, 1864-10-07

Cofrs-1hey ure lIepnlsod with efesr-
fnl Lcss-Htnvy 1ka.os-Geu. stan.
hard Wounded.

for putetJ mlHLaf5 1easou3 there Wa8 no
d1sRoeltlon yettsrday on the part Of General
the cay might have passed uneventfully, ha l
rot the 6rsmy atsumed the offensive, Called
almcst to desperation by the sudden adyan.
tages We bare Ton-an advantage which
gives us position almost wlthio the pur:
leus OF the rebel cspital-Lee moved up
htavy re'nlo1cements from the Petersburg
trout to oppose us These reinforcements
we're composed OF Heth'e, Boxes and FIsld's
divisions, and Nilcox's brigade.
At about o'clock tn the afternoon, they
made 30 impetnous attack upon the right OF
the 18th Corps. opposite the fortidcations
Which was taksn from them on TnnradaS, In
the hepe Of driving nj ont Formed IN thsee
lorg lines, they advanced to the charge, aud
| wire met by uaurderous fire which sent
them staggering back. leaving piles Of dad
renewed the oneet, and with euci determi-
ration that their advance came within two
hundred yards Of the work. Our men
again succeeded in 1epulsfng them. and the
slsughttr was terrible. Mai. Gen. Weitzel,
who had only taken command of the l6th
Corps few hours before the assault, sig
nalls inaneurnted his assumption of the po-
siion, in the result OF this affair. As the
hroken colnnpe, para15zed b5 the shock of
their reception, fed back to gain the shelter
Of their works, he promptly pushed for ward
iaH6iDE force, which managed to cut of
the retreat of pesrl5 800 of the panic str1ckfa
men, and they sWooped them In like fish into
net- tive battfe~1ags were also captured
Amcpg tie prisoners were eighteen commls-
stoned cfhce1s, and last night theY were
brought to these Headquarters on their waY
To the rear. These officers, many of WHOM
art vtteraoe. unite in saYtnE that they uercr
before experienced such destructive mug
kttry fire. Our men old not fall into the
common practice Of firing high aud harm
lesely ever the heads of tneir assailants, but
almost eyexy bullet brought down a man,
and the ground Was strewn with victims to
their unerrlDg aim; On our part little artfl-
1tT was used, but the rebels kept up aa in
ceeeant fire Of big guns during the assault,
Dot alone from the forts, but likewise from
their iron. c1ads Ia the Jamee, near ,Drury's
Bluh The lett division Of the 10th Corps
Wss partially engaged in this affair, but the
br1ht Of 1t fell upon the 18th.
Our c3sualittes were comparatively small,
necessarily 90 as we were behind our works.
am eEieTed to say, however, that we had
another brave general put hors du combat 4
fragment Of shell struck Gen Stsnunrd. COM
mandiug the lat Division OF the 18th Corpe,
IN the left srm, making amputation neces.
saly.
4 few prisoners were taken to-day On onr
right. Some Of them nero merch ants In
Richmond until our Eruption on Thursday
morning. Then they rushed themselves into
an inprovised cavalry force-itisa Z weakpega
! have observed on the part of minute men
to get into the snddle-and took to fndepeD-
dent scouting. Their career as gallant troop
ers was b1fef and somewhat inglorious, Oae
Of thsm i.noceptlJ asked In the United Stat.s
Goyernment would reimburse him for tha
loss Of lis horse and equipments The be-
ntghted 1ndiyidual7Fas told that the rebel ex-
chegqer must meet his claims, If justice was
ever done him. Ills ana wer Was true, though
profane, That be DID," he said, "the Con
ttGerste Government never pays''
O1e OF the prisoners was a man uamed
L1bby1 who has bad a gond deal to do with
the Infamous prison which bear5 his name.
he LAD the entlrrship Of the prisoners, aui
from all accounts bled them freely, growing
rlch enough upon Ills operations to purchase
fine farm upon this i1e Of operations,
LIBBY La.rated with glce to-day, that in one
Of our cavalry saids y tFoopsr came to his
house and carried off gun which was ling
On boz wherein his mad 81, 100 IN gold.
The geld was overlooked, and the gun went
Of.
Some refugees also came in to-day. They
confirm the accounts OF confusion in Rich
mord, non combatanta clearing ont, all
bnstnees ended, every male fifteen years of
age and over In the defeGses Of the cfry. All
The Richmond papers have suspended pbliea-
tion, and for 1iIne at least, our readers will
be spared their high toned ARTICLES,
Gen. Terr3's division Of the 10th corps
made reconnolssan this AFTERNOON on the
Central Road, advancing up to the toll.gate.
within plain view Of the city OF Richmond.
After feeling the strength OF the enemy the
force returned to camp about o'clock this
evening, bringing In few prisoners. When
the gallant division arrived in camp thsre
WAS great cheering to welcome them.
It IL said by prisoners that Lee commands
Ders0naffy at fhfe frnnt