New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-09

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army proclvites. Then came the donbleenders
Tutaw. Mackinaw and Osceola, monitors. Five NOM
tors, the Teoumsea Capt Cravcn' Canonicus oap''
=. Saugus Capt Calhoun; Onondaga, Capt ous"'
man and ihe Atlanta Lieut.. Woodward commanding
.ccompanied the expedition; also the smaller guhpoa's
Gam Morris. HuneLbaek, Com. Jones, dawn p'a.
ua-e putnan end Shoshonee The advance started
from Fortress Monroe dusk yesterday ana
nm obove CIV Point The first landing was ebected NJ
Wilson'S Wharf Oh the north side OF the james |
six miles from Rebel force at Charles City Cour''
Uouse This spot is seven miles below Fort Powhatah'
seventeen below City Point and twenty i've mics ny
road TO Richmond The landing was effected ny eo'orca
troops Of Wilds brigade, who proceeded 10 ihfeho"
Themselves and place their battery also cooreu' !"
eligible position Gen. Wild snperntended TINS an''r'
No opposition was offered
This landing was accomplished about 10 O'Clock, al"
when the Greyhound arrived an hour ana nai i"'c.
the negroes were telling trees dischaIgn6 cargo anu
half dozen dark forms were froicin5 IN inc "a'e''
But most miraculous of all four sIotess WINE geesc
marched quietly around under the ntrudes noses WIN
out fear Of molestaion. But oh geese MAKE So"i
roosts very high tonight for many eyes were
and Rebel geese may be- and doubtless are just as good
eating as Yankee fowl
Seeing this. ~foly effected. Cen Butler pushed on to
Fort Powbailn, possession Of which was unoppcsedy
taken by PORTION Of Cen Wilds brigade, under Col
Stafford pere a consultation was held by Gems. But
Lex and Smith and agrin the Greyhound pushed on
Coming up to City poGt. il found that admiral
Lee had transferred Rs Iennan To the Tecunsoh. and
that ID the iron.,alds doublccndcrs, and gunboats
had stopped. TtisYa rather surprising n Cen nut
Ter who. after suiing the Admiral quietly remarked
| " Go ahead CapT n; / don't see why should walt
becs-se these naval gentlemen choose TO-" On ciy
Point lay the iae-oi-truce boat City OF Sew-iors
with the " hito gag and the Stars and Stripes nyiDg
with fslr hundred and ity Rebel prisoners which ~.
brought up yesterday exchange. On shore The Rebel
Dag hung idly IN the wind bat from Rebel signal sta
;ion traitor waved signal flag His stay wa short
llowyer. Gen. links In bis fag.boat pushed boldly
Tor what were once docks bat which the Rebels had
destroyed last night followed closely by The Greyhound
with Gen Butler and stnG. A few moments
OF suspense followed. ahc Bohcl in the sig-
nal staten disappeared. rev were seen making
for tie r. bel flag. but hif dozen shots sent them of
in oil directions. company u coor,d troops dashed
up the hin with Ger Kinks. and immediately the red
flag With three white s'ar indicating the 81 Division
II ~, 18th Arry Corrs llshel IN the sunlight Gen.
lIinsss voice was heard ABOVE all and the affair was
10 quietly performed though the soldiers had been
who lad seen the "Iinkum gunboa,s come. came Jog
g1g along the bcooh on horse. stolen doubtless, in
..reh II the ycar Of ludlow" Gen. smith here
came up and was directed by Gen Butler to make for
a." Bermuda Hundred" c'snding above the Appoiaatsol,
| ,hlo tho Grcy bound was headed down the river D.
bring up tho clhec bos's.
/ The Ionioons ari landing boats being slow
In getting up Cen. Butler hunted them up. tool them
in tow and brotght them up that no delay ia land
ing viii tako piacO. Nothing like energy and deter
mina,ion to pa TIE thing through " If you wan,
thing ell done go sud DO IL yourself is EaIim Gen
Butter fully appreciate.
| Gen. Graham came back from mp the river. and re-
ported everything al night, and while / write Gen.
Smiths troops certifying themselves In their new
position above tn AppomatoK. Gen. Graham. With
his three big guntoas kept ahead Of the naval boats
about siI miles aud reached point above the APP
pomat'or At n o'clock this morning. On the way up
he captured q signal station Curters Forty Smelling
the Robs out Of the station a. City Point. Ensign
Harris making fine line shoss. He also captured
another signal station above
in the excitement hgh staff oicia wing only the
successful landing at point where opposition eI
peced In his mind turned around to thc City Of New
York the ha Of truce boa and misthkng her for one
Of transports laden with troops called ont Cheer
boys. ol,eri EJn'I you The Rebel lag coming
dovnT ltis perhaps needless 10 idd that the Rebs
did the one. but couldn't see toe other and Pc
manned siieni. but eager Spectators of The soene
Just above City Point Gen. Graham saw Rebel
sunbOat which speedily turned tail and ran of to Rich
mond 10 convey the astounding integ that three
Yankee sunbOets, carrying two guns each had anda /
clousy steamed above City Point II Is proper state
In this connection that strict order had been issued by
Gen Butler thai communication whatever should be
held with the flag oftruce boat MAJ. llufJrd aud one
Of the owners OF the boat stood upon The deck Of Tie
New orb. and had they been Kebs" could not have
treated US Ya.ks" more cooliy
As arcswiillys along tie james hunling
up ti, trsnrpor, giving directions 10 this aud that
General. Gen. Butler himself the hurricane deck
attending personally 10 al. firing wachfG
prompt decided. no hcsatng every action betokop.
ing the who, knowing what he is about is deter
mined to do H. ones admiration for his Acknowledged
ability increases and new traits discovered which
stamp him as the for emergency. This eXpe-
dtion is OF the boldcst and hazardous yet
attempted and certainly has proved complete surprise
~ the Ecbes Who when last heard from, ortif
ing themselves the peninsula at Bottoms Bridge and
vicinity TO prevent our anticipated advance irOm West
Point. The lasi the Rebels lncw of our movements I
was that at dark yesterday building dock at
Yves, Point, and army massed at Yorktown 7
ard Gloucester Point. To-day 70 hours laior they find u
an army landed at City Point and above ten miles II
Richmond than yesterday. having been trans '
ported 40 miles by water. To this movement, b
Col West with 800 cavalry. advanced mp the PENN
sula from William burg, this morning TO attack a
the Rebels AT Charles City Court. House drive in n
tho pickets at Now-Kent Court House, and even u
10 attack at Bottoms Bridge This movement v