New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04

.tsu,ea rendered them ever more tfou 'c1o"'1
,Sat ,e,eet reign Of terror prevailed throughout
-, ,Pea Of witch their rendezvous was the center:
S,ms fifteen dsye ago a email scon'in8 Irty ~
On, trools was sent ont, which peDetTWec W nc
vaters of Elkhorn Creek, encountered lhtir picH'
e,a liapersed them wlih loss OF one man on escu
- ana nfter making some valuable observations
80 wa5 Immediately detailed from the 22d
Hcr-ncky Pegim nj, the i0ih ond va ONO, teside
one hrpdrei cavalry, under commend OF MAJOR nc
Iauq5fu amounting in al 10 h9out seven nui oteu,
IN rloko an assault upon the mau body al the IMP
e,J wins ont the foul den Of mscreant- ~ blow.
Ss1ulilg Gap ia situated about ior'J miles 'oa'h'
.a.t f,o1 l. teton, and - con; ecied BY k0ou tuIh
like r,ll with Gladesyillo and Abingdon, va
rad has been emf through the gap, which ls no"
,rtircly Distracted on tue western f'olo ~ Hlfg
+ "a ale- across il by The Rebels. Bong tbe oniy
chnnnsl Il communication Tor wagons between aon'b-
eastetn Kentucky ard son b.weeiern NiFglnla was
of EQUINE an important point IN TIE stratec yohoy q
Gen. Marshall
orr lu9rch occupied two entire days, snd YVES at
tended yyIth tho seycress labor Tue nature o. tH,
rads heinz merely paths, following the G, eSs ana
rivnl'ls the constant rain ana snow soaking BON
officers and men to the skin, aud too 1athoiDl ss emu
less mra. formed combination Of untoward otcum'
stances difficult TO overcome.
Nevertheless, aiiertwo days Of wadiDg and sp ash-
,ug tho whole expedition arrived SAFELY ~ fikton
Creek. two miles below the gap, about 10 O'Clock on
d
GeD. 1hruield 4 pieeonceivcd plan OF attack, oui
without hesitation he sent tie cavalry up toe road 70
appear in 'front.' u tie enenys polii1n ana ny bSH
usbing, aitrac, their attention, while himself, WIN
the infantry should climb the mountains 81 point
q mile and a bali below the gap, aud thence NM
along the summit OF the range, e.taek TIE heoei
camp by tho flank.
81 loon the morning Of Sunday, the ascent CON-
mppced and by L. o clo we had reached the sum
it, 1900 feet above the valley. Turning to TIE
/ riglt our gui led the column along the soaring
cfagp, until. when within quarter Of mile from
tbei, camp. a Rsbl nj .k.t was discovered only q
few rods ah cd Of our van. He started TO run, when
several Of our boys fired upon him. but with no other
effect than TO edd a new impetus to biz Hight.
The column was now pressed rapidly forward M
/ Ill, emerging iTCm tie woods, the Keoeis were o.
served forming the opposite bill, between winch
and the one we occupied lay The camp OF the Rebels
IN deep gorge rsyine, through which the road IS
| built.
| Conceiying the Rebels about to make permanent
stand, Gen. Garfield drew up bis line III front OF
them, with bis right resting on the Snmuit OF tne
mountaio, and the left stretched away down the
eastern slope About tbis time, however, the Rebel
| linee seemed TO be melting away, Us though they
were gradually falling back into the ToOds. Fear.
ing tie results Of loss Of time Gen. GARFIELD I'm
neda'ely ordered his forward TO scale the bill,
std If necessary, carry 1t vt the rcint Of the bay
I onet.
A loud schoing shout burst from the long line rs
with fixed bayobe's il swept down through the ra.
vine and up the bill There was 10 back one for IN
TO c1niend with, however, for a. our bayonets ap-
peartd over the LII an enemy was in sight.
few struggling ones could be ssen tearing through
tie laurel underbrusb, and cent ringing volley
aiier them, killing one and wounding several.
! We were now ordered back 10 camp, as the nature
Of bo country precluded Any possibility Of our ever
overakiDg theta. Ii icing suspected, however, that
large proportion had reireatcd before our arrival
BY tie road toward Abingdon, our cavalry Was
brought up the hill aud sent in pursuit.
We now Turned in to TaDsack their camp. IL
comprised O. log hu.s, barracks, capable OF ac-
comnodaing about Dozen men each, besides I'D
comnissary buildings aud ore large house occupied
80 iesda nar,ers by the commitment Of The post.
The huts we're we'll provided with bedding, blankets,
cooking ulenes ana ruoo furniture, aud coptained,
be.dS. large quantity Of clothing, arnls and pro-
uiseuous article. Of personal properly. There
teing no means AZ Gen. Garfield disposal By which
any part Of this vast quantity Of eifeets could DO
tr.Gs, ort-d 10 csmp the were allowed 10 taks
wha ever they cbCss, and tho remainder, together
with the buildings, were burned.
Late in the afternoon, laden with rophiss, our
trodp. descended the mountain % the camp OF the
previous night, and on Che morning following began
our long, weary return march.
Two more days OF hoUndering through mud and
wster nnd we are again in camp.
Though tie expedition acks Ire eclat Of brilliant
aud bloody engagement. u was aaminbly planned
and nbly executed, and WILL it is hoped, be perina-
islt In ia rfiects