The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-09
Another Raid Into King William
County, Virginia.
@ n E AT sUCCmss.
Lieutenant ColsHe' c. C. Tevis In Com
mand Of the Expedition.
Destruction Of a Rebel Foundry, Machine
Shops Storehouses, Cotton and Plouring
Mills aud Lumber Yard,
&s., Ae.. -.


YoRspws, Va. June o, 1905.
We have Just returned from q those interesting
lhtlo expeditions through Ming william county Va that
arc now termed raids. Tho whole amir . perfect
success II was carried out In q sldiery way and QUO
Of tho ost Satisfactory features Of the affair waa The
absence Of pIundering and offering which many
former occasions have been permitted to fearful extent
While our forces were at West roln, Major General
Keyes proposed tho sxpeditior and. the BENG
clear for operations expedition gotten up and pvt
IN execution during tho pass few days
Tho following orders issaed guide those con-
eERAi kEyH' rrsKuf1oRr owpERs
HEADQUARTERS, forRru Anny Coase,
FoKr Yonxrows, Va, June 4, 1863
combiutd expedition of Land and naval forces wnl
leave this place 81 slx O'Clock Oh r. M for the per
pose Of des,royug foundry At point on tho Maiapony
Will conss Of four hundred inantry-one hundred
from the Fourth Delaware. One Hundred and sisty-
ninth New York, and ono Hundred nd Sixty ninth asA
Ono Hundred ana Seventy ninth Pennsylvania drafte1
mtaasssted by three gunbosts and transport under
LIsutsnsnt Commanding Gls The main purpose Of The
expedition 70 destroy Tho foundry who're Il said that
shot aud shell and other n rebellion
featured In addition 70 that, all collections oS supplies
for rebel army win be captured or dss4roys Iorsss
and mules NJ for the saddle AMI for draugh also Sheep
cattle and swine 1T for slaughter viii bs captured ~ far
Is strictly forbidden however. to take anything on
70 destroy thing u,eful " troops IN he asId
As the expedition 10 intended penetrate far within
tho enemys lines the Infantry expected to sol QUE
with determination 20 schicys Al any cost
Volunteers VIII BIO called for at thirty minutes
notice md tho Commanding onesr viii be designated At
Tho viii curry nothing bot their ovcrcoa,s can
tsons and cartridge boxes, with at ess ay rounds rsr
MAJOR General Commando Fourth Army oorp~
sluARy ErIInuos4r oosxAsp,n
Lieutenant Colonel G Carroll evs IN the commander u
Il. kEyEs, MAJOR General.
Tho appointment Of Coonsl Tcvs made tho lssl
moment and met with tho hearty approval q Tho mep,
vho have great confidence IN him. lie 10 an oEpcroncsd
soldier having graduated at Wet Point, tbe
United States cavalry and recently star oesr u
the Turkish army where he Distinguished hnsa during
tie cr'ncan campaign. proves again and again that
good eldcr Will always and enih flsst.c followers
rAm-AnaIyAL
Tho TROOPS were all embs ked according 10 orders On
the Gemsbok aud transport and started ~ the york
river O'Clock the evening OF Thursday tie 9TH
OF June Tue gunboat Commodore Joncs, Lieutenant Coa
mander J. q. Mitchell, led the way. follow cd by ,ts
Commodore Morris and the smith Briggs, Captain Ioe.
Tho latter All army boat mounting four sunsthe bpat
that proved scvecabic running tho blockade the
Sansemond river The nota rrscboi waEt Paint about
tho venlng. aud then proceeded 10 Walkers
town via tho yanpony river reaching the latter place
about three O'Clock In the morning.
rROosr
About half past four The troops pot In moJn or
isndns ana fort, so mss from lie no.,h a ans river
The ,hosi water prevented the boais from further
the river Lbs Youth delaware sed Ono iiandr.d and
SIXTY ninth New York led the way. "a thu white
House but ten miller distant, and knowing there
large force Of rebel. .h'ss u: shres eoa,, n,.nss
lcft In charge NJ d.taehmens ~ tho Hundred
and ssty-nnih Ssw York. In order 70 prevent Tho main
skissrmiso.
