New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-25
.syOsl,ues Of Tho CllelYaul Ccunrr,la-


RAYAoSD. Miss Nsy H. 1913.
Ny lnst letter Was written from our c4Ap on
Biick River, immediately alter TIE cOuc.usOa OF
our plrsut OF Bowen aud bio crowd 81 iusi'iVe
Rebels. The pufsuiI was vigorously continued .0f
two DAYS and he.., but she enemy reaching b.
Black River ucfoco re arrival ID our atyauue-t nara,
We were obl, gtd 90 sOanaon thouniestaAluy. since
then We haye heard nOlhln. bowen or his de-
i,lied command.
ITO abandonment. OF the pubUlt e. Il wen IL
yclycd change Of Gen. Cfln-s programme
Afera two DAYS tIyOuge, the army Wac aghll put
L. motion. Inc aim was 20 mar,h Ou ia Asou. -
ne samo time th,catcnlng 6cNeIM poiSs On zoe
Jncsson aud bicksbury Railroad heavy force
wa marctcl m tie direction o. Ed"ari station,
the most IMPORTANT point ON tue foad, tang Wtnir
"A iegy miles oil 100 crCssiug oi b-s Stick. Tie
Rebels have taken tie llu.auilol 20 i0dly tAis
rl.ce aud are sA.I 10 have au army U. SU,JVu nen
aJ H.
We left BIZ. Black on the morning of the 7th, ani
marched TO kovay spuuss-a ui.tAics Oh seven
miles "a Tie road 10 Jalk sOn. IRON here u 200.
.eC ernAuG ,VTps moved forward 90 Tie day oi
o.. arrival ol Zen. Ne pu, l-Cn, ,uIM?no-tho lftr
1orpr. Guu. Sberlnus Cocls cane A. IN oar rrar
, tAa poilb. We rom.ln,j Ul hO-Ay Spung, oue
,!.y. Tie three different army corps iuutcuei az
different directions iiUm th.s poiu., or rather on
gee diHercut roads !gHGuS ~ The ane alrec ioa.
L. clii.ot b. expected OF ma army cole- onntni 10
loo u!nuiplesent, una 4 CtB Oi.y stCaA ~ cttai,
therefore u Tue dO.u,s OF tie corps accompanied
--ine l7ih commanded by MaJ,r-icn NcIheraou.
OF this ,ot1wqpd tw0 DIVISIONS arc o. Tho mach
ioy,uid d. .su..-UDe u"u-r Con. GiO~k"r, ani Cue
under ,,,l. Jola &. Logan. 1 can say OF the
movements II the utuivs oi GeAs. Sat.ipRA aud
Nc lcrnaud That tuey bayo aCe uyl-h, bO le6uits
Of coLrequen,o, siuce tloy ltit Rocky opnny1, We
heard ,s.tetdsy thAL Sherman LBd been 'n-aged Ia
tlo vicinity =. l.N.Ids.s o.Auoti IN. t.u tsAce
notliug nolo b. lOus tlan . 81 I..sI o. OF It.
90 .ho uNurns OF l.9 1919 vie arrived % luca q
town on the J.,.s0a roao, nearly eqc.-.stu4t iiom
.Ih ks0G aIG k.cil-blrg. Oar advance r'VHiry twd
.nsJ.al .ilui.i .yu4 the Rebels 90 thI- pOut -lo
6lh Mibsuu.i under Col. Wright, drove lg.. .c-
.,,,.t,l 10 D.. T. ~. Adamsa regiment Of cavalry,
after very sugh, ouSagt meht. Toe iAasbi'ii's Oi
tpe tJwu, o. thuso oi thrn tnHs fem-ue! 90 wIur-s
Our u rlyai, were veft uLconnGuhlchuYe, and WolI.
plye rs no information 40 ~ JLJ SIREN IA or where
n ,t,5 n ne l.eUll iorc,s 1Ho following mtiir-
...,.i.,. put % one o. the oldest cI'izs.s 90 tar
riaco by ono Of our officers, aud lIS copy 10 then
Will luu.tidte Ills:
" DO yOu IyO acse y
IS oir.
"liow long have you lived here 2"
"Ihity years, reckon
How many hebois were IN tins town 2"
" coui'tu Z 1cli sOu, S.r--Iloro Was riSh! smart
lot OF 'em.'
"WL,-e dis .hey go from here p
" dou'l know, SIf."
" " hici' direction diu they tako 7"
" d'uDt nouco Which way thty wept."
How lar a. il to JlcilOa ~
" Don know, S,f ?"
= How Jar a. 10 ki,ksburg 7"
Well, usa rsut sn9gt ,!0cc."
Rlgh. smars hell. You havs lived hero thnty
years, ana CONT know how lar il u 10 tho nearest
city. III yod don't anbwer my questl0us, Al bEfee'
you and put You under guard"
This brought tbs old fellow TO bis sonsss little,
sad w alsWeIee every qaes'ion PGs " LIN Ai'st' .