, 1862-04-30

In time to sec the charge, but was informed
q dae aa,r Ga ah oe arc ireonemt5y n,ade
tbroSEh AZ spirit III Of rivslry or detraetion, It is
notsafe to rely on ~ one hears' mea1 to
do strict 1ust1ce 70 III. "a
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PnTssuRa LAsp6a, April 49, 1S62
HIS <soaaa5} morning aaso openeo WILL
feln, 70 'a@S Luz e.e P'ss LUZ VI Ase oass ~
mas peen one soaamao"s ptsnsha1e tostent'
The mud here IL consequently fea51u1 L. d
perfect sea Of mire for miles around the
camp. Soldiers wade knee deep IN mud
cook their food ID mnd, .aeep IN mnoe ana are /
themselves covered al over with mud
never saw anything like tt. 1t Is as much as
oil the baggage TRAINS oi the army can DO 70
carry ratlons to the men and FODDER 20 the
horses, notwithstanding that the most ad'
Taneed regiment ls not more than nTe mlies
ffon the r1ver.. Under such q state OF 1alngs, 1
it Is simply Impossible for the army 10 move.
have seen q team OF si1 mules unable 10
draw wagon containing three bales OF nay.
What eau be done then with tie heavily load
cd baggage wagons Of the army, the batteries,
&c, after the roads have been virtually turn
ed into canals Of mud say from eight to
twelve inches In: depthY Notwithstanding
the state OF The country, however, the line OF
tie army :3s~s being gradually extended, al"
though nothing Ike an advance can
be said to have been made, nor
Will. oe oplne 1or a. least a week or len
daSs, even with clear sky and GENIAL sun
shine To-day Is almost as unpromfslng as
yesterday however, as it has been raining at
intervals up to P m.
lfook ride, very unpleasant one lndeed'
through several OF the reg1menth camps TO-
day, and found Inc army IN apparently excel
lent spir1ts' notwithstanding Inc 1nclemency
ofthe weather, and the Understandable dlscom~
forts which II brings VIII II. IMAGINE LAKE.
street as IL used 70 De II old times 1nsS az 1he
ofesHng up OF "lnter, "oen II was aess1snte
OF plankng ana paving. tnen mu1tipig us
area lnoehn1lely. ana ILL IL "atn Tue norses,
wagons. tente, &C o. an army ol seventy 11ooo-
ssna 1nea, NUTS Ut !ess, 8ho you WILL nafe
so"e 1aeA u 1ne vast encatnplnehe "on'
ael I1la1 s'et1 AAn - aoI Pioe1t+1.ea os h1eA-
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,eoe' son'",<ue. soetoeeu ~ 'la.. uat ~
~ D~.' -Ae -,+1' sDe A1o1es no 0-.us ~
onel VI e"p'suiA.ion Ao1a o'n' utant' - "as
Tue 1nker'aan o1 lne calnPa'gn' 'nlS oa'tle ano
is 1esol'S "eie a7 s1ol1ous ~ oni "0'. u
Will oe wei. III INC Iltu1e tae LESSOR "nlcn
~ hsio 'Aosne 10 Ha' NJ ienaen1oeiea' anu 'ha
ou1 senefs'7 @ualt nefef asaln neg1ec' 'ne
most ORDINARY 1ollttary preeauElohs.
V'sateo company ~ en1caso Al5nt Artll
1ery, anu 1onno Inc Dogs al wen anu ready 1o'
another orosb' ineg are oally expecting u
DC ordered to the 1ront, and VIII no doubt slS1
al excellent account OF themselves.
lhcy on]ect TO Inc 1ones rlnea gun, as IN
suited to close quarters. IL does not 90 INT
execution OF the old smooth oofe In tnro"
ing grape and canls1er' etnt TWO OF 1oo5'
guns in a battery l should tnink would Prov
Useful II positions In which this company ia
not yetbeen placed. There however, appear
to be strong prejudice against the James
aded gun. Several OF them broke the axle
OF their carriages BY the recou II the lat
battle. The shell being exploded BY deto
mating cap, also, where the timber is thick
as IN the late oattle, very often STRIKES tre
and ID thus prematurely discharged neAcT
these guns were also condemned by 31a}o
: Brown at Fort Pifken5.
The late battle. it will be remembered, Ws
fought principally in heavy timber, aud NOS
that the trees are in Leaf, do notsee ho'
either army could be naneuvred to any &C
; vantage. In fact, as it was, on our part, th
| fight was reduced to the very simplest rule
i | Of military tacticF, that is to defend th
: ground as long as there is man or a gun lef
: = The enemy Of course had their plan Of a
: tack arranged before hand, which appeafe
to be to divide our aEmE into three parts
J. outfank the several positions and cut 1t up
detail In this the enemy almost entire]
;, succeeded. and only failed in not closely 70
9 lowing up the victory. Buell., night and IL
u eiege guns saved u.s..
> Gen. Ha1leck is now waiting Tor ro1nfoTc
+ ments and let-up In the #eathef. Ao 1s al
s preparing combinations which 1t would n
t be e1pedient to detail. but which in due tin
/ | will apprise you OF.
Il hear complaints that the gentlemen se
d ont by the SANITARY Commission Of your ci
l. hare not Ill done their duty. Some Of the,
= 1t is reported to me, merely went ont to Sol
I Of the rcgimental and company camps to 8
- their friends, and then returned home. Sor
It Of the companies here have not been visitc
10 and know Of the existence Of the Commissi'
~ ~ only through the papers. These reports I
10 70 arm tho ~ s,at enent Whom h. 1rtnrns n ~ w ~
ae nln 1ne statement "nen ne relu'ns ~ ~
" ens' "as aieo eua.sea ~ oao " tue ~