The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05
REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM coRINrt
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CoRNrH, May 23-Nght.
Yesterday was Of great excitement and expecta-
ton Our army had marched out TO the trenches with
the fullest confidence that they would meet the hosts OF
Hleck and that the God OF battles this would have
crowned with victory the hills OF Corinth. But hour
after hour passed away without any important demon
stration being made. until about three p. M when
weared soldiers who had been under arms since three
O'Clock in the morning, returned once more TO their
camps.
There was light skrmshng all along our lines, and
the enemy's pckets were driven back beyond Farming
ton: but few casualties occurred. IL IL evident
that Haleck intend to risk battle until he has
completely fortified his position and made his chances
tryman, who had been held prisoner by Halsck for
weeks who arrived here to-day, reports that
the enemy is fortfying his position In the vicinity Of
Monterey and that he had nine heavy siege guns thirty
Founders, placed In battery. let him pursue what
course he will feel confident that every days delay 10
only making more certain his defeat 1 am that
people awaiting the issue with breathless anxiety
But let them be Of good choer, and with patience rely
confidently the result. There Is luck in leisure,
while delays TO the enemy are dangerous. With
full hope In an overriding destiny, and trusting TO
mercul divinity to shape out our ends let US abide our
his braves Of Cornth delivered Syracuse from the hands
Of the Carhagenan tyrants and put the barbarans to
fight with great slaughter restoring that city
ple-so shall Beaursgard with his army OF Cornth drive
back the abolition tyrans from Tennessee and
There was little skirmishing early this morning,
which was attended by the loss OF one our side
belonging TO the Twenty ninth Tennessee, and
sonsrs, who were caught under the following
circumstances:--It seems that the enemy had.
been playing a Yankee trick pckets by
sending their through the underbrush Of
the thick woods In order TO approach poss BILE
works To delude pckets and effect this object
they wore bells around their necks and when they
supposed their movements through the brush attracted
the attention Of they would tnke the bells 30 as
TO lead TO suppose IL but stray COW grazing
Our pickes suspecting something wrong, determined on
this occasion 10 look after these horned CATTLE and to
make matters certain, by flank movement gained tho
rear Of the beringers when they came suddenly upon
Ave Of the cowbelians, Who belonging 70 the Mobile
fraternity, were Immediately captured.
One OF who captured at Island No. 10 made
his escape from Camp Chase, Columbus Ohio, the
Goth ult, and arrived here yesterday. ALI the prisoners
who we're doing we'll were being removed to Johnsons
Island, Sandusky, Ohio when he managed TO I'm
with the crowd OF spectators and soped He reports that
Lieutenant Tdmarsh, well known on the theatrical
boards OF New Orleans and Mobile AZ Old Tid,"
Jolly and gay az ever but seriously objected 20 the
Northern climate. My informant states that there s
strong anti Lincoln party growing In the Northwest
which is making itself seriously felt through every town.
in that country They upon the abolition of slavery
as putting the negro par with the poor white man.
and forcing q competition OF labor between the two
races which the overrunning Of slaves tho North
II emancpated would be sure 10 snect conseuusptIv =
general ndispostion and apathy In felt against
on the war against slavery. tho now openly avowed
object OF the Lincoln dynasty.
orleans would reopen trade and AFFORD them markes
for their produce the contrary effect and thss
all commerce totally destroyed. Besides this how.
ever strong may have been theis fanaticsm srainss
slavery, they forced now 70 acknowledge by tha