The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-04

Dc Qualifications and ihe lartbrsi removed
rom The river, The regiments went eal
anily up ile sides II the b1l, and then
encountered Tie barricadc of irlled timber
md brushwool. The cnrruys infantry
KEPT d rin of Gre upon them. A 81
pound gun ii battery p0pnd DOM grape
and shell upon ilieal noi, However. with
very ialal effect The men slood il with.
ani liucliing, tbs lines remaining unbroken.
IN accordance with lbo plan oi attack, i
vas decided lhat the brigade Of Col Cook
hould engage tic enemy on the riaht,
shilc the brigade Of Col. Iauman should
make lie cntree into lhe works Cur.
orther on the len. lie kept up al inccs-
SAINT fire OF infantry, engaging tie Tenucs-
sresns, who were safely cosconced behind
thc carhworks.
Ga the right, However, lay an open
space, up which climbed the brigade al
imuman. The Second Iowa led lie charge,
.ollowtd by the rest Ia their order The
islt Sas sublime Onward they spea.
hredless ot bullets nl balls Of tlie enemy
above. The hiIl was steep, The timber
cleared, that the rebels Lad left a gap IN
their line Of rifle pits on this crest 81 hill.
Through ilis gap they were bound 10 20.
Right up they went, climbing up on all
loars, their line Of dark blue clothing ad-
gonciae regularly forward, tic whlte line
q smoke from the top Of the works op-
posed by line from our troops.
Ihey reach the top Numbers fall The
suspense IS breathless See. they climb
over Tie works They fil-t they are lost
Another group, and sitl another and anoih.
er, close up the gapl All is covered IN
smokel The lolgmrnt is made--hc troops
swarm up the hillside, their bright bayon-
ets gIiiering iathe sun. The firing slack
ems.
What is more wonderful Is that Capt.
Stones battery of rifed l0.pounders, close
behind the brigade, is tugging up the hill,
The horses plugging and riders whipping.
Upward they 60 where never vehicle went
before, up the preciIto and cloggcd
sides Of iite bill. No sooner on the crest
than the guns are unlimhered. the men at
thcir posts. Percussion shells aud canis-
ter are SHOT spiteiully from the Parrot guns
at the fJi9g anemy. Tile day is gained,
e position is taken, tic troops surround
The guns anl he enemy has deserted his
post. The 34-poender which had caused
20 much ha oc Is sienced by Col Cooks
brigade, and The rebels Ay 10 tie main
fort III alarm. The foe is running Cheers
upon cheers rend the mir, and in few
minutes all is hushcd.
Ia the midst OF all this warm work there
rode the white haired Gen Smilh,lts snewy
moustachc standing ot like brisles, his
hand wavngmajeslicalJ hi, bearing erect
and proad-undauni by the deadly hail,
aud unmoyed at the brilliant success
Sure Of his point, his batteries placed, the
cnemy's guns are turned upon them. aud
lie ordered his reserve into line with all
tie coolness Of a Hannibal. An offer
comes 10 him; 81 tnink we have afeady
more than enough" calmly replies the
general and in fifteen minutes the lines
were disposed Of for the night The loss,
| an happy osay, 70 our forces, was small
compared with The amount Of firing. Our
loss, ii siorming the works, will not ex-
cetd two hundred killed and wounded. =
That Of the enemy must haye been 1T least
hat number notwithstanding that they
were intrenched behind breastworks.