, 1864-08-17


WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. 16.-The
The I'd Corps ny james River Saturday night,
resu]tlng in tie rontlpg of large rebel force
a. Dutch Gap, and thr capture Of over 500
prisoners, besides pieces Of artillery.
- Tie position occupied By the enemy is said
to have been strong one, and is now occu-
pied By our troops, who are able to hold it.
The Report took down from Bermuda
Hundreds to Fortress Monroe over 100 pris-
cncre, from this fight, about forty Of whom
claim to be desetcrs.
Baltimore, Tuesday, August 1G.-Thc fol-
lowing news is published in the evening
edition Of the 4:er;ean.
BERMUDA HUNDREDS, Tuesday, Aug. 16.-
Yesterday the I'd Corps. Hnncock's, was 60
irg into transports at City Point all day. up.
parently destined for Washington, AID start.
ed doTn the river with ba1ds play yipg gayly.
OF course The rebels were watching from the
ehore and no doubt felt much interest in the
movement. The transports did certainly 60
down the rlyer for ten miles or more, when,
however, they put about, and under cover IT
dcrkncee returned, coming up BY this pluce
at tull speed at 10 p. N. and proceeding up
the river. At the same time the 10th Corps,
with the artillery OF the "a Corps. were
crossing to the north side OF the James River
and were all landed within II miles Of Rich.
mond before o'clock this morning.
This force, with Gen. Fosters, makes qnite
respectable army.
It is understood that their first move will
be to destroy, II, possible, the rebel 2ontoon
bridges above Fort Darling. II this is done,
Lac will be unable to transfer hts army to
tue north side without marching hy way Of
Manchester, more than twenty miles. Thus
fer a}l works well.
Muskerry firing WIS heard 10 the direction
Of this movement this morning. There was
but little hard fighting done
Ge1eral Hancock accomplished his ecd By
ekillful m,neuveripg and surprise, and
consequently olr loss was small, It being es-
timated at lese than 100.
Our tro1ps baye now gained an important
position, within two miles of Fort Darling.
TIE OPERATIONS AT DUTCH GAP. .
NEW YoRK, Tuesday, aug. 16.-TAe IT.
6a.e'' correspondent with the Army Of the
Potomac, SENDS the following to that journal;
AEAoQrARTEns AExr OF TIE PoToHAc,
Saturday, August Ia J
-Four days ago force was thrown across
james River at Dutch tap, narrow isthmus
ttat prevents Farror's Island from being an
actual island: Major B. c. Ludlow, of lien.
Buffers etad, Was IL command. The object
Was to cut canal across the Isthmus,
which is only one hundred aud fifty yards
| wide at that point, while around Fafror's
Peninsula, by way Of the river, it Is dee
miles.
Dutch Gap is opposite where our iron
clads lay end about half mile below where
the right of Buffers line cuts the river. At
the extremity Of the peninsula, above our
iron.clade are rebel obstructions ia the chan
lei and close By Homes battery, which has
often engaged the lron-c1ads. Msjor Ludlow
immediately ret to work constructing two
Inee Of earfh~orks across the Isthmuss One
On either side to protect the ditch, and also
began the battle.
His operations were unmolested until S
o'clock this morning, when the rebels open
I'd On Hawletts battery mile and half
westward on bis left with the Virsinis aud
Richmond iron.clads, half \ mile up tLe
sis.:, rfrth~ ard, and q battery on the main
laEd eaEtHsre, on bis light They cou1d
only totber US With artillery. since On the
font and 1tks Is the river, ard infantry N :.
| nc: e2rroach on the narrow front ou eithe.