The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08
IMPORTANT FROM HoaTa CAROLINA

Daring Reconnoissanes by Captaif
Cushing, Uaitca stases Nsvy-He Visits
tne suBurbs OF Nilnfagton " snd Cap
tnrss . vstuab,e Rebel Mais-AotfnA
Master Howard Buys Provisions at =
Rebel stove-InteDseiy Exciting Trip
Down the Rivrs-How the Rebels were
Outwtttcd at Every Poins. sxc., &c.
NB 0EoR6H n. HAars DESPATCH.
BRacsoKr. n. O.. June 20, 1864.
One Of she most daring made during
the war just been successfully achieved ny Captain
Cushing Of the aunboat Montceo On the night OF the
gath inst the captain tonK nrst cutter, with fifteen
mou and officers (ac,ng Ensign Jones and Acting
Masters Mate Howard), ana succeeded In passing tho
forts OF the west bar wimugtn and started up The
Cape Fear river. After u escape Of being run
oy OF tho rebe, ply ing the river, he
passed line batteries and continued bic
course until Old Brunswick reached, where
tbs rebels bavo neavy battery, whsn ne Was
hailed and nred upon, but tuccesded in pass.
ing unscathed, by fe,grinr pass down tho river
and crossing friendly the opposite bank,
lie then continued hs the river By tina arti.
dec deceived, snd siguaz 10 the iorta
intercept him he down tho river, which they
supposed the direction tnkcn.
At halr.past two morning the captain had
reached point seven miles distant Wilmington,
the boat be hauled on The banks ana
concerted from view by bushes and marsh grass Day
place OF conccament which fouud IN the brush On
tho banks.
COON after daylight the rebel steamers, blockade rq
and Transports could be seen by tho party ply
down the river and in nct, the flagship OF tho rea
Commodore Lynch passed by, pennant dying, tho dstG
guished gentemanentrely unconscious OF tho fact
rite 10 sirady could and would bu, for obvh4
reasons, have given HIN his qIietus. Two bockado
steamers OF tho ust class passed up and one dove
during the nrst treuiy-four hours When nlghi
had fairly set the captain prepared ~
launch his boat two boats rounded tho point and,
he supposed having discovered his position, thsy de-
signed to attack him. bul II proved 70 be returned shs
ns party. Tho entiro party we're capturedeight -
number. Compe hing the capacity Of
giider, he pr9ccedcd To All tho fortihcatonss
river distractions and o,hr objects Of tnteo.t wniu
| ,hree mics Of Wilmington here CON, PEELED 70
pass through creek ipg through cypress swamp,
for several hours, III cign, icei high and I'M.
| da.k gloom only exceeded by darsne.s
by two O'Clock that rod was reached whicA
and Joining II at a polnt mics distant. RE party
hero divided beng 1T 10 bold this road, and
tho eaptan taking tho cm'i pg egnt ncn, took position
at toe junction the roads, ol which the main.
Several prisoners hero captured but or Inn.
| p0r'arcs At about eleven O'Clock A. N. the rebel
courier. with tue mails ftom Fort Fisher aud lower bat
| tories, IN roat TO Wilmington, whose approach wac
aed, ealno duly apg. aDd be- with his entire nall
| On examination this proved to be prize VI value,
being upwards funatcd documents, private
aud official, and many OF gre Denrtince Tue party,
iahorpd rcessuity, the
cessiiy reff eshment FIR Tho man and asclrd.
ingiy Matters Male Howard sMbcd hinisei In the
horsr, loccsasa iw",mea 70 store osd purchsse2
supply or provisions WITH which he siely returned The
prices the unate thought an but did mol eel dM.
posed, in his iibera inooo, hnygie OF boat down
| shortly AFTER mo pia peis were CAPTURED, and all
%es. ~ss .o captnro the ana mail rom a no.
ton, whoEe al, ent osed ~ A. i've r. NJ The
pa. o. the party b. 1gined, when IL Is stated
that the mail woui .a days papers 'rsued =
mngt0n 1t OBJ I. NJ AID our poinedc friends were
| snS 70 obtain tho aie-i early.
