The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-05
The Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry Attacked
and Ingloriously Defeated.
They Rally at Their Camp and Are
Again Whipped.
Their EnCalnpmcnt, with Its
Material, Burned.
The Union Gunboats Ehelling the Shore
Above City Point,
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HEADQUARTERS or TIE Army or TIE PoroxAc,l
August 4, 1892
Ever since the firing upon our shipping At tho mai
boat landing by tho enemys batteries, troops have
occupied the opposite shore. Yesterday roconnois
sancc was made from that point back into the country,
10 within fourteen miles Of Petersburg. II con-
dnced BY Colonel Avsr, and was composed Of 100 Of
the Fifth United states aud $50 Of the Third Pennsylvania
cavalry, with four companies OF tho First Michigan in
fantry Captains Castor and Bowen Of Gen. Mcfellans
stan, accompanied them
AT Cox's Mills, five miles from the river they encoun-
tered the Thirteenth Virginia cavalry drawn up line
Our men charged on them, when they broke and ran.
They drove them TO their cncampmsnt 1t Sycamore
church. two and half miles further where they again
formed but inglorousy put to nsht leaving behind
oil their tents camp cquipaSe and ccmmssary stores,
which troops gathered together and burned. The
rebels had two horses killed. six wounded and tive
taken prisoners. Our loss was ono horse killed
After securing tho country short distance further,
they rs,arncd the There further evidence
Of rebel gunboata on the river this side Of Fort Darling
Information received here goss 70 show that the
Mcrrimac will not bs ready operate for three weeks
yet.
Two OF the gunboats were yesterday afternoon en-
gagged shclling The opposite shore above City Point.
The health Of the troops has improved since they
began to receive fresh vegetables which ordered
10 be issued to them by General Mcclellan.
FoRrRus MoxRoE, August 2, ls62
The steamships Baltic Atlantic and other steam
ship, unknown, mp Hampton Roads this morn
ing and anchored abreast Of ths fort. They have on
board three thousand rebel prisoners from Fort Delaware
The physicians from Fortress Monroe have bean on board
the vessels and cared for the sick and wounded Of which
thers arc several hundred. they selected from them
such rs we're not able via City Point and thence
By land TO Richmond aud piaccd them transport 70
70 MP the river ill they the rebel transport, which
will take them 10 Richmond by water. General Petit
grew, Of south Carons. and Colonel Drake, OF Mlsss
sippi are amon6 tho prisoners. They are TO b sx-
changed. z
The steamship Bcividcre arrived At noon today from
New York, with load OF horses which are to be ds
charged Fortress Monroe the vessel draws too much
water to 60 up the river
The mail boat from Harrison's Landing brought down
seventeen rebel prisoners to-day.
Last night there two regiments OF regulars sent
the river opposite the landing, who cut all the
recs away the ground where the shcng was done the
night before, and burned all the buildings on what ID
called the Ruinan plantation The regulars destroyed
everything that vicinity that could shelter the rebels In
their night operations.
Nothing new has been heard day from the guboais
which are up the river.
FORTRESS MoSRoE, August 3, 1s62.
About twenty FIVE rebel prisoners arrived here from
Baltimore this morning They gong mp the river 10
be exchanged, and here under guard Of detach
ncn Of the Eighth company Of the Seventh New York
regiment
The mail steamer arrived At three O'Clock. There 10
no news from our feet the James river the new