New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-12
VICTORY AGAIN.

The Army of the Potomac has fought another
great battle, and again is victorious. The time
was Tuesday afternoon, and the place was the
banks Of the River 20, in the vicinity Of Spott
sylvania Courthouse. An account of the
struggle will be found in the dispatch of one of
our special correspondents, who left the battle
field on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, fifteen
hours later than the latest news telegraphed
from the War Department
This battle began at halfpast one on Tuesday,
and, like the great conflicts of Thursday and Fri
day last week, continued far into the night, and
ended with the complete repulse Of the enemy.
BuTnsido'o corps-twO divisions of twas on
the right of onr line, the 9TH and 9th Corps in
the center the I'd on the left. 1t was supposed
that Ewell's corps had gone to the relief of
Richmond, as the prisoners captured during the
early part of the battle were all from Long
streets and A. p. Hills corps, but if Ewell ever
started he was recalled, and his corps was
found necessary to the preservation of the
Rebel army in this Tuesdays battle. 1t seems
clearthat Grant attacked-his artillery opening
along the line of six miles in length, and being
but feebly replied to for the want of ammunition
among the Rebels. There was very heavy in
fantry fighting also at all parts of the field. The
enemy's tactics were the same as ever, and
their efforts to break through at different points
were unremltting, but ever unsuccessful.
The contest is described as very close hand
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desperate struggle. Lee feels, apparently, that
for him there is no salvation but in such vic
tory as shall destroy for the present the power
of the Army of the Potomac, arrest its reent-
less pursuit, and relieve the intolerable pressure
which the steadness of Grants purpose and
the unwcaried valor of his soldiers compel him
to endure. He address, therefore, in every
conflict to aggressive tactics, attacking again
and again, but attacking everywhere at enor-
nous sacrifice and to no effectual purpose.
1t is asserted again that the supplies of Lee
are deficient, and that be has sought to capture
the immense stores which he knew were massed
in the rear Of our army. To that end he ar
ranged his most earnest effort just after dark on
Tuesday, but abandoned it before he began its
execution, finding that Grant had anticipated
his purpose All hope of its success seems to have
been destroyed in advance by the tremendous
onset of the 9th COrps-the corps which was John
Sedgwick'S and which fights now to ayenge him
on the right center Of the encmy's line.
The glorious result Of their charge was the driy-
ing Of the Rebels backinto shelter Of their earth
works with great slaughter, the capture Of five
cannon, and Of two or three thousand prisoners.
All night long Burnside lay on his arms ex-
pectng the attempt on the trains, but the
baflled defeated, disheartened enemy, though
narrowly straitened for food, dared not try it.
The night passed and morning came, and up TO
8 o'clock the battle was not renewed.
We expect to hear Immediately that Lee has
again fallen back, and that Grant is pressing on
his rear. The contest has passed into one Of
endurance and in that the superiority Of North
ern steadiness and valor will sooner or later
show itself decisiyely. But such struggle is
awful TO contemplate--mor than a week Of
incessant marching and fighting, three great
battles a catalogue Of Killed and wounded esti-
mated at the ghastly number of 10000 on our
side alone. Yet the matchless soldier who
leads our armies falters not for moment, and
never for moment finds his troops reluctant to
ADVANCE If Waterloo was q battle OF giants,
as Wellington said, what is this
There is no later news from Gen. Butler, and
none that is decisive from Gen. Sherman, though
it seems that he has forced his way steadily
through the advanced positions of Johnston.
The movement by MCPHERSON in rear Of Dalton
is arrested by the unexpected strength OF Resaca.
But here, as in Virginia, delays are to be ex-
pected from the extraordinary difficulty Of the
ground on which the enemy is established and
intrenched. We have every reason to rejoice
that steady progress has been made III both
campaigns