The New York herald., 1863-05-26
INTERESTING FROM GEN. DlrsDEplBYnBSr,
The Cavalry Expedition Under Col.
Fitzpatrick Into 19atthews
and Gloucester Counties, 49,
and Its Success.
Operations at West Point and
Fortress Monroe,

~, &C., a. i
Oar Fortress Monroe Correspondsnee.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 20, 1858
The Baltimore boat to-day brought down. eighty four
rebel prisoners, many OF them wounded. They ware
transferred 70 the coton ana conveyed 70 Fort
Norfolk. ...aasa
Tho United states revenue cutter Hercules arrived this
morning. Ges M e4 Gs ~ i Il
The steamer Hero leaves rhis afternoon for Aqua
creek with load OF contrabands. They are 70 be en-
ployed in the dnerent government departments At that
place.
FORTRESS MONROE, May a, 1868.
exchanges Of Prisoners (0csrs)TAe Officers Of Sreis1s
Command-W WHAT Is to De Done rttA TAe1n- Depondsng
Tone Of the Rb Prsss-Consressional Wiyepuls0-7he
Election IN the First Diria of Eastern VirainiaF0At
at Antioch Church and Baybour's CorsserzAe Recent
Reported Collision Of Troops, de-
Three vessels laden with released prisoners from City
Pontviz propeller John Rice Captain Garvin steamers
Maple Leaf and G. W. Thomas; the latter Colonel W.
H. Ludlow, United states Exchange commssioner-ar-
rived to-day from City Point. The number Of officers
brought amounts TO four and 70 morrow the
balance OF cers the hands OF the rebels excepting
those belonging 70 stseighrs command will be brought
down BY the sear OF Mans In charge Of Captain
John E. Mulford dag Of truce officer.
The officers OF Streight's command, captured at Rome
Ca are held requston Of Governor Brown, SUBJ
ect 70 m oct passed the rebel Congress relative 70 the
capture and punishment of such oacers who may COM
and negroes or incite negro snsurrccticn, &c. Not
wi,hstandng this plea the precious rebel Governor Of
Georgia 10 An exceedingly lame one, stl Jen. Davis is
disposed do anything TO spite our government The
result Of this detention OF the ninety four officers will be
rctaatory act part and thus elimination s fol-
The tnor Of ,he somaeu prcss is decidedly desponding
in regard TO vicksburg While they admit Q. heavy de-
pieces Of artillery hey iay all blame General Tenber
| ton, whom they accuse Of being nobody. fr
ins. to rasiy tie Elimination of Hon Joseph sesar
Congressional canddse for the First district OF Eastern
The meeting was addressed at length by his Fxcelency
Governor Perpont of Virginia and the Hon. Mr. Segar
Governor Pierpoos reviewed the state Of Affairs now eX
that portion Of Virginia IN the hands Of the rebel con:
federacy Mr. segar defined hts rosition IN clear ana
behalf of his constituents the Congressional floors
elected furhering tho interests Of the inhabitants Of
his district Tho meeting did not break up until late
hour and the speeches OF Governor Pierpont and Mr.
scgar listened TO with great attention and frequent
ly most rapturousy appauded Next thursday the ecc
ton on and no doubt exists ns 10 Mr. Segar being
/ the lucky candidate.
my consistng OF three regiments OF Infantry some cava
ry and three pieces OF artillery attacked Brgadcr Gene
THE side of zun and was promptly and handsomely
pulsed Our loss in this Altar consisted In having one
captain killed and three men seriously wounded We
AZ the same time tho rebels made q demonstration at
Barbour's Corner, about i've miles from Windsor and
The collision between the Eleventh Rhode Island and
Tenth New Jersey regiments WIS merely tri ing ahr'
counts Tho prevalent here and as am informed
published in some OF the rare-s that Suffolk Is to be
s the puSc h. Mayor
saeh intention, and instead of Withdrawing any q his
fososs from there he y strengthcninG his position.
Our YesktoSvn Cerrespondsnee.
4 YoRxrowx, Va. Nay ia Pm.
Colonel Kiirohscks 8spsdifios i~so Gtosces~ and Ma
Ae,os Coumties, va.-Greos SEccep-GnevaI Keyss' IN
sfrpcsio~s 10 Colc~el Kilpasick. DC, dc.
About sunset Tuesday evening, tho lsth inst, the
casual observer Yorktown must have noticed the suu
sua number Of persons what are, par excellence,
termed streets. The evening beautiful and tho air
fresh, compared with that Of few hours before. The
ladies the fort in the saddle luxurasiug In the
| old carriages Of departed aristocracy.
Idid not tarry long, for the steady column OF "arrs
light "brave Harris light" cavalry their way
through dust Iprocecded with them 70 tho whsr
where they Gloucester Point 70 Join the
Twelfth Illinois cavalry. Col fitzpatrick was In command
OF the forces. While these taking place
with the cavalry hundred Of the One Hundred
u and Seventy ninth Pennsyvania Volunteers were
barked on the wnnsinet ferry boat under command o
Major Smith, and hundred mon from the Fourth 70
gimcnt Of Delaware Volunteers, under command Of Major
In Motte were embarked on board the Commodor,
1 Morris.
These were the arrangements for raid through Glou
and Matthew'S countes which have from the
menccment Of the war besides furnishing large proper
ton Of men, grain and othcr materials for the rebels
been infested with set OF querilas termed by then
"Chesapcakc PARTS Rangers" But short time snc
accompany Of them cms down 10 Ware 70 attack
boats crew from guuboat visiting the place. Througl
small rivers the goods sent from Baltimore and aon
the coast Of resolved and thence sp
country The counties had been scarcely visited be
FORE and only loss they had sustained the
.sional strayipg away Of some Of their negroes.
The expec isn was gotten up under the orders and d
of course the hrpdso or CoLnei fitzpatrick. Col Suy
ds the assistant aduant general OF the Fourth army
corps, accom- panied Colonel Fitzpatrick.
The cavalry started from Gloucester Point about nine
pm. They were about twelve hundred strong, well
mounted and IN excellsut spirits.
They crossed the country tar ae Fast river meeting
the gunboat and Infantry early on Wednesday morning
search Of horses mules cattle and other forage There
wore many difficulties be capturing the
have Sent ser ses, stock into the woods. By night
some three hundred horses and mules had been
70 c. aouse suuS
following routd into North river Here again success
going through this section Of Virginia, for the
very nso :. .,,.,, ,..,.,,.. sn, ,,,,. !,
raised on account Of the absence Of male labor Every
thing appears 10 be rostng and yet the owners viii tell
YOU the most quiet and dgnhed way that they are
dscrmired on supporting the rebel government even
| though they ksc the very clothes they Wear."
One welLeducated S,uthcrn lady who had spcnt much
time IN New York city previous 10 the war, exutngy
remsed that OF her personal friends IN New
York ho.dne high positions Of trust found means Of
sending than leers and she had their assurance that
their casse good need carssy say that
did not discuss the question further. ~ ].
Colonel fitzpatrick made his headquarters al Mr. John
Taafsrre's On North river until he started on his
turn hast night iOr yorktown. Albc.fh M rasafsro
was grea loser the expedtIon st he In the
most roady manner all that he bad. ha ladies' OF the
family were ooure,ps, aud, 70 their credit rcfraned
from those osudsmnatory explosives too often induged
in by tho geulsr Of the South towards what they
pleased 20 term Yankees