The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-24
Our Special Correspond adesoe.
From, t!sn. Iiniieck's Army Monterey and
is surroundings Opposing Armies
--l:en. Imilcck In the Front.
Correspondence Of The san

AOntcr,y Tenn, May f-Closn to this edge
Il tLo town OF Montereyis lo,'-iIousc, in which
ARE confined seven women and thrre men, all Ot
whom are rcsidrn,s Of this nelghbmhopsi, and who
were coop"l up for the purpose of preventing their
giving inf Irinstiun D. the enemy, The "iadies' ARE
nasty In personal appearance M 1t IN issibe T.
imagine. Each steadrd sn old clay ppe IN her
mouth with her lett hand, while the right, at slOrt
Intervals sought the depths of hor hair for pr-
pose well known 10 Russians and bigger Indians.
NJ ,nt.roy IL "A small town on tho rond irorn PITS
hur.h Landing w turinth, and N aiout ~ miles
from the f,rinhr place AMI ~ from the latter. The
town il m McSay County and within spma four
miles ofthe Mis -s.pp Stat. line Tl'' t'"h con
-lsts simply II one good residence aud DOZEN lus
houses Of the mesnest description all OF winch are
Inhabited, or were, by people gnornnt H. tl'r last
degree aud hut little different from i'tl-rHte tribe
4 Indians. The one good house u owned hy an AZ
fluent planter and is n"w occupied by Gen H"lleck
az hib the family having left Tor more
genial country. Our road 10 this point leads over
that taken by the rebels IN their advance upon aud
retreat from Pittsburgh Landing on a.. memorable
| 9th aud Tth Of Aprit. Some six miles from tie
| Landing, the pursuit ON the part oi the National
| trDups having ceased, the rebels commenced tne
| work OF examining and dispo@ng ~ the plunder
| caItired from our forces From that point " this
| the road ~ strewn with broken trunks, carpet
| satch.ls, and other articles whose character
would not allow of their being proatahly ear.
| r.d away. Prominent among the things leit
are articles Of clothing once belonging To tic
! rsbols, and II which thcJ had stripped themselves
ia order TO pat those plundersd from our CAMPS
| This place has slwa. been favorte camping
| ground of the rebels L. every direction may bc
seen marks Of their oocupancy--old papers, caSt-o
cithing, tut d'tches, the well-pnliSird hones Il
swirs and cattle, barrels of spoiled beef the whol,
COVERING the country in every direct on for miles II
| one building which has apparently heep occupied
As headquarters II some ohcer, there were found IL
| the garr,t the remains or portion Of the remain
| Of a man. TIE skull had been pitched out in tn,
bac yard, the bones Of one leg lay in close proxim
| ity 10 the head, the hasnce n thc frame, viii
some Of tho e.sh still adheriug was found In the gar
/ a.. a.. -
| After p ssesuiug himself of this place, Gen. T. n
moved SIX miles south to point on the road rum NJ
| between IIamhlry and Cprnth. hue rs Hrlnl
moved up on Lis right and was followed yesterday
by Grant who's. ilyisons aye now ranged On tA'
RI, OF BIel Y sterdr.y afternoon, r"I" 'dEah''.
tH uud hslf miles oA the Coi1u, r"Hl, "i!n r't
ed strong advance al the enemy p '''d AZ ''',' w
place called Farr,i.1top ,iru I omns NUS H,rl
p,ao'd .. MI m rorrusri n" Gen 'I ''n' ', ..,,
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