New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21
IIEADo ARTERs ARMY OF THE PoroNAo }
NEAR SroTTbYLvANIA {. III,
Thursday. May l9-9 p m.

| Thursday. May l9-9 p m.
Another evidence Of the desperate condition Of the
enemy's supplies was given this EVENING" bold and
determined desh with cavalry. infantry and artillery
upon our righ: hGnk hour before sunset.
The turnpike road from Spottsylyauia Court House TO
fredericksburg has been infested with gncrrills Tor
several days anx!ousy observing the movement OF our
supply trains. This evening organized and rcsout
movement was made, which was completely foied
J Daring tho day through opening cut through the
woods troops passing way beyond our righ;
flank Evening developed tneir Suppose.
Your correspondent passed along the road while the few
first rafting picket shois indicated cautious adv
Of the enemy Our cavalry had been driven IN under
some excitement They were dismouuted and sent irto
the woods With their carbne. while part remained 70
hold the horses. The teamsters dashed their mules
along the road toward which tho enemy were adyanc-
ing shouting 10 tie animals like maniacs. Time was
everything Half mile ana the angle Of the roads wo,Id
nut the enemy, who was before them behnd thcif
backs
Tie teams crowded onward. and tho musketry began
70 rattle faster through the woods The heavy artillery
armed infantry presently put into position and
formed line Of battle first in the roads then in the
woods toward the enemy who soon engaged them. Our
heavy artillery are raw troops unused to field service,
ard should not have been employed alone at such
time but they most convenient and available In
such an emergency.
Our Lss IN killed and wounded hardly AL short
Of 1000 The enemy caIae In and took possession Of
the road and the wagoRs but their prizes were small
and their possession of them short Our forces engaged
were Tylefs new division q heavy artillery. Later
Birneys division Of the I'd Corps was seen mosiag
down mud was Immediately PIT into position.
We soon recovered the road and the wagons none o!
Which lad tie enemy succeeded IN carrying away or
DESTROYING few horses only Of the train were killed
The encmy were driven reluctantly back and al sunset
the ast gun lad been fired and the effort to turn ou
flank and capture our wagon train was over. ihS
forces engaged proved to be thosc Of Eweis corps
hundred Of them captured vbo reported that the
movement wGs made from the night OF Spoitsyiyank
Court house in the afternoon. (
Among the killed and wounded we have al this hour
heard of Md. Rolf LIST Massachusetts and Heavy
Artillery. and MAJ Chaddswel. same regiment. Capt
O'Brien and Lieut. Knenn Of I'd Sew.York Heavy
Artillery were killed, siso Capt Norris. 18th n. Y.
Heavy Artillery. Capt Stanton LIST Maryland Vet
eraDs, wounded Capt CGmpden. lst Maryland Vet |
Grams. wounded; Lieut. Stacey. CaIh Davis Lieut..
Chaplin. Md. Holt. MAJ Satchell Lisut. Spoford.
Lieut.. Moves. Smith, D0vis, LIST Massachusetts,
wounded, Lieut.. Goruhausen. 9Th haryisrd wounded
Capt Martins, LIST Massachusetts. wounded.
Communica atoms arc open usual night and eup'
plcs are still pouring ia for us. Guinea Station was
captured last evening by Gen Thbet's Cavary and Ia
now In our possession. From this point the Rebels had
been bringing supplies. Later Bowling Green had been
L. cir railroad station. 1t is believed that the
enemy bring licir supplies across from the Virginia
Central Railroad distance OF twenty miles
Supplies Going Forward Briskiy~irce'
News mny be Looked For-O"r Gam
boats mt Prcdericksburg-Rcme Of
the Weunded-Guerrilias on the Rail.
yonds.