The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-11
INTERESTING FROM GEN. Hal. ..nECK'S ARMY.
lie Operations Of GsGe Mitchell, and How Long
1t Took Kim to Accomplish the Work.
General Pope's Ruse and its
Brilliant Success.
General McClernand's Advance on Mon.
terey, and Destruction Of the Rail
road Bridges near Purdy.
THE EXPEDITION NEAR puRpv:,

The EXPEDITION NEAR PURDYs
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Oar Army Correspondence.
CAnp NEAR MoSrREy, May !, 1852.
4ke AarGaee Upon AsxtereyA HcrTilk PIoee % Sleep
h-7he Al paYarce Of the Line Of Rebel Retreat After
ns Battie Of satoh-Dess,ion Of the Roilroad rdgss
Aar Purdy-The Rebel army at Cori,aA-- W.at is 10
1erosss fKp &C.,, &c.
- movement OF which wrote on the 2sth com
nassesd promptly At the hour designated. General
AsCsrnand WAS ordered 70 along the lower Cornth
reed 70 point and half miles from Montsry; the
division or General Sherman to follow ten, and
rel Davis at twelve The transportation and camp
sqaipage was reduced to tho lowest quantity An sur
plus baggage left behind, ana all extra tents wagons
and animals turned to division qnartermasters.
Thus We moved into the dense woods the right wing OF
the grand army. In consequence Of the storm Of the
previous night the creeks which run through the
valleys were much swollen Tho artillery and trans
portation trains cut ,he roads terribly, and
the march was exceedingly difficult and slow.
kot II was very mich like all other marches
thr'u h heavily wooded country About four O'Clock
lcClernand halted his division. Shern ril h coming
mp Al night found McCernand the ounds which were
Assig o. to him. McCernands adv anced guard had dis
covered Indications they supposed o. the presence
ths enemy 1t bong quite night aud exccedingy dark
us two dyison byouacS d ON tho field where General
Smith, three weeks previous, routed the Mississippi
hrigad,. II was SO dark when mlde beds upon
she ground that cou nothi g. and new nothing
g. oai locality The air was offensive. tho >,rth damp
oIt TIE expcritEce o. the Two past weeks had made tha
troops familiar with moist beds and uslyos smells, and
she march had fat gued tom. SO they slept Eoundy.
IN tue morning the Second brigade and Taylors battery
v, ke up in rebel g.ayeyaru All about reaent
graves OF tho rebel oead. The army had advanced
- the old hatto &c and was in The mil S, Of tho owl
Se.csS OF the te.be loss the RAJ retreat Many
et Tho dead we're buried hastily and with little care
witn,n a few feet OF the ireo under which a
n hel MI
ia red bis iiaGd sticking up through tho thin
hg his roth soldiers had icft upJn him. Before NOM
6s hs was dec My iner. ed ~ the order Colonel
Stuart. Az an e.ry hoor sherm,ns division
assed 70 take the advance and march TO the hill opposite
AAi called Pea Ridge. Tie order promptly obey ed,
spd at midday his division in its camp. The last
over fine road Over hs read the great bulk Of tn,
ti a. my moved beors the at, acx on The h, oysr
.ns same I"sa the main body retresssd ait Monday
~ ht defeat. Occ sona houBes In small openings az
srsas dsuuVes, were tho only evidences Gu iyation
few bousss on the route had been used hospitals
- !her wounded, and tho yards at ut .ho were all
Aei with their graves. Everything indicated tho
Aiste Of the rssrsatgun carriages, caissCns, ises,
Keats and oil the paraph Snalia and achin Of war
~ ken or burned sEswea the whole line Tho dvis on
- 0eacr.l Sherman 10 n3w encampod two miles nearer
Ss o Inc ns sUSs hs On
Indicate that our troops had pursued ~ auregArd
Monday aftsrn0on, the defeat would have becp CON-
pisss Closely followed az far as Lick creek the enemy.
which was pane stricken to great extent, and in
xsy great disorder, uoud have been utterly Unable
Ridge with their a'tle and heavy tra,.s. :.
yssrday tlree battalions Of cavalry and a brigade,
aAde command o. Z, one Vdorgan L. Smith, he'd out
- the pu.dy road for tho purpose cutting the Mobile
aad Ohio Railroad soih Of PGrdy. Near Purdy they
found ,he rebels IN considerable fcrce h piece Of tim
osr lnsI orcers were 10 destroy The possitl.
