The New York herald., 1865-04-09

the nag drew the ensmys nre and the orderly shot
In the fAoa General Changers horse was wounded In
the foot and even the favorte dog Of the General,
which accompanied him, slightly wounded In the
leg General Granger, General Macarthur and Captain
Cobb returned without receiving the slighss injury
roRrxpoB BURIED IN rHs fARm-oHR NAN KILLED, TWO
WOUNDED AND -FOUR HoRsEs KILLED.
Considerable excitement caused yesterday by the
explosion Of three or four orpedoes the end OF
bridge D0ves creek, on the way to starks Land
ing One man was killed. two injured, and four horses
killed The ground In the neighborhood searched
and fifteen torpedoes were dug out Of the road
To-day wagon passed. over and exploded . torpedo.
General Baleys brigade Of engineers cot 70 work 10
build new bridge over D0ves creek and corduroy
and build up the roads, which becoming impossible
This morning three topsdoes have been discovered
two the landing and the other General Bacys
headquarters, short distance abovs They are seven,
eight and eleven inch she'll filled with powder With
percussion cap neatly liked the top These placed
lightly under the SOIL that tho slightest pressure win
them explode In riding from the front to tho
landing returning there is danger Of exploding tor
pedo at every STEP r -
negro woman who informed our men Of the whore.
abouts OF some of these orpedoes said that just the
hill the rebels had 'bursd oannons" Tho rebels
learn when they placed them IN the ground called the
route over which they were laid. and which they had
doubt our army would take, the 'Tsnkss shell road"
soua MEN KILLED AND nSr WOUNDED ~ rus sunsrNe or
sHnIl-
This afternoon four men wore killed and nine wounded
by the bating Of shell In General Dennis brigade Of
veachs division. To-day another shell fell into the
midst OF party OF ten or twelve soldiers assembled
around nrs preparing coffee for breakfast Il out into
the ground scattering the earth In such that
eve six of the party were thrown down, upset the
coffee pot and passed without njuring single man.
-Four mules also instantly killed to-day by shell
passing through the bodies Of three Of them when
ploded, killing the fourth.
oua roacEs CLOSING ON TIE RxsEL woRKs-.A GscuLAa
nrsrAKn
Our forces are gradually approaching Spanish Fort.
They are now intrcnched within distance Of seventy
yards Of the enemy's rife ps Our loss in killed and
wounded will average about hundred and nfty per
day The loss in ocsrs has been very small In proper
ton. have not heard OF being killed. and but
eight or ten wounded.
A sinslar mistake occurred this evening Captain
Myers o1cer OF the day for the Third brigade, Third
DIVISION Sixteenth army corps with blanket over his
shoulder went the front for the purpose OF dstrbut
ing ammunition 70 the Owing 10 the darkness and
the proximity OF the hostile forces he In the midst
Of the enemy without discovering his mistake and
In the act OF giving quantity Of ammunition 10 rebel
Qlcer when the blanket was blown partially aside, dis
closing The yankee' shoulder strap Tho rcbe at
drcw his revolver and shot tho oncer In leg Our
men understanding tho state Of Affairs, rushed forward
and rescued the ocer the rebels falling back before the
volley which met than as the Union soldiers advanced
ruRrs HUNDRED op TEE uBxy CUT oyr-rBE ueErY -rInu
ILLINOIS COMMANDS frsEL rosroos sRrDon
The Third brigade Of the Third division Of the SIX
seonth army corps yesterday cut OF three hundred Of
the enemy on the extreme right, but were unable 70
capture them, an tho rebels took refuge In swamp
The Eighty first Illinois, Of this brigade commands q
rebel pontoon bridge the extreme right but at las.
accounts had been unable captre H. account Of the
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