Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
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EkuA OUR OF sNEaLEEAUAE-N
Latest from the Potomac Army
More Fighting and Grant Still
Ylctorious-3O Pieces of Artillery
and a Large Number of Prisoners
Captured-Di Dispatch from General
Haneoek-Butler three Niles from
Petersburg.
sPsoialto ths n y. World.
HEADQUARTERS ANY OF THE PoroNAC,
Battle fvld, near Spoitsyl4ania Court
House, May IL, 8 A. M.-0ur army this
morning Was entirely engaged 10 oae of
the hercest of It's battles, AID pressing on
TO victory after The ssuguinaFy bot gener-
ally unsuccessful bAitie of Tuesday,. The
army during yesterday Was comparatively,
quiet.
feeble demonstration against Our right
wing was repulsed. This morning re-
cOnnoisanee made on the night TO force
the enemy's lett, vas intended as an
ashanti on The enemy's riglt IN force. The
colt mn consisted OF \ pOruOn Of the Sixth
Corps and Blrnsy's division OF H4neockss
Corps TWAS 6rss intended 20 undertake
this WORK, but which WAS abandoned at
IerEards. 10 the forenoon TEo companies
on The left of the SIKH Corps commenced
driTIog some sharpshOoters from their DO.
siIiOn IN house commanding a partial
view of our lines killing aud capturing
several of them.
In the evening rain fell to some extent,
continuing pnui after dark, laying the
dust, cooling the atmosphere, ana raising
the spirits of our troops. Fires we're
bGiit, supplies e6oksd, bands began play
ing 10 the forest an along the lines, aud
our men we're uadisturbed for once bv the
eGemy. Oar soldiers ate hsartiIy and
rested eWeetiy, the enemy having no am.
munition to waste.
Meanwhile news had arrived towards
evening that Sheridan had penetrated 10
the Vicinity of Beaver Dam op,the Orange
Railroad, torn up about ten miles of The
| track, captured a rebel supply train, aud
rsc4piuted above 800 of our men taken
prisoners in the Old Wilderness battles
This news Was so Inspiring wherever il
Was known that general jubilee of cheers
succeeded the announcement, aud during
the night arrangements we're pushed for
40 attack on our side this morning
The enemy bad been seen pnshing troops
toward our right and auslenlatiously erect
ing aeatis in front of Haucock's troops.
1t Was shrewediy and rightly suspected
this was only blind TO the real intention
Alter midpigat the 81 corps (Haucoektsl
pushed to The left Of tue 9Th corns,
(WrighTs,) between that and Burnside's
command a0d on the left OF The SpuItsyl.
vania road. At 4:4O this morning. Han
cock attacked the enemy fronting him aud
force opening wiiheriDg cannunade
aud making resistiess charges against the
very heart of his position. The cappop-
nde was replied to with Tigor: the charges
OF our men were as vigorously resisted.
but the determination OF the onset over
Whelmed everything. The troops rushed
in on the rife pits of the enemy, bayoDet
ing them In theirworks, cutting their Hnes
and capturing ou the fret charge over
5000 men add several gnns, Including the
greater portion OF the Stouewall brigade
belonging TO the division eomnsnied by
Gen. Ned johnson, nsd forming part of
EWelPs corps. Gen Johnson, him self, was
taken prisoner. Tue Assault eohtioued till
nearly the Wbele division OF tbe corps was
captured and other troops amounting 10
1000 men.
LATER-ll o'clock ANA diepatGh ar
rired thus moment announcing the capture
Of loco prisoners and 80 guns. The 6atue
is still ProgEessi1gs
The 9Th corps in,iett OF the Sd has NOV
Warreu's 5th corps moved mp to IFS support
on the right.
Battles are becoming general, nearly all
our artillery are engaged and The clapgOrof
guns, whistle of grape aud solid shot, roar
OF musketry aud explosion Of the enem} s
shells Filled the forest with awful IumulI.
Shells barFt around me while write.
LATER-l2 o'clock.-n is Just nov re
ported that Hancock has turned the right
flank OF the enemy below Spotssyivauia C.
h., pressing on, the battle ever where is
Overwhelmingly in our favor.
Terrific firing has Just commenced on the
left near Grants headquarters The bat
tie is goirg OF with terrible energy, aud
onr success is said to be certain Prison.
ers are constantly coming in.
The following Is dispatch sent by Gen.
Hancock this morning:
NEAR SPOTIsTLvAE1A G. n,
May 1913 O'Clock A NJ.
have captured from 30 to 40 euus. /
have finished up johnson aud am nov 90.
ing into Early
LSignedl W.. j HAECocK.
A special to the Herald, dated City Point
May llth, says
From the last accounts received from
the front last night, it is known that Rnt.
ler's forces are within three miles of pa.
tersbure, aud had passed The outer lines of
rebel defeneeS. This Is Important. az il
more closely pens up 3eaureRard,s ann.
mand within the city
a special to the Tribune, dated. Wash.
ington the 18th, says ]:
Our army is nov heard from ak miles
beyond Spottsylvania G. q. NE fsnght
again yesterday, and drove the enemy nosi
CALAMITY, capturing large number Of
prisoners and guns and several general
Officers are among the killed. The guns
captured have arrived at headqa Starters. =
Brig. Gen. Stuart, Commanding brig.