The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-11

the exact locality Of the enemy II was eleven O'Clock
before we arrived n sight OF the RApdan We struck tho
rver ~ hortons Ford which found quite swollen, but
st hrdabe. General Buford crossed his brigade a. this
point wie General SLOVENIAN, with the balance Of his
command, continued 90 Tow miiss further up TO Rae
coon Ford.
mE VACANT RxBm CAMP
Here we learned that the enemy had boon encampcA
the night previous some sixteen hundred strong under
General W II. Lee. with piece Of artillery but in
they supposed be could not do they compelled 70
skedaddle.
|. 0sAusAL BUvoRB RxAcHm RA0ooon FORD
time TO capture lieutenant and men belonging
the Fauquier county artillery but the balance Of the
force escaped The command OF General Gregg had aa
crossed by dusk and the whole force bvouacked I'll two
O'Clock 10 the morning.
OUR corRsz MKT DAY
in southeasteriy direction General Buford march
ing towards Orange Court Hobse, while General Gregg
went 10 Orange Springs The advance guard under Major
Beaumont, OF the First New Jersey cavalry, reached
Orange Springs O'Clock In the afternoon, whore
they encountered small force OF the enemy Tho Major
at charged them, capturing major and one private
and dispensing the rest In all directions We here ascer
tained from con.rabands thai large supply train passed
there ia The morning great haste throwing away largo
quantities Of forage and PROVISIONS and that the rebels
falling back from Culpcpper Court House towards
sposyivanI Court House. taking with them much Of
their movable eec,s a. poeio and driving before then
their negroes.
SIR Pxpcv wySDHAx n PuRsUr.
In hopes OF everlasting portion Of the train; General
Gregg sent Colonel wyndham who commands the Second
brigade his division. after them with regiment,
with Instructions 10 follow for Eve miles, and u he
then nothing OF them 10 return, a. time was too
valuable TO waste In further pursuit. The Colonel won't
tho ave miles In double quick. but nothing Of he
anav In .s u,san.io,e our bovs 70 a,,se tbemsevss
s,d seorch or thu n,orert houaea IN the v,cin,tv
and sucoeeded In bringing 10 abt quite a quantity Of
ooSrnAsArp oooos.
In oos boose tbev found seyer dozen pars Of valuable
b,uh ton oos aboes sv;dent,v Of Northern
msnu.c,ure and nrosabv soms q those cap.rcd from
our sers Daring Tho w,atsr IN most every house they
found rnuskets shos runs and rieos which vsrc d.
s,roved. and n ono houss su,eo1id gray uniform be-
longing TO some ae,d ofcer AZ sr O'Clock No resumed
our march in tho d,reo.en ar Louisa Court Houso where
We ar.,ved about midnight.
roumA oousr wovsx-rur RAILROAD ,ssrsovvo-uAsu.
rb. n,cs we ernaosad n And dsseaded Al the virginia
centrai Railroad CONNECTING Freder,cksbure with Cor
aon.v,,,e n.s.s. throuoh n We haitsd about mile
from the town and Al once made 70 destroy
An. ,sro.h ooe scu.dro. N tba tenth Nov Yovk.
under Cons irwin ms sect sve miles above the town.
and ono,bsr sou.dro. uner wstor Avs,v of The saue
rag,msn. Ace mIss be,ov Who wore 70 cut lie rosd.
I'M. co,ors, K,Io.,,,ck vws IA sevsnsh New Yerk
rH.,rs r.h,, rsc,vsn, oh.resd through The town OIL
Kp.r,ck CHARGED into The town ssout Two O'Clock n ~
,oronr Mia bovs veu.s like demons bvt not = ssuese
rr.vt.ck" AZ shev 49, ma ,obab,tsnts vers mvoA
.rrasd :. such doubSess exposttux
that IN. y.nkess ~,are about "a pour6er then ~
In co,d b,ood hut uoth,nr .s dsturbed IN The town
cuarde wers ets,ousd upou al The ayouuss esdtus %
the town. and tho woros Destroying theraalroAd ooa-
meucsd
rnH fsAog WAS TORN or
distance Of two mites the ties burned and ehsras -
warped by nrc 70 DO useless mo br6ses oalverss,
swces. water tasks ana syssyshss Apssaissas v ~
read OF destructive nstuse were thoroughly DESTROYED
was The opinion OF our engineers that would sks -
least three weeks 70 get We road N running osdes w
all the force they could put 70 work.
RIvoUAo-m REsxA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Ia order to give our horses some rest after tner oeg
msroh and the men n opportunity 70 catch sse sesp
10 dad ncs resume our march TIL Two ocsock ne psss
Afternoon Saturday. Intelligence was thea received
that largo force Of rebel cavalry were Approaching q
the Gordonsve rosd and were distant about osr hoss
march. General Gregg ~ once got nv division ous'
passed through the town asd formed cccRe wyuAhans
brigade 10 i'oe OK battle on the brow Of sl about han
mite south OF tho town. Here no posted Two guns sup
ported on other side ~ the Frat Maryland and rwcHA
Illinois regiments while the First New Jersey was drawn
up behind the h' ~ reserve lie waited hero tii ~
time nad expired wnen 'ne enemy snousd nave MADE M
appearance ana bearing nosn'ng OK MIN resumed ma
march, leaving portion OF companies b ana Of me
FIRST ha'no regiment IN AL ABOUT nt'y men, I'VE miles
from the Court House. on the Gordonsvs roaA 70 watca
the movements o. inc enemy.
The ssEnv-A GALLANT cHAsos-tosn
Soon after our departure regimons OF the enemy ap
pearea IN sgnt, wneo tno MAINE boys gsanty charged
tnem driving 'nsm PACK some dnesnce; ous losing sne
charge one man killed. one wounded and twenty eight
trken prisoners William H. Perkins, OF Company l. was
killed. and Melville Cook Of Company b. wounded slight
y In thefoots The balance OF Tho boys reached their
regiment 10 safety without being pursued ~ the enemy
OUR RourK STILL CONTINUED