The New York herald., 1863-05-07


1waAr DtD roo RuH 1osr' .
This state Of things did not continue long, FOR aer the
cessation Of astI9y ~ su eonmsncsd accusing eacn
other ef eowardos end putting the question: Whas did
you run iOrf" Soon put back. qaa4 $50 =
IM sHzLs AnD TUE uFrcfs. M q.
On my return to camp examined the marks Of the
Shells and found that one had gone through four hospital
tents striking tree and going c at an angle struck the
ground without exploding. Another killed one OF our
horses In the last tent that the shell went through was
wounded corporal Of the One Hundred and Forty ninth
New York infantry, in . sitting POSTURE reading .
letter from home One half Of his head taken OF by
IT, and he Was dead Wha "a horrible thing TO contem'
plate Men wounded 80 badly that they cannot move,
lying exposed 70 instant DEATH with soul just going be-
fore thsm-wheref could not learn his uams.
s5.sssilrns X HQess .,~.~.. -.
was returned with the Soicst that humane man had
ridden him on that he might be killed. Somehow
other, always find friends. ~ .a
THH RHEEY's oBJEoT *,
was probably 10 what they pretty nearly succeeded
in doing, derangement Of wagonsrs' camp, &c. Re
and two horses killed and weak nerves tried
aaaaiea NARROW ESCAPE gl n.
On Friday afternoon shell struck the roof OF house
ct Chancellosve used the headquarters OF Breader
General williams. The house nled with wounded
the time. Another shell struck the chimney and fell
down TO the fireplace in the rst story but fortunately,
the are was out, 80 IL did not explode.
ANorHHR sKxDADDLR ri
occurred on Friday afternoon about sundown at Hooers
headquarers. Tho enemy succeeded in getting correct
range or both artillery and infantry Some o! the shells
dew like lightning directly down the centre Of the road
running TO the United States Ford killing two and
horse. Cavalry, teams and infantry at decided
initiate "Bu rum" and 1t with great difficulty that
ters was responsible for this. ssA sla
THE GENERALS HEADQUARTERS ta.n
werc in ne large brick house. which might be said to
have constituted the village. 1t was surrounded by ma
esc oaAA On OF tho upperuost branches stood an
ocer viewing the contest. The fashion spread and be-
came contagious; other tall trees climbed by other
foolish men, The day bright and lovely These
could not do tho cnemy more signal service than to
become their beacons. Tho rebels probably found out
from prisoners that Hookers headquarters were in this
dwelling and these in the air werc the pilots for
their shells. b.ttg 49, 3 a
TIE CAMP or REBEL PRsoNEns.
camp OF Georgia and Alabama prisoners contained
last night about six hundred In number. These
in good Spirits healthy and enthusiastic In conversation
they are quite laconic and know how to hold their
tongues. whiskey and coffee these long for,
but for food they have plenty They carry HoYr in
stead Of bard bread cooking II required. These prison
ers from Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina When
they q shell coming in direction their enthusiasm
Ia immense. ss4g l4Glsla ap hsiia
~. IHR REBR. GMxRAIs. brss
know that some Of the Generals u command Of our
foe are Stuart, Lee, Longstreet and d. n. HILL
THE DIsGRACEvUL sEEDADDLE e' b. ,r
now take . ride 70 the front, after sending you
apology for stupid letter. have abstained from saying
anything about that dsgracefu sedadde OF part OF the
Eleventh corps, which all with whom have conversed
blame Schurxs division for for It matter Of such
significant Importance not only TO themselves but also
to the gallant Eleventh and Fifth corps, that cannot
state what have been told till OF Its entire
truth. o Aradssa. st8 fr5f nrtfa aa4a4Hf
THE GENERAL ORDER ABOUT CORRESPONDENTS.
Referring to GeneranOrder No. As, would state that n
is dscouraging for correspondents 70 have their
paraded before the public authors Of carefully written
letters for sometimes tho letters written horse
back or in the woods and often with shells screaming
Us "Hurry up" m ~ s w.f,af
"what 'injudicious correspondence Can you say
much the CAvoSicls Ttunei" asked me to day
suggested Ike Partingtons compositon the
az q modsl:-"Thsre four seasons-sprng. summer,
autumn and winter. Some ike summer the best, and
some like winter the best but as for me- give liberty
or give me death"