The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-22

Dav dawued shortly sfter We ,cft the statioa. We
marched ssme uteen twenty mesNto rroymsns store
near which NO eucamped Mon.say night. having
seen nothing OF that valiant enemy which Gene
raj Les claims routed rs 90 otmpletsly. Tue
weather hot and Dry coud have boon traced
Tor miles BY The clouds Of dust raised progress
had General Hampton being DESTROYS to fsEow up
From the best Information gained by scouts However
Is believed that Hampton removed his eomnaUd from
tho batto neid 20 GordonsvIio on Sunday night
the next day, Tuesday l4th inst, the line Of march
was Ia the Same direction, and tho command haotsd At
The csuss roads, three miles from Todds tavern. Hsre
No found
MAJOR DARLINGTON,
q the Eghssenth Pennsylvania. who had been wounded
SIX weeks before Al tho battle OF Crags He
formed ~ that ne had lain four days with biz leg a
shattered, without surgical attendance, when General
Hampton took up hts headquarters at the house and
visited nim Tho general treated him with great kind
ness ana sent nus surgeonin chief 10 attend him. Dr.
Taylor anputa:ed his right Veg thigh and provided
him with good nursing which continued until 10 arrived
and found him 20 much recovered = 10 sone along
with us.
LMS DEFENCE
On the 18th passed through tho Court House, and
inspected the splendid formidable works which Lee
had the honor construct and Grmt had the sagaoy
flank. Line after line extended for miles, the iass limo
which Grant did not favor Lee by a!sckng-beins the
the most formidable Of all They Of high
works faced for rods by Il fallen trees lyiog
every conceivable direction.
We were Informed by tbs landlord of the hote that
both armies chad It thar hot heavy from the sth
the 2lss Of May when they both left by parallel roads,
and he'd be logged 81 he knew which went first" The
walls Of the hotel court house and church I'll bored
through and through with shot and sheu.
On Wednesday night We encamped Guyney's sta
tion.
OPENING COMMUNICATIONS.
The General now determined TO attempe to communt
cate with General Meade. AS yet did not know that
his army had left Coal Harbor. detail was made from
the Sixth cavalry OF twenty-five men, under tho
mand OF Lieutenant Madden, experienced and skiful
officer Colonel Howard, Chief Quarter master and Cap
tain Moore. Of the Generals STAFF and your correspondent
tho despatch bearers.
Az the FIRST streak Of dawn (haf past two A. M wo
lett camp with a negro guide 10 Bowling Green whore
We arrived without incident about sunrise.
We charged through the galiop and captured
q to guide to Newtown. Becoming satisfied that
ho unacquanted with the route compromised by
taking another darkey in his stead. We moved
At q brisk walk about ten miles, whom came upon q.
horse ready sadded, and two gray backs leaving
for the woods. The advance guard halted them and
fred upon Thorn, but they would not stop 70
explain, 30 had TO take the horse and
saddle for When Newtown another shot
heard, the whole party charged down the road,
raising such clouds Of dust that could net SOC whore
were going. We soon came upon prisoner, Captain
A. Garrett, brother 10 tho late General Garrett, from
Essex county. He bleeding profusely from wound
in the given BY pistol shot, the ball hav
ing first passed through the breast pocket of his coat
several letters and Ave hundred dollars In rebel
notes. which contained. He quartermastsr and
M voaHhU Tia infoY rNod
that Grant had crossed the James. We bound up his
wound and took him along. AZ Nswtown found his
three companions also captives. They told could
the river at Dunkrk, the bridge and ferry
been destroyed and also that White House had
been abandoned by General Meade his base Of supplies
We proceeded few miles further and captured two
Others who confirmed this intelligence. As this section
barren Of forage ana subsistence supplies
Lieutenant Madden shs stan officers thought boat
report they had learned TO the General without
delay. Accordingly turned back, and met the com
mand midway between Newtown and Bowling Green.
SECOND KUoEr
That night . second s0brs vas dstermined upon and
Captain Ira W. Clanu commanding the Sixth regulars,
ordered 70 take his best and and start
1t West Point by the north side Of the Nat
tapony. Colonel Howard andMsjor Forsyth Of tho star
with Also euenants Coates and upper. Of tho
sixth. Our force nfty oarblnes Our course lay
tho through King and Queen county, where Dahl
gren was killed.
the sumwnAcKERA
We had opposition Till We lets walkerton, whore we
had halted for hour. Leaving this we came upon
seven eight homo guards, they term themselves
but more properly called highwaymen They are com
posed OF old and boys who iii their lands some and
turn 70 swell the conscription posse Of Captain Fleet
when any "bue jaoketsp or "Yanks" along and
tynfth laid
buscade for 10 crossing . bridge
and narrow oauseway through swamp. Upon blur
Just our left flank they secreted themselves and gave
US q volley entered MON the causeway. One OF
our men fell dead. We could not cross the swamp TO
charge them. Captain Clain at once ordered an about
and recrossng Of the bridge at walk firing as they
went Once the formed, and then Ciain
commenced fankng that Grant need not have
ashamed OF. We proceeded to the village Of Ste-
phsusville, skrmshing went, and reconnoitered
Till we found their numbered two hundred, when
Captain Clafin determined 70 try another dodge. He
led us through the woods 70 wakerton hero found
Clusters advance.
Colonel Howard, Major Forsyth and myself concluded
attempt . watsr route; We obtained skin, and
taking 4. N. Beach, OF Company B, and Thomas
washey, Of Company n, Sixth cavalry, for cars
mon, We started at ten O'Clock foe West Point,
. distance Il Thirty miles The boys rowsd WELL ocoa-
sopaly relieved BY Colonel Howard aad Major Forsyth
but the tide Was against half the time, and u was
twelve At noon when made West Pslst On Saturday
We were delighted two blue jackets ON the
wharf and found ssisgrsphic communication with
Gensrai Meade and also with the white house.
tug brought 70 Yorktown, and IN ambulance,
kindly furnished BY Captain Clark, Ne next aay 70 Fort
ress Monroe.
Tho coupary through which passed 10 chiefly
planted with and othss cereals but he land y poor
aad, the crops look backward ana scky. No tobacco
vas seen growing.
what 10 ahs DaRerence Between .
aickel penny YhAlens Night Blooming Corsusf One
8 cent worth ms weight N copper; The other scent
worth weight Ia goldh
sew hsl WAS tho meaning Of the joke Herald
the other day about your famous psrfamef"
eaid Of Phalou's friends 20 him the ether dag.
Joke chr said Phaon II TELL the parties 10
she fraud viii hnd Cersas business befcrs they ga
through"