Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-18

favorable time had come--a moment that
must be improved Rallying the scattered
forces. cheering them by bis words that ~.
Endorsements were st hand, lac pot himself
at the head 81 the forces. made Desperate
charge. AMI drose the rebels from q com.
mandine position which they had taken
with their batteries. but tho odd. against
him were no grea, 10 warrant the attempt
10 dri,. them from the second position which
they hal assumed.
BrArEIg,kp's MISTAKE.
Bcaurecsrd ai this moment made bis Ia
tai mistake. A. I O'Clock on Sunday after.
noon va. the moment OF Hii othc" ''' ~"
60 Improve. Then he almost had victory VI
hrs grasp. a lI,tl. more v'eor. energy en-
durancs, and more hurllpg oi b'. iorcc- sp-
On the Inferior force 10 front. AMI the Gay
would be- HE. d. waited for his nprruseh'
inc Endorsements a. reircsh his
mep--waited and lO., the golden hour. The
mussetry gradually died away as she 'on
sunk m The west. but the deep hoom ~ the
cannon .,ill shook the earth. but q, dark
this ceased along the lines. broken only ai
intervals through sbe night.
orrsArIoSs At NIGHT.
Although the din Of battle Vas hu'hed.
save the boom from the gunbosis, there vas
no relaxation Of effort On both sides. The
rebel. occupied the federal camp. ati looked
forward eIultingly toward the morrow.
Tho weary TROOPS. who bad stood before the
terrible IRE of the enemys batteries dorng
the day. against learlal odds, threw them
selves upon the ground in ,hc,r places. rrady
81 reJel the iOc should be aiismp'a night
attack A, midnigh, the rebels we're de-
,sc,ed in planting a battery OF heavy guns
within thres hundred yards OF our line.
Their position VA. made known 90 the gun.
boat. aud .heli. were hurried upon the po-
.iiion. forcing them To abandon the proj-c'.
Col. Webster. chief OF Zen. GRANITE -iaf.
with great energy and sctnily brought up
I. battery Of heavy gub' aud PLACID them IA
positions bsatin, upon the same point, anu
al the ,lrbr's ~ the rebels 10 gain new nd
vantage. under cover u the darkness were
frustrated. Occasionally the packets bred
uton one smother but the two armies LAY
upon their arms waiting Tor the dawn. both
bringing M achievements. Bsaurce,ri
Received large additions 20 his army. ~hs'h-
sr hy the advance II h. rr..rye.. or whether
by new troops from Arkansas, b, not knosn'
bot the number j. said 20 have been IRON
twenty IN thirty thousand. With this force
he hop-i TO crush out Grant com plHisly.
But he was mistaken. Late on sunday
afternoon lien Mitchel's division OF twelve
thousand men reached tie oprositc side 81
the river. in forced march from savnnnsh.
The transports which bad bssn oollscied i'm.
m,daiely commenced f'rrying them to TIE
opposite side. They were all taken o''r
during the night. and brough, into position
upon our lsft. Daring the night also. Gen.
lev Wallace arrived With 40 equal numb,r
from Crump'' Landing. having made
forosi march over the muddy ruad,. fordiug
Snake creek and several other small stream
The other divisions came on a, rapidly az
the nature q the roads admitted, i'll al
daylight the force under Grant vas equal u
that Of Bsaurcgard. let rs look at The
positions let II 10 remembered that our
'orce, Rad been driven IN and occupied only
q narrow strip OF land along the west bank
Of the rivera strip hardly two miles ~
width and ihr,o OF four miles long, lhs
following diagram will perhaps make u
more ineligible