The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-11


d cd yards .l u.s. They IN open wheat field.
Ono by ono tn halted, huddng loi ether. and looking
for ali he would like herd of frgl tened deer unde
cided whether 10 ny not. AZ this moment General
Mitchell ordered Captain Looms to give them cauiser
ard they waited Gn they got IT, but no longer. The
whole fol CO sed in every direction = ch STAMPEDE
never saw. Rdcrless horses scre m ng with pan, un
horsed hut rnhurt cav airy men. In one mdiscrmnato
stampede, broke for woods, nils, valleys and every
other kind OF shelter. Two cavalry m ales we're
started in pursuit. and mp TO ,hs time write prisoners
being broufh In by squads. no rebel infantry
regiment, coon learning hc ate ~ their comppnions
fed 10 the woods, and scattered IN direction
of IN casualties :" ors' Ives Can spesN sitvcy-
ntne but the rebel ohs II Is no; SO easy T. decide Their
killed viii probably reach 60; It geeo ally esti
mated. About l75 or 200 prisoners have boen brought
In; but think tho number wr be largely ncreas d.
There is no way for thcm t. cross the RIVER and they
arc sea; tered III overy direction Ihee is no possih
way for them 20 escape unless by beng she TO ed oy tho
citizefs, VINO will, douhess afford them all the AID
which they can safey grant. should not be surprised
II we eap'arc AS many as COG o. ihem.
To al Appearance, at the tine appeared over the
crest o the hl and isd The rebcls they drawn
~ la line u battle but assert that the excite
racnt following up tho ala IN Of The two before had
SUI sided by tie time made the attack and thay
wole engaged in sGrping, This Is IN "a true Tie
supper Was bci.g cooked, but ~e ato IT, the rebels
leaving IL in client sete OF presrya.i u. The
pl ise, any o, ost complete, and these
gagged in tho stampede are nct lNsy soon to forget IT,
The att ack the main bodymaNed "Rescrye' in the
map which send yon or this anslne aIlirwas Inado
at six O'Clock, according TO the ntii ;ers ard men
around me al this time, y was near da k,
results cannot be fully known urtil morning, whom
shill add posscri L. and perhaps cnd letter from
this rla g. whero shall hrve to 20 70 han mail This
niry almost shut entirely from mail facilities
saw the lates Herald yesterday. IL was dated April
12. Latest louisvi o and Nashville papers week
old equally bad Of affairs exists regarding
stationery pen you this communication on the ay
leaves of Pdnams iatte 1sny entire library at this
tnlo.
have had only mamcnt's convcrsation with prison.
srs One Of them told me that New ole ns haa been
taken by "yon Yankees. General Nil hc eis mo that
he Las the samo news via another rebel source.
SuSRrE, April so, 1862.
9go Pieces Of Artillery Taken Gen raj Ktchel-Icci-
dsats-d Coor Bale Po..oos BJidge-is Buoyancy, dc.
The work of the night less successful TINA
that OF the day. Tho pursuit has continued with energy
and wo now have three hundred prisoners who beng
sent to the General lytls has come and the
work goes bravely on. The deai and wounded Of the
rebels to sixty three Tho shells have played
fearful havoc among The rebels. rho Npunds of
mos ffiehl character. Tho rsnIcrspro being spcedi
ly sent to Huntsville and 10 tho rear.
the night squad OF infantry crossed tho river
by means OF the iron Work OF the draSbiiigc, Which
yet remai cd perfect and have ccecdsd n capturing
aid removing two PEGS Il lssht artillery I!ow the
d0ed accom- pills ed pobosy 70 khow but
tain is tha; th two piecs with h rcaissors .u Of
ammunition have been braNght 10 Bri gopo.t hope
10 send fun account 81 this air General ~ tie tile
graphed to General Mitchell who lousy replied, "re
caEe aud d,nt allow tho oojs to straggc TO CLat,a
noe 30 and b ing 1t away"
AS you will zee by my accornt tho infantry did not
geta shot They arc riuriaisd at Captain Leoms and
L j,
laaylng the irfaitly netting 10 do. Eut th Infantry
| did hcir duty and deserve tho high nnenda ions
which General Mitchell showers them.
General Mitchell has that he is one Of
no most energetic ard cnerpiiang eras In command
any division of tho army lilo IL never without
sources never heeitaics, and makes more movements,
rapidly TO cou0nnd tho enemy and a!ize all
his movemen Is. He has already ma1e his mark this
After the rebels had crossed tho rcr and burned tho
bri ge, the whistle Of locomotive was heard In the dis
lance Cap ain Loomis called General Mitches atten.
4 tn N ha a IA b0 nta how
river, two miles distant. "Iss mo give sho
general prncpies, eenoaif, esed Cart. Loomis
I" let sm have it, said the 6tner~]. Whiz went the
she'll e. d, simultaneous with its busting. We Heard
tot tco, and away shot ths train isf Chattanooga.
was 70 be II creek as called Ii
found that ths b.ck water had No. dsd Il unit, it
three hundred feet wide and :. least twenty fs''
and when pu. 70 General NJ. hs rsplist-'sh, havs
0rf 20 in ths cars.v rcd was Tucky hate 70 .hs
edge Of the stream down this VAS iroed po nss
brdge--that 10, the unloaded aud led down the
bank sixty six bales OF coitcn They paced IN
the stream, two r'as, ans guy ropes stretched from
the ropes Of the bales aud thus bound thsm Toy, the
fhen panks were laid from bale to ano er, paced
M the boats FOR pontoon bridges placed, and the
bridge was complete General Mitchell stated that he
had Calculated the buayancy OF bale Of cotton and
Uncovered u 10 bo 4S6 poundB some idcrS who knew
their weight aided that of tour u themselves together
5l3 pounds, and ete ped on single bale the water
sank TO within an inch OF being submerged aud proved
On the mar ch from the point at which loft tht
railroad, UeLe al Mi.chel always in the rear Or
eaching the roai lcaung to Erdg port he asked Of
stranger what road II was. TO BridgSppt said tn
| man. .,Can you guido rs, said General Atchc "Uh
i you cannot travel IT, said the man. for bridge /.
burnei ami the timber fail,n 'show the route,
said tho General 1ho refuse lake IN
prisoner hall dozen c4yllr,men had him In al
l In tant. March hlua aOng and away thy went ia
head Of the party. lie ly, we saw tho whole part,
rotuiniag. General Mitch bro ght tho column to
ma and thoy closed Tho ordered not L
"bolr each boughn but ch carried all, aud
o.noishins fences, 'hy rev tn!n nt tie bii 20 on
he work ot the oa structure, anu passed It,
| mssiFe 3 900 msn, each bea,mg a musk ons
| sLoulder auG u rail on ths osher.
| A. ant er place. miry IN muddy, ve t,und Gen
&t,hd, ~ IA his o. OIL engaged with his BODY Y ats
ia coDp.crrk susiiar bridge, AID the oye
dI ysiod as were Mrs es nen cro' ang the Rod SoI
cuse the mail VIII ch will DO clriJd by afantrI
officer ing to Ma hye, To whose tenccr mercy "
sosd, with reGctnca al Thousand oco l.Ciios
III, thousand Instances of the fcrgefuuess of man.
We have report undedned and in on ito of tue cap
Decatur OF Captain Edgarons battery OF erter,
| from Cleveland, Ohio.
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