The New York herald., 1863-11-07
Gratifying Signs Of Loyalty
Among the People.
End Of the Expedition TO the Eastern
Corner OF the Stats.
COURAGE AND ENDURANCE OF OuR rROops
Gallant Charge Of the First Division OF
the Ninth Corps.
reported Reeapturo OF WoIford's Ar4lHery,
with Eighteen Hundred Prisoners.

OBJECTS AND MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY.
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MIR. Samcs O. FitxpatrIcks Oespatohes.
RnxArows. Tenn. Dot IL, 1868
The rebeis did not wait 10 accept tho guage o battle
cored them but lugIoriously retcaed so quietly hsA
they managed their falling back taat IL late yestes
day forenoon when were aware OF IT, and only whea
line OF skIrmishers advanced from their position u
the night previous by ten O'Clock whole columns
motion again, with the cavalry and mosnted In
fsntry at tho head
RsBsls.
Oo inQung OF the people dwelling along tho coad 10
yond Blue Springs, learned that the rebeiz
retrcang Saturday night, and that their guard
got away at worry early hour Sunday morning. Uur
advance guard consequently pushed at = rapid Of
speed and at Greenvile, which reached by march
Of nne ten miles. found by inquiry that the
guard OF the rebels had passed only hour before
All along the road the evidences Of thor bssts
tight Several artillery ssons had been overturned
the roadside and partially destroyed, muskets and
coatreeuts had beea thrown away the dead ,sfs
anburied aud the wounded entirely abandoned NOT .
single robel soldier, officer surgeon had remained 70
disabled comrades. Tho railroad bridge four
miles ives, OF Greenvle fred but guarA
ia time 70 prevent its entire destruction aud
gang OF at work restoring II. From Green.
vile tho a,gh, Of the rebels have made
with sti precipitation for the railroad aad
Try road bridges were unharmed.
FLANK HoyKxExr AND A srgsDsa.
ihave 10 speak Of movement which skiIiui-
~ planned but unsaccessfuy carried out Just previous
10 ieavng Lick creek, brigade OF General Shscks
fords division OF cavalry, under command Of eosoosa
Foster made dcour to extreme lett. peseisg arounA
by way OF Roeersvie aud Bay Mountaa beyoud the
right Hank Of tho enemy aud succeeded by dat ef rapid
marching in reaching Hendersons Mills yesterday
ing. point twelve miles in the Of the position
occupied by during the Hght saturday mornsng
Colonel Foster had under his command ample force oS
cavalry effect hs purpose, and in addition was provt
ded with batteries Of artillery. Hut from the fact
that report had reached him by The
ssory-that main body had been beaten the aghs
Of the day before at Blue Springs. be tim,d aboas
sacouutering tine enemy and accordingly halted his
msod at poias away from the road ever whca the
rebels would pass. In the night he detached the FIFTH
Indiana with few pieces sr artillery. 70 mako
down the road Company OF which advanced
within short distance 0 Greenville. whore chAl.
snged by the rebel patrs. Al dayhresk the nsHs morn
ing the rebels made their appearance with their nau
body full retreat. On csmiug up with the Fifth .
brisk ngbt eosued. artillery being freely used both
sidss but cavary was compelled 10 fall back before
VvDfioWoriug Ok tne ufiHSo enemy Oecemo
nstwes themselves In tan aud ted TO the mais body.
Tas ccae9oasc- s~; The whole body Of the rsbe's
escapod ~Wiou, :u;erfaTeaee from Colonel fosfsr. 10
el 'tosa consider sioa or tie facts thai toe
c,;a!e of sLe caamy easy matter had Coso0ss
nat ,.cros aed hs fs,y ani i eur sIpedton
Coca, 10
an sss..aAcsoaE CONCLUSION
= .yss catirey through his :auit The plan was.
n,a Geo ,,aps'de pressed the enemy the front
T,sel gsn and hold them In chec1 la-
sssi.s Of easy mplishment with the fore
,ics he provided snd the nature of the
try ,hrougo which lac road furnishing many
sir'ca .o;s,s :or ee.sace.
nvSxiSo yfcrr
Tbe .cbes. how ever. did not escape wiias ci-sas>
prnshcnt for after they had PASSED iccdessoa'
sis Colonel Foster Joined by advance. gusro.
lse composed cf strong force Of ca~srs.
Closely supported Wy the srs, division " the Hais
corps. under Gcpera Ferrcrc. Al sxp~natlo, OF tne
r,re 20 sbcok the rctrcat,g rc,cis made ssds
pursuit VI them At ordered. Our skirnsshsss
ap with thcs rcsf guard and q running Agnl
toos place oyer distance Of some fca I've miles ooy
eoains at oigntfal From the number OF dead BODIES
ioaad by road de advanced, together hs
wounded who had crawled the houses timber 1t
estima ed ths, their css was not incoosldersbs.
W. have also number OF prisoners, Including few on
Gers while eral supply wagons and caissonso latter
fitted with snmun,tion-have fallen into hands psS
tally rcdeempg the van, ~ the eares part OF
IN. day. The column has matted, and We arc no~ IA
biyoaso the vicinity of this town.
The regioa tsrough which We have lust passed svsa
more loya tssn the neighborhocd OF Knoxvus ana q,
every step OF progress had the fullest evidence
the fact To build dre- compelled 10 taxa
fence rats and subsis, necessary 90
forage upon the barns and hay ricks. m.very fev
DID the owners grumble much ess object W
proceedings, hut the contrary greeted with the
exclamation, take everything pve got, boys; only wa.a
ont" Therebes themselves style the people
hsresbouts damned inccpiss and their real 20 fa,
got tbs best Of their chvalry few days since a. 10 ips
them arrest who, town west Of us, called
out "Three for Apdy Johnson and Abraham L'a
COIN proof Of the with which the reoe's have
inspired tue people waessed in The nock Of eissseas
nunbe,ng between and two thsnsand, Who hare fo'
lowed 10 tho track OF army % thar return 10 ths
heass
rna citizens Of Grssnvlls tel amusing sss<y %
attempt at strategy the part OF tho rebs ssssr>
snudwap' Jackson. He we'll knew the Union prcc'ivt
ties c the place. aad that the OF hts nsovsnen;s
spread within the UAiou lines. Dssrag 70 ersAs
oonstsrnstieo, and prevent . forward msvsnsas
part he circulated the report that hssvy rea
foroemsns wsra coming frou Virginia Durmg shs
night oow wing hs marched his ccmnasd sFona6 10 sss
upper end oi the town, ont Of sight of the chss"s
and nert morning countsrnsschsd shsu ihrosss
the mas ssr~ss, haIlcoas and Shouting that
they ws,s going ,o whip the yssksss out q Knosvn.
ssd rsspsndss TO isquir'ss. that hsy bssssd 70 Ews
dv,,,os Tho s,rs,assn, howevw fssd 4 Ne iosssde,
oscs n sss tAs citizens On The eaiskrsa q Tho tow,
Ssd witnessed their nocturnal pwaabsiasscss
cArruxs os a Rxnn ssAm
On rhursday nop!ns last rebel Arass trf.sa -
s,es,sss wagons veslursd tsc ssas our Inns Il Lcx
crsk in pursu,, x foraes. n sseseA rswsAsss vss
cent sner ,bsu. end captured sssvea wagon rss ~
uspdsr we're ca ore 10 end Destroyed. 4 uanb~ II