The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-16
IMPORTANT FROM the BlhcKWATeR.
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Preliminary Skirmishlng Between The United
Union Troops and the Rebels.
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Gen. Peck In Chief Command
Of the Active Forces.
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How Rebel Signal Station Was Shelled
Out Without Boing Seen.
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Southern Woman Shot by Tire ReeeIs Willie
Escaping 10 Our Lines.
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Arrival OF General Dix at
Fortress Monroe,
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FOrtresS Monroe, q.
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Our SUFFOLK Correspondence.
SUFFOLK, Va, Monday Noon, April IL, 1853.
ne rnion Troops Try 10 Dyaw the Fner,y's Pre-A Rbsi
Flank Noument PhQM of No~-eorabdtan,,--.S.asrs'
Funds Gong North--Ow sharpiAoo,er, a, w,k--Rde,
Scouts Wuhin Our Lines-7As Rebel shaypshootos--
General Corcoron CAaygs Of Our DefrcesSkirmt,h-
Se-Lirsiy Trade IN st1rou-Ths Nansensond Htt, DE.
We nred upon enemy last night, sheing the woods
from one Of the gunboats the town. without pro-
voking reply. There s information current that pic
rebels waiting for rsnforcemens. ard moving To
ounank BY way or Deep Creek shps getting between
US and Norfolk.
Last evening several trains ~en down TO Portsmouth
loaded with womeu trunks &C. Many Of the ladies thus
skedaddlng Norttefn ones yet majority them
were natives, a We express here, ,Our Suffolk girls
About sundown heavy rain set In, and continued up
TO midnight
Drrng the day tho Adams Express agents had busy
time OF u. They have received quarter Of mil
lion dollars from suffers and traders These amounts
10 bc sent North for deposit. and to various firms.
With the light OF day found . cloudsd sky and q
heavy rain and occasionally heard tho yesounding o
heavy guns sometimes from the gunboas and at ohcrs
from rcdoubt General rerrys front. The aharpshoo
ers 100, are doing vol.
With glasses we can SEQ many OF tho rebels On.
tsrns houses Of people living present limo Of
defence and even looking inside few tents abandon.
cd, and which occupied by ~ mon and olcers
signed 10 our extreme advanced signal station. small
dstachmsnt Of the rebel sharpshooters lying fat
tho ground the other side OF deep rsvns-wthn
short distance one of batteriss and yet
ably have they placed themselves that have not yet
boon able 70 disodge then, although they have been
nring for several boan Ths South Quay battery has
becn firing for three four hours General Cooran has
Dns ns osr Rs ,Ss a., pss ~
der General Fosters brigade were driven In and skir
mshing commeDced almost In full sight Of breast
shs% a.: sesassy : DONG 'a1 pS..s sss"s.s s
Thss who Contemplate leaving town are purchasing such
srsseiss a. srs necessary for thsk tmusdLsis
report has rsachsd us that shA osny showing up
point about four miles from SuflbIk severh of the
Enboas comprising tho Nsnsemond squadron have besn
the pressnt tims are tho army xspboas smith Brgss
Captain Lee; West End Captain - and the navy gun
ter Reynolds; Commodore Bssney, lieutenant Gushing
oommsnding and Stepping ssones Acting Master Harris
ss a.Ssp q ne ss tho .om%sna mDSs
AZ eleven O'Clock detachment from the First New
York Mounted Rnes was sont over the Hsnsenond river
and out the Providence Church road. Thsy had
proceeded but very short distance when the cnemys
infantry opened them from tho woods, woundng two
boats smith Briggs and west End opersi <e from tho
river and sneed the woods The shsIng had sho effect
of making tho enemys advance fall back u safer rs
ton Tho river rgesents . very Interesting
that all these gunboats In IL Al the time the hrins
commenced hrge detachment Of Infantry arrived. and
proceeded down number ~ houses adjacent
the river which nterfercd with tho range of our
on slosAL Towxn, supotx. vA,)
NosDar, Midnight, April 10, 1858.
m R,bsL CsaN Frtno-Ow Aralery-Aaak IN as
0un,ean--Tae Rs,es R<ppls,d-A Rtd sianaI Sati,n
SheiLd s,t--hdvanta0e Of Our Signal .sys~w-FurtA<r
Skirrniihitg-Rsb,l D,iot<rr and Pniioaerr--WAy a>
Reb>h Did Na Agaek Yst>rLay-Geaerai Pocks Koc,
m1uts--A Rctei Woman s.c Nv H1 Ovr Iri,pf, WA,
Tying % Esoape % Our Lina--rAe ReLei PosQ.Op at
Naturalization. Pset's Compatibility 0rd>r, DC.
