New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-25

wsra % ~ the distance from point 10 point, the
direction Rebels he'd taken, and tue narnber OF men
engaged against our cavalry.
The det9u, spirlC evinced By lie cizena OF Utica
cRnaed Gen. Grants Provost Marshal to arrest every
one Of them and eXaJt FROM them parole no, 90 gyo
information q the cIeuy 10 The strsunb or eff
cheney OF the Union troops that passed through their
town.
On The night Of the 10Th, we camped few miles
FROM Utica GU the rOad leading directly 10 Jackson.
On the llth we marched xix miles poly, owing 10
delay in the arrival OF supple. from Grand Gulf
Al 81 o'clock, on Tie morning Of lie I'm, we were
again on toe road We knew there "ae Rebel
cavalry force head OF u.s. but Gid not anticipate such
bloody contest AZ closed with tle 5eIuuL d tno
snn.
Wi state the Leading facts Of u e engagement of
yesterday very briefly % avail mys i VI an oppot-
UNITY to send ny letter North by sp-cial neoo'ngef
'Hs morning.
The cavalry advance, consisting of three cors-
pAnies-oen. AlcFbencns escort nuder Cdp,.
f0fier Vho senior captain commanding The adyatc3),
Oe1' i@HiHs escort under Capt iiJDialiug, 9Ed
Ncn. trvekere ssc0t under Cat. T.tteb--efL The
nj MY camp % about ! o'vlOcs In Tie morBDg,
advancing cautiously toward the Town If Ray mould.
the county seat Of AiUds County Miss II miles
ahead or n, and about IS miles IRON Jackson.
Whsa they had proceeded about Fix miles, tbey
came across the eBemys pcAets. The Rebel
cavarymea fell back, h.htihg our skifmissers ~
t6ey retreatad. Cagi. FOSTER followed them q DIS.
tauCe ~ TWO Hito tAyidAbihs blolo Win tpem az
eh0U intervals.
Fipally the Robes effected hasiy retreat, think
ing no doubt that our ILeu would Olf aud attsmpt
20 coutgre them, 10 which event Thy wOull have
susceed,d in turning tito rubss u,on tbeD, aud
leading them into a trap Which ~Oni4 lave killed or
itak,n prisoners every one 81 thvIn. AZ about
io'clock Can't. Foster rctnrDed the roao and met
Gene. Mcpners0n AID Logan advancing ~ he head
of tho Iuii ntry column. Ga hearlhg ne news RON
tho front Gen Mcpherson ordered the advance Ok
Ioqtn's oiylsioU--tLe 18th OuiO Regiment, Co!.
Force commanding, 10 ceyloy at move ior@ard IL
inc OF battle. Shortly hier@4rd tho |Sih OIio,
55th ONO, and 30lb Illinois. Ill IN one brigade nDder
Con- Denlls, were ordered o. move II = tlHiler
uaurcr. Cur cavalry VIA stil KEEP, ia mo AJnl,
aid fought The enemy - best tLey could.
Tho baule commenced IL earnest Al about III
o'clock. Gen. Denbiss brigade was 10 The adY@nce,
aud kept .t molly duriug The Gay. Toe .ieDy 8
position WaS avery strong one. on WhaL IS called
Fardea's Ill., three miles from The town u Lay
mOud.
Early in the morning the ReLeh attempted 10
charge = blttery-the cta Michigan, COMMANDED BY
Capf Doc liver. They were pu.sei WIN terrible
s.su.hter ~ few Shells from DeG0lyers guns,
ils, tstuoy we.e taking DOWN isnco " make The
charge.
The battle was fought on onr side BY Gen. LogSn's
division. Gen. Crocker's division came np ia The
afternoon, but NOT un.ll We had possession " ILs
battlefield.
our ioss H. about 800 allied aud wounded Rebels
ma-l .feeter Col. Richards o. TIE 2J.b Illinois,
Vas kll.l % the Rebel slt-, COl. A.1iiii-S, Of
che l0,1 Tennos,ee, was I'll ed. The h5o-io were
coa-n notd ~ Gen. Glesa OF isA2s, Gnd wess
ABOUT Z ,0CJ strong.