New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-22

| suddenly emerged from tbs ~oVuo Il. ~ h.tle
,Se r;vey hank and speedily formed line OF oa.le
on he omen ground which was once q pisn'a.on
w La We there several hospital boats con."'eSOe
c.,np several steamers In the service vi .uo " At
,ermaster's Department, cotton, sn'iers, 'cn Yer
and nisc4laneous men aud things gensralll Az
ho na,,,cniar moment when the Rebels mao C their
den,anstratiou it would have been easy enough
for them TO take and destroy AZ .ney
chose Some three hundred men were drnnmeu w
from the conyalescept camps, and iofheu IN mi AZ
oppos the enemy. The sight Of these men, 'oee'"el
with the formidable show OF tents anu r,os ., 60
of steamers seem TO have deferred the heoeis iou
carrying out their purpose, wna'ev en-, a
they retired to the woods again, w." 49,, - 20
gun Aterward four scouts, sen. ai'ei '"e,n W
wa,cb their movements were hred upon, ana ohe Va
our mon ~as wounded in the ARM Later IN we DAY,
y,nsn suili lent force had arrived To punish luis
impndence, the enemy could mol DC leuhu'
/ THE REAR.
II il rerhaps improper TO speak OF what Is oelng
doc. 10 councract any attempt that may be mace 10
80 ,hs siege OF Vcksburg by an attack upon our
resr On this head, therefore, will only say that
no apprehensiOus are entertained by the weiiln
to,med that the business of Gen. Grants army here
can be seriously interfered with. Johnsion's force
evidently grows III rumOr much faster than IN rea
ify IL is now estimated at from 10000 10 5O,OOO;
but upon what basls the estimates rest am unad'
vlsed.
A SIARP-SHOOTING DUEL.
Over on our left, IN Gen. McClernands Army
CORPS, there Il particular range OF rhe-pts, COP
froned by similar oaes occupied by the Rebels, that
are constructed with u 10y in front Of each, which
has Ia it PORTFOLIOS that the sharpshooier ~ the
Pit can aim aud fire his piece without raising his
head ABOVE the log About a week ago one oil our
sharp-slooiers, VINO prided himself upon being "a
particularly good shot, commenced airing at the port
hole Of his Rebel adversary, and the Rebel pied
the challenge thus rendered. They fired at each
others porl-holes unsuccessiully for two or three
DAYS. Finally, however, the Rebel got the better
ol the Ouel, for lie succeeded III scndlng lead
through the pori-ho OF our sharp-snOoter, Just as
the latter was peerng through, and 1t instantly
killed the brave fellow. The incident created some
,amg OF a sensation III that part OF our lines aud Is
well authe Itlcated.
CAN'T LIFE.
The three great drawbacks on camp life which
our soldiers he.e have 10 encounter are dust ana
heat and bad water. Everything else can De
endured patiently and these things endured i'm
patiently. The roads IRON Chlckasiw Bayou, ny
wuicn supplies Of every kind are hauled 10 or
army, the most fcariully dusty highways m All
Secessa and tie evil II constantly increasing. What
Is 10 be done about IL, except 10 tXpend upon the
subject all our choicest stroug eNpeiye-, l cannot
say. Il any one thinks, however, that our team
stess III this army Lave plea ant time OF II, lie may
bee cured OF hs leiasion toy the experiment 0i Suck
ug his head ia an ASH lie and keeping ~ there Tor
- hours Inc heat Throughout the day II Vry 81 pre-
siyc. OF course II never raius here any more, the
theory avOu, burnt powder producing ram 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding. don I Know AOH We
tnctmomete. Ranges, hot having acccts TO any elcu
instrument, bat 4 90 know tha' nothing but excite
leut patriotism ana IA sOlGItI-hke sense OF duty
could keep men stlrIng around here at tney do. As
10 the wdcr III uauy places II i eX CRADLE 10 tie
last degree. On the luLoO and nj the QUEER
camls, tley use water wlic1 Is not preferable AS
/ beverage 10 solution OF epson salts. Along TIE
lines he water from the sDr5gs -; frs; struck me ae
JelDg good, but have discoyefed my III &c by
painful experiences IL l. swceti-b aud M. y, aud
will make man sick where blue would 30; IN
the sighes; rre Affect him. Under tnrse eircum-
stances | an, az before, Tor ce-more Ice.
