The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-18
Our PortsmOuth Correspondence.
PORTSMOUTH, April Is, 1884.
GENERAL GRAHAM's EXPEDITION.
A Combined Military and Naval Move
mcnt Into Rebe idom-What Was Ac.
complished by 1t, &c.

n COmDthe0 MILITARY ana NoVat move.
mcnt Into Rebeidom-What Was Ac-
complished by 1t, &c.
OUR ExPEDIrI0NARY CORRESPONDENTS.
In rHH FIELD, April Is, 1854.
rae INTERNAL MACHINE AND REBEL PROPELLER
The excitement caused few nights since by the at
tempt Of the rebels blow up the Minnesota
allowed to subside without some efforts being made to
capture its perpetrators Active inquiries dscov
cred the fact that the torpedo had been at Smtbnod
several nights before towed down tho James
1t s believed that hos also been kept for time in
the neighborhood OF M,lnerssown, the Nanse.
mond. The propeller that towed the torpedo
through picket boats believed TO havc
escaped up the Nansemond river, and a com.
bned land and naval expedition Immediately organ
lied to effect Its capture and seize destroy whatever
other rebel property fell into their hands.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION
placed under the command OF Bgadier General Ora
ham, OF tho Naval Brigade, and consisted or detachens
Of the Naval Brigade and Of the coored infantry, with
other troops, which furnished by General c. A..
Hickman from the force stationed outside Portsmouth,
The expedition carried In transports and
panied by several gunboats.
LANDINGS syrEc1rp-pEATH LIEUTENANT wiLDBR-coS.
IRABASp2
The expedition effected landings at Cherry Grove, Day
Point Smithneld, and had several sharp conflicts
with the rebels. Two killed and eight
wounded One OF the killed Lieutenant F. p. Wilder
executive sdlcer OF the Minnesota, who nd
Of the gunboat Stepping stones and naval launches He
shot through the head while attempting 70 land his
barge at Smithhed and 10 the act OF sighting the gun
Although the main object Of the cxpediticn-ihe cap
ture Of the rebel propeer-was not accomplished, yet
hfty contrabands and Q largo MI mber or horses
brought in When is considered that this coun
try has been frequently the scene both OF cavalry ard
guuboat raids, this viii appear an unusually large
amount OF spon.
YHx FORCE sxHr FROM PORTSMOUTH.
In addition the troops he furnished Gen. Graham,
Gen. Hickman also despatched three different expeditions
from points along the Suffolk Railroad TO cooperate with
the navy. force under Colonel Reese sent across
the Nnnsemond whilo Lieutenant Colonel Hctze OF tho
Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry sent with large
force OF cavalry to take position at vor station, about
Railroad In addition 30 these two expeditions, large
force under Colonel Steers composed Of infantry and
airy ordered 70 march from Suffolk and effect juno
ton with the navy at Mipersown, on the Nausemond.
They unable effect this object and did not reach
the point until the navy had retired. although they
made infantry march OF fifteen miles IN four hours.
AT1EMpT SHOOT NEGRO PICKET,
made by secession farmer outside OF Suffolk, failed N
most unfortunate for the rerpetrator. He
pretending to the hoe In OF bis fields and when
the negro turned his back, fred and missed him. The
negro returned the fire without effect and the sergeant
Of the guard coming up the rebel and his gun were both
seized and carried inside OF our lines.
CAVALRY ACTION MAR coINJocx
detachment, Of the Twentieth New York cavalry bad
fight outside OF CoiuioCk yesterday, and succeed
ed driving the rebels distance and capturing their
commander, Colonel Whsou, OF the Eighth North Caro-
Ina (robe) cavalry. There further particulars
yet received.