, 1864-08-03
TIE FIGHT ON THE JAMES
RIVER.
Results Of shs RDaagenaens.

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The correspondent OF the Philadelphia In
QtareT give the following account Of the
fgbt on the north bank of the James River:
BEHmunA Hrrnprn Jn1v as-Tbs old "a
cosps hns aeain nd an encnnnter with the
enemy on new ground. ron snd. az usual: coms me
ont ahead. Fonr veq1 f1ne 1' 'tTenfy-no1nnder fy1 er
Psrrott r1na With Hs,, nat 1tted csJssana and
a number of prisoners ststed at about one
hundred, constitnte he tronbies won Nv
them, and form mol 4 bad daVss work. The
total loes of the corps duriDe the day (yes-
terday), viii probably not exceed one 6nn.
dred.
| It viii be recollected that soon after the
arrival Of the Army OF the Potomac. before
Petersburg. Gen. Fo.ter,a hrfeade Of The 1f)th
corps was thrown across the James River at
| Deep Bottom. which is about three miles
eouth of Newmarket, and distant from
! richmond, in direct line, about ten miles.
since then held its ground on the
oanks Of ethe James, forming the
| extreme ngM OF our extended line OF battle
| 1na connected = ith the other portion Of Gen.
| bqIere forces by q pontoon bridge. This
| oraage spans the river just above the mouth
~ a. h.;Sad + 9ar Mne Creek Some DAYS ago anoth-
q r oIloee WAS constructed below the mouth
VII -, tns sa Sleek Just named, and about half
mne 81 ociow Io the other bridge, and brigade of
" tne lvth Corps has since held position
1stt o nc ~ tEos q Ge9eral Foster, ana NTH Its
tra oa. on four Alle Greek, having IN tae Inter-
The eadoie constsn,i sRlrmlsnlng WIZ .ag enemy:
tho ocnmnatt 9onsueslon oi MS secona Dl.age and
rivev Nv vecups!t6n OF the opposite usnk OF th'
-,asta,r4 "tle lne pfenmfnartes 81 more lm-
~. IF.Tan ~, movement, Inc one which nas no"
set ~ p4a ~, ~ "onla pe couilaoanq, rs
movement and '4e nta.e m uss rhat W ha hae
airsadV occu. u 7aall oay nata.e H. ~ Haas 1s mas
fo,iowsd Geea'tea, hs " tnae tne ~ corps,
shao;s s9iaoMea py heayy force OF cavalry, under
1Hnstiuaa, 1n,xa. crossed inc Jamee river, az the
Nv aoTet I, pu4toon offdge, yesterday morning,
~ aa +nas INC cavalry passed TO me right OF
~ intaotsy, a1d Started out toward the New
Mhae 1astsn,I Ioaa: Wnet me ulterior course aud
o:sra u:.Ssnas9n VI tue !atter IL leave the saga.
c'9as pls seaoef to conjecture. -
besn us 1v,n. :" tnls u movement me "a corps nad
n Detn ty!nB III reserve for ne irly TWO weeks.
"a ~ .un III aoinlos s o. lue5oay, Inc @oth. toe
ast mas gwen 20 oe ready 70 mareh at hall,
psst psst aouE =. u. o. tne same gay, ana the head
9a17 o. tne colamn 1T started promptly at the hour
designatei The cavalry, which was some
mites lutaue1 70 tne tele anu rear, commene-
Gu moving ~ anout the same time. Every
PlecautloI Vas taken to conceal from the
eoen! epe aH lnaicat,ons Of the movements, aud
tne lAItet Waa 70 be executed with all eossI-
pie rapidtty. For the former object the con
cent rams having entirely laid the dust which
o1nef@lsc would inevitably have betrayed
lne presence OF a moving column. The men
ma5ched with rapidity that was surprising,
and soo9 after dark the column reached the
p"naoon anosa ofioge 81 folnt OF Rocks, and com
4AaPpomaltox. Inc cavalry crossed about
three'tourths OF mile lower down.
From the Appomatto1 the column struck
qcroas ty the nearest route for the bridge at
peep bottom, which the infantry reached by
- yesterdly morning, and immediately
commenced crossing to the east bank Of the
James. General Barlow's digtalon took the
lead, Next came the Third division (Gen.
motte} and General Gibbons division last.
me caFaify oegan to cross an hour or two
a1tef Tue intantEy had got over.
me latter deployed Into line Of battle i'm
division taking the center, with the Third
and second on the right and left respectively.
Two batteries were also brought over and
posted near the edge of the timber which
EXITS tue river, Browns battery lB), Of the
1st hnode leland, and sleepet's 10th Massa-
ward lis skirmishers soon after daylight, and
Isconnottered the position Of the enemy
Inc portion OF the Nineteenth corps which
had been plcketed there being relieved, re-
tired 70 The rear
The rebel line Of battle extended along 4
-
where they had -improyised q pretty good
breastWork of rails aHd earth, while at some
points the rosd iteelf was so snnken rs to
afford a breastWork without much labor In
its construction. Near The point where the
road is entered by road funnin. directly
out from the pontoon bridge, the rebels had
q battery Of four guns, and a section Of q
battery to their left.
About haIfpast scyen o'clock our skir-
mishers advanced and drove back those Of
the enemy, and this opened the usht. The
rebel batteries Just mentioned Opened dre.
and were replIed TO bY Brown and sleener.
and The cunboat Mendoza. The latter fsred
one lunfrrd Mound sheiis from riGad por.
rotts. which annearei1 r. striEa eraot 4 tarrn,
in the Johnnies and nided mnchi mai n ai,ancin~
their batteries A+tar H. Int,o, ~ ahiao4
accnmn1ts hed Tho sirish Iins 81 oGecI Ree was
n;visidn rona;st;na - tba nae r., ~ 9asium
Fiohtv.third Pani,, - suJ onS Toas s9 ana
MSsaccbnaat+o 49, r;feh II4ss.eiSu,Iu IsS,L
1eoiments ~ an.-o3 sHtIas1 'Sn sn,oa naa"psnHe
command OF Colonel Lynch, Of the One Hun
CfeQ anu Eighty, third PENNSYLVANIA. AdYauc.