Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-24

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chs iSs, ai $50 p NJ, dsts ned by the breaking Of the
Telegraph lne, just been Iecsived Herp1rts that
the fighting north Of the james river to- day the l6
has favoraby to u.s. go far az it has gone but
there has BIZ en- 70 decivs result The enemy has been
d,iven back con Rhat from their position this NOR
vtb a considerable loss in killed ard -ouoded, and
about 400 prisoners (4e'l ones) let IN orF hand,
so1 Brigadier Generals, Uhambliss and G'raTdey,
ware killed ard their bodies leften cur aads We
also lave uui re- number Of wounded ptisonsrs.
Since m wing North OF the river OLE Losses wlil pro-
bahlv resoh near one thous nd, killed, wounded and
mg,i,g. May, however, are slightly wounded, owirg
10 40 much of the fighting taking place In tn OK WOODS
The enemy have lost abou. as many a. have fallen
into our hands.
f,tapton has awakened from his lslhargy sine
asart has been furnishing him with matter to forge
ne Y lies
The following are the latest press accounts pub
Il he'd
W,sHKeros, Aug. 10 "A etter from the Amy Of
the Potomac, dated at noon on "Wednesday, cay The
oond corps having been unsuccessful IN the az scA Gu
the works of the enemy on the norn sde Of Inc Jam
river ON Sunday, fell back TO ate posuo1, as areaay
a.ated which tbes occupied unit yesterday, when an
other assault was determined on, and this time carried
ont successfully, the enemy being driven from ten
orka vitb heavy oss III Kill ed and wornded and sew.
eral hundrt prisoners, who fell into our hands.
The Second Corps also captured few heavy guns
who te enemy nau LOs uulo w OaiAJ "nb SSoiSS'
0u,ntt, of tmsl arms. Our loss was quite severe
,Lnr t,oons still hold Il position they have gained.
Oar cavalry der .nersl Or. g had an engagement
xi,h the rebels and drove them from some works near
New Mark road but they rallied from the h'reut
forts in the cny, and finally forced the cavalry 10
fall back ucon the infantry supports:
0To1elG egg. commanding the second brigade Of TIE
sacond division Of the cavalry corps, was severely
Wou lded IN this engagement
II Ia reported that General Buffers troops had aslght
n. yeseidAy, buG Wihou; much Advantage 10
elmer side.
OPERATIONS AROUND PETER BURG
Tie following are the latest adVces which he YAM
sss papers have lrom the army around Peter bOrsi
FosTsxss MoxEoE, 5 P. B.-Ths mil steamer Ven.
derbilt from City Point, has just arrived. Al ose
I,ln,k this morning Rebels made ulous attack
On onr INCA or rather thst portion consisting Of Gene
raj Bd1nsides old corps and to heir left The fighting
nas chi With artillery, and lasted near'y Two hours
when IN, enemy fell back without attempting an assault
on our works. Our loss small.
Tho sui lined particulars Of the assault referred to
ara uublished in the Washington Star
The mail steamer OlAro.e Vanderbilt Caps CAL
m,,y arrived this morning from City Point Early yes-
tsrday porniog. the rebels In front OF the s:n COZ
mad desperate assaa;.on our works, probably under
the impression that che movement up James IL or bad
obliged Grant to materially weaken IL nej In iron! CT
Petersbu 6.
FIN positions Of other corps were also assaulted ana
far several hours fierce battle d, the oanoonadiDg
being terrific n:erspesed with maskeiry on either size.
rbe satmy did not catch Us mapping, and they were
a " rel used leaving their dead and wounded on the
dsd between the two nss. The rebels are rePresen
ed 10 hare lost heavily.
AT the time the Vanderbilt left no tetais had oeen
received; the man facts knoWn being thai tho re6ss
Tad been REFUSED and had re ired again behind theT
works.
r ere was rlmof t6,as at City Point when the Van.
derbilt left that strong Reconnaissance sent oui BY
Hancock had reached Far O4kS.
The tItUAIIoS CT IHE rASKEK AMY
correspondent of he New York Tunes thus de-
scribes tho situation OF ihs Yankee army. Alter 10
fsrriug to the movements On tbs ntr side Of the
James, mentioned above, he goes on totay
These mu OF Ivrss would 20 indicate purpose
on The part OF Gen. Grant 10 who'll the line Of battle
round by the right on the james river, planting IL op
posite 1T lrliog, where the heights at BARS Blut
| viys commanding position. Win ouI foFoe on the
Gar of the forts dominating the b'ufi OF the James,
their reduction will be siupy problem Of engineering
Nor Il this all Possession OF the locihty famed would
ant the amy in n interior position relative to Rca'
inoad aud Petersburg, thus permitting rapid concenIIa-
ton for an offensive movement against either point AZ
| pleasure.
On the whole the situation Ct the army on the James
IA very much brighter thsn it has been before, and the
ese. of tue mOvtm. n has been TO cut an appsreLty
| ilextricable knot.