The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-18
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Fine Weather and Improved
Condition Of the Roads.
Successful Cavalry Expedition
to Ashland.
The Army Of the Potomac Ready for
Another Engagement.
Guerilla Operations in the Rear Of
General McClellan's Army.
Interesting Incidents Of the Bat
tie Of Fair Oaks,
&o., &C., 10.

WHITE HOUSE,, Va, June 1o, 1862
several guerilla parties still lowering in the
& army. On Saturday and Sunday . small party
were prowing around the country the opposite side
ef the Pamunkey their object being TO await IN sppor
sunity to destroy the shipping at this point Another
party At Charles City Court House on Saturday
aad to-day reported 70 DO In the neighborhood Of
Williamsburg.
Ten Of the most prominent citizens remaining this
side OF the Chckahominy have been arrested. They
doUhtedy gave the information upon which the rebels
have operated on rear during tho past few days.
The rebels made an attempt 70 drive in piskeN in
front Of General Heintzsman for the purpose Of
Gaining our fcres and position. few wounded
beth sides; but are known to have been killed
An order WAS issued to-day by General Mcclellan ex-
tending the department Of General Dix 30 as 10 include
Yorktown, Gloucester, Williamsburg and West Point.
WASHINGTON, June II, te62
Tho War Department has dispatches from General
AcCleans headquarters dated four O'Clock this after
noon.
No especial movement had taken place. The weather
was very nno and the roads were improving rapidly.
Our cavalry yesterday paid another visit to Ashland
surprised party Of rebels At that point aad them
-, and captured some property.
Our Special Army CorrcspoMdence.
CAMP MEAN FAIR OAKS, Va. June Is, 1862.
M Rebels A1suss 1hemselves BY lneessual re-Yhe
Battle Held-A Steady Adpapce-A Neso Warliks Wea.
pom, &c.
The rebels, in immense force before w. commenced,
With the days rising sun, to shel camp Unti ton
o'clock A. NJ their batteries played upon with great
fury and rapidy The only substantial result Of tho
presentation Of about tive hundred and Sy shells which
fell all around without Al all disconcsstiDg
Ina A,yu
Minnesota regiment.
Our force burned with desire to rssiproca,e the com.
pmsnts with the enemy and engage them with our bat
ssriss; but psremptory orders forbade such punish
mont TO them .. present. The rebels mus. entertain
very poor opinion Of ths results Of their practice this
Dsrning from the contemptuous silence with which IL
was treated. They will find speedily however, that
making quito extensive preparations give them
. waking mp Of these bright and rosy summer
mornings.
Tpe field Of Saturday, May 81 and Sunday, june l. is
still the object OF the greatest interest with those
participated In the bloody fray and those distance
fortunate ugh to passes to enable them
spsct a. The in tho woods bear testimony by their
scarihcatons, to the terrible fatal hrs
poured into the rebels by brave troops More par
Sicuisry Is this the testimony Of the facing
Thirty fourth and Eighty second New York Yolun
Fifteenth Massachusetts and three companiss cf the
First Minnesota ths left OF regiment line on that
Sventfl decisive aud forgotten Saturdays
struggle. Not tho smallest rse have been left
unmarked by the touch Of the unerring bullet.
Tho charge OF German brigade, mentoned in the FIRST
lotser Of your correspondent describing the part
division took in the contest but family gives dea OF
ts magnificent effect upon tue fortunes OF tho day Is
certain that the official records OF this win
bayonet charge o. this brigade The brigade upon which
their terrible onslaught was made commanded by
General petigrsw aad was considered equal to any in
tne rebel service They stood about hundred feet
from the edge Of the wood apparently mnovabls and
mpenetrable, allowing to within . fow yards
BEFORE the stern ana determned line Of reaIa
ssx baycnets Our brigade actually pursued them
IN aligned rank dssauce into the woods
Il IL too true that many OF the charges OF
che campaign exist only in the newspapers. The over.
whsimng and decisive charge of this brigade will be
Srs official reports Goody quantities he trophies OF
war, taken from and left by the rebels, the pos-
ssssion Of our men The snsmy's sharpshootsrs wero
armed With Colts rife. Rided musksts, OF the Tower
london v. r., 1851, !" STAMP also possession
having bcsn taken from the enemy.
