The New York herald., 1863-10-12
GENERLL FOSiEhS DEPARTMENT.
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Details CT tie Recent Expedition
Under gene, al Wistar.
IT'S OBJECT AND THE RESULT
Capture Of Rebels, Military and Naval
Canoes and Boats.
CONPIsCATToN OF a REBEL MAIL.
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Tornedoea Placed in the York
RiyeP by tbc Rebels.
Defeat Of tho Rebels in TIE Mountains OF
North Carolina.
The North Carolina Rebel Troops
In open Nxutiny.
a., BE-. ~
Defeat Of tho Rebels in The Mountains O.
North Carolina.
The North Carolina Rebel Troops
In Open Nxu.iny.
MY. Edwin r. Do Nyss's DcspntIh.
On DoaRp U. &. GusInAr CoxNopos hloFuus,
Ear Mvgn, Va, oc'. S, 1888.

My. Edwin r. Do Nyss's Desyntrh.
On DosRp U. &. GusrAr Coxsopou hlouus,
Fan M,gn, Va, oc. S, 1893
AN Rxrynnos rdf ESrry.
Another radiug expedition Is now 10 posrefs asansi
tho enemy, you may Judge by tho location Of your
correspondent at he present time. Ths eff was kep,
90 very sece, that not many know even a ia starting
and II was until after fairly under way that
J. despite my greatest eorts could learn our des'ha9u
sHn TRooPs
left Norfolk in transports on the Sd Instant the Whole ~
fair or their transportation bong skfay aud secretly
managed that, although tho movement was mado In
broad daylight but those especially Interested would
have noticed what was iransprng The rendezvous Of
both the land and naval forces in the vicinity cf
Gloucester Point aud hher al repaired Without delay
fHs LAND fopcR
consisted OF ave hundred and afty cavAirymen under
Command Of Colonel 5. r Spear, whose dashipg exploits
have made h. terror 70 tho onemy. asssted by
negro regiment Une hundred strong and two soctons
OF artillery tho whole under command Of Drigader Geno
raj " is,ar, c'mnaoding post al Yorktown
roRct,
under comnand Of Commodore j. u. Gillis, Of Tho
York river doils consisted u tho follow ng gunboats
Commodore Jones (nAg) General Putnam, Ceros, Step
ping Stones, Young Rover and sam Roi'n. These
reinforced by the following army gunooa,s .Genetai
Temple. these latter boats hayc!ad II the exIres
sion may be- ALLOW od--hai to soy thor hinory and
sunnors protected from tho harpsboers " tns
enemy by bolwasks cf hay bales ude'ously phccd or
the protection OF vulnerable points.
sT.Er
or tho a.d forces made nve A. the 9th the h
reciin taken being Of Go1csscr Cont House Ths
naval portion Of The expedition did not o, early
A. nine A. NJ however the Joncs sho. ci her signals io
thsA and within ten minutes thersAIte tho whole feet
beading down the York river, tho joucs leading,
clossly followed by the steppns s,ooes and the Il
the naval force the army gunooa brnsus Up tho rear
was tho nrst tmo disclosed. A. had surnised
tho cavalry and sntry we're making their way towards
Matthews Court House whore stated that force
OF rebels had lately been located. Through the medium
dcscrsrs and scouts this force OF tho cncmy traced
in the journey from the tmo they crossed the Pamua
ksy until they rc,cbed tho Court House, whcpcs
their design evidently TO 90 OF "a whatever li .
side might promise than proGt II apparently
. rspsiitisn part OF esemy OF the Jsriag
which resulted IN the capture Of the gunboas >sIe
lite and Reliance short time sinrs Was deter mined
that this sfIair stouIi DO aipped Ia the bud.
the whole ct to, aud received iustrucnons a. 10
thsr course, aud tho duties each ndvdas boat o
perform operation with tho land forces 1be vy,ou,
our land foscssths PtAnkAiaat last river ewcrc a.
be p,ro,ed by ire supbosrs a.d Williams WHAT ca the
latter river " be bs.d by two of pros.
ing that point and The usnsp.r, hsps IL r. wbb ~,
scot tncre for tha purpy.e of brngas OF oar yarg
should they be hard press. alter having p,s,oi MAJ
,he~s codr, iioa'e ins J,nss ana rp,a'n ,oos ae
latter duty. and arrived ., wiin,s ~hiri tie
ing ~ the 9Th. Tie ob'r gum at. both ~ n.r nt
armS, took tho riapk',us, RspP. naaa'cg aoi Nvnn
rivers under their cosrge.
D;.rL0,upks rsN
w rebel cizens brought 10 tight toe fact that Tie rob
party which had osns from Kichnond, -si ~alcb la
Loeb DO. ecied ~ our "ar "a 60 song The nNefs 'yue
10 hst,he~ Court House was no ~ .psei or rebel
naval officers and sailors fgriber, IT learned tiat
ss they bad prey Doosy their ocs sn -, o..
capture os supbDss ou tho ErfTah fnrt,s. IL r
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