The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-22
LATER FROM THE nokTH.
Arrival or Farragss a, New Orlseas-cap,ure
sf Yankee Cavalr '-Frsm tes Ssuthwest -
Griersen's Il Raid-Eurepsaa A3siTs, &c.
IrRoM OUR OWN REP0RTxR |

| FREDERloKsBURG, May 2l.-Ths New York
Herald, of tie ISsh inst, has been received
and the following is a summary of the news
taken from its columns:
| Admiral Fa,fagut has arrived In New Or
lears. Admiral Porter's fleet has captured
+ Alex andria, La.
| Two blockade runners arrived at Nassau on
| the 9sh from Charleston, and eight cleared on
the 9th for Southern ports.
A bcdy of rebels captured a Charlas.own,
Va, On Friday night, a party Of j.. S. cavalry.
Sch sent out from Milroy's command to
| intercept Them aud overlook them at Pied
mont Station, recaptured them and 40 rebels
The Herald thinks cavalry raids will be a
most valuable arm of the service in suppress.
ing the rebellion. The raids always excite
| alarm aud terror among the people.
FsoM THE SoUTHwEsr.-Gran at last &C.
counts was awaiting reinforcensnts, which
were coming to bis support from ynfious points
Rouge. Pemberton has drawn s%65T ny0iiAble
man from Mobile. Charlie ton and SSsol1nah.
Grant will prevent any possible concentration
of troops to save Vicksburg Griersons Iaid
has weakened Pemberton.
Now, the Herald says, is the time for anoth-
er advance of Hooker's army for another at
tack upon Charleston and Savannah ; for a
laad reconnaissance around Mobile and an ad-
vance By Burnside into East Tennessee, and
for active work on the part Of Rosecrans.
Gold $50; Exchange l65.
Col Grierscn's two cavalry regiments cut
their way through the enemy's country cap
tured over 900 man ana near 200 horses,
and destroyed 81 900 900 in property, destroyed
a camp Of instruction, cutting the Great North
ern and New Orleans and Jackson Railroad,
destroying cars, telegraph wires, water tanks,
aud army stores, arriving at Baton Rouge On
the let. Col q. was received with great eClat
at New Orleans The movement occupied sew
enteen days, and the Herald Gays it is thu
most brilliant achievement of the war.
Lieutenaut Colonel Davis, of the IL h Ill;-
nois cavalry, in his report of his share in
Stoneman's raid, Gays: "Bosween South Anna
mv's stores in wagons and railroad trains,
bridges, roads, and depots, worth over a mil
lion dollars, f.ugat rebel picksts, Hi led and
captu red two aud lost two commissioned of
ficers ard thirty three privates-''
The rebel accounts of the landing at West
Point are significant admissions, and show
hot orly tbs value, but necessity of gaining
ami keeping :oothcld at West Point"
In front of H0oker's army the rebels are
throwing up formidable earthworks to The LETT
and rear Of ederjcasbury-prepariIg to re-
sist a second advance. Tee Pe"nsyl lvania
militia with the ,nsent of Gov. Curtin, are
to take the place of every available soldier
around w aeaiuytop, Baltimore, ard the rail-
roads of Virginia ard Mary iand, who ars to
be saut to Gen. Hooker.
The Herails epecial correspondent, from
tie south side of Big Black. on the 81, gives
details of the ap:Ere of Port Gibson, and
fight at Thompson's HIS and says the rebels
have been driven north Of Big Black.