The New York herald., 1864-05-27

more 70 u6 a. THIS Time IMAM 30 many
an EXPEDITION 10 rHB WHITE HOUSE.
During The temporary stay q General s6eriaans CAV
and rations for his men. Lieutenant Colonel H. Bggs,
Chief OF shs department despatched six
with supplies The unarmed vessels could not proceed
up the river without escor. from the navy Conse
auen,ly Captain Charles A. Babcock, Of the United
States gunboat Morse commanding the York river 40
ta, was requested 70 furnish convoy the earnest
cook and Mystic, Captain William Wright. preceded the
supply vessels, and carefully picked their way up the
winding General sh'rsn sent 70
banks Of the river guaranteeing thai no sharpshooers
should mosst the feet The supplies arrived safely nnd
corps.
On the return Of the eunboats Capt Baboock stopped
asoushed ths. none Of the vessels were blown up
the rebel an,hortes sen. down carloads OF rpe
aTs %o ao s that Inc the cavalry
hindered H. N from planting the Internal machines.
The United States transport Moonlight, Cant. Doyle,
will leave here for New York this evening TIE Noon
This has MAD. tho fastest .rps bsswssa s.~Ser.
and New York ON record and Is fsvori,s steamer of
tho Quartermasters department.
Mr.. John A. Brady's Despatche
HsAporARIERs. X aHrExNrB Army CORPS,
In IBs FIELD, May "a, 1864. !
xvRaYIMSG QUIET
along front this morning. Through the past night
some picket firing caused alarm but, after few vol
leys from the advance both sides silence again
restored, and remained unbroken until daybreak
sKiRMH.
Yesterday party Of about two hundred men, under
command OF Lieutenant wssiey, OF the Second New
Hampshire Volunteers sent outsds lines 10 at
tempt the capture Of rebel picket at old mill about
two mos from 'front.' The rebels received notice OF
approach, andwere ready TO receive US with reg
meut OF infantry and battalion or cavalry Finding II
In
ed after hring fifteen rounds Of ammunition and empty
ing nearly two dozen rebel saddles.
Two 1oserters from the Eighteenth Georgia regiment
inside our lines today They represent the enemy
heavy reinforcements from Richmond. These men are
both young, and, compared with the ordinary run Of
we're In battle Of Proctor's creek, Monday and
represent the rebel loss frghtsuL They state that
to walk from tho rebel works the position occupied
by stepping from one dead body 10 another.
BxApouARrrRs, ErourrrSrH Army Coars, I
In IHB FIELD, May 20, 1894.
Considerable Inconvenience experienced yesterday
by delay in the arrival OF the mail boat from Fortress
Monroe and little excitement caused when, In
neoton with the delay heavy firing reported from
below, on the James river. The mail boat. however.
eventually arrived with intelligence Of attack upon
the negro force stationed at Wilson's wharf.
rrrzucGu LINZ YIELD.
General rltzhugh Lee turned up the north bank
II the James, and sgnazed his appearance by attack
10 force on General wlds colored command Every
passing the point al the time fred into, and quite
panic excited among that numerous class Of
cobatants engaged ~ government service TO navigate
the river General Lee finally convinced. however
that he could make no impression the contra band
sodiery and, his conviction being somewhat he ghtered
by tho OF several grnbos,s and the explosion
Of sSme hundred FOUNDER Parro shells he retrested IN
another success Of the sane class as they have
lately been achieving over Grgnt aud sherman.
vere sent from several points by order OF Genera But,
ler TO Wild, and reached him early enough this morning
insure the repuse Of Lee In he should Of 10
repeat his attack
Tie roads about herc have been completely dried M
complain of Is that they were so badly cut M by The
nuumerable trains passing them during the raius
u last week that they present specimens OF remarkably
intricate topography arc undoubtedly the most ob.
lecoDabe roads for transportation that The country
affords.
the rebels front have been FOR the last few days
sonra-a'yey gnie, even picket arips has proved 10,
Captain Fosters gunboa (he Commodore Perry) has led
the rebels TO believe that Is much more advantageous
remain in their ntrenchmens than 20 again eudeavor
- turn loft The troops are anxously hoping FOR IN
attack from tho enemy and have doubt OF the result
MIR. Charles n. Hannam's Despatch.
BzaxuDA HuspRKp, Va, May 2o. 1854.
crHRIrIAs or JAMIE RIVER.
Tho mall steamer Thomas Powell Captain Lyons com.
mandng, did not nrivs here until o'clock last
evening" being three hours later than usual she reports
that nearing Wilson'S landing, the north side OF
the james river about O'Clock yesterday abe found
that tho sunboa.s were Smelling the blum. About an
hour ppsvous the transport steamer Mayower had
fed into BY guerlas, when the captain IN the
breast aud the mate In the hand. General Wild 10 In
command at Wilson'S landing, which he holds with
number Of coored troops During the early par, Of the
day u 10 reported that the rebel General Fitahugh
Lee sent In hae Of truce demanding the fpbediae sur.
render the post that he had two thousAhd men With
him. and that II hs demand compiled with t6e TAR.
rison should be treated a. prisoners of war; bus csm.
peed TO storm the place he would be ass werabs for
Inc treatment they would receive from bs men GENE.
ra wild replied thst "thoy might try II, and he wou i'd
take the cnsuccs.n Immediately after Arnp com.
menced the Dafien sud cstyr yr ats took part
action made the woods too hot TO hold the rebel
eharpehooters Our loss " inconsidersb'e 4sHtNt
REtURNEp WARRINGTON
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