The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-11

the enomy's picksts. The sharpehooters immediately
formed line OF battle order tho road throwing flank
ing parties out 70 the right and left and opening most
terrific nre from the bushes, which promptly re-
turned by the rebels Six rebel saddles emptied In
half many minutes by the terrible hand OF death
eight other OF the "butternuts severely wounded
eight others taken prisoners, and the rest
forty, 4" skedadded" OF in the direction Of Farming
ton Five Of the Yates Phalanx severely wounded
but none were killed. Our forces Immediately pushed
on but had proceeded but q few rods when ihcy on
countered succession OF fallen the road
from behind which deadly fre opened upon our
advance As soon as II WIS possible to discover the
enemys position the shsr psho ters charged over the
abatis, driving the enemy before them, like fock OF
pauic stricken rats running from Cairo basement In
time Of high water. This last firing was Of no detri
mcnt TO for lost men by II and il
taught Is that the rebels prepared and deter mined
10 dispute progress inch by inch from this poat
ward Al fast they would show US their whereabouts
however, our iufatry would dislodge them, and 30 II
continued for half ne or more, over tangled bushes
and obsructed swamp roads u the open heds TO the
elst Of Pennington. Bat fast the sharpshootes
advanced the engineers ~ colonel Bissell-they who
t,ok the steamboats, overland TO New Nadrd-woud
away the debris and air the bridges, that at
three o'clock the vanguard emerged from the swamp.
Now commenced the fght in ca nest. The enemy had
ported four pieces OF atery apcn an elevation OF Per
haps twenty feet in height, completely commanding The
road and making 1t utterly i'm lossibe for troops
gain the open field, except by a detour to the
right or left Then Colonel Morgans (Teath) regiment
were sent to tho right with tho Yates sharshoot RS,
10 the left who poured suoh IRE Of muske ry upon
Their ranks as sent the ners from their pieces in
l1son and caused the nfsntry TO rush pe neil oyor
the hill TO their second position, where they formed 10
line of battle. Then the rebel positions galloped up To
tho guns, limbeIed them up aud dragged them away,
under most calling lle from onr infantry.
Their second position was taken upon The crest Of
h to the right Of the Pennington road just advance
OF piece of dense wood being hanked upon tho loft by
old cotton gin and press and The right IN front
by deep though not impassa BILE ravne II became
apparent that the snemy cd only to treat
"a In a nm tftuu
rs to preclude US from advancing upon them OK
cept by circuitous route OF two miles, which,
beng through swamp and brush, was meossible. SO
Hou ht! ing's guns brought forward and emerg-
ing from the timber At double quick. went into It.
try upon the same onnd jst vacated by tie rebels.
Now for ha an hour terrible artillery duel kept
up, the enemy showing s. ir.t OF chyairy wor by
better cause, ,wo regiments of infantry IN tho
tine going around and gaining tosti n onma ding
at distance Of abot, three hundred ards. sucn
hTo sent their bnttornut coiorcd ks the tall
timber rs II the od ck or so,ne lsr st.cc Jf he
peace was after them. findig themse YES deserted
by their in aftry support the rebel artberis,s
milo fu thoc on lhoir sew no ition was Il st
to the right Of the road leading from Farmngt to Co
iiath, npon tho brow oi n aud about tn -elghhs
OF lals nor Of ths vii age OF Farmpgtnn. H0ugh-
tanss battery innl diatciy moved up 10 Tie eiemy
second position ~ he cuitan gin, wie iczc cA's bat
terry proceeded NJ 0ren Gsd Ia flonr of tarnlg on
and to tho etemys right from which two points our ii
became too terrible lo humanity to endure, and
tho rebels fed ia confession in the direction Of Corinth
Then infantry were 4. up al the and along
tho roads, whie the cavalry were sent On after tho
flying foe
Or LOGS was ouIy two killed eleven wounded while
that Of the enemy ten 81 cd twelve wounded (now
in our hanis) and about thirty prisoners. Tho rebel
forces commanded by DIigliier General Marma
duke, and consisted OF the following regiments--
Tnird Confederate (TegGla~) Infantry, sajor Keep.
Twenty.binth Tennessee in autry, Col. Sam Powell
Twenty -hftl Teoucssee Infantry Colonel White.
Third Loui lana infantry, Co orel pettgrew.
One bait lion OF regular cavalry, and
Swstts battery Of Light artillery (four psces), Of
Wick b ,rg.
Tie an,.r most brilliant one throughout and
reflected great credit upon all ed wo are now
within three miles of 'orinth, from which place cx
peel 10 write ny next letcr. Until then,