The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

The divisions which have joined Pope from Curtis
army those of JEFF. c. Davis and that Of Sge now
commanded by General Asboth. was mistaken in say
ing that Sigel had arrived.
MAY 2s, 1852.
DISTANT BoMBARpMENr.
was awakened early this morning by the loud voices
Of the door of the quarters in which have been
Hospitality entertained and sheltered from provost
marsnas the said voices being engaged specializing as
to the and meaning Of distant firing Of heavy art
lery Igot up, and found that by intent listening,
could plainly distinguish the rapid firing of artillery in
the far distance Though just dscernbe each separate
report was distinctly heard and came TO the con-
clusion that Farragut and Foote eecting juno
ture and that Fort Pillow suffering in consequence.
The firing was certainly not along our own line.
ACHIEVEMENT sIdNAIlzEp.
But having felt interest in incident of the past
night, sailed forth to find an explanation OF the dis
charge Of rockets Immediately In front about mid
night Of last night had been awakened by the discharge
Of cannon near my quarters, and Immediately after
heard the discharge Of "sky rocket" This fol-
lowed by another report Of artillery and second rocket
passed the works Of the second parallel and pushed
through the dense and painless woods towards the open
field left, whore McCook had beon engaged the
day previously in erecting battery. found that the
work finished and from the four embrazures OF
the little fork looked four huge, black thrtytwo poun
der rifles The battery garrison was in possession and
offered objections to minute examination of the work.
and taking advantage Of the fact that General McCook and
staff were gaoping OF in the direction Of the creek
followed on, and Immediately in their passed unmo
Tested through the outposts, who find from experience,
never halt who pushes ahead as If he know whore
he going and what he was going far 1t only your
modest and delicate individuals who are ever halted
General McCook halted the bank Of Seven Mile
creek. found hating at the point that the
Thirty ninth Indiana regiment in possession Of that
point that the bridge corduroy road by which
had been enabled to the swamp to the pretty little
stream flowing near by, had been made during the
night by the Same regiment here found solution to
the rocket problem It appears that the expedition had
been undertaken by General William Nelson, and the
purpose had been possible to bridge road across the
swamp of Seven Mile creek to enable his division to make
Reconnaissance beyond the swamp and under the very
walls Of their Notifications On gaining possession Of
the creek the General ordered had discharged the
cannon and rockets signal to the whole line OF his
success.
am told that this position will be held and that the
whole line will advance and take possession of the creek
to-day Gen. Nelson has encountered no pickets-no
opposition He has half brdgsd tho swamp and has not
been mosssd We undisputed possession Of Seven
il their guns can be so detected roach the gallant
Thirty NINTH which was the rss to taste the water OF
this running brook-he first water not stagnant since
We left the Springs Of Pea Ridge in
REBEL FoRr ON LEFT or THE MAIN CoRINrH ROAD, I
ONE HALY MILE FROM CoRNrh, May 80, 1852 !
Inside Of the Rebel Works at Laa-The Reconnaissance of
TIE Ttoenty- Eighh-Work an the Left Wing-Our Troops
l8ivouac on the Feld-Pops Plants Baauy-7he Fight
With the Rebel Ba0sry-Tas Rebels Strike Aeir Flag
JoyofMe Union Troops NisMs Rest in the S,oamp-
The March into TIE 7own-Descrtpsion of tie Enenys
Works-Scenes and Incidents, dc.
INTO THE REBEL WORKS
All doubts are cleared up. Operations before Co.
rnh are ended The last reconnaissance has been made
and we are in the evacuated works Of the rebels The
story OF two days be told did not furnish that Of
the 2sth Be with what little you will got Of
nin,air Along line Of FIVE miles in oxtent you
well imagine man could see but little. But have
heard enough, such as lit lis. You can hear sof ex-
plots great those Of the 9Th and 7th At Pitts
burg-wondsrful achievements in the face Of foe
Heaven only knows how many miles away. But give
the men credit They went forward in works where they
saw danger and foe, and no man finched. Oh, II we
had such generals we have volunteers
THE RICO SSonsAscK OF THE 2srH.
It was nine O'Clock the morning Of the 2sth, which
was Wednesday before Pope opened the left and be-
gan tho reconnaissance, which, 1t evident,
general from the rapid firing in McKeons DIVISION and
further to the right in (Kentucky) Shermans. had
from the first anticipated that the work would be
the right-that Thomas, corps would have to do the
labor and pushed from ;he right OF Bue-ths contre
towards the right found myself shortly after in front
Of the division OF Sherman port Royal and concud
cd that it would DO wisdom to retire to his
rear ere he became engaged. l passed McKeon,
who was marching forward in splendid style,
in line Of battle, unbroken except whore his
left brigade filed around demcurve in the third paral
el and again formed in broad open field to the right Of
the house which the typographical engineers have not
dgnined by fell in with battery OF artillery
belonging to Major Cavender's battalion, and
excellent practice the tops OF tall and distant beech
and hickory trees They told me the shells which
trimming the tops of the trees falling in the works
at Corintn, TO which in silence / acquiesced. sherman
and Hurlburt quiet Infantry and artillery
advancing down the Purdy road and tho thousand
and one roads which have been made in the
past few days, but they had encountered
no enemy yet. Indeed the right and
centre have had comparatively easy time Of IT, but
Pope on the loft has suffered in his advance Tho right
and encountered enemy until they had reached
the swamp and pushed through 1t towards the creek
Pope the contrary met determined resistance, and
found at night that MS line mas put little further ad-
vauced than the third parallel Of the centre and right
Operating open space Of miles in extent he
has not been able his lines rapidly did
Buell. and Thomas. But the sngagement-n the Skin
mshng " the day can be called such-began
whom tho right and centre had reached
the swamp, and while yet the left
trying to obtain the position. There distn.
gushing anything reporter had need TO have the hun.
drsd eyes Of Argus TO behold all that going
Along tho whole ne-a hundred yards in my front-the
fight was raging You could hear the sharp reports and
the shouts the commands the cheers, the loud laugh
ter But what could be seen occasionally the
white smoke rising from the sveled weapon which had
lust been dischargcdS The ambulances being
slowly filed. The wounded bodies were being brought
from the swamps, and the surgeons would gather
around the subject. You could hear cries Of
pain, and curses, and groans, mngling with
tho wilder cries Of the excited combatants, who
hidden In the woods that encircod them This style