The New York herald., 1864-10-07
REBEL ACCOUNTS

nGOGG NSNSOIH .
Of tho Rebels 10 Aetake Forl Aar~i-
sOa-Tho Operations Of Satu~day-De-
turs Of FiGteen Hundred Feaerais. 80.
From tho Richmond Examiner, 0cl 81
THs Wan NEWS
We stated In the paper OF Saturday that attempt
had been made to retake Fort Harrison, which had
laiied, but did not amount to repuise. Later in the
day an assault was actually delivered. which re
We nave since learned that the cause OF the failure
a mscons,ruot the order liking Una time or
sAuit BY one Of the division commanders He ordered
hs troops 70 charge the position twenty before
the appointed time. and d course. received
GepioAy and Il said came near carrying the fort
BY the time tpey returned tho OF the works
from wbioh they bad started The other column rushed
forward az the precise minute ,bed thu order
the assault and Room encountered the sane destructive
IRE whchl had Tepeed the other column. The
seemed animated by to recover the lost
position ut all hazards ana at tme II believed
that, unsupported they they would succeed 10
expeng the enemy from the peak, but the Ore poured
lno their ranks vi length compsiad them To reco aud
finally fall to their original line There seems to
be doubt that the fort could have beeu re'ntcp bad
tho forces assigned 70 the duty acted in concert as
The Yankees WILL no doubt. greatly magnify the fail
ure OF this attempt to retake the FORT and shall not
be surprised at reading In their newspapers the
nounoement that s'the rebels were rspused with the
oss Of two thousand men but tho fact is that in both
assaults DID not lose than four hundred men,
killed. and wounded.
SATURDAYS OPERATIONS
IL may be regarded certain that the Yankees
busy employed Friday night In Strengthening the fort
which chance had thrown their possession ad-
dt0n the guns found the battery they brought up
and put into position several twenty FOUNDER rarrots
and field pieces OF smsllor cabre, that Saturday
morning the tort WAS much than when the a
tempt recover il was made To view o. this TACT and
for other satisfactory reasons tho general commanding
did not order another charge Upon the orr saturday The
iron cads however and several Of field batteries
opened upon The enemy and treated them 10 prolonged
ur,v vvr~a rrrv
From noon until Our O'Clock r. NJ. Saturday the deto-
nations OF the cannonadng could ouy be heard at
ever, the reports from heavy ordnance loud
and rapid that the attention OF the entire community
sides and all places occupied by observers
many Of whom DOUBT not. believed that they would
oow have an opportunity to wituess battle on the
suburbs OF the city. t.8
Tho weather, however. was unfavorabe for observa.
ttons misty drizze Of rain falling, which ob
scured the WOW that only the white riffs Of smoke from
the guns could be mngg M'b the masses Of cloud
IL cas soon ascertans; that body Of Yankee cavalry
had advanced by the Charles City rnad to the vicinity
within sheins dssssnco OF our ntermedats ne of do
seS. .es, and that batteries had opened upon and
checked the advancing column.
HIATT Az hour bo.ors DARK firing suddenly ceased.
and courcrs from the FROM brought In Information that
tho enemy hsd been "driven bsok."
The csvsry who veptured % near the city were
manded, we learn, by the notorious Spear Prisoners
captured hs force report thst thereuth army oorre
General Brney s were also advancing in this direction
on the Charles City and Ds by roads. and object
was TO capture IL they GOULD by rapid movement,
OF The redoubts on our intermediate ce The heavy
il shsir plan and forced them q retreat '''-'
Durog the Drpg Ropefe mill and several Other build
ns within the range Of our oseres were burnt or bat
taking shelter behind them There other Of
the .,s cause q ts'', ,s.s Scs.rucsioe ion, . ,o
the stationed at the city detsoees put under
arres TOR the exoeednay vigorous manner IN which he
piled the foe with Shells the general ocer (Pemberton)
who directed bis arrest believing that lesser quantity
Of ammunition, with more method in It's distribution,
tha In atlv wall
He convinced that Col mel Atkinson had acted
IN obedience TO orders and the colonel then restored
II has since been well that the firing was
as effective ~ ~ was vigorous Traces OF fold hospital
and al ms have been found field near the road,
where they wore greeted by the shells.
