The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-10
ANOTHER INTERESTING LETTER

Il ff y AfNG iI0 ItSHsoiO VI SIiNbNiihS w
fore our readers another letter from. th
eloquent and graphic pen Of the corre
Ipondent Of The London Morning iIeralc
These letters, We doubt not, will be rea
| with the deepest interest hy all our reat
| ers aud We commcnd them as giving th
most complete and vivid descriptions O
the BATTLES Of which they treat, that w
have seen published;
| lCoRaEsrcNDENcE OF THE LONDON HERALD
RIcnaoND May 18th, 1861.
No. ~.
On the morning of the 1ih Of May Lee'
troops lav in line on the iiphl ol their vic
tory Of the Wilderness. Ewell still ot
the ieTt and Hin il, The centre, Long
streets corps, under the command o
Major General r. II. Antlrrson, held tllt
right. Some dcsultory diminishing ir
front was the only evidence presented
during the day that we were IN presence
of the enemy. As passed along the line
OF battle in gear rather hettefthan that
of The soldier and somewhat worse than
that of the officer, the men showed them
selves, in their amusing comments on my
appearance. TO be IN excellent spirits.
From the headquarters Of General Lee
and of General IIlll ! went, on the even
Ing Of the Gth, to those of Wilcox. i
found the latter officer engaged with Gen.
Smith, Of the Engineers, in an examine
ton of the ground wiil a riew 10 a reVis
ion Of the line OF field works. Changes,
decided on in my presence, at some
points Of those improved deltuces were
shown by stakes and work
AS rode on to the left | observed a re-
vi ion going onat other points Of The line,
new batteries being planted, cpaclmcnts
for guns being thrown "p and other in
diealions that the Confederates were de-
tcrmined TO remain where they wcre.-
Gen. Ewcll, Gen. Early. and Gen. John
son We're in glowing spirits, and enter
tained clearly no intention of abandon.
ing the great advantages Of their present
position. Everything along tic front
showed that Lee, judging, doubtless, from
his knowledge of Grants character, look
ell Tor renewal Of attack and, FAR from
any intention Of moving from lie field Of
his bloody triumph, awaited its delivery
in confident preparation, ON the ground
he then occupied.
The contest of The Wilderness present.
ed TO Grant, on the evening of the 9th, |
The choice of massacre, inaeiion, or re-
treat. Two thirds Of his splendid army
vet capable of duty, he determined on
by which, while not exposing
Lhe fact of his bloody defeat, he would be
enabled to renew the struggle on open
ground. From tho point of conflict on
he Orange and Fredericksburg plank
rack. an earthen way, known as BrocF's
.Oad, follows the direction along which.
nc would now seek, naturally, TO move.
rhe opening Of that route was in fact, one
II the advantages which he sought from
he attack on Lees right. The employ |
ne Mt of that road for his purposes having
lowever, hren made impossible 10y the J
1ositiou Of the Confederates at the close
Il the battle, he was Obliged 10 adopt in |
Is stead some of the inferior lines Of
in his rear. Under cover of |
lis skirmishers he Withdrew his right |
luietly on the evening Of the Iih; moved /
t down behind his centre to tbs Orange /
md Fredericksburg plank road and. di-
Getting il along that track for sor:e DIS