The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-04-28
The RanpahanuocIk ExpedEtion.


l. WASHINGTON, April %, 1864.
An order was issued last night suspending
all passes to the army of the Potomac, IN
consequence of which this mornings train
was stopped at Alexandria, and all persons
mot belonging to the army were required to
get off. Several Generals and eminent CT
villains, not intending to take part in the
approaching military operations, were thus
left to make their way back to Washing
ton.
Yesterday body of rebel cavalry, COM
manded by Major, made a demonstration
against our pickets at Occoquan Creek. A
sufficient force of our cavalry was sent out
to meet them, and it is said to have captur
ed the greater part, including the comman-
der Of the party.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Navy De-
paTtment has received a communication, da-
ted April 22nd, from Commodore Fox, COM
handing the Potomac fotilla, i'll relation to
the recent expedition of the Rappahannock
He says: 'Having learned from vari GUS
sources that the rebel government had estab-
ished aferry at Cyrus Point,a few miles be-
low Rappahannock, and was buSily engaged
collecting boats at some point on the river,
for the purpose of attacking our blockading
vessels, proceeded thither with a portion
of our hotilla, on the 18th, where | remain
ed until evening, and visited all the ferries
from Cyrus Point to Mud Mill Point with the
the following results: 10 ferries were bro
ken up, z large lighters, each capable Of
carrying 100 men, pontoon bridges, 2 large
skitfs and canoes, 200 white-oak beams and
pieces large enough for a sloop Of war, &C.,
% large boats, one of which was capable of
carrying small arms; a large amount bacon
and wheat, and large lot of small arms, all
Of which we brought off.
| At Boilers Point. on the South side OF
Rappahannock Landing, our men were OPP
posed by force of rebel cavalry said to be
200 strong, which was kept at bay by the
fire Of the Eureka. In Harriet's Greek the
rebels made an stack Oh the Eureka in the
afternoon of the 21st inst, and were splen-
didly thrashed. .s-
Commodore Porter says he has it from
| trustworthy sources that the rebels have
placed torpedoes in the Rappahannock and
at the branches of the Chesapeake.
ARMY OF THE PoToMAo, April "a
have Richmond papers to the 22d inst
The Sentinel contains the following:
"a citizen brings information of the ad-
vance up the Rappahannock on Wednesday
as far as Boulwares Wharf, of eight gun
boats and one transport. They landed three
hundred men at Boulware's Wharf, which is
ten miles below Rappahannock
This is supposed to be the advance Of
Burnside's expedition, as reported in Fed
ericksburg yesterday.
ga fleet of sixty vesseIs-gunboats and
transports-were at the mouth of the Rap
pahannock 1t is also rumored that the en-
emyywere landing pontoon bridges at Aqua
Creek.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-General Burnside
has published circular, dated headquarters
Of the 9th Army Corps, Annapolis, saying
that this army being on the eve of a move
ment, no application for furloughs will be
granted.
1t is stated that Burnside has applied for
more time to get more men.
Another report states, these troops move
to-day