New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04

,c'ced do mouth Of lie crcos, and landed without
w landed with The fret detachment end iartr1eted
c1,t Nessiuger TO remain on tie Pilot -. ana
io,d line bal4pCo OF the b'isade.
yba6 seut orders 20 form the 21th ard ADVANCE 3
MORT distance on the neln road ana, on iaAali z,
~ command aud moved 1a, giving ths t0V"tc" 20
~ 5isf Ioeimeut Aa-saciueetts NoldctcCrs, o. Gen.
pos Brigade Jy order o. Gen. Burnside, assi' IL
ne ne he advance TO Gen. Reno. leit an Aid TO
an be regiments 20 hey unded, and 20 order them
Vas,snced On the main road, throwing ont skir-
,;Lcrs snd an advance guard Of !he2l masfachr-
80, cnd az a dttsncs Ci TX mikes ] heeft from
s's Williamson Of the Typographical EDcueels
~ re,ult Of dariUx reco1ncis.nuee made BY him,
1,,...,rastie0 b. Lieuta. peit and Feaing Of Gen.
Serrsids'e Stat, and by Leuts. Strong, Pe2dle.on
IA Sisong Of mtue, discovering ALI abandoned
Irsestwork. l then pushed on end entered me
- accompanied by Gen. Reno, WHO had shortly
800 como up and assumed command OF the 2ist
TFs vror, was found 70 be hreastwork we'll con-
,.'a-fe0. and ranniog in srii- he line 1r0Ol tne
,ilrosd to the river, ~ tsuce OF aboat Que Uii9
6.giu, fauk facing Tic rali' 3D. ana iois on ,ne
,;,er Aonk; there were i0lr Hiuking bas'ions Tor
s,e md tbe fort was prepared for four gdnsi none
vers mounted, however
The moons were hsttd inlidc lie for; 10 resi- and
zen. Burnside then coming mp, ], sgreeaty TO hi'
asfra. ,GNauet4 ny N,lfaat oOoLA - y 'i'NAf Va
M eo1r nv road, Gen. Reno eng ordered 20 take
'5s railroad track, which oil 10 the !eit OF tne
We marched about four miles, halted and
bvogsef I'd for the might pc-r he enemy rct.toi.'
AZ DAYLIGHT Cl the ucX- morning lthe litn) al
vspced ny bligaoe by Ordes OF Gen. Burr 'dt, ua1I
lesme 60 The enemy potion tGen. Parse was
o.gered 10 tie Liz by Gen. BurIside, am ns0e Tie
,cHowiug dispoliiO, {; The @ylN vas thrown 10 !1o
extreme right followed IN oider by the 9th IN iine
"a af ssHH H
jsf on the lie o. wLiob lacel lie ho~ii4er non
he Highlander usder oonmaud OF Capt Dayton,
.ulpOrtcd IN line Of battle on Tho l-ft, by re I'm
Massachusetts,, and o. sned fire. On the arrival o!
lie n8vy-boet howitzcrs under command "a Ilel..
ncCcok, they were piaosd IN hoe on the lei q
Can't. DaytoI's gun, and the I'D was ordered 20
TIE leis OF tie 9Th. The firing was incess III aud
ys-v eevere from tho Lreas;work and within very
sboIt iauge.
Gev. Burnside arriving, communicated 70 bin
she dispositions l had mace which he approved
sending over 10 Gen. Parko 0 pLsh or the eneuy 5
right, and, eoyi' me TO hold the frons, be RODE Oh
,oresch Gen. Reuos position.
Tue 10th Re! ipeut Connecticut Volunteers having
suived were ordered a. tie lett Of DE I'D, ana 10
support them II rendered necessary by want OF am.
lnNlition-this icing the case, t:ey formed on aud
70 the ieft of the 23j, ard opened fire. Hearing
!roa the 9th bat 9cy were very short Of emmunl-
tiou ordered the lib Connecticut of Gen. Psrke's
Brigade, which bad jost cone up by order Of Gen.
b.TIsi
% conduct theu 20 The position. TIE 9th ilsssa.
cbusstts then retired in good order, with Crdsrs 20
lie 10 below, ont Of the fire, with Fixed bayopets,
so1 w4it further orders.
