The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04

| Fighting Rebel WcrR. carrisd~
twenty Guns Captar-d-A Gallant
Charge by Coiorca Trcops.-our Cav.
airy Reach the Gates Of the Rebel
Capital.
New York, Oct 2.
The Herald's 10th corps army CORE.
spondeot says he is Of the opinion tba. th /.
corps is advancing on Richmond.
The Corps broke camp on the eS;h. and
by rapid march reached aud crossed
Janser river at daylight OF the e9.h, an /
! lmm ~dlately after advanced aud skirmisb.
Ell up the river and across the fields until
they came lsar the Nes Market road
This aAi is strongly en,renched. and oc
caried oy the enemy on the nights.
TIE advance was ob.tnately con ested
THIS position, Of a strong natural charac
ter, IL rendered touUly formidable by the
Almost lmpsnetrable saashiug that covers
the slopes.
The colorel troops under Gen. Prime
we're Ordered to cHrY this position =
fheir charge was ono of the grand fea
lures in the operations OF the dsv. They
never halted or fal.ered, though their
rauks were sally shinned as they ad.
yanced. The successfal accomplishment
OF their task pat the enemy to confusion.
aod sent them rapidly down the road to.
ward r chmoad
Generals Grant an1 Batter came on
the fsll during this struggle. ard were
enthusiastically received by the troops
When tie former rode along the lines The
shouts and cheers of the men were with
out example.
Three miles above New Market the en-
emy have very strong work, but Birney
pressed his adva ntase and pursued the
eetreatiug rebels to closely that they could
not stop to reform in their works.
Two miles further on the rebels have
strong line of redoabis, perfect in their
character, carrying heavy artillery and
located AZ such brief interval that it is
impossible to forge a column of troops
through them. These works cross the
New AIarAet road jast beyond the Laurel
hiii Churcn, anu their guns sweep the
roads 10 all dlrectIoas.
Gen. blrney a. once determined 10 car
~ such OF these works as lay in his froot
OF general assault, aud Ieeonnoilered
the gTouad himself, amid such 4 storm or
-heiis as have never seen surpassed -
iheY we're met with murderous fire ,f
grape AMI esnalster, and unceaSing vol
leys Of masketr,, which made terrible
havoc II tier ranks. Still unainchinely
they held iaefr way IN crossing an inter
vening crest OF open land, whiie they
We're expo fghiIul enhiadiug ffe
and he .asasi-ef ware NEST tersit.a.A
Sui the ina preissi forward. On ap-
preaching the fedgnbts they we're founA
even more ;ormidabie than was at first sun
posed A perfect abbat,is held them Al
bay, while the rebel iafaniry literally
moved them dowa
TIE forts we're surrounded by broad
ditch eight feet deep. iuto which some oi
the colored troops leaped, only to fnd
themselves helnued 10, with no door OF
retreat.
These works had no sally port, and
were ssitl- only by draw bridges over
the ditebes. These of course were drawn
up.
The line WAS withdrawn to the farther
side OF the crest, which position vas held
until night, whan demonstration was
made agsiust the works in the ditch in
which. our inen were eoopei up, thus Civ.
ing them 40 opportunity to escspa.
The advance up the road OF from bali
to three quarters OF u mile was accom-
phshed, but it cosf u dearly. The whole
cotrs lot nearly 5.oco [doubrful-pre
vioasly reported 5J0l In killed and
8ound.d.
AT this time kau'z cavalry dashed up
to the very gates of Richmond, which fac,
be reported u Rntler, who at once dis.
patched d vision of infantry to his sup
port. This division marched TO within
inusket range of the city, and probabls
might bsve marched into the rebel capi-
tai, although il is clear they not have held
l..
On arriving In the suburbs of the city
they found Ksuiz hal Withdrawn for a
wise purpose. The division was then or
dered TO return
Although our advance was checked at
Laurel HILL. the expeditionis by no means
Terminated,
The Herald's correspondent with the
is'h corps gives the following account of
the part taken BY TIA. corp. IL .hs move.
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