The New York herald., 1863-04-09

Az Capt Hicks learned Of the character OF the
works, BY request q General spnoa. be bis run
could not elicit reply but could sec by glasses
the gray backs" and "butternus run out Of an old
Of safety behind tho works our shells would strIks
and explode 10 uncomortaby close proximity N their
Whereabouts Our boat also moved up 10 within about
three miles of tbe battery but the eunboat not
lnJ the cbannei and AZ the banks opposite were
high ana easy apgroaehed from the apd sde, Gene
the river. Mi here We all are 70 night
Al the morning, snd all day, IA fact, have heard
ciol7 or suoso have bccn rising over ins woods. An
eoHnar cation with 0sncrnl Foster has been on un.
to my ssi, ani We have ssoo n fever q aons.y all day
cation and the way tns been dope reflects much
credit upon certain parties that csnno forego detail
mgt.
About quarter past tao s'clofk this afternoon Captain
g. 0ouraud, ofSencral foe,er stan who came up on
the farou with snd Lieutenant william NJ Cole of
General spinolAs stan Formerly We Principal of Ward
School No. 81 New York, volunteered " take boats
crew and run the blockade TO Washington with do
spaiches II VAS broad day, and heavy wind blow.
ing directly down tho river but nothing dsrBted the two
officers and thcir brave boats crew started. We all
To- kod on the adventure extremely hazardous one
and indeed vas bot IL bad " bc done They passed
hrrt battery under cover Of The gunboat lockwood aud
Washington whore they met small sa boat coming
of Washington, having on board Acting Masters Male
biwia Mckeever, Of The rsnboai Louisiana. 9TH do
possible Tor them 20 proceed further the cutter owing
10 the iact that tner pstb hay directly the range
nodors Hull they cime back with NcRseser a. tho
north shore of the river h,i si ag ~ The enemy
On returning the l0Hor battery AZ llls Point oganed
upon tnsfn Whh brisk lre boz ttcy csme through 10
harmed The ieat ~ Mr. HcKeever m running The bet
isfies deserves fncrc than rasAmg notice when Gen
foagr fCund tht he rebels had n both bar
aud bad eNabl ahed batteries tho river beipw The
town, ana 4 would 10 np1ssbie 10 ruu gunhoa town
be cailsd ~ tommoiofe Lenehaw Cor sstano. u ge
througb dtr1iccg % General tinoia and 70 Neubern
cofnfnot1re Repsbaw dia ras Ike 70 dsia aty oS b.
men ior such hayafdy1s gersice 10 c,0s FOR so
one 70 volunteer Nf. Mokscyer mmeea,sy oans or
ward, and four sailors nan ed nartiet lonadon fyneb
ard godfrey ~ tho Lyaaiana, a.o sefed o. aror
psny him hoy procorei small sar boat ard started
from Waahng1n about three octock, uhrs lhe
hfing between te battery ant gunboa, fnluoiss Hall
was AZ ~ highest pitch. The wind bigh sud favora-
bic, and, a. tbo men kay, tBsy came d1wn ftlng1
WHEN they had ensrred from under tho Ore a ,hs BAT
ieres they came ntou the smah bcai IA which were Gao
tain eoura1i and Ijeaenant Cpe, aDd each party mis-
tknF the gher for rcbsls aud tearing eseb irht
sss 70 b,s. g u y s siss ''s ss s ,. ss:ss
tbeif arms, and miniature sfin naval nxht seemed
10 be pfon the taps, uben itutDani cos wunr bis
white Lalfkefchsf, about the time that AZ.
Feared upo1 the sAner. Tho bats APPROACHED each
cther ard frd Trends inttesd ~ srefnss both tnr
.iea 0insd each Other 10 b,ec fousins shcers and Al
csne bick together. NJ nckecytr ard feaicpant Cote
have mt ftsh o'siack o. NJ gone bah tr@ther IN
yAsi beat 70 carry sssfeh"s W General Ycsssr God
sjsed ticIB, py al o.
upon Washirr'ou, foitywa.--
90 ~atafG.y tst March ~, our rlctcs beyo,d TIA
hkckhoa.s % III wAhngiou edo 4 tls Jar river ~srs
dnsea W args iofoc q rtbe cayaify snd iufastfy
we're those siai bt1n The opf-tits tb,se aod a.,
n'an q the sane fay ~ae discovered tiisi tba ty-u
Ns-sfrfs rss rnsnsfissslg i.f0,nrss IA sta s.,, -
f ad te iorefs giAesd N shs bet Tssstns peas BE
~ dverca.
sach VI Z have tareif nnrei " espe,s ,o~
tiHcr ~ brrdsy eer. Illi ssrt = ass a tf,.ee tY
9 80 gaft~f, ~Ab comags ieaiAu ~bags ssb.taors
fss,f ..1j .y .jsss q. ,ss tsv,' 90 'h''1''a "a'