The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-22
Our Special Correspondence.
From i!en. IiuiIcck'- Army The Forward
Movement Cautious Advance Narraw
Es"npc Of General rope's Division-Thc
Cavalry Charge nt Farming ton.


m,uda., May ", l,o2.)
Tie forces on this Che git,hO wing nro -,cai-
" advancing towards, , rI,ti, and hayc NV pro
cer,!sl far thRt ON pc,cts arc within fur milcs
%. i!.at anmvw hht famous place. IL IL uotsssry g.
80 very slowly, In order ,ha, may "iccl" ON
way. Con. lill.eck sc'us 10 llyo aloItrl u safe
method ~ advancing. TIE whole army dp,s not
N " =, once, by which (, would DO tliovn TAT,
CJuiuslou iu' division ur two advances couple
o' riilt1, then another up and kts ts lio.
ror l stion, uut rually al are IN line 1hns II 70.
SUITS that n. eutre force, with tie exception ot the
ha'tons portion Ia melton, is constantly 10. y nr
acton Tic division which adyn. IS never goes
Ear enough to get ont of reach Of aIromlt support
from the ma!H body. II attacked, 1t can hall back
or DE reinforced ly tho balance, as crcuu5taroes es
ms! require. liy ,lis means there is no Possibility
,ithe hltunAl army ever being surpHred-it is
ever r,ady i,r instant action.
According h. H., statement 0f drsortor, Gen
| rope narro "ly escaped oil Friday lac, a very in
gcnious trap ST for him ly Bss.rogard. The re-
b'ls suppos'd that WHEN tie advance Nat .oLal
force A FarmluytO n was attacked that II would he
reinforced ly the balance or the army Of the NJ a
sss IIi. H. doing tlis, tho y t.ouo ior,es would
| have T. pass Through the swamp wlich separates
| them FROM faTmingt1n. Tho attacking rebel col
umn had orders t. attack the Nationals brisk and
then when they were reinforced byt.e balsuch Of
Pope's column To fa.l back slowly /, idge some
two miles west Of Fsrning ton, upon which they
had posted an immense force Of Infantry Rui artiI-
| lery. lu the meantiius force Of 10000 men
Lt around tue summit With OF le'a ~ come ia
ropes rear AS tnni AZ he hhl pass through with
his army. With The forces thus in r. nj snd rear
Of tie National army tie rebels wod.l have ',gob-
b!ed" Pope up with the utmost ease, IN Iius.s ar
my at tho tune WAS npt within supp irtns distSnce.
Fortunately, the plan was frustrated by Gen. Hal-
| leck, who gave positive orders tAt the advance II
attacked hy the rebels should fall back upon the
main body. B'surcgard y Il not catch our dark
skinned old chtet slthcr asi-ep or 1t Saysnnah-hs
| In constantly Wild. awake and at his 10 II
| Inc charge made ~ the Iowa second Cavalry At
Pennington, On Friday last IL pruuodn 'ci by Gen.
Stanley aud ot.rs 10 be- one Of tho met brilliant
| charges Of the war. ln approaching H., batter
| they not merely were exposed 10 q Le.yy Ere from
its infantry supports, but they received four vo.leys
| iror the battery self The first two were of 81.
| the first discharge bursting beyond the apl.oach-
| ing cavalry, and the other short. III nsxt lo.d
| that came was several bushels, mots or ls,s
| OF grape, which passed. a tr.he too high, aud was
| Immediately followed by another, which struck
among the horses feet without greatly dam.
aging the riders. II this last dis
| charge that proved d, structiye to the steel.
| --!sabling and killing not less than fifty. Tie
Forty second lino!s under the gallant Ooh Roberts
fhs WAC spiked the battery at Island No. To- also
distinguished itsef fOr coolIess AMI bravery. When
ordered 10 fall back, they did under a terrible
cross hre OF grape And shell, with all the arity
OF a parade Hating ocCasiu uusl'y and facing about
they would check the onward rush @! the enemy
snd then quietly resi- their retreat. Their cool
ness was 80 conspicuous that Gen Palmer, struck
with admiration, gslopsd slong their lines, hat In
| hand, shouting "Bravs Forty-s second, 1 wish I
| could DO the father u every one q. you ~ Taken
altogether, tue operations Of Friday make up a
mos, gallant affair of no mean ma Snltude. Nv
next vii! probably contain L,astsrs of greater in.
| terest than this.