Small skrnish,ag psrse. of rebo' sAatry and cavalry
attacked our msn N front ana n the rear, bas
pulsed, with loes wsun.ed aud pri-1psrs a
large Bunorr sought shelter 10 Tie s~am~ and dense
woods, WHITTIER II ~ sl'ecsl ot,cct par
them, yaaabie and thu eIpcdns fssted
mainly IN accomplishing tho desrUotn 81 -eftao pro.
l.~fttg ~.
against US
psurrcpoS 90 ms ,orspsv rr
A. Ayletts thc foundry, m.ebins stap4. oo,tso
mills, Lumber yard, and four government WAREHOUSES;
containing large Quantities e and rrsa,
tho rebel army. with Thousand srAH ihs
Colonel made hv csApo. although NJ the vlciory. ibs
surgeon II The tyurih delaware unisrtAnd. cp,aSed
bis horss, wEieh nicriy rsddcd and b. sdos. a
great number II barns cosialhng store, fsr tho
destroyed Tbo suOani a l-r " the eb-say this
way ss'ina;od ~ dollars cant ~ fall slast ~ oss bns
dred . hundred ana twenty tbo1szisd dnl.-ts. a
large number o. L9rs.i carts sna atSa, banarsa
aud mr. horsrs aud mules colo sed fur tno hiehmoDd
narkei, were bro1sit DOM ~ ths bats bot I'm tsa
srAes prevented " from takes them an. oay lstss
Of The borsss we're bfeusht sway The eohtfabaHds 90
and children. proved inrbsnss fbey
n~sd tho solsmh ant 40 had To IA 'rsnsr-rAisbf
them 10 tho escgsn u hnTs,s AMI cattle. ai really
ossssm PAWS sru pvssos
~ eight ibonsasi men was at sswion tsn n.ils- f'on
Ayl.is lie bod alsr s,frT oyts~t witha tire, sses
n that place bit the pane tho eosntry
through sbleh ~e p1ssei that - sit.sh
our forces iyss not CIVILIZED thst tso boadret
would have vsntsfca - tar INTO Lie sssmy sp~n ~ith
og, any snpyu.
Our own bss dsfiSs tbs ssifmhsbns lss AID
three ~ovnisj ouc q the susf BY the sec,sss,a d.
charge u hls o~n piece ffsetarns BIZ ~ sru. ~Iss
unsy BE- poos.uy 20 anvu,aio sils usnoe u " a. ma
ERGO of thu Tosrih pssa~as. could ,h-
nsms % ,ts unfof,gnais snsi The othsr -osrasi
VIII r., souv very eel they h1vws sscap-a sssy
rDos sjary our Issn derived s,s1s .ailsse,aa ,bsa
they the EJECT ibet Gro fFpiselng SHADE "
The number Il s,ossh Saddles ut ~uo smT,sc
The negroes ssrvsi AZ fal.bfg soass and furs hsa %
~b all the particulars igif.d n The Hais fofa-
uyn. omitted 10 meoiFn tna, fspA &. " norafs,
ofgensfa k"yen STAT Accompanied %, ana ~te asn1rr
iesrp.d thai sttrmpi bei made a. boz. lis ihs
river at very Baff0- psSi ~ fsi1s tires stosi ten
nlIes below sbers lySs ibs smith rfg "a
mssssly agsn b., ihs rs,.fi s~ass o. laTsess
nu,ns "a, ,aiayn 10 sbslef 10 -soi. ,tarS.axhIy
certn Iftns q ths baasa ll1ei 9TH aha raLnSf
efr bsi tlxh spiefl, -hsiHns .nst fsii hvnn sssiy
ssaiss, tsa.iios q oy' bats. rse ssai,alns esss~i
more ihsn ofdlnafy amssvfusli Ofs oos bstSu steii
ihasi sgfrAf~i % - utr.fJ bit lbssVs scar sss n
. nAfsss waii 10 tbs nal'nsi
wnaT rie ptsng sfrssr r-rrrts frfsa.
rissrer % hands. frn ely u Tho fbn,y sss@ti
yrginA niAniry bossted that rt-st -onh Ce % ssrJ
iaha Psansylysnla sstos "a sny Ma, Ata shsl
hs you'd ~ s-sfyihins was's D sts rsins r'rsasst
nstt and fsstroy,D feet. ~tra sT-ass rsft o. Hs
vsry aaaS4a 70 se-,roy To- sossisss wsryi,Ds tsr.
ssrss :. iss nor'h ssd "hish ~ r'a"si - cal 's'N
rsbsl un.i -ss oa,,s,.s De-, us u uss i.,,~, -
far % ooah sss, woah be o. ssY rsts,us' " yes,
Ths .siB. ,.I.s u distress sas' Gss, -t"sv~
". nsa ,s,, s-.ssirs a,itgy rs,is- ksrs q he
ga gr,ytblpF So IN ssesi.srt oa~sittan, sra VA
Msgv osu.rn Oai -, b., b. ss gisassd vsh ,kss
N ks oOfnnssn1
Rebel Asss.as. % IN. A~.u.
rhs RehHoad E<amfao q !lss . eostsiss TIE y.
s-ns
TIA. reported hat sss Ymss. rapsa sHa TO usf~-
pors md With vool. gasse - 'Ls ss'iap>sy rr~