Tho courier arrived slightly sdga1ce OF time. eue
one of the sailors hayin! moved 10 auinry across The
heels a, uf speed 1a,o ,G~nis IKE p.ul avsi No
=. rwaied him the rod win pistol cooked, pat spurs
70 his horse aud pursued ir about three miles hu the
| courier speeied like . wind. aud the captaiR
being rather further run base than hs thought prI-
deai took to his i'nso rc'ru". ard oi back in rspds
ThO telegraph wire eodinss Wilmington was then Gu,
pdspoiis, reJoued The s., q With the 10 ;. ~,
proceeding down the crses, reached the alb, u
measures we're ses g. d~rse o them y dsprivira
ef the fish ng b'sie OF md sai- nd 80 ting ia
possible or ,hsm 10 g,v ,uc .arm unit, the is noaisd
| them ir,nd'y bark. But whilc pu,tpg this
ulan intu execution prcacnsd rapidly, ana
detection only avoci - the party inapng into the
water aud hoiins % = the tunwnes q the boat The
steamer passing the ard nj sent adrft4
Nothing oi interest u,cprfsd the route down The
river uu'ii a, pont hctwcen ne en,i ce a Brunswc
| snd Fort Fisher. wheu bot discovered making
ranay towards the snore A'cr an exciting chase she
overakeu. aod hef "ccupsus. Consisting o. six
| sons four Of abum .odirfs taken boara
and the sdriit From them OBJ
tanned that tho rebels tst rfr having boats
pogls the betM iha fUrts rters
cap. the return 10 aHdefs ths ppsitnn - The party
Il shgrd 10 knSwu tai ,hry ero hen bii three hun.
drcd yards distant iuris. and this
iyht night taDnin CEsiin ru!ng ths repcls de-
sgps, resolved take Desperate chance or hehtiue
his way through, ug tbat IN case there were
| bus bous he migai, by giving .
| hrnadside, escape the conilsf q. 0n arriving
| ~ the mouth u the hsrUor he pefcsived. hs
lLaagDCd, ole large D. AZ, shch wonderfully prolific,
EuOn gave birth three more, sbicn we're afterwards
| ncreis "a IN number by 1--we from tire opposite bank.
] fbs completely ockrd lne narrow entrance TO the
bar5nr The helm harf arOrt 70 gain distance
and. seeing large saibat tlcd WITH troops fseventy-
lye nussotoers, that tho only hope lay
90 ounanwuvring them TIE rebels, providcntsly, diA
during TINS interval Ire shot, doubt lpsiin9
The certain capture all. There being another meals Of
entrance hari0r the only bio
hnpe impressiug the with the opinion tha4
hc wOud attempt that the romainrg chHnce of Sc
cape. Accordingly, app rently making for this pointo
4 The rebel bJats drawn together pnrsln
when. rapidly changing hs direction, the captain
bruuE bl tie o'ncr eptrauca tthe eas4
bari .nd deeply loaded (t.enty six D the
IDENTITY iolcd dared venture ~ follow, and the gL
the batteries whlcn tliaf to the cnannS%
were unprsp,F.d to innict damage
Cspnin Cushing bas arrives saeiy with hts eight ptA
and ma and congratulate himself IN hsyIl3
psrormed OF tho most bazardOUs aud daring eaG(
The war. It's cgoapc this position o Jeopardy ~ 90
gardsd the navy officers lue short % m,racuoue,
and the rebel prisoners bRve net st recovered heH
imazcmert nj tho boldLess oi tho feat.
InornaiOp grra value to the has thus been
pubc
Captao Cushing cornrnends nessrs Jones and HovsrA
hiahy tor their gallant this many pre-.
vious occasions, aud IKE ise he crow With him