The New York herald., 1863-04-21

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thus keep WIN have TO repeat this 10 of,on that
will like the repetition ofsebastopol not taken" The
enemy has doubled his pickets &c Tin view) sud this
said BY some 70 be indication that sly move is
intended, or q retreat actually going on.
Occasionally heavy guns and hed artillery being
used but the firing is principally done by rinemen and
sharpshooters.
All day yesterday the enemy spent his time in con.
testing crossing Of the river with the troops urder
Gen. Getty's command and our gunboat feet. One or
two Of the gunboats crppled Relief has been
down 70 them. We captured MAJOR General French's
chiet engineer, while laying fortincaton on the
dicates that Gen. French 10 here and IL not probable
that he came without command. Gen. +. has been in
North Carolina and this s some slight Indication that
force has been sent up from that place.
We have sent down the bank Of the river very heavy
force OF artillery, &C., the whole under the command Of
The day has really passed or unusually quiet. There
has been scarcely any heavy firing. A few Of the
enemys sharpsh0oters kept annoying our very
much from their "murder holes these being holes dug
into the earth, and into which the long rangers get
had escape the ball that intended for ono
Of these mortally woundng contraband who happened
10 Be at work close by.
During the afternoon despatch was received from the
gunboat hve miles below 70 the effect that the enemy
had been uncommon quiet all day but had also been
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agreeable by the lively strains Of our many bands
suy,olx, Va, April 10, 1868.
A"s ns'<'s 1."s naes-o'' neoe'" A's.o' &C.
ms morning the enemy s' appeared on our dinerent
fronts There some indication Of his intention TO fall
back
Inc Following Is Iist OF our loss on the l7th'--
Lyman Mead, Co. G, Iaoth N. Wv.
j. w. Place Co. D. l3th N H ". right knee. ser,ous,v
Peter Fisher, Co. @, 9th N. Y ", arm Hesh wound.
S,h Nv ~ ~ =, iSy'v e. S. =. "; .es arm.
John Long leunboat, !, left arm amputsfed.
Ralter, Co. O. l30th N v, right thigh; seriously.
,s ~. s''n ~ - ''""s''ufo VI skuh oan-
G. IT, smith CO. C. laoth N.Yy. left middle anvs, .rnd
Barnard Cowen, I'd Lieut. Co. ~ 18th Ind left upper arm
,,c..n Iscsursa; al seIUusy' ,.., ~
levi Snrv %. X ia1, Ind. ti.h. nssh .,ourh
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ofders from reck LOT the Smh gss 70 proceed
short distance the Nansemond river, for the pur
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when the enemy opened on us an active fro Of infantry
His took great pains 10 Are at none but
officers and suppose was for this rsason that mono
were hit Captain Ice engaged tho enemy for two hours
with three guns and then returned to suoik bu, no,
until we had made some spendd shots aud forced these
earth huggers to c low behind their works. Some OF the
shots struck buildings Just behind their works several
Tp cnore, ~ hs Ono Hundred and s,,, s.v.rn Pom,
syvsnia Militia happened 70 be on board and in more than
one Instance discovered that his gay Uniform was well
Sans "p'" " '"' 'eo'' '"" ie'''e'S ""o ''"eu 'n'
We could hear the gunboa,s below firing rather heavily
but did not learn the cause or result
,sn,,on sn hs hoverv m Se,ye,;ns ~ be
gunboal commanders down tho river while heavily en-.
gagged with our foes lie has done this on two or three
co., h,, on " ,nys ys naron st,n Ma LIZA ~,
and seeks every opportunity he can 20 "pcg away at
Or.y fha found MI Inn