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from. tte army amidst the little delightful So
cicty that Fredericksburg afforded.
a portion Of The troops under the inma H.
ate command of Gen. Roberts marched au ct
to the Fredericksburg and Richmond haE .uad
Depot, and therein captured 3 train Of 81 steen
cars, laden with ], 100 boxes OF Inc finest
brands Of smoking and chewing t"oac co. The
Ing Is mucS of lis st toeacco rs e R'opa5 Enao-
sacks, havcrtacks and every con- .etyable 70.
cepracle about their persons .ontd conye-
'niently carry. Six hundred boy :cs Te-e trans-
ported to the steamers conpf ,sine the foet.
and the remaining 500 boxer wero consigned
, TIE Fi1st New York Mou .tea Rifles ,courea
the country for miles wit nout @ 1nretinr j With
any rehe1 iorces, and onF -.ay;Gr ~ tnWn asn
rear guard, covering T. Is one7atIons Of or
forces. burned u large raiirpad br:dse. over
sessnty leet= n !eng' q, which cannot be ro-
,.n . eHSeRs a'sa. A. # at expense Of time and
tur d, large amor mt OF other stnres. in tran,
stu tor fhe rebel army, was captured, and the
oa1nage cone oy Ills hastily iMproyised raid,
consisting OF hu' one bri,ade Of fifteen hun
died men, andf few hundred caral1y, is esli-
M2teo 81 over million of dollzrs. f..
IN ne pa. 55e noen Of Tuesday, the 7th inst,
Gencfai hof erta having executed his orders,
imnedl2teiJ made preparatious to re-embark
n: Troops which vas finally accomplished be-.
fore SUM- Iown, and the bows of the steamers
tnIned Gown the Rappahannock river. -
.Ffedf edf;r1cksburg, On the Rappahannock RI
yer, vas The only avaihble depot, and ,ap-
pcals1 to be the; only safe and convenient
port for The establishment Of the blockade
fun:AiDg business On more, perhaps, limited
sc11e.
The fact that large amount Of tobacco
had been stored in Fredericksburg, prepara-
IN ia hs13T,r Ia
English blockade runner, 10 al English bort,
through negotiation with an English t1rm.
was beirg rutnored several weeks ago, even
by desesters and persons who skedadlled
from the rebel lines. The expedition which
, returned last evening et1sctually proved this
1aft, and 1t is to be hoped e1ecllally put m
end to this last desperate resort ard hope of
the rebel leaders.
In anticipation Of the. arrival Of the
steamer which was to convey this tobacco
from Fredericksburg, all the torpedoes which
hitherto lined the banks, and were SINK be-
meath the WATERS Of the river, had all been
removed, and seemingly the "road had been
whereby the minions Of Uncle Sam, the mud
sills OF the North, would be for the nonce
cheated, and become the victims Of genuine
Yankee trick.
Mr.. Wilkespn telegsaphs the following
f.om Washington TO the New York Tribune,
in relation to the Singleton tobacco mission:
The so-called Singleton tobacco snecula-
tlon makes great deal Of talk, and excItes
vas well known in .ncmociatic cucles here.
when Mr. Singleton first went to Richmond,
that be went upon O. commercial speculation
cloakcd in peace. Speculatlons In gold by
Democratic Congressman surrounded bis
Pence mission upon his going and returning.
hastily decfarcd bv the aeents Of The prcss
here Singleton 1rrnnpei in RfEhmond for
The oconisition Of n yasf onanttty m of ithaca
nnt nv nn,chase viii r9eenhacks or scrsn.
1hirties: but BY On operation that should
the Mchmond defsnscs with rations Of mcnt.
at the rnrT line hat 3te North ,Faa ~ san1i11.,
inp men and money lavisf,jv nn7cr Sherman
sneridan. and Grant. to cut Lee or from ali
lis supnlfea Of food This anomalol5 cn,ar-
nrjse and maryelously unpatriotlc specula.
tfon ia understood lefc to have.
had i've copartncrs besides the
active managerial New Yorkers
and Mcclellan Democrats-each Of
whom put in Sc, 900. The quarter of mil
IN hncon honrhf in Raftmort ,,1 NJ erehon"e
~ ~ Esedainisi1 ~ ~ 1,anrsr',ta5 49, tha
M,'e tsnssaseta - ..u.,. ti ~
assent Of the rebel Government and Of Gen.
LIE. President L;pcolu's permit authorizing
il, is said, By thu Richmond papers. to havs
oce1 plucft ~ tue uauds " tAe reuel = outscf
in Charge Of tue tobacco, sent up from Peters
burg and Richmond, and to haye been pro-
duccd and shown to the Union officer who
monosed to size and destroy It,
Wien the secret his{Tfy Of this astounding
transaction snall oe maae pubic, IL eyer
ebail he, it WILL undoubtedly appear that this
officer had Instructions from man who Is In
earnest In his efforts to smash the rebelll ,n,>
eosass - rn,9p,,.annoot- -" .,hn111E a;s-a
eS'pss tAe teappananHoch. ~ "Au4} u.s1e-
gard any anu oil permits anu bargains that
could be stretched over the tobacco,
the face OF any and oil protests and warnings,
The oft1cer t]id tjs drtv. Fam million Il T.
inns, e.a.tt "" - +aLoaan a11 ~ na.< 80
1e ~ ~ - ~ 49,, 49, 7" ~ WafIa,1o,. 49,
tost ~ tue Ne" ~ r. AIu4 u -uI14flaA pa-
triots, md tho Union bacon. TINT Was to feed
stopped on its tratorous way 10 the traitor
nns swan oyer the graves NJ the I1nino snI
5to. r,,,1S. ~ w 6' y; ~ T.'aa-;er.
t.s ptsa Iu!ustsu t, Mas1co' IL Ae 1Aeoe4AcAs'
bnrg sian.nter'pen.
(From The Richmond Examiner, March 10.1
news to the uubiic Of late days, and this Is ali
RI. ht where fhe nnhljcat1on al .nrh nnvs wnn]d
rive fnformntion to the cnemy efthcr ahout our
Own moTtmtnta and preparntions Or nbout what's
Detailing the1r own Eoops. who happen to be in
such nosit,on That dc Grst Intelligence o! them
Il ssxpcctei IN tte Nosth bg Richinoad newspa.
nera Hnt eI,c xeaaons for rcticence 1o not e1lst
In The case OF these stories OF tobacco captured
the other day near Fredericksburg. The enemy
knew 81 about that Is soon Us We, or sooner, and
ienre on The subject, saye tie naturai apprchcn-
sion OF our. sagoclons Government tint
the transaction may draw down censufe uoon II
Or come Of 1ts officers. The Yankees nro