Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-13
The Great Battle. Of Las, week.


Rspidsn- Tie >ecoud Corps crossed Aod
Elss lord ~ithout opposition. and reached
CAane,llor,viiie II two O'Clock. TIE fiitA
and Si1th Cerps crossed AZ Gersnahia Ford.
A portion q the suPPly u.is, crossed Al
Gold Mine Ford. between Gsraania ard
Eiy's. This movement -as designed 70
place our artny between Lee and RichnionS
IL wAs frss thoagAt the rrbsl. had retreat
ed. bat on Thgrsday morning.. the move
unent in frsnt .he~ that Lee hal discover
ed our plan and hastened 70 change his
lines. There ~ss during The morning mach
diminishing. and |. most severe hand 10
hand engagement. -iih only Bssketry.-
30 charges and no strategy. The ehsrae-
Ter Of The seid. forest 18th dense under
growth. prevented the use Of artillery. even
The 6eid officers having TO dismOunt. and
OF The same time veiled the operation, Of
the enemy. until bis plans -src ready for
execution. Amngsiiioa had % be carried
n on stretcbsrs used to bring away the
wounded. Il "a. IN thi, Sight that Cen.
HAYES fen in the endeavor 10 hold has
weakened line While rsiEforcenent. we're
coming Up. The battle closed a, night
shut N. the aea IN good spirit, and ready
for rens-ai Of the SIGHT on The neIt day.
rHE 81 GHT On TEIpsr.
From The Boston DAILY Ad.srti,er's cor
r~sPondcnt IN tn 6eld. -s oondenss the
foilo~isg
. O.. ~ ~
MLpEENEs- Tsv sHS. MAJ 6. gr.N
Night has just pat a end 20 another
struggle between The .ruay of tbs Potomsc
and the -hols q Lees foroe.. much more
severe. Protractsd And sKtsnAea than hat
Of YESTERDAY. bet hardly 18th Ahy aors de-
si.ive results,
The saitle -as oPsaed al 4 50 n. ~
an attack q the enenr an graf forcs On
cur night and right centre. Gon- PEokst's
di,i,ioa. and a port ron Of wrigAs's. %
Sedg-ieks corPs. ndpsr, % WArrehs be-
came engaged. The attack -,s ssece.sfzl-
~ rcPalsed. and the enemy we're forced
Lsek b. a. advance Of oar o-a hne.
About siI o'cisck a. "a. Geseral HaR-
eock advanced nth his assistance from the
eeatre Aa4 righi The evening before.
hours dar.iion b. ,soceeded in dri,iag Tie
rebsls from ih.ir breass-orks. ard fOrcinE
thea back on both sides Of the Orange and
CAAnocilorsville PlAnk road 70 p.oist With
m ,~o nilss and hAHof P.rkers.Or, in
tbs advance several haRdrcd prisonsr.
we're tAken ~ ogr troops.
~ hall past sigAt O'Clock a. adasos
rs made BY our right and centre. They
moved Nth the right ikro-n for-.rd for
aboAt quarter Of a mile usder . severe
frs from the enemy. ~bea they -err
brought 10 a stop By = marsh intervening
between then ard The enesy'. sutreaehed
position on . high ridge. Findinx u I'M
Po'sIsle 70 PusA Across q they fell back %
their former PosiiiOn
Another stfemPs q ,1'e the en-n, frO@
the ridge -as made fro0s iki. part Of OR
Inc about haif pas; Ten. BOT q also failed
Gen- Bsrusice -as s.Peeied 70 have kis
command IA position on the right Of Han
cock by daybrrak. snd % Join m the al
vance q tbs latter. Bat e "a. n0ou before
e ~As able 70 place bis troop. where tbey
wanted The enemy Perc-iving the sx-
Pos1re Of HAnoock's position. "a eos.e-
qusnos u tbis failure. irnrosdistely abandon
'Hg the hoPe ofaak ing an impression on our
right AFTER The rePulse early m re morning
sAd been mAssing their force. all The fore
noon in froni Of IIancocs
AbSui eleven O'Clock thy made /. furiou,
ssssuii uPoa al points Of Hanoook', Ess
sut-reaobed his lefs and brosgh, th.ra q
round b.. lefi Hank Col FrsnEs brigade
% b.rlo~'s di.isIon "a. thro-a b.ek in
ooniosion upon has line. oagsing a brsak
and retreat towards bis hrss entrenchsd DO
sition plong the Brook road.
GeserAl W.ds-orth. -hile riding IN
froni Of bis disi.ion trying 70 hep b.. In.
steady. "a struck By bullet IN his had
ard fell. % - supposed nortslly wounded.
Dr. the hands - The enemy.
be sttack u ibe eneny -As checked bv
,he vigor0us defence 81 our eu,reaeb.d
hoe. SD fb~y fell bach st about half pa q,
t-else oclock Our Ioss in this bot contest
-as YER great
A. soon a. the effort. % The enemy %
sver-beln cur isft -ere discovered. cor
seHtratiou Of our on troop. on thar par;
- he lss -as ordered About thaf time
tbs enemy sbandoned thc susek On the
Jeff. General Burnside hsd succsedsd ia
placing al ofhis troops % pcsiiion. th.rsbv
scruring c0ntnuoas formation - oar b,,-