The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-20

| ton. leaving killed, wounded, horses, sccoutrs-
mentS &C., &C., In T.rf,,sion upon The dusty
roads Successful pursuit being impossible, their
camps were visited and destroyed wagons The
| road were ovcrtakcn and burned, and the entire
route from Ashland, 10y Hanover Court House and
Old CAurch, TO Station No. 20 trantalrs, we be-
love,) on the York River Railroad, was naught else
hut continuous sctnc o triumph and destruction.
Co'nmtssdry and quart, rmdstsrs sores pere se,sed
am 0urned at epry furn; prisoners and horses
| ".re captured and rent ~ ne rear; and By the tim.
| ~ u''r arrival at N, rd,toay station, more than
sl,OoOoOD ~ Federal property must hare been cap
ur'f and destroyed, besides scores ~ prisoners r,d
| IIon approaching the railroad, cars were heard
advancing and the whistle sounded by orders
every man was instantly dlsmo,nted AMI ranged
beside the track. Again the whistle blew and
thinking the force to be- iriendly one perhaps, the
steam was stopped, when the Caroline troop open
INK FIRE, disclos.d tie rus, ard putting on steam
again Oh sped TIE train ards the ChiCknhomny,
and despite heavy los placed the track, m de
| good It's escape but the carriages being but un-
cvered freight trucks, am bav soldiers them,
| The elnu.il ter tia, onsucd was fristt'ul.
| Rtll sddingto their conqutsts at every step,
| attachment WAS Immediately sent to the White
| itpurs, oh the Ptmunkcy, and discovering four
| large Or nsIorts moor, j there and some hundred
WAGONS more, with teams, &c., In vngon yard,
al these were instantly seized, 10 the great fright
and asiouishrncnt - the il.rala and the torch Inn
| mcdiate'y applied u all things combustible. One
| Of Tie TRANSPORTS escaped and foat,d down the
river. Tie cont hts u the other three were chiefly
valuable conmiHsary and qusrtermsster's stores,
vast quantities Of army clothing, grain, fruits, and
suffers stores. Tempting AZ they were, oll things
were laid in ashes, the horses led Off and prisoners
| secured. Thinking that the enemy would send cut
| an overwhelming force la pursuit, an unlikely
| route wss selected and the whole command
proceeded in triumph u New Kent Court House.
| The advance guard having reached New Kent,
| and found an extensive suffers establishment,
some dismnunt aud enter. Every description Of
| goods that taste or fancy might require found
In profusion here. Clothes of all descriptions and
qualites, cutlery, sabres, pistols shoes preserves,
| ,s.yaae "a m Nj
co, cigars, tea, coffee, sugar, tapiocs, msccaron,
champagne, sherry, and burgundy Ia great guam
tity; In fine, all the men could buy for money
there discovered, while round tho store olled fed
ora soldiers aud the sleek, fat proprietor eloquent
| ly holding forth upon McClean's wonderful ge-
MUS Ms commander, and the speedy sulJuk alton
| of The rebels. our veAriod hors men called for
| refr, shncnia, which the rutlor handed 20 the
| Maryland Cavalry" "a with great slscrity out
when pay demanded our troopers roared
with laughter, told the proprietor who they were,
aud, much 10 his surprise and Indignation pro-
| nouncei them all prisoners a war. Helping
'h' ms.l,ts literally y al tie store sHor'ied our
| troops remained NJ tho suffers until near mid
| niglt friday, whcn being comparatively re-
fr.shod aud all present, the head Of the column
was turned towards the Chicknhomny and home.
| Champagne, we are toll, flowed freely while any
| remninod--wines, liquors and scgars were all con-
sumod Yankee products 81 every description
were appropriated without much ado, and with
light hearts all quietly jOurnoyod ly lonely road,
near the main body OF the enemy, and little be.
fore dawn of sunday were Oh the Chickshominys
| bank, ready 10 cross.
