The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-14


The FTt Sight Of he Ia etdion-fh< Siari-.Trsgai Il
West Potns-tp the Pamu,kc, Sighk w a. Faysdc-
Why We Did Not Reach Ijaite House Nv Ta'rr-Oya'l.
lions OF the Fbrces, d &c
During the night before la- yesterday The forces
belonging TO army and navy paid their nrst yisi.
since last June TO the upper Of The famunkey
the White House. From information received through
trusty scouts, Captain FoxhB A. Parker, Of the nitcd
States steamship Mnhaska, commaHdn The naval vessels
at this station, learned Of continuous daily travel ard
transportation OF supplies the country from the
Rappahannock, by way Of Salada, painsvlle and the
White House to Richmond. Accordingly Captain Parker
and MAJOR General Keyes planned expedi,ou the
combined lad and naval forces, cut oil como of the
wagons break up the route aDa at the time
find out the aspect OF anrs AZ the late base n sEpp y
the Army If tho Potomac. A marked success hps at
tended the movement and the rehcs hvo oaruad doubt
less that there other vigant commanders end daah
ing officers besides their much Wanted Stuart anf
Lee
On the evening OF the 7th tho lana iorcoof cavalry
and nfantry-assembled within the walls AZ Yorktown
TO the surprise OF all except the Commanding General
himself who has been sufficiently long and sufficiently
good soldier 70 learn that perfect secrosy-so csse
tal In movements OF that natgreg only occurred
by rclgiously keeping his own counsel Even their gil
liant commander, Major WIN. d. Hall, ~ tho Sixth Now
York cavalry entirely ignorant ~ HIS destination
until Ave minutes before leaving: informed %
70 accompany the force
without DELAY the troops all cabarkod in the
Transports and the fleet IN motion tho gunboats
Leading and the transports coming ~ rapdJ after hom
accompanied Captain Parker in tho Mahuska, and had
the honor Of sh ring the cabin and table Of that gentle
manly and accomplished officer
Reaching West Point, the ,roops rapidly disenbarkod
the infantry under Captain Mannstlck Of the One Hun
dred and Fifteenth New York Volunteer, covering the
roads IN all directions and preventing esess from that
place The cavalry pushed RAPIDLY forward o s dest
nation, and accomplished the work assigned
]
Major Halls report complete except IN regard to tho sIo
OF the under him. which fact II is deemed best 10
keep, as much as possible from the knowledge Of the
enemy and therefore, from At many Of our friends
may be.
West Point Captain Parker with three vessels, steamed
up the lamunkey a. soon as there AS light enough 20
render safe tho navigation OF Us tortnons channel Al
the way up the CIV dences OF last spring.
occupaton in the shape u array bales o: hay oaei b
the tide high the bank and tho wrecks 0f tho hagea
abandoned aud destroyed during the l1st days June
1852 One solitary pontoon boat high and dry the
b.xes Al smucsers n the len bsnl. aud Cumberland
tho right. had expected " have troabe. bat
contrabands stories OF batteries 81 thosc proved
false and there were no sharpsooers % make tho cs
uncomfortable In fact, there was NOT single rosci
visible either side " the river ard sail NJ tho
stream totally unmolestei.
But We we're not able 70 reach tho White ifouss b.
water; for the uncammonly low state u the Cover
taa has been known for III leon years. PIT eTc.nal
stop further progress Mt tLe bar the
end OF Indiantown, whore onr hghtest dralght boat
grounded, but was, without difficulty located on Just
on reaching this point which, although llve miles
by water, Is only one and hall by Land bo-
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