Posted on 03/13/2024 6:53:33 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
FORTRESS MONROE, Saturday, March 12.
Gen. BUTLER sent a portion of Gen. KILPATRICK's cavalry (Cols. ONDERDONK and SPEAR's,) to King and Queen Court-house, to deal with the citizens claiming to be non-combatants, who ambushed Col. DAHLGREN. Col. ONDERDONK reports that the Fifth and Ninth Virginia Cavalry, with citizens, 1,200 in all, were driven from their camp near Carrolton's Store. The camp was taken and a number killed. Twenty prisoners were taken. The enemy was also driven from the Court-house. A large amount of grain, mills and store-houses were burned.
The steamer Spaulding, from Beaufort, 10th, has arrived, bringing the officers of the United States steamer Peterhoff, sunk off Wilmington last Sunday by a collision with the steamer Monticello; also the officers of the blockade runner Don, captured March 4, by the steamer Pequot; the officers of the blockade runner Scotia; three of her passengers, and THOMAS WALLACE, of the captured steamer Mary Ann. All the officers of the blockade-runners were turned over to the Provost-Marshal.
All is quiet at Newbern.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
FORT MONROE, Friday, March 11.
The steamer New-York arrived last night from Point Lookout, with 600 privates and 45 officers, rebel prisoners. Three were taken ashore to the hospital, having the small-pox.
The New-York sailed for City Point this afternoon. The rebel Gen. FITZ HUGH LEE was sent up on this flag of truce to be exchanged.
The steamer Warrior has arrived from New-York. The fog is so dense that the Norfolk boats have not made their usual trips to-day.
Admiral DAHLGREN is still at Fort Monroe.
JOHN SANBORN, special Provost-Marshal for the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, returned to-day to Old Point.
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Gen. Butler’s Department: An Expedition to King and Queen County, Va. – 2
The War in Louisiana: The Rebel Force in West Louisiana – 2
The War in the Southwest – 2
Movements of Longstreet’s Army – 2
Movements of Gen. Grant – 2
A Serenade to Gen. Grant – 2
Gen. Sherman’s Expedition: What it Attempted and how far it was Successful – 2
Southern News: What Lee did to Counteract the Raid – 2-3
Metropolitan Fair: Committee on Special Literary Contributions – 3
New Buildings for the Metropolitan Fair – 3
News from Washington: Special Dispatches to the N.Y. Times – 3-4
Proceedings of Congress – 4
Fitzhugh Lee Exchanged – 4-5
Where Our Prisoners are Going – 5
Editorial: The Bearings upon this Country of a European War – 5
Local Intelligence: A U.S. Transport in Distress at Nassau – 5
Ah,yes. Benjamin “ the Beast “ Butler.
Rape, burn, murder, and pillage were his hallmarks.
A hero for the New York Times.
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