Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-16
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From the Army of the PotOi6ia6.

S4On LAe army Ol Inc EOb0maG'
wAsnrxaros, May f4,-La,o rebel ia.
pers state that Lee il wounded, Hhd is now
in Richmond. His army is out of gear.
aud is now in full retreat.
Beauregnrd has been reinforced b. Lee.
The telegraph wire between Petersburg
and Richmond has been cut.
A careful investigation fixes the total
losses of the Army OF the Potomac, in
killed, wounded and missing, including
prisoners captured by the rebels, aud stray.
Sters, up to the commencement Of the bat
tie OF Thursday, at about 20, 900.
The Star says:
From the fact that no cannohadiug was
heard yesterday from the trout, it is be.
lieVed Lee is changing his position. lie
has taken care to put himself out of i'm
mediate range, if he has not actually moved
oil HaPidiy towards Richmond.
The public may expect to hear soon of
the occurrence of the next fight, is Lee has
not been so weakened as to compel him to
seek the cover OF the Richmond tortilica
lions. or TO retreat rapidly ia the direction
OF Lynchburg aud SIaunton, from which
point bis army has received its supplies
ever since Grant crossed the Rapidan. We
may add that we DO not share the appre-
heusiou, OF many that Lee can make q more
obstinate defence on the North or South
Anna rivers than he has made on the Pc,
as the lines TO be heldon both those rivers
are much longer than that on the Pc. and
therefore much weAkeE.
HEADQUARTERS ARMr PoroMAc. NAV II
The army OF the Potomac has achieved
the greatest victory OF The war after some
Of the seVerest fighting ever recorded in
history. The battle yesterday is ackuowI-
edged TO be the heaviest OF all, lasting from
daylight till after dark, renewed u6ou, .
?. IN. aud continuing Till nearly 3 a. nj.
Both parties cOntending during the night
tor the possession OF line OF rifle pits,
trom which our men bad driven the eue.
my In the morning. The rebels fell buck
early this morning aId skirmishing is now
going on. Our troopsGre following them up
through the woods. The scene presented
to-day is entirely beyond description
The dead and dying behind and in front
OF the breastworks, iyiug in some placed
in piles 3 or deep, many of them wound
ed in several parts Gt their body. The
enemy had removed a large humber of their
dead and Woundsd during the night from
portions OF the line, but there were places
where they could not reach aud there they
lay US thick as our own. IL was General
I
charged the position and lost about 700
men. Every regiment in the division dis.
tirguished itself and no one bore q more
noble part than the SD N. Y. Volunteers.
Col. CARROTS brigade aided this division i Il
the charge aud usual performed there
share OF work with marked gAllauLry. Col.
Carroll was wounded the second time, but
keeps on duty. Some of the caissons are
nov being brought i'll, which could not be
dOne before. a number OF guns were also
captured 1897 and many coIors have been
taken, but Ins captors still retain them as
trophies. Col. Garroll's brigade took a
number of prisoners and u stand OF colors
this morning from the rebel regiment
which they surprised in piece of woods.
LATER.
HEADQUARTERS. May l3-2 r. M.-The
enemy found to have fallen back IU "a new
line, abandoning their works 90 their tight
aud apparently getting into position for
another contest.