New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-01

ia N, York River Railroad had with his colored Bri
gade succeeded in carrying one OF the eneays rcdouos
manned with couple Of guns end had the hour been
earlier could have swung around and driven The enc
Ey from Lis position. Bat unfortunately the day was
nearly ended and The rain and tie darkness together
forbade any further operations that night, and Cen
We:tyel in view Of the check Of Fairchilds and Cu
ilums Brjradcs ordered the withdrawal Of our mca.
The order to retire understood 10 nave been given be-
fore the success Of tie colCrcd troops The Ieht had
been made known 80 Gen. Wcit2.l but ii could make
little difference, as the position was untenable,
with the enemy occupying their remaining
works and the hour was 100 late 10 do moro
that evening toward dislodging them. The
troops retained about the same position TINT night,
and though the enemy cur front was found to be
stronger and better prepared than had been hoped still
TIC opinion prevailed that with returning daylight We
could drive them ont Of their position, and force :hem 10
retire TO their ner lire OF Notifications If not succeed
in capturing the city OF Richmond. The Commanding
General accompanied by his STAFF rode avcy from the
front little before DUSK 10 temporary headquarters for
the night in good spirits and If not ,ezu. over The
result Of the day At least Ear from dependent end san
gune of decisive AID satisfactory results on the morrow
Tie uorr0w came. blight and. clclr, III The c!onas
ana rain brushed away fom the sky ike cobwebs be-
fore the houscmads broom, and We rode away 10 the
fiont feeling that sAo-d have news o. moment
chronicle ere tho set OF another One two hours
slipped away. and no sound Of booming cannon, no
snerl Of bursting she'll rattle Of yocys of muskety
The lines were quiet and still. and tho general paced
up cad down first eagerly then expectan', then
auyio1Sly while ordcrlies and aids gaoped 70 and fro
ard The Changing sabes fthe officers ofthe staff ratified
and FLASHED they s,rode imgatiently up and down
Presently courier rode up with q dispatch TO The
General which lie hastily read and with an expression
of keen disappointment erumpled in his hand. That
paper said in substance, lyon will withdraw yonF
troops to their original pOson such is now bcirgdone
also on the lei' Cen Fuller uoodily reflected for
moment, dispatched some orders and thon, with bis
usual placidty mounted his horse, and With lis stan
rode back TO headquarters whore, IN an bouT things
resumed their usual routine and quiet And now to
measure the success OF this movement is
not an easy matter by any nesns "A military event
achieved s purpose AID without any greater loss
than usually accompanies similar operations. Gauged
by the hopes Of the sangne and mpatien! Of the
army. and the expectations of those who are waiting
and atching at home Il is not consequential and neFe-
fore unsatisfactory IT cost the lives Of some OF ous
brave soldiers but alas this waging Of war is but
series Of drains upon the same great fountain. 1t gave
" some information which may wien the final great
move is made which shall decide he faie of Richmond,
perhaps rave us and the army four~uld many.
Our losses in aggregate numbers. including killed
wounded ard missing, must approach twelve hundred,
though the corps commanders estimate it in The neigh
borhood Of one thousand. Or these. well nigh three
hundred belong 90 the 10Th, and the remainder, Of
course, TO the 1etb.
am able TO append very nearly complete returns OF
the wounded Of both corps bat cannot ye, DO 10 Of
the killed.
regret to have TO mention the captive (as is sup
pose of Dr. StraWbrdge, the Medical Director OF tie
Eighteenth Corps. lie was riding. accompanied only
by an orderly, a, the extreme right, looking FOR ate
for hospital and doubtless got too fsr from our troops
without being conscious d it.
Capt Goss o. the 18th y. H., commanding tie sharp
shooters, was wounded and also captured.
DR.. PoIteous Acknowledgment Of the liSth New
York is also missing and supposed to have been cap
tured.
Capt. T.. d. Gage. l4sth New York. was wounded at
Cold Harbor b. fragment Of shell, which carried away
portion Of his skull and rendered repaning neces-
sary He had Just returned to duty, and was killed by
a shell which struck bin in the bowels.
Col Holman was slightly wounded only.
Col Kiddoo Of the 22d United States coored is said
10 have been MORALLY wounded
Capt. Crawling commanding the 10Th y. H.. was
wounded in the thigh, and had his sword sash ana val
usbes stripped OIL him by the Rebels. lie made them
believe that bis leg broken and that no was help
ess but managed aerward TO get up and crawl TO our
lines OF escaping by this suberuge non taste
Of Libby Ifison.
IregIot that the necessary haste Of preparing this
orbids my making the list Of wounded quite full II
has most OF the Names however. and contains the
records Of the hospitals down to O'Clock this
ing when al our wounded are supposed 10 have been
removed from the field. J.B.c.
[Tbc names accompanying this letter are uIayodaby
omittedl
Eg0M EAST TENNESSEE.