, 1864-08-03
1t)icde&t Irthnnt

1bfcaao Irthnnt:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1864.
THE NEWS.
~ It is AZ uncalled for, US unwlse to construe
/too wide spread disaster from the nisadeen.
turc thst befcl tho attacking portion OF on,
line in the affair before Petersburg On Sat
urday. Equally foolish will it be to conceal
IRON ourselves the knowledge that We were
repulscd with considerable loss The failure
10 carry tue second line Of rebel works CON-
pe1led tue Abandonment of the outer llae
1}at fell into our hands, it being swept with
fearful completeness by the batteries We did
hot reach. Our losses we're frightfal In
proportion to the force exposed. and the
situation remains as before the attack.
1t is too early to discusss. fully ali the re.
suits OF this days undertakings and failures.
The casualties Of the eeren negro regiments
Of the 9th, Bu-nside's corps, which were &C.
lectcd to carry an important work on tie
top OF hill, were especially eevere One Of
them lost fifteen officers aud four hundred
:nea. killed, wounded and missing; another
eight officers and 375 men, while the others.
though suffering less, were badly cut up.
The strength Of the position they assai1ed
seems to have been under-est,mated; for,
judging from their losses, no troops could
have endured the fire to which theY were e1-
posed. Their giving way exposed the 18th,
AY'es' Division Of the 5th, and the Sd dtyis.
len OF the I'd corTs, which were within sup.
porting dittance, to an end]ading fire. In
tic I'd division Of the 9Th corps at least 1000
men we're k1loc, wounded and prisoners,
Gtn. Blrt1ctt and mott Of his staff were cap-
tured. The LIST and Sd divisions Of the same
eorts also lost heavily. Nor are We to be
allowed any satisfaction, from present I'D.
f7i1es, IN IN idea thAt the rebels suffered pro-
porhonately to ourselves. They were shell
tcred-our nen exposed. Their losses must
have been pretty nearly confined to the force
taken bs surprise in the spripging Of The
mine. From these We captured ESQ prison.
eFs, mostly South Carollniaus, and five battle
t!ugs.
Let thoac who wou1d dec1y the yalor Of
The colored troops because they did not carry
tie crest Of the lil1 at Petersburg last satur.
Day, remember Fredericksburg and V1cks-
burg On the one hand, and Malvern Hill and
.,,.l's go. ~ as,,.s &c. ne uas oe.'
-s.Fetsa", spsa s.."o ~, ~ W. :" "At'e soi,
~ naa,,Ia.,'a 80 r. e"sse. o "o-,..H ~ mountcu
and co1nt.trr fn4o the,r ran,.s n, ~ tas
vherah,e f,r,t,a.s ,.f,- hoo,, ~. it..
ed 1han hv The reh., 7e,;oDs 1os naea a-'ts -,
7,or rrtr,n,tass '1
more nert,nan+ cor,,s,,4 -o,,h. =. =,
roctad ,n,;net +ha Co.., - ~ ~ ~
o.so,1, 70 ,,o -,od. h.. t1oo.s ~ --e
1ctorc brcn nnder ~ p9t +ra.. 4,aa ~ - 10y.
1900 a. eaas ne,..]" oa' 1Mce ~ ~ 3of1
% In dan. hv eov,.,es1 Vac
1c~1n,nod ]onr s,o 80 49,. .,. o'a"1 a w.
