Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
STiR1JfIg5SG yEdE CGRINTG.

SEiKui5HlNG .IEdE CGRINTI.
sEcosHo.ssANcE--rH TIE ESFMf-.ThEiE
APPARENT STRENGTH THE ADTAScE--A Eat
TIE NEAR.
From the ST, Louis Republicans Special
FARMlNoroN May 9.-Ths vii;a9". re moS:
Of those met with lately, il fuan : titeclihn
of log houses, txo-thirds CT which arH hal! IN
ruins, and tho res! rapidly becouins a" the
population, q year ago. vas prf'ns"iE t"n hua'
dred. Nag, pcchaps, io*sn lnhaD!snn's aGo
Lett, thc lnslc portion 3D. iumntanio Ionk'hg
| .nen, poorly clothed, aid wandering around
| with doSolato, drcary look, making feeble
| efforts 10 secure the sacredncsS OF tliu!y pop
ulat.d henroos:s, or yards II. which ~ enact
Rted animal or two IL VISIBLE ihefe Is not,
nor ever has been, anything t;erc TO interest a
stranger. Around thu country IL a succession
| of bills and ravines, tho roads a. times VINO
inr along high ridges and then descending to
| low lard, whore mile CT Two c1 mud Or Cor
duroy is met with.
Eogincers arc busy building bridges so rs TO
reader the moving Of artillery possible.
Yesterday there YVES very important recon.
no;ssaaco from this point Some days ago, it
will be remembered, General Pope's command
reached hero and found tho enemy in poses
SION They were fo,sy-fve hundred strong,
and had battery of artillery. After an en-.
sa.eln6nt the enculy wore defeated and driven
away. General PJpo encAnped near town,
bat So bold weTo the Z Dol Pickets thas they
occupied tho opposite suburbs, and were only
inally driven away this morning. AZ an carly
hour the accommodating torcc started. 1t con
sisted of two divisions, G6nerals Stanloys and
Payne's with section of artillery. The ro-
;nsinins division, that Of Gs1eral Hamilton,
! remained as q reserve. Advancing steadily,
line Of krmishers thrown out, The Rebel pick,
els were driven from the houses and away from
their stations a!ong tho h!ll.sides.
To-day parties will be employed improving
the aSnmp road TO morrow, it is expected
| lha! guns may be transported over Il: NO
action OF copst quence can take pia,e before
Monday Amorg the cavalry were s"Iue latali
ties. Msj1r Arlington, OF the Seventh iliiaUis,
80 Instantly Killed by shot through tho
| head Gao man Of the Secdnd Iowa m4t
ks;m:l,r late, and three or four %ore taken pr
sonors :. couple Of companies OF the oscond
lo~a aud Socont: Michigan had . narrow escape
from destruction. They were ordsred to lans-
tralo il possible 10 the Memphis anc CHARLES
Railroad destroy portion y: lho track ai'ii
thus prevent The rebels from oaiaiiIins sup
plies. Also to ascertain il any formidable for &C
| had been thrown cut Il that direction iof
hanking purposes.
After arriving within h.il lie .: tho Track
and driving in their pickcts, ,h, cavalry dis
covered superior Ic:c. surrounding ther.-
| 10 escape they had to cut their way through.
Sighting formidable odds and losing IL Killed,
wounded and prisoners seven Skirnihias
like that are constantly occurring, giving IN.
| teresl 10 the advances. Gen. NolsOus DIVISION
moved forward yesterday three miles. General
Wallace's Division advances an eqaal distance
to day, and will occupy M2n!.rcJ, having been
CHOSEN IS reserve Cops. al! the troops al
| tho latter place cane forward yesterday -
Gsner ais Buell's and Netherlands forces are
also advancing former holding tic cot:ire.
the later tho extreme right.
Il is doubtful if any ulc"elnsnts during the
war have been as dili-uit 20 chronicle Co.'S
rec!y MS the present onCs. Divisions @! cd
gsace ara miles apart, and so separated By
impwssstls roads TINT each is HI completely
ignorant OF movements in tho ether as II there
was d special o,der rcsding: Let not The right
wing know what the left wing t'oc,h. "her
ever at pr, ,nl IL tho Confederate arlIS, '1cn-
e,al Halicck 10 selling ~; tho suppc'ii.un that
il vet occupies Gori!I;h. Every move.ncnt is
made accordingly. Not step Id al-ance i,
taken until the eourtry beyond e.td sr"u'
rhu intended AeT position has bern thoroughly
examined GreaL cautlon is also used 10 pre-
vent Beauregards making tankHg mvvt-
ment
As an evidence Of h0w industrious the enemy
ara in ohstruc:ing an advance. Was their coG'
duct LAST night Ocr front pickots, one mI!(
FROM here, heard chapping and other s1spiclou:
sounds aicrs tile road bayuad. Tas morning
all the bridges over winch cur forces pasiet
Yesterday III rec0nnOie,iug were found Gea
troyen. Of ,.cserters ttare continues as usua
u plenLlfol supply, nu; What is strange the'1
reports are by no means 6Im!lar According
J to some, one hundred thousand Rabcls str
hold Oorinth, willis others stetn less tiia:i !
third that number remaining there.
An interesting part OF the present advance j!
that Of following it with telegraph lines. =
Every division, no matter hox lag 1t nitTchti
during the day, is at night in direct cornmu
nicatiun with the Commandment Chief a
Monterey. If nece 'sary, every DEMONSTRATION
OF the cnclny or curresuord ding move on TIM
arny's part could DO Instantly known g
Washington Considerable quantities Ct In
balcd cotton are iruud along the route, gen
orally putawaY in cribs like taose used ;o
corn. But little mas, sc far, been burn1d b.
its owners, ard it is allowed to remain uuin
ju.ed IN their possession. Thus has lad :
favorable effect, ard few Instances OF Ge:''Tuc
tlon occur.