The New York herald., 1864-05-14

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1 Our losses were not than two huudsed killed.
wounded and missing. Of which sbcut twelve were
killed. The rebels lost very heavily In their charges.
aad suffered good deal from our artillery Hre.
While the fish. was going fire arose
! 10 the woods and spread with marvellous
! rapidity, sweeping over the ground where
largo number OF wounded rebel and some OF our own
wounded lay As the flames enveoped them their cries
OF distress became terrible, and finally 70 save what
few the could DO reached flag OF IA ask
ing time TO bury tho dead and take OF tho wounded
It was granted, and hour spentfu collecting the
wounded The rebel officers looked blue despon
They had no good TO toll lher confidence in
tho success Of the Virginia campaign had about faded
out
We took number OF prisoners who wore from South
Carolina and Richmond recently They report every
civilian at work ths ntrenchments at Richmond a
preparing for Grants army
crricxss KILLED WOUNDED.
Captain Wilcox, Sixth Connecticut. Was kiod Major
Burton aud Lieutenant Van Antwerp. Thrah Indiana,
wounded, and Lieutenant Dovdy killed Ccr,an Beeoe
was captured
1HE REBEL LOSS AT THE JUNCTION FIGHT
Petersburg paDer OF Monday iast acknowledges that
the rebels lost two hundred In the fight last Sa
day, among which werc six or soyen fed officers.
Expedition.
Mr.. JOHN A. BRADY's DESPATCH.
In THE FIELD, May 10, 1854.
have just reached City Point, with tho cavalry diyi
under command OF General Kartz, after the
most daring and successful raids during tho war. The
artery OF the confederacy-the great railroad from
Weldon to Richmond-has been repeatedly cut, its
bridges burned, aud the npouring OF renforcements
the threatened capital becaguercd
hurO haa naan a med for n fortn nipht Ia
COMPOSITION 11s FoRos
General Kautzs division had been for some time lying
at Gettys Station Portsmouth, awaiting the sigma!
for the general advance Of tho Union armies 1t ia COM
posed Of two cavalry bgades. The first, consisting Of
the Third New York and First District Columbia cavalry
is under command Of Col. g. H. Mix OF the Third Now
York. the second composed Of the Fifth aud Eleventh
Pennsylvania cavalry is commanded By COL s. p Spear,
OF the Eleventh. In addition to the howzer battery at
tached to each regiment, q section OF the Eighth New
York battery, undor command Of Lieut. Morton, ~
tached to the expedition.
THE START
The command left Getty Station at daybreak on the
morning of the 4th, simultaneously with the ascent Of
the James river by Gen. Smith We passed through
folk at midday but unable to prevent tho nhabt
ants Of that town from sending couriers In
advance telegraph approach. The column halted
for tho night at Andrew's Corners, about heon miles
from Suffolk, whero slight annoyance expert
en- ed from the bushwhachers.
THE WOODS
For eight miles the woods nre The combus
tion caused by the men, they rode along throwing
toe inextingu shable matches in common use In the
army into the underbrush after lighting their pipes At
nine in the evening the scene magnificent The
try lighted up every direction by countless columns
OF um smoke that from the thick black
that surmounted the DANES At twelve r. NJ the march
resumed and the column passed through Windsor ut
daybreak
FEATURES COUNTRY.
This whole section Of country is dcnsely wooded.
mainly with the pine and CEDAR and presents feature
almost entirely 10 army 10 the matter d fences
Although lInes and likely at any 10
be the OF military ersrstions tho fences
standing, ndispatabe proof OF the scarcity OF visits
by tho soldiers OF either side 10 tho neighborhood
TIE REBELS ON rHE ALERT.
wo pushed rapidly for the Blackwaer, intending to
possible at tho Backwater bridge; but discover
ing that the rebels, Informed OF approach had mass
cd heavy force to receive u.s. General Kautz turnod
to the north. and movod Fornsviile. The advance
dashed into the village and captured the picket and
mail cagEIor, who believing 70 bo rebels, had
not attempted TO escape until too lae. II hero dis
covered that the re5ols had built two forts TO
protect Broadwaer bridge which the Backwaer
within two miles Of tho village. AS IL would be impos
sble to eect crossing here without serious loss, tho
rebel couriers few before to publish approach
After short march, however, turned again to tho
north, and marching rapidly along country roads, sue
ceedcd 10 reaching Wall bridge before tho small rebel
picket stationed therc could be reinforced. Colonel
Spears advance charged the bridge foot before
the rebels could entirely destroy It, and after sharp
ct captured of the enemy and wounded rebel eucn
ant Lieutenant Prudhomms, Assistant Adutant General
OF the First brigade, severely wounded while
charging with ths advance.
ACROSS THE ~ scKwArER.
We were at length tho Hlackwater. By sk.ful
manGuvring had succeeded in forcing the much
Wanted defensive line which the rebels have long
deemed nvunerablc to a cavalry raid. Nothing re
mared between and the great southern Rlrcad but
the Nottorwav We halted at dark at Wakefield, on the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad and tore up the track
for a long distance.
CAPTURE OF REBEL coMMssARY.
Al two O'Clock on Saturday morning again IN
the saddle and few hours after Captain Pierce Of tho
Third New York charged into Iyttletou and captured
rebel commisgary. ten men and three wagons
loaded with ammunition, rations and forage. One
OF the wagons proved 10 bo ono that had
last year been captured from company II, Eleventh
Pennsylvania Volumes BY tho rebels. At this point
the horses tegan 10 give out, and all elucstrans met
upon tho road dsnounted without ceremony. 50
little expected that che Yankees would be able TO
penetrate this country. that were invariably taken
for rebels by the Inhabitants until approached
Homer's Well. We were warmly welcomed by some OF
the natives who notified that large force OF Yankees
were sndeavoring the Backwater Others sgan
who conversed With Of the ocers under the impress
they rebel soldiers regretted that the
yet over, and TO belong to the party OF
.speace my terms" politicians Of tho North.
TIGHT At Rorlras
Passing TO the right Of Sussex Court House, the column
reached Hnmsrs Well ut twelve O'Clock NJ whore by
soms means our true character discovered, and
courier sent ahead. Upon reaching Boing's bridge
which the Not,owayre found that the rebels
had up the centre pianks and In rife pits upon
The opposite side. Captain Pierce, with bis squadron
charred on foot across the bridge ana drove the