JUSE 1--we uId not gel 4 mall of yes erday
and this mornug ] AN able 10 add ZONE det-Ils aud
particulars Of iLs bloody engagements "a Milisens
Bend on the on and 1tH met. As tbs lus been
perhaps the me-. important al ar - the klnd during
the war N WIG. tviOred ;ro6ys have been engaged
~ .e.sIls here given will be read with interest.
Gen. Dennis within a lev days past was directed
10 relieve Gen. Sullivan III command at fOuug's
Point and Miiiaens Beni lie proceeded to tue
Bend directly alter receiving the order and IN ncd
aiey aiterward ordered Reconnaissance by two
comp nies of The lJth Illinois Cavalry, supported by
detachment 10 ,lroug Of tie 9th Louisiana col
ored infantry, under Col. LeD. o. the 9th THE
reconnoiterlng parry discovered Ia pustDn ot
/ the enemy. The cavalry, alter eXehang1uR few
shojs fell back Ia it. support. The enemy followed,
and were well received by Col, Lieb's cOlnrrd
troops who delivered muiderous voey sud ;uoa
charged, diving everything before them until the
Rebels were strongly re-euiOrced a. 10 induce
Col. Iieb TO withdraw from iudhcr pursuit. Our
forces ie back 10 their Intrenched posiOn- IN tie
Bend. Gen. Dennis had IN the mean time ordered
10 tue support u tue garrison al the Is nd the ga
Iowa and the gunbCat CnOctaw. Col GlasgJw, OF
The I'D being senior officer AZ the poet,
the command, and made he DISPOSITIONS to receive
tho attack.
The attack was made the next morning about 3
O'clock ana lasted Until some time IN the aiteruOoa
? ending with the relui5c Of the eneuy.
! Our men Were posed in the Entertainments IN the
- following order GA the night, extending IRON the
= old levee TO the news ieyee a ilne Of breast
/ works made with cotton balcs. Behind thls &c
feuse and "a portion OF tie new leyee, were posted
the ia apd lJth lOuls'Ga and the LIT Mississippi
i Regiments, All c0lOred winch cOn.ttu ed our right
wing and center. Behind eaTthwufks the lett,
were the I'D Iowa, 10 etiODg, and the I'm Lou
IA ma coored 20 strong. The iour c)Irrd regiments
!. mustered IN al about 600 meu-btmg incomplete
II in orgauiza'ion aud undlscipined
l The enemy succeeded by lse OF bis cavalry, after
desperate rcsls aucc in turning our left fauk aud
0 our troops then rxpOseI 10 an uilEdiu. fire
! which finally drove them from their works to TIC
! MYERS biIuk. The gunDOat Cboclaw then got the
rauge OF tie ReDcl- and sIeeGiiy drove them from
the field. They retired 10 the wo0ds and have onl
been heard irOm since through few prisoners and
de-erters.
The subioined list Of Casualties on the Union eide
! will show how sangulnary Was The contest. The
enemy lett % dead the field which WEI buried
by our troops, and Carried away the most Of their
wounded
\ brother to the notorious Ben McCulloch, who
ranks IA u general, believe, commanded tue keb.
els. lie is reported by deeerter 10 have been re-
yerey wounded Ia the thigh, rendering ampqtato Oh
necessary. from the shock OF which he died. Col.
Alien formerly OF the regular army is also fepOr ed
TO have been killed. The force IRON the neigh.
JorhOOd Of Richmond, lsyIUg naviga;ed the Ieusa.
In transports. There were Three Orisades IN all,
comm anded by Gens. McCulloch, Hawes, aud
Randall aud tue whole division commanded by
Gen. Walker. McCuIlOchs BIsade went to Nil
hken's Bend, that Of Halves to Youug's Point, aud
The nLnnr EIlynde Mas nel IN Tie reir as rcserXr.