New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-18
EEou GKN. meCLBLLAN's ARMY

.~.. Of The N. Y. Tribune.


pernine. as the mail boat left very punctnsliy iIi
800 Monroe a, 2 O'Clock a. m. About 8 O'Clock
!, M. one of the 18th Cavalry, who was on PioAe'
duty on the skirts of the woods two in''eS Vi "
from the camp, came flying in with Inc ne"e qua,
there was a body of mounted Rebels solno i'V
strong in the woods. He came upon 'neii suuuehl!'
ard az they prepared to fire at hiin, ne turned nS
borse's head toward White House, ana made 2:4O
sue into csmp. He SAYS they wore gray coats and
.Ioucbed hats. and were well mounted. lmmedi- |
.,e,v The Ilth Cavalry was formed and advanced
,o,ara ,be woods The drums OF the LIST Rifle
pennsylvania reserves Bucktails beat to arms, and
he men who were stretched upon the ground in front
AZ the camp resting after their toisome march OF the
r,syious evening, Immediately responded to the
snnmons and in five minutes, the regiment under
command OF Maj. K. Stone advanced-to support the
eayary-in line OF battle, with drums beating, ana
eoloIs fyiDg.
In the meantime, teansters and others came into
camp who gave rs further particulars OF the daring
EXPLOITS Of the Rebel band, who are +, posed TO
belong 10 the lst Va. Cavalry. | met young man,
VINO came in from Garlick's Landing. Ii appears
himself aud companion were in the vicinity oil the
landing and, seeing the Secesh they got on board
the schooner Berry, cut the hawser, and let the
schooner drop down with the tide As the schooner
moved from her anchorage, his companion, Drown
Potter, quarteTmasters sergeant, was SHOT through
the head. and killed on the spot. The schooner
drifted nearly mile when she ran aground, when
NV informant made his way ashore and came into
esinp. There were two other schooners anchored
neaT he Berry, which were bearded by the Secesh,
and eel on fire. Their names are the Whitman Phil
lips and leland City, both of NewYork. steward
from the Baltimore Hospital-which IS situate tour
miles up the line, and on the left of the railroad
--eame in and reported that a body of cavalry,
amounting to two or three hundred surrounded the
hospital about j o'clock this morning, and took
surgeon and three or four men prisoners.
They took all the medicines they could find and
snxionsly searched for some whisky At 30 clock TO-
dsy the ste;mer Catssll arrived, with 800 men of the
9TH Pennsylvania Reserve, Lieut.-Col. Ii. b. Nc
Kan in command from Fredericksburg. As the
steamer approached the mail-boat landing, the fine
band Of the regiment struck up that contemplating
air, the "Campbels Coming" The crowd at
the landing cheered with all their might, and all
seemed 10 breathe ireer. The regiment Immediately
formed hue, and moved up toward the camps OF the
cd New York.
caunot omit 10 mention one circumstance which
rejects great honor on the 93d New-York. The
Colonel informs pe that there were about 90 sick
Men in his camp, many OF whom had not been on
duty for several weeks; when the alarm was
sounded, and the Elk companies formed, every one OF
Ae sick but six reported for duty.
Some sixty men from the barges and schooners
yolunteered their services 10 Col Ingalls, who is the
eommandant Of this post stated IN my last Col
Butler ar commandment, which was mistakel. They
night
The bodies of two laboreIs, who were killed on
The train are now living az Tunstslls Station. One
oi them was killed by Jumping oil the cars the
other was shot. l could not learn their names.
When the train arrived last night the wounded
were AZ once conveyed on board the Elm City Float
ng Hospital Sanitary Commission boat. The Elm
City was fhsn taken in tow and carried down about
ous nile below the White House, and short dis
snee below the gunbosts. have Just returned
from whit TO her, and | saw all the wounded. who
Ue being well cared for under DIR. {. Ellis 1 send
VOC inclosed liz. o. their names. Ie!egEkphic
co1n.nieation WAS established with headquarters
MI 0. m. to-day. Another regiment Just arrived
the 9Th Penn. Reserve, 300 strong, commanded by
I. y. jackson. They also from Fredericksburg
They have formed into line and are moving forward.
The Rebels captured last night on the high road
10 the left of the railroad two trains OF thirty wag
ons each, which they destroyed The most N the
made good their escape. / have seen some OF
them that came in, who were well scared, and had
kt everything. At Gnhck's Landing, one tram
Of thirty wagons was ALEC captured and destroyed
So Rebels were brought in TO-DAY prisoners
suohg Lomis DR. Harrison, who hives near this place,
and las had his property guarded by Union soldiers
1t j. charged that he has been holding cOmmlnlca-
ten with the Rebels from the other side OF Pamun-
key River. A thing he could easily have done Il
kpcsiiively asserted that Colonel Leo ana General
Stewart have been at ms house lately and II II be-
Eeyed that both these worthless Were commanding
thisbard which il seems divided when they crossed
the rfeer and took two different roads toward Iun
stalls Station, waere they did their internal wOIA
enOur brave boys, who never Gieant OF Oh a'tae X
There is a Doctor Macon in this vicinity, we'll
tnown Secesh bis property IS being guarded also;
be is strongly suspected OF being aware Of the e1-
pee.ed visit.
Col Geo ID. Hall list Regiment, "a Excelsior
Brigade fell OIL the train last Night. or was showed
off, be does not know which. lie was captured b.
the Rebels, and in their custody for some time.
However, when they heard tho alarm OF eur men
preparing for them they deesmped 40 rapidly that
he Colonel was able TO make his escape, and is now
with bis regiment.
Ii two or three thousand men had come on us last,
evening" instead Of two three hundred they could
have easily destroyed several millions worth Of
property.
OF the wounded the first man the Doctor pointed
out 70 me was a fine youDg ieliow-a member OF me
l9.h Massachusetts lie was shot in the right arm,
and amtutation was performed By DR.. Allen Of Flush
ing l.. I. He was asleep when visited hun, and
nc one on board could tell bis name. Anton hane-
man, railroad abOrer. wounded IN the SIDE lAeat.
John Brelsford, QuaIteImaster, Company L, olst
PenDsykania; shot in both legs. ] na1 a cOnVeisa-
ton with the Lieutenant. lie says he is not badly
wounded and expect. 20 be On day soon. William
Bradley. Tooth New-lork, Company h; shot IN The
thigh; doing well Robert Gilmore, drummer, - 70
Nex.York; shot through the night haud. a Lieu
tenant VINO was shot ia the ATM aud received 4 bad
fracture had received surgical assistance and went
ashore.
AEen Barker, 18th New-York, was wounded
sbgtJy 10 the shoul1er 81 Gsriicks Landing Jesse
T. VoOdbury, belonging 10 one o. he gunb0ats, was
wo1l1ed, hut not daDgerously. Horace A. White,
esq. If Boston, who is connected with TIE Commits
Esiy Department OF the 18th y. II. NOD, bad very
RaIow escape A bal went through his coat, graz
| rg iis thigh, and ripping ais coat half round.
NJ. WiAte Informs me he never heard company
o. Infantry cavalry fire more rapidly or regularly
,asn did the Rebel band on our poor sick and
wounded.