Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-05-19
From Buffers Command.

OPERATIONS AT FORT DARLIN G--REBELs
SEVERAL TIMES REpuLsEn--Inoy CLAD
BATrLE-DEFEAT OF THE RICHMOND.
WAsnINGToy, Nav Is.
FoRT MoSEoE, May 1G..-The follow
ing dispatches have been received here
this evening from the Correspondent of
the Associated Press, near Fort Darling
HEADQUARTERS ARMY Va. AND n. c.,
PRocroH's CREEK, May 18th.
At daylight this morning General
Burnham's Brigade charged upon the
outer works of the enemy at Proctor )
Creek and carried the entire line, section
by section.
At 10 A. NJ. our batteries opened upon
the enemy, who had fallen back to their
line of heavy earthworks next to Fort
Darling. The enemy replied briefly I'M
til , o'clock p. NJ, when our batteries
and sharpshooters silcnced the encmy's
guns.
Nothing more was heard from the reb-
els during the day. Our batteries con-
tinucd to pound away until evening.
Our loss so far has been lao killed and
wounded, including among the wounded
Major Ainsworth of the Tooth New
Hampshire regiment.
At 1 p. NJ. a shell exploded mag
azine in Fort Darling.
LATER.
MAY ia small Rebel gunboat came
down opposite Fort Darling this morning
and threw several shells into our cavalry
and then retired.
Lieut.. Colonel Pond, of the LIST United
States Cavalry discovered three torpcdoes
in James River this morning.
At twelve o'clock noon the enemy came
out of their Notifications and attacked
Gen. IIickman's Brigade. The fight las
ted until four o'clock =. NJ, chiefly with
musketry, when the enemy were driven
back to their works.
Our sharpshooters along the lines kept
the rebel artillery silent.
At 0 2. NJ. last evening the enemy
advanced upon our lines near the Peters
burg turnpike, but after short and sharp
engagement with musketry We drove
them back to their breastworks.
THE LATEST.
Bermuda HUNDRED, 9 A. NJ. May 16.
The Rebel iron-clad Richmond came
down the James river last evening and
opened fire upon our fleet, but the Moni-
tors drove her back, with what result is
not known.
ADyICEs FROM RICHMOND.
M p.,bp,onl Al. IN
Saturday has been received. 1t says
that General j. E. b. Steuarts funera
took place in Richmond on the 18Th
The same paper says that the Yankees
have cut down all the wire leading t.
Lees army, and intelligence from him
was received by circuitous route.
THE VERY LATEST
BERMUDA HUNDRED, 10 A. NJ, Ma,
16 The latest intelligence from the from
is that the enemy came out at daylight
this morning from their earth works ant
attacked our right wing. .a
We had an engagement with them thi
time with artillery, which opened on tn,
enemy. driving him back to his fortified
tons with heavy loss Our loss was but
slight, we being under cover. No officers
were killed in this last engagement.
The Rebel prisoners captured say tina,
the enemy have lost more in killed thar
wounded in the last three days One
hundred and fifty Of our wounded were
sent to the Eighth Army Corps Hospital
and ninety to the Hampton Hospital
Three-fourths Of ours may be called se
we're.
Everything is progressing favorably.-
General Butler is commanding in person
The Dispatch also says that the en-
envy took possession Of the road leading
to Louisa Court House.