still advancing, with the same fore I had been contending with the day before, with their centre, and deploying their wings forward on the right and left of my position. At this moment I was ordered By

General Jackson to withdraw my commend two miles east of Clinton, on the Jackson road, and take position there, ordering at the same time any artillery to Clinton.

By the time I had taken this Podtion, the columns of the enemy's force had united at 0linton, where they became engaged with General Adams's brigades. I was then ordered by General Jackson to move my command nearer to 0Hnton, which was done and held the position, until General Adams's command retired and took position at the tomho stone, about one-and.a-half miles in my rear, when I was ordered By General lackson to withdraw my command, and take lition near the Breast-works west of Jackson. Apprehend/n E that the enemy might make a flank movement on the ro leadin E from 0linton Mississippi Sprins to Sackson, I sent some scouts to ascertain if such was the case; they not reportinE, I sent out a company from the Twenty-eighth, under (jal)taln latcliff, who reported immed/ately, that they were vancin E on that road in force, with infantry, cvalry and artillery, and were then nearer Jackson (the point we were fallln E hack to) than the position held by our troops. I immediately sent a staff officer to inform General Jackson of the fact, and that I would withdraw my br/le and try to Eet to Sackson before the enemy and intercept him there, he meeting u l) with (eneral I delivered the msese//e to him I withdrew the 5riEade by reEiments (my battery not havin E been or-

dered hack to me at this time) in their re/,,n]ar order to Jackson, when I received an order from /eneral Ie to move my column out on the road leadin E from Jackson to Clinton. Here the roads and streets were much obstructed by large numbers of strs]ers and banEera on of the army in. their flight.. I moved my column to reach the bridge, where the roads leadin E from (Jlinton intersects the (Janton and [ackson road, anl)posinE the enemy miEht move in that direct/on from (Jlinton, (as they had troop enouEh to make any move they chose,) and intercept the pasee of our trains across the hridEe. On reachin E Hanin E /[oss creek, four miles north of ackson, I came u l) with (eneral Lee's Quarter-master in charge of all the trai halted my command, took podtion, and &t th/s time was joined by (eneral Lee, who informed me tlmt General FerEuson was guardin E with his hr/Eade the road leeAin E from (jlinton to the bridge, when I bivouaced at th/s 1)oint for the nht, and remained for three dys until it was discovered that the enemy were crong Prl river, st Iackson, in the direction of Mer/d/an.