The New York herald., 1863-04-21
Thirteen Killed and Fifty
Three Wounded.
AFFAIRS ON THE NANsEMOND
MOVEMENTS On THE PENINSULA,
90. &c.. &s.

tho West Branch and captured guns two hun.
dred Of the Forty fourth Alabama regiment They crossed
in boats. The Eighty y.nnth New York and the Eighth
Connecticut were the stormipg party.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
FORTRESS MoHRos, April 20, lSo3
Heavy firing been going for the last twenty four
hours on the Nansemond river occasioned from gun
boats sheng the rebels who attempting plant
batteries st different points on the river.
Last night gunboats, with the Eighty ninth New
York and the Eighth Connecticut regiments captured
rebel battery Of pieces artillery together with two
hundred prisoners taken from the Alabama
regiment.
Hot Work ON tho Blackwater.
Fonnrs MosRox, April Is. 1868.
The Richmond Dt.pascA Of the 18th inst. has the
following
Rumors Of hot work on the Blackwa.er have reached
here; but nothing reliable can be sscertained.
Our Suffolk Correspondence.
SUFFOLK, Va, ApFl17, 1858.
Aciipe Operations Of ne Rsbel SAarpshoors-Roso 77ey
Were CAecked-Another BruM wiM tie Rcoels-No
General attack Ya-SuGsG a. II Zs-Earthuorks and
Ssrss-ss0rs and xa,Sa P!sss-7As Mgross-" Gree
kyysls,,-Lessfs, dc. x3Knssc1 ---s
Ddrpg the st tS6 days the rebel sharpshooiers
been exceedingly venturesome anu annoying General
Nrfys front, keeping constantly On ths alert 70
pick them or drive them back. 10 change this state
Of Affairs IN the quarter referred 70, General Terry
about ten o'clock this morning. had repaired creek bridge
adjacent 70 portion Of the line under his immediate
charge and sent infantry force accomplish the
object referred TO above and quite lively ensued
Our formed behind undulatng hills, and then
advanced in line (deployed) over them At FIRST the
rebel sharpshootsrs pckets and vidcttes stood their
ground presumng no doubt that II was only few skir-
mishers out usual, for days shooting but tho
line OF "blucs in sight On the hills the gray
backs took TO their heels until seemed though there
this Sss 81
firing from both sides. The enemy formed In line the
edge Of wood where we allowed him 70 remain by him.
SELF having fully accomplished what had designed
The command returned with loss OF few wounded and
enc or two killed,
enemy day, driving them back usual to their rife
pits In this affair Lieutenant b. Conran Of Company y,
thirteenth Indiana Volunteers: received what VIII prooa
men wounded In this affair.
Lieutenant McNaly Of the One Hundred and Firtynfh
New York Volunteers, 10 wounded in the ankle
Our constantly expressing regret at the failure
Of the enemy TO make general attack.
may not be amiss, In the absence Of something more
important 10 write about TO give brief description OF
Sunok-not II was, but as Is Then, reader, In i'm
asnaon at least follow into and through the streets
You will observe some ladies still upon the public high
ways They natives, and Ia majority Of instances
have thus far remained TO take care Of their rea
have gone Norfolk increase the business OF the Pro
vost Marshals Office that place. All what rs this
coming 1t Is General Peck, with his aids-de camp
and orderes, full trot 20 visit rising gene
ration - OF earthworks. Let 20 and them. VIII
we go this way, that Well 1t don't make much differ
which for
There's earthworks ON the little hill,
Earthworks all around,
You cannot wander anywhere
Where ear,hworks not found.
In these intrenchmcnts sleeping aud eating there,
ever vgilant, ever ready Tor a skrmsh or
once our friends and neighbors, now fatgued, ba,
not despondent. They are loyal, and viii save the
Union, provided powder and shot do it, and
practical plans laid out for them 70 execute with
them you their officers and occasionally the eye will
take brgader division general he rides 10 and
fro for is fact that since saturday evening last
our generals have lived, moved and had their being
principally In the saddle Go where you will crack goes
a rine, and you wil comrade pointing out to
other lust then visible gray back Look In ut the vari
forts and sec the garrsops how they enjoying
themselves They laugh. Joke and call this the rehes'
'Fredcricksburg they pass around FROM quarter
TO another, aud rest without much grace ceremony
strange looking object over there that Is so novel
and attractivcs That Is an ironclad fort aud Colo.
mel Hawkins is attending 70 Il with great
deal Of Now that we have glanced at "tho line
s style II, let Us 60 back TO town You stores
open hut few customers IN them Articles OF merchan
pacard In dscernibe every here Iaving replenished
our stock &C. but wnen the other notice Is displayed
tseilng at cost look In the eating saloons Yol
End but few there No drinking no carouslng An Arc
sober. We VIII g. TO the market What Is there here
long OF shantes, with but little IN them. The
kst Is virtually closed. 10 ~ true II has name still; ;
but nevertheless IT'S occupations almost gone. Even
the negroeethe persons of coorslight middling and
o,herw se-have gone, toohey who wont 10 chang
around /" and grow fat and greasy they stumbled IN
everybodys way They may be seen using the spade TO
sUod wort rrar,sea y j. tne~p where ha and ~
much work s beng done. ] must write this
In favor Of the dnkeys Ever since the enc.
faithfully and Of inesmabe service the govern
ment Occasionally squads Of oostrabsnd- may be met
Just picked up recruits for the spade and shovel
else. They have been seized somewhere In town or
been found proving prov, y, Around 'ee % camp ana now
take n look about "Greeeyville" the One Hundred
and sixty-seventh rennsylvania designate H. You
very large number of story shanties; before
of them fences and shade The place very
clean, and under the immediate superntendeoce of Cor
poral sykes officer detailed for thai
purpose The wencbes so excited az they
few days ago and u not for the occasional
booming OF cannon and the remarks OF the lrt,s
'snigs,n the verdant might not even dream that an
eneny'e guns be the opposite shore. As
turn 70 e. away must east lingering look at the
how suggestive OF sadness. Crave after grave the
eye; and TO take IN the whole picture once, might
Ikea II 10 buryiDg grcuud of the North and tat
had bcon used Tor years. picket encloses tho
space allotted 10 this solemn rite aud young growing
treee cast their shade over The sod Of the departed
while guard keeps strict watch that one interere~
With that which consider s,cre N the loved aud
tho lost
The following ,- isst Of casualties IN the Ninety ps,b
Nov York Volunteers
lewis shssnlcbar, shot tbroagb head
Chas. Fish
vorsDrD.
lanes Shields, 60. =. p, no, dangerously
John tsrnee %. y. ear sud shoulder
lanes Potter, dal gerouty.
Cliss Gil. nand
duncan Mckay. hand.
sr'rois, Va, April Is, 1909.
aYo Ceernl AC,Dt Yd'-h Presp,cifoe R-teI R1t,>at
Capsr, n Rctj Ergino,r tlEoo--A Mo- Jie for a
Corfraiand- ne R,beis Nyen0th>nsng Their Wori, A,
Thar. has not h.en seneral attack vet IN A.. -,