The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-08
The Result OF the Recent
Reconnaissance.
CAPTURE OF REBEL PRISONERS
Hill Joins Longstreet, and the united
Forces Move to Reinforce Lee
/. on the RappahannOck.
our suffolk Correspondence.

HERALD yeserdayrcsuted the retreat Of the rebels
from position after obstinate resistance TO our
advance. On that occasion troops opposed by
the flower Of Longstrects army corps composed OF Ala
nama, Mississippi Georgia and Virginia troops Every
iuch Of advance holly contested. BY refu
gee who within the rebel lines day the affair
it said that during the engagement the shot and shell
from artillery made havoc among the rebel troops,
and at the close Of the the Providence church.
the road that name few miles from the Of
the engagement, was filled with the rebel wounded.
ARTILLERY PRACTICE.
The Seventh Massachusetts battery Capt. Phneas A.
Davis deserves great deal Of credit for this They had
section OF guns advance Of all others directly con.
fronting rebe, battery the Providence church road
From this POSITION after getting range Of the rebel bat
terry battery fired very rapidly The rebels returned
thesecompments In kind the shell flying thick and fast
over the heads Of men One shell struck one Of
Capt. Davis guns. ricochced in the AIR and exploded,
doing damage. Battery T., Fourth United States
artillery also very ethceat The rebels under
the command Of Generals Toombs, law and Garrett.
TIN DEATH GALLANT coIoSyL RSGGoLp,
Of the One Hundred and Third New York regiment late In
the engagement while CALAMITY encouraging his men, ID
affair TO be amentcd. Your correspondent oon-
versng with him on the field few moments before the
occurrence He said his troops we're having warm work.
uness reinforced, no should be obliged 10 retire.
Captain Ste vcns OF General Cettys STAFF told tho Colonel
the required reinforcemcpts were coming forward and
would be to his support in few minutes. In few nal
nutcs.after this the gallant Colonel received mortal
wound
cRS. coRooRAN's RRcOHsoIssANcz.
An important Reconnaissance made yesterday by
division troops under General Sorcoran consstng OF
the brigades under the command Of Brigader General
Dodge and Coonsl Foster, with Simpsons New York
battery, the Second Wisconsin battery and de-
tnchmsnt Of tho Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry.
westerly direction from this town. The troops had
three days cooked ra.ions IN their haversacs They
reaching the woods about . mile from our fortiHca-
lions, sKrmsbers were dspioyed 70 the right and
shortly after daylight. nad about three miles dis.
tant from town. considerable line OF earthworks,
rife pits and Other means Of defence were cnms up
to- and shortly after number NJ rebel strARglers
oyertaken who reported hat tho enemy had retreated
the night before and only few hours 10 advance
Kdenon across TO the somerton road the head u the
column coming out onthe latter road at point near an
Fden1Sn road, had been cvscusssd the night before
nENxL poRnrrAuOm 1913 :.
wes whs,arc fnown :: nsS wS, built q pine log sss
ditch and ,.stIII further IN front Was Pine abssn.
10 iron. q al were des:shed ~: Di.s r: two
vcus been occupied BY ths rebel dvsion General
kstt.nd BrIeaders Armstsad Cor.e and Ksnpsr con-
gina regiments apd tls sscos1 Georgia regiment Gene
his column up ne so%srson road with the hops
and expectsca Of meeting stissst tho rear guard Of The
slom a. A HApm nxrzxAs on nm Rxszs
After passing tho rebel works We passsd the sss Of
he late rebel CAMPS Evsrvthing indicated that the
rr fragments Of food S:ers & cosssS ana .S.sr Sa
On both side: so,sc sns s:S
and made prisoners. In several instsncss vers 800
dummy P'c.ss pat up ny =: rsc s Which ws r
ne ers Or any o. our parties that nshs
have gone out before thsy had rssrsassd feu hs fOr
cations. "a
nj quick time The weather was sutry yet such
was the anxiety Of sroors 70 meet tho Zoe that
murmur heard TO fall from their lips
for the oreping gun Of battle. The march was
continued until our troops had srcaohed q point
QUAY road. dstance Of nficeS miles before General
Corcoran reached this point he despatched one q his
aids. Lieutenant Kane TO town 70 announce TO Major
oral Peck the progress hs had mads. General PecK
his satisfaction at the result Of tho rcconnos
sance and ordered the troops TO return General Csrco
arms and Equipments and returned camp without tho
loss of canen. Many Of tho rebel priso~ers were
ing tho sgna OF Carolina upon them. ms prtso
ncrs in many instances wore United States Army
clothing.
On the march General corcoran was ably supported by
HE ecisnt stan consisting Of Captains Krker Graham,
Budget Acting assistant Adutant GENERALLY and Aids
Lieutenants Kane, Tracy.and Hughes
INCIDENTS.
Among the Of the reconnaissance the fol-
Cartaln Graham. Division commissary Of General Cor
coran's stsiY captured Ave armed rebels party.
when he approached ihem Of the rebels lcveod his
and fred at the Captain The latter drew his re-
vovsr and fcd ut his antagonist, woundng him 10 tho
officer they laid down their mukets and put az ther
arms In token Of surrender
Private Chase Of ths Eleventh Pennsylvasia cavalry,
captured three officers two privntss and suffer- The
hitter wagon loaded with his stock In uaio all Of
which wns brought to town.
Two spIdd thoroughbred horses tho property Of bsa
tenant deral Ionsstrcei were also captured ~ our
troops, and the two servants in charge Of them.
D0EusrRgn nAR<sfxc TO RnSyontr LIZ
The rebe prisonsss assert that nearly all Of nstrses
troops In full march 70 retnforcs Lee Few troops
10 be left In the rebel Notifications on the Backwa
ter, 70 oppose any advance may make 70 that river
The exact number Of prisoners captured by General Cor
officers and privatss. o. these Major ,. y. Smith,
Provost Marshal o. sufYblk. informs twothrs have
signned their willingness 70 take the oath Of allegiance
great many Of the prisoners, however, arc coescrp,
and their feeling for their side OF the quarrel luke
only. Colonel Dutton crossed the Nansemond near
ChuckAuek with force of two or three regiments during
Sundays skrmish. Aftsr asisht skirnish, In which no
captured some nesn rsbels and lieutenant, our forces
were safely Withdrawn.
vsn rBn BosyIrAis ~ suryofg.
THIS morning has assured me Of the good care 20
slowed ca the wounded IN late skirmbhes. W the
Ninety ninth New York deathn have rceulted
from injuries received IN their skirmsh on the south
Quay road. and the wounded all reported In fair
way for recovery. OF thsss injured In Sundays ngss
rest there u no fear for their recovery.
The following SOLDIERS have died In the hospital sines
tho skirmish q The a.
n CavsrIy, 18th New Hampshirs.
0rabow, 1O3d New York
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