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oughly demoralised as to refuse TO work
unless pain in "grecnbacks."


oughly demoralised as TO refuse TO work
unless pain in "grecnbacks.
raE NEGROES e
The negroes everywhere have 40 idea
how il got into their heads they cannot
exactly tel, but it II thsre---that the
Yankee troops were their friends, not
withdrawing the contrsry assertion Of
stheir masters. who from infancy they
have been, t.nght 10 obey. They every
where crowded upon our columns and
begged to be permitted to 60 along, and
not unfrequently brought one or more
horses with them as q sort Of bribe.
They pointed out where valuable horses
were concealed, gave information as to
the movement OF Confederate troops AID
at several places sat up ali njghl To bake
corn for the Yankees, and for which they
asked no remuneration. Some Of them
were 20 ove,joyed at the sight Of our SOL
ders that they gave vent to their feelings
in prayer, thanking Jesus feryeniiy for
sending US.
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1868.
The following was received at head
quarters to-day:
YoRxrowN, Va, May s, 1868.
Major General II. w. Halleck, Com
maudcrin-c chief, U. s. Army:
GtNERAL--I have the honor TO report
that by direction of Major General Stone
man, left Louisa Court HOase on the
morning Of the Sd Inst. with one regi-
ment (ths Harris Light Cavalry Of my
brigade, reached Hungary, on the Fred
ericksburg railroad. at daylight on the
morning Of the An, destroyed the depot,
telegraph wires and railroad for several
miles; passed over to the Brook Turn
pike; drove in tho rebel pickcts down
the pike, across the brook charged 4
battery and forced il to retire to within
two miles OF the city of Richmond; cap
tured Lieut.. Brown, A. d. c. to General
Winder, and eleven men within the for
iitica,ions; passed down to the lef. to the
Meadow Bridge on the Chickahominy,
which burned; ran train ofcars into
tile river; retired to ianovertown on the
Peninsula crossed and destroyed the
ferry Just in time to check the advance
Of pur.uing cavalry force; burned u
train Of thirty wagons loaded with bacon
cap'ared thirteen prisoners, and encamped
Tor the night FIVE miles from the river.
resumed my march at q. m. of the 9Th.
surprised force of 500 cavalry at Ay-
let's; captured two officers and thirty.
three men, burned fifty-six wagons and
the depot. containing upwards of 10000
barrels Of corn and wheat, quantities Of
clothing and commissary stores. and safe
| ly crossed the Mattapony and destroyed
the ferry again, just in time 10 escape the
advance OF the rebel cavalry in pursuit
Late 10 the evening destroyed third
wagon train aud depot, = few miles wsst
of TappahanDock, on the Rappahannock,
and from that point made forced march
Of twenty miles, being closely followed
by superior force Of cavalry, supposed
to be portion of Stuart's, from the fact
that we captured prisoners from the LIST
9th and 10th Virginia cavalry. At sun
down l discovered force Of cavalry
drawn up in line Of battle above Kingand
Queen Court House. Their strength VA,
unknown, but at once advanced to I'll.
attack, only, however, to discover thu
they were triends--a portion of the I'D
Illinois cavalry, who had become separ
atcd from the command of Lieut.. Col
Davis OF the same regiment. At 10 a
m. on the 7th. l found safety and res
under our brave old flag within our line
at Gloucester Point. VI
This raid aud march about the entir
4, rebel army--s march OF nearly goo mile
has been made in less than five days
, with a loss of one officer and thirty seve
men, having captured and paroied owe
: 800 men.
j | ta.,e pleasure in hrineing to you
notice tie officers Of NJ sail, Captain z
oven Jones, Capt. Armstrong, Capt
Mclrvin, DR.. Hackley and Lieutenan
Estis, especially the latter, who volun
teered to carry dispatch TO Major Gen
erai Hooker. He failed in the attemp p,
but with his escort OF ten men he car
tured and paroled one Major, two Car
tains, Leatensnt, and fifteen mon. H
vas afterwards himself captured with hi
escort, and was afterwards re-captursd b
our oma fozsss. He arrived this morn
ing.
cannot praise too highly the bnvasy
fortitude and untiring energy displaye
4 throughout the march by Liedlenau
Colonel Davis and the officers and men 9
the Harris Light Ca+uiry; not ono I
whom but was willing TO lose his libs,t
or his life il be could but aid ia the gres
battle now going on, and win for himse
the appropriations Of his chiefs.
Respectfully submitted,
j. KnYAraicx,