, 1864-05-08

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l1ocs 11rioua muskci fight continued for nearly tw
hours. The hecvy timber aud dense undergaowt
rendered the uso Of artillery Impossible and oily
lew rounds from he1yy piecca were dred on eithe
side, bnt ae 10 violence, the musketry xurpakse.
eret3thfng in the history Of the army OF the Po
tonac-
Our liue steadily held It's ground until the who'll
corps IVES formed, when night 14ll prevented an nd
vance OH our part, and put IN end to tho eight
wxdsworth's division and brigade OF Robinson,
division, under command of Gen. Robinson, wer;
ordered to take the enemy In front Of Hancock y,
The right flank. but darkness prevented thcfu1l exc
| cution OF this plum.
The loes on our side vii. probably, resch oas
| thousand, including Gen. Alex. H.ycs, Coils, s.
Ca1ral and Ttler, smoung tho wounded.
Gen. Haueock's men behaved most admirably,
The 9Th N. z. cava1ry, in the advance On thu
road 10 Parkr1ss ztore, WAS attscked By supasiol
fove In the morning. aud driven back with coa.
siderable losa- Gc1. ghcr. dan sent 1 message to
Gen. Meade In the morning to the effect that he lad
met part Of strarrs cavalry and VIA driving then,
/ in cretJ direction.
| The esents Ut the day m.y be summed up Al
fo1lows: Gen Lee made two attempts to cut ou1
amy in two, both on the right and lefr by getting
| between tho rircr and War7en's and scdr.
| wick'a Corps, with only part Of Basnside'a
sezoss. On tho enc side between Hanoefk'a
forces and the remainder Of the iaruy
On the other. That he was fouea
in both pu1potes aud that the army has been con.
ceatIated, notwithstanding, constitutes most
substantial Success for General Grant. Not uuit4
oue-half OF the army Tas engaged to cdsy, To-
night every corps Is In proper position, Burnside
being fully mp, and General Grzut has at his com
mand an ample forcs With which he viii 1usks a
grand stack upon the enemy At daylight
There WAS heavy firing On sedgwick's p.rt Of
the lEe afer DARK, hut it WAS Of short duration.
It ia understood that 1t was brou.ht about in ad.
vance to clear our front.
WAtuHGFoN. Saturday, Ap11 7.-Nothiny CON-
inR to later dae than atoye have been rccetved bv
Government.
fThe following dispatch WAS received 1t tba
Sherman House, Saturday eyc1ing.-Ep1
WASHINGTON, My 7,@sp.m.
Ameesenger just IN from the front ssat:3 th.t
Gen. Grant is crowdlns Lee, and that the battla IL
et1l rtsipg. No doubt a. to tho rcsult.
Cur troops arc In the best spIsts and their blows
are telling.
Lee Is tal,'uV back bsfose the edvauclng boste.
The victory /. Is thought will be thorough one,
Otbcial dispatches At the War Department an
nounce the adrance Of Gen. Bctles, and his sac
ceesful landing 1T West Point, about fo1:y uil.s
from Richmond, on the direct road.
WASHINGTON, May 7th, 1861.
ep".s Ie 49,, w., LAG govern
Wednesday, at Daylight, Grants whole arny was
entirely ec'o:s the Rapitau. II marched TO 4
plain lltt'e beyond and ncc: the old Chancellor
vie batile ground. when Lea Was forced ont Of bis
~ "o.As anu ~, oaei,a oNee, "nleo IVES Al onen nc.
Ssp, a.. - ~ 80 a:.Ici aoa 4asteu ontl
s.:,H .s, ~. 1s .o'.s1 oaeA svnis distance
a..a5sss ~s.. 81 .Ss., "'s' " n's Aaeo ana
"o1Aa.u ~ w. uauus'
w..,ss ~ ~ euen h1nts MI nlght
an4 a. 20, Asu@ W 4aa6soa5. tae oat-
w. aHs "ta .ne sfea'est iafy
~. .st- a..so ~ ~ - W." 'oaao snat
80 - 80 .olte4 oask, III ING TWO days
~ uea ano 4a,ll' leaving aesps OF
~, At'eo ~" "oenoeu VI tae Ae'a-
-,.'A,. s..4 +'aus W toe nu"oe9
slauenteEeo, oat at th1s moment 1t Is useless to
speeuta'e On tne SUBJECT
on 1naay mo1nine ~ nse O'CLOCK the troops
"e1e u3tfnsunR ios ane@aef eonnlet. Gsant WIS
A',.s ~. - ~ 49,. ~ ~, ~csAs. ~A.,,
eo ~ ~ s' 80 -. ..,..1 HooPs' na"oes4ne
80 s,1,a.t 49, ~ re' ~ tas os..te nut as
-. j., ~. S,.s-.' @A'a'e -" pos1.'on 70 Cd
Is .', so',ss. y. toe tn'Fu aass oat-
M, -: ~ " ro,.,e ~ ~ 'tne nv We nase no re-
,Han.soa - a. Sss,as,, ~ pss. Ine oat1e com
~eea,.od r,-fo,s. - .as on,ese Lee
w. h.t+,a ~ EsS.- ,...t -. ~ .". sotp$'
nst,nn. ~ III, .3,a ~. ~. teslo'y us
s--,,,.. ,o..a-J..,. a.s., '.~s ~ Ssereo Aone
Txai. o15s.,o-i-. =, 49,. s0s ~ .1s ns1 toa.
th.t G4,nr a. IN nnrsnst ~ AAea0'o1o' anu
It's evident thst tbe rrbe, sor,4, .,on. Dill
,nor1 c,nnnt hn a,,.rns ~ -.tnro... sn~.
nave rco,err.l th.f ,bcv bora c,nnoh ~ .se.
there. probably from two attacks upop ,ho cit~ h.