New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-19
FROM GIN. GRANTS ARMY.
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i've minutes the enemy flying IL Is que ~
NeGiunis's brigade to say that II had Oeeu tb.t
10 support that of Gen. Benton, ana u Tue w. -
brave officer WAS in ut the death' coed IN
cannot b, said in praise Of the trolps ehsas 49,
tIst obstinste struggle Every regiment e"Sssoo
Ga il have covered themselves WIN s iSEiy' 49,
Alvin Hovey, than whom PRAYER sV H. ranks
st,rlinQ patriot hardly lives, was anlone 'no
ssjlv,ns aid snstaining and urging them on; ana
80, that 7 have been uusble TO obtain the par
S,cnI, - of the operations OF bis division Col LIP
pinentt led his well-known regiment tnrousu Vaho
brake and bitches that seemed almost utterly lul-
psssab G. OF Col. skunk OF the osh lhuiHns ain
snre need not speak. But an attempt TO cite TIE
names of those who distinguished themselves III TINS
action would need 70 through the whole llsts
TIE entire region fought over: the Scared trees
Abe ground CHASTITY with the slso the church now
bospital and grooming with the wounded and dying
of the Rebels give most melancholy evidences that
onr soldiers did the work assigned them In that
bloody tragedy faithfully.
Meanwhile Inc Division of Gen. 0sterhsus bad
been steadily, although perhaps less holly, engaged
There had been, however, no flank movements-ho
desperate charges back and forthno intricate cross
fring-no route and precpitate retreat of the enc
my. Still they had disputed every inch OF grouhd,
snd had been driven from one position to another
I'LL nearly noon, when the firing subsidized INTO
heavy skirmish. The victory OF Gen. Carr Dl'is'
ION was complete by III O'Clock.
During this intermission, the 9TH KENTUCKY ana
&9th Indiana deployed rs sk'rmishers anu "e'u
tbe enemy a. bay.
Thus matters stood at noon. The enemy had been
sepulsed at all hands; and our column under 3en
Car was pressing swiftly forward On TOT
(}ibson. Ii seemed, however, that the Zoe was
determined 10 die hard. As our troops emerged from
tbe rayine that separates the first range OF oliis
which constituted position IN the morning, TIE
snemv having made another hight, greeted US Win
a furious cannOnadc, one shell coming very uh
pleasantly near putting an end to IHE TRIBUNE
narrative of our expedition. Upon reaching point
Of observation it seemed that another long ridge OF
bare bills stretching away for miles, had been aban-
boned by the enemy but that they bad made another
stand beyond the heavily timbered valley that
skirted its eastern border. Fosters battery, which
had been dong terrible eXesdtion under Osterhaus
and all the brass pieces within command, were bur-
tied 10 the hilltop and answered the baucy battery
with tremendous canDonade, under cover oil wblc1
Our troops ascended the plateau, and were
without difficulty.
The Rebels were plainly indisposed to come to
CLOSE quarters and replied only with sluggish fire
M artillery. About o'clock, however, our troops
began to press forward again, and the action again
commenced IN savage earnest As ever. VI the
operations of the afIernoon OF the slormlDg OF the
sminence held by the enemys left, by the 18th In
diana; Of the final charge Of Osterhaus's column,
and bis pursuit Of the enemy TO WITHIN q ulle OF
Port Gibson, l will write in my next. For tie
present suffice il 10 say that write these lnes In
Port Gibson TO the music Of the Stsr-Spans leo Ban
her That the bridge across the Bayou Pierre
burned by tie enemy, ia rebuilt, and that we mean
10 crOss tomorrow. We have taken 400 prisoners,
beside the wounded numbering 300, and ak field
pieces.
Cons OsteIhsus and Benton, and Col. Warmth,
Adj. Gen, Of Gen. McClerUsud, had horses shot
hinder them; incidents which mean great deal III
tbe battlefield But the messenger is waiting, and
must close XEsOPBOE.