The New York herald., 1864-10-03
Of. diversion or r.i.. in fsvo, Il u. Army 4 iAs ~
TIE EIGHTEENTH CsaPs.
ms. John A. BraAy's Dsspa soAss.
HxAD0uAsrERs, E@Hrsssrn ARxy Covs,
Sept. S0-Aidntght

pHsPKEAIs xroaTs OF TIE xSIMY P0grI70H
To-day three desperate efforts by the enemy
to retske the works captured from by this corps
yesterday General Lee in person commanded but ths
rebels each time driven back with considerable
loss
PREPARATIONS pxFKxrI
As soon night closed in Thursday, ample prspsra
tions made TO receive any attack which might
made our line, and General Hickman retired. Iieh
perfectly satisfied Of his ability to repnlse the enemy
should they advance during the night Early this morn
ing brigade moved up along the James river 70 feel
the enemy and protected by the navy nch harm
lessIy shelled the rebels. not however, deemeo
expcdient TO make any attack.
GENERAL wsiizsI COMMAND CORPS
Brevet MAJOR General Godfrey weitsel assigned
the command Of the corps during the absence Of General
ORD, whose wound compelled him to 60 North General
wetze relieved General Hickman noon and the latte,
again assumed command Of his division.
REINFORCED
Information was received during tho morning thai
heavy reinorcemsnts had reached enemy dorns the
night. In front OF Stannard the whole OF fokes rohel
division, from Petersburg, WAS massed, and an attack
from them was momentarily expected. II vas known
that would be serious desperate reiake
the works, as General Lee himself IN command
The enemy were discovered about two p. N mass,na
woods directly opposite the fort captured yesterday
heavy columns OF attack The al the time
opened upon position, aud line enAiaded by
the fire from the rebel battery the river rho
however, stood steady to their posts and received the
rebels with bot. so well directed aud 10 ncessant
Gro that they broke confusion and retired to the woods
iHu FINAL REPCLss.
Twice again they rallied by their officers and re
turned TO the charge but only with the came result
t finally, broken and dspired, they ie back in irro
IA ar;no tha yarad 9TH
their dead and wounded.
rHs xSExYs cAsuALrIRs.
The prisoners report thousand at least killed and
wounded over three hundred prisoners taken BY
u.s. including many officers and the greater part o the
Eighth North Carolina regiment Among those captured
several held ocers and Captain Mcguire inspector
general Of Clingman's stan.
BArfLs fIAGs c4PiuRKp.
The regmentai aags we're taken all BY stannards d.
vision Two Of thom we're captured by the Thirteenth
Connecticut and Eghteeato Pennsy vana.
GENERAL sTANSARp,
OF Gettysburg and Goa Harbor fame, was wounded in the
right and compeei to leave the field. He has soied
during the last two days nghting the warmest com
endation from his commanding officers by the magnin
cert manner which hc handled his division Captain
Kent Assistant Adiuant General General STANDARDS
s,aT, ia also among the wounded.
FIGHTING.
brilliant OF tbs war and, by his skiul manage
men, Or his troops General wezsl has added one
leaf 70 The iaurss Hon in Louisiana.
Iar stsAoGLRas,
or course the roads to the rear a.
soon AZ the dgh reached s height, but wsre unforIu
natsly for themselves fankea and obliged 70
the front by aon unexpected movemsat of Captain
Wbessr's provost guard.
HEADQUARTERS. E6nrgENru CoRrs Oct. l-6 n
STATEMENT A PRISONER
rebcl prisoner brought In last night stated that
. vigorous, and, be believe undoubtedly 81 cessfu
stack would be made lines this morning at day
break. The prisoner staked his hss the truth Of bis
statement aud preparations at made to receive
them The whole corps were under arms at tbree A. NJ
No attack has, SO far, been made.
Mr. William ID. McGregor's Dispatches.
HsADouARrEKs, ARMY THE POTOMAC,
Sept. 30-Evoning.
Is having been determined by General Meade TO make
an attack on The enemys right fanS, souilwest Of
Petersburg the troops selected Tor that purpose we're
massed near the Wsldon Railroad this morning These
consisted Of the First aud secopd divisions and brigade
o. the Third DIVISION OF the Filth corps, with The Second
aud Third divisions Of the Ninth corps, while General
Crawford, with bis command held the works ON the
aank.
At eleven O'Clock tho oTd.f. TO advance, and
tho eueuiy's pckcts driven in.
On reaching residence Of Mr. PEBBLES the Squirrel
level road about four miles from Petersburg, strong
Tine Of works we're discovered with n.renched sk-
mish line 10 ;Ioo;, runnin: rt- !. he front.
The Second and Third breades OF the FRS, division
took advance ana charging, drove the ebsls into
their works
The rebels, With three guns, opnef on our advancing
column; but il Iushei on, ana halted nrti the
rebels were driven thei p,siiou, VIAL The loss Of
one gun and about sixty prisoners
Our loss up 20 this did not exceed one hun
drcd 10 killed and wounded
Colonel walch, OF the sixteenth Michigan, killed
while leading hIs the eDemy @ works
Major Partridge command NJ the ibirty-th.ri Penn
sylvania Volunteers badly wounded In tho breast In
this charge.
Colonel Gwynn, con mandins he Third brigade the
second division Of the Ftn corps, had bis horse shoe
uuder him and badly bruised by the horse falling
MIN but be nevertheless k.pt The hoid.
Lieutenant Colonel EiWsrd., OF the Thirty eighth
Massachusetts, was wounded.
After reforming our lines another charge was made,
when the rebels forced back hall mile further,
whore they took a SIN stronger position and made
desperate resistance 10 cur sdvnnce.
The Ninth corps having tho advance here, the rebels
succeeded in throwing force around ,oe Pcstsm House
on ts lcr, and threatened 10 turn hank but,
General GriGlr's division bcing Al band, ,hay
checked.
The fighting was or the NOS, desperate character and
continued ~ SITTER dcrk our men holding at ,ht time
ali me grourl they had taken FROM tho enemy.
our loss IN :he battle viii amount about Jvo hun
drsd while That OF the rebels i probably rot 20 large
a they Tough, nearly ~ the tne behind oresstworss
Worry lit,lc artnisry vas used our sdc. the woods
oong TOO dense for that plrpose.
Contrabands who have iutc orr Ices that Tho
rebels yesterday withdrew nearly all their srcois 20.
wards Richmond, bu, brought back this morning,
inclu1ing all the home guard
A hsrvy battle IL expected morrow and - Dc
leved ikll shall iaks re'estnrs duras mo day. susn
ID the couaieuce oi troops.
rbo nr,soners ,alsa belong to the seventh reosl
thnrn are 4 Ia