels came In to seize hem
but a the urgent remonstrances Of the ctsens
cd from doing So taking only the OF the sick men
who have since joined their regiments In this
u may not be amss 10 the ridiculous blunder OF
since 70 state that the people or
cloud In their expressions Of pleasure return OF &C.
neral Bienker instead Of General King B has never
Work has commenced on the bridges again. and v.
shall very soon be placed in communication with the
city, though how long that communication NAV exist
remains % be determined The nature Of the rivers
bed Is such that the bridges undermine and ths drr
wood which dsslss down !bs ren!!s ~ immeuse Juan.
turs is swept on.
Mr.: General Gibbon has been visiting Frsdericts.
purg Tor several days stopping at the residence OF Mr.
b. Ffcken, prominent Union man. who was ths arst
open his house to us when ws took OF the
r.sce The band Of the Twenty New York regi
ment complpensc4 hrs. Gibbon with nne ssrs- |
made Last evening, attracting the dwcsrs in Falmouth
and there bouts 10 scores while their secession ympas
thiss became forgotten In admiration Of the YANKEE
music.
Seizure and Con hscatfon or Liquor.
MANASSAS, June 20, 1892
Captain 8. +. Barstow, OF General McDowelrs star
upon discovering that large quantity OF liquor was
bsng introduced into the army BY the way OF Conteve
and Bull rum ordered Major Duse to furnish squadron
cavalry explore the country and take possession Of
All they could nnd Colonel L. b. PIERCE Of the Twelfth
Pennsylvania cavalry who has command at the June.
ion accompanied the squadron: and directed ito move
nents.