The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16

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RAGS, In large or suaii 4asutlti
TuUas0AY MORNING. ....... )uE1 10 1856
Graats ssFlamktsg" Operations.
Tho Yankee newspapers. and alter then
the Euglish prtes. have been representing
the various operations II GsaOt by his lcf
wing as so naaay grand strategic snovem snts
all OF which succeeded completely ia thc,
desigas. Taat this is not correct view o
the suejcct--that he made none OF then
voluntarily; but, On the contrary, that eaet
wa the only alternative short OF retreat
across the Rsppahanno. k--that he could in
each case have made the movement wi.heu!
Sighting battls--that in every case he did
fight q battle, and only meyel by his Left
when he could not IN I'VE foswarl--are iac.s
well known TO every officer aud man in both
the Confederate aud Yankse armies, aud are,
In truth, so self evident that nobody hut q
Yankee Secretary, Or editor, would venture
Ia deny them.
The object vi a d AUX movement is, either
to ae, around the enemy aud threaten him
on hiA link and rear, o. to get Ia bis rear
and cut him of from his base, or to make
him abandon a strong position, 30 that he
may be fought upon less advantageous
ground. II the AAnked party fall back to
ground still stronger than that abandoned,
then the operation cannot be said to have
succeeded. Ii the flanking party attack
first In front, and then proceed to FINK &c.
ter filling In the direct attack, it looks very
much like ratrcatiug. Now what are tue
facts? Gen Gran: crossed the RIPARIAN
mock on the All Nay, with the Intention Of
fighting hls way through Lees army. He
had, 1t i, said, 10000 men with him, and
there is no doubt that with this force he ex
pected to infiict fatal defeat upon Lee, III
Spotsylvania, or some of the counties be-
tween SpOtsyivAnia aud Richmond He
never dreamed of the opposition he should
meet with, as is evident from his proclaimed
determination 40 fight it out ON this line II
II takes all summer" On the very first day
Of his crossing. he wis attacked in his en-
trenchments near Eiy's Ford, and driven
out Of them with the loss of l,5OO men
taken prisoners, aud heavy list Of killed
and wounded. On the 9Th he was beaten in
. severe combat near Parker's Store, and
lost >. oOO prisoners. On the 9Th another en-.
gagement took place near the Wilderness. in
which he Was driven back, with enormous
loss. to Charlottesville, eight miles from
the scene OF conflict. Ga TIC 7th he was
driven from the Germania road, aud moved
all his pontoons TO Eiy's Ford. It was now
that be- attempted his So called fl ,nking or
eration3 for the 1rs. time, and he did 1t
soiriy because he. could make no progress
by moving straight forward. 1t Was neces.
si'y. net strategy, that dictated his move
menis. On the 9Th he swnng his right
around his left, aud advanced to Spotsylya-
MIA COurt-House by o side N oyement. hop
ing to get there before Lee; but he had
been anticipated. for he had scarcely taken
possession before Gen Anderson attacked
him, aud dove him ont with prodigious
slaughter. Ga the 9th, by moving around
our lett with heavy force, he cnntrivcd
to get possession OF the road between SHADY
Grove Churca and 1poisyiyania q. IL and
from this position he was driven OH the
10th by General E lrly
The operations of Grant, thus far, had been
attended with losses Unparalleled ia tho
history Of this war. On the 9th of Nav. pre-.
viousfy to the military operations Of that
day, the official paper In Washington stated
the number of killed, wounded, and miss-
Ing at .ooo-that is, 1900 day. There
Is little doubt That this abatement was far
below the mark but us Gen. Lee gave no
estimate, We have no means Of correcting IL
Grant was now on the Brook road. His first
slide, instead Of bringing him upon Gen.
Lees flank or rear, aud enabling him tn
march uninterrupted to Richmond. had
brought him directly upon his from. at
Spofsylyania Court House, where he found
Aim strongly entrenched. Ga the 1lih the
direct attack was tried again, and resulted in
the repu'se OF Grant aud fearful slaughter
OF his men. But tue crowning siaugh |
WIS ON the 18th, when the Yankees, ten l
Columns deep, and maddeued with wLisksy.
were urged upon Lees breastworks, at the |
point OF the bayouet. BY q sudden attack,
before day, In the midst Of thick fog, they
succeeded In obtaining temporary posses
sion OF . portion OF our lines, which had not !
been completed, and captured 2.O00 prison
ers; but they were soon repulsed with im- |
meuse loss. Fourteen different times. from
4 o'clock A N until 5 p N, III hours) they
repeated their assaults 10 deep columns.--
Safe behind their works, our men slaugh- |
tered them In u m .nncr too horrible for |
contemplation. At last their courage, or
their whiskey, gave out, and they retired,
leaving, some cay y. OOa, others a great mary
more, 81 their dead ami wounded on the
held. Up 10 this tune the Yankee newe-
papers compntn.i their own losses, from al
causes. At Is 600 Grant remained In front
ssvera, days, hut he could not again b,ise
bis mea up to the scratch. Ga the
14th, from necessity and not choice,
he again began to move to his lett,
and again Leo anticipated him, ANA ap-
peased In his front 1t Hanover juno
ton Tie remaining operations are OF such
recent occurrence that We neei enter into
NO detdt oil taein Grant has dsuked and
hankei, ss his admirers call his sldelong
mnveUcntr, until ha has A.nkad- hi mself
down t. Wastovsr. thirty mllas from Rich
mand by the nearest road. 10 no one If
these flank movements did he succeed. He
did MT Tor moment cut Leo OF from his
bne, nor did ne In asingle instance deceive
that 0cnsral In every one he found him.
self autictpAteA anl hiS object defeated. He