, 1864-06-23

made uy such ovef fwhe1m1Ds Numbers that
eo7f FOREGROUND I'll impossible ,toi resist the
preftiaifE ii {; & 6nd were compelled tojglye way.
The enemy now poured ,over the works ia,
streams: capturing thred OF onr, pieces, and
turniDgthe guns on our men opsned upon
10 Leave rccipitate1ye; The guns taken bc.--
lonved to StuTdeyants' battery, and Cuptaia:
4 himself was also captnred, mud Two OF hia
lieutepauts wounted and taken prisoners: !:
The position gained by the enemy is most
important one. Seyenty-three prisoners
the One Hundred d-nnd forty -eighth--NeW-
York. --..-...
FIGHT on THE BAXTER ROAD.
Another fight occurred on the Baxter road,
three miles from: this clty;'near tho residence;
Of Col, Avery, about twelve O'CLOCK. The
enemy show ID himself all at once, driving in
onf plcket5, dnd planting battery Iu front
ous canponade. which was promptly sespo ID
ed TO, continuing two hours, when the enemy
charged our works, but 'aftCr arriving within
two hnudfcdG yards Of the fcrtidcations, was
repu1sed With considerable loss. Tho :a1til-.
1eFy sent round after round of shell aud can
accuracy, and the work Recoining too " Arm
for them they broke, and fed Ii lnconfusion.
They were:pursued By the 'Thirsy.foufth for
some distance, who poured several CALLING;
yolleys intoI their ranks. Among the dead
, left on the field Wns Col. Nix, OF New York,
who seems to hare been instantly killed by
a canister shbt in the heart About sundown
the enemy entirely: y:dlsappeared from this por-
tlon Of our lines aud returned to the left: :trr
:. Burnside may probably expect to win some
laurcls around Petersburg, but We can assure
him In advance that hc will pay dearly for
them. Our authorities are n,ord thon erer ali,e
TO Me impmsPHcxe IF attending Petersburg, and
|. should the invaders renew their attemps this
morning, as It is probable they will, very
different reception awaits them to any Which
has been htrftofore extended. 90.
E.f We understand that The enemy Withdrew
ali their white Yankees from General Bcaurc-
-gard's front IN Chesterfield, Tuesday night,
and: substituted negro Yunkees IN their
stead. :: 1csterday morning our pickets over
lind themselves co 1tronted BY soldiers purely
Of African scent. Be 1t Eo. If the elegant,
refined and: fastidious Butler desires to
achieve the reputation Of warrior with such
troops, 1t Is not In our power to prevent hin,
however much we may object. But uhen
dew ortho'e faEt song q Mah, and Msir Ban:
sIy l<at7er too,s # lie should tdkf The j7ead.
| Fires were seen in various portions of the
county Of Prince George, yesterday, from the
hills surrounding Petersburg. Persons fa'
| m,liar with the country essayed to locate
! them. 1n19 Wla All EueEb N0Fhs ou1 " ~
| deTetood last night t6at the residence Of Mr:
Aexsnder 5o5dsn on ths t cty nont ~ Ms
William Bowden, on the Baxter roal, was
alfo destroyed. The torch was applied. ,tc
scvcri1 outhouses on the estateof Col. ABB
r., on the Baxter road, but We understand
that the building was not burned.
Three Of Erant's miscegeuatoss, taken yes
terday incoming In Prince George, wer'
brough in Inst evening and assigned to guas
ters At tho Rock House Prison, near Welf1
One of these invaders was sergeant at
tnched to Shears llth-Penasylyania cavalry
the other two arc attached to company +
14Sth New York, 18th Army Corps, coin
manded by Baldy Smith. These prisoner
had three days cooked rltions In their hav
cracks, and sisted to the provost m .rshd
that they expected to eat one of them In Pe
tersburg today. They Will not be disaT
pointed in nthis respect, but they will eat ur
der very different circumstances from wins
! they expected.
Graut had us well make up his mind at ono
to take the back track, for lie will never tax
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