Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-22

names, we forbear to give them. 1t is gem
orally conceded that Captain Sturdiyant
was captured, and also Major Bottle, Of the
Petersburg City Battalion. 'l
The position gained by the enemy is a
most important one. Our Generals are fully
aware of this, and we shall undoubtedly
have hot work to-day.
Officers in the field, yesterday, estimated
the number of the enemy actually seen
fronting the different positions of our lines
at from 10000 to $4,000. 1t is believed that
this is only the advanced column, and that
Grant has nearly his entire army on this
side of the river.
Thirty odd transports assembled the James
river yesterday, with troops.
Twenty-three prisoners were brought in
yesterday, belonging chiefly to the 148th
New York Regiment. AL concur in the
statement that Baldy Smiths Army Corps,
the Eighteenth, is on this side of the river
again; other prisoners taken yesterday
morning state that they belong to Burn
sides corps.
THE FIGHT ON THE BAXTER RoAD-THE ENE-
MY REPULsED. .'-
An officer engaged furnished us, at late
hour last night, with brief account of an
engagement which occurred on the Baxter
road yesterday, about three miles from the
city. 1t seems that the enemy appeared on
this road, near the residence of Col. Avery
about IL O'clock.
Immediately in front of battery No. 16
was stationed the Macon, Georgia, Light
Artillery, Capt. G. w. Slater, supported by
portion of the Thirty ninth Virginia reg
iment, Wise's brigade. The enemy showed
himself at once, driving in our pickets and
planting battery in front of our works,
with which he opened a furious cannonade.
He was promptly and gallantly respond
ed to by the Macon Artillery. His fire was
maintained for two hours, when the enemy
charged our works, but after coming with
in two hundred yards of the fortifications,
was repulsed with considerable loss. The
artillery sent round after round of shell in
to their ranks with great rapidity and ac-
curacy, and, the work becoming too warm
for them, they broke and fled in confusion.
They were pursued by the Thirty y-fourth
for some distance, who poured several gall
ing volleys into their ranks. Among the
dead left on the field was Col. Mix, of New
York, who seemed to have been instantly
killed by q canister shot in the breast
About sundown the enemy disappeared
from this portion of our lines and returned
b the left.
Fires were seen in various portions of
the county of Prince George, yesterday,
from the hills surrounding Petersburg
Persons familiar with the country essayed
to locate them. This was all guess work,
but we understood last night that the res
idence of Mr.. Alex. Jordan, on the City
Point road, was destroyed, and that the
dwelling of Mr.. VIM. Bowden, on the Bax-
ter road, was also destroyed. The torch
was applied to several outhouses on the es-
tate of Col. Avery, also on the Baxter road,
but we understand the dwelling was not
burned.
Three of Grants miscegenators taken
yesterday in Prince Georges county were
brought in last evening and assigned to
quarters at the Rock House prison near
| Wells foundry. One of these invaders was
a Sergeant attached to Spears Eleventh
Pennsylvania cavalry. The other two were
attached to Company f, One Hundred and
Forty-eighth New York Regiment, 18th
Army Corps, commanded by Baldy Smith
These prisoners had two days cooked ra-
tions in their haversacks, and stated to the
Provost Marshal that they expected to eat
one of them in Petersburg to-day. They
will not be disappointed in this respect, but
they will eat under very different circum-
stances from what they expected.
Grant had as well make up his mind al
once to take the back track, for he will
never take Richmond.