The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-18


indeed. fas tie isaei,eaSs cs The Con frdsrate
ssates aud laa tAashs of yteiiiss % ths foe nes
er oace entered his tuind.
barring oss OF the assanite Cesdoa tnAicted very
heavy loss upon the enemy ~ moving asuand and
striking ttle assaulatng co.Hma IN nank. The enc
0y was thrown iu,p sssss eo0susian, and retired
rsp'dy TO tho near, ;sasina nsny dead and WOUND
oil 1n tne ground
N, . fank, howassr, wa egscated by MahDne's
ana Lane 4 hr.ades on lhs Extreme Fight, undef
ihr direction nf Oen sariy. The expfdi,loa WA
inteGed tG operate. not against the 1ank Of tho
assau.ting cOiuun, but nsainst the haBk Of the
Feslrrnl srmy aud thus afford leiief t sas censse
aud lsff syinr hyih 6i which were hafd pressed
Tne so brisades were piaeea under command ct
Maiidne. Wh0 passed afo,ind 10 TIE ckssurg
road ar, ~ So about 10 engage III. caemy, WI sn
he met the latter coming out probably "a ke us iu
aluk An engagement ensusd innnedlatety, ard
resulted 10 the defeat VI tbs enemy, who retired
back u ,he nsin a',py. @tsfr considerable eomlnn
tlou was p.eagaea hy the tsfsi danger with which
IL ..as tirfateans. \ division operating against
.eit supposed 10 beions 10 Bufnsiie's corps.
was withdraw nd drube-qrie across the field
To eneck aaisiae. Jast before II te1eed the
of ac an 1t came within tuh View Of Poaue 'sNnd
Psgrams u.ia and aot more than twelve hundred
yaras distant Twelve pieces were brought to
bsar upon IT Ia less time then It requires 70 des
csiaa ;;s4 brilliant ecisade In s1s bau!c rh& enc
my stood their ground for g1sDant then staggered
back, fiiaiiy ssose In ~. wiidss, dis0rdef.
What win Mahnass = ftse - Ssat an the artillery
EytAd GtPe htLA, theJ JOSE was
Terri lie. a she, sxpladed Just ne Il sfSsck the
grouad RI .ht la their midst, and hurled QUE man
Into The air several foet above the heads Of his fly
ing comrades. This movement aifstded instantahc-
relief left, and from lhis time the assaults
OF the eneaiy grew mole 3Gd more feeble along the
whoie line, ami finally tiey ceased altogether AT
Pm.
our men were aax!ous to follow 10 the enemy
when be was repalsed, but Gen Lees plan was u
act the dei.r sivey and not TO s!T1ke until the
r!ghl time came. Ths Federal army far exceeded
his ia uM.nbe.s, they had enirenched themselves
as his had done, aud common sense, as well as
military science, would teach the pgor,iety Of pa
ienly awaiting rather than rashy making the at
tack. The result has shown the wisdom, Of the
h"licy adopted. Grant 1as already well NIGH ex
hsestsd himself, whilst Iee's army remalHs almost
Intact, readyio assume the offensive or to continue
to on the defensive, as occasion may require
Jar loss in the rank AMI file Ia remarkably snsl,
the men being well protected BY the entleDch-
n.snts. The casualties, however. has been dDusu-
oily heavy among Geld officers, who were HnprO
ected, and had 10 move frequently from one point
10 aac;eI, under the terrible intantiy and artillery
fire oi the enemy, which swept every part o! ths
field In rear ot our entIeBsbHeais. The erouad
Is torn and pioHgaed UP by the direct ana cross
hre of the Federal guns "a II IL had been prepared
hv the farmer for the reception of spring seei.-
Three assistant surgeons were killed In the dis-
chirse of thaN duty on the field; and Chaplain
Owen, of Texas, who carried the news TO Gen Lee
AT Chancciiors,i!;e thar S.dgwtck was moving on
his rear from Fredericksburg, was severely wQund
ed early la the morning Whist On his Way~tb the
Richmond n0wi2efs TO bold prayers. lRcluding
Toe ha,ti9 OF the Wilderness, we have lost the fol
lowing general oiilcefi;
Killed trig Geas Stafford of Louisiana, Jones
OF Virginia, Jenkins and Perrin Of soun CarOIiaa,
ana Daniel OF North Carolina.
Wounded: Lieut. Gen LaIgstreet Of Alabama,
and Brig Gems Hays es,i.onls,ana, Isnaing OF Ga,
M,Gnwan CT y 9, R,,nsedr aad JohDsoh Ut N Z,
aua lanes Walker. fStonewaii Er;sade,) II II
Walker. aad pesran, OF Va.
