The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-13

ADDITIONAL FROM In aoa1H.
"Grant's Line Advanced Id a Mile-rouI
Hundred Prisoners Oaptn,ed-Oss Liacs Eaeased
from Right to Lcft-C allantTy of BarloW's n. u.
slon-They Occupy the Rebel nreas,wsrks
Rebel Guns silencrd." The abave Is tho captiQu
oi the Philadelphia Iaqairs's spe cial eerrcsroad
cRce, dated Iieadauar.ers Army of the Potomac,
near Cold Harbor, juno 3, u ~. twill be seca
that this correspondent, although AFRAID " no
knowledge 4 defeat, has not The hA. ,>,aiply
claim victory In tact, he iniin mes vc's
,ha, the eaemy paid ve.y dearly foT ilfes whistle
fln writes:
TO day has been marked BY y IN hard fighting
There has been no general oasf but an engage
ment Of sufficient severity 10 largely t0 our
number OF killed and wonnde4 -Four Thousand
men viii not much more MAY cover our casual
ties Everything won IN day nys occn earned by
hard work, aud has cost us lb II valus An ave
rage advance oC our lIne some hat less than hall
a mile and the caniu.e Of alSDnt i0ur hundred
prisDnrrs, form the TesYit 0f 1T ay's operations.
The formation OF our Itne bat,ic II Its new
position across the Gaines's fsfiit road, having
been completed yesterday, and: ull come. ,i"n c.
tablished betseen the several q rps, an ca y hour
this moFninq w3s fixed upon an assault on the
cncmy's works along The cutie line; the .rinci-
pal fort, however, 10 be .saOhf II and
against the rchei tight. On which tended
from Rcthesda Chi,,eh, q ftsht.fs. 5. point
nearly Two miles below e. ne LEFT,
was constituted as follows - -
Warren and Burnside on ~ - nextaseaeYal
smith, t's.h corpsJ then Gen Vash,, ttlh corps,)
and on the extrenae left Gen Hancock. The latter
corps was the rst to Opea the attack, the Fir and
second divis Ons, under Gems Barlow aud Glib
hons, being assigaed 10 make the assault, while
the hird division was held as reserve. Al lHe-
IL A c->Al ofv nsnA
boil, div, ions simultaneously moved forward or
BarlOw's division, the First brigade, Col Miles
and the Fourth brigade, Col Brooke, each formed
In two lines, led the asanlt the TO- ner on the ex
trcme lett. Gibbons's division, On starting, had
The b'isades OF Col Emyth, Gen Tyler, and Col
Nc Keen IL the front liue arranged from left to
right, In the order In which they are mentioned,
hut while advancing Gen Owens brigade moved
obi4hey and came up on the left Of Col Smyth' =,
so that the four 6rtgades went in together.
There was nearly q mile OF g,Ound TO traverse
hefore rcachire the entertainments thar were to be
charged, and over this omr men advanced rs silently
as possible. Though part Of the distance they
were screened from the observation Of the enemy
hv woods or slight hills, hu, In the immediate front
Of the breastwOIks there was q spirs Of cOnside
rahle breadth snDrdiEg no shelter whatever from
the rebel fire. Although the enemy was on the
oert, portion ct EarlOw's Division sdcPeedcd in
charging over this space and getting Temporary
possession Of the rcbcl works. Eui the number
that succeed, d i" eficctin: an entrance WAS not
Large enough 10 It.atn possession, aud they were
obliged to tall back tU the main line.
They brou"ht oil, however. two hundred and
fifteen prisoners, inclndin. Major and fourteen
line officers, and the flag of tae Twenty sixth
Virginia regiment, as q reward Of their psuWess.
corporal F-Irencc Bi.ler, Company D, seventh
New imk Heavy Artillery, in Colonel BfOnke's
Brigade, was The cRpt0r Of this lag. The Colonel
u the regiment 10 which It belonged was bayu-
lctted as our men entered The entreHc h,nrnt-.
'attcry OF Elk guns whiel, Was brhind the breast
SO rs was captured. but could mol b- brought off.
Il was, however, rendered useless 10 the enemy
~ the Complete range OF II which our mn ob
ained with thtif mnskets. They have held II thus
lnder lire all day, the enemy neither da,ing 10
AtemR 10 use or remove it. Although we found
I impractcable 10 hold the rebel entertainments ut
Ills point, cur own line was constr ucted within
Wenty- 1va yards distant.
