Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-28

led my men in person.
we tooka battery of four hundred rifled
cannon, aud eight thousand prisoners, 1
guess. -
My loss is heavy.
We attacked the enemy In great num-
bers at Hymn book Four Corners, thirteen
miles from New Jersey, and retreatcd in
good order.
:. !. is impossible to obtain the par,tca-
The following order of the day was is
sued last week.
CAMP Mosrs, July lst,
headquarters of the 18th
Boot Brigade.
GeHeral Orders, No. s,s524, X.
The column will move on the first of
May, as usual. Side-arms and ball-crlt-
ridges. The left will rest on Washington.
and the file will form in the direction OF
Clark Mills bad statue of Jackson. TIE
column will move upon Fort Piano ut l2
o'clock, NJ
Order Of @s Dgy, No. DCCLIXvII
MNOP.
From Fort Piano .he column illadvauce
in two ares and row-bcat, by a dcploy
movement, upon Hymu-book Four corners.
The enemy will wear white badge on the
night leg, ard will use the wutch-word
"Boston," as they run away. Mud you're
all ready, now. MoARoYE.
Commauder-in-chief ofthe Foreign AL
lied American Amalgnmation National Pa-
triotic Boot Brigade; Correspondent of
Vanity Fair; Guide, Philosopher and
Friend; Knight of the Gin Cocktails; Bull
ly Boy with Glass eyei etc, etc, etc,
AT half past three In tho morning
tue army set out for the Cornefs.-
Wy g nKnnRfnH tn nd -.eI,a
All the guns were silenced except four
hundred rhed cannon.
enemy.
cried, "charge Boston-BostOn," and
retired to the rear.
A perfect storm of grape, canister,
Chain shot, crossbnr- shot, gabions, shrap-
mel, grapuel, ponloons aud fusees swept
the field where We stood.
The enemy's guns were worked inces-
sanity. Their loss must have been cuor-
nous. Thousands died of fatigue.
The lew OF my men who remained on tue
field were shot
The officers all hid behind trees.
Sly zouavcs were left lying the ground
all night, through slight error. order.
ed them to lay down ana load. They did
so, but | suddenly remembered another
engagement had left unful6lled, and re-
turned to the fort to attend to it. As 1
hnve before observed, my Zoo-zoos are
well deciplincd, and they remained as
left them until returned.
That, however, is circumstance to
which will not refer
Alter steady cannonade from the enc
my's dragons and my infantry, which last
ed upwards of thirty-sixl hours, during
which my men had neither rest, food, sleep,
shelter or clothing, l ordered flank
movement ito cut OF the rear of tho reDel
forces.
A regiment of Vivandiers succeeded in
getting around the enemy, and took poses
sion of a small battery situated in front of
the main redoubt.
By some fatal error, however, they COM
menced working the guns against my own
men who were trying to assist them from
the front. This tended to increase, rather
than lessen the number of my killed and
wounded.
Tefs mistak9is supposed to have arisen
from the fact that one of my officers, a
Bostonian, and admirer of the works of
Dr., o. w: Holmes, shodted club of the
Universe" !" in charging, instead of simply
a eorOner's jury will investigate the
matter.
We could not see the enemy at all, from
first to last, but almost know their loss
was enormous. How, indeed, could it have
been Otherwise2
When ! saw That the rebels meant noth-
ing, except to keep possession of their
batteries, ! ordered IL retreat.
am not ignorant of the rules Of civil
zed warfare.
Great blame is attached to JEFF. Davis,
who is supposed to have Commanded the
rebel artillery.
If he had not used shotted guns it is
probable that we should have held our
grouhd good while longer.
On returning 10 the fort, swore that
would take possession of the batteries in
less than half an hour.
then ordered my men to bed, and went
back to Washington.
Abe met me with tears in his eyes.
His grandfather was private in one of my
regiments.
Chow didit go, MacR" be asked with
great emotion.
abraham" replied, with evidences of
manly griet, "AbFGham, in the midst OF
life, We are in deathl Prepare to hear of
a bereavement into your interesting fami.
ly."
He burst into passionate fit of sobbing.
Thought would break the news gently.
"Just suppose. I said, ''thaL yonf grand
father was very ilIFt
iii ?" he asked.
''Yes-almost dead, in point of fae,'
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