The New York herald., 1864-10-05
THE TENTH CORPS.
MIR. Thomas NJ. Cooks Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS, TENTH ARMY CoRps,
BEFORE RICHMOND, Oct. 2-Midnight.

MIR. Thomas N. Cooks Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS, TENTH ARMY Cos,u,
BEFORE RICHMOND, Oct. 2-Midnight.
ATTACK rIK POCKETS.
The enemy made desperate attempt this afternoon,
at about o'clock drive In pckets the right
They attacked our entire picket line from the New
Market road TO the Charles City road Our infantry
poke stood their ground noby and repulsed them very
handsomely The cavalry pockets on the Csutral road
gave way at arst, but soon rallied and recovered and
held their position The affair lasted about half hour,
producing commoton and excitement IN camp, but
1t all ended In smoke aud the capture OF eighteen or
twenty prisoners.
THE OBJnCr OF LEE DEMONSTRATION
Was doubtless TO nnd our right nank with . view Of
turning t. and this afternoon seriously looking
for determined attack in that direction. But il
withheld. Birney seemed extremely anxious to have
the rebels out Of their works and give him battle
In the open aeld He fools very confident Of his ability
TO maintain himself against any odds they may have to
bring against i'm, whether by flank attack Or other
WISE The prisoners taken to-day ysprescnted four df
statemeSss i Is sa.sfsctoriy determined that
entire division four brgades have boon brought to
reinforce the forces opposed 70 Us The object Of 30
powerful . concentration cannot be mistaken. They
undoubtedly mean 70 attack u and hope to crowd US into
tho James annhilate Ther attack this afternoon
roads caused by the rseen, storm To night the whis
thing Of locomotives and rumong Of oars arc distinctly
noaro Ootn IN our 'front.' ano tOwaros Ricnmond Iney
clearly moving troops V rail- one way the Other
ENxMYs DRsIGNs.
In my own mind have formed an opinion that they
moving the York River Railroad, probably
come down behind the hits Oak swamp beyond the
Chickahomny and strike US at the New Market Heights.
hoping thereby cut of from base Deep Bot
tom, and then easily use US ~ Happily not de-
pendent on Deep Bottom TOR q base. We have
shorter line and better base at Aiken's Land.
ing, and afford to swing clear OF Deep Bot
tom. But we are not YET driven from this line, and
II the corps is inspired with the degree Of coad-
dence and deerpiuaton that inspres intrepid leader
we shall never be driven. Lee Is making desperate
man0uvro. StonoWal jackson alone proficient in
the execution OF such grand flank mevene-t. Lee has
to equal that lam leader In execution
Of such enterprises. II has been Brney's fortune at
least twice during tho war meet and resist these At
tacks-once when led by Jackson in person. who fell in
tho attempt at the hands Of Birncy's men, and
second whom Longstrees sssayed the ros. His
perience exactly adApts him for the threatened
tack. If he shall be successful In repeIing IL, he
doubtless will bo, the road open for him into Rich
general In this war.
1t is only possible that may be mistaken in my inter-
probation OF Lees designs Il be thas he will not be
SO reckless az 70 separate the wings OF army 20
his army and the loss Of his capital ct and the
time Tomorrow will probably solve the matter, or
Tuesday the latest The state Of the roads may be
such retard his march, that he cannot strike
Therefore either on TO morrow or Tuesday look for
battle that will determine more than Was probably de-
sgued to be solved whom we came here.
The slaughter OF the rebos in their assault tho right
the Eighteenth corps saturday greater than at
first supposed ravine that separates the two ARMIES
In vicinity Is flied with their dead bodies which
have yet been buried The lines close there
that the rebels cauno out TO bury them except
der truce, which they have not yet chosen % ask for
they not Inferred soon they viii become terribly
offensive.