The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-11

between Risnd and Boobevs 30 recently nrsd thai
tn. lnbsrs nearly all saved ny advanced guard
up with tho enemy late In the afternoon
the lst June, aboct miles from Bonneville, and
chased them within mile Of The town, when 10 was
halted by my order on " The lasness Of the
hour. At nve O'Clock the morning OF the I'd june
entered Bonneville and during all II that dry my caval
ry constantly diminishing with the enemy on every
road leading southwark westward from Bonneville 20
Twenty mile creek.
On the next day made reconnaissance in force
towards baldwin. driving tho enemy Twenty mile
creek; and the 4th another nnossance made
~ Col. Elliott via Blickiands with similar results ON
the 10th Baldwin sld Guntown occupied by my
trcops, which FAR the pursuit has been car
ried.
Bonneville s twent four miles by the railroad from Co
ruth and Twenty -mis creek eleven mics rurt her
gy the highway the distance from Cor,nth TO twenty
mEe Is reckoned by tho Inhabitants at thirtynne
mies.
The facts OF the " farmers story" arc these. met
Al Renzi, Sunday, mo lat Juac, the citizen whose
house Bsaursgard occupied while there, and his
statsnent 70 that Reluregard was
much excited and utterly surprised at the ex-
ploslon OF tho ordnance IN the bnrnIng cars,
6ed by Colonci Elliott at Bonneville, sha: ne pro-
nounced to be az Ccrnth and that he violently
al arepcrt that rcaced him, that the explosions
Bonneville. That he sent al town TO the
author OF tho rumor ad while engaged 10 this search
messenger arrived direct from Bonneville confirming the
report tha, ,hs Yankees there" whereat, Beau
regard altered his route and gaoied away lmnedat ~
taking the roundabout way o. b!ackand to Baldwin.
III statement niado the presence OF several OH
ceis, aid vas ehiirey s"iuh,ary 'nt uh'ske1 ~ 49,
Colonel Efiott arrived Boo..eyilie the 3Oth or
Nay. O'clock \. NJ. He remained secreted in tho
WOODS east OF t.is rAlroaa until daylight, when he
we'd down upon the town, and was mt by body
OF about two hundred rebel cavalry who ncontinenty
hed vnlley from Captain Campbclis second MicAi-
gan revolving riis. THIS vas tho oay resistance Col.
Elicit encountered lie found in he town about eight hun
drcd well soldiers Thousand sick ana conva.es.
but were itc.ined 10 oppose him. On the
trary at least i've hud Cd wished 10 back with him
AZ prisoners but Is was impossible for him To take
them.
The two thousand sick and convalescent found by
Colonel Elliott in the most shocking anti
The living aud the putfid dead were lying side by side
tgether, fostering The sun, On platforms, The
track and the ground, just whore they had been
driven OF the cars by their ihuman and savage com
rad.s. No surgeon, no nurses ere attending them.
hey had had NJ water Or food for ono CT days and
a moro horrible could scarcely DO imagined.
Colonel Elliott set his own men 10 removing them TO
places SAFETY and they AL so removed before he
set fire 10 the depot and cars, as can be proved by nun
dreds.
General Beaureeard that the burning Of two
is not enough To make him frantic. The exact
number OF the cars destroyed by Colonel Elliott is As fol
lows
Five cars loaded with small arms
Five Carl loaded with loose ammunition.
Five cars loade with fixed ammunition.
Six cars loaded with officers baggage
Five oaced with clothing, subsistence stores,
harness saddles, &c.
Making total Of ,wentysx cars, besides three pieces
Of artillery and one locomotive.
This incuds the depot and platform,
which were Med with provisions and stores Of every
descI ipton
The Of Colone! Eliots command taken prison.
ers party who had taken q hand car, and gone
up the track mile or two TO destroy wa eetank II
presumed they surprised by some 81 uers who
were afraid 10 approach Bonneville while Colonel Elliott
was there.
The charge c. burning i've sick men in the depot
and handing down Coolel Eiliotts name TO infamy,
confess is only in character with General bsanre
CARDS previous statements. He knows better. He
knows IL false. The rebellion in which he 10 prom
nent leader must have imbnsd him with creduty
than reason spirit Of malicious exaggcratio has taken
the place OF truth. To convict himself VI nhumanity
eachsry and deception almost every word aot and
deed he only take the combined and concurrent
Of thousands Of his subssrIs and men,
especially those who have fallen into our hands
and the large numbers who have deserted his
sina;.: cause. 4. GRANGER, Brigadisr General.