The ammunition OF the naval howitzers being
1ssIy exhausted and c iecs dsablsd, the 2Jih
Massachusetts, were ordered 10 march by TIE hank
and CrM a. 20 support the gnnsf leaving lle H4tb
o. toe extreme right. About % minutes f.0A this
tine ne bcsd Of Gen. PaIke's cOluun, the \ Rhode
leland he'd reached the bif sstwOik q. tie gdili0ad
Crosing, saLd, alter brisk fire, puzzled on and en-
Sere rhe bIeast@Ork opening eiJ for tie Fail
road track, and " her. tue enemy fire lad much
sGckCned IA consequence ". sbe bteaoy aud constant
Sfe of tie 90 Massachusetts and lOth ConneclicGt
Tbs poshOu Of tia.Is beng discovered, | ordered
ar advance along TIE lac, VII ID Vas promptly
Vbeyed, toe eueEy retFea.lDg WITH grest piecipiL
ton. On entering The bE-lstwO.a sh4rp firing wss
sid heard 70 tie night OF the q emys position, sud
hgainE from Gen. PsIke tat he wac engaged with
<bs enesye forces IL to works on sue re u the
lsrcad, led the 18th Massachusetts 20 81 in Gup-
pon, and received lie surrender OF Col avery ard
| l0ESn.
| The breaetwork we had entered was similar in
l sor.r.ctiol TO TIE absii0Oned one. running from
fon ThOmpeoD, at TIE liver, to the Railroad rack
tsAacc Of llile and QusGfer, and from TIE 1871
nsa track liie otis and dstSehed Entertainments, N
tie form Of curvoites sid r~daus, followed each oihei
fN tie dstauoe Of uilo and quarter, terminated
| be two-guE battery. Iop IhVmpson, . iianAil 3
bsicu mounted tbirte6D guns, all 1I-POuhdefn Two
NED four OF winch were iNrLtl 20 70 ~ htti VII
| pE lines. TIC breastwOrS was mounted vitTtvo
toiaeie fcA betteiies, bt s.ce several s0al pieces
| elhayr artillery, sid manned ly abO1t 600 men.
he fore in men and artillery O. the Other de enses
"a unable 70 give, Ehoy no. coming undeF my obseF-
GliOn.
Pressing forward, then, with my brigade, reached
ae railroad bridge - Newbsrn, which, beng burned
% prevent our following up the flying enemy,
rss.ed the pen onIa aeln On the east oanE u t1e
lIeIt. By order Of Gen. Burbslde, woo ltd COZ
anaed ~ With ne thOrilJ after crorse1 WIN my
tTgide over the rjver aid erc-miec The regiments,
VIA the exception Of tIe 2Jh tilesaehasets, 10 the
&nsOf,hs sneuy 81 he ialT grounds, the enemy
having left oil his camp eQuipage, and from sppsr-
sie's nus, have ned very eipnaieiyi tue 10Th
te0g Chartered IN the Town Tor police DUTY.
LIE fatgas aud hardshipE Of lie marcel from SlO.
ans Creek need not mention; the Lornols state
o. the road TIE wearing labor il cost T. crag iof
:velve inter the bowi2ers, The severity o. Ae
i'oru ara the wet ground Of ihe eoidcrs' biyouac
o. the night, yoI we'll know.
must mention in my brigade, where oil behaved
trayeiy, With psrieI'sr praise, The 2iih Nassachu-
ttls and ibe ltth ConDeciicIt. The former, urder
ssyere be from mrskeiry ia the fioat, and EXPOSED
bahankiDg IRE Of graye and canister fiom IOrt
ihomPscn, unprotected by the uees, behaved With
narked co0uess and slearinefs; The later advanced
clos under the enemys fire, Ia line Of battle fred
VIII Tie most remarfu,ie ste diness, and stood
ssadiy M giving and taking me ncst severe fire.
10 howitzerf, under the command Cf Lieut.. Ne
N.fA -t'tilg Md1ttlh Ddlitt1 hlll ueUuClQs NEy-
talhs Clerk Mecker, Ca, tain ROwans Clerk GeOec-
40 E61ts 1ll0is0n aud Hughes Of he Union
Soass Guard, were DOst admirably seryed during lbe
~, ind when their ammunition was ezhau ,ed,
taey lay BY their pieces rather than withdraw rom
llei Position. Cspf. Dayton volunteered seain to
20 snQ command tac gun from tbe highlander.
M gun Was irst u position, and nc served II, -
lore, with s'esdinsfs and efficiency. Lieut.. III
.gi'son Whoee ggn vas disotlgd rushed ahead af.er
sction, in pursuit, win aagh speed as 10 be cap
9uied by the enemy
IRON voc Joy Of victory must turn o. the pIile it
oct, N the 1olsr, de IL ~ -, .Cof Norriit a.