Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-02

OAuP sanoH, April "a, 1854.

OAuP SEuoH, April "a, 1881.
Gen HaIieok is evidently determined moi
% let The grass grew under his feet. This
Dofning being the hrst day since the rains
thas it Was possible 70 move artillery upon
thsss eEsorsbie reads be ordered recon.
nsisenoe in force Of the enemy's position
On the Eoad 20 Corinth. Early In the morn.
ing 3 portion Of the division Of Gen. Nc.
Cook, consisting Of the brigsdes Of General
johnson and Col Stambaugh, the batteries
Of oaptE. Terrell, Mueller, 60 dspeed, and
Of Co B 5th regiment regular army, took
up their line OF march on the Corinth rosd,
with three days rations IN their haver-
GaokS. The cavalry consisted Of the 4th
HliRoia, COL Dioksy, q and 8d Kentucky
and Sd lndiana, end @ few companies Of
regulars, the last believe, under the COM
msnd Of Major King.
The SSH Ohio and the 18th regular in
faatry also accompanied the pieoes. rec.
ognissd ss part Of Gen MoCook's division,
the 82d and S6ih Indiana, the 18Th and
z9lh Ohio, 77th Pennsylvania, 80th and
seth Indiana S4th Illinois and 76th Ohio,
with battery. Among ere guns ware ave
or ak tEenty-pound ParEott guns and sew
erai NspOleons. Both this description Of
gun appear 70 be greatly moderaiEed. The
Parrots, especially, have 6 crest range,
and do tremendous execution. The whole
vas under the command Of Andrew jack
son Smith, General Of Division, very aE-
oellont officer, as learn IRON old United
States army men. About nine miles from
the landing the force came upon and sur
prissd 3 regiment or two Of rebel infantry,
enoamped IN front of Pea Ridge, near the
town or hamlet Of Monterey. The rebels
ct hrst formed In line Of battle and deliV-
cred 9 vsllsy, but fed Immediately, many
Of them throwing away their arms. A
number Of them occupied log house, from
Whiah thsy also fred upon our men.
The naturt Of TIE oountry-it being
pretty tAiekly wooded - prevented our
troops from forming into line, and moved
BY the flank, In columns Of four deep. The
column was led By 9 regiment Of regulars,
which had been in the late action, but is
mostly composed OF recruits. It was found,
have heard from en- ofloer friend, limos
sible % sEing these men under IRE, and
the sgh Missouri, Col Feokham, being on.
deEed TO the front, passed by them e. the
charge, and soon took possession Of the log
house and the camp OF the enemy. This
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field rifles, which the rebels had thrown
away in their fight In the meantime our
artillery shelled their position without
provoking 3 reply, and as hear vita poor
effect, ss the pieces we're unduly elevated
and The fuses cut too short. The infantry
and cavalry in the meantime plundered and
burned their mp. I am informed by the
of6csTs that the camp was provided with
even better tents than our own, was we'll
furnished, and that The officers chests con
tainsd superior clothing and mess furniture
Among the letter, china dinner sets, silver
spoons, 80. Several suits Of g. g. uniforms
were also found. But two Of our men we're
wounded in the affair. No rebel dead or
wounded WeFe found, bat some ten OF elev-
en- prisoners we're captured. I saw ten in
ons squad. They were generally fine look
ing men dressed either in butternut or
grey suits Their arms were better than
ours, being the celebrated English Enfield
rihe.