bu net to engage ascperior force. While the infantry
sHi ds,achmsnto Of cavalry egaged tie enemy in the
Nood, snef lining and divertg his stcnti N, Colon
hickey. wtn Two bastalons Of cavslry, moved in an
esher dire ton to the railroad. yhoy destroyed a
bridge ore hundred ard twenty feet la length
zne destI IueiiOn complete. Vile the fire whrh
lmed tho timbers prog Col. ckey heard
Atr. apprcactiig M lne aIrsc.on OF Corlnh Put
sing hs men II ambush he captured oc, ,moiye
wnh ,oSducto engnso and our ther parsone riso-
es he found an sn.i.esr among Tue uayaly, who ran
the 10 omotyr about half mile ba from the bridge,
Bred tho ngine up to it's ulino steam acty aud
sar;d u for ths bridge AZ fearful speed The unortu
eusuo = rged inso the raymc, whore her objected
Msmbets pied in no cess d,st. ucton From the
p-'s nes y WIS a4cor AIMED Sat th 60 t aims heavily
kaded with troops were expected ury, aud Tho engine
had W hell tLea tarOu.h. These troops had
b,u fiom si9fnris ~ Humboldt ard Jacks n. the
direct road bang entirely oc ~ rcd with trauportaon TO
% ath. The o,sruci of tns bridge deprvcs thcm Of
lna ~ n a Is IN imno taLt step u the movements
which are gradually bat surely lem ng ia eauregard's
my. The amt at wn,ch tue brla destroy cd IS
a5vut three miles from Bethel and four miles southwest
Of fudy.
'frapd N.Y. ie matter Of very grave ID uncertain
,enh. .cctu WI h his ,aste.a railway communicated
tol. h no Il eru railway cut y,st rIay Memphis
yicAsb, rg--ln net, 10 vhoo NJ vi sipDi-in out
han "a, H. has but ore QUO OF ssolpo in ae OF Jfet
the event o. ccncl' dos 10 evaculto. Thd roVts
hy the way OF G.atd jsncti n BoutLward. lie has
b. 20 aTEny, and Ii Lndoubtd " II sppad with
and ANN, nj in. CO. siderable portion of Lis OPS
We :, at tho OF tho late battles, vol ais PIN, a.
~ tnoss sane cd the eat loss in those BATHS. t.
=. a known that h. has go numbcr- think Of least
a. hal or w.oJ iorce-of raw icyies, an undiscl-
sfnA CROW d, who will ;ht we in the woods The
oNA ,dgs VI the recent Jnon DO kept
r ,r n any iength ~ time, and, when IL 70
ln,m % ia have il cectnot gos their cause.
ID aess, ted rebel camp this letter. which the
.ter had lcft unushs Ia lii tea. rays s'tho Yankees
sre nrrn,, tho rgh TO sTbdus os-.bcy fol
hvips mo \ heir successes rapidy--.Ld Gauge
=, m hooe,o 's.p The letter oss Ap,i %. II is
s,,de, from this NJ tn have x,osvl .ge OF the
p,oere = vh,chN he Union ms are makrg. II Beame-
= 4 coacludss 20 risk an enga.neat l. wi be
assncra,ev fou,h hit thor part he Consequences
= ~ ali !. nVon Il monentous 81 him and ,hs
- nc rchss,s sn hA abandon Co irih ~tno i battle
am. ~ demoA lied pursued and routed II he
- ba,,o 4, h,ss Il trt,A hments Unoa victory will be
" sct v. vii 40 q, v. iaed. a oo,h .n,u ,,,, o.,
i, "a ms as.,.ne She com mana OF inc rgh winy oi
o. Army OF ,he onns ~ tho sam o. des q zen.
l. .cek, &c; sral aat Is snnouh ecu ~ v.n ~ I'm
IA o. shs dsps tmsnt Tig.disr GeneI,i w y. sher-
ma having vsd s assign vi W @ "u' ouo VI 's
aivtsi ns Of General Thomas q. Nmy, A -, = a.. 1,
Colon App,sr Of the FIFTY III. va oia ~,
seu IL. credit tho 6ti OF Apr Mas ~ n'.sle'cl
out or the service, and Captain Rcy lOas, o. e regular
srmy, 10 appointed 10 tho conman VI Va 'ssanens'
rhe dismissed of Colonel Appler Was the iosnN " mn,
y mnissicn, hsid by order OF Nens ~ oIau..
Fshsr ,0cers VIII receive, MS supposed sn'i>' "sA'-
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