Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-12

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I6ns ms lers conttansd np toshalf pas
i Flu the tneFnioe, WlIe1 r definitely
i saseeFtaip ipen Tint red onbi IL rebel Gen
i iLse hRr idroniinenil5 ekadatdied u itei
;1ayin bern t1V1ried over eni over nsain
H IN n1s ,ldRofIte. tAcucsof nllfssing 8udhufi.
ing leEtons FIRST on one flank, thea sudden.
~ on the other, or upon the center, de has
gone reeling and staggering back 10 bis
intrencbmenIs at Orange, or is in full re.
treat to his beleaguered capital. A few
hours must determine the result.
The great loyal heart Of the people will
beat with new pulsations of gratitude to
the Most High who gives ns the'viclory,
while tears fall for the noble brave sepul.
chred in shallow graves, dug by soldiers
under orders to march.
P. S.-Gen. WadsWorth ia reported TO be
alive and a prisoner. B.
Fridays Banle-Fourte hours of Fsghtfag
-Despsrate attempt 6y Lee to Break up
Ssdgwick's DiDi1ion Heroic Resistance Of
Our MeR-Deaih Of Gen. RIdsporth-
VdrytTg Successes, but Final Reputse of The
Rebels.
WAsHISoToN, Monday, May 9, 1864
FIELD OF TIE Battle OF THE WILDER-O
NESS, Friday, May e-ll P. NJ
Fourteen hours of severe fighting to-
day, still nothing decisive. The position
this morning was that of last night subs
stantially. Sedgwick, with two of bis
divisions, Ricketts, aud WrighIs has
fought upon the right; Gen. Hancock, with
the four divisions OF his corps, viz: Bir
ney's, Carr's, BSrlow's and Gibsou's, with
Gstty's division OF the 9th Corps, hns
fought upon the left; and General Warren,
with his fuli corps aud Stevenson's division
OF the 9Th Corps (Burnside's), has fought
in the center. Burnside's corps has con
stituted the reserve, and has marched aud
countermarched necessarily, and goue ia
by brigades at the center and on the left.
SedgWick was to advance at a. NJ, but
Ewell, who commands opposite him, at
tackled at 4:45. Seigwick says EwelIs
watch must be is minutes ahead of hts.-
This action on our right was spirited and
well fought. AT the expiration of an hour
the rebels were handsomely borne back,
the firing ceased, and each side held the
ground they had bivouacked upon. Our
loss was severe and the enemy's cgltd :npt
lhavsbeen lees. -
Gen Sedgwick's staff were brilliant and,
ubiquitous throughout, while the old Gen
erat was the man of Autietam and Freder-
ieksburg repeating, himself. This action
barely over, ana suddenly we heard from
the extreme left that peculiar monotouous
swell and volume of sound which tells of
large numbers engaged-so many that sin.
gle shots and even yolleys of long lines
are DOT distinct, but are merged in the
mighty noise of a great battle. Hancock
was engaged.
The details of his two hours steady
struggle do not know, bntI know that
be did his work cleanly and completely
Longstreet had Joined the rebel right, aud
this was second determined attempt TO
iture.
Grey, who was on The ground, will .nu-
doubtedly embody in his letter to the Tri.
6Vne full and accurate particulars.
Only 10 o'clock aud Lee had tried each
wing and had metiu each case more than,
he could overcome, aud we asked ourselves
what next. All his movements we're silent
and invisible, aud unknown until he de.
veloped them in the event. We can delIy-
er blows over in the direction whence
blows are dealt us-not against an enemy
advancing in bold sight, but against one
who has mysteriously gathered and poised
himself for a deadly spring.
But the suspense is not long. Both
comoatRnts are TOO eager to compel the ls-
sue for either to delay another and still
all along the six miles of front
Al IL o'clock the euemy press close upon
Warren and Sedgwick, and train mum.
bsr of guns exactly upon the latter's head
quarters. A man and three horses are
killed within 20 feet of the General, and
in the very center of his grouped staff
Finding the enemy disposed to renew, the
engagement of the early morning, Sedg.
wick accepts the challenge, aud advances
his whole lines The men go in with more
dash aud hold on more sturdy than in the
morning. Ewell is driven back 10 his sec.
ond line where bis gnus. are 10 position,
and there makes a st4nd.' = ssss ~
Atthis junCture, Warren, who connects
with Sedg gwick's left, is extremely anxious
to go in with all bis might, but the enc
my position in his front seems too for.
midsbIe.
see troop OF h9rsemeu riding rapidly
up to the perilons edge OF battle, and re
lcognize Warren and his white horse, a.
Jshu was recognized by the Prophet o
old, for they came furionsIy. With him
are Gems. Griffin aud Hunt, and officers o
Gen. 0rantas aud Meade's stats. ~ t.s
Haltipg at the first line they dismoun
and walk more than half mile IN front o
the men, who are fat upon their. brsasts
and firing rapidly. We hold the woods OF
one side of an open space. perhaps one
fourth Of . mile across. aud the rebels la,
along the trend of the woods 1poh IN
other side. Their intrenchmsuts ave piGta
y Visible, and the open mouths of thei
artillery peer oyel.
No; 1t will not do to charge across. /
were stark madness. The e6sFpshooteF
may eoutiDus 70 reply 70 this, but no MAJ
shall start across the plain and lige. War
rem had psr1aps hoped that 6fs 3oFn iiid
ment would be overrnled by the officer
with him, but all declare that no ndyanc
can be made hete.S Bat more to thsleT
where WGdsWorth's and Robinson's divi
sions of Warten's corps lap up 70 Ha6eoel
the Prospect is better, and there an assanl
8 Is ordered. H
lis noon, and ssds Eiek's second tigt