, 1864-09-19

a successful Reconnaissance n
wards Pete=nbQFE

New YorK, Sunday. Sept, 18.-Thc Hsrclf.
army correspondent Of the 18th eaYs information
wae rtceiyed yesterday that the enemy were
Gen. WaTreu. 10 asesrtatn the truth of this "a.
coutoiseance was ordered to be made at an ealfy
hour hi motnins Thc force selected Tor the puf
felnsylyania cavalry, under The cumuand OF Lieut.
Col. 4. Robinson. os tho 1st Perusylvania bat.
ntalion. commsnssd By r. J. Falts, snp9ozsed BY =
b5fcaae q nss1tTy undsf @ uen q tie 81
morning, reaching The Weldon Railroad At diyli:hs
and at once moved out 10 The front By the Vaagh IN
road; s;anss o. o nile anda half b,oa .ht Them
bar2 ard tho otter to tho left In the direction OF
Hean'e station, The f1Et reconnaissance was
made In the direction Of Petersburg.
The plcsetA OF the enemy were driven IN mile
Or more, when the coEnlard returned and moved
in the opposite direction. After going about q
mile beyord onr m Infantry ptekets, tie enemy were
force upon either Eide. A Bquadron was dig
montta rs i, to .GHte tnS rom thsi, p1a1ton This
them from one position to another fer dlzsance
Of two miles, No sisns Of large bodies Of troops
were discovered q Indications OF any lv1ag been
io1ce OF 1860 cavalry were ehcamped some t~o
miles In sdvnnce fur the purpose Of guarding the
De,ntop piank Rosd. over which the rebel. trims
ported laree portion Of their supplies at present.
Although hsveno renera! engagement to re
coru, ur Eerious fighting, taero was continual
~3klrInfehtuE for sevrAl hours. Upon the With
dsawnl 9! o1r troops tie enemy followed us mp,
return ard re.estah!lsh the line. The ;os.es were
very tmsll our side, consisting OF only tWo msn
wounded in the 1st PsnIeylTania battery. The
hnnda, and doubtless conc were wounded.
The whole division ct cavaasy have been e.ddled
a1l Cay, and IN reat}fhesH to move at momeul'5
notice, II found necessary to 10 the ase1stanceo
the snail force cent OFT bat the object Of she 70.
ther aid ~
There a, c some Indications that the enemy prere
1ss nonbs2: to 2
leaving for the South for several dayr. The truth
Of this rumor will be aEesstsfned In fe1 hours at
headquarters arC1y OF the Potomac.
19-The ll1hL a!t4cz By tho rcbsl cagnizy yester.
tsy morning Wus most darling move. and seena
to have been partially eQfceasfu1. The attacking
fnree consisted vi thsee 91isaaes Of cavalry with
The vicinity .. thecaslle herd IN Buflng's farm,
near CogGin's rolnt. tust before daylight, while
the IelaalL der engaged our caEhiry paeketa a:ong
tbe entire l.ne from Ream's Station, capturing
cuser the operations of-lhe main rebel column.
The attack wac made eho7s time before day
light WHEN the gIard were mostly ab.d.
cartufrd, mostly Of the 5,h ylsania cavalry,
The first District OF Columbia cayaEy, on duty
ntnr hy, soon attscked the rebels but they were IN
Eucb strong force that our meu had to fail b,ck,
suffering log. Of some 20. 1t Is said that Gen:
Crps, vent puEsuit Of the Riders but It IL be-
l1eTed they had too>much the start, and must
have gone Of With the gre +tcr part Of their plum
der. In abolition to our loss In cattle, which Mill
teams with gang Of men, Who were engaged in
constructing line Of telegraph In that dirsc.lou
A rumor reached camp this morning that the
cattle have all been tecapturtd, but canuot trace
II r. Arv reliable snrrep