The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-23

splendid sias upon, oar position. The FIRE
was very heavy, and sssas kept UP without
when the infantry we bsoasht forward 70
carry the works. The assault by the latter,
however, was very feehie, the enemy at no
fine coming nearer TRAN aveniy five yards fiosn
our entr enchm.sts At many places they kept at
the respectful distance at $50 and three hundred
yards The aftiii, ~ fire was renewed ii seven
O'Clock for half hour OF more, and again nj aine,
and fresh anL earnest ef1oftx were made n b. Ing
the infantry up to their work. as on the ia,l, hut
all to no purpose They would advance, hut would
not fight as heretofore, briag easily Tepuised In
mlnY instances by our sharpshooteYs and skirniisl
ers alone. No attack WAS made up0a other parts
OF the lines
a few prisoners were taken, who repart that The
assauitins column consisted ot Z t;tai men f,o.O
thc Second aud sixth corps, Who, ia response 10
ca from Gen Grant, had volunteered tn Ii ae vices
in the attack Ii the Federal amy has reached a
point OF dcma.aiiz alton where il becomes neces-
aary to call for v0ihteeTs Ia assault our works,
ard il The volunteers when they come forward d.
no hrtcr shan those did tn day. then tire struggle
hcrc is approaching its end. Hut there is hoMeiy
hut wise maxim which teaches not TO shout
Until we get out of the woods After all, these
movements on the right and feeble attacks on the
lsft may have meaning which We do not yet
fully understand.
The prisoners report also, the arrival of a di-
vision yesterday under Cen Ausur, composed of
the swcrpiDgs OF the hospitals, jsiis, and provost
guard houses. These are @Setaev~d 10 be the last
reiafoscemen,s that can be sent to Grant, unless
ii oi tb1 IofccS operating III NOftH GcUtgia
aud against klchmOhd iIa,n be Osv are recalled Ii
is NOT iT,pr0blhe that The arrival Of Ausurs divi-
sion, aud intelligence OF the defeat OF Butler by
Heauscgarj, may have Influenced Grant 10 order
tie attack husurs troops, like Bufnside's '.biack
spirits AMI white, viii he worth but little In the
h0ur Of ui1i
fbe mumbcr of wounded men left by the enemy
Az 'he two field hospitals which he ab.nd",..d d
iew days ago was no =, 400, as I was informed at
lhe time by staff officer high In position, but 800
We stii' hold the battle field Of the Wilderness aud
ou' badly wounded who were left there
When VIII Congress act upon the question of "a
tioiia Tor 0thc.fs u iscnLtrs intend To afford
lief, the sooner they do ii the brttcr not only for
oiceTs, but tnT the service itself Aud iet Them
act ibciai'y, giving onc ration aud granting the
PsiViit &c ai purchasing others without restriction
There rs no danger that officers will abuse he priv
i.ee rs long as their own pay remains small and
the pice OF provisions so high liis disg'a to
subject Lee and LoHgsireet, EWelI, Gordon, kfr-
shaw, and thousands Of others who have fought
and bicd As men seldom ever fOu yht and hled be
fore, to the annoyance aud veXation u which they
are daily exposed in order TO ob,an their sii"ted
rai0ns. There Is nothing in the surrounding c0mn
Try for them 10 purchase liberal act Will work
no disadvantagr to the priva,rs, for Wham | need
hardly make piottslition at this tetr ,t4y al my
Jealous friendship, il iet to them they would adopt
Il generous pol:cy AT Cncc SALLuog.