, 1862-11-10

We puh1ished more thau week sine brief
account By telegraph, Of Gen. Biunt's Victory
oyor tire rebels Ut t1ayEviile, Ark, On the 22l
ult. We find the frat detailz that have bsen
received in letter to the L-areuaerln Cos-
ssyrotiu. We quote:
MayssiIle is =lmcst directly vest, (ali.tseto
the nurtl1,) ard some twenty-three miles dis
tant from Bentcnsil!e, immediately on the
boundary line between Arkansas and tn: H.
dian nation. It is seren or eight miles solt:,
Of tie northweet corner Of Arkansas. From
thtre snu1e four miles 10 eon:h~csterly li-
.eetion, over an open, beautiful prairie, til.
enemy were found at the e5ge of the woods,
the site ct an old ULi.-d States military yar1i.
Ecn long tipce ahandousd.
Gen. Blunt had with i.iul no other farc.. bus
three ccmpa. les Of the Karsas I'd that be a:.'i
1srptLed to bc il the lead, and his bpdj susrd
Il =t1le tweDt3- -t;Sl or thirty men. Sooa rhc
osltr companies ot The I'd arrived upon the
grun1d; TIE whole regiment nE!nb ring not
10 t3c< I'd GEO men all told. They we're dis
mounted to act rs infantry. Gen. Duut tisees~
Ing tie luU2t tnent ia person, and encouraged
he men, 1:1nh,psly aEo eiics:aly 8. eouded oy
Col, Basstt aid nll Ills officers. Tae rexitarar
had nit:: il two l,tt1r uiounta!a ha~i'z4rs.
end tho Men reTe armed with Fl rneE's Ferry
rill' 8 ~i'Acllt bayoEers. Emh.'ldcueo By Ile
:try yuas4l Dul1ter OF 0nr peop1e prss.nt, Lit
enei.,y brought out his artillery clear OF the
wotds, a.:d cosrna: heed b1aziug a'sy 1T tieiu
i,:GuatliGrely, tnt a Very few hundred ya7d )
intervening between The two Iinss aud no ob-
ssacle In lie EsF, OF ccurse The compliment
was rsiutnvd prorna1y and Ni+b y will ir1m
the two Little howi7z.fs, sud thus the master
Witt On 10. some sipse- Ftua.sl5, impatient OF
j. nGeT delay, the word VIVA hige4 TOR tbs & n
lunt "a to atvaEcE I'm t10t, 1f conrse, wnica
it DID Vi:h II rukh, firing SIS it wsu1 s.rsighi
up to thz muzz;es OF the enei1y's guns, dr;-
wing ris cauuoLirrs fruln them. seiz H., thu
+ ur brpss pieces aud s.ris;sIng Eh=la in tra~
emph from ,Ae ground, Cl,== Al h4ll.i.
l:y tiie forces ii Ii. ensEy. prob
ably Eot less ttan 1000 slruuy, cog
ceased mostly By the woods. The head os Oar
OWL a.Ni0usiV l0oked-fur coluun, TO 1tth
batatfies, etc. Were sill back turec n,ile5 os
c,ore TO xasd i1syssiue; yghiie the rear uf the
c;1nmn-Weir's regiment aai os,crs-wess
etial further back, pernaps eight or len miles
t'tE NBE orders Here sent 10F The o:!yance to
cowc up rapidly, witch It did accord u,l;-
dawn OF dag. The 6ii', henaea by its gallant
co:cEei, Judsrn, csn,e t;El opfng ovtr tht !uut
Il sles of {t:aisie. be: urcn .Msysei!le aad ths
point whrrc tie fight Was gulug On ; II.
horses Of Ratb'a battery Under TIT, and th5
1ntn Of the sp'enail new lith res1n.:at 81
! 1iplt AID Plumb. uu.l thej We're ue4tly ex
h:.usted, aud made the distance in adm.ran1s
ti,uc-Sle ouligtr hfm=elf, by the way, on fuo'
at 1he teat OF this 1nen.
| Arrived upoE the ground, Rsbb's b1tt.rI
| Eas placed In position viii the custom r..
| pronp7 itude Of its youthful corau1ande., allt
| at once the six nlon.ha cf the fierce. s3ii et1
pieces we're heasd barking away at the foe
| who tad retired into the uoods-giring fortl
| mnsic That WIS truly frepiring-
| TIE 11'h end the 9Th we're formed into lin:
| cf hstsle on the right Of the position accn
| pied by ttt. I'd, nnd close up to the WOODS
| soon also the 1st and III Inuiaua regiments
Co's. Wastles and Philips, arrivrd upon til,
| ground, and were placed upon the left, will
| 0,ders from Gen. Blunt to sweep the woods II
wide CIRCLE ia that direction and flud the Gu
| emy-the 9Th and 1lth advancing sfnlustluc
cutly On the right. All we1t ahead, aud SON
sktrniebirg ensued at different points, but Il
considerable farce OF the enemy Was Grerta
ken Again they had He'd.
Tue battery captured yesterday consists q
three G-pounders and one 19pounder del
hoWitzeF, all brass. aEd supp'ie1 with SON
| thirty or fozty r,ands of :t:hWuuatiou. Dl
OF the esissols was knocked to pieces bT tt,
SHELLS from our howitzers, and another haule
away. 4 Iuulber Of horses Wtre kiiied-a
tbs others attached sc the guns beng cap1ur:
with them.