The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-10
Our Special Correspondence.
|ou INSTRUMENTATION Practice Of The
Rebels Comparative strength In Heavy
:un.-A Skirmi-h cidcni- Ia the ~,ih
!. s. Regiment Jutnnt for the ir,sh
Rrir IN N.e Ar.

CAmr wrsrlELp scorr April 90, ls59.
|hc heavy firing heard Gt intervals during best
b., ,o which referred in my last irtt.,, ,.u,
b. the rebel batteries engaged In shr'.n- ou.
ps NJ work ia the trenches. our guns r,-
|ud,d with ylsor, and, On the whole we had tie
ID oi t--tAc men continu.ns thc'l worl. n .y,.
| eir1t,s to annoy them. sill. the r,h,'s rr.
ug some capital shots, showing the presence o..
u uttiltrists IA Their raLks--turu, indeed
ned Ia ine same school with our best 'ihr.t'd
Sw,.
l.- s.esc Of Yorktown pg mis- to bc ONE D' tlr
memorable un record iur the cxtcut ami ,'..
nee oi the artillery cu-a A.. H., r,h 3rc
gtti to have more than . 70 guns IN D. sti.u.
mIuy thor, rre uu this a!de, upp'Icd I, a.. Iu,
not yet proper g. state. Enough, at lcH-t O.
.I" -rutrts confidence oi rutc'S- iu % .fIttst
Do ist1 dyprlld much NJ "A snptror.t. 90. ",t-
have hal pouring rain from midnirlt la.t
uAt. -Jnlown today wien ta" sky h.fius g.
i.sc better prusr It int tho morrow. lh'r'
ss travel 4 rl usual today, rHtniuI hut D. cua-
lrii.ug any one to Ventle lufth upon rplls in
- .pilti "a a. the1" are itIg.
,fr was u -iprp HRirnlsh ltrt Liglt between
Ma R"Fiu at ami the rebels hol,iiur tie
ut, opposite them. ENasp,rited by the annoy
t4,N 'u,d suffered 'rHu these pats, tn s. tss3t-
~ men madc ~ i, 'par,ir set upon them, dry-
hc rebels from thyir position at the point oi the
npt, hit finally b|'iul back with the loss oi
must have been much larger
dor Qunlru, Of tie >rlh y. Y, was qlightly IN
yesterday hy being thrown from rostye
r., while ON his wuy T. ship Point, OH an crrnul
crcv to winch his benevolent I'll. position hal
pied him. The few bruises he received var,
H'irnt b. prevent him from completing his
lcss aud returning 10 camp, where he Is
today, bearing M marks Of injury; beyond
Il cut over tho left eye. MajDr w,rrjngtnu of
ain brigade il also suffering somewhat in con-
nee Of being run over lva heavy dragopn,
ing down the road IN direction opposite b.
n which the Major WAS amhlin. along nj his
y philosophical pace. Such acc.,leuts nr, co. g.
Mupun these narrow roads, crowded lv t.iiu,
hp,ses hou. icring through the mud la INN. ne
tuu-. II Is fortunate for these upsots t'at 4 's
esihe Toy them ~ fail anywhere but In a d q,
I otherwise injuries might Doc more seriDus.
I stiffness IN one Of my own knees, reminds
, an encounter had uyS,lfa iurnrht since.
heavy army wagon tS.a clnmod more / ma
ire Of the road In passing running RgIlu@t
and horse ~ we pUssot nearly upsctting
u d into the ditch.
tain McCov, recently confirmed hvthe 4 nate
sistaut Aliutin -Grneral, with the rank e.,
q IN, eutcrs today uU1n hls duties as Adiutint
: Irish Brigade. Captain Mccoy owes his ap-
,ent TO the efforts ol General Meaghor, whose
NJ saved AZ Bull Run. Young Mccoy, then u
mt In the 2d Dragons, cume upon General
A,tius Major Meaghcr while lying pro-trata
he effect of u htll that had killed hia horse
n.ncl him with the i~ll. Ia spite Of the con-
: ani excitement II the retreat, Ser cant
" recognized HaJoc 'sghrr, and taking him
l his horse, bore him from the field Ia safety.
ID pp.utinent T. his present position is not more
, Ing 10 him than o. General Mea.LCr, who,
his own confirmation was ia question "a.
his anxiety that lie might be In position
u lrd Ser cant NJ Coy.