New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-14
sreesl Disrsch TO The N y. Tribune.
wAsHNoroS, Tuesday. Dee. -. ls6i.
Z. G. G.. sends the following:

camp ON "Wednesday morning last marching souihwsYd'
is now AFOREMENTIONED, aftsr having fully accom-
pshod notwithstanding the inelemenoy Of tho weather
The rsspls intended The troops bivouac tonight near
Hopkinsvire, eighteen miles distant and tomorrow
will witness their Triumphant return 10 their former
camps.
The weather during tie movement has bet eaecrabe
,an or hail having fallen daily at least tcvef hours ont
Of the twenty four. Had the weather been favorable
other cooperative movements Of even greater import
would have tran,pred. and perhaps with result
which would have made glad the hearts Of The eIpectant
oyalss of the North; but is We hsyc every CAUSE
te feel highly gratihed with the result
The advance sounded before daybIeat on
Wednesday and IL few minutes atte. the column COM
posed OF GTeges csyaly leading tae advance she Fifth
Corps and Aotts Division Of the Second wore trsmpng
through she rain down the JercsahIn pla4i road 10
ward the former site of FreeInsn's Bridge. the
Hot.owsy River.
Keeping the Jerusalem Plank Eosd until near the
Totoway the column then filed TO the right, reaching
the river al about dark. Tie quickly pom
toned and before morning troops artillery and trains
we're over and tie bridge had been removed.
Having as yet met with opposition, tie command.
early on Thursday morning. moved Sonth TO SuSseI
House taking the road 10 Jsrras station on the
lMfge railroad bridge across The NOtfOwsy.
GREGGs CAVALRY sHIRMIsH WITH TIE ENEMY.
Soon after leaving TIE Ccu, House the encmy's cav
airy .ighiIy resisted advance. which pushed on
however driving the enemy before them the Not
toway Here brisk little shirmish took pace, the
enemy having ly this time discovered designs with
reference TO the bridge resulting in the Withdrawal Of
tbe enelny from the immediate vicinity osthe river
Our loss in this aFsir was four killed and fifteen or
twenty wounded
Eo,towsy Bridge destroyed and The enetny's cavalry
disposed o. Gen. Gregg at once commenced Tia de-
str1ction Of the rAroad bridge which was soon
errrnbliDg beneath the fiery clement
The bridge was q wooden structure over two hund
red feet in Ieugh and only with the outlay Of consider
able tine and expense can II lie replaced. The work OF
destruction commenced. after noon the infantry
arrived Of the rsilrosd and immediately dpoyed along
ii for the purpose ofteuirg up the track.
The work was entered upon With On infinite amount
Of zes and the ties and rails torn from their bed, were
~ the Application Of fire rendered xssleu Some
smes whole rods OF track won'd be uplfed intact and
hurled down the crnbapkrnent bya regiment OF brigade
Dry hrush and fence rails then applied and when
sufficiently heated the iroa rails were easily twisted ord
bent by squads dctciisd Tor that purpose.
Continuing southward 10 Jarrs.t's Station. twelve
miles below the Sottowsy. The command biyouacked
until dsybresk, when 1. resumed lie work OF the dsy
previous taoroushy complete the destruction OF hc
Track to BeeSe!d twolvo miles below Jarras;t Station
Two other bridges, each sixty feet IN length were also
burned betweea the No.towsy and Beuelsid.
The main body was Uglantly guarded by troops
trown oz for TIA, purpose In every direction, end 80
unpreparei was the enemy TO resist us that We were
almost entirely unmoIes;ed In the work Of destruction
A. H.eisford, situated on the Mcherfca River below
ESeeed there evidences ths the enemy had col
l.S q considerable force, troops could be seen
moy;po srA several batteries were discovered posted
On III. other side o. tas r.ver
II was now nearly d;-t. and az the troops hso
nee. sunliea witt. t,s elk i.s-r fstous. 1t became
Necessary 20 think Of returning. Eves'mas w .o".
IN the p.oersmus h.d been accomplished wy TIE 100"
egnL success, sad as further sdvanes wa sel IN
tended no temoEs.sstio ues mode against Hieksc>a
and tie command halted for the night near Beiefed
satioa which wss burned on departtie yesterday
morning
srs5rT CoCLT- HOfIsE BC8SLD.
Aterrlt,. r. srbuiion was visited upon tho deni~os
q, su,ss. Courthouse on or return this morning, Tor
The cold blooded uuc, Of three Of our men who were,
probably set upon while strsgeslns killed ana tne.r
bodies denuded Of Their CLOTHING and sced sds W sas
III full view Of OAR reiuiring column
For this wspson and deliberate oct the destruction "
Sr,ser Court House determined upon and looking
back our troops saw tLe iesping names licking up With
eager tongues what the Eusniaus would call q " right
srnsrt sost Of town" consisting " the Court House
aud jail tavern and reybapsa dozen dwelling houses
CcSIRARASDe.
THE pegTvsonttc route, botS young AID Old, Cooked
tocur standard they s won't 10 Do whenever 0ppor
tUEty ofers, and we're sbisas Of ths prospect Of out
ing TIE shictiss Of Sar,y.
PRISONERS.
Twenty Q. thirty sreytaets members Of Rebel ossal
ryresiueniS were picked up during the march.
FORAGE, &C.. DXsraoYYD BY OUR TsooPs.
Immense quantities OF forage Of ell kinds were de.
sruyed on the route together With nearly one hundred
barrels Of sppe Jack ciderb.ndy. and other stores
Of vsue 10 the enemy. The people were found well
supplied with both subss.eBee and forage uotwith-
standing the ptif tales Of destitution 40 frequently
told by Eebe. dcseteis.
YHI RESULTS.
To sum up then the expedition OF Gen. War.
rep. Making rapid march of fifty miles. destroyed
three important BRIDGE twenty miles OF railroad
aarge amount Of forage and other sOres, brrned 5ns
seI CourtHoCse, captured eeoro two OF prisoners
and Will reach camp toiaouow having sustained but
trining loss.
Gen. Warren deserves. snd will doubtless receive
great credit for LIS skilol management Of the affair
DO the troops Of his command. .|
1hs mn were teyt wei il lsI6 ard 20 tie preesu.