Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-05-14
THE LATEST.

/ w ASHlNGTON, May 81 A. VI.
The rebels took up their line OF retreat from
| the Wilderness On Saturday morning, Long
streets corps leading the column, aud leaving
de,achmeus TO keep up appearances. Genera
Grant not deceived, Immediately issued orders
to move sou th on the Richmond road TOWARD
| Sputs,lv lvania Court House. Day light War
! ren's corps confronted IOngstreets corps three
| miles from SpOisylvanla Court House. Sklrm
| shiny comm, uced and ended by heavy lighting
| towards night, 10 which we suffered argely;
Brlpadirr Grtrni Robinson being severely
wounded. The enemy could cot be moved frcm
his position, Sklrmi hing commenced again on
Monday murniug, and continued through the
lore Don. HancUck's corps arrived Monday az
ternooH ai.d took p IsitlUn on the right Of War
ren ScdgHick's corr came up aud took posi-
,ion on he left of Warren. Burusde's corps
having further TO march, only arrived Monday
night.
Hancock on Monday afternoon, crossed the
Pc river and carried position on the other
side. That closed the fighting fer the day.
Yesterday commenced by heavy and contuu
Gus skirmishiug along the whole lne, aud Grant
gave orders for an attack aloug tie entire line,
but the rebels took the initiative at half past
aud attacked US along the whole line. After
feeling our position be resorted to his usual tac-
ties. by mc. sing his entire dsposabe force
against IIaucock's left and Warreu's right.
The fight against Hancock was couliCued
from half past one till Dedrly P. N. aud all at
tcmpts 10 move him proved uuavalllng. The
! heaviest charge OF the rebels was ut half past
three Gen Hancock having repuised them
charged upon them III return ard drove them
from their advanced position. Rebel p'sou,rs
say llat the charge in winch he was driven was
| terrible; and that their dead were piled up il
heaps. Alter this repuse The enemy made bur
| lille demonstration Oh our right wing. ~
! half past Fix we attacked WIb great fury, with
! Burnside and Wrghts cor )s and part OF War
reus with GIuuOn's div lsiUn Of llancocks corps
! Thi~ was Que of the most terrible aud brilliant
charges OF the who le war, the men gOiUg i'll with
desIenl cheers.
GeneIa,s 1rant and Meade and their stats
were ptesent,, witnessing the progress OF tue ell
gugemeUl.
Our troops carried the outer line Of the enc
my's ID .-pIts IN the center, while Burnside on
tie extreme lett !ushed back Their right II
within a quarter OF mile Ui tue Court House
aud he'd MS grouud. In the charge made by
| WrIghl's DIVISION, Colonel Upton, commanding
| brigade, eapi urtd Uales rebel brigade
| Some vi tie prisoners escaped 10 the melee
| and confusion but more than 1000 were
! brought away, with 81 officers aud many bat
| tle-hngs three guns were also taken in this
charge, but it was Impossible to get them off
! Al 10 u'clock closed the sixth day of continu
Gus aud terrific COZ hlct, n which three great
battles have bren fought, aud in none Of which
has tire enemy galnrd any adyaDtage, bat stead
| ily aud constantly been driven.
Alter u three Days contest he attempted 10
make smother stand III another front, but has
been gradually driven from his position with
immense losses in killed, wounded aud prisoners.
! We have taken over 1900 prisoners. The
enemy seems shaky but may yet fight long and
/ desperately. Our own losses have been very
! great particularly in general otiic rs.
No less than twelve have been either killed
| or wounded. General Stevenson and Rice
were killed yesterday.
The army has fought with undaunted cour-
| age aud hrrOism. aud won eternal glory. Its
! spirit is still uubrukeD aud defdut.
! The generaIship displayed by Lieutenant
| General Grant has never been surpassed while
Meade hus exhibited the greatest qualities oi
! an executive commander.
| Our COMMUNICATIONS are open, via Belle
Plain, and our wounded are reaching Washing
ton via that route.