The New York herald., 1863-05-28

the place their rcirsa, 70 ,bss ntrenehments BIT
few minutes before Colonel Psrson cupicd The prem ses
Tho house shortly ator used IA temporary hosral
brought in and tho poor old widows freely min
ged with the boad Of the soldiers AZ their wounds were
dressed.
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The firing had now been kept up on the front nom day.
light nnti nine O'clock soo three OF four hours beyond
tho time when the arrival OF Colonel Jones IN
the rear expected 70 be Indicated Colonel Piorton
scarcely knew what TO make Of the delay Had
Colonel Jones become bewdered and lost IN tho swamp
Had the guide betrayed himY Hal no been Obliged 10
turn back and thus for the present abandon the exped
toDi These suggestions forced themselves upon his
mind ho with officers Ia the road,
and he about giving orders for change q opera
tons, not abandonment of tho undertaking, when,
hark' like the sloaan 90 the Highlander came tho
welcome sound Of rousing yoiey from the rear Of the
TnK REngs TOTALLY SURPRISED AND RosrEp.
"1hats the FIFTY eighth, III swear cried one An
.epre x"y Was was sns nns
Lively gnrsn exclaimed amther. al can almost hear
their cheers said third with enthusiasm And sure
through the pes and fot sure that Jones had come
up, utterly surprised the enemy and was perhaps at that
moment In his intrenchments. Tho enemy had but a
minute before arcd heavy volley from tho 'front.'
wounding OF men, and not deemed rudent
ascer tanned whether We should be obliged
an enemy or unfortunately aro upon friends. II the
p seS bcv w""a Ss crissd to make their escape
IN the di,cc,on OF their front, on tho road
lined BY our ,r.cD. .sSins 'ns,, appr sen
the cheers which believed to come from the lungs
boys and Colonel Person ordered bis infantry
70 AZ bayonets and advance without further delay.
few minutes settled tho busness. The twenty NTH,
yh aud FORTY sixth dashed tho breastworks but,
1.So.ss .s "S :s.assa through swamp and muck, and
pocoscn and brisr and brush, and by iaawsy ban.
the indoiiabIs Colonel Jones after them. Your special
among the FIRST enter che works from the front,
aud deectabe state Of confusion no found Things H.
Blankets, canteens, ammunition and provisions wcro
everyw here but they did not long remain uap
propriaed number Of rebel letters containing vaua.
bio information were secured. Horses And artillery
we're captured, aad prisoners were rottcd In by tho
fast M the boys could overhaul them Ia tho
swamp. About half dozen rebels captured AZ they
we're carry ing or wounded rebel ofncer blanket.
The wounded shot through the throat, and his
face hair clothes cotted with his gore, and tho
blood was stll streaming from hts mouth and throat.
'iIm sick sick-sick Of tbis said one ~ tho rebel sol
os@ ay AZ al a. @ ns
same way--they appeared 80 utterly voc besonc ana
wretcbcd
now ".
Il Is hardly sary recount the toll and hafdships
encountered by tho Fifty eighth and Twenty seventh IN
their midnight march through tho dismal and hitherto
c, ,psdered impenetrabe jungle known az Gum swamp
They be better imagned than described scarc~y
man through without scratches on bis hands ana
faco and with clothes torn, and covered with swamp
mad nearly top toe. But II was all borne without
murmIr and Instant Ool Jones deserted ths cnamy
he cried ihcrc, boys, you have them and OF vent the
vouies directly among the panic stricken rebels lhe
Fy eighth aud Twenty seventh ihen charged ed ny me
Colonel and rebels fed In conformation IN every d.
