The New York herald., 1864-10-31

UNITED STATES MILITARY TEIroRArs.


UNITED STATES MILITARY TEIsoRArs.
DFPArrnsSr iigAreUAerEHs. Oct. 2o--TP M
General Butler directs that you inform toe press cor
respondents tnat no Information ~ the movement To-
morrow shal ba sent before the day after tomorrow
mornng-not even hint TO tho prosreos OF moving.
Ito ws bod tue correspondents strictly responsible that
this order - obeysd.
g. A. EESsE, Lieutenant, Colonel. 10.
coMNEscgp.
Al fvo O'Clock TINS morning. every pseparailon having
been made, the column commenced is march Roads
were selected that would conceal the advanoe from
the enemy. General Marson lead the odsstoe Heck.
mao following. and The colored troops bringing up
the Of the column. At eight O'Clock nartn =
houee, the Darbyto1n road, was reached, and
evident that the enemy had not yet discovered
advance. Lieuienant Thomas Wells Aii-do Camp,
forward TO opel communications with Colonel
Spear, whose brigade II ry to load an advance
nothing had been heard for somo time from coIonai
Spear. LeGtenaHt Dansels was sent forward 10 DIS
cover the road aud the column moved forward passing
through wood road General Weizel debonched on tho
Charles Guy roads At Whito Tavern.
1gE rxooFs ENGAGED.
General Kautzs cavnlry, under conlToand " Colonel
West here found In position, with its advance oa
gagng tho enemy in front OF the rebel works on tho
Connection hero made with Spear, who took
the advance through the White Oak swamp 10 ths
meantime the Tenth corps, which had advanced 70 W
old nsn,ng ground had hccome hotiy engaged with tho
had no, discovered tho advance Of this corpe.
1HE
Col Spears advance suddenly upoa three rohel
cavalry vide;tes who unfortunately succeeded makiag
their escape. Our march hencoforth no l0nRor
secret, and the column was pushed on - make up 70
speed what IL had secresy. Tho roads
OF the best through this historical swamp, but the
pressed aud reached McCellans old works,
thrown up the battle field OF Fair Oaks. Passing
AhA
Williamsburg road and came n Immediate contact vita
The enemy whose works were about milo further uD
the road
ENGAGEMENT
Colouei Spear dism0uuted some OF his cavalry and,
supported by line OF infantry skrmshers from Mar
s,ons division, moved forward upon tho oncmy. In
front their works. they found to coust OF only
line OF dIsmounted cavalry. The troops were thrown
forward in column division without waiting to form
line OF battle. AZ gradually noared the enomy'S
position discovered that they were rapidly hurry
ing their ntrenchmens, and became necessary
TO form line OF battle Heckmans division formed tho
OF the road, with Farchid's brigade in adyance-lhe
second brigade and brigade Of the co!oed div sion IN
reserve Maron'e dvisou drew up the right OF tho
road with Cuams brigade advance aud The other two
brigades OF the division IN reserve. In tho moan
| tune Holman's brigade or c,lored troops was nr-
| dcred to the north side OF the Yorktown Rai
| roud 10 feel Tor and attack the encmy's left.
surs Ibaitery OF light twevcs was ordered 10 tue
front poslod fu view or the fort, and from Two
o'clock until dark kept most effective aud murder
GUS IRE upon the enemy's position. When ho coasel
firing he had disabled by he iecol, nil but ono OF his
guns, and had man killed and six wouoded-an
extremely heavy loss for a battery. Captain Stsips
horse was killed under him Lees Sxtccath New YORK
battery held in reserve but when Stps was coin
peed TO fall by the disabling OF his pieces wss
thrown the front, took position TO mold th'
| enemy IN position.
l CBARC.
AT two o'clock charge WAS made and tho two bri
gades making II held the positions they thus took until
dark the object ~ denons.ratics having oSea
accomplished, tie troops fell back add returned q
| whites Tavern.