New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-18

spoken OF across the Darle, rad They continued
retreat until they reached their ine recently
structed and strengthened IN front BY sasbing and
protected by artillery placed enfade charging
line. Our object being not much to bring heavy
eneag ement az 10 ascertain their strength In this
quarter and discover the nature Of their works. our
rops kept back 10 the edge Of the woods this side
and tor time only sharp diminishing carried
The Rcbes however. installing the delay Of Gen. Teriy
ordered charge lnr but were sent reelng bsek
In baste, and with loss 10 their infrenchmens
For an hour or more the diminishing continued when
Gen. Ames commanding Tcrry's division. observing
portion Of the Rebel linee which seemed less strong
than elsewhere thought possible to penetrate them
and undertook TO do Finding however that It would
cause too heavy loss Gen. Tsrry ordered that it
should not be pressed and directed that our troops fall
back ~ the ntrcDched line. which the Rebels had been
found possessed 81 and had been driven out Of In the
morning. Our troops had scarcely fallen back 10 this
position when the Rebels supposing them retreating.
again charged upon troops but were received with
murderons voIley Of mushcty and by our artillery.
for tho first time brought into during the en-
eagemeni when they rercated with terrible loss and
In confusion their intrenohmont leaving our forces
In possession Of the line Of WORKS about fur miles and
half from the city Of Richmond. which II 10 not likely
We shall again r,nqusb. Kontgs disnounted Cavalry
participating In tbs engagements At our extreme hight
scquitted themselves better than they did week ncs
bu: do not and indeed hardly be expected TO- mani
fest tho steadines Of Infantry under trying circum
stances
Our casualties al the time left the field had not been
definitely ascertsncd but supposed to reach per-
hsps two hundred and nfy In killed and wounded,
prisoners being taken etser side The Losses by the
enemy IN the charge made by them must have been
severe though whether less than We have
means OF determining yet except by conjecture
A our lines will DO advanced by this Ia the position
assumed the Close of 10 day. ncton wc may sum up
the days work TO gain Of full mile and half in dis
lance and pretty certainty that when We get the
ngcm.Dts completed to strike the hnal blow that
Richmond will have ~ yirid
The folio wing general order from MAI Gen. Butler 10
the sequel to the correspondence transmitted yesterday
.-d reAuires no explanation 70 be understood
UpoRs DyrAEInpsr vmonA ssp " CARoi1sA
A nMY or TIE JGEEs Is THE fIELD. OCT ~ ioof J.
Gr.rnlI OEpya No l26.-It being testified 10 the
Comma nding General by number Of refugees ard De
sciters .om tie enemy that from one hundred 70 ohe
hundred and y soldiers Of the United States captured
In aims BY the Confeierses the nnrt near Chnpinf
Blutf. have been taken from Libby Prison ana othef
places ard placed io ialr on the intrcbchnrnn q" TIC
4 lines IN ifOnt Oh t.t!r tItSvf
eerA on tho 18th day Of Octobcr notified the Confed
crate ugcnt Of exchange Robert ouId. OF tie out.nse
being perpe,rotrd upon his soldiers and nfrmtd iiLl
that uss the rractice was stopped Retaliation 10 KIND
would 10 adopted by the Government OF tho Onnoa
Strfcs.
Being assured ny Gen. Hwrl commanding Confcde'
rate forces the north side Of the james. that en- an
swer 20 this communication. nany would be seht ~ ~
O'Clock - ~. " day and IL being now past 2boon' ana
@ = having been resolved,
ia ordered That equal number OF prisoners OF
war preferably mombers of tie virginia R"s"r'~ by
ard rider whOse cssTg this outrage 10 carried or be
act 20 work In the walton at Dtch Hsr ana else
where soDg the trenches may hereafter seen. bfs IN
this unjust treatment VI the shoeis OF
the United >a,es trpt labor and service oy TIE
Confederate eutboT1res ,. a,
80 at lzbr IL pound OF honf. and one ihird OF
pound Of bncun daily. II 90 sreerd Ibst tho same m
lion pSc-ly be served "a these ConicdeIrt- sers
n, hep. nj work d-iIy. and NJ other or different .
IL feng further ned TO- that the Tine of nt"f OF
tic sudcrs Il tie United states a work Under the
IL ten hours each day, these tohieueln
pr1soners o. kept al work will We made 70 WORK ara
work faithfully daily during the same porio1 OF tlme
This order ui he read "a the prisoners act 70 ""fk
the ret time they mustered TOR labor IN order mat
they mar know why that they do not receive tnh'
hind and courteous treatment they have hcreiours re
ceiyed from the United Sat-s prisoners OF war Upon
am atema 10 escape by any 81 these prisoners 90 al
'o''' R nv yyommand Of MAJ. Gen BUTLER
I'd ". Smith. a A. e.
In with the above the force OF aborers Of
Dutch Gap has been augmented 10 THE extent and these
orsoners including tho two lately captured Govern
rnent officials marched there guarded by ME OF
negro troops and will DO set at work immediately.