East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-06-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Dispatches 10 the Courier. by Western
Union Telegraph
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Union Telegraph.
4H Nkw YoRK, Juno 3.
Tho Heralfs 9th corps Acorrospond
ont says. of the battle on Monday. at
6 p. M. the enemy assaulted our
lines. IL was a general and sudden
attack, they advanced in two lines Of
battle and a heavy skirmish limo. ST..
multaneous with their opening volleys
Of musketry, came solid shot aud shell
from tho angry mouths Of score or
more of cannons. Firm and unshak.
on stood our men. The rebels shoot
too high. Our men waited to return
the fire, il was more murderous, the
assaulted column staggered and fell
back. Our artillery which had been
in position, opened in response to
the enemy's cannon. Assault, after
assault was made by the desperate foe,
but each timo our loops hurled them
back. General Crawford's assaults
were more repeated and force. The
enemy soughtto turn his left but each
time were handsomely repulsed, and
more than special glory was gained by
the men, mecting and repulsing their
assaults. The Penn. Reserves behaved
magnificent. In the division and hold
ing the extreme left was General
Lockwood and his troops, most of
them for the first time under fire.
They behaved like Veterans. The con-
test closed with our having driven the
enemy, as stated above and occupying
tho ground. Our losses are 200 kill
cd, wounded and missing. The enemy's
losses are much heavier, probably, L.
500. We took 200 prisoners, among
them 10 commissioned officers; among
their dead are said to have been q
rebel General and two Colonels. The
prisoners all say that the whole of
Ewell's corps was engaged against us.
The corps, they say, however, is COM
handed by Early, and Gen. Ewell is
in command Of the army, Lee being
sick in Richmond. A rumor prevails
that Lee was wounded at Spottsylvan-
ia c. H., in the leg, but it is not au-
thenticated. There can be no doubt,
however, Of the fact that Lee does not
command the rebel army at present.
FoRrREss MONROE, June 2.
A steamer from Bermuda Hundred
4, p. NJ, last night has arrived at Z
A. Nj. yesterday.
The enemy attacked Buffers left
wing, but were repulsed. The steam
err Washington, from White House
has arrived. Tits reported Fitz Hugh
Lee and 500 of his command were
captured last night while attempting
TO make a raid in the direction of
White House. Gen Smiths forces
made the capture. No later news
/ from Grant.
New York, june 3.
The IriJHe's correspondent with
Butler says: When orders were re-
ceived to send reinforcements to
Grant a pontoon had been laid
across tho Appomatux, and his
men were ordered to march in
another direction. Information fur
nishcd by deserters and prisoners
shows that everything that can be
spared has been sent to Lee. About
$4,000 troops are located at Peters
on our front, and in and around Rich
mond on the south side.
The Tribune says, information was
brought on the 2lst that the rebel
ram Tennessee was in Mobile Bay,
steaming about of the rate Of nine
miles an hour.
INV York, 9th
The successful operations Of tho 9th
corps on Monday were followed up by
an advance of the I'd corps on Tues
day. We compelled the enemy to
withdraw from the line of the Totopa-
tony. They have rctreated to the
south side of the Chickahominy with
the exception of their line to retard
our advance. Our cavalry entered
Mechanicsville last evening, after
securing about the old battle field Of
the Chickahominy. Grant still pushes
his left flank successfully, and his
stately battles the maneuvers of the
enemy, he having offered them battle
on the Totopatomy, with his right
wing resting on the Virginia G. X. r.
and having compelled the enemy to
withdraw across the Chickahominy he
has turned his left wing with the usual
CELEBRITY, away to the East of Rich
mond, and is now threatening the
crossings of tho Chickahominy at
Bottoms Bridge.
New York, 9th.
The grand flank movement is now
in progress, and Judging from yestcr-
days movements, will prove success.
The battle yesterday, severe as it was
resulted in our taking $50 prisoners
and their principal works. At 6 A, NJ.
the whole line moved forward through
q narrow belt of woods and passed
on, reaching through an open plough
ed field with the onomy's position in
full view. Ricketts, Division immedi-
ately opened with a heavy fire Of ar
tillery and musketry, but our men
nobly advanced through the deadly
storm and swamps, and drove with the
bayonet the enemy pell nell from Their
earth works, which they held during
the night against repeated assaults :
This feat elected for Gen. Meade his
thanks.