, 1863-10-15

u nI1093nE OH our caV4lfY should LdEy be Rafd
pressed alter havicg p pnsed Matthews Court
Hou.e. The Jones and Pusnam TOOK the
latter duty, and arrived at Williams Wharf
on the morning Of the 9Th. The other gun
hoa1e, both navy and Amy, took the Pi&uka-
talk, RapI ahannock ind North Rivers under
their charge.
DISCLOSURES MADE :
By rebel citizens brought to light the fact that
lbe rebel patty which had comesfrom Rich
rond, ard II hlch had bse1 detected BY. our
ec1uts In crossing the livers q. route to
Mathews Cou1t House, Was mostly composed
Of rebel naval otticers and sailors. ,Fuitner,
it Tus harmed that, as they had Previously
done when their design was the capture Of
orr gunboats en- the Rappahannock, they CIR
,ried their boata with them on tha nlarch.
Tlesc v ere grea: twenty oar boats, mounted
On Nhecls Ter transportation overland. "
WIS WilhtteEe very esmc boats tllnt the Satel-
lie and Alliance were captured, SO, on receiv-
1rEihis intelligence, you may imagine thefe
was alacrity GU all aldes IN order to intercept
the ,tbel Fa,ty. Not beirg ubiquitous,
chofe 2 position On the flag ship (thc Jones,)
River without any molcstat1on Hh1teTer from
guerillas. Tho night before our arfIyal at
Nllisms' whs1f, Whlle lying at anchor IN ths
river, boats crew, under the command OF
Capt. Lewis, being on shore by order Of tho
Commodore, to a:certain the cause Of some
flashing Lights which looked dmaryellous1Y like
rebel ST Lale, ,heavy 1nuEketry firing was heard
from the shore. Conjectu1iDg. rightly, that
the enemy Was attempting one Of hia sly
tricks, the Jones and The Putnam dropped
down :. the stream, ard opened tlre
f.om their heavy guns, under cover Of which
LsWis and his men returned in safety, no one
being Injured. ~.
TIE CAVALRY /.
~, 81.
ns1e ct3nm4niGa.ea IN h; "tsn n Ins otn ~ ne
no@!' n' nsy oA'ng aasneo tnfouga Ma-asHs M
Ccn1t hoptG psiofe me enemy. Or the
cluzeA As-ln tAts couAIty lug tslas ~ y
41nshsooL-k1e" 0nRhL OF Iler proH1mlty*
1Ie eountIy .rom Gseucnes.er Coar. aouee
was asc1IsalIeu to VI lEnoeens o. any more
t9.lpap!e , 1epsa ao1co saah ht Jug ~ Tst sst
gli. p'nus q gustu:a ~ eut ~ a. u !anens II anu
oe}nr ;1;f9s3s,t,1 os7' ~ Ae'A9o14' ~ a.
rnr r.,rr,,a
-
made IN the Flenasy of lnl3 polnt PrsVed COZ,
ciuslseJy the ~ stoIy OF ahothsr projected feps!
naKlng ana uane1esrlIg 10 lne eunnoa.s
some ten asenefs,one, ha'cmns. neing q
m2h,eIs Aate, shu tne 1ess teamen In Tue
lsnet navy. - couIEs aolnlHg Was 20 &c
eLcattd from tnem' ons tneif presence u tals
eeeilen Was plooi posluEa OK some eeagn
aga1tl tne ssasets, nasaa ; OK oIoexsise u IN
"3e A1s9 ~
w. oft4i1A nA,s,
Teie .aken py ne e .S. Golone1 9 N ananaanse.
asa ase ne terI9r y wouie ns.alsny create aaopg
tnls cona1ol4 cAfe o. CUR ene1isa,oh 81 Inc
cs4Eo!f9 1nsn Was shot oead ID the night oy' q
taIk.uE sspoy Gao as clylua9. lne same
ngns a1t msn ssh WV sncoun.eIea aoo capsnreop pg
oas en casy p.ss mnua.ea tS Sn s,s nSe a1Tss,
.hoo,Ia - ~ ~ ~. ~ i, 10 mae W.
