The New York herald., 1862-03-09

but at last accounts was at Jackson. Tenneesee
sick OF pneumonia. The German stated that we
utmost Generalization existed 10 the army, ana ne
thought the why they left in such indecep has
was TO prevent open mutiny IN the camp Tor certsy
sixteen thousand men could have heid the luce
any force could bring against it, prov idns Away
that they were united md had any soul in the work
Down in the town Of Columbus found Immense pies oi
ordnance and ordnance supplies torpedoes, subnarne
batteries and equipments for teams ana cavalry, bat
everything of portable nature had been carried away
The houses OF the citizens had been pundered and sspo
oialy OF those who were suspected of Unons.
y vestge u the necesSaries or life was LETT The bat
terry at the upper end Of the town had long since been
dismsnted and its guns removed TO point further
down the river.
Quite number OF residents Of the town were consre
gated upon the leyee TO welcome Us, and il really
refreshing TO witness their manifestations Q! JOY
landed. They did not cheer u.s. tits true but when
would meet one as we stroed about the town he would
greet us with such friendly greeting, shake hand
so heartily invite us in kindly and oder his hos
pitaty with such aheafty good will il did not need his
ssseyerations to convince us that he Sagad to see this
change OF guests or invaders you plosse There ara
but rev families now IL town. but such renan may
safely be set down as Unioniss.
Leaving the lower town and ascending the
hill in the rear, we get the most com
prehensive view Of the rebel works. From one
point near the top OF the bill my guide pointed out to
rue the locality Of less than eight different batteries
besides the positions OF forty five fifty isolated pieces
OF heavy artillery. In all computed that month ago
there could have been less than one hundred and
thirty pieces Of artillery, OF the cabro OF twenty
pouncers and upwards. added TO which there
seventy pieces of light neld artillery. Most OF those
works, easly nshed up when the floods go down. re-
paired by sKIui workmen: saw in the north fort,
upon the brow Of the bu tho ruins Of the celebrated
ono hundred and twenty FOUNDER, Lady Polk. which
burst in November last, coming so causing the
Very Rev. Bishop General to 'Ipuss in his cheeks"
My guide one OF she gunnors upon that OCCASION
and 1t was really amusing to hear his rendition OF the
affair.
You see." said he, pointing to the breach or the
piece which lay precisely where ID fell when the acct
dent occurred, "dat is do butt Of Lady Boko what
busted You see saadu shoos here NIT der SPONGE
drpII oIye ri
feers nit gold lace der arms und all over was
shtandin all round den der 5hendre say, 'Poys look
out Lady Bohe speaks always sthop mine oars up
Den he rides oop and daes der lanyard and shork him.
and mcn Cott you oughtor sec how Lady Boke flies in
leets beces. Her preech dies puck und shaps Shen
dre nit ter pread pasket und makes him double UP like
shack knife Der She dre hured purity pad und
his horse killed; but lie shumps up ana say Never
mind me, poys, dake caro- OF dem odder feers' Den
look round, und dero eight mems killed and more
dozen wounded"
AS the Germans story will set at rest two mooteo
points concerning this matter, viz, how many
killed. and what Bishop Polks last words would have
been had he been killed, give it in his own language
a. possible