The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-01

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! Our Fortrcs - moUrse correspondence.
/ FORTRESS moARpE, Dec -, 1862.
A So'n--An A@asa1 Alsrm--hese, Russ--yae Raemy
Reported Passing P;rtfs by Rcprc4cafae Ykemscire,
az Aid de-CamySI.ese- Fyin0-Ths Reconnaissance 10
Woods Cyos Roads Cndr Command or B,igadser Gcas
,af Na0'ec-Rcei Dcserlsr lat rs ing .Ssasems,a DE-
Tue weather which for the past two weeks has boon
30 mild and clear in this neghborhood changed yoser
day 10 rain which FOL, Ia torrents until this nornsnx
about ave O'Clock whom agaiu changed 10 clear though
the Wind IL blowing freshly Tbs IA no. (thrce 4.
NJ stning brightly and tnere IL every prospect Or oox
'inued lair weather. The Thermometer at Moe O'Clock
A. NJ stood at forty eight.
very amusing alarm occurred Gloucester Point on
1hursday night last. Tho One Hundred and ssty.uath
Pennsyiyau (conscripts) picket abou, mile
fom Fort Page, when OF them fred AT black object
which was indtsncty seen creeping cautiously towards
them. Taking deliberate aim the nearest one fred at
the supposed rebel scoot The report Instantly
followed by fifteen twoniy othors, aud the IN
slant every pcket had discharged his rtnc and fallen
back upon tho in great disorder The latter sup
sing they rcbels ths whole regiment retreated
the fort and gave tho alarm. Tho one Hundredth
Now York Colonel Dandy, who outside Fo,, Page
Il the tine hnsonod In and manned tho tort whiio
remainder Of tho command formed in limo OF battle TO
ccivs the supposed advance. After waiting some time,
aud no enemy appearing accommodating party sent
ont 10 learn the cause when the romans 81
huge black sow brought into camp, literally pcrfo
rated v III bullets
The following ALSO reported by have occur
red The same night. but others deny Us being true
Hardly had tho One Hundred sixty ninth
relieved the ckcts OF the One indredh Nea York than
rome i've or SIX mounted rcbss dressed Ia Union officers
uniform passed the pckets by representing themselves
~ aids u General Nagce rode into the camps viewed
the Qualifications, and safely returned.
The night previous there actual firing bet
pockets The One IIuDdrcdth New York caliod out
four times and formed in line Of battle, Colonel Ianby
commanding the captains 10 keep their respective places
aud be ready 10 form their nts square OF
attack from cavalry. Nothing occurred however, bo
yond the alarm caused by the picket firing.
From the officers Of this regiment that
Reconnaissance about two weeks Woods Cross
Roads from Gloucester Point the Ono lundredtb lett tho
FIFTY second New York Fifty sixth Pennsy and the
Eleventh Maine al Gloucester Court House aud with four
pieces Of Captain Spralts battery under the command
/ Of Lieutenant Monk, advanced nine miles further, 10
Woods Cross Roads preceded by four companies Of the
skirmhers Here about hfty armed gucrIlas were sur
prlsed IN camp Seven were captured. Their camp was
burned annery used Tor tanning leather Tor tho rebels
wa. ais" hred and destroyed wagon load OF sole leather
having previously been taken out Of H. The expedition
now returnsd bringing with them drove Of Thousand
animals consistng Of horses mules hogs sheep and cat
tie -Four louds 0f and oats also brought
In The expedition under tho command Of Brig ,der
General Naglee, and Was absent from camp nearly four
days. Tho last twenty ak miles the Ono Hnndrch New
York accomplished In eight hours tho whole command
tnroc days two dcseriors have come inio our
lnes ~ suffolk, from the other side OF the DacNwaior
Ihoy state that the fob6ls arc sending large reinforce
Ia fI.a the Durfo
OF joining tho command OF the rebel honeiai rss.s,
and that enc OF tho regiments had receny left franklin
tho Backwa,s Cor tina, purpose They agree in say
ing that there but little infantry tho ackwate bat
that largo quantities OF artillery there and that all this
iorts aud every possible crossing place strongly guarded
with u, a. well ~ rino pits One OF them said that no
drafted from North Carolina, that hc DID wish
10 with the other conscrp,s TO Fredericksburg jon
Jackson, and went 20 Webs battery, the Backwaer
ono oI hts broshors having snistcd In IT, but hearing Of
bis whereabouts he ordered to Fredericksburg when
he swan across the Backwaer and deserted rather than
| 20 To fredericksburg
He that the rebels have two guns This side OF
tho Blackwatcr At Hsckwasr bridge whore ths arsl ex
petition, under General Ferry. crossed about weeks
ago and that four on tho other side protect them