The New York herald., 1864-08-07

labor trenches or Sg up the dirt with boards and
oayonets 20 protect hem the mufdeous nre
OF an intrenched enemy
We are IN the habit saying tnat united people can
not De conquered by any superiority OF force we es'
mate the POI uatnn OF the enemy nearly threeo our
own We have withst oc and shall successfully Wild
stand tns Disparity of physical power but when we com
pue the superior advantages and the accumulated results
OF the whole Industrial productions OF both North ana
soutn me free commercial command OF the arms
niences and facimies or highly improved in.
anstry and the dynamic power which mechani
Of our oe Inc miracle of successful resistance be
comes the greater and with renewed gratitude
TO Him who has inspired and sustained efforts But
do not the immense advantages, not this terrible
"gunpowder plot only counteracted by The vaior cur
meo impress upon us duty2 No not the suffering and
destruction OF the best and bravest that ever gave
their blood for the country that
should furnish them with aggression
and defence that modern warfare deInandsp We should
hasten TO organize those interests essential to
our safety and without which national independence
VIII be out TRANSFER OF ndentures from one master to
another.
sprlngtng or the Mine-The Fightine.
[trom the Richmond Examiner, August 8
The Petersburg papers give additional particulars
Of the sprngng OF GRANTS last saturday in 'front.'
OF Petersburg II took place about ha past tour in the
morning. he situation was one OF our saenis. near
the centre OF the lines, and ew hundred yards beyond
the explosion from the enemy and The spot state
tnat several Of dug out OF the RUNS ave
paper describing the scene says
The chasm causeu by tn, enemy explosion appears
be about forty feet 10 depth and two hundred feet
IN crcumierenCe, and re-emnleS more what one WOuiu
Imagine to have been the eects OF terrible earthquake
than hing else Immense bouders OF earth were
piled rude above The other and great fragments
OF bombproofs gun carriages, tmbers &c were lying
promscuously IN every direction.
The sides and bottom Of the chasm literally lined
with Yankee dead and the bodies were in every con-
cevabe position Some bad evidently been Killed with
the butts mussets, their crushed skulls and badly
mashed faces too plainly indicated, while the greater
portion shot, great pools OF blood having flowed
from their wounds and stained the ground.
Between brelstworks and the enemy's large num-
bers o. dead and wounded were still yng the latter beg
ging piteousy for and pray be cared The
length OF the sap" made by the enemy supposed to
have been about six hundred 'eet.
The Petersburg estimate entire loss atei ght
hundred; the encmys wounded at three thousand five
hundred killed 100. or the capture prisoners, arms,
&C.. at Petersburg paper says
We have over 1000 prisoners IN our possession, IA
battle ags and upwards OF 900 stands OF small arms.
Among tho prisoners captured are Brgadier General
Bartlett o. Massachusetts aud seventy five commissioned
officers.
petersburg paper, describing the struggle for the
possession or works captured by The enemy in the
confusion consequent TO the explosion, says
Arriving upon The ground, General Malone found
twelve OF the enemys Gags waving upon the rampars of
that portion of line carried by the exposiou
and the whole vicinity s~arming with white
troops. Getting troops
General Malone ordered his brigade retake aporton
of his works, and ine trueed Wrights brigade to
mp in such position as would ensure the recapture
OF the remaining portion. Under command OF colonel
Wesiger acting brgadier Malone brigade formed
line aud about to up, when the enemy sal.
lied and made charge The Ionfederaes reserved
their fire until they could the whites Of the enemys
eyes when they poured into them such storm OF bull
lets that the enemy recoled and tel back IN confusion
A charge was ordered ana Welsger's men dashed
forward with YELL driving the enemy up TO and over
the brelstworks ON the works our men halted and de-
livered punging fire. which proved destructive that
the enemy never rallied This portion lne
but left our men In undstuT bed possession.