New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-23
EXPEDITION ACROSS THE CmCK-
AUOMINY.
Surprise and Capture Of the Rebel Camp
st Charles City Court.Houso.

st Charles Ctfy COurS'houso'
From Our Special Cores pondeut
WILLIAMSBURG Va. Dec 10. 1853
We have Just returned from very successful
expedition acros. the Chickahominy River having at
tucked with force numbering only 40 men, Rebel
camp and captured the entire body. counting up iC
prisoners, besides four killed.
On Saturday night last the 18th Inst. sersn comps'
mics Of our regiment the l't NJ Y Mounted Ries and
our battery Of two brass pieces spounders left camp
here ut dark with days feed on our saddles and
two DAYS ra,ons In our haversaoks, and took up our
Inc Of march toward tho Chckabominy. expecting 10
make that point by daylight on Sunday morning,
Early in ths day about 30 men from tie iJ9th new.
York ieft Williamsburg and We overlook them out
some 30 miles on the road.
The march through the middle Off night was hor'
rbo one being and aw ii /" t9s midst Of IL.
most dismal da and over just suof road ~ the
peninsula L. celebrated for.
At one particular point spent nearly an hour In
wearsons eGdM 10 advance our column lees than q
mile.
We reached the river about O'Clock In the morning.
ef the infantry ono company OF the cavalTy and tho
battery tits side ard orded tho river Win 'po TO
naming six companies of cevlry'
The water was high enough to wet our saddle-sAI"
and many o man exhibited o considerable amount OF
suppleness and some knowledge u what ecquirod ~
three days IL the oircua IN the effort TO Keep pedal
e,iromities high aud dry"
Here we were tortunatci finding tho picket posted
TIE river by the Rebels quietly enjoying us SeDDatn
morning nap and entirely unprepared Tor surprise or
properly, just In aconditoa Tor most Sueooss'l
| surprise. III, . 4.
CHARLES City Court House. eight miles distant rom the
river and tlore iourd the Rebel cnmps Al trst sign.
" the Rebel tents, charge was ordered nd away su
the troopers in high gire and dashing style down
sharp decliyity bordering rayEe down whoh one OF
our horse, threw himself and lost his NE though MS
rider came safely out snd then across stream o Sht"
Ia. sd H. .ff an
Where between sixty and seventy Rebels we.o caught
10 holly unpGepaIcd for an attack That NOT one OCT %
ten Of them could give shot into our ranks before me
entire force had surrenoored Ihcse secuiea' tush
"a made across AID Up the road. where The Court
IIouse with A number oi surrounding buhilngh. were
situated hundred yards run the other part OF tue
camp. and were occupied BY rome hing more .S'n 'niJ
Rebels. "A portion VI THIS force surrendered at ono.
bat few oi the obstinate ones took shelter within
the houses and kept up scattering nrc on our troops
while oaF re'olseru and osrbines rePned WIN 'ieor.
Col Ondcriouk. Of tho Mounted kiies. Pc oei'ine
tha, the Rebels surrendered though from Oh. WINDOW
a. occasional shot was brcd In spite OF inc ores OF
We surrender. We surrender = ordered hn men 70
cease ming ben We found that our hoes WIS ono OH
Ger Cart Gregory OF Troop j.. and three men WOUND
ed two o. whom. Corporal Smith and Sergeant WOOD
Of Troop II. have since died
Onr pr,Sorer. numbered io4 m.n. There wero two
compaIieh Of them and Their DihccFs w" o"P'@s Ao
lVo l-ntraaut,. were secured - d.
largo amount 81 camp e.aipags was taken ont IL
was rcccssary Ia destroy IT, Us We had no means Of
bringing u away VIII Us
IL seems that the bat lon the i2i Virginia Cavalry
"a. pet force and they had been specially favored
with a houniifi supply oi excellent clothing.
Their uniforms were new and appeared wen. obH
thor quarters well provided With heavy wooen Dian
k,fs Ihe Quartermrstcrs Department was stoi I'd
with an ahunGnnoe of gods and shared the Tate OF ths
whole camp One could hardly o'oid Tho CONCLUSION
thai the Satisfaction at tie succ-ss % the expedition
vas mutual between The esp,ors and tho captured
AZ smiles we're freely intorcbsEged even TIE oiaoss
Tau. hing at thcr ipiuuc and trying 10 appear al ease
At,.t .ufty hoTsos were shot, a. tOna 81 theh wore
o.e ard could rot he caught, while Others were not
rurth bringing within oos Inca n ieT oi the Tea.
hofscs were a!c1sbl ~.
We srr,,A IN camp .a'ey on Monday Afternoon.
ng lei tvice cad scpi ICES than afce hour dufnS
tie g. hoars.
90. HSlc4. 81 West, commanding post. led The ~
cltior having one W.lson. recently suffrilh. bG'
laIsy cayiurod along - pilot
A ~ CONT sbaads we're brOaghf in, and We ionha
thai to Whole oolorod Iopals.son IN Tho count!
lAgoush which ~c passod could tsshy 10 indueen Va
rIci nnrs their present situation "s residence WITHIN
the luioD nnts -, -,
one cd women Who stood i-aning over tho ferc>.
cn,yiny tic better fortune Of for captured neEhD"s
rl f,,.rd hcrtclf thus o. want ypu 10 IsAe ns one
L xart you 70 CONS and sweep Is clean. aud tAAe lie
AM al ilJ children MD you-'
And th', suld be- done r. accordance With an order
feoorily issned by Gcn Batter requiring all possible
al MD to 10 gwen " Tho oolped io"pe
a. cusD' Wifl4g ogI lines.
krt-ut This morning says that the Ordnance depart
meat, 81 YorkiOvH. was destroyed by h!c last night
VIEW heavy cxpliions wese frequently Heard during
lie evening snd night ~