New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-22


=. different times but have met, l believe, with no
casualties. They all in good condition and ready
e. renew the battle tomorrow.
Commodore Foole lineelf was slightly wounded
by d she'll that pierced the pot-house aud kilcd two
men.
The cupboa,s have been struck again and again by
the heaviest shot, but have sustained 10 damage
except when bit st a particular angle. They have
p, formed all that was promised for them, aud
shown themselves very formidable engines Of war.
Tur BATTLE ON LAND.
Tie great contest, to-day, has been on land, and
our troops have proved themselves worthy defenders
Of the Republic 10 this great crisis of the nation Of
tie free. They have Sued their blood freely, and
expressed, by the most generous hazard of their
lives heir devoted aud uuconQueable attachment TO
their country. Any nation might be proud Of such
sons Tor in such sic ruay be confident Of perpetua-
ton IN her hour Of Peril.
THE MORNINGS FIGUT.
The battle began tins morning soon after daylight
tie extreme right, the part Of the Mississippi
SharTshooters who went out Of their breastworks
md drove in the picket' Of the 9Th aud ilsi Illinois.
Tie Sharpshooters soon re-enioreed by several
otler Rebel regiments aud Meal lister and Schwarz's
batteries were attacked and taken; when the 18th,
oath, Both, and 3lst Illinois came to the rescue, and
sNer ii terrible fight, in which great yaor was shown
Oh both sides, ali but three of the pieces
eaken.
The fight still waGpg fercely and the enemy,
being in greatly ruIeror numbers. continued 10 flank
our men, and pressing them very hard when
tie 18th Kentucky ordered up 10 support them.
Just as the Kentuckiaus went up, they received a
tai tlaf ce md ,ou 10 ed
they fired by mistake upon ,he Illinois regiments
causing terrible los, ard inducing them to believe
they were attacked from both sides. Two or three
Of our regiments retired, and tie rest were soon
compelled 70 follow for lack Of ammunition.
This engagement was = very sharp one and must
b.ve occupied more than two hours. The Rebels
fought desperately, and il is thought by many a8
Icy lad their knapsacis on their backs that they
d,sgued to cut tboiF way through and escape, but
when they tie exact position Of cur forces, they
concluded any such measure impossible.
| HEROI>M OF OUR TROOPS.
Our troops Tough. like vetcrsn soldiers tloueh
M 81 Of them adj never before been under FREE, aud
ouder the sadyanta .eous circun stances having
been without sleep for two three nights, and with
| ont food FOL twenty-five hours. Their retirement
even IN tho face Of far superior NUMBER il a,tributa
BE to tie firing upon them Of The X ntncky troops
surely enough to throw them into confusion if not dis
| nav
Col. Oslosby led The Illinois troops, and though
e.eu amid storm Of balls, escaped entirely uuhurt
All lie officers acted cooliy and galsntly, and en-
souagcd the soldiers by word and example 4 lcuten-
ct seized the coor Of ono Of the regiu enis aiterthe
En-, n Lad been shot dow and bore them for quar-
| Ter of an hour i'll the tticses, of lhe GpLi.
csr tain Of one of the comyaIi,s received two
balls through he bot and 'bree ,hroug biz cont with
OF being conscious Of biz harrow escapes until after
| tie battle.
Three or four Of the officers had tie hais Of their
ield aud face grazed by nusket-bas and in two it,
sauces the rkIn wss removed IRON the e,I by the
tadeh messei cers Of the rebels
AZ an instance Of rel'-sacTihce not forget 10
mention that an orderly -sergeant, seeing "a Rebel
pointing a rifle al the captain of bis company, he
drew himself tefore his beloved officer and received
de bullet through lie brcsst, and fell dead in the
I Ims Il the man he had saved.
The orderly-sergeaut ] learn, lad been reared
sld very generously treated t. the aller Of tie Cap
tain and had declared when he irst enlisted that he
would he happy to die TO save the life Of biz bene-
fs,or'- son. Most molly AMI most gloriousy did lie
redeem bis promised
CAPTURE OF UNION BATTERIES
4 The report that there three Of Dre,sers aud
NcAllisters batteries taken il A. far
L eau learn, only the two pieces | have mentioned
we're lost tie others that were seized by the enemy
( bvipg been recspIured.
TIL REELS DRIVEN BACK.
aGer The Illinois regiments ell bach, iresh troops
were ordered uI aud fierce strife Of bali an hour
resulied in driving the Sec.rsiors,s once more into
i1er nuenchments.
The DonesOu batteries item opened dreadful fire
uIon oar infantry, and, cannon bad been with
drawn, the brave soldiers forced 10 retire, and
a.same position atou half a nile other sde Of
their original poet ton.
| EXACGTRATED REPORTS.
Many 4 the nenbeis Of The llnOit regiments, IN
leaving tie field, gave currency TO tie most exog-
\ g''aied reports, declaring their regiuoDt- were cat
| / pecesi Nat only three four Of tLer company
were left alive and otter ilo robabe stories that had
| bur Lttle foundation in truth.
The number Of men killed. compared 10 those
wounded was very small, ard mosi Of the wounds
( were slight. TIE Rebels usod great many buck
fLot, AZ d these often proved llle more than abra-
sons Of the skin or cut away small portions OF The
fe,h.
II wa a melancholy spectacle however, 70 see The
poor brave fellows bolue along on ters or in ainLu-
lancer an lhas'ly aud bee Iing. but without, FOR the
most part, mu'mur Or complaint.
TXAMFLLs o. SPARTAN COURAGE.
observed several foldieIs who were bali covered
with blood about TO go on 10 the field again, aud
| would have done 20 lid they Dot been ordered by
ihe surgeons 10 the Lospia Lyeh then, one OF tie