ALL QUIET YEsTERpSY
Yesterday our citizens allowed spend Tranquil
Sunday. There vesge OF the excitement OF the
previous day and only long intervals could the boom
ing of a dis ant gun be heard
II is well ascsrsiped from examination OF the fields OF
some five nuudred dead negroes lie in front OF Fort
Gimer colored barber, we'll known D Fredericksburg,
ex barkesper Of this town, named Jim Cook are
said be among them This possible only the sup
pos, thet the fellow caught up on his arrival In
he North and whiskcd or TO tie ranks The enemy
certainly forced the front rank Of negroes forward in the
charge. The runaways shot In numbers by the
rear Ale Of whites in full WOW or troops. BY this
means they drove the rapc stricken crowd right on
orr guns Tweaty Eve dead negroes ed in tho
ditch Of Fort Gimsr Many OF the muskets taken from
lie negro dead we're found 10 DO undchargea they
wero So wild 10 their nriug that il i believed that
any of our were bit by their shooting
We learn official s,urce that whole loss IN
al, the fighting on this side OF the river lis
menccment oD Thursday morning VII come under nine
nundredand this Includes the whole number q killed.
wounded aud captureda missing from the muster roll
N any account
nj unauthcnticated reports wore in circulation
The Srst. and most "mportan. Il trGe, is that the
hesvy Of the enemy lately brought over to this
norlhl side the river, whose attacks have occupied
20 much attention within the last few days rush
np back the nth sde without however Abandoning
battery Harrison IL true, IL will not be the fret time
tnat Grant has performed this trick s in isct his
single trckhs sole manouvrea dcmonstration on the
north side 10 Lee weaken himself the Peters
burg lines, and thcn sudden dash TO the let an1ai
The second rcpor, Is ha, an attack was made yeser
day forces at Whites 1nvern on tho Darby
| road, which was easily repuscd.
FETERsBuRG.
Imp1rtaut events have come psss on the other end
Of the long lines While Grant seoding column OF
twenty I've Thousand on Fort Harrison be sas making
similar movsmen, to the the Weldon road There,
too he took a small sdvanced outwork. and pushed for
strenuousy me. ard Dc eated with yet heavier lose
Besides his killed and wousded wnicb can DC estmated
only Generals BIN and Hampton give the ofcia incrma
tion .hst they secured nine hundred prisoners In
Guiding ooloues Our oss was very slight The oorps
Burnside General Lee furnishes the follow ing bulletin
! OF tho affair
HsADsuAnrHns, Army or EosrH1ss yrsIsA, ,g,l
Hon. .. N. sspnos Secretary q War. -.
sa: Gs Sssfs oS s q and u: ":
them back, ..H.v 4t = -.
aersra Hl reports that they severely punished,
aad four hundred prisoners captured.
General Hampton. OPERATING oa General heths right
ala the enemy capturing two Mends or colors and
hundred prisoners Including i've oolonss and
lnirteen ether officers H. =. LEE.
The asbt,na vas renewed saturday with further sue
cass on our SIDE but up 10 late hour last night 10
official reuort or the result had been received.
We rcgre, 20 learn Dr John Fontsne Medical ni
rector AZ Uauptau,s cavalry, IA among tho slain Or
Fortsine wns the sop OF Colonel Forane trcsdcpt Of
Tbs VIRGINIA Central Railroad Comps5y. .eEse
n @ reoor,ed that lhe number 81 prisoners oapiurod
Friday and saturday viii exceed fttecn hundred
acdittornf DctEifs OF the Late Opera
~ y ricna Before PetersLuta.
TFroin the Richmond Sentinel, oct ~
TuE sourHsIpE.
passsnsers by iasl evenings trar from reterabnrg,
ssy there was 90 fghticr the Souths56 yesiarGat
We are Indebted 70 the Epr~s for the following par
usu,sgs or tbs late operations before reIorsburs-
Oh ErIfAv nh trtife corps OF Infanlry, VOL klpllHo