~ ii5 1t,ers1 s:nea III s go" ~ uo .,ot.5
~ ~ 10 10 asxs 1s vesIoes ~ 9peaf .s.
fas,nes ~ c,a,a,;aNe,,;.s sAT f~@eer anG az, -
M.; a tn9 eha+ r. .na1,1d ha haass. ~ ~ ~ "a
untoa - uaI s ne "puim ose " 1susu e1,.m se
,n oh4s an1 "nd hrash dnpn ao M .,ned
.nocss opRoee ano p1s1A w "a ~ s'ee"
1see1u1tcn.
THE REBEL NAIL
was '"Eobb1ed up,'' as they ray In the army,
betofe The parties most interested could get
It uWa7 from 1hc grasp Of The Riding y Yankeae.
il Ind jutt arrived 1t tho Postof1ico In Mat
thegs Court House, when The coyalrY came
down m. tie town with Nnna fail awnon.N y
n1d Ia i It Vas rone: with whotever nj yn1,a
in The shape Of uonltrY and nina fhat mirht
te within The grasp 81 our hnncry goluisrs.
parties ,etia}nc WITHIN onr lineg. and ;were
preserved for 11tu1e reference in their cssea.
.uo.rv rvvppnrr,o,i 1v,5o,m
Aooa1 d Ntdi'
a most romantic night exped1t1on was plan"
ed on me Din tntt. y Commsdofe dtlla Al
t0oueh the cavalry hao secured the country
ven, mere Was every Ieaaon TOR be1egiog
that tne1e He1e gaefi4as fdfther up ths
st1eam-sh oRlnlon HhlGn was wen 1astiaeo
" inc s'gnN ugh1s Wmca were seen nlttln4
about hke Eefeors IN the darkness. Our
force cons1ated o1 ABOUT thirty i've men, II
thlee boats. Commodore dus, With one
oost, G1pioleo me creeks and inlsts aoove
aha oeloW o ouT n naacaofsge. Two naats, under n
nsm, Mso, psIe p ofaefea 10 proceed TO ne head Of
Tha 1at+er hr11ch ~ 4ba ~ uno.
nan,edI ;ntent nn an ;tem@fhs mnra a1cisire
mi, ~ ahnn+ ~ honr pa fe,,.e5 ~ antta1
b;a !, 80 sH nna ~ tGnu sne susssf
~ i sorthes!' AN AZ -. ;.s-,srds as.t ~ r.
1T,5 ta1 ;1ea ,+sa aLn aua Ianp1n out, aud; ~
tebo- an' p,r1eeta aoos4 - ouI Aasts, "aaheu ssu
- a,n,n ,saS - o sasumn as;," oas, aau VIZ
on smaa Yang oi alMsa sa1loFs Me plcceeaea
o. ,a Wa.nm n 1a1 Ma1n l., ME of Matthews Court
caya,v ths eIs1nv ~ % - our
Gsn4 fa1T . " .ne sngmy 9esupteo y ~ tnes
Gap Ws t9 rasan Tor tsar OF
51t1 Informed OF our coming Moreover, signal
~ ueatn - - nanos!s rele oeue n4foeo pY pa!.
tss, w tna nanhs u tne za3er oeiom us, sno II
c,,t ~ - ~ ietseas 9e!ng
sa Gur oa We Mele s.o nnt nleo ~, a2o, 4teE iand
tignaiino Shu na4t's 1,'s ~ eGa rS aoae g. me
T.. sH saooEn eAclti5e salP, W saegeeaeo
anon IL isaGat1g ;a tne sesse! IN eMeiy VAN our
s9ol, Tha IL .ne s1ape " swo gael! u prisoness.
davlieht 3th te nnmber a us. ps,o59
81 Of eeyen canoes and s.i1boate' which hed