Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11
LATEST From THE UNITED STATES.

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LATEST From THE UNITED STATES.
United States papera Of tho 9Th were reesiv-
Cd last evening. From the New York Times
Of that date we extract the following items:
The lstest intelligence from the Army OF
the Potomac rep0rts 10 moro fighting. a Gus"
patch dated Sui lay evening, says enc iepsis
fall back thi5 morning 70 their main line OF
works, which rurs from the lead works TO Inc
S.uihsiie road, or nesr it. This poaltlon OF
the rebsla is l. very strong one, and cannot
rasily bs carried. A division Of the Second
G1rns advanced 10 tho Boydton road, ever
aA;ch L.s enemy wagon their supplies to Pc
sfr.hury. Two lines Of works we're found un-
n,nnoisI, only skirmish line opposing the
ed7.n. a and falling back as our troops went
forward. Near the Boydton road very tor
midabls limo Of works was found, behind
which tho rebels were posted in heavy force:
II was not deemed advisable to attack, and
n,r men fell back and occupy safe posltion
Th3v ]oa. few wounded in the advance. Our
loss on Friday wss greater than st6rst stated.
The total in killed, wounded and prisoners VIII
tUOs up QUg ioE tkOuA &ISpO-ulOl0 sAoa Aes-
whom were taken prisoners. This occurred IN
consequence Of a ghp being left between part
of the Fifth and Ninth Corps, through which
the enemy charged, and tlanked the Second
| Division Of the Ninth Corps.
Tbs lgtss, reliable sc:ourts from Missouri state
thu. Pfics is moving on RuIla in three columns,
| the right under Shelby and Msrmaduke, the
csn,re under himself, and the left under Cooper.
the latter being mainly composed OF hslf-breed
| Indians
Mai. &C.. Hooker has assumed command Of
| the NoIthern Department. with headquarters at
! Cincinnati.
Msj. Gen Hoints!on,an ia ordered to report at
| Wheeling.
The Times" quotes rc4l u, 1909 q ltVs.
THr ATTACK on BATTERY HARaIsoS-xNiAV's
ACCOUNT.
We extract the fol!oSing account of the ss-
ssult on Battery Harrison, from the Baltimore
American:
Tho troops selected for tho task of carrying
these works wore mainly those belonging TO
Tenth Corps, under General Birney, and The
Eighteenth Corps, under General Ord. Under
cover of the darkness of Tuesday and Wednes.
day nights two pontoon bridges were con-
strucsed. And when these were completed,
.hrco days rations were issued TO the troops
detailed for tho assault,ard the order OF march
was given, Every thing 10 tbe shape of en-
oumbranoc was left South Of the river, inc!u'
ding " wagons, 30 that the double purpose might
DO gained Of making quick advance and
avoiding all unnecessary noise. at Daylight
On Thursday the whole body OF the as5aiiing
Column was safely over tie river.
Gem kau:z, with division Of cavalry, LED
the advance on the extreme right. In thi
srase between Deep B1tscm and Dutch Gar
tho infantry waa formed into two columns, ths
Tenth Corps (Birnay's) striking out in the
direction Of New Market by our right, anu
tho Eighteenth taking up its advances by th'
| left, on line nearer to the river. Tho latter
ooumn under Gen. Ord, had to encounter
heavy sl;imisbins almost from tbs outset o
is marcel The robels, however. made no Of
Isctivs cr resolute stand until they had Taller
bnck to the line OF rife pits on Chathn's iarn
Tbess pit5 extended near to tho river, OF
which we'll constructed fort terminated th'
Inc. Tho pits were carried by our men after
succession of gallant charges, but ut very
heavy }oss. The fort was likewise Carried, bu
only after Il ssriss Of most bloody encounters
One eve witness Gags, tina: "the glacis of thu
fort after tho bsttie presented horrible
sight" -, u .w
;hc storn,i,g party, and its gacis was covered
with the dead aud dying who bad fallen IN nj
assault The Rebel garrison IN this uEer lin
Of works VIE nulali when the attack oommeEc
ed, early in the Day. but it had received he"V,
reinfo, uemenlS lion Richmond Whllo tho Ign
was oroeespairz. Oaa division. We arc told
Gan Stedn,an'a, ,3ok tbs sslicrtj 9! the mail
work. nnd thence swung round inside oil, ant
10 tho rear If tho enomy in the other works
drove them cut before them. This dlVlsl"1
Loot every Ola Of its brigade commanders
either killed or wounded. HeaI. burnhsm WA
!illei, mid Culsunls Stevens end D1nohue wer'
wounisI General Ord himself was f's'
wcund,i early il the fight. The three OWE.
iona, which nads up tho Eighteenth y, Psser1
~tish iliaA r. eEcfals stannard, Heekma'
ami bow they fought, may be gathered from
the :!,u;s ts.a. thsy lost Eve hundred in killet
Gni wounded before they achieved possession
uf tho anepiy's werks. Tho negro troops ar
prnii. fur the stesiinoss and gallsntry will
anich they fought.
Fru1, ti.is account it will be seen that tn
enemy paid dsaily for their success.
TUE FIoHr 0T THE NEW XAakET ROAD.
The Tenth C;7ps, meanwhile, was not idl
in the right Of cur sssaul.ing lines. Genera
Birney mss the enemy almost Immediately af
ter starting away from Deep Bottom, and
succession Ct lkirmishps wag the order Of ad
vance until tho New Market road was reached
To get possession Of shat road was the MAR
task fur which the Tenth was specially detail
I'd. The enemy were found strongly intrenoh
ei on Whist ara called New Ma: ket Heights
Ths strong natural position thus occupied wa
made formidable by works of OIL importsr
character. To carry this, the oHlored troop
Of the Corps were selected by Ger. Birney
and tho charge they made ia described in til
letters Of various correspondence liz we'll ss i,
Gen. Buffers report, as Gu, or the grand fca
lures of the dsy. They neither halted no
lsl;ered, although they were mown down il
large numbers by the keen, sharp FIRE of tn
onomy. The presence of Gen. Birney in th,
yo.y heat and crisis of this assault doubtless
did vast deal 20 inspire his men with tn
courage and dash so essential to the execution
Of their tax. Generals Grant and Butter welt
likewise na the ground OF this point during
the day, urd the presence Of the Lieutensn
General is said TO have created tho widest on
thusiasn among the troops.
Gen. Birney did not tako long breathing
spell OF Nsw Market Heights. lie at ono
pushed forward in the direction of an old earth
work three miles beyond Now Market, and i
was shortly taken possession of with barely
,how of resistance. Two miles beyond whsr,
this old work stands, tho Varins road CROSSE
the Kew 1srket road, and along that line th'
Eighteenth Corpa, having finished its task or
the left towards the river, was marching up tc
form junction with the Tenth. At this poin
q formidable asriss of Rebel works CROSSES tn,
New Market road, six miles from Richmond
There works, after succession Of desporat,
charges directed by Birney himself, and which
lasted from two o'clock on Thursday afternoon
till dark, still remain in the enemY's hands