Taking advantage Of the shelter afforded by a
rest OF land, our men lay down just behind Ii,
md from their c0ncs1ment kept up such q con-
TAM ani well aimed lire that scarcely single
ebrl head could be Induced to liit itself above the
heft-r of the Iiie Pits Under cover Of this FIRE.
t.c IA IN ienngGl. aria regiment. Col Eoavr ad
'lnced up a!min2t - the raemy's hue, and under
heir very eyes az they had dared use those organs
q look OuO constructed substantial iiGe of rifle
,its, which we have since been occupying all
lay.
Oar men have shot down several rebel flags Wis
bic within their works, aud afterwards taunting
y invited the "Joihnies" TO put up some mure.-
was exchanged to day between the op-
posing iiMrs almost IA freely as bullets, bat the
pee kets Oa either side have been Obliged T. lay
NV themsei YES, however high they Nigh, pitch
heir voices.
On the line of Gea C ,bDons's division, two com.
'anles belonging TO Owea asbrigate. 10, getting The
max i'm that discretion Is the better part OF valOT
ushed forward il advance OF their cumrad,s 5, and
ucceeded IN entering the enemy's entertainments
'nly to mad themselves in the position OF the
Who bought the elephant. They found 1t impossi
Die to get out again, and were unfortunately made
prisoners
Col McKeen, commanding the st bhgade, with
awkward aud unpleasant situation,
which the force Of circumstances compelled them
% retain all day. Unwilling to rellnquish the as
'1nit, and thinking only Of success, he and the
aumber of men stated above held their ground af
er the remainder Of the brigade had fallen hack
10 better position, and found themselves isolated
without sufficient force to advance, and unable TO
retreat without running a gauntlet Of rebel fire
which would have let few escape. They have
therefore been obliged 10 remain all day in a re.
cumbent position protected from a sOriie Of the
enemy by the musketSOf their friends in the rear
who in the meantime have been engaged In run ,
ming out a btrastWOrk, umder the shelter OF which
hey can withdraw. They will get out during the
night. The distance gained ny CibbOns' 3 division
Ia about half a mile, ana they captured about l5O
prisoners.
The Sixth corps, with Russel's division on the
hight, hicketiS's on the centre and Netil's on the
left, advanced shortly after the advance Of the Sec
Dnd corps, and gained neary the same amount Il
g Ound, which they have held all day under an ex
lremey heavy fire. and fortified themselves In their
new position. Ricketts's division is said to have
been most severely engaged, but the fighting was
sharp and the casualties heavy In the
entire corps.
On the right of the Sixth corps, General Smith
was engaged, with about the same results, and per
haps heavier losses. The 8lsl New York regiment,
Df Marston's brigade, Br0oks's division, had the
front Of that brigade in making the charge, and
suffered terribly. Nearly every officer Of the rest-
ment 9 either Killed or wounded. Gen MaTstOD Was
struck by fragment Of shelf early In the mOruiug,
but remained on the field throughout the day.
losses were particularly heavy The ~ corps, on
the extreme right, advanced their line TO some ex
tent, ard experienced very sharp lighting In dons
So The loss In Griin's division alone Is stated al
day must amount to 1900, as aAout 1900 wounded
have been received In the hospitals OF the cOtps.-
Tue casualties In the I'd aud 9TH cannot be tess
Than tiO0 each, and the entire loss OF the ermy
will, think. not fall short OF the figure named
above, VIZ: 4,ot0 in killed, wounded, and miss
Ing.
About9P n the enemy made charge on Oul
LETT, attacking the portion Of our iihe held by Co
Smiths aud Ovens brigades, 0C CtbtOn's divi
sioa, 81 corps, and also Col UplO0's brigade. o
ilusseIi's division. 9Th corps. Gen Barlow, whG
was On the front Of his line, overheard the rebel
offcess give the order, "ix b-yUaets,'' and tu-
81 iamIy sent ~ warn Gen GihbOn " be The alert
The men were at the moment busiiy engaged i.
enlreaching, but by the lluse the enemy came ur
were perfectly ready 70 receive him, aud repulsed
him In handsome style, with severe chastisrfnen,
fur his temefity. Since this repnlse all has beer
quiet.
ylNKvI ftNANCEs.
The following paragraph i,om late Northern
journal accounts lOr the milk In the cOcoanut:
NEw YoRK, Monday, June 6.-The stock mar
ket was very dull hut without mach Auctuation
In prices. The meaSveness OF the news from the
army and the sudden advance In the premium on
gold caused some lttite feciisg Of distruse, and