New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-13
THE GREAT CONTEST.

THE GREAT CONTEST.
Oar Special Adyice~ mp 70 Ten o'C'ocA
Wednesday-EeneraIA Attack Ordered al
Five O'Clock p. Mice Anticipates IL
and Begins HimseIf-Hc Tries 10 crush
Hancock and Warren-His Terriels
Charge Upon Our Centcr-Thc Rebels
Swept Away by Our Fire-Burnsias
and Wtiuht Garry the Rebel Rife-Pifs
wednesday Mornings Operations,
Burnside Drives Hill Out and Occn'
pic. spottsyIvnnia-A Rebel Brigaae
Captured.
rre following dispatch appeared in abortion sof yester'
DAYS TEiBUNB;l
speeisl Dispatch to The N Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May II. 1864.
Adyices lust received at this bureau from youI
ooespoDdent at the front bring down the narrative Of
events to this morning at te" o'clock when your letters
ere broucht up on the same boat by which Represen
satye Washburne came with dlspatehs IRON ueh'
Grant to the Government.
Our postion at sunrise on Tuesday morning was the
arc of circle on the north side Of Spottsylvania Court
Uouse-Getysbu7g again. hut with places reversed
wa being situated ss the Rebels were at TINT battle
Nothing but diminishing occurred through the fore
noon Grant was in front at the time examining posi-
tons and often on q line with our outer pickets
general attack wGs ordered at o'clock but Lee
was ahead Of him. and precptsted the cotton by pour
ing heavy masses of men against Hancock and Warren
Shortly after O'Clock in the afternoon they were
handsomely repulsed and changes in the DISPOSE
ton of orr forces made.
At 81 O'Clock terrible charge was made against our
right center 1t was met by Birneys Cutters. Glib
bonss and Barlovs divisions and under their terrific
fire il melted away, and was finally driven back in
broke masses.
This over. Hancock ordered on advance. His charge
struck Heths division Of Longstreets corps and shat
tered il on the instant
The slaughter here was terrible. and tho advantage
gained might have been important but the rest OF our
line falling to advance at the exact time they were or
dered Hancock had to fall back. The Rebels made no
further attempt on the % Corps.
Just before sunset Burnsidcs and Wrights date
Sedgwick's) corps made fierce attack. Wright car
ried the Rebel rife-pts his front, and Burnside
pushed forward with very heavy fighting, almost to The
Court House itself The negro troops were not in The
charge.
Uptons brigade Of the 9th Corps captured Daici
brigade of Ewelrs corps but In the melee they onb
brought off about 1900
Three guns were taken and lost again. Thirty-seveI
officers and great number Of batte-hags were takeI
and lost again
Gen Rice was wounded in the Leg it was amputsted
and he shortly afterward died.
Up to 10 O'Clock today there constant ssirmish
ing and there were expectations that Lee would attach
again.
Our troops are in splendid spirits they regard theil
six DAYS fighting as continued series Of
We have lost twelve Generals-Sedgvick Wads
worth Stevenson. Hays and Rice killed; Bartlett Getty
Robinson Morris and Baxter wounded, and Seymour
and Shaler prisoners Our losses in men are very
heavy.
Col. Carroll 9th Pennsylvania Volunteers, com
handing brigade in Cd Division. Cd Corps, reported
killed is only slightly wounded. and still retains his
command on the field.
Rebel prisoners report that they have been on hall
rations that the Rebel officers told them they must de
pend henceforth on Yankee supply trains They have
got none OF them yet but have taken 30 % Lees
wagons.
Oar prisoners number about 1000.
Gen. Burnside advanced up To Spottsylvania Court
House this wednesday, morning. driving Hills Corps
before him. and now holds the place.
1t was Dales Rebel brigade 200 strong, captured
in the charge of the Vermont brigade last night bus
nearly one half afterward escaped.
Our positions remain invncibe. The troops are In
tie best Of spirits and all feel assured of annihilang
Lees army and making Richmond BETA