New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-29

Ha~ BALDWIN, Fla, Feb ~, lsyl.
| One of the bravest and most skiiitul achieve
nonis 0; tie Wal officially recorded in the following
document:
HripQuAGr4Rs rr1mCT FLoaIDA
( J.cRsoYHiLLR Fla. teb. n. 1854.
GENERAL ORDERS no. 3.-1he brig -GeT-H,'onI pm.
wenins heartily copg' usc, his coEntnd OF ,Le 9ltl
,gl lei hss attended al h, movements hle h i"
sorda thrce AG,s eight with cassons battery w:
Gus end !oTg- D.Hy wagons ann hof.rs go hu.h -hs
one. torres aud c.-tf!us lave fallen into nd beside
r., amount. OF cotton co. peri. ard r-. rolerty val
ned aud half millions O. dollars IS he ;fu' Q! the
10 Col Gry v Henry and Ms command the battalion Of
nassachuses cavalry Mslor Steven, The -t Mhe-
chuset,s Mounted Volunteers, and 20 Captain a,r - Arm
-ry and bic battery iis lclc, j. rrvPy due; ud
the Dficfd.e General s!aidin, cspeciav es 90 ria
Capt Ceor{e T.. Marshall Company r. ioth sschusc f.
men who captured aud held Gairesy' Tor ftysiS hour
leeiyDs rePllsng etis from I"ore ,an ooobr -
force and eoci lailr hi. mission successfully rcuTuins to
ihe doe -no''d rsce o. "nd 1vos' The" dee's WI o
Io t-sr r"ncIU,fsl by to "i tlr lrri' j. esur" and
honor and the commend RAY emuse hut gry e1p 20
/ g sur4ass item. T. orcI o: Big Goa :. 81. MUIR
! Chcs; H. N. HALL. h: Lieut. lH ARTILLERY. ;. !"
Gainesville the place mentioned in the above T. n.
eral Orders il on the Cedar KEYS and FernHrdna
Railroad q place Of some importance o. dcpOi To-
Confederate Government stores, and ~ the r.id"r"e
: mary wealthy kch's-O'rcers IN the {. :. y. ATiri.
notorious bocEace Tunncif, SC hhints, nc clsi ~
votes in o. last election " delegates 10 III" CHAN
Secession Dyenton. Ii Is about - mics nom JACK
| cant Marshall received orders 20 ndysuce upon
I -. go "a,
sc'ts Mounted fufartry Ho sAirmis Ell oil Night enp
rctcneC ire pace on SUNDAY uClhHt' ~ 20 az =
IT, dnsblrg past ll5 Aebt initniIy Hud oCeni ing me
town. Ills inst t0 place scntIies and pckcis
/ TO prevent tire egrsss OF tac iclniiiants All new
c"mcrs were allowed {" enter the place and fe ei",e!
questioned Is % TIE exist nee ana hunter nc enemy
in the vicinity From noToii SHs "icibd thHt tier
cavalry we're close by A Pcket Of TWO men were SUI
prised by INC h.p'-s arg Ia'Grca ..o.,o5 and
by THIS means, bfrel ncsfrne'r cscfpeu, Emu
b1oucht down uT0n Capt. harshars iiie force an ~
tack IRON DckinSnns ana CEamDci' c"l.hy' nc
Leero had eyeA Cap'. MAJ snah onl ~ hiAH.es lJ.Sv
willing services Of about 100 liberated negrs ne The
captain ana MS tohn.nd I0i.o' ca IIoH he '",
edernie warehouses 90 pe-s q, Cotton A5
tbe orois-roa's g"1g 'hfough Tue 'o"H, eHous - A
eFteHlUT!Sed io-tnC1i,ous ,s"I ".-tN, tio'"
point u POINT :" M linr 70 sn'e1 we EaI.son u %.
ear o. I'LL - " 800 .aLined m
4uluti ~ uNn" - ~ - ~. $50 D., -,
10 men 20 io'u w ~ 80; az So. - @
n's t,",,I'E. ~ -. 80. , 49, - 4
vft isssSy Ssgsc.i into them frsl the nov
- ~. -, eis, y.Trjiie e.ii~dinc re
h5 ,i -, 1,su Of IN. Nfti,nei f,rc. G,in.
~ =. - 'os.0,isAed ,rcorr-s total ro,'f
- -, Tbs r. i,i.ered horses OF the disT,oiuter
49,, ca,,s ,sriii. ~, OF a.. cotton bales The groans
- no vonposS lsft tlriT corradfB MIG ed IN
I'LL accord ,siih IL Rtouts cud cheoTs II the
80; s,.dje-s EeI r,ptsip Nnr.haiis ricn been cav
- 80 90 ,bo s.,er trry could have followed and
| al, %. - r'ytnrcI tsn Whole ,nrtT
Tie loss II e i.etels was over forty. Taeir force
NgsfN la III.
| ~ ony M. y,a hunt
Iesyjnq Gainesville at a. IN. on Tuesday 10th Feb
Capt Aarshels ccninsnd reached Jacksonville BY .
forced march ty On Wednesday Iheir total loss
Wos wounded 10 sklrrn'.hipq captured o. picket.
and STR ggler Important Information obtained
as 10 the strength and res5TIts o. The enemy. D!ckn
op CayaTv 0hc same that captured q men Oh the 10th
Conn Al 81 Augustine q month since) we're defeated
an their o.n soil II. tho admission VI wounded msn,
,ound ON the field ne company Of TIE Rebels
cpf M ,e 70 be ruined" Tie Secessonist women in
iG.ns,yile rpnerou-!y appaudod The proves 81 the
Yort.es admitting thut they had "dolc wc. whipped
to- taAsonfly and gtignatzed tLc.T o,.n Cavalry
A. towards and Doiroons."
ylirty.six negroes were brought away from Gaines.
yille Or these 80 enlisted.
The s,orchouscs Of the Rebel Commissnfics were
thrown open 10 tho people ana they were allowed 10
fake away al viii green coffee sugar rice, corn mosl
and potatoes Much Union feeling Was deYeioTtd
enorf, the inhabitants ~ the town. They were
nrsed ~ the Kindness shown them declaring that tie
Yankee. treated them beiiey than the secesh" One
woman finding a soldier In her yard, Tsadnsting
screw in his rifle sdJured him 10 make haste AID JON
in the fight Although Rebel. with hcr husband "
the traitor army she took tho warncst Interest "a The
fghting evidently FOR lie own sake. There Yves It
least 81 500 600 worth Of Rebel property IN fhe place
Nothing bat sOe sets OF R ioI ARTILLERY hosbs
gerc destroyed. Tie furnishing pcCpie
protection weTC hddea seize and enjoy The property OF
,he pretended Government OF the COn'ccerocy WITHIN
two suuarc miles were ri least 2cOr bales G: cotton
mostly sncL 81 had been seized by the vi, Davis urp
alton The proVrpnIne of II aresen inv ssion IL
destroy proucrty BIZ. 20 pacy and rcesrre the inlab
,snts aud msh them chcerfuy acquescent g tc IN
evi, anle re.toratou al T,nrids the Union whi"h
State and Us people from foreign foes and internal