The New York herald., 1864-05-16
delayed or wholly prevented. The mud very deep,
and me roads narrow and miry

delayed or wholly prevented. Tho mud was very deep
and me roads narrow and miry
nusDEp ATTACK posTPosAp.
no expected attack by us Al dayhgh. this morning
anavodabiy delayed, owing TO the mpossbli.y Of ge'.
ting up artillery trains &C. To-day Lee has been busy
iDtrsnchDg, and his position may have TO be turned,
,nslsad Of attacked. Rain has been falling at Intervals
NJ day. No nrh,ing Of moment
ATTACH ON Tine Exm CORPS RxpvlsD.
no sOsmy made dash on wright's Sixth CORPS. and
gained momentary advantage, al four P. NJ, but were
calamity repused in few minutes with consider 'ble
loss battery planted 10 annoy our centre, and
column % now marching TO capture or drive away.
No general engagement probable 10 day.
yns BxwnDsRHxrr
Cen Grants strategy has thus iay bewildered Lee He
has steadily moved the entire army by corps BY the
eenk from wilderness aven 70 shIs point, and acted
efensivs,y the whole time. Psshaps no.hss precisely
hhs y recorded IN history.
TIE LAsp IlASsroRsA son
wagon trains are running regularly from Belle Plain 10
ths psses With supplies u eommssGy stores A. ono
time eleven Thousand wounded b Srsdsricksbsrs
An bu, four Or I've thousand Asvs Been sent 70 wsshs
ten, and ths balance ass going daily.
EvssysAhs b satisfactory, and che Ultimate Acstsue.
.,on q Lee ssrtah.
SECOND DssPAfcH.
TWO Ann FoEn 81 ssorsslyAx4 Coysr Hcvss
Nay 15-1e A. \,
CAPr1ulB o. a STRONG Poes.soS.
Al tAe date d ny last despatch column was IN mo-
tisn, led BY General Ayrss' Brigade, 70 recapture
strong position front Of left centre, from which we
had been driven BY sudden dash yesterday afternoon
The Aar was brilliant and successful. The rebels we're
driven out precpitately large force wss put 10 posi-
tion artillery with infantry supports, planted 70 oom-
mand M and night closed with another decided advantage
70 our arms. Our loss was light. General Ayres or
derry ard a sergeant commanding a company Of the
Second United States infantry among the killed.
IHE TIE ARMIES.
me Ny Po and Ia rivers from tho Mataponv eight or
ten miles southeast this Lee considered the nterme
date country susceptible Of defence, and erected sub
ear,hworks last year immediately in front Of
presen. position They are sodded and TO mount
heavy guns. Our troops are between the Ny and Po
rivers from one miles north Of spottsylvania
TnK iossx. or TIE prunRsN CORPS.
The Second corps has eleven hundred killed seven
thousand wounded fourteen hundred missing. The Fifth
corps has lost twelve hundred killed. thousand nve
hundred wounded and thirteen hundred missing The sixth
Corps has lost ono thousand killed. six thousand wounded
and twelve hundred mssng 1he total losses OF these
three corps amount twenty thousand seven hun
dred Burns,des losses nearly the Same proper
ton and swell the total 10 about thirynve thousand
The proportion Of slightly wounded 10 extraordinary
| large
| Inc Management Of the Geld hospitals b admirable
The wounded are being sent 70 Washington BY way
Fredeicksburg and Belle Plain Supplies and reinforce
ments going forward BY the same route
Tho weather warm, and the rosds in . bad
dit,on.
sAxnARy ooxx,sHoS sUryInp.
Ten wagon loads Of Sanitary goods reached Frederc
burgn 70 day. and more win follow when transportation
can be obtained.
The Indiana state Agency, under Father Kilroy. has
fed thousand persons sratutousy a Ben Plain,
and continues the charitable work.
CAyTuREs OF Rsss.
rebel signal oiBcsr was captured the latter place
st night and eight prvstss have been captured shot
in that immediate vicinity within two trys
sHs Army ynIGRArH
The erection Of the telegraph line from here 70 Hele
Plain commenced to-day. Al present despatch boats
from Washington 70 The telegraph station twenty miles
below, every four hours.
None but government Dispatches are allowed 70 pass
over The wires Appearances indicate the making Of
Bsle PAIN permancss base.