We making our advance steadily, but surely
We do not make rash attempts TO take ground
ve cannot hold. Everythin we take we keep Il
will not be long before the people OF the Union
1tct . deciesd backdown on the part Of the Rca.
nond rebels Our confident, IN tho event or
rebels accepting battle OF victory by the light OF which
al modern will pale in obscurty tho
psrsist In their mad effort 10 make Thermopy;e they
surely destinaa to defeat They viii fight hero how.
OF their prsenc ovindica.s their honor
- chivarons southern gentlemen, and II for nothing
higher, ~ forlorn hopo despairing effort. What
source Of congratnlation would IL be to
sSymsn and the world generally these round
Rchmond reasing thor present hopeless condition,
refuse hght. II some pure ray OF light could shine
upca them and discover themselves to tnsnsoves an
oshsrs in this and othcr countries look upon them oh
now many of the houschod treasured OF he lair and
sunny south would be ed luinnc and adorn hsr
aonsstic asrs But, blind IN thalr headsng folly we
only discern before Us an inevitable connict-ruincd
hearts and hsfoes--" Rachel Weeping Tor her children
end refusing 10 comfortou, for they not."
Nwsnid not escoEne me under my parole to opeak Of
what know concerning tho orssrdness q the prepara
Ssons for the speedy reduction OF Rchm nd. A vast
deal OF labor YET required TO insure complete
private Of TIC First MINI nsoa regiment. Colonel Suy
upon entering for tha nrst time the massive works ba
fore Yorktown allowed his spade 10 crcp from aLs shon
der, renlarkEg, as he surveyed the reduced works
swell wondor what place Mcclellan will sho, ,el into
nexti' The shovel Ia destined 10 perform important
part in the reduction OF Richmond as IL did AT York
sown Borne Ia the hands OF our ndomhabc soldiers,
becomes weapon Of actual warfare. terrible to, and
much dreaded by sscssh the pondesous artillery
cracking rife
favorable as would Do desirable, although IL is
not 80 bad Ia generally supposed. Most OF tho
II rick f,cm slight causes and readily yiod to hos
tal remedies Ia few days. The srevaing complaints
are darrhosa and intermittsnts. Th9 little sickness
prevalent IN camp whets the Rppetes Of the men TO
fh.r SS fountain mo, Of h.ah is Rcs%oaa. i''''H A -
Our advanced pickeLs In sight aud, indeed,
within haihs distance, Of those Of the rebels Ones to
refused .a,tsrly py our men, in obedience 80 orders
The rebels have not entirely suspeaded picket murder
following VIII AtefJ,twU OF lie Eighty second
New York Volunteers (second state Nhliia)
rckst Yesterday, behiud two old chhnneYs atsly
In front Of sscesh secesh, discerning them opened Gs
n aon them from field battery, tearing tho chnneyg
Aown over their heals. These escaped from toe
ruins uninug cd ard continued TO hold tier post until
tosvsd With such mon guarding the cutpesis there IL
no four OF surprise ON from toe rebels Fhc
Of ihoeO brave men srs Jeremiah Hayes and private
Cssft Company G.
About four O'Clock this afternoon General Mcclellan
rode 10 tAe front VITA his STAT accompanied by
General sumner and his stan Eyorywhera they were
received with bursts OF applause from tho troops who
scened highly delighted at noticing the interest General
HcClean seemed 70 take In the movements 10 tns dTec
tim
Jsrdan,s and Andrews sharpsh1oterH baVe completely
scncsd ths robs batteries which played upon va with
Hlnh fury thia mnIninx. slca Ten OcIoLE tneY nAVo