The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-05
FROM VIRGINIA.
New York. Oct. 4.

tack in force BY the enemy upon our lef
yesterday evening. Under cover Of th,
rain storm they massed two divisions q
cavalry and several regiments Of infantry
and attacked Wilson's cavalry on the Isi,
OF warren . new position. Il desperate
Eight ensued. We lost over 100 la killed
and wounded, but maintained the ground
towards night the enemy gave up the at.
tack and retired.
This was the only important op ration
of the day
The Herald's correspondent with the
cavalry, Oct. lst, says il has been fully
ascertained that the rebel Generals Hamp
ton, w. Ii. Lee and Young we're oppos d
to us during the engagement.
During the engagement of Yesterday
and dag before they have been so ire.
quently puniahed by our cavalry ths,
they will only fight under the most ad.
vantage ,us circum stances.
The Herald's correspondent with the
10Th corps. Oct. lst. says the grand fea-
tsre Of to-day has been a reconnois.
sauce W to the inner lius of the rebel
works.
Birney has again pushed his forces up
TO the very outskirts Of the city aud has
only RETAINED from entering aud taking
possession because his orders would rot
permit him to do SO.
Ihis morning the division of General
Terry, with k,a,z's cavalry, started on
The important mission of feeiag the eue
my and ascertsiniog his strength in the
immeiiats vicinity of Richmond. For
this delicate movement the dispositions
were made as follows:
Two trigadcs of Terry'sinfantry moved
cat BY their right f.nk to the Central
Road. and covered By the cavalry, ad.
ysncsd up that rad toward The city
Col. Spears brigade of kautxs cayalrv.
with ore section of horse artillery. wss
thrown out on the Charles Ci,y read With
skirmlshers deployed on ;hs left Of the
Central Rad to cover the movemen. in
that direction. Tie rest Of the cavalry
oepioyet SIS skirmishers in froot of N.
infantry ard extended their ae On the
Lett down to the lett of our main line
Six pieces Of horse artillery accompanied
the movement on ,he Central R,ad.-
" hen the line hsd advanced to the Pow.
ell House, point on the ceatrsl r ,a3
about three miles from Richmond. they
met line Of = bel skirmisaets. At this
p1int the cavalry skirmlshefs were with
drawn and the Tth and leth regin-nta
Connection. infantry deplo,sd iu their
stesd
These regiments advanced hand somely.
driving the rebels before them with case.
The rest Of the column advanced steadily
IN lac Of battle in the rear oil tue skir-
mishera.
Wien the line hal reach ID Haines'
House the enemy opened on them with
heavy artillery from their main works.
but dlsregsrding this The skirmi.hers
pressed on and drove the rebel. into their
line of works a, Sharps' Hou.e, two miles
east Of the city. Tie cavalry on The right
reached simultaneously ihe same toe Of
works. These works were gscertaiGed Ia
&c Of a Very formidable eharaeier, similar
IN nature aud a continuation OF those in
our imaedla e front a; Lang Ions Hal
They mount heavy guns, bu. are ma.nad
by force o. militia men pres s.ei into the
service rs the emergency, from the sho.s
stores, factories and streets oil Rithuond
The expedition having acc ON oli.hei al
that was designed Fell back Il nigh. to
their old position.
The losses in the moyemen. were sh5nt
500 billed snd wounded. Waiie this rs.
eonaoissanea vas going on the rebels
vera observed massing for an attack on
the leii Of the 10Th aud right Of the 9f.
Gen. Bifney at orce made preparations
which oaused tho reb.ls TO abandon their
design, whatever it was.
From prisoners We have to- dav gained
the folloWiug Information as 10 the pres
eut strength aud organiza,ion of Lee :
army at Petersburg: Anderson's oil di.
vision Of HIS corFs. commanded b,
Gen. Malone, and Bushrod Johnson's di
vision Of Beauregard's corps, say % 900
IN all, north OF the J4mos, Gen. /. ,e con.
mapdias In person, Heath.s ard Wixcex
diyigions oS iEilfs corps, Fiell's division
ct Beauregard's corps. say 40, 900 10 all,
tne militia being scattered in the dlffsr.
ent divisions.
IL is reported thai one of tho above d.
visions, designation unknown, returned
TO Petersburg last night. Ia front oil
bermuda Hundred Plckelt's division
OF L 'ngstrests corps is with Early, Ker
shaws and Esrly's old Division OF Long.
streets corps ; Rho,!es division, Gen
RInsom commanding.
breckenridge has mixed command.
A Rlil Road man captured to-day as
serts that on Monday last he saw 6,0OC
troops moving from Lynchhurg to Cor
donSville 10 support Early, and that twc
brigsdes of kershaw's command had pre-
viously been sent forward for the sam,
purpose.
The Herald's 10th corps correspondent
says most Of the prisoners captured are 0
the rawest kind Of soldiers. men whs
have just been thrust into the ranks
They tell Us when the announcement 0
an advance was made every man capabl,
OF bealieg arms was sent into the field
and all business suspended.
| ID the rebel assault on the 30th abou
oOO prisoners were captured.