The New York herald., 1863-05-04


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0aVa'y advanced 20 'he r'sh' towards spo'slyvan"
'"a'' "ouse ana meeting large orcc of the enemy
s"sa"y, a''e' snr' ou' desperate light we're driven
o''~' anu arc now w''n'h 'ne nne o. infantry.
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n.a'euaa' .o"ns' hovor' Commanding the Sixth gos
h,s ,a,,a,,s ~, - "'en attempted to oting on
srsnv r,s s.o,a 49,. ~vssn'oa from ing 50 by the
T,,d,y ,to rsne. ,.,,, 80. ~, Z. were recovered.
NJ, over ,bs, s,r,o, :. ,,.s' ~ The body and
"a he ur,ugh, here' - 70 their achievements
ma, win aSenss '' ..aor; but thousand brave
harvest Of - ms oea'"' ana reap 'u'
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the Rapidan at Gsrnsna ferd fell into our hands STU
art contemplated raid upon right md also desired TO
DC able TO attack our baggage trains IN case We should
advance up the RappahAnnock; but our army was VOC
quk for him. and has rendered the compilation Of the
structure by tho enemy rather imprebable Had shs
bridge been ready for use the rebels could have annoyed
W excessively, win but htte rsk 70 themselves, ana
doubtless auld have resisted our advance mush more
vieorousy a. II enable them TO throw large force
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time with ,mpupitv IA 4 H. the scpt and rocky bot
tom render the uassars Of large body OF yoops rather
hazardous n hard pressed disaster would surely befa
ten and no general would dare expose his command 70
~ attack in such trap q that ON tho narrow strip be-
tween these two r,vsrs, s.MC
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o.r' ny sA. M.
tbs corps arc now s''.ns = ''.s " A>~s 10 the ex-
pected scene OF oa.te. .snnonAuns now going on In
mont; ous snens, no"esos. Tho ball has not been
openeo ye'' "n ops" "a.
have arrived and are NJ the Chance,lorsvie mansion
Tha nousA IA now the susue OF busiest excitement not
unlike that Of tho Ph,ps Hoose previous To the Frsde
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/ CHANcuIoRsvuls Va, Nay /, 1868.
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The credit that asve 70 the sixth New York cavalry
in INV letter OF last evening was we'll deserved Pushing
ON with vror really remarkable mot waiting for ra.
tous or they carried out their verbal In
strucous to the letter. which were to march till they
| mat m. anemv where he would stand AT about ten
minutes TO seven clock last evening when four miles
on the PLANK road running from ChanceIorsve to spott
svlvana Court House about two hundred men Of this
esB.nt corn. under the persoua Of Lieutenant
Colonel Mcyicar were attacked in the rear by q
force Of virginia cavalry Of stuarts force. The
enemv. advance guard nred csrbuss and the balance
revo,vers The sixth New York faced TO the rear aud
,A IN linz ar batte near Inc junction Of the roads on
'oe = ~ T.s~ .s,.o.s - .s,h;n af.v yard, of tho
| open greuno. fney aovsnSeo " ~''n'u My '"' " ~
enemy, when Captain wm. Z. Beardsee Acting Major,
| challenged them and was answered "Friends " There
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was movement :" 'no e"e'' ".S- - -,
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| ~ TEE CHARGE.
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Ls0u'sns"' So'onss NV "A' 'A'.S'
charge columns OF f0ures ana 0rove tnem mo ano
losing two captains and sx men, and capturing
iwsve Of the enemy Inc enemy 'nen ,oox vo0as
ana tne New 1ork Doys ioo"ea on oon ssses cnsfsns
| tho enemy with eject and great loss.
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C..,.,vr "a, ucvcsr,. bodv was csrr,sd bv one Of
Mia ,ur,h.r ~ ,hs front with soms OF the
wounded, and left in schoohouse on the Pine Branch
foAa ." 'ns pun. ''s ''ess san. 49,
guard o. twenty-five men, ~hch was unoe ING 0ouu.uu
of Sergeant Major Bannister. recovered bis prisoners.
and compeled ux 70 retreat through wooded farming
district, charging on US through two farms, fences
brush. Whom within two miles okChancehorsviie the
sixth cavalry met Lieutenant Phillips, OF Company +,
- ,.,r .,ro-, ,hs Eighth psnn,vIv.n,. ,pT.n,rv