II will be remembered that my despatch of this
ing left the enemy firing witbhh artillery from the som
merton road Az O'Clock hs ceased nring retired
in good order About three O'Clock r. no appeared
the same ground and renewed tho night After brief
engagement he again forced to fall back, owing
our ability eoncentrate thirty ave guns any
gwen point
During the afternoon the enemy appeared the otnsr
side of tho Nansemond river and attacked sanbss
with dsmounied oayalrymen and sharpsboo.rs causing
loss 10 o. only two or thrco WOUNDED Four q the
gunboas opened Ore at upon the snsDy, WHOM hs
fell back Into the woods. From this place dsodgoi
him with tho aid of shs lie then retired s,l further
back occNionay displaying a few scouts In ,bs t'ps S
trees and moun,ed ones At other prornineH, points
The enemy opened signal station on The Pstsnburs
Railroad where crosses tho Franklin Railroad. during
the carly part Of tho Afternoon We sooa discovered
that this station u immense advantage y him, IN
that he could signal for many miles up and down the no
of the railroad To destroy this sta,,on which three
miles distant became military necessity and the gun.
boa, Smith BrgEs. Captain Lee, was orcorcd 10 DO the
work TroSn aeek u the gunboat nothing could be
seen seyoud mile except the ~cof Bot tbe nring
- mAA ~ NmIRw AL afHa -
placed 10 three p.sinnsne 10 the extreme adya,cs
ward the statDD TIE ether the maln tower IN town,
aud stll another on the gunbost-wc threw many
shells directly upon ths enenys p~ition that BE- vs
forced " absnfoo anf aees safety IN rnme.
date a.sh us s% a., esm ' g eigsa s, 80 ,,s
enenys positon vhs the rage had h. be ehsngei
corebg 70 ibs ssnai odcffs report u nsy b. styled
Ssesbsr ssrrnish k pIac. late m ne sns-naon ~hsu
ths enafny bafk the vos by ttre> eseb.
non iron three regiments q Acting nrssief oersfd
Fostsrs brigade. 10 MS skrmsh ths nlufy se 80
An n. h. ses sasin The range q, or gtss sa,,airs
the enemy po~ittn v plafs tlarrshp'eff hetirf ~
tsndhs intsrsfs with me r.rse y ~ - hsys g9sn
bgre1 puring TIE even nE he ght fftt-nti ~ tfrp
eseP "a ,sss.v.i ssepa,sh from Haor Ini,on.
o, The Flrst NeN Yort roalisi rrg' " ite icl1v ~
snsct.-'Ffom inforfnai1u dsffo hem .nP 4 y nepl
a. rartos lgala iaat ~ epemy % iAo Ment1 fa@i
for q Oct. lee D I've ml.ef gai'
puring ihe sfsFuoaf lsrg ~ q y pts,r a. - o.,
~ ~ f,srrfa fIscE fr1n ffHla Ne ea'taf ftr 20
sbemy hsa arfstgd q m,vk - yes.efaar ~, -,
~ como up win thrr '1foes ad Nua make 4iia.
naps a Al. o~rsiYe nl~rAi1As bsd " - 80 - gft
"a ,,rs A. sgs ~ rnsqnd4siftffg c0sh ~ rect ecf
ms 49, ID. statement alxs a Jsianera anf fesrftefs
.0.erg ubrrn aofDs ng. comm az nrf pricfrW
Twnd syerang vAin wns scat " Nosfok. iarrx IN
,..,d ~ the frnninfnt male re.ss~io1st 1hrsa
70 Be conveyed 70 tcrt Sorios sna thsre bsla - 81
rrers or ibf p-esent.
r1rlsx he early part ~ the right or gstn's tept
10 oorstsEt hfing On he enemy p1siion - Ia -
as sies q tbs river. 10 ths there ss but . fee,
7s nlsht approashss Mt~ esssrsi Peek VISITED ne
ph1ls l8ps u istrsnotmsns N p~rson ics ever ws
o.stka V ,,e.,ss 80 .s'ss =. 80. s'.s 49,. y. o.
| fs.le ~sss day. Ms psvrsi v,es q ns c<AsrN odm
n.sd,ss 80 ysV mYVsS 49, y. .su.Kyy..