The New York herald., 1862-12-15
10 hear the sound Of rustng silks in the Of the
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bewtchng dance.
OUR GUNS PLAYING on TEE CITY.
We the pus Of smoke Of cannon hear the rever
beratng from the long Hill range beyond ana watch
the shells explode over the fated city This is no
fe,e this II Is but the beginning
OF o fearful and bloody campaign. These Off
GERS we see about us, instead OF leading ladies
in the Dance TO lead their men TO face the fee beyond
those hills And there thousands Of gallant Of the
North this side waiting 10 be led through the town
before u.s. up that rugged hillside in face Of those rowa
ing cannon beyond that summit 10 the rebel metropolis
PoSooSs ACROSS THE RIVER.
Nearing the Lacy House. close by the river bank, the
progress Of laying the ponoon bridges be watched
Our braveiy minding not tho danger from the
rebei sharpshooers II Is exciting specta
Gle; fastening each boat with the attendant danger has
caused terrible excitement, like throwing life boat
70 the angry waves In perilous shipwreck. Now man
fss-au unering bullet has pierced his BRAIN the body
Is removed, and the work goes on. Our men long since
became familiar with bullets and death. and neither
nerves thorn Two bridges being built parallel an
interval OF about feet between them The river at
this point is fully two hundred yards wde II lisa few
minutes OF O'Clock the bridges nearly completed
two more pontoons will finish them, and u place thce
pontcons fifty needed. These men leap into the
two boats and commence rowing Our opon
terrible canncnsdng Of the day The ponoons placed
10 position the blocks ana ropes to fasen them are ad
used the final anchors let down Tho work ss done,
the river Is spauned Our had been wall o. FIRE
about the river. loud and prolonged cheer from
thousands spectators lining the river bank this side
The fact OF the completion OF the bridges spread like
wildare swer and far faster than the lire in the city
before US II from division TO division from bri
gade 10 brigade from regiment 10 regiment from soldier
20 soldier It gave electric shock cf delight and hope
The passage OF fret troops the bridges By the
gallant Seventh Michigan and Nineteenth and Twentieth
Massachusetts, regiments, and how nooy they marched
on in front, the iron hail pouring upon them, leave
TO the description Of your correspondent with the division
20 VIII ch these regiments belong. leave also TO him the
description Of the town and the ordeal Of fierce dangers
passed through by the brave Of Cen. sumner COM
mand after their arrival within the city precincts. 0a
this side the rv could hear the rattle Of the mus
kerry and defiant cheers Of our
Night came on, and the divisions OF the Fifth corps
were ordered TO bvouac where they lad remained during
the day Many oilcers as well as men, lay on the wet
cold ground but they did SO unmurmuringly.
General uterdcids corps have been standing their
sms all day They VIII no. be ordered across tho river
ti the morning, and psibly not theu Meantime other
troops passing over and thee has boon mutual con-
nouadaus ali day. A short time since shell struck
twenty rods in front Of the Phillips House. Connenadsng
is going on briskly ss cose my letter.
NEAR FAIMorrB, Dec. l2--A. M.
THROWING uRpGEs ACROSS me mvxR-un BonsARpxesr
ofKNEp.
Al precisely ave O'Clock on Thursday morning an at
,emp. was made by forces TO throw pontoon bridge
over the river at point opposite the lower part Of The
city, and where last summer bridge Of canal boats
constructed The bridge building corps consisted Of the
Fifticth New York regiment (ensineers), Major Ira
spsuidips, the Fifteenth New York regiment They
had succeeded in constructing bridge about half way
across when the Gre Of the rebel shphooters compelled