The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-09

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vol!sy. The ass,ultipg columns were
.tsggsssd sndfell back. Our artillery,
sbieh Asd bon put 10 position opeosd
nspossivs ethe enemys canaon. A.
,snls sfter aoIult wss made By the des-
psra,s foe, But each time our troops hurl-
cd them back.
+ Upon Gen. Crswford's division the as.
saul,s we're the most rspeated AID fierce.
The esemy sougb. to tarn h's left, but
were each time very handsomely repuls-
ed, and more than 4 smoll share of the
glory wss won By bis men meeting and
repelIing these assaults. .....-s a .ss
The PenDsylvania Reserves behaved
msgni6eeB.ly. Ii TIE division and hold.
ing the extreme left was Gen. Lockwood
and his troops, mos. Of them for tbs first
time under IRE. Ttey behaved like vet
Grams. Col. Ketchi,g's brigade Of heavy
artillery, yet novice. in the field, stood
their ground and worked earnestly. This
brigade alone captured so prisoners.
The contest closed with our having
driven The enemy, +. stated above, and
occupying the battle ground. Our losses
we're 200 killed, wooded and missing
Among the killed va, Maj. Eckert, com.
n,auding the 64th Michigan. The enc
my's losses were much heavier-proba-
bly, $500. We took 200 prisoners, a.
mong them ten commissioned officers
Among their dead is said to have been
found rebel General and two Colonels.
The prisoners al say the whole of Ew-
els corps was engaged against US. The
corps, they say, however, is commanded
BY Early, and Ewcll is in command of the
army, Lee being sick in Richmond. The
rumor has prevailed that Lee was wound
ed in the leg at Spossylvania z H., but
it is not authenticated. There can be no
doubt, however, Of the fact that he does
not command the rebel army at present.
WAsuISGToS, June 3d.--A dispatch
from the Army Of the Potomac, dated
Tuesday night, says, the day before the
9th corps advanced from Haws' Store to-
wards Bethsaida Church, and drove the
enemy about two miles.
M oooSes, "uie ouf IHeu "eTo uiSpiuS
rife pits, Rhodes and Early's divisions
made IN attack on Warreu's right faux,
causing him to fall back from his first line
The enemy then advanced and charged
the second time Kitchens brigade of
heavy artillery was then posted and open
ed heavy fire in conjunction with the
batteries Of both tanks, which nearly de-
molished the eneny's column of attack.
The enemy fell back in terrible disorder,
and left their dead and wounded behind
them. s.. 4
NEW YORK, June 3.-The steam trans.
port City of Bath, which sailed from N.
York on the 1st for Washington, return
ed last evening with her bow stove in,
and her stern carried away, having collid.
ed of Cape May With the steam trans
port Pocshontas, Captain Baxter, from
New Orleans bound for New York. The
Pocs hontas sunk, carrying down 40 of
her crew and passengers, in including Capt.
Baxter. She had on board 10l souls,
among them numbers of soldiers return
ing on furlough and sick
WASHINGTON, june 4 - ToMyj GIN
Die: Dispatches from Grants headquar.
tiers, June Sd, have just been received
There ~a-. No nFo'ations on Thursday
Yesterday, at half past four in the morn.
lag, Grant made an assault on the enc
my's lines, Of which ho makes the follow
ing report:
ave assaulted at 4:30 this morning.
driving the enemy within his entrcDch,
ments at all points, but without gaining
a decided advantage. We now occupy a
position close to the enemy, and in some
places within fifty yards. Our loss is not
severe, nor do 1suppose the enemy los,
heavily. We captured over 800 prison
ers, mostly from Breckenridge"
Another official report, not from Grant,
estimates our killed and wounded at g..
600. Among the killed are Col Haskell,
Of the 36th Wisconsin, Col Porter, Of
the 9Th New York heavy artillery, and
Col. Morris, of the Goth New York -
Among the wounded are Gen r. o. Ty-
Ter, seriously, and will probably lose a
foot. #"
EDWIN Nj. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
WAR DEPT, WASHINGTON, june s.
To Gen. Dir: A dispatch from General
Grants headquarters, dated $3.50 last
night, Saturday has been received. 1t
states that about7 p. m. yesterday (Fri-
day, SD tho enemy suddenly attacked
Smiths brigade Of Gibbons division.-
The battle lasted with great fury for half
an hour. The attack was signaly repuls-
ed. Smiths losses were uncomfortable.
At p. m, Wilson, with his cavalry, fell
upon the rear of brigade Of Hatch's d.
vision, which Lee had drawn around to
his left, apparently with the intention Of
enyeloping Burnside. After sharp but
short conflict, Wilson drove them from
their rifle pi's in confusion, and he took
q position thare lie had previons o