Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-13
By Telegraph.
Eor LatsF DIspaIehes &c sd Pc.
From the Potomac Army4More
Terrible PlghtIng Rebels Still
Losing Grnnni

y
there Vas heaEy fighting yesterday and
iabOat O'clock fn,ths afteTaOon an attack
Vas made uPSn The rebel batteries 1t Is
stated thai after the assault continued some
time aud found that the rebel bstIeriss
could not be carried without probably
great sacrifice of life, The efisrE for the time.
vas abandoned.
IL ls reported here this morning that Gen.
Warren vas souEded yesterday and died
on his way TO Fredericksburg, The rumor
Is repeated to- night and gsnerslIy believ-
The lighting yesterday afternoon Is said
! % hAve been very severe. Heavy artillery
are brought INTO action on both sides. TIE
result SO far known this morning was 10
our advantage The rebels attempted 10
ges IN resr position of our army TO Oh.
supplies but were driven of EiIh a loss
Fighting was continued today.
Nav YORK, Nay PA special to the
Herald says:
On Tuesday Gibbons and Barlo1's di-
Visions we're WitbdraEn iron, the soutt
bank Of the Po- Tue Iatterts division -v-.s
closely followed by the enemy, Who we're
checked by our artillery posted alons a
ridge commanding the river.
Early 10 the day the whole army began
TO straighten ont in line of battle for a
renewal OF The engagement. Skirmisbine
vas Kept up during this time between the,
advanced lines of tie Two armies, the en-
envy besIiFTing himself as though he ia.
tended offensive operations.
Our line Was formed with the I'd eorus
on the right, the 5sh 10 the GENRE, and me
9th on the LETT, with Burnside's coros in
the rear of our left for the protection of
our immense trains, and 10 act as re-
serVe-in any emergency.
The country here is quite rolling, stud
ded with groves of pine and hard wood
aud aHording much better facilities TOR
handling troops and the use of artilleTv,
than about The Wilderness.
The enemy during the night strapRtben-
cd their formidable position With ride piis
bEeastWerks, barbados. Gc., rendetisp il
stronger than any line of defence OCCUPIED
oy bin since leaving his earihWorks on the
Rapidau.
Thus matters stood until far into the AZ
ternoon, when the fighting became quite
sharp at intervals ~ different points. but
without anything definite.
Five O'Clock Was fixed for the grand as-
sanlt. General orders anpouncIng the
successes of Sherman in the West ana
Batter on the Janes river we're read To the
| troops producing the widest excitemenr (
and as the hour approached for The attack
tue enthusiasm Of the troops became Al
most ungovernable.
Grant surrounded by his staff, Meade.
Hancock and Warren, were ali s,aIiono,i
o9 aeml9ences within sight OF each other.
Whlle tue vast columns of cur army slovlr
Struggle. - 20 g cat
Just as ths attack was about 70 be made
the enemy advanced on our right. threat
enlng 10 press back that portion of onr
line, disseminating for the time Ibe DIsn
OF assault. Troops were buried To ans.
support OF the right, hut Barlow succeeded
IN eneeklng the rebels, sending back his
endorsements with the word tbat he had
pen enough aud TO spare. -'''N
Half past six WAS then fixed upon fnr
the assault. Watches we're comnsre5 h.
corps eommandeTs, and fnalIv an s.r.
time. ssA
Al the appointed hour, simultsnso,.,v
WIN the roar of the twelve siguaIs,1ns
tue whole front advaneed. with c6.ers
! from the whole line. The movement - -
indeseribably grand. a portion al ne
/ forces moved In solid column. vbiiai ,bs.
others advanced in The usual order of bot-i
/ Tie, the whole army moving together and
ye Ss essn command Sighting its own battle.
me whole rebel line opened a most
uuFdeious hre, against which our lines IT.
Leslsteoly swept, driving the enemy slowly
= tsss ron ms Positions capturing nearly
j SsyO0 prisoners aud three pieces of anil.
iety: The latter, however, were re-iaFen
oy me rebels before the close of tbe en
tgagement Night closed the battls viIb
our forces occupying the field.
Our loss was heavy, but indgino, fro,,
tue killed aud wounded left in our No.
itsWas7much less than the. eneunvas 5 -
fought TO the last our troops bayonsfiSr,
thetE men in rife pits, aud forcing ,lIeT5 hs
na6a 20 nand encounters 70 yield.
- S5s ~ kiee Wass morally wounded. and
died under ampntati0u of q leo. ~ ssS
If l9ss,in prominent officers Vas great.
S-a.. .ns tlteoess OF The hour and my own
Nolnd prevents q collection of 0a1su - i
The eugsgsment was renewed Ivf.ot,,,s
" eoa the time Of my departure. I,rr.
ereosfag faVorably. - - -. pro-
ms most deteFmiued aud pArsis..,.
eHort which has beer made ever si,,rs az.
~, ~ men eement VAS made ia8a iipbe II.
t us locality % turn our right. 20 bargss
l lp enarge VAS made by the enen,v o., 4
S ~ Els nj four coluu1s. 0uru feurIaeSjI
e-Stl 9eFge yalianIly. At length the an
oiose TIE enemy, compelling him n,
M Tt. oaeS. into his third line Of defensss
.heSns' = 2sla q points lay piled in
a. one OF these gallant charges fan ,b.,
tlse Gen: Rice, nt The head Of "a eoior.,'
g !! ne has been in every fight. - l.l.
bgSy IN the midst Of the terrible eo,.1i.. :
- arren. ae'rods up and 49,
e ass aaes directing movements .reraFtilsss b
q we ssetnlpg Of shells aud bullets. Heiy
l - 1notnet horse shot under 'bir5t,5,s I !,
thIEd Que within he last four davs s - 4
~. 2 maze . geaeral asssaIt at o,elneIs
y sas the most Eniheant ana ter,i5ls 81.
Ear. Batteries, through The ent,iDe &c.
q some tfesss were placed Is var n 80
laRsoas Positions as likewise tstierfss ~
'aaasf 0oEPs' oltAasously These eaapoo z