, 1862-05-23

From ou~ skrcia! hep0r.er-1 |
rorE's D1vtatoS, HeAE CORY ~, rEvy.,lL !
My lG 1862.
The Reconnaissance made on ycsterday !
resulted in dri1ing in the enemy's piekcts |
with considerable loss. They fired irst unon [
cur advance, killing q member Of the I'd low.
The force consisted OF the e0ti1 Iowa and three |
companies OF the Sd Michigan, with PoHe1ts |
G-poundera. 4 continued ire w:s kept on
cur pickess last night. The whole Length Of
the line WIS Kept On the q4i ritz by tue skir- |
r21shing between p1ckets. The rebels have
t1ick OF creeping through the brush, shaking
suspicion, and thus obtaining a posi}ioa
whence to shoot our men. This trek lis,
however, nearly "p)ayed out,n Tue drum.
ming, and noises oi the locomotive VAS Heard
nearly all night, and this morning contin-
ucd attempt seemed to he made Irom
penetrate them. Inc discharge OF ar.illery
WAS quite continuous and susSa;ued. Il ttcn
dice away. Fling WAS o|so heard from tllc e5-
tlcn,e le1a and beyond our lines t. the south
ws1d- Tnis would give color to the suppose
ton that Gen. Mitchell! is moving il tia di-
rtcuo1. ssny was captured, coHcealed near
Gc1. NELSON'S o1yancc, and taken to headauar-
hrs. lie had lies and o:hrr means OF spt6iug
guns, concca1ed on his person. he stated thai
BraulegS1d bad 81, 600 men, and thai reinforce
LII nts Ncle esons1*91} ali1Tir:g,, and that the
lc5c1s fat! a continuous series Of masked bst-
tc1.cs anG eut:clraE1enis. He a1s,' Stated tue
position Of g masked battery IN front OF Gen.
Nelecn's lncs. Thc1c haS been se11 = eauuora-
di"gs1oago ou, light and centre. By ipfarta1:ion
di~tci from the rebel c1nlp. We le,r;e That they
reno1; 80 k.licd rs their share OF the loss in
1he Iat:le o. Ea1u,lucso1 on the 9th inst
Ger Sizzling p4lre Of Il. SCOUT WIS also kill
C. IL is t'e Gcncra1 officer shot l,y tt1.. I'D
1!.rujs, o5 itlasrsl il my previous dispatches
IN &c ,ci.ion OF Etaure:; ;a'u's jorce nas been
moved sont tlvard 4 mile and q lle1G upon f'.c
Oslo aHd Mo.;,c saJroaG, With the slated iu-
p.t,b- biz Will, q Vetv to unosher tskeddad-
d1e.': We haze 3C:} eurs in position, aud
ni:E.:i' 1ange O. The 1eocl entertainments.
1a.t n';ht t"o companies Of the 4t1l
,sgS:'r ,,,: t,.z1 e31':'Iy, (eene:3o fope@s body
Coz mo, anu suceccdf IN burning railroad
bridge sl&lg 1cei long, wi.tiu three miles Of
Tie 1urcLuu OF the Alc:apAis aud Charleston
E:ai'roa3. nc lost bs tne Gre of their pickets
one 1na" killed., one wounded sua one, ? SER
Geant 6escrtci- ibis ma? WAS :, South Caro-
liz an: an1 has q broibcr Colone! in the rebel
The fay. L::lrrcglT1' + reported htoVE ment on
OHIO and Mobile Ioad i.die1tcs7 il any shiug, q
f:rklrr movement On our 1e4t.t. This division
| Q: our nDte descl 4be TIE segment Of 4 circle.
We shc'1 more tllopc1y from The center and
| right 10 atta=k Their iptrenchments. The
| rcbG1 Gtrera1 will probably try Eull Eun ovet
| 49, A%~+sDA ~ cHeA-.AA W! 3+1e1 81
l.s 1oriiAc-Gons Will enable him to use d
| strong column for t:lat purpose. The New
Mad14d siege guns hsye arrived here, and al
| d@y a1e being hurled ipto position neal
hi min, ,;on- These arc the Gtpouuders,
taken from Cairo to New Madrid and used al
tual E.cge. There ate iour O; them.
All TIC ioa1s made under Col. Eissen's direc
| ton are now completed Fer persons vii
have any idea of The amouu:: Of labor ant
PREPARATION necessary for the ad9auce of at
amy It is about nineicca 1nilcs from Farm
i"'.tJu 10 Hamburg. Our mo1e ro1as ru.
within mile Of thas plate. T4ua we hay,
eighteen miles OF +tcnlro oroE,' and orcc a
least half OF this tie road is duplicated. Cn1
ve1ts and bridges are co.,structed over slough
and swampy plsees. The road ]: nrst mid
by laying parallel lines q tree tEuaks. O
which rails aud small trees are Laid, for
| width Of from, Ten 10 twenty feet, Which
agaiu covered a foot thick with the Eoil taee
from drain 3itcbcs dug on eacil side Of 1ai
road. Iarn ou:s aud parallel roads arc COZ
s;ructcd wherever Fcccssary. The SAN
thing las been done III all til
oiler sections Of The amy, 60 ta2t #
constructed ai the least one hundred miles (
road, which, rough as it is. is Infinitely ue::tt<
than any this sec.ion has seen before. Til
labor is Indispensable; as it would be imposs
ble to move ar;illery and army .ransportatio
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