Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-18
FROM THE SEAT OF War.
SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK PAPERS.
Gallant Raid by the Marine Corps.
Pursuite ofthe Privateer Florida
sHAFFER.s CAVALRY RAID.
W A HING TON NE W s
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New YoRK. July l6-The Herald's cores
pondent gives account of the Marine raid as
follows:
Near Point of Rocks. Va. on the l3th at 4
o'clock, A. VI on Monday, Lieut. Chambers,
Sd Pa artillery. with 100 men, crossed the James
river. on Fosters pOntoon bridges. for the pur-
pose OF attacking some rebels stationed in mills.
barns and houses situated on the place known as
Goes Farm.
The force having landed at the designated
point from the stea mer Stepping Stones. renamed
there until nearly daylight yesterday morning, at
which time the Lieut.. deter mined to make the
attack
The command proceeded quietly up the road in
two columns and stealthy entered upon the at
tack
The enemy formed in strong force in the
barns, mills and houses of the farm consisted of
300 troops, commanded by Lieut.. G. Whining
ton. of South Carolina, who was captured within
ID yards of the buildings.
The enemy opened brisk fire of musketry
resulting in no injury when the discovery was
made that the place could not be taken by regu-
lar attack.
Lent Chambers ordered charge. he leading
il most gallantly.
The charge resulted in the capture of one
Lieutenant, a sergeant badly wounded, ole cor
poral and II privates.
The command accompanied by the firing
party. upon arriving at the building, smoked out
the rebels, compelling them to give battle upon
open ground
In the engagement which Immediately fol-
lowed the rebels suffered severely in killed and
wounded. Our loss was only one man.
A torpedo, together with galvanic battery,
and large quantity of powder, small arms, am
munition camp equpage we're captured, and a
large amount ofgrain destroyed
The Heralds correspondent in the field, under
date of the 18th, 7 A. NJ says:
Capt Shaffers cavalry expedition has just re-
turned to camp
This expedition, having for its object the open.
ing and maintenance of communication with
Suffolk, Bowers Hill and that region left here
some days since. and has fully accomplished its
object
The command met with little opposition either
going or coming, except from some guerrillas
whom they effectually wiped out.
They encamped for period of two days just
outside of Suffolk without molestation.
They returned safely without loss or serious
damage of any kind.
This raid developed the fact that the greatest
possible destitution prevails in Suffolk and
all the surrounding country Corn, for instance
in held at $500 per barrel. and all other neces-
saries of life in proportion
The expedition brought in seventy horses and
mules, quite number of negroes, two rebel Of
fcers. also captured Sergeant and two enlisted
men of signal corps.
The Worlds special says:
Advices from the upper Potomac confirm the
reported retreat of the rebels into Virginia.
Our artillery shelled the rebel rear last even.
ing and some stragglers were taken, but il was
impossible to intercept the main body.
They had. when at Wilson's farm, sac prison
ers taken at Monocacy.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
Ii is estimated the rebels secured 10000 head
of cattle and horses besides droves of sheep and
hogs. which they got across the Potomac while
threatening Washington
Brief as was the combat before Washington il
was bloody. Their killed and wounded must
have been 500 TIE smslland wasted brigades
OF the sixth corps made sad havoc among them
The Herald's correspondent SAYS:
Admiral Lee of the James river squadron has
gone to the North Carolina Sounds on an in
specting tour.
Two representatives of Napoleon are with the
army as observers
The Tribune's special saws:
More vessels are TO be sent alter the Florida
Several prominent secession sy ympathisers have
been arrested at Bladensburg anu sent TO the old
Capitol