Washington telegraph., 1847-05-12
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PLkS ptL RIoi Apil I'LL II
ila dfiaQn o. Gtn. IWigrs started IWa haHfz
sIaeei aid a heavy cIunuuadr hla alfHaHY eaHs
mHnaed upon h.s Hue from the faHheal ol lhs
asKaaa w5fas A iu'grg Il, iao, tae faitllna q
Fui.l aImH can be heard distinctly lfam lha dHa=
Eaan camp where | nn wntiuE iii#, | IN gong
eali Win Cpls Duncan aud BI'i.sa aud taRI
fembeflaa, 10 the saat Ui sct.aIt 4Ha E#I I#luHl
aaIs Al Il. Ut TO repod the progress ui iiz lzat
l. sas u1 intended, | believe, t4at ten. fHzzsz
sienld opeai Tue .tl To-day, al iras1 10 hIaz
gsastal lo.iea, aaa q D, 1grglsIe pfsaaaaa.a IN
Meseaus haze comm caerd uPoa iim VT ia
gtuat hade. a. r. A.
). MI have joe, r,t4rlea TON - =az
O uoai CT. aud blooJ, ouo II bas baza. eaaI I#F.
IA Tie nuu,.,f engaged. A Lii iis aI IH#
laf!sal alesisau sstk, ani Oh Sh,ea Ia ls -
IN oae sen l4s. evening", W-S onni outup.Hd y
the saemy "a. iIoops this mu.nins, and 10 iofee
If a-s 1 oHoe &C mgd ml,sPrasaue. fnr tfs
paIplsa lae u .ss under MAJ 5lmm :, bsziies de.
taaaneuss q analcTy aa4 IN allfy, Eefa aflzfad
70 elHfge up tie rugged asrcat LII tiny d "A
EzLaai aifIt, diun. th' NrKitals, allHf q fzsHs.
tue wHi.h ma bspai q d.wa as most ahzlHalsz
aiaai Hamb#r oi iIlo cnrmy wafa h I'd. wine
aa aaf zlaH lha los was as1 sefgfu. AlaI. sum.
luHf Ms aI1i ia t.r brai hB muzael bill
szFsaIy bal uai muHalys Leafs. M4Hf5 an
aIHHz. u tie kllss, wrrr also NaHn leai bal M
severely. as was also l. cut. JAR O. ia u l.
iauIfY. eauIi at IraTn that aay oI or aiieefl
NeFH kIeI. lho rutrc los Ca oar d., IN i ID
aud woluael Is slim fcl a. ablui To-, aul fIan
the nature Of the gruuld-brgAgn, eossfsd Win
hfasI aud thick ehnpaufal, and extremely uassea
III : impossible to tell with accuracy. Nor en-
|, al lha time, give even the namese the o.lissa
WHa we Immediately cu. gid
Aiaai o'clock las t.cmy made d5m5nsifa-
iipu from the loh on ths ncislboHng hcgi.t 10 the
oHr our m-n had captured, as Il with the Intention
Of retlking IL; bot il ~ cnd "a In marching d5wn
the hill, blowing mot terrific charge Oh thrf
ifumpels, linng few shots, aud then felirng,--
Their appearance, as they canr down The SLOPE,
was certainly most imposing The cannon Oh t5r
height mranN bile kcpi up continuous lfs uplu
Gen IwigE.'s lines, Yet doug ltlc execution
we returned 10 camp, the lire still couunurd--lls
enemy had evidently asccriliicd ihe position Of tie
road, winch bad just been cut, Wiih accuracy, bat
their balls PRINCIPALLY wen, over
Gen. Shields, at o'clock, was ordered out 20
support Gen. Iyggs, with three regiment. Of
yolanlern--lwo llgm Illinois uad,r Coils Baker
aud Barnett They Will have warm work to-
morrow, Il The Ms2clns stand up as they did to.
day.
There has brea not little skinnishing to-day
between the forage aud beef parties, sent on, Ia
TIE rear, aud the Ianchrros One Illinois man
was killed, and one Of The same regiment and d
Tennc2eean wounded | could mol learn their
names,
Tomorrow the grand attack, both uP'n the
front aud rear VI lhe cntmy, is TO be made. Gen.
Worth is TO move at suntsr, aud little peace vii
the MlaIeans have ioF ono twenly'iouf hours at
least.
II possible shall report and scnd OF the pro-
gees ol the conflict, although one has Ill,r time
w convenience Ia lHe chlpaffal for wntipg