The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13
All Railroad Communication
with Petersburg Cut 0f
The Union Troops Reported to
Have Passed the Outer
Line Of Rebel Defences.
CASUALTIES THE cAvAlRYcoMMAnD,

Cs~~e - aFN8f ,sS~s9 tH1a - 1i SS~l ras afNG
80 ltiW hsta54s = ~ -aiFqfaI aasd 80 lsYg
Mr. wm.s II. Stansr,s Despsseh. 80 d
CIT Porr, Va, May IL, 1884
nm 6vesArpSs o. ora sAsAh9Y INIT
sDasr We dashing General A. T. Kauts, whose stszs
Informed you In my despaschcs o< sast week, have
Sssn N The NEST extensive ssaas, ana ressiteA n
Us,a Late lass evening few q the wounded
came in nrs Who informed shas part q the diva.
sa0 was closely following thesa and from tho former
Aavs enabled gather neOngruoas reports u
SAsr proossdiagA Gsano rN-EN
''.ts- I'M oRSEs NO ADVANCES @s.stt
was given % Wednesday the All Instant and the Av
sion having been properly organized and prepared, the
order 70 march early the morning Of the 5th instant
Was obeysd with The greatest aacrIty-CoL g. H. Nix,
1Ard New York cavalry. commanding the First brigade,
end COL G. P. Spear, Of the Eleventh PeansylvaaiA cav
airy, the Second brigade. Rarcns sufficient for Tho con-
semplassd trip provded. also ammunition for tho
earbiues revoyers and mountain howsers, and forage
Sor tAe horses.
nK HlRsr DAYS PnoCsImH0a
On leaving our usrenchpents Portsmouth,. known
Gottys Station General KautE took the straight road
- Suffolk. and from there 70 Andrews Corners The
greatest caution used In this advance. FIankers
thrown cut 70 give the earliest alarm OF advanc
ing oe bus opposition met, and before daylight Of
Ne 9th inst. cavalry reached windsor bridge Find
ing rebe force hero, General Kauts pushed 70 the
ssfs Of Isle Of Wight Coart Rouse whore small rebel
force encountered who fred voley into troops
and sedaddled. Lieutenant Predhomms, Of tho Eleventh
Psnnsylvania cavalry Assistant Adjutant General 70
Colonel Spear. was badly wounded He made his way,
however, to Fort Pswhatan, ana brought here on
The steamer Curb the next day. Company A, Of the
Eleventh cavalry, led the advance.
eS TIE srCoND DAT
Mo oo,sDn IN body iefs Ba kwster bridge, and went
% whitod Station the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail
road Tie opposition met thus far from the snemy
was bot slight, and mostly from guerilas. From
Whord Station forces proceeded TO Ltseten where
shsy fsrded the Nottoway river and continued their
march and through Sony creek BRIDGE the Weldon
and Petersburg Railroad. which was reached on
saturday night ~ thh place tho Third New
Yssk cavalry ssosustered . rebel force, com
nAnded BY Colonel rabb who gave them battle and
Dss ssossbsd u lieutenant killed and eight
len wounded The rebels, however, routed
with . loss equal u, not more than our own. This
bsa che third days wsrK, which vss intsrmixsd with
SAas Of the second.
x.ruIn AMP VICTORY.
0us.sa Spears brsaas was here assssssd he nsxs
nsrnng, and pushed forward 70 station sevso miles
oea Stony creek towards Weldon. Owing 70 The dsn-
ay u shs woods some any q men were aisnouassd
70 ~ - sxrmonere reeo tofOo NOV o0H VUopS 100
soansoesd 70 ore them. Having superior numbers,
sAe enemy had Tho advantage the hghs and drove our
nan from The woods. A. this point, however, reinforce
nsnss from the Fifsh Pennsylvania cavalry. who were
ESQ discounted arrived and after sharp engagement,
- rebels were IN shor turn driven. cpd the woods
cleared sGectuay Our os consisted Of one man killed
&nd ei0ht wounded
Mrnsrsn DESTRUCTION or rRoPEHn.
Having pursued the enemy distance Of three miles,
ear troops returned and net ore to the station destroy
pg some two hundred thousand dolars worth q pork
ana large amount Of grain quantity OF the latter
ear mon appropriated 70 uss for their cattle.
lNrRkNCnnKyf. .-..
leaving tho station Spears brigade met ths fnird New
York and First DISTRICT OF Columbia cavalry some three
Qles The other side Of the station, engaging heavy
torce OF rebels under rabo IL appears that the latter
sfer meeting troops on the Railroad resird 70 MS
asrssehmsats. Our cavalry dsmounted and charged
SAs batteries but having Infantry 70 support them,
were compelled 70 retire which they did 10 good order
M fsv wounded VI had were gathered up, most Of
Ssrxgh road ard only nine mes from Petersburg Gene
Ssl kautx turned on the highway and commenced the
arh towards City Point he arrived last evening
. peav a can ascertain from The dso,ned statements
q sne wounded men who came In advance Of the main
column, y the destruction o. an immense track o. rail-
arrangements After travelling for six days. exhsusting
ell the ratons taken along, General Kautz not being able
csuesst on the susmy came 70 ss oase 70
.usrs sp..s o.
ssssidsrng mo large fierce and Of territory ira
ys:d over AID fought wss very ssns
y but forty In killed and wounded The wounded
have been sent forward By Dr. Charles AcCormick the
WI be cared Tor By DR.. til Mcclellan Acting Medical d.
Ssctor Old Point Your correspondent with The cav
airy CORPS viii furnish the details d The expedition. ~
sssssnsns b only SSH - could pick up from 'shs