The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-17

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The expedition having returned, we are
permitted to state the following facts
On Saturday morning Gen. Buffers forces
under command Of Brig Gen. Wistar march- 5
ed from Yorktown via New Kent. The cav.
airy arrived al, 2i3o yesterday morning at
Bottoms Bridge across the Ghickahominy,
ten miles from Richmond, for the purpose Of
making raid into Richmond and take the
enemy by surprise. and hbsrate the prisoners
there. The cavalry reached the bridge at the
time appointed, marching in sixteen and .
half hours ferty miles. A force of m
fautry followed in, their rear for the purpose
of supporting them. 1t was expected TO sur
prise the enemy at Britton's Bridge, who had
for some time, only small picket there.
The surprise failed because. as the Rich
mond Examiner Of to-day says, the Yankee
| deserters gave the information in Richmond
of the intended movement of the enemy,
They fell a large amount Of timber SO as to
block up and obstruct the fords and make it
impossible for our cavalry. to pass After re-
manning at the bridge from 2 O'Clock until IL.
Gen. Wistar joined them with his infantry,
and the whole object of the surprise having
been defeated, Gen. Wistar returned to VIII,
liamsburg. On the march back to New Kent
4 G. II. his rear was attacked by the enemy, but
they were repulsed without loss to us
aE In march by our infantry. three regiments
!, of whom were colored, more than 80 miles
were made in 56 hours the cavalry marched
over 100 miles in so hours. This shows that
/ tits possible to make campaign in Virginia
(. in winter. s. j.
4 The dispatch boat is just in from Nevbern.
4 Gen. Palmer reports everything going On we'll
i in this district. The losses by US in the way
of public property are too triains to mention.
We could not expect more favorable result.
The losses in killed. wounded and missing are
but few. ss s5,ss8
8 BALr1MoRE, Feb. s.
I, A special dispatch from Fortress Monroe to
. the American, from Mr.. C. c. Fulton who is
at City Point, says the rebel flag of tracs with
Commissioner 0uld and Captain Hatch, the
truce officer, arrived on Sunday asGity Point
Two citizen prisoners were brought down.
They were both Marylanders They brought
exciting news from Richmond which they
represent was in state of the most feyerish
excitement from midnight on Saturday, up
to theitfne they lsft. Sunday Afternoons AT
midnight on Saturday the bells Of the city
were rung and men were rushing through
the streets, crying to arms, 10 arms, the Yam
KEGS are coming. the Yankees are coming
During the remainder of the night there was
intense cofnfnotion everywhere visible Ths
8 home guards were called ont. and the tramp
Of armed men could be heard mall d;rections
Cannon were hauled through the streets, wo-
men and children were hnrrying to and frr
Z and there were all the evidences Of such !
panic. as has seldom been witnessed IN Rich!
mend On Sunday morning there was NJ
abatement In the excitement. The guard.
were all marched out Of The city to the de
fence, and armed citizens wcre placed or
guard over the prisoners Horsernen wer,
dashing to and fro, and the excitement among
the prisoners to know the cause Of all thii
excitement became intense. It was soo1
learned that large cavalry and infantry
force with artillery, had made theirn appear
Eance on the Peninsula at Bottoms Bridge