New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-19
PRCH GENERAL TCLELliAS Mdl'
Important Scouting Expeditions
CAPTURE OF SUPPLIES FOR RICHMOND.
Rooapture Of Mules Taken II the
Pamunkoy Raid
wA.alSoroN. Wednesday, june u, 1852.


a;srsteb. received e, tie var Department from
cen. Mcclellan this afternoon, states that Colonel
hveriI had lust returoed from q scoot TO thc Malta
pony in search Of band of eae.il'as, but they We're
tcnnJ 70 have l.ft the rrev.ou: day. lie destroyed
the brid.e took number Of wagons and ears
,odod with supplies for BiohmOnd destroyed large
s,sonut Of Rebel gFain and captured several imp5i
tant prisoners.
Col. Gregg had made reconnaissance to Charles
Civ Coart-House and recovered some mules which
wee driven Of by Col Stewart in the Pan.unkey
rsii
Gen. Mcclellan compliments Cos. Avorill and
Greg for the handsome manner III which The e@Te-
dilous were conducted.
asewer;'s CayaIry Esaid- Guarding rebcI
CIcvcr-Tae Ncv-Yori. EiCty-Fifh.
s1yaS PINEs June l6, 1862
The Rebel Government knows not how TO honor
merit, nor encourage enterprise II it does not make
Bftadier.Genera! cot OF Tho Colonel who Jed he
100 dragons in the amazingly inspuieni and sma-
zinely successful raid Of Friday night. Tie officer
is said to be Stewart. He Lad resided at the Tyler
mansion, near tho Baltimore Cross Roads and con-
sequeutly Nes fsuiliir with the country. Bu. the
enterprise was bold, slIewd, and scldeFly, througl
aud through. Tue account Of it in the Richmond
p9pcrs ought 10 he good readug-for Richmond peo-
lie. There has been no laughter over il IN thisarmy.
Nor has there been much open criticism Of the
military condition which permitted squadron OF
cavalry in moonlight night to 20 through and
throus or Ines, FIRE upon train bearing sick
soldiers 10 a hosI tai, aud crowded with employees
IN the tldnslcrtaiion selvice-kil wound, and cap
;ule nay ters Of them-tben break mp the railroad
10 galop off away aud rilage and burn two valuable
vessels under charter to the Quartermesiers Depart
ment-ihen pouIice upon forage and goods train OF
100 wagons, and make tho surprised drivers hitch
Uncle Ssmusls mules, over 800 in number 70 tho
pole and sia.t of anii3 Ioars Of laughter to Rich
moud-scater terror to tie very vher'es Of tbe
Whte-House Landing ana Cause general
end has,y srmDg Of every driver, solder,
and stevedore that could be gathered up
and made 70 hold 3 Sacesh or Union mus
kei wh!ensv6t wac nearest a hand, and cause
tie lGsty shipment &C the wounded and women and
tie raising Of steam and the slipping Of cables by
every vessel in this CROWDED harbor, ana, to crown
Its marvellous industry allowed this handful OF men
TO summon forth tie surgeon Of a large hospital and
10 demand Of him parade Of every solier oui civil.
isn in he Tyle mansion 1t for duty; AMI when this
rauy e. anG parsde were made. by the light Of the
moon permitted it 10 march them of 70 Ricbuoni -
prisoners OF waisll Of ,lera, save fow ooureously
cst vile tue surgeon Oh his representation that they
were Indispensable to the hospital es assistants.
Courteousiy left, / aid. Generously should have
s3-f5r Of e5ur.esy, the camp Story IS, there wss
ps much. but Of derision good deal. lis said Of
ilc Colonel that when tie surgeons request for his
regular assistants was reported 20 him, he laughngiy
replied. "D-n him, lei him have them. 1t won't
90 10 bIssk tho concern NJ, for We shall want to
make an occasional run on it,
One offhe woundedin the attack onthe Train wassn
invalid soldier Of the 18Th NewYorl, goiDgto tberear
ioeu,er tie Hospital. The fire upon the open platform
CIR hit him in the ankle, and again in tie thigh.
Tie poor fellow had TO lose Lis les by amputa.ion.
eek Colonel also on his way to hospital is said 10
have been q, ouuded morialy--to have rolled Of be
car into the ditch beside the track and 10 have been
found dead ~ The party scnt ont 20 The scene Of Tie
erue ambush. within hearing Of The cavalry CAL
biaes thus used BY crafty enemy to murder The
sex soldiers Of the Union army on their soEc gay 70
the rear. OR Provost Marshal was guarding tie
dover fed OF Rebel IN agins against his country.
the field to which Ia bad gone for an srmful q fresh
brage Tor the horse Of one o. tao aLlost and most
setive Generals in the arny-one who had fought
gallan.y at Williamsburg, most gallantly at the
Seven pnes-and who lies now in lis swamp camp
vibrating bowen health ard death by feyer-:c-
ia.ed blaGe O. grass Lecogse Il uaS RcJei property.
And Lave been told TIA, Col. Ave'ill Of the 81
Pt1nsylysla Cavalry in vain solicited The privilege
Of forging Lis hungry horses upon this same clover
which will surely rot upoE the ground for want Of
being harvested. Twas Rebel property and there
fore was sacred.
While write, the red-trowsered guard Of DE Iro-
brands reg;m ent marching by, reminds me that, in
tie taste ol writing | may have done unin'entoaa
wrong 10 the Ncw-York 18th, ss one Of those that
fought under the Seven Pires l. would be grave
sud cruel e,ror t. charge al Of ibis regiment with
misconduct in that battle is list Of killed and
wounded tells is own honorable story. That TIC
regiment by its courage and solid fire, saved New
Yuk battery attached to the Vcnih Legion from
capture, can be progon by numerous and willing
witnesses. That ii could not STAY under TIC 1re Of
advancing brgades no one wonders AZ who saw he
battle While il went, there ohcers in il ready
70 break their swords with rage that the forunes Of
the fight denied them an equal combat and forced
them 10 quit field where they wished 10 Teinoiu
Before they came away they used cartridges and tie
bayonet in the very thickest Of the thickest fight.
S.W.
skirInishins-AtiRcks on our PicI.eis, IA