New-York daily tribune., 1863-04-16


Cavalry.
From Our Special Correspondent
suyyoIx, Aprl II. 1859.
For several days past we have all been on the
tip.toe Of anticipation. 1t has really looked and
does now look, as though the country's enemy haa
concluded, in the face and eyes Of prudence, 70
come down from the fryng-pan Of scarcity at home,
into the FIRE that our Notifications would DO sure 70
give him. A few days ago, q Rebel mail was cap
tured stating that Longstreet and Hill were ap.
preaching Suffolk with largo force, and on Friday
our scouts brought the intelligence that the enemy
was approaching with pontoon train, horse, foot,
and drsgoons," and all the ct cetera Of warfare,
On Saturday night our pickctS were driven in, and
some of them captured, and we began to feel thai
the very thing we all had been 20 long desiring
might be comiDg--the advance Of the enemy on our
works.
There are several considerations that look like
something beside serious attack on us here: =,
|. We have been very lepient to the PEOPLE all
about here, and few days sojourn among them OF
the Rebel forces at Petersburg would give them
large accessions 10 their comnlissariat ard enable
them TO postpone for few days thote food riots that
are sure 10 come.
9. We had large detachment Of troops that wers
about leaving Suffolk when this Rebel mail tw5ich
was somewhat ostentatiously captured was taken,
and the APPROACH of the Rebels prevented their de-
parture (qners, 20 Washington, N. c., 10 relieve
Gen. Foster n, and may have been designed to that
end.
8. The enemy knows our strength perfectly, and
il. "a the Rebel mail and captured prisoners assert,
they do not number more than % 600, they do not
intend 10 assault works, but are on ruse TO CO...
ceal other moyemeD.s-perhaps the capture Oh
Foster.
Still, the enemy msy be stronger than / suppose.
L.. thraQ
by Secesh residents 10 attempt TO fog US. Hso, DO
,ure he will have good time Of it, for strong fot
will meet him at every angle in the breast-worhs
that oircumvallate us, while string OF ganooais
defend the rver, with guns that cannot only tcss
huge proectes far into their lines before their eld'
bateres can damage MS, but should they get within
our lines, would mako them basten out as fast Vt
least they entered.
Be that as it may, on Saturday our scouts ard
outer pickets driven in, and the signal station
in sight OF our works and about mile from tbein
on an airline, was taken by them; and All day yes
terday they were Ia plain sight Of our camp. Our
cavalry has charged on them, and taken few prs
oneu in return for our picksIs captured by them,
and we have and then dropped q shell among
them; but our shArpshO0ters have done q driving
business with their telescope rifles, manifesiing
great daring and enterprise, and have picked OF
quite a number Of adventurous Rebels from ineredi-
BE distances. Further than this, nothing ss yet hns
been dsne and we all waiting with everything
fCEly lOT tuc ll ~ NbNh ~
he will find somebody on HE truck II be intends 10
assault u.s. he will find largesized flea in each eur.
He threatens us on Of circle OF come three
miles-abou. one-third Of our front-whe!e, shoold
be approach, be will be subjected 10 an eniiladiDy
FIRE from forts and field bstteriss and infsntry behs
breastworks such would be terrific and unondura-
bic by any troops, and more especially BY such as
have always kept behind defensive works them
selves. The day on which they make the attempt
| will be a dark and bloody one in their annals.
AT present all is quiet, but 1t may be the calm
that precedes the storm. The occurrence OF any
thing important shall be Immediately transmitted
70 you.
| Undoubtedly. the telegraph has already informed
you of the killing of Lieut.. Col. kimball Of Haw-
kins's Zouayes, by Gen. Corcoran. There are two
versions OF the sad and disgrsceful silar Of which
1t is said whisky is at the bottom. One account is,
| that Gen Corcoran attempted 10 pass without the
countersign, when Col. Kimball drew bis saber,
and was Immediately shot. Another account says
that Gen. Corcoran gave the word, but that the
Colonel attempted TO arrest his passage,
when he was killed. An investigation will, OF
course, be had. Meanwhile, let the people pay no
attention TO camp runOrs, and suspend Judgment till
facts transpire.
The weather ia now Monday, 10 a. rn.) cool and
showery and we are all on hand for business. II
the enemy is no more than 6OOOO, let everybody at
home be unconcerned. oOJoURSER.