II, ing far below all the bridges, aud where deep
water flows, they knew not how or where 10 cross!
| Here an awful situation for our gsilant band
Directed Ia Bind Ford, II was htc.n feat deep
| The enemy Ind blocked up all the man roads, and
Ind Thousands acquiring the country, eager 10 en-
trap or slalightcr them i--huttwo miles from Nc
| Clellans quarters, within sound OF their horse
| piokets-and without means ~ cross Quietly
taking precautions against all surprise. strict vi.
| lonce being enjoinod upon the prisoners first one
horseman plunged into the flood, and then another
| at different poiut,-al too deep: no ford dis
covcrnbc, no bridge The horses, it was thougit,
| would follow each other, and swim the stresm-it
was tried, ard the horses carried away by the
rent Breaking into small parties the cavalrymen
| swan and rc.swam the river with their horses and
| when come fty more had been landed, strange
| hut friendly voice whispered in the dark" The
old bridge ~ few yards higher, up-it can be
mended !" Twas found, and mended 1t could be
Quietly working, tree after tree WAS felled. earth.
and twgs. AMI branches were carried and piled up
on the main props--old logs wero rolled and
| pitched across the stream, yet after long and
weary labor the bridge was built, and the long and
silent procession OF cavalry, artillery, prisoners,
and spoils, safely and quietly passed this frail i'm
| prumptu bridge, scarcely any sounds being heard
| but tho rush Of waters beneath. Once across, and
In the swamp, all was industry and expedition.
Artillery axes sank low In the mlre-ton Yankee
horses were hitchcd each piece, and as the FIRST
rays Of morning crimsoned the tree tops, the long
line rapidly sought the shade Of woods away from
the federal lines. Yet our troops had not proceed
Cd far when tho advance was halted. a. Who
comes theret" cried the federal horsemen Ia the
swamp. "who goes theres " calls another, aud,
quicker than Thought, our advance guard Thy
dcrl dash away into the open ground: the federals
IRE half dozen shots, and rush In pursuit.. Into
the thicket some half dozen federal horsemen dart
sler our men, and, quicker than Lightning, are sur
| rounded and prisoners
once more within our lines, all went merry AZ a
marriage bell. Quickly the dirty, weary band,
sped along the Charles CITY road Dawn revealed
them to our pickets, and they entered our camps
faint and fanished but the noblest band of heroes
that ever bestrodo q charger, or drew battle
blade for their birthright a. frsemen.
"whAt then, was the general result 7" asked
We, of wearied, dusty trooper watering his faded
and faithful animal by roadside SPRING. "Thc
result" answered he. proudly, but much exhaust.
ell, " the result" We have been In the saddle
from Thursday morning until Saturday noon,
never drawing rein or breaking fast; we have
whipped the enemy wherever he dared 10 appear
never opposing moro than equal forces; IRE hare
burned 200 iCdgons laden NTH rdiutNe stores, sunk
on drei three large Transports, captured 800 horses
ard nudes lots n sids-drIns, Dc, brought in 10
prisoners, Jour officers, and many negroes killed dnt
,roundsd scores AZ the ensmy-plessed Stuart, and
had one man kied-poor Captain Lstane This
is the result, ami S3Oo000o cannot corer the Fsder.
al loss in goods alone IA 10 myseli," said he,
J missed the trip for tlO0o-historv cannot show
such another plot as this Of stuarts" lie spoke
tho truth, honestly and roughly as true soldier
serving under an Incompatible leader. More words
are not now needed-,he whole country IL sstonsh-
ed and spplauds. Mcclellan IA dissraced. Stuart
and his troopers are now forever IN history
| An Emancipation Convention met ut Jcffcr-
son City, No, on Monday, 100 delegates, represent
ing % counties, being present.
TIE Senate has passed a bill appropria,in9
5000 10 Senator Simmons for the wrongful SEIZURE
Of the schuoner Charity which he freihted with an
assorted cargo worth $4,000 and sent to NUwbern,
the pioneer In re-opening trade with the South.
She was seized by United states naval officer, who
sent her 10 New York as prize, but she WAS
wrecked on the voyage. The insurance companies
paid $4,000.
Ar Nashville, whenever secesh lady spits
upon federal soldier, he has her taken to sur
geou, who forces her u swallow dose Of rhubarb.
No lady would act like q blackguard, Andy says,
unless her digestion WAS out Of order. Thus cures
the most violent cases In o single hour. Andy
johnson may be called the great medicine man
| oithe West
The Call for Troops.
TIE call on the Governor Of Pennsylvania fol
more troops will, VIC hope, be followed by similar
demands on all the loyal States. Each Of oui
armies now in the field need reinforccments, and
some of them are so weakened by sickness, los.
in battle and other causes, as to be almost