The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-11
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4 Brilliant Charge b BARLOW. !.
SHERIDAN Holds the CHICK.
AaoA6INY!

SHERIDAN Holds the CHICK.
Aao1GIuY!
THE TAKING OF RICHMOND A QUESTION
ONLY OF TIMEIi
New YoRK, June 7.
. The Tribsne's special from Cold Harbor,
Sd, says Of Fridays fighting:
A general sssaaIt was made promptly ss
the hour ordersd-43O A. N. 1t vss
made BY Hancock, Wright and Smith.
The attack was brave and our loss severe,
bat the result Vas indecisive. The general
line was advanced materially. Smith car.
ried and retains distinct and we'll entrench.
ed position, and the other corps are 10 pos
session of detached works, and various
positions more OF less important from
which We drove the enemy. Barlow, under
Hancock, carried everything before him,
capturing guns, prisoners and colors, bat
owing to bis advanced position had to re-
linquisb them. Our men we're set to work
Immediately to strengthen their newly &C.
quired positions. Prisoners we're taken
frou oil the corps in Lees army, shosing
that the enemy had used everything that be
could command. Sheridan Is reported Is
holding Bottoms Bridge. This may iudi-
cate the enemy's retreat across the Chicka-
hominy.
June 4th-5 A. M.-The enemy made .
night attack on the ID corps last night,
which was repulsed with great loss. Sher,
idan took Bottoms Bridge last night
Canponading has opened On our right, but
90 musketry. Yet another Tribune cores
pondent says of Fridays 6ght that owing
to the formidable character Of the enemy's
works j, vas deemed impolisic to continue
the assault, and at noon our men rested in
their new positions, after making them i'm.
pregnable. The advance upon the works
was simultaneous. Brooks and Miles bri.
gades formed in two lines. Tue 147th
Pennsylvania, acting % skirmisbers, led the
charge.
They charged the works at the point Of
the bayonet, driving the enemy from them
10 confusion, but the enemy made charge
while We we're reforming, aud drove our
men out, and few yards from the works.
Here strong work was constructed, and
held in spite Of al efforts to dislodge rs.
In Bsrlow's charge, 2l7 prisoners aud one
color were taken. Six pieces of artillery
were taken, aud Col. Morris, of the 7tb
New York heavy artillery, was about to
turn them upon the enemy, when be was
charged upon by overpoveriog numbers,
and compelled to release them.
Another correspondent says: OF one
thing the enemy must now be thoroughly
satisfied, that he cannot break orr lines
through nor drive our men from their e..
tablisbed positions, though be pile every
man Of all bis corps upon any one point Of
our lines.
The Tribune's correspondence from Cold
Harbor, 5th, 8 A. NJ, says it is ascertained
this morning that the enemy has Withdrawn
his forces from our right front ut Bethsida
Church, and now and then cannon is heard.
probably from our cavalry harrassing their
columns.
Grant says the capture of Richmond is
only question Of time. He is confident
of bis ability to take it.
The Herald's James river correspondent
says the iron clad feet has been moved up
abreast of Buffers right wing. which is en-,
trenched os the Peninsula formed by the
Appotomax and James and east of the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad, which
road our army has been enabled to reach
with recently mounted gnns.