.hou1d h.vo ~ : .hs,. - ~. 1e .o.o.eo a uo1pe
nv r., Tho on-nosa ~ as,s.s Asa
.;h,e +hs ~. -ars 49, W s'.a ' ~ ~ - poe,
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~ - a,non,ot+o~ =. ..,, n .ue 1Aap.aan
-.,- -E,'-.,' A - A5e 1etua4u
~ I aea.,as 49, sos 's'eians' 1aey
"a. !., .esa,eu 1ne tasa' "o"a I, nave succeeded
-, =" .ne o,s*.A'e attempt. Ia would harc-
Ing % loel "o.e - nses 'nan tneif untortu
!t'e 1.''o"s. ~ "ts ios "en' Grant to De"
..s eeao.s e enou.u oe oa1ea 10 tha1
.::4' e:a. .s,.,n e' H"u "e ut eofe taat ne de-
e'oeo ''euA
Satniol erle1 Wall nave Its Way. The
nereasco heart must pour out its eorrow,
"he'he' Inc eoiof OF inc skin that covers IL
pe "hte or o1acR. We pity the widow and
orphan chlld o. Inc slain soldier. But NC
ply fhrnels more the man who can sneer
1T any VINO walked into the storm OF shot
.luo shch on 1nat 1Asa1 hillside, because there
IL 1od OF the widow aud the fatherless;
M "hat must be the portion Of the coward
VINO, at sale distance, can level the shafts OF
fldicn'e or denunciataon at any Who bear
lhc4r couht1y's Lag within range OF the ene-
IL! guns!
Nfur news. from Gen. Sherm ans army
though not Of exciting Interest, is ebcourag-
Ing. specicl Nashville dispatch furnishes
us with circular from Gen. Thomae, In
Which he thinks Ills troops for their gnllan-
trs' ana gives me results OF the recent bat
TICS IN PROGRESS IN the light OF the 10th the
tota1 Union loss was ,7'>S, While In front Of
'ne -o'a corps aions, ~" 1eoels we're Killed
VI "ouna1. ~" uoopS on11eo 1905 dead
,'oe1e. ~ o!le ne tsoe'e "ere pe'mtted 10
'l'ei '>'o mete' NC a'so captured seEen
e'a' 90 u coiois' on tne "a We lost 500
men ana ten pieces oi artillery: The rebel
'oss III h,'leo a'one "'1e o,oo, while ahe5 lost
A.eo ,, sN1een t'auus u coioIs' anu o,Uo
sAatt a4tae. aioue. oatue occurred
''o.i asoan' "ae nAnoeoines sepnlsed,
"'n no' sa'a1i ioss On our side.
SINCE tocn lnefe LAS hot heen any fight
Ng On Il ia1Fe eeale, gpl onrlofc nave been
prfps1ins 'or m ADVANCE Ibe retirement
q oen ''ooAet. a. n1s own request, 1rom
."e corn'aoo " tue t"enueth corps is sn-
oouneeo anu t.e 4c1soa .7eie eneo-a reason
-. ~ e'lSs ~ M"s.e mos. sincerely regret
ot "Aoe 'oiuAo'e ecl'1ces ~ LIE
ouatas w 4'e. Vt suspended ~ Inc JOEL
Ing u 'apA ano sfaoe' Is ~osse io6s 70 our
conntl5 auan oul u1a'e oeao II oatue. 1or
1ne lnfce.''n y! o'eeoneco' 7pleaos oo"n'
wares uno "'oGy oacu . e'As nus1 pel'a'n
10 'nn'tss 'na 80 ". az n"ass w Vt
sfa'es oep, 1n1 As s' suatosa
~ ,ue. ~ ~. .s',- --a.Na..,~, ~ ~ 10 %
~ 'ne W. - ~ .De ',.@ pSa.se.14"N a4ooe' NJ
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Have We e!sil WET III lianois: no But
We !nse oeuo14ese numerous leoet c1uss%'
I'tt Win COMMISSIONS In taelf pocke&s
rsd5 10 chfoil conmsnos from the olslogA
tsm meEt IN the Aof1n"est, ano TO base on
such muster any possible relative results.
or this clnss, the Montgomery County ruf-
Eau Ct1pfnan 10 one, ano II the 1orce op-
i'oseo 10 nim ever make nsaoe pllboae1 OF
linn toes deserve 70 nave 1fesh s1satatlons Of
such fellows npt11 they learn to shoot them
oo"n a. e'snt, un'ees 1nes use rope 10
sa'e suou s" et14A1n6 e4sm
pes u 1ue oaOse4 ~ e'".o 'teeoa IN LII
oo's ate "an~.u' nuu =" NV ihaae 10 appear
Ut dstEe' ~ uallo1e' e"es "AA assufeoly