The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-30
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The War Yir2Inia.


WASHINGTON, April %, 1868.
Stories about rebel cavalry being IN the
Valley of the Shenandoah, Va. or on roads to-
wards Maryland, are believed to be wholly IN
founded.
Gen. Stahl's cavalry have thoroughly scout
cd the country south of the Rappahannock,
and West to the Blue Ridge, but found only
a few struggling guerillas.
Several new e~ncampments have been MOTTO
ed within a day ortwo at fredericksburg, and
the opinion is now prevalent i'll our army that
the rebels are being rapidly reinforced.
Correspondent OF the N. Y. Tribune.
YORKTOWN, Va, April 16. Our loss sus-
tanned during the battle of the 18th inst, at
Williamsburg, was one man wounded and
five prisoners; that Of the enemy was 80 kill
ee and wounded, and 80 prisoners.
Gen. Wise, with 5000 men, still occupies
Williamsburg, which he took during the bat
tie. We only had a few pickets stationed
there. In a late speech, which Wise made tC
his troops, he stated that he was waiting for
re-inforcements, and that when they arrived
he should renew the attack on Fort MagrudeI
which he was going to take at any cost, and
he knew that he could do it. Wise men
shouldnot be guilty Of such vain boasting, We
hope he will try it. Yesterday, Gen. e. D.
KEYS sent a flag of truce bearing an order fol
the citizens of Williamsburg to leave the place
immediately, as he was about to shell the
town. Fort Magruder has been reinforced BY
some heavy guns, and a gunboat has gone W
the York River and one up the James River,
on either side Of the town. Ii will be but q
short time after the fire has been opened from
each of the directions before williamsburg
will be one among the places that were. II
will be q just retribution IN the inhabitants
for they are all bitter enemies to their count
~, and have been known to fire from the win
dows of their houses upon our soldiers repeat
eddy.
THE FIGHT ON Fl ~NANsEMOND RIVER.
The action on the Nansemon occurred on the
18th inst, with good results. The little
wooden steamers, Mount Washington anc
Commodore Barney, fought from half-pas1
eleven in the morning until five in the even,
ing, against a strong force of rebel artillery
and sharpshooters on the shore.
The Mount Washington was disabled anC
grounded, but not surrendered nor destroyed
at high water she was towed away for repairs
The Commodore Barney had eight raking
shots and numerous balls from s~harpshooters
The result of the fight was, that the rebel bat
teries were silenced, and two days afterwards
they were believed to be retreating. At the
end Of the action, Lieutenant Cushing of the
Barney reported that his boat and crew were
in good fighting trim, and they were determ
ined to beat the enemy or sink at their post
The loss, on the two boats, was five killed anC
eighteen wounded which is probably NOR
than one-tenth of the whole numb4 Of me
on board the vessels, and three or four times
as many as We're lost on our iron-clad fleet a
the time of their retreat from Fort Sumpter.
We don't want to spend our existence fer
retting out such subjects as the origin ofevi!
1t is bad enough to have to encounter eyi
and recognize it when We meet it. VIII
cares to be always going backwards like
J crab, to find out where things ''came from !!
Every young man must be exposed t
temptation he cannot learn the ways of mel
without being witness to their vices. If yol
attempt to preserve him from danger by keep
ling him out oft, you render him quite unf
for any style of life in which he may be plac
ed. r.