The New York herald., 1863-05-18

thickot before IL Several roru mos, strenuous EFFORTS
were made 10 dsliec them or, boys unable IN
penetrate the dense thcSe.. Ths deadly missiles ne
singing through the With fearful -aey aud
bravo soldier lAa iow. General onerhaus and
. portion OF his division were opposite ~ Enr.h
reinforcsments called for, and the 'irst
brigade VI the Third division commando hy
General John r. Smith. rushing along the
road towards Grand Gulf Thoy quickly
formed and IN position. and with a shout, which must
have sa,cS tho Of tnc enemy the boys
hScd blyonots aud boldly charged the position. Down
upon their hands and knees, they worked their way
through the young aud erciessy slaughtered all
whp did no, yield. one huudroa and nfiy men wcrs
taken prisoners IN TINS ehr,us charre and soorcs "
bcis wsrr Killed ard wounded. They rained the othc'
side ol tic lhrSet ad picked oG The snd horses
,erTinf iho ebei battery. The Union batteries finished
lhe good work. aud ho position AID glns fell into our
hands.
Beaten a, every point. csi.x one hundred and af,y
Killed, three hundred wounded and more than nys hpn
drcd prisoners, the enemy sucly and fapdly r,trcatct
TO Fort Gibson. ,rassod ~ hs light by vo'lcs 4 mus
kerry and the INST strenuous cOr,s of artillery.
without dlGhsulty they reached Fort Gibson, blowing
up when roar tho village ca;sson died wiih .bo, shell
and powder.
Nirh, was wrapping ncr sabio ,nirtle over hill aud
valcy ard the silver MON souo out clear and hri.h'
casting Hood u beautiful .isht over ricnd aud zoe,
wheD the order va, given to pursuit. wo rested
on the battle cd wearci aud exhausted and soon ieop
silence rcgrei supreme where Mar rccsnsy hcd hish
carnival.
rix rSoS lGss.
have yet ssen estlnlts, and must rcy ufor my
own observaOns estin ito tho kllci At hand red
and fifty, wounded a. lonr hundred and prisoners .,
twenty consider this rather an over estimate give
you the following list OF vound"
Vim. q Drockns, 10th udiana, slightly; ~ y. Writ,
36th Indiana. seriously II. T. rorpcrs. 10th indiana,
stew Sth Indiana, sIishty: Gcs H. Albert 4Sih inil,na
slightly; seth Freeman 81 kentucky slightly rhos To-
bin, 2si indiana, slightly aneIo nonnel, ga lndh.a,
Munich asi Indiana seriously Sergeant Cor Mcrca 4sd
ohio, seriously corlern John Wood I'D indi na serious
Week 23d Indiana, scrtusy ~ Jacob, 10th Ohi', rcr'or
y; John rhaa, 25d indi,na slightly: Thomas mi'
4oth Indiana, slightly George s,enDury, I'D
Inai~a, aI,sii'ly Captain y. j. Potter. i2i,h ~,
Anthony GAVIN; 6oh indiaaa, shEh,iy; l.s.ph Van
Every. TN Michigan battery seriously Randolph olny,
Aaron y. Allyn, I2d ohi, slightly Jewcn Romni. nh
Indi seriously John asi siih INDIAN, scrosy 4:
= Johnsoh so,h lilnoi.. rsrl9u,ly Jacob nslh, I'd
Iowa. slightly yeso B'ry, 6Jth lsalana slrh,ly VIM:
Hunger, lis;h IHnos, seriously saninri wiinnr 42d
Ohio, silghy; fd. J lihkcs. 18th ohin scrioisy wm
~ stephens, i2d OHIO. seriously John q. Anhony. t.d
Ohio, scrioisiy samur Hover I2cth Ohio. slishiy.
iienry Brown, t6h Indiana, se,i rfly; Ilarfltn Hub
bud. I'D Iowa. soriouay, samuel taysircn. 18Th Iodi
ana. yrrhusly H. 49, iisk. 18th iuf1na, scrionsiy fhoo
do'e shlier. Sfh Indiana, seriously: jamea amnhcil,
diana scriously Iarbrt r. watt 2JJ lninna scroprly
John khcrhart. ll0ih Ohio, Seriously hrsian Iiusban,
s.rinuFly: Jacb Meth 2sd Iowa sghilf lsnac Wagner,
l20tb ohio, ae,loasly John e. Prsons ish iGois,
seriously baac D. fcNn. iistb ilinos seriously Jobn
Illinois. slightly Samuel ". Crawford, 1lStb iNnos,
slightly VIM. Hgguc, 2ad Iowa, scrioisyi A. J Good-
win, 18th Indiana, seriourly 2rnas lunk. inta OHIO.
seriously whcaton Coed m i2d Oh,e. rcrlorsy -rge
q. Moody AZ Ohio scrlousiy cmrnd T. Hciscr, i2i
Captain W " .oas l2d oh', deaf Gen }. wi ians t2d
thio seriously; samuel H"i AL OHIO. slight, Lieut.,
Ohio seriously; Lieut.. Charles H. GOODWIN. 42d ohm,
slightly: wm. sage, AL NJ,, seriously: John w. tuor,
l2oth oh, seriously ri i.akcr iaih Hen.aeky. SC
rt,usiv: Lieut. Abcl GiLsop. Cs,h indiana sishy CO..
q. Striker, I2i OHIO, ssriorsly; VIM Bungrr iis,h
Illinois seriously.
these are the names handed IN the Surgeons tho
evening u The battle u all DO impossible - obt,n
fall reoort Of orr casualties icr scvcrsl day.
