The New York herald., 1863-06-16
TIE MOVEMENTS VIA THE PENINSULA.


Oar Fortress Monroe CorrespOndence.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, June Is, 1858.
The feet under Rear Admiral Lee, returned to New
ports News from the Chickahomuy, this morning. The
naval portion the expedition intended 10 operate
with Major General Keyes who made advance up the
peninsula fer the purpose meeting Wise who said to
have large force aud very noisy indeed, and swears
b, is anxious for fight. Your correspondent with the
Fourth corps will give you the tculars as Tar as his
observation extends shall therefore conhne myself to
The proceedings tue James river.
OPERATIONS JAMES.
About len 7. NJ. on the night OF the 10th inst. the
Commodore Jones, Commodore Morris and the Smith
Briggs, with Transports, passed up the James river.
until they reached jamestown Island Landing Owing to
the weather they did not reach there until the following
They left Immediately, without receiving any
communication rom General Keyes, whereas 1t was in
tended they should take h infantry on beard and con
vey them the Chickahominy.
way up they shelIed and destroyed the various
houses whose roofs afforded shelter to rebel signal
breaking ne OF signal stations which extended along
this OF the river All along the line the large resi-
dences have erected above them TO serve the
reberauthortes and when sheed out it is regarded by
the "houorable men" as breach committed against
"women and children"
MoNIIoRs-GESERAL KsyEs THE ADMIRAL.
About five O'Clock the afternoon Of the 1lth inst the
Admiral joined US with two Monitors-the Lehigh and
sangamon Gen. Keyes rode from Williamsburg and
communicated with him, and satisfactory arrangements
made for the work Of the following day Now lot
that the Admiral is anxious at all times 70
do all in his power assist the military authorities Of
this department notwithstanding the petty and uninju
ous paragraphs that appear in the penny papers TO the
contrary Many of the successful exp editions proposed
by General Keyes, and which started from Yorktown
during the past winter and spring, met with the most
~
gained credit for the part they played in the
recent raids in the counties bordering along the bay and
small rivers. ..
Early yesterday morning three regiments, under the
command Of Colonel Johnson: viz the One Hundred and
sese-ty ninth drafted Pennsylvania Militia, the Fortich
Mts achGsetts and One Hundred and thirty ninth New
lork-were embarked on board the transports Morgan
aud ,x and conveyed up the James river until they
osscd the Chckahomny bar. Here the army gunboat
smith Briggs took charge OF them Owing to her light
dau ght Of water She with the transports, could pass
easily. 'f'"e
The landed The upper side, under cover
of tho Briggs and Mount Washington, the AdmaPs tug
fhy proceeded the peninsula about fifteen miles, but
met no force Of the enemy
REBsI sKiRa1sBERs. ..
On thor return some "gray backed skirmshers" ap
pearei them by the wayside but dispersed
rvatCs our less ne several Ene horses and mules
also taken board The country was deserted and
des, late Residences formerly beautiful and cheerful
mo-, now bat heaps of decay and ruin their sole
occupants the stess and vagabond negroes, yclcpt n
'e iSent oonlrabands-
Our forces were all reembarked about hve O'Clock p.
started to VIII ansSarg, distance Of nine miles The
troops bch we'd spendidy under the fatiguing march
and accomplished all that was asked of them The night
beiug dark and the channel not easy to navigate wbo
lights the Admiral ordered the vessels TO anchor of the
island and start down early in the morning, which they
did.
INCIDENTS,
\ dctachTent Of twenty men from the Sixth New York
cavalry guarded the bridge from the mainland 10 james
Lieut. II. W. benson, the signal officer attached to Gen
,kaa tha nf fha