New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-18

from skirrsh hue" and matching whnt sleep they cam
Poor fellows tired and weary which, Of yoa will te
the beloved 10 whom lie evcth sleep the sleep Of death
from which you shah awake 20 life immortal Here
comes strctcher having upon il q just wonnded'
and who is beng taken to the rear. There hmps
poor fellow who has some slight wound. An
other walks slowly along, his arm in
sling and faint from less Of blood ana reaction Of TIE
nervous system Here by the battery, they are renoy
ing dead comrade for burial. At one point on the
parapet where the Rebel Gre particularly severe
one of our men was wounded We could see him
though al some distance from the spotraise his mead
occasionally as fimpIorng help. At hast two or three
of his comrades dicovered him, fIade rush. ana
dragged him off the parapet into The ditch where they
awaited IN opportunity To remove him
Gen Gilmore rides up fon the left TO cousult with
Gen. Butler who directs that he get his batteries III
position and open on the enenays works in his FROM
while Gen Smith Increases his fire on the night. ABOUT
oeoc the fire opened along whole line, and CON
nued for an hour the Rebels taking the whoc WITHOUT
an answering shot. The only damage done wos the
bursting of a RebelcassoR Our men were good deal
ANNOYED by Rebel sharpshooers who picked oil
whoever dared 80 show himself From tire top OF
the mansion Of one Friend a good view was obtained
A battery near tho house was firing three guns at a
time with terrible effect far noise was concerned
The battery of 2Opound Parrots the rgi OF the pike
beched forth responsive notes which echoed ard
rpgchoed from the extreme right and sn The inter-
walls were filed with the popping Of small arms Thing
of the continued shooting did Mr.. Friend the honor
10 look through his premises. The vnndas had been
there and everything was turncd upside down. This
Friend must have been minister and scholar. large
number of valuable books still left kicking about
the floors, among them many classical works. Private
letters were strewn about and recepted tailois bill
bore testimony 20 the mans integrity and conscientious
scrupos The mansion is quite roomy but oldashionod
delightfully."- situated and bat for the teachings OF Mr.
Friend and his brother ministers would not have come
to such dissolution as was presented Quite quantity
of unginned cotton covered the attic floors
while unnumbered Scotch ale jugs and large quantity
Of carefully selected strsws for the inhibition Of mint
iuleps sherry cobblers etc told Of the Virginians
hospitality The FIRE Of the batteries sackened; there
was some talk Of an assault and other talk Of no dem
onstration of SO warke nature and then Gen Buiier
returned 70 his HEADQUARTERS at the house Of DR..
Cheatham. The military gentlemen who thoroughly
understand the art Of war wish everything done on pro-
found scientific principles, while the commanding
general cares not how So that the thrasing OF tie
Rebels be accomplished. He knows the importance OF
keeping this force here be il large small employed,
and be intends 10 do Il, He afford iobe defeated
for the sake Of making Grants victory thoroughly
COMPLETE and the Rebels win find that he will give them
all they want 10 do Prisoners already talk Of short
rations and limited supply Of ammunition, and the
uncurc indicated by the arrival at Bermuda Hundred
Of Gen Sheridan with l00O cavalry from the Army OF
the Potomac means anything, the traitors may be pre-
pared TO NEE; their doom.
While musing upon this topic, some monster, utterly
ignorant Of the relations OF mcum and teum departed
from before the Friend Mansion with the steed of your
CORES pondent Complaint was at once lodged with
Capt Fleming Proyost Marshal Of the 18th Corps
when that officer found ncensed at the loss Of LIS
own horse. Army life will dcmorolizc anybody. Male
dctons upon the bead Of the thief Of the bay who has
carried Inc in the war path since Thursday last May
he be joed worse than have been, and mny he get
fall al every ditch, and bs away with daily. May
the horses vices increase and his virtues diminish and
may he be stolen from his present proprietor at some
critical moment, skedaddle for instance.
Your correspoRdent "hoofed IT," as Of the army
have il. back to Gea Buffers headquarters, while
"the shades Of night were falling fast" though mud
and water, and visions Of pedestrian eas on tho NOR
row loom up before him.
should have stated that the welcome boom OF the
navy guns greeted our ears tonight and II is to be
hoped they viii be enabled to reach position near
Fort Darling TIE following statement gives reasons
why the feet hiS been detained;
On Friday morning Gen. Butler dispatched Major
Ludlow of his staff back 20 Bermuda Hundred TO com
municae with Admiral Lee. inform him Of intended
attack and 10 urge upon him TO cooperate with the
monitors aud gunboats. To this statement the ADM
raj replied in substance that owing 10 shoal water In
Trent Reach. shown by coast survey chart the dra
Of the monitors and Rebel torpcdoes II would be very
difficult If not mpracteable at present TO get up as
high Dr.. Howlets farm. In order 10 thoroughly
move obsructons II would be necessary TO control the
left bank. The enemy nov occupy, in considerable
force the high ground the left bank around Joness
Neck and tie same difficulty will be found at Dnich
Gap. This occupancy would interrupt the supply Of
coal for the monitors The Admiral however promised
all possible MD and support and would at least protect
the river line below where the feet now lies Four
Mile Creek A Dispatch has since been received that
he has started 10 move np and viii come as far posi-
bic.
What the InorrOws order of exercises will be have
not yet learned. Fighting Of course. Wink.
The Position OF tho Army Of Gen. RutIer-
The Batteries at Work-Part Of Benu-
reRard3s Force en- route for Richmond