Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-21

| Court House. New Kent @. II. being the renoez,
vous the 4th squadron of the 9th, under conLnanI
! of Capt Knight, having burned the traDsPoe ""u
| wagons, joined the column on its route tIntier:
The advance guard having reached new hen''
/ and found an extensive suffers estaollshneir' o0
! diSmount and enter. Every desc''p''en =, soous
that taste and fancy might require are louu ~ PIo
| fusion here Our weared horSemen called LOT re-
! frcshnents which the sutler handed to the Mary
land Cavalry N with great aacrlty; hut When pay
| was demanded our. troopers roareo win lS"S"Ie.'
| told the propretor who they were ana mucn 10 nus
surprise and indignation pronounced lnen, an Pr'S
| nnors of war. Helping themselves literally to all
tho stores Afforded our troops remained at the suit
| Iers' until near midnight, (Frday.) when, being
comparatively refreshed and al present, the head
| of the column was turned towards the Chickahom-
inv and home, and little before dawn OF Saturday
| were on Chickahominy's bank, ready to cross.
Being far below The bridges, and where deep
wafer flows they knew not how or where to cross
The enemy had blocked up all the main roads, and
had thousands securing the country eager 10 ehrSp
or slaughter them but two miles from McClcl-
lanS quarters, within sound OF their horse plcketS-
and without means 10 cross! Breaking INTO small
parties the cavalrymen swan and re-swam the river
with their horses and when some fifty or more had
been landed n strange but friendly voice whispered
in the dark THE old bridge is a few yards higher
up-it can be mcnded!" Twas found, and mend
ed il could be! Quietly working, tree alter tree
was fellrd; earth, and twigS, and branches, were
carried and piled up on the main props,--old logs
were rolled and pitched the stream, yet aiter
long and weary labor the bridge was built, and the
long and silent procession of cavalry, artillery,
prisoners and spoiS, SAFELY and quietly passed thus
lrail impromptu bridge, scarcely any sounds being
heard but the rush of waters beneath. Yet our
troops had not proceeded far when the advance were
halted who comes there" cried the Federal
horseman in the swamp. "WhO goes there! calls
another, and quicker than thought orr advance
guard (by order) dashed away into the open ground
the Federals fire half dozen shots and rush in
pursuit Into the thicket some half dozen Federal
horSemen dart after our men, and quicker thai
lightning are surrounded and prisoners
What then, was the general reSult?' asked W.
of weared, dusty trooper, watering his jaded ant
faithful animal by b roadside spring. 1.-THE result
answered he proudly, but much exhausted, "th'
RESULT 1--WE have been in the saddle from Thurs
day morning until Saturday noon, never breaking
rein or breaking fast :; we have whipped the enemy
wherever he dared to appear never opposing more
than equal forces; we have burned 300 wagons
laden with valuable stores sunk fired three large
transports captured 800 horses and mules, lots of
sde.armS, &c, brought in 10 prisoners, four ofi-
GERS, and many negroes; killed and wounded scores
of the enemy-pleaScd Stuart and had one man
killcd-poor Captain Latane! This is the result,
and So, 900 600 cannot cover the Federal loss IN
GOODS alone. As to myself" said he, mounting and
trOtting away, =" | wouldn't have missed the trip for
81, 0OO-h!story cannot show such another eNI lott
as this Of S:uartS"