The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-09

an saw sesasts battery OF flying artillery consisting !"
y Two guns being OF the samepaern. Tho Ar ierymsn
who called attention 70 tho battery TO which he r.
sye : 8 e sr Hsss q
There weee not nearly h0ses enough 70 furnish alt the
s~ ssss "" .sv ss winch vs@
regiments lily supplied with horsCs considerable pro
ihsm shuuld jodse thai ons haH the Lossss were
gcf % the average q eurs-being q better STOCK
judge to DO tho lower Of the rebel army. Yet
pact body do not believe they could cope with equal
numbers Of our cavalry oorps, man 70 man, ON afair
.-~ GENERALS In AND STUART
Tho mex. day was taken 70 the headquarters OF Gen.
w. Ii. Lee, distant bout twenty dvo rlies where
arrived just before dark Hero bAde final adeu my
faithful horse "nandie Dinnont" whose fate win doubt
by Yankee bullets found The young general and OF
his fher playing chess In the open afr before log are,
Lee exhibits much Of the ability and style tho
questioning lawyer In his endeayors 70 elicit information
The wsro
General nbkcr's plans They believed that much 81 his
army had been Withdrawn tina. the remainder vas more
or hess deorazed by the battle at frcdericksburg and
that ], would probably fan back TO Washington.
While conversing with General Lee messenger from
his picket guard arrived and informed HIM that tho YAM
KEGS we're advancing Ia force the at
Rappahsnnock Station Another reported that they
making demonstration at Kelly's Ford. General Lee
sent word to the picket at Rap ahannock station resist
al advance Of the enemy ard he would furnish proper
pport. 70 the Gcke. commander at Keily's Ford he
or ntcons bat II cavalry paearej 10 let them come
as tho er WIS 50 ohstruc.ed by wire they could not
cross and when entangled they would be an easy prey
tbs n vas ca raedas evening just previous 70 the soss
1cer asceraic papers had-whch he
did oy asking INC 10 produce them, aud taking my word
that had shwm 90 ordered officer To have
Two horses sadcicd and TO accompany to the head
qua tcrs OF Goaerai Stuart. We passed through Cub
pepper ard two milo: beyond = who're General Stuart
10" S.as'ss IsSs despatch, GS;;7 4: a. :;asr
70 the officer who accompanied me- and was taken back
70 Culpepper and turned the Prcveet Marshall
Commerce street. was furnished no bIankets-minc
had been cCniscateand had nothing but tho bare oor
thing 10 fail into tho hands Of tho Soutnsrn
There was ono other prisoner In tho room, private Of
tho Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry, captured neas War
reDtOn
Durire the night, while unsuccessfully counting
Morpheus, heard our guards saying excitoly that the
"Yanks' had crossed tho rive. and were advancing;
ual here was agre1t stir in camp, everything being
put nredness 10 move, and that aocomotve had boon
kept the track alsnight ready for immediate ugc
train Of nfty or sixty wagons, with cavalry guard,
passed our qaa .ers iis mex. morning majority Of tho
mostly negroes, and many of this race with the
guards, uniformed mounted, and armed the same as
other soldiers. Whether intended for In the ed
cannot say bat appearances wonld Indicate that they
Citizens could be hurryng 10 and fro and The guard
informed me that many white residents, and al the
groes net Needed IL the army were leaving thepacc.
RAILROAD.
Arriving at tho Cars found bevy o. ladies', sccesh
occrs and Others Notwithstanding their anxiety at tho
approach the Yankees ANXIOUS 10 get a view OF Il fIn
RAID correspondent. 1honeh this curiosity mani.
soS my ,ouc must Say at ;. was
vile was packed 10 its full capacity with stat cdiDg ct
with prisoners conscfpts apprehcDdcd dcscrters
AID eroes. About half the occupants OF the whcrc
was placed were OF colored proclvcs but with
cep,ibay for mrovem evidenced 10 the constant
ghenng Of color from old age 10 Infancy. Many young
"nas ers seemed to prefer the society OF the
less coiored danses in this 10 that OF their winter
sisters IN other port, ,Ds OF the train.
