The New York herald., 1862-04-16

10 have bridge there. II simpIi6es the question
takes escape out OF the count and leaves victory
death-to the towards that sink behind the bluffs as
well TO the brave who peril their lives to do the
State some service the fields beyond Preparations
20 rapidly forward for crossing the division (Genera
Nelson's which has the ad vance Of Bues army on tho
dozen Or so transports that have been tied up along tho
bank.
We have spent but few minutes on the bluff, but
they are the golden minutes that count for years Well
was It for that driven defeated. but not dsgraced army
Colonel Webster Chief Of staff artillery officer Of
no mean ability had arranged the that he could
collect, Of those that remained u.s. sort Of semi
circle protecting the Landing and bearing chiefly ON our
centre and left, by which the rebels were pretty sure
inprovised from all the batteries that could be col
lected. Twenty-Five guns in oil placed in position
hrtwo whsrs ,bs very neav sge sn Uo
what battery they belonged to have no idea; only
know that they were there, in the right place. half
the left and by the ridge Corinth road that there was
nobody 70 work them that Dr. Cornyn surgeon Of Frank
Bairs First Missouri Artillery, proiered his services
that they gladly accepted, and that he did work
them to such effect as to lay out ample
Remember the situation. II half past O'Clock
perhaps quarter later STILL Every division Of our army
camps OF four Of five OF them. We were driven TO
within little over half mile Of the Landing Behind
,sRd % So9r US s
night or Blucher would come" Oh, that night or Lew
Wallace would come Nelson's division of Buslls army
evidently couldn't cross in time 70 do us much good
We didn't yot know why Low. Wallace wasnt on the
ground In the justice Of righteous cause, and in that
ssmcrcie q twsntytwo guns in position, lay all the
suddenly broad sulphurous flash OF light leaped out
from the darkenng woods and through the glare and
smoke whstling the leadsn hail The rebels were
making their crowning effort for the day. and
o s and cen,s ssry nay are
1000 yards. lnstantaneously our deep -mouthed bull
dogs flung out their response. The rebel arl
lery opened and shell and round shot came tearing
the open space back Of the bluff May be for
given for the malicious thought but certainly did wish
or two might drop behind the bluff among the crowd
Of skukers noverng under the hill at the rivers edge
Very handsome was the response broken infantry
bataions poured n The enemy soon had reason 70 re-
still in their ashes live the wonted fires,
at least still in the fragments lived the ancient val0r that
had made the shorved rebel successes already
dear.
THE auNBoArs OPEN yiRE
The rebel infantry gained ground, but the furious
cannonading and musketry continued. Suddenly new
actors entered on the stage OurCncnnati woodengun
boats, the A. O. Taylor aud the Lexington, had been all
day mpatenty chalng for their time to come The op
portunity was theirs The rebels were attacking on our
creek in The morning, ana stretching thence in on The
Hamburg road and across toward old centre 80 far
az hurbarts camps s.eaming up % the mouth Of the
cut through the bluff as if on purpose for their shels
Eager to avsnge the death OF their commanding Gene
tory ' they Sesysd to BE- within s''i their " grasp
reach Of their most dreaded antagonists broadsde
after broadside Of ssvsnnch shells and popnd
hardly counted on and the unexpected re in flank an6
rear sadly dlsconcertsd their well laid plans The boats
ns Saa "n
thunder and thus, amid crash and I0ar and scream
Of shells and demonlke hiss Of Minnie balls that Sab.
IL enough The prospect FOR the was fore.
bodng; but sufficient unto the day 10 the evil thereof.
the applicable Before dark the Thirty sixth In
diana, from Nelson's advance brigade had crossed, ad
vanced into line with Grants forces ct the double quick
and had put in fourteen rounds earnest Of what
should be forthcom ing ON the morrow. tI !,
iect had been defeated he had not finished his task N
day; but there II evidence that ofcers and alike
shared the confidence that their morning assault wsud
be 1nal ..s..,. -. .
AZ the sounds OF battle died away division gene
rails drew or their msn Buell. had arrived and Lew wal
morning, and council Of was held, and decided
that possible after daybreak should attack
wallace, % who was Coming in on the S new road from
Crumps Landing and crossng Snake Creek just above
the Se s
Sherman had been driven on Sunday morning Nelson
to take the extreme left. Buell. promised TO put in
Tom Crtcnden next to Nelson and McCOok next TO him
by seasonaUe hour In the morning. The gap between
McCook and Lew. Wallace was TO be filed with the re-
next TO McCook then McCIcrnand and Sherman closing
the gap between McClernand and Lew. Wallace. "
BETWEEN TWO BArrlI9
Seathily the troops crept to their positions and
lay down line Of battle their AL through
up sna
hour after dark wallace had his division in Through
the misdrecton he had received he had started the
Snake Creek road proper, which would have brought
him in on tho snemy's rear miles from support, and
ting back the right road had delayed him. He at
the position Of certain rebel batteries which
usy to bar his advance in The morning and selected
positions for couple OF his batteries from which they
could silence the one he dreaded Placing these IN posi-
ton and arranging his brigades for support took him
till O'Clock in the morning. Then his wearied men lay
down snatch few hours Of sleep before entering into
the valley Of the Shadow Of Death on the morrow.
BY nine O'Clock all hushed the Landing. The
host Of combasnts that three hours before had been
deep in the work Of human destruction had all Sunk
silently to earth the wearied 70 sleep the wounded 70
de." The stars looked out upon the scene, and all
breathed the natural quiet and calm q sabbath even.
sheet lightning the rppea Of the river current and
the Of heavy naval gun went echong up and down
others speedily followed. BY the flash you could just
discern the black outline Of the pratcal looking hull,
ter a the reso the smoke soon cast up thin vail that
seemed only to soften and swseten the scene from the
o x. Of
nothing then Of the effect Of this qunboat
nonading, which vigorously kept up Till nearly NOR
ming, and II only ssrvedto 10 remind tho wildly
Of the day disasters of the fact that half mile ony
their Generals and question scarcely dared ask
himself, ''what to-merrowf' We were defeated, our
M our losses And then thsrs came up the grand refrain
Of whitter's-writtcn after hanassas believe, but on
that night apparently far applicable 70 this greater
than Manassas-Undsr ths Cloud and Through the sea"
Sons Of the saints who faced their Jordan nood,
In fierce Atlantc's unrstrsating wave
Who By the Red Sea OF their glorious blood
Reached to the Freedom that you blood shal saysl
O countrymen Gods day 10 not yet donel
He leaveth not his people utterly
Count i covenant, that he leads Us on
Beneath the cloud end through the crrnon seal