On Saturday NC REACHED IA, CHS a. and loot formal
pos-csrton II the town. Just entered th' y,lago
We discovered tho Suspension bridge which crosses tho
iiyoa Pierre on ire ths competed remain few
~.'s. Until gating Milge ccuhi bc .'Lr'iugsd The
eany apIene, On the o,'sie sIde o' the b,y"i ab
aui b,v the to~p. std sps- e,rhsDs.d bn, Nth
Io damage ~ apr army.
Port Gib-on y cs two ,hor.ana inhabitants well
suit and sn'errsms railroad o'nnes's IN Fort Win
In the a'torDoD tho bridge repaired and crossei
rbres miles beyond Psri Gssoa tho Raymond rosa
rebel army, aud c"atluieg st ra.t 40 900 pounds "
cprrsc fis rns Lcnriinentlr appropriated live niles
asabtf inii ron suspcnsb hrsge, sh', the r1,n,y
h. hal attempted born 1ln n.srreF hia MT
ont The hie bcorc The bridrc vac eitr.iy de<tsyoi
NlL,ow finiAGs.
T,'a Ba,"r ierfe b.Ao cfo'cd. anc d. tho cfnss
rnsi- acr the riic o. a7 old to~u whcb feaeI
the ri'uc n "Wiiiow Sptngs" OR army was pro
seeding hg rc.y sioag tho rs. when ri bat.
,ef, otpca ugo" us At SHIRT range. 'hs sli bursting
.pT txo O. .ur usg The a .vasae
ras drawn 40 n iiac Of bat'r. and so
Dvei Ssois forward nniIi reached ihs enemy who
roiirvd With prcc..itsii1n ipie beyond IN deep
favnr we "ncoInicTti tfoa. line a. skirnbh.r aft
wi'oni onf sdts,ee ehgr'i l"s ~" toars. Hu,i Tho
tncnlJ i.lelifd fhts skirnisb raused Tho ss
four or avs i"i aud wvuliss. 40 then folhp1ed
l"'ciy the nse - il' r-,r.stlng onsmy peknr ~
III.
- he c,a-uaiion " Crrus CuW aud 'he bawlng ~ -
the snlg yus G,ners cfau, bft Tie ,oafnn ard 18th
aa cott gtih'icd a. crsid Gah a, e of N.
rtla three MI cz frns ~. fnsrk rye- we halted and
under tree sc io',ui yarhfs from sLrh Larnes
'b' ''cn~rab iotins Ire, i.faan ard rcmbafon we're
it Was in,en,on o. prevent thor crossing the river
ard pufhrd rapt ~ fpfward
We arrived n TIN bank ~ li. iiac Ifi bcfs:s iirk
ami ecre Tsce.s"i With sharp hr a mgskcify Lines
% sl.'rfnthers vef. aaok' frmed. nnd nc enemy
icstroy tie in1iOon bIi'e bs' FhaFp.a,.rs ~~rs
'oD 'ek for tcga. ARD pited them on biore their de
sIsn wBs frliy nco tnp!sed r. she ekchsnsrd
vrh ihs crofay aHf ail aui.t. 1hny viii doIbtess
inass ihsh rrccs On ttc other side a ,hs
lis The Iatstge We hot oigh,sen ml'es frats
vfksbafF. aud seven nilc. from GraGg sun sena tl,
~ sgcla. Dessonsef t. Grand CAT
NASHVILLE. Tenn May 10. Iss3
se'cniy nine rebel Ivrsaaers including ons snd
one ear,aln were sent Ho,ib ,,isy nr cbertham ard
family siso loft fos Alton during ths var
Twenty Eve rebel families have been sort goalh w
Brisaio General J. 2 Wood Win assumed oy'nmshd q
Nashville this morning The river " stiH falling rhsrs
is four feet of water o. the shoals.
varr Kemcnkiel. The fcbe vsn norn's AiJu,sni. has
been sppontei Confederate Aitsnt General II Wssosr.
With rank 4 bf,gsdirr general Hs forn.ry lieg.
tenant 10 tho rniisd Stale, oaysiry.
csBo. Msy II, isss.
The ysmphs Hgiisifa Gays We learn through seoes
foa sources that General Cranis sdvanos On the II
was s synond usai.spYi, milcs from the ranfoas
aBd efi, ave les from jaek,oa.