Southern railroads a very diapdatcd condition.
and the ecd OF the trains which bore from
Culpeppcr to Richmond, ard from Richm. nd to City
Point about eight miles per Near Rapdan
Station and directly the Rapdan river. IL range
OF hills, commanding stretch Of open and nearly leyei
count 'front.' Here, wac Informed IL was the ten
ton cf the rcbel commanders 10 make stand Ia
General Hooker attempted TO advance Gndcnsvillo.
II very strong position, with the Rapidan front,
and moro less fortified could see only rifle Pits
GoKDoSsynlE
Drst caught sight OF the tall FORM and bad an oppcltu
nifty 10 grasp tile hand OF Captain elgiln
OF The STAFF Of MAJOR General Schurz The gallant Captain
and frcqus Ly CALCULATED his iavorilc pabie with true
Beige schcmcnce at the treatment 70 which prisoners
an France said no. "where havc served prisoners
are treatcd with great courtesy hut heresngh no gen.
CAPTAIN schoenofski had been surprised surrounded
and captured soon after the crossing Of our troops at
Keys lord When taken before General stuart ne was
ON the sta Of that general which was, course, DO
clined -
Gordonsvle Is pretty enough village Of perhaps a.
teen hundred inhabitants aud occupied by portion
Of The First Virginia infantry mainly COMPOSED of Irsb
men fame led that deemed best 70 put thcse
men into lcd. The Provost Marshal and andant
Of the post Major Royle. dc not think there we're
any considerable supple. "a at . this ONT.
where the prisoners confined o small, dirty
building with single roun,. This was crowded with
soldiers in durauce for causes deserters
and oopscri. There but three Yankee prisoners,
Captain Schocno.ski, private Harpendg, Fourth Penn
~.lw mi. atru nd Iunfa
pauy guard took fancy 10 invite captain schoc
noiski 10 bis quarters which was real Kindness as
White here we we're furniehed ratons or hard biscuit,
many Of them moudy and ham 70 divide among ~.
which quite privilege. We had nothing to No on
but some OLD tents
DsafsrcIiox ~ TIE sotm
The inmates Of this room represented many portions OF
the edcracy and from them learned mach Of inter-
eat regarding the feeling among soldiers and people The
the army and among the ctzens, and That thousands
both Of tie military service, would cave tho
SosSus iyS how S n would be treated thew should
succeed IN reaching our Ines, and declaring that
they would take the first opportunity 10 cscape.
Tncy represented :hc confederate government as terri,
tie despotsm By which 70 mans liberty or poss essons
contest o. The part Of the south was the rich mans
aud tie poor mans ngD Tho coascripton "a beng
cvcrywhere re- entossIy cpiorccd In Virginia csti-
mated that there twenty conscrpt hunters - c.ch
oosnty. These pcn, Of whom saw specimens,
generally irafcs and overscers, and are, TO
One man confined IN this guardhouse had been caught
two days before near Culpeprcr. His vito was H. and
the ncxt uofbng he learned that her situation crit
cal bit eutreats could prevail thoso who had
him charge TO allow him 10 50 and her for short
time, accompanied by guard, though the distance
was but two miles
ono Old named waltou of nearly sixty years, from
rauqucr county, caught by rebel scoutins party had
been confined for several weeks he did not know for
what canse what 10 be HIS fstc
An OK government cicrk under Bcchanans adm nisra-
ton had been caught Warrenton lie had been long
In confinement bat thought he eond not be conscrpted
being MaryIInder Nc di Sot know that clause In
the rebel Conscripton ato The service all Mary
anders found within tie HINTS uf the coniederacy.
ding ady.ffc cir, ustanccs tho inmates OF
this prison succeeded IN making themselves "johy ~
extent that would have excited Mark Tapoys Intense ad