The New York herald., 1862-12-08

70 open Communication with hi~ A .,,,,.. ~ p,,,-
aniar with the road u Tsahoosa was uncere
oompsnv IRON Ss mbers and ordered %
anS party rsurned sost dayisM with The rrssvns
meet Ss on the aerman ives 81 Tallahoosa, and would
Can H rning Gen. MoArthur arrived, and soon after
"0l milton.
!, "a nine the column star,ed-csl. Lee, with
ais cavalry, in the advance We deploysd I'VE
comnanies - skrmishers, and supported them with
cavalry presenting an extended front least mie eacn
side or the read We had not marched than three
miles when sharp and quick reports along our line iud
catod that the b. sness was becoming interesting We
had driven n the enemys pckets and were pressing him
hotly jus, as reached his picket station saw rehs
lieutenant laid out dead by the road side From that
time until sandown there has been skrmishug continu
ally We have fought over every inch OF the ground 10
tho place where we are now eLcamped. mile or 80
beyond the picket station above alluded TO- in a
stand There were but twenty mounted I'0sps.e mss
In the advance but obedience to the command OF their
omcsr, hey bravey charged upon the colunn without
nandred and fty yards away received them with fear
iui volcy Of muskery and compelled them 10 retire. In
Ins cnarge one OF them was killed and five seriously
wounueo Our own loss was one killed-Corporal Hen,
shaw, o. Company F. Third Michigan, brave and gallant
deared MIN to his whole regiment Poor Henshaw was
struck IN the temple by MIME ball and died Instantly
ns comrades gently removed the body TO field by the
who followed
More Of cavalry coming forward the enemy retired
precsatef, nor made another stand they reached
point two miles arther on Here y d brick church
and several dwellings,. the brow Of h oyerook,ng
deep rayine between 1t and the hill upon which We
standing To right OF this place we
large body OF horsenen with apparently an infantry
support As the posi- ION was an excellent one ~ try
the range OF our guns Parrott Of heavy cabre WAS
planted and We shelied the position industously for
half an hour with no other effect as we could discover
az that distance, than TO cause scattering
Of their men towards the left and IN
front Of the church We m we'd ahead q short
distance, when discovered what appeared to be
battery planted in front, evidently sked by cayal
ry Col Lee again order ed forward the Parrot gun and
hid hardly given the order when shells from as
twenty feet OF where the Colonel slaniing This fire
was quickly returned. the shot striking Tho axle
of oe OF Their guns. dismountng IL, aud. hive
since learned. wo,udng and killing several
The rebels managed 70 ship the liore upon the cassen
anu carry u ol mile or two, when they hoy
pursued that they we're compelled To spike and
DON'T
A mile further they made another stand
In srong position, selected by them elves from winch
they were driven by body at akrmi hers who hal de-
rloycd TO the rigt tnrough the and come mex
pectediy upon loft flank Here Lieutenant Webber
e the Fourth Illinois cavalry, sert Islr woun ei IN
the neck and anuth private whore name unaDie
rbo,ez r. a. un etc cing structure, situated just Ia he
edge nt dense forest We passed that xxi shipg
vi re, and hen handred rods beyond sated with
heavy vley of grape and canister from their remain
lng gum The shot ie ike hail al around but strange.
ly en- ugh. no one was injured portion OF The cha ge
passed through The chu Gu but did material damage.
Ih'skirrlshers wee course comi eld 10 retire and
the Parr u again brought into lsition compelling
the enemy again To fall back. From this unit, dark
the. Constant firing until longer possible
TO shoot with precision. Colonel Lee orde hat and
we are now bivouacked for the night. During entire
march to-day the whole country has been lighted with the
gare OF burning cotton Not the stape
between here AID Jacksonville Every brigo atd trest
between the Taahatche and Holly Springs s bdrning
destroyed.
The rebels say they make their last stand al the ITALIA
hatchie We shall sec.