Show A letter from NEW homr bonic march alth air A fortress 6 monoog letter bf the lie ori 1 u i I 1 I 1 i miu ir i i i s ay 8 last Q reached 0 b t ill alt 2 r tp 5 iff to tiwa mv W t vai gen butler that the enemy had been troubling our lines between portsmouth and suffolk after a consulta consulia con sulta tion had between him and kilpatick ick the result was that the lat litters command was removed from York yorktown tawn to portsmouth lie he also sent reinforcements to our lines in front of portsmouth our advance aro are in in pursuit of the enemy it was ascertained from the front yesterday p rn that the force consisted of two thousand and infantry and two re regiments imenes of cavalry and four pieces of artillery this may have been an advance foice only our force is quite sufficient to defend the front and place troops in in such a position a as s io cut atit off the i J |