Captured: Mai Gsa Edward Juhnsoa Of Ca, and
Bri. sen Geo H Stewart OF Nd.
Gen Lee made more than one narrow escape
his clothing bcGg covered with mud thrown upon
nim by bursting shells. lie will persist In staying
near The point OF greatest danger. TIE whole
coua.ey, with one Voice, should protest against
such rash e xposurs Of life In which we are all
deeply intefesied and upon the preservation Of
which 50 much depends Col Taylor, bis hdjutah'
General, had mis- i.o.s" shot. Geaerai ksmseur's q
wound Is slight. MaHy valuable hea' officers were
xii cd and wounded, but their names Will appear
In the lists of casualties In neir several comu,a nds
| emitted to mention above THAI MAJOR Hamilton,
tpmmissafy OF Gfes.'s Texan brigade, ond Capi
B.!ssisia, y 1asieTmaster OF the io.h mississippi
rp.i,apt, were killed ct the Wilderness. They
believed the h9us OF supreme Trial tad come, and
taat Tie finat hattie tor uut Independence Was
s5oa. 10 be fought, and IeelEs Eat man "an
uaasi sstsid ssasss sas'& De.ss tkA nsii. the
procured aftuA, though assinst pifs,ivr usdef4
= aat ia,o TIE night. and fell with their Zee, tho
tor. batting Msniuiiy for The right.
The two armies, led by the most renowned
chi, ;ta:s an the Western CoRiiaen,, II nc. IN the
world, have now been wrestling win each other
for tue mastery for eight hong days. THANK God
the saia,.er coDhatant thus lar has been marvel
ons,y success..i, aid has suffered comparatively
..., loss except In nfaeers wailst the larger. o.
In. the wrong ioef, hsa haeH punished heyoad all
precedent i" iais war !l,s dead and many oil his
syunr stu 'ic g,onnd, brias too 1ea
nut eutfenc.mer:s be moved, and they tel! tne;l
nca melancholy tale. II hall That p.isoaers re-
po,t o! .aeI losses Ia battle. aGd from GrsaIIon
5,sagsi!ng, aai d-moIaii1 alton be True, th-n the
r1yss nj "a
Ia ps..cncfs hete has been atoui eaaa, say sitO
GA rzeh side. This SiVes IL iae advantage By
) TOO including thase taken af tle battle OF TIE
N.ldrERe>s Di the prisoners cao.urrd here, t@ I
uy three hundred were: ,aAr,, BIZ III a,ofe and ioai
cuioes and oae gniaon, wnea lac moved on .nu
Hank of the eRfny
Last night We fee:lici our lines near The ans,s
which has gives. sc Ise!i trouble, feiiftag IL somo-
what snd locating !, where IL should have bee n
fua aESsiaag. THE enriny st;is f-taas possession
c tbs angie, hui has Iot been allie 10 feuove tir
zans left by Caisil" aud rage nor save We snt
s,iarpshoeiess on eitatr side preventing Ii. W.
srou.hl away from the Wilderness l2 90 captures
riii-4 aud m,asSets
:sotn arfnies have rea,et from the s;iifs 20 day
cha ..eaa have u BE buried, tis woundsd have &
hs cared for, shattered regiments and 6Isades hsv'
II DC feofgagiIed aud fresh ans to BE devised =
Ivis gcag.gcs uiEe, aai the Tnen require rect =
l ssie can be 70 31.ht tsas Grants Hooys Wef
| vel supplied win liquor before they e0tsrsd III
| na:..e many OF the rcssne:s. Including nafe tfa
aae to.Cgei. Wefs in & etai- ~. inSoUcauon Wa<l
| saErn. Il tsinad 1856 nisbI sna e .,u " day
Man AN.
| Ths,s kas hsaa good dea! os shel'in: aud PICK
Esi.,s tS-is5. ana At one tI1o trheMai oi 0l
5,fi.s seemed tu hr taihs.nrat. Ihe NcW AoS
tIzrGi uFges t!.c recall of Grant aud MS asisi .
tre ner.i, side II the fsaP.ahsBRaek- Wiii De 50
VI h-as thai the .,Svasneo at G,aa f!chAi'ha H"h
Ciiy p,ns as, hs rsnil snis has failed ~ seeos'
pi-i. ito t,ifpaeAs tiiai tsiaS tue what esh .t
b5p1 sain ky I.ssss.as fut;hst III .his ait-e""
Il Ia sa,d lie stated with 92 oo0 mask-ts q nc ca
muster so0p1 Of tnese now, he Is more IottuAae
| titan prisoners, both oifceTs aud men, Ieptsssn
lin 10 be
Ii has been raining at Intervals all day.
eALLCsT.
(FRON DER owN C1RREsPoHDZNT.i