The New York herald., 1863-05-26
INTERESTING FROM GEN. DIrsDEpABYnBSr.
The Cavalry Expedition Under Dol.
fitzpatrick into matthews
and Gloucester Counties, a.
and Its Success.
Operations at West Point and
Fortress Monroe,

Fortress Monroe,
10. &c, d~
Oar Fortress MSarse Correspondsnee.
FORTRESS MONROE, May %, 1858.
The Baltimore boat to-day brought down eighty four
rebel prisoners, many OF them wounded. They ware
transferred 10 the steamer coton ana conveyed 70 Fort
Norfolk.
morning. g t.i htfs IN
The steamer Hero leaves rhis afternoon for Aqua
creek with load OF contrabands They are 70 be en-
poyed The derent government departments at that
place.
FORTRESS MoHRoE, May "A, 1893
exchanges Of Prisaners tOesrs The Officers Of reigArs
Command-Wnat Is to Dc Done ,stth Dssponds~o
Tone OF the Rb Congressional Wiyepuline-
Election IN the First District Of Eastern VironioF0At
at AntiocA Church and B0rbours Corner-7Ae Recent
Reported Collision of Troops, DE. ta
Three vessels laden with released prisoners from City
Pointvz: propeller John Rice Captain Garvn; steamers
Maple Leaf and c. W. Thomas; the latter Colonel w.
II. Ludlow, United states Exchange Commissioner-ar
rived to-day from City Point. The number Of officers
brought down amounts to and TO the
balance OF cers in the hands OF the rebels, excepting
those belonging 70 6treghts command win be brought
John E. Aulforl, dag Of truce officer.
Tho officers Of Streght's oommand captured at Rome,
Ca are held requision Of Governor Brown, SUBJ
ect passed the rebel Congress relative 70 the
capture and punishment of such officers who may
mand negroes, ncte negro insurrcction, &C. Not
withstandng hs plea Of the precious rebel Governor Of
Georgia 10 exceedingly lame one, stl Jen Davis s
disposed 70 do anything 10 spite government The
result Of this detention OF the ninety four officers will be
Nhpor
The tenor Of the eouthsrn press is decidedly despondng
feat in that region sp,ccd with loss Of thrty.nue
pieces Of artillery, they Ay all blame on General Tcber
ton ,ney ayse a"s meet.
ing, TO Fatffy the sDmnaon OF Hon Joseph Seaar AZ
Congressional c.ndd.e for the First district Of Eastern
Virginia. held Wizards Hygeian Hotel at Mil creek
The meeting addressed at length by his Fxceency
Governor Perpcnt of vireina and the Hon. Mr.. segar
istpr In this state and contrasted the oorn ASPECT
that portion Of yreni, IN the hands OF the rebel con
fedeacy Mr.. scgar defined his position in clear and
incid manner and pledged himself spare effort in
behalf Of his constituents on the Congressional noors
elected in urhering tho interests Of the Inhabitants
his district Tho meeting DID break up until late
hour ard the speeches OF Governor Perpont and Mr..
scgar we're listened to with great attention and frequent
on OF and no doubt exists ns 70 Mr. Segar being
the lucky candidate.
N.Y. Consisting three regiments OF in anry cava
ry three pieces OF artillery. attacked rgadcr Gene
Z. o..
THE side of Zun and was promptly and handsomely re-
pulsed Our loss this affair consisted In having
captain killed aud three men seriously wounded. We
At the same time tho rebels made demonstration at
Barbours Corner, about i've miles from Windsor, and
The collision between the Eleventh Rhode Island and
Tenth New Jersey regiments was merely tri ing affair."
counts The ruor prevalent hero and, am informed
published In some OF the parers, that Suffolk rs 70 be
sy &
such ipteutiou and instead ~ Withdrawing q his
foscss from there. hs y strenshenins his position.
Our Yerktovvn Correspondsnee.
YoRxrowx, Va. May 22-2 p. ~
Cs,esA KilFaHscks 1spsditio~ inso Ctosces~ and Ma
tAe,cs Counties, Ta-Greu SGccea-Gtmeyal KJes' In
ssrscsio~s to Colc~ei Fitzpatrick, &C., dc.
About sunset Tuesday evening, the lsth inst, the
casual observer Yorktown must have noticed the snu-
sua number Of persons what are, par excellence,
termed streets. The evening beautiful and tho air
fresh, compared with thai Of few hours before The
ladies fort In the saddle luxuraaug the
old carriages Of departed aristocracy.
Ibid not arry long, for the steady column OF arris
light "brave Harris ghs cavalry. won their way
through dust Iprocecded with them the whsr
where they 70 Gloucester Point Join the
Twelfth Illinois cavalry. Col Fitzpatrick In command
Of the forces While these movements taking place
with the cavalry hundred Of the One Hundred
and Seventy ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers were er
bsrked cp the wInnisne ferry boat under command OF
Major Smith, and two hundred from tho Fourth
gmcnt Of Delaware Volunteers, under command OF Major
La Motto, were embarked on board the Commodore
Morris.
These were tho arrangements for raid through Glou.
ceser and Matthews counties, which from the com.
menccment the war; besides furnishing large proper
ton Of men, grain and other materials for tho rebels
been infested with n OF Rueriias, termed by them
Chesapeake PARTS Rsngersn But short time since
accompany Of them down 10 Ware river 70 attack
boats from gunboat visiting the place. Through
those small rivers the goods from Baltimore and along
the coast Of Maryland received and thence sent p the
country counties had been scarcely visited be-
FORE and the only they sustained was tho occa
The expec on was gotten up under the orders and d.
Yectton Of Major General Kcyes The command OF was
Of course, n the hands OF Coinc Fitzpatrick Col suy
dam the a. sstant adutaut general OF The Fourth army
corps, accom- panied Colonel Fitzpatrick.
The cavalry started from Gloucester Point about
M They were about twelve hundred strong, we'll
mounted and IN exccllsut spirits.
Thcy crossed the country tar Fast river meeting
the gunboat and infantry early on Wednesday morning
search Of horses mules cattle and other forage There
many difficulties 10 be encountered In capturing tho
HORSES for rebels have been very cautious and
have sent u cir best stock into the woods BY night
three or foar hundred horscs and mules had
brought together besides cattle, and the party then
started through to Matthew'S Court House, the gunboat
following rourd into North river. Here again
tended Efforts There s Immense satisfaction In
going through this section OF Virginia, for the stock s
very nso.
raised on OF the absence Of labor. Every
thing appears 70 be rottng, and yet the will tell
you, In the most quiet and dgnned way. that they
'sdelermiEed on supporting the rebel government oven
though they kse the very clothes they Wearn ff
One we'll educated s'uthcrn lady who had spent much