New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-07

Your correspondent "T. G. g." writes:
HEADQUARTERS Cd ARMY CORPS.
Cold HARBoR Va, Friday Night, June 3.
At 4:3O to-day the report Of single cannon
sounded along our lines breaking the silence OF beau
tifu Summer morning and summoning the troops to an
assault upon the Rebel works in their front The echo
Of the gun had hardly died away before our lines were
moving onward to the attack, which, although proving
partially abortive. secured to the possession OF an
advanced position and number Of prisoners estimated
at 5o0 The whole Of our line tonight occupies po
sition one three quarters Of mile In advance OF the
held this morning, and the 18th Corps, together
with Ricketts, division Of the 6th possess distinct line
Of the enemys riAepts carried by them this morning.
Owing to the formidable character Of the enemys
main work. it was deemed impoltic 10 continue the
assault and accordingly at noon our men rested In
their new positions which have been rendered i'm
pregnabe by earthworks thrown up during tie day all
along our front
Our loss to-day has been very heavy and estimated
at from 1900 to 5000. The 18th Army Corps suffered
severely. losing nearly half the number mentioned.
The loss Of the I'd Corps will not fall short OF LOO
while that OF the 9th Corps estimated at about loo
The loss Of the enemy although great must have been
considerably less % they acted wholly on the defen
sive.
The positions Of the corps In line were as follows
from right to left The 9th. 9Th. 18th, 9th and ID Burn
sides right rested near Bethesda Church while Hancock
held the left. The advance was simultaneous. The
brgades Of Brooks and Miles formed in two lines prece
ded the l4sth Pennsylvania Col Beaver Getting as Skin
mishers led the charge. charging the works OF the
point Of the bayonet and driving the enemy from them
In confusion In reforming troops In the works were
desperately charged upon by the enemy and compelled
70 retire short distance under the protection OF
ridge, but a few yards from the Rebel works. Here
strong works were Immediately constructed and held
BY our troops in spite Of the efforts Of tie enemy 70
disodge them during the day.
In the charge Of Barlows division 2i7 prisoners and
one color were taken The latter belonging to the 2dh
Virginia was captured in the works by Corporal Ter
ence Bigler of Company d. 7th N. Y Heavy Artillery
The Colonel Of the regiment was bayoneted in the
works, and number Of other officers made prisoners
Our line on the extreme left is scarcely twenty five
yards from the enemy whose guns at that point arc
covered by our sharpshooters. Six pieces were taken
in the charge, and Col. Morris. commanding the 18th
n. Y Heavy Artillery. about to turn them upon
the enemy when he was charged upon by oyerpowering
masses, and compelled TO retire.
At 9 o'clock tonight the enemy made desperate
assault on position the left but were handsomely
repulsed at every point and our line maintained.
Tonight the intelligence reaches headquarters that
Bottoms Bridge on the Chickahominy has been taken,
and is now held by Sheridans cavalry.
SATURDAY MoRsNo.-rEverything is quiet this morn
ing at O'Clock Our wounded are being sent to Wash
ington via White House.