Show expedition under gen graham not very successful FORTRESS foi ad A the steamer union captured jan jail the lebel steamer mayflower ill in aio sole pass Fl flolinda Flo iida olida with a caico of cotton the of january an all expedition expedit i on which went up james river eiver and pagan 0 all cr creek CC k to smithfield to join the expedition up Chuc kitak under tinder gen go graham to destroy provisions and supplies expedition consisting of ninety men and ono one howitzer under tinder capt lee landed at smithfield to march to when five miles beyond smithfield encountered a rebel folco foice two hundred stIO butiong with two pieces of artillery touting them but b false of a heavy foice between them and Chuc kitak chil ailed to smithfield and sent for armed trans transport smith bra bras braggs 1 s which owing to the fog acrive arrivo until naif past twelve nonday monday the enemy five hundred strong with avith four pieces of artillery attacked capt lee at daylight Z in smithfield Sinith field entrenched they hold held out ont against 0 furious attacks and charges from the enemy until the smith braggs the enemy le pulsed in each attack with heavy loss sent three flags of tiace demanding surrender all of which capt lee le lefus fused cd on the arrival of smith braggs 0 they retreated on boat beaul d when the enemy opened a heavy file of artillery upon them the chief en engineer 0 incer wag ivas ivoun wounded ded ayd aid the sec ond engineer was missing this prevented the boat from boikin boiking 0 off and finally a ball struck her boiler and slie she was disabled capt leo lee and a portion of his men escaped by swimming 19 across the river the others we ocic captured among them was capt rowe bowe who was wounded our loss in killed wounded and missing was eighty the loss in killed wounded and missing one hundred and fifty it was heavier than ours owing oving to their superior sil numbers and their making the attack soon after the cantine of smith braggs she was blown P |