Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-26

Ssisa was ssssssass tsss, Ne sss q the v al Ne
ssns were tusnsd 10 thar drsstioa They nssd without
Intsrmsslon until half past Ave. then lu during
CHI the rebels could be busy spading and throw
ing the pit tho other way while repaired the
embrasures many of which too NARROW, beside hay
ing been torn by the guns themselves qsf
Evening came and all was quiet the front, but on
the extreme left heard heavy firing from gunboas
the Appomattox from Hinks's battery the other
bank Smelling the rayne which from the river to the
rebel position here
1t seems that there but little fighting Saturday
The batteries which had been engaged the preceding day
reopened slowly and deliberately at o'clock in the morn
ing and the firing thus continued until half past o'clock
when ceased letter dated Saturday evening says
While during Friday night pickets had dug them
selves rifle pitt little in front OF the old one, the
rebels had extended their line toward the woods
left by throwing up new pit considerably nearer US, on
the extremity OF which appeared embryo and threaten
ing redoubt which our guns speedily sienced (on Saur
day morning 4a l.s
musket shot either side Our busy shoyeled and
chopped and undoubtedly the rebels did the same although
little could BIO distinguished
The loss in the 9th Pennsylvania Friday about
40; in the 18th Indiana about CO.
1t has been ascertaned that there twelve brgades
in front OF Estimating these at two thousand
each probably under estimate, and adding artillery and
cavalry and there must be at least twenty-five thousand
troops The brigades are: Clngman's, Greysles aud
Ransom's brgades Of North Carolina troopsi Huntns,
Brtons, Terrys Corses and Wse's Virginia br,gsdes
rod Il. Johnsons brigade
letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer mentions the casu
alties in some regiments which not named above 1t
says
The fight of the 2lst instant rather The 18th
Indiana lost III killed and So wounded the 9th Maine 80
killed wounded, and musings the 9th Chic, 5O the 18th
Illinois, 70 and the S5th Pennsylvania %; but they did
NJ" fall without Dnictng punishment the rebels,
200 of whom were taken prisoners
The enemy made another assault at midnight Of Satur
day. 1t is described in letter to the New York Herald
dated at General Buffers headquarters Sunday last
We extract the following:
Shortly before midnight after nearly every One out
with the atgues of hard days work. had to rest
voley Of musketry startled all hands and before the echo
died away the heavy booming of took its place, and
continued for fully thirty minutes.
Some time before ten o'clock Gen Butler received
The front that the enemy masng centre
This somewhat prepared for what to
and also kept valiant troops thus menaced the alert
Sure enough the enemy did his forces for grand
assault to pierce lines and had not discovered his
intention the attempt would probably have succeeded As
it it resulted in most disastrous defeat to the foe
Our pickes in front of Gen. Ames's line received the
bel fire with great steadiness and never hnched They
returned voley for voey and gradually retired the
When the rebel column approached it receiv
ed with most whitening fire, and dropped to al
low the artillery to play the enemy The niege aud
light batteries commenced their work then The advance
of the rebels moved down like grass but, usual
they up the breach like veterans, filing up the
gaps the fell Another and another murderous fire
from our batteries at last halted them.
Capt LanRleys battery, the lst United States artillery,
played the rebel force with great effect About twenty
minutes after the fight had commenced twenty FOUNDER
PARROT shot struck and exploded rebel casson scatter
ing death and destruction all around At this sight the
most deaenng cheers went from lines to the great
discontinue of the rebels
The gunboats the James and Appomattox rivers
opened their batteries and sheed the woods around max
ing decidedly uncomfortable for the rebel reserves
At last when the enemy found that were prepared
for his advance and having already lost very heavily be
thought best to withdraw, which he did, after giving
metal fair and impartial test
The fight lasted about thrtyve minutes, and
it men proceeded to bury the rebel killed lent
on the field learn from good authority that two hun
dred and inferred by forces Our
will not be- than about ten killed aud fifty wounded,
as had all the advantage side constantly the
defensive aud the enemy marching boldly up to
trenchments. The fleet in the James and Appomattox
river is great auxiliary to our army.