Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-15
APPRoAcHskG RICHMOND
Firing on eur TranspeTts-rheO Old Potomac
Game-Cayalry Reconnaissance

firing on eur Transperts-fhe Old Potom as
Game-Cayalry HecoBEoiEsaaces
Especial Correspondence Philadelphia lao uire.
WEsrovER LANDING, Va, July l2--The camp.
In this vicinity were somewhat startled this morn
Ing with the distant sounds Of Gamer 16ins. q
evidently was down the river. Tie mefnina
was foggy, and the sound came up the fivel
heavy and dali.
LasE In the dav ! learned that tue rebels in tn.
Tlclnity, and at the place known az Old For,
foWn-tan, some eight or ten miles below Il i
Point, opened on cur transports aiming for this
place. They brought cannon and rihes TO bes
UPON number Of ootts. | am sorry to ray that {
flne ball struck the cap'cin Of the barque NpC.
lang (loedsd with commlSsary stores,1 Ia the
SIDE, giving him a mortal wound. he YVES con
veyed upon one of the gunbcs.s s, in dying state
Inc oaIque cleared from New York several day.
ago
The steamboat Pioneer received number OF
balls OF large size In her pilot house and orr
through her smoke stack. No Cns was injured
on board
The mail boat Is accompanied up and dow,
| by the gunboats, who take position on each side
az they pass Suspicious points.
stated In my last communication that our
cavalry had advanced some fourteen miles be.
yond our picket lines. The First Briuade ~
Cavalry, under command of General IvepeiI
nave been scouting around, and have Captured q
NUMBER OF prisoners belonging to the Ninth
Aiaoama ana the Fifteenth Virginia regiments
/ Yesterday morning two squadrons OF the Third
fennsylvania Cavalry, under the command OF
captains Walsh and Robinson, made a recon.
nolssance some seventeen miles beyond our lines
passing through Charles City Court House. Upon
the march they found that large bodies Of The
enemy had passed down the road to Nsnce,s
Mill, where they were encamped. The .ouad.
rons advanced within one mile Of the enemy,s
camp. Captain Robinson saw Rebel CavaIyv.
man advancing TO house. The Captain made
lot him with view Of effecting a Capture The
Willy enemy perceived him and rode of The
Gsptaln tred at him, shooting him in the arm,
The Rebel dismounted and fed into the under.
brush, leaving his horse behind
Videtfes were placed all along the road, as the
squsdrons advanced About two mile, and a.
hdif beyond Nance's Mill, the Rebel cavalrv
made a stand. The SO uadrons charp ed, and the
Rebels vamosed in double quick.
Our position Ii naturally a strong upe. and
Win the assistance Of science, 1t is almost i'm :
pregnahle. onr tsoops are In the best OF spirits,
ana are now well rested and again anxious for a
night. Provisions are plen,yotnat is, the old
government rations. All the men want Is a few
potatoes and onions with their rations IL they
Could get these once week, they would be as
happy as crlckets.
Several civilians attempted to land here this
morning, and were ordered away by the Provost
Marshal Among these were two newspaper
correspondents.
Last evening, Colonel ]. w. Owens, comman-
ding two tquadrons Of cavalry, returned from a
scout. They met the enemy and for while
had brisk skirmish vita them.
All Is quiet In the cenps-tne men living
around loose, except those on fatigue duty. Il
was quite hot to-day, at noon. The mud is dry
inc up fast