Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-15

tured tor the enemy With this purpose 400 infantry
| on the morning of June 4th, embarked at yorktown on
board the United States steamer Commodore Morris,
Lieut. ellis ited States steamer Commodore Jones'
| Lieut. Commanding Miche !, the army gnnboat Smith,
and the transport Wmiessemnet. The expedition pro-
coeded to Walkerton, about twenty miles above West
Point on the Mattapony River where 1t arrived at 2 A.
| NJ. of the 9Th. Here ;he troops were landed and
marched to Aylets wher the objects of the expedition
we're successfully accomplished and the foundry, with
all its machinery, together with M LIS, grain, &C., de-
stroyed The land forces also destroyed grain at other
places and captured horses mules and cattle, end at
| $3.50 p NJ reembarked. The yiglant dispositions of
Lieutenant Commander ellis kept the river below clear,
and the rebels attempting demonstrations ut several
points were dispersed by the gunboats The navy had
no casualties. Admiral Lee thi ks that the entire sue
cess of the expedition owing evacuation Of
West Point only five days before, thus preciudug the
probability Of any movement in that direction, and
throwing the enemy off his guard.
FROM SUFFOLK.
The correspondent Of the New York Times writes from
Suffolk Va, June 9th, as follows
Although there is no longer the excitement occasion.
ed by large rebel army in front, the command at
| this place is far from being idle. Suffolk has teen
greatly strengthened during the last month It is
doubtedly one of the most extensively fortified posi-
tions in our possession For some time past General
Getts division has been hdustrOu y engaged with the
spade and most beautiful specimens Of engineer
ing skill have appeared in various directions. The
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force The Only passage through the Dismal Swamp is
strongly guarded.
From recent actual observation can give you few
particulars in relation the northeastern counties of
North caroina All of that State east Of the Chowan
river invested by guerrillsa cowardly rabble who
| by this manner Of serving the South escape being
drafted and occasionally rife or horse from
some stray cavalrymAD, whom, Ehey murder. They
never attack equal force. Their principal occupa-
ton lust at present Is catching focalled Yankee"
| Ounrf haD Vl,aa
sequence ia that the exodus of contrabaIds is again
commenced and hundreds weekly passing along the
Dismal Swamp anal ep route for Norfolk. Our cavalry
has twice driven the guerrilla from Elizabeth City
Mri1r sraton Of the Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry,
recently DESTROYED more than hundred boats of all
descriptions on the Pasquotank river. A small Go-ce
Of New York Mounted rifles fred upon, day before
ye erday by rebel party concealed in the woods near
| Camden curt house. We had three men, wounded
none dangerously. Their names are McChesney, Mccoy
and Nederer, of Company q.
The guerrillas do picket dut in CARTS their guns lying
by their sides. They ride slowly toward picketF,
who of course imagine that some farmer wishes pro-
cure pass through lines perhaps desires to 60
TO mill After approaching near enough to have good
view the rebel suddenly wheels around his cart and
starts OF on the run. Some have thus been caught
EXECUTION OF TWO CONFEDERATE OFFICERS
An official despatch received at Washington on the
9th, from Gen. Rosecraus, says:
"Last evening despatch from Col j. B. Baird, CON-
handing the post at Franklin Tenn, was received as
follows:
our uniforms with horse equipments TO correspond,
saving that they were Colonel Anton Inspector General
and Major Dunlap Assistant, having order from Adj
utant General Townsend and your order TO inspect out
not: but their conduct singular tina arrested
them and they insisted that /. very important to go
to Nashville tonight.
| "Colonel Baird asked If there any such persons
in the army, aud if so, their descriptions replied
once that they probably spies, aud directed him TO
order Court and they proved to be spies to execute
them immediately which done and they we're tried
condemned TO be hung, and the sentence was carried
into execution before 10 o'clock this morning
GOA being discovered they confessed they Off.
GERS in the rebel army, one Colonel named lawrence
w. Orion, formerly W. Orion Williams. 0ne claims to
be first cousin to Robert Lee, and is said to have been
Chief of Artillery on Gen. Braggs staff and formerly to
have been on Gen SCOTS staff Of the I'd Regular Cav
airy"
ynHS E9ss ASP THE oHEroErE iEOIFsA
I A Was ington despatch of the 9th says:
John Ross. Chief of the Cherokee Nation, accompa.
MED by his wife and daughter and Commissioner Dole
had an interview with the President this morning.
which Ross explained satisfactorily he reasons which in
duced tie Cherokee Nation to join the rebels last
Ross stated that the Indians, that tie rebel forces
were zone from among them, had all returned their
al.rance that the Grand Council had determined TO
send al rebel Indians out of their nation join with
the United States in present struggle abolish slavery
throughout all the Cherokee Nation and sign treaty Of
ami,y aud friendship with the Unit States.
TIE President said there would need Of a new
treaty as the I'D one bad not been abr0gated. The
nuity which would have been paid to the CherOkees
had they remained loyal, about SS00J0 will not be
ad over but their regular annuity will recommence at
once.
TIE RUMoas ABOUT NAVAL CHANGES.
The important changes in chief naval commands
which the New York papers speak so definitely about
Iii ii nHtN aa1kt 80 HoH'
came home-that is all that know for certain. AID.
mira Foote is TO relieve him. As Dupont aud Earragut
are the only two Of the six Rear Admiral5 who had
commands, the removal OF Commodore Wilkes, and
perhaps of Commodore Bailey was looked for. Dahl.
! eren Foote, Goldsborough and Davis all Rear Admi
| rails and JAS L. Lardner Acting Rear Admiral, have
had no commands while their interiors in rank have
If the iron cads worth anything, it is only man
who has faith in them that prove it. and this Admit
! raj Dupont lacks. Hence his removal, hle Captain
Drayton Captain Rhnd and Captain Rogers all voted
for a second attack aptain Worden, Captain Downes
Captain Turner and Captain Ammen, were aga INST it
Admiral Dahlgren is known TO have solicited COM
mand but there is no certainty Of his appointment TO
any, There has been great pressure on Secretary
Wees and the President TO remove Wilkes and al
though he is not destined TO command long, no one
Knows who his successor Is to be.
THE NEWS FROM EUROPE.
In an editorial comment upon the news from Europe
the New York Tribune says:
We learn by the last arrival from Europe that the
rebel Government is making aud desperate efforts
to obtain from the European Go ernmens recognition
of the Southern Confederacy. Mr.. Mason has arrived
in Paris to cooperate with kr. Sidcl for it is expect
ed, as we suppose with good reason that as soon as
Louis Napoleon takes the lead the other vernments
will not hesitate to follow The prevailing impression
N in Paris and in the diplomatic wo Il generally, Is that
France will soon declare herself in favor OF recognition
The organ of the English Tories maintains that TIE only
81 Government from which serious opposition is expected
that Of England 1t is certain that portion of the
English Ministry present opposed to recog-
milton than before, and the London Times persists
in recommending strict neutrality. Mr.. Roebuck, who
il now the most rabd of ali the champions of the rebel
cause-ahongh he stu finds it necessary to claim that
he hates savery-has given notice in the House of COM
mons that he will move that England open negotiations
with the other Powers for the recognition OF the Con-