The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-08

The Army of the Potomac has been making a
Phelps which left Belle Plain in steamers on Tues
day for Northumberland county, made most sue
cessfsl thing of it, and returned to headquarters
yesterday. The troops visited Heathsville, which
they found deserted by the rebels. Then,
throwing out large foraging parties from that
base into Lancaster county and in other
directions, they succeeded in capturing one thou
sand bushels of corn, fifty horses and mules a
amount Of medical stores. Two post Offices and
several stores were visited, and two important
rebel mails captured. The cavalry also seized
large number Of horses and mules, and are
now on their way overland to Fredericksburg.
Some prisoners were also taken, among them
Colonel Claybrook prominent rebel officer, and
two clerks of the departments at Richmond with
q quantity of correspondence for citizens of Bal.
timore, and official papers addressed to parties in
London, to the care of Barring Brothers. The
country was quite deserted and almost barren of
everything
We present our readers this day with map il
Illustrating the important operations now taking
place in the Southwest, accompanying it with
full description of the movements as set forth in
the rebel newspapers and Western journals. As
the region is but little known the map will be
very useful and as the movement is important and
Il.
De exceedingly interesting to our readers. Such
. gigantic operation has never before been at
tempted by any army of the Old or New World
and if successful, the Great Union river will
carry down to posterity the history Of one of the
greatest military operations of the greatest rebel.
lion that has ever shaken the earth.
ing account of the capture Of the Indianola from
our special correspondent, accompanied by map
of the locality in which we recently lost the two
boats, Queen of the West and Indanola. The
story of the fight is most graphically and forcibly
given.
Another map illustrates the scene of the destruc.
Zion of the Nashville on the Ogeechee, with which
our readers already acquainted.
The rebel accounts OF the attack OF our irsn.
clads on Fort McAlister up to the 4th inst. repre-.
sent the Smelling Is having been briskly kept up
till daylight that morning, leaving the fort still
unhnrt
The rebel privateers continue their raids upon
the sea. The pirate steamer Retribution attacked
aud sunk a whaler in the Caribbean Sea which
Showed fight, and killed one man on board the
pirate. The entire crew Of the unfortunate
whslsr were sunk with her by the heavy
Gro Of the Re,ribution. She had previously
captured . bark. three briggs and a schooner.
The captain OF the brig Condor, just arrived
from Porto Rico on the goth ult., reports tina,
when about forty miles from that place he saw
thres masted bark rugged steamer-whch he be
lievsd 70 be the Alabama her foresail, main
eail and lib set, making all sail in the direction o
tia, port. She was closely followed by another
steamer OF about the same size. which vessel ap
peared TO be chasing her. They both had a full
head q steam on; but from the businessmen Of
eight m'les-the brig was from the two steamers
the Captain could not state which gained the bet
Ter OF the race.
The Captain Of the schooner Hanover-captured
by the Rctribution of the coss, Of Hayti on tho
eo.h OF Janusry--hss also arrived here and gives
4 most interesting account OF the mode Of his
capture and description Of the pirate.
The Richmond Dispatch says that General Rose
agaus is about 10 assal the rebel forces OF Tulla