Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-08
DAILY SslNTINEI.
TelegraphiC Dispatches.
RsFoETxD ExPRsSsLY yos DAILY s1ATE SENTINEL
MORNING REPORT.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
FROM THE ARMY BEFORE
RICHMOND.
DETAILS OF FRIDAYS
FIGHT.
A Desperate Engagement with no
Decisive Result.
Grant GRADUALLY Advancing his
Lines.
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
BALTIMORE CONVENTION
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uay nghtDg:
The general assault was made promptly at the
hour ordered. 4 30 \ NJ. by Hancoek Wright
and Smith
Warren and Burnside did not participate in the
assault
The attack Wa, brave and our loss severe, but
the result was in1ecisye
Generally the ine advanced materially
Smith carried and retains a distinct and we'll
entrenche'l position .and the other corps are in
| possession of detached works aud various DO
sitioDs more or less important. from which they
drove the euemy
Barlow, under Hancock. carried everything be-
fore him. esp,u'ing guns. prisoners and colors
but owing 10 his advanced position mad to relin-
quish them
Our men set 20 work immediately strengthen
ing their newly acquired position
The prisoners taken are from al corps OF Lees
army proper, showing the enemy has used every
thing he cOmmand
Sheridan is reported TO hold Bottoms Bridge.
This may induce the enemy To retreat ACROSS the
Chickahominy
June 4, y M.-The enemy made night at
tack on the second corps last night which was re-
pulsed with great oss
Sheridan took Bottoms Bridge last night
Cannouading opened on our tight bu, no mus
kerry yet.
Another Tribune correspondent saws
Fridays light. owing TO the formidable charac-
acter oi the enemy works was deemed mpoli--
tic 10 continue the assault. aud at noon our men
rested in then ne~ positions. after making them
impreCuable.
We advanced upon these works simultaneous
" Brook, and Miles hrigades formed two
! lines. The l4th Pennsylvania acting as skir-
TnsheFs led the charge. charging the works at
! The point OF the bayOnet, driving the enemy
/ from them in coIs>-soi,, but the rebeis made a
desperate charge while we we're reforming and
drove our men out aud a few yards from them.
/ Here strong works were constructed and held in
+ spite OF efforts 20 dslodge us
/ In Barlow charge 6l7 prisoner, and one color
/ were taken
Col Morris Ith New York Cheayy artillery
was about opening on the enemy. when he
charged upon by overpowering numbers aud
compelled 10 retire.
Another correspondent saws OF one thing the
enemy must be thoroughly satisfied. that he
cannot break our lines nor drive our men from
/ their established position. though he pile every
man of all his corps upon any point of our lines.
The Trbune's Cold Harbor correspondent.
under date of June >, 3 a. NJ, says:
1t was ascertained this morning that the enemy
/ had Withdrawn his forces from our right frout AZ
/ Bethesda Church, and now and ther; a cannon j.
1 heard, probably from our cavalry harrassing their
retreating column
Gen Grant says the capture of Richmond is
only matter Of time He is confident of his
ability To take it.
Col Morris, of the Goth, was killed bv
sharpshooter while walking with General Bar
/ low
The Herald's 9th corps correspondent, June
4, says:
The enemy evacuated in the night Their re
treat vas most precipitate Guns knapsacks,
/ IL,
Ewel has failed again TO. turn our right
There is now no enemy in front of our corps
The Herald's correspondent says:
Col. Morris, OF the New York heavy artillery,
was not killed Ii was Col Morris of the 66lh
Infantry.
The Herald's correspondent of the 9th corps,
dated June 4, says:
In the charge upon the rebel works. the vete-
ran corps magni6cently drove the enemy out of
their works
Our men Law within hundred wards of them.
ant daylight revealed the fact that the enemy
bad made haste in their abandonment, leaving
stacks of muskets
Our corps Immediately advanced, but without
any enemy being visible.
The vacated works show Ewell's corps terribly
beaten
Col Porter. of the sth New York Heavy Ar
tillery officially published killed, Is said to be
! only severely W0unded.
LATER
NEW YonK. June THE Times correspond
ent gives lengthy detailed account of opera
tions on Friday. showing that the movement was
one OF the mos; important o1 the campaign, he
Ing an attempt 10 push the rebels back from their
position on this side Of the ChickAhominy, but
| failed though our army was advanced 70 NV
positions
The KEY poiut secured by Barlow and Gb-
hons divisions was wrested from them by an
overwhelming rebel reserve in strong line OF
| works
The Herald saws of Frcay's fight il was
brief and bloody but brilliant victory for the fifth
corps Ii vas hot day for general officers ard
I their stalls
Every one oe General Martndale', staff was
hit
The Herald's james River correspondent SAYS
the iron clad feet have been moved up abreast
Buter's right wing. which WAS eutrenchei on
the Peninsula formed by toe Appomaitox and
James and east OF the Richmond and Petersburg
| Railroad. which road army has been enabled
70 reach with recently mounted guhs.