The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-11
THE SITUATION.

New York. Monday, May II, 1858.
THE sITUA ALTON.
army are not positively known. but it appears evil
dent that portion Of it has crossed to the south
side of the Rappahannock The General reports
that all the wounded are well cared for and have
all their wants supplied.
Our army correspondents furnish an accurate
and most interesting account of the expedition Of
Stoneman's cavalry. The general result ia already
known, and may be summed up in q few Words
After remaining ten days within the enemy's lines,
destroying all the railroads and bridges between
Richmond and fredericksburg. capturing more
lars in public stores and inhicting incalculable
injury upon the rebels, they have come safely
through to report their success.
TWAS stated in Washington yesterday that as
soon az the information was received at Richmond
of the advance Of General Hooker's army the de-
fences we're stripped Of every available man to
reinforce General Lee, and on Monday last, when
the gallant dash Of Stoneman's expedition was
made to the very walls OF the city, the places Of
these troops had not yet been supplied; but that
Longsirsets corps and other forces stationed at
points south of the rebel capital were then on the
march to occupy the deserted defences.
The activity Of our army on the York river will
be seen by our correspondence from West Point,
Va, and our dispatches from Fortress Monroe.
All the bridges in the vicinity of White House
were destroyed. West Point is now occupied by
our troops. General Dix, having returned to the
fortress reported, ss we before stated that Colo.
nels Fitzpatrick and Davis had reached Glouces.
ter Point with 700 cavalry without losing man.
1t was rumored yesterday that General Buford's
light cavalry had gone as far as the Ale
ghany Ridge. in Western Virginia, and cut the
Richmond and Tennessee Railroad in several
places. destroying at the same time large quaint
ties of rebel stores intended for the Army OF the
Southwest
A reconnaissance of Gen. Pleasanton's force to
Charlottesville resulted in finding none of the
enemy there except few stragglers.
II is stated by private dispatches received in
Richmond that Gen. stonewall Jackson's left arm
has been smputated in consequence of his late
wound.
Another rebel raid is threatened in Western vir
ginia, this time probably on Clarksburg-the at
tempt on Fairmont and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad having proved failure. On Friday night
they destroyed the railroad bridge at West Union
on the branch line from Parkersburg to Grafton
and commenced moving in the direction Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Weston and
Buchhannon.
Ala, seems undoubtcd, although it is reported
from rebel sources that Colonel Straight and hi,
command were captured at Rome, Georgia, bu,
not before he had inflicted terrible damage upor
the enemy throughout the country into which he
advanced. tits said that he was so closely sur
rounded that his surrender to General Forrest be
came necessity. These reports, however, com,
from the Chattanooga Rebel. We give map to-day
of the theatre Of our Western cavalry raids.
From the Southwest, we also learn, by way o
Cairo, that General Grant was within twenty mile
of Jackson at last reports, and was advancing
with several days rations supplied to his men. Tn,
bridge over the Big Black Bayou was destroyed
cutting OF the retreat Of the rebels from vicksbur,
should they be forced to such an emergency,
Our correspondence from the Mississippi give
very full details of the late bombardments at Gran,
Gulf aud Haine's Bluff, respectively conducted b,
Admiral Porter and General Sherman, the result
Of which we have before announced.
By the arrival Of the United States trsnspor
Dudley Buck from Newbern yesterday, we hav,
North Carolina news to the 9Th inst. Genera
Foster was still there, but the enemy was mo-
visible in that vicinity or near Washington.
M1sCELLANEous NEWS
By the arrival at this port on Saturday Of tn
French gunboat Marceau, Captain varin, we hav
news from Vera Cruz to the 2lst of April. Up 4
that time, though the French were hourly expect
ing intelligence Of the fall of Puebla, no such an
nouncement had been made.
The glorious weather yesterday made up for th,
dreary spell Of rain, fog and chilliness that pre-
vailed during the eight or ten days preceding
The temperature from early morn was delightful
" mild and agreeable. The sky was bright an,
the sun shone out with the brilliant reiugence Of
day in midsummer. The streets of New Yor,
have seldom exhibited q more animated appear
anos, particularly Broadway, where thousands o
our German residents had collected 10 witness n