rcci on except before stated the front and rsr Tho
surprise was complete and no, man q the Twenty
,enih Fifty eighth was ssrouSy hurt Inc results
are tha capture u over two huDd<ed prisoners, ono
twelve pound hoit,er about ity horses aud mules and
stores anu Sa, . s"s n, e ,he
destruction ol the rebel tfohsh"h. hs "hs p". 'n'
work of fsw minutes, and ps u was attended WIN no
loss o! life the whole alam ,ets,w W, sn,s' oasn
upon the humanity "a well ~ tho sk :" The commanding
oneer - .n
SaGsow wears m 's ~r'I .ss NJ, w. - ~". ~ ,,
Just before Colonel Jones cane W sigM " VIC tcpoi
works General Ransoin the commander ~ the rebel
troops In kipston rode esarey nwn inc ,oan :" ,
Union troops without borg observed by them The
devil, look at tho YANKEES y no crlcn, ana ss,n,m
his toward Kpsson, probably Tor re'n'wonmen's
| thh na~. ,os ~, ,..,. .,.,.o, w.
c. insisted m thefh'y his.n NoI' 'n~ ~. r.s, n,,, II,
Rn, numbering absut 100 men, ARD Inc Twsnsy wv
North Carolina Colonel Rutledge, about the sane ~
later troops were MOT acsvsy eu.Aga .ss. s ~.
voiey but when tins retreat commenced tn'y s''
nos reoeeea " carrylns on ~ .lcl .o.cn sna ~
, we,o ..,s . s AK \, .,, ,sai M ~.s ..sood YanEe
rick" but 'ok ou. ". .',s., ,s 49, ~ - ~ ~ ,.
you similar "ck before png. mo ss"s'r IN. ~
rescryc Iorcc 10 h"-''m' ."s"s 49, w .... 49, .,,
eomprning me fm'ecnsn, Iwsy ,r, Cn,., IN
ana Forty-elshsn N"t'n ,a'"''n' i""n'yi -. ",..
cobs o. Tho Third ss~ S'rk "s .s,n
somo dsssncc, bat did nos suceeea !" ""1"~'"k "s"'
| cv vuv ..n,h rsan,vivan,s. raut,. Cecil
Ciay captured ue epsmys bowler, also a numpsr .,
,,s &C :" c,cnsn, w.s ai,o eap,ar oil ,s
WI, WIZ n,. ey, n'""uos. h. '''''N'"' "'' ~ w
Two skirmnne ., ,mnas ana nd I,s,,snsn, w.oa 81
Comrsoy I~s"sy ,sssn'n ,, ,,s,a s
asoo , - uIss ~, 49,, ."",' y" sr,.nd", y, 49, d""'
"n,r ., 80. r., h, ,hc ,.bs, q. mn on the 10Th
Two ass',e's ,. .,,s, ~ sa,a n. ,ha nm
anu os on , w 80. a.s.,,ion rlmsa 40 hard I'm
sso"s s, w so.sos ss 'Sp sns assss" "'' mar"
camp o'' " .'s - - - ve,,h us..
lbrec o'np@s's =, ~. 49, -y,a ..,,,, Ilsu,casn,
under som%ana o,ps a., ,a ,ss, he rebel
,"'''..', ' rl.......,. I,.,ei, ~ Co,nnanv and
bfeassw.rks. Lcuenans f,enen' ~, ~ ,"g na,ngg.n, sd
wool o'npspy -, .,,ar, sn.1, ,,,s v,ne,S ,iass
t~s"'y ~. a,a.,., ,,a r~.n, ~ evc.tn Ma
Colonel Jones compmsn'sa ..e ~, ,.s'as,,
nshl better ., than !. >, p,,,,,,. ,.,., ,,u,,y A.
=. ''"'" ~ ~" =. cs.h S.g,h Ca,otlaa sn,bulapee
iedden % TIE lSsa ~ "'n ~. sn,, amh s,,,h cssona.
c"'l~, -. ,,'... ,I, -. ,,no,y tbe Iv.nty Afth
wounded ~ hase'n n"' "''' 's Wv ' ~
sof'n .afoilns An, ,us rwrxrY s,vrxru
'"s f"' N"'"" .....,u,s,,r.
...... .,, ..,'ss 49,, ,a.sp nv the aboye re-,
in' :" " 80, 49,. - ,,n,. 1h,n ,u-ei.i fnrntiou
Te soloipg s or tho onlccr- of tho ta,y eight,