Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-21
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATES

ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED SfA11S'
We continue to summu z, the contents OF the h~l'
Uailsd States papers received .: I'll, sfi's;
suILsRs LAfIlE viLLAISr.
Sane ' q lick sptsls Of the Bssn" lofsvsn 10 has
hs oads.) slests ever the eSpatsn Of the pfsaaeis
whom Batter tas ssi 70 so,k Ga bic capd 10 tai ye
Ne Qss.s from the New York HUald Of the l7sai
They ssre ioross TO 20 upssr essrd Of nssro .o-
dera to The doomed spot l. ~as, ibssed, e'lln3l bat
the retaatofy principle bad 20 DO reehtleaey carieo
ou,, aud 10 q short time they we're on their gloomy
march, surrounded BY their sable guards; TINS morn'
and liable as any moment 10 die BY the haods o. tnose
.ho Ike them, R-e traitors TO their country Inc way
Of the trsnsgressor Is surely hsrd.
Many OF these prisoners Of war bslong to the nrst
families If this proud Old Dominion, and, though clad
in the troverbally and exceedingly rusty Uniform Of
toe played out ConedeIscy," bore all tue other EVIL
demo OF p,reonsl RETIREMENT and decorous manners
Slme of them lett homes OF opulsncs and elegant ease
60 tread upon the h,g Of the old government ana
doubtless s beth ht themselves OF the oversbAdoW'
humiliation TO which Il fortunes OF war would one
dsy subject them Il sad to their smooth and,
IN mSny instances, hard oms faces pal, "a asay pae-
ns,s and their slender but well formed bodies uernbe
like the aspen At in ,hsse October Winds
soMIfHISG AT Last OF The FIGHT LAST THURSDAY.
After significant silence by the newspapers, and
sill more sign 6cAnt inactivity by Grant, the following
cooked" account of their sangunary defeat, last
Thursday, is published:
General Terry Immediately formed line Of battle In
the omen fields giving General Ames the right and Gsn.
Birn,y the Left General 'uEs cavalry o,verng the
rlRh, hauk and Irolonging to the Charles Oiy road
sErn sh line that IVES advanced Ia front OF the Infantry
br rsd, OF Fosters division was deployed a. Skin
mi on the left Of our main line, TO make the con
necton with our fortified position on the New Market
road thus perectng continuous line ram the James
river at Aken's Lluding 20 the Charles City road,
ds ance of full ten miles
When these dispositions had bsen perfected General
Terry ordered the advance and his skirmlshers moved
steadily forward into the woods on either side OF the
Central roai. The moment they advanced tbs sharp
cracking OF muskes denoted the presence Of the rebels
brisk skirmish ensued which resulted in the repue
OF the rebels aud the STEADY advsuce Of our men
relys main line Of bat lie then advanced into the ecge
Of the wood The skirmisbers tcircey three hundred
wards in advance Of the line of battle, quickly discovered
heavy ssshnE covering line of esrth<o occupied
nv heavy masses Of rebel Infantry, who poured such
deadly voey of musketry into them that further ad
yanca was impo'itc if not imp!scdSsbl,.
General Terfys assaults on Ihsse works developed the
fact ha they were held Uy the divisions CT Hcks and
Fields making together stronger foros than that at
his disposal for 8 seritul assault.
He ha9, however, accomplished the purpose OF his
expedition and preparing to retire, when tue rebels
sailed cut from their works and charged cur line The
attack was somewhat unexpected but the lei
warmly receive on that account By our men. 1t viii
bs remsmbs that our position was on the OUTSIDE OF
the rebel ssshing with skrmishers advanced well
into t. In localities the skrmishers alone checked
and repused the rebel ASSAULT Whe in others the line
FELL hack steadily to the main ns Of battle, where the
bels we're checked. Toe charge was one OF Ih1 most
daterrnined have ever witnessed. The roar OF mu.
kerry was almost daafeniug For nearly fifteen minutes
the rebels were held by their officers, who vany en-
davorsd 10 get them up to our line In the face OF the
terrible Are poured into them, and then they broke
A eonfus on and hastend back TO the cover OF their
wotks Never vas large inside with more determine
ton and vgor, and was one met with more IN
Arcsing courage repealed with more completeness
RNu this.
when the rebels went back they left the thick slash
ing aled with their DEAD dying AID wounded eviden.
chg the severe punishment they had received, hich
was cient 10 deter them from any further attacks.
o. course after auvi-g deferred the "R,b els" from
making any further attacks the Yankees themselves
found Il quite wholesome to "gve order fer their msn
to retire."
Soon after THE ef.ir orders were given for men
20 r.ire. The Withdrawal of go considerable body Of
troops, in open Daylight from the immediate presence
OF greater body of the enemy, vas a. Undertaking OF
the most delicate ma ure That il Wag Bucc 'sifuy
comolshed notT.5s andDg tIrt on ths part Of the
rsb 10 attack u cts the highes. credit upon the
military skill of the acting coumsnder of the corp1
Tae dsy's work mi ht have resulted in the Infection
of greater ,uRge TO the enemy-pfooSbly their rout
from the position they had taken and the destruct
of their new made worksbut for the fauz pas Of the
previous evening; but az II vac all was scoJnpl sled
| ihssWas designed at the inception OF the movement,
and the information obtained in the highest degree
valuable aud useful
We do feel curious to know the lee value ard use
fulness of that information. We woad:r If 500
la.ebteIei Ylnkess would cover its value, and If its
1 a.. al
rrees and "wbie trash" 90 suddeny and easily taken
1 off,
We have lost In the operation In killed. wounded and
| missing, probably about four hundred men, mostly
wounded. OF officers VS. have 10 mourn the gallant
Rsjor Camp Of the Tenth CONNECTICUT who fell clo1e
up 70 the rebel work. and whose remains were left on
the field and Lieutenant Colonel TaJl r. of the Sixty
| second Ohio MORALLY wounded. Tnese are the only
casualties am ng field ocsrs that have been reported
T7cM INV ORLEANS.
TIE Yankees are beginning to get frightened at the
prevalence Of yellow fever 10 New Orleans whiob, It
spp;as LA 6aaly made It's appearance In that city
Tne correspondent OF ths Herald slys:
There are reports, apparently well authenticated, Of
the existeree OF yel lever in this city, Gao Of the
no. intelligent physicians OF New Orleans, however,
an old resident insists that there has not Zen asngle
well defined case Of yellow fever here.
Precautions have bsen taken 10 guard certain dig
trIc an prevent all ipgress and egress and iecm L.
10 that posed cases Of yellow fever usy not extend
the diseas RGons were Issued 10 the residents with
In the lmi,s OF tie Injected Gistric.'
No slaru Is fe and the opinion Is expressed that !
the yellow fever exists here at all IL will not become
epidemic.
Toe pole quarantine bas doubtless been ss
.ablIshed In the third municipal disric. Of New On.
leans which SETTLING focus for the fever, Inhabited
II l.. 80 Ia Trfok