New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-11
CORISTH, July ?, 1862.
FROM Gu; Special Corresgooden;-


Col Sheridan, commanding tie Cavalry Ddgsae
attached to ,le Army q the u ssis,iPp. whose eX.
plDss during ;ho expedition to Bonneville previous
~ the evscuson, and ai;erwsrd during Tire pursuit
Of the re,reaiug eueay, | had OCCASION a. mention
at length in former letters, teegrapbec las evening
that = large Rebel cavalry force suddenly swcopea
upon bis yicsets GONE miles south Of Bonneville, OF
be road 10 Black and yesterday morning, AID sites
VerpOwerag them, attempted an attack upru he
p.iu BODY, Dat was repuSed after protrao'ed 'sn-
pisb an1 fell hack whence 10 cane. Severi. officers
anda bua.bsr Of men, upon piekei-a-;y at ihe re
o. To attack, We're either Killed captured. Their
nssss and exact uumber Col. Sheridan was, as yet,
upte u give.
,Jl. Sheridan lad returned to bonneville but
teT day. ago, after eI joyn9 we-deservod week
o reet win hs comraaH1 in tte vicinity Of Farming
IN, and did no more exrtci demonstration by tie
nemy than Gen. EalIsck himself. II wac evidently
lie intention Of tie Rebels TO take our cavslry y
suiyri,e, and cut them o pieces hefcr. they cond
pr-vare for resistance; end would have, perhaps,
succeeded had they rot ha6 20 Cesi DIn 80 vIglaht
AID ready All Officer Col Sheridan, and 60 efficient
g body of ,r,Npers as the 10 Cavalry Brigade.
Thu sudden dash Of the enemy may baye been
sT MY ar attenlpL To initiate the slccetridl lTScc-
dent set by Gen Stewart on The feliusGla, sbd
weak POINTS Of our lines, 1t may I've the precursor
of IN attack ~ force invited Ivy the gathering Of our
f,Ices Il! cannot be dsIiet that weu-cocducted,
enterprising cavalry corps could do sn inhulte
sny.lnt If risclie and greatly h-rrass our iOrcee
Ly desro, ing -siIcad tracks pounding upon exposed
detachmeute slcng the roads, eic. trust that me
reported II the DDtoCns Ruerrliis eahei
Morgan TO the late Gen. Ashby = command, viii
prove true ard that va viii not suher rom his lu-
Ao,uiable euorov and daring IN this Ouarter it -
n souree cf satisfsction 10 know that Gen. Rsiiock
IL acting upon the AXIOM tin. an ounce vi pre-
yention il worth pound Of cure" and has already
taken treasures guard sc far ~ rsctlcabie sgalit
surprises along on base.
I'pon = ,trojl through town Yesterday morning
uet d resident Rebel spmpainzer, Who ASKED NE,
with q satanic grin whether bad hesrd The news
from the Peninsula. Answering ia the nf gatiVe, lie
Continued: " Mcclellan Is cut al TO pieces, shd
your army worse .tsIcpeded than al Bon nun
fon lie Sir" was my prompt reply, and sbai'
dencUrce you . tie Provost MarsDai toT Clrcu s1rg
f.l,e rrmOrs" "bct," reJoiueo my Informant
"Dr Gibson ,arother prominent citizen ieb y was
,old 70 by Major Key don't believe ""fd
OF is said il return, as had been bet short
ims before at headQaarteif, where was ilflrEed
thai there Vas "nO news' Determining 10 inioim
MAJOR Kew that the Rebels were quoting bin as al,
thor'y Tor what stll thought 20 be false funoF'
turIe1 AWAY. aud rected my steps toward mead
quarter Passing the bullelir-board. noticed 70
nly greai aafonlsLmout The iolllgng ahBouncomept,
evidenly pos'ed 5lt d lew minutes;
Information las received ~ tbere hesdlrsrtr thf
Co. McCesn has bed eel eag.geinent ~ft iNe eney
she result Of sAa ao o. advantage, Mar 81 sa~' e91aHy
balanced"
Worldly o. q M6chaycIB So The language OF Tile
diplOna, tic mauio.O wa, saw AZ Ouce thai u c0u-
eealed more tban il revealed. ana that had prob
ably done NV 500. sslOa informant 10 usIce fto all
Anxious 70 tft tue matter 20 toe bottom, l 0Uuj .
member Of the staG. from whom learned that bad
ro"s had iud eed ieeu received from 20. Mcclellan
ire evening before bat that 1t wss deem eo iuad-
N4sa'ie TO pr mulg IL until fuller pdrii-Itrs "a
cVine lh- l. became levi 0 evident 10 me lom tlo
cor ind'lon, tIat silence III regard To tio mater
.ao .1en eIloited upon tho men hers 81 tue G'ni'
he' "aiof hey, also tbe staff IN violation OF tls
tiJuh'1O. mptrted, 81 J aterwafd aseeI -uueo3
Tie Veif information, withheld ifOm the loyal scl-
diefY, 70 parry he knew 10 be disloysl aud Who
uisne'"ley mounted here and made it b. epeciIi
business 10 communicate the welcome INTEL .c1ce 10
L-s REBEL s!mJotgizen thfOu. boot town. Us ini
inference c.n ne Drawn from tuch proceeding
Papers ia ildisna have but lciev cinrged tfs
malOr VIII haFlug participated ~ tue early days a
the retoihOn IN meeting, that Paced resolutions
cHptes-l@g ryfl atiy with the Sec ee!Ou movements
II the 5,u'h, sud recommending that Southern IN
diare ante her fortunes with the DeWlv-Lsfcbed
COnie0eTacy. Might Tot the fact thai he Ilakes no.
iOrouf Rebels Ioposltoi el Of uaater that WAS 40.
20 be whispered beyOad headquarters induce people
70 believe such references 10 hls record
The above Ambiguous announcement produced an
intense excitement IN the portion Of the army ell
csnped about COriuth. IL Immediately gave r.se 10
aeneoessiOn os wild rGmOrs one more disastrous in
Hs tenor 20 tie Union cause than the other, that
passed from mouth to mouth and constantly added
10 the torture Of uncertainty Tbs morning the
eiosance OF 1Hg TRiBUsL's first account OF the
thitler o. the 18Th and Eth aDpf syed on tie bulletin