, 1864-05-20

PTiEuAeI8. Unf Eonndeu Ofou9at 10 tats
city, arc mostly slight cases, aud the men will
be lit for daty again in short time Tho
wounded at fredericksburg and those re-
Ealning On the le!d are tho moro severe
cafts.
An Ohio one hundred day regiment march
through tho city yesterday md have goac
iEto the fortifica:ione.
COTTON sFEcULATloSs.
It is expected that Developments respect
lpg'cotton spcculatfons, in connection With
RanE6' and other Mississippi expeditions,
will sEcEtly be made, and which wi1l, impli-
cate more Eastern and Western politicians.
who hare heretofore professcd to be loyal
men, but who have on these occasions, either
knowingly or ignorantly, been providing the
rebels With arms and ammunition. E.
FsscHi E0HT DARLING.
The storrains OF tho Outer works
Gallnntry of Our Troops,
The New York Herald's correspondent
gives the follon ing account OF the assault by
our forces upon the outer works Of Fort Dar-
ling, dating his letter above Chester juno
ton, hay 14th:
The operatfoDs on the left of eur limo yes
terday were OF brilliant and highly success
1ll character. General Gilmore, With tie
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the 10th Army Corps. moved from tho posi-
ton he hads held on the Richmond Pike aud
marched to Chester Junction, where he
reached tic railroad and advanced up it to-
Wurds IsichMoud, while General SGaith, with
the 18th and division Of the 10lh Army
Corps. moved up tho pike in the same d,rec-
llon, towards Drury's Blutf. While General
Smith was making heavy demonstration On
the ce1tre OF the cnemy's line, General Gil
more pushed forward with the real operating
column. md without meeting any resistance,
reached Chesterfield Court House, on tho
cnemy's right. Still continuing Ills progress.
but eivcr@ing to bis right, he came across
formidable en7thwork stretching from the
wtst OF tic railroad across to the the riycr,
strongly constructed aud we'll Euppl;ed with
cn,Gr.srres for artillery. The leayy force
displayed ty General Smith on the pike, and
the MISSING Of troops as for an uuyancc,
toetther with somc artillery firing at that
point, tefoo1cd thc. enemy, and induced them
10 concentrate in their position opposite
him, 60 tlat Gen. Gflnore's column did not
End very EcaE. force before him. Alter
careful reconnaissance by Gen. Gilmore and
Msjcr Brooks. Of his staff and from intorma-
tion received from 4 contraband who had
WORKED on the intrcnchmcnte. 1ud was H.
nlliar With tho topography OF the country,
II WAS determined to iank the work on the
right TIE Gath Massachusetts and the 10th
Ccrnecticn', Of Col Paisted's brigade, were
thrown forward as shirmishcrs, aad nnm-
Der Of shaFpehooters, and Lauycon's anl
Eockwc1fs battery were put In position to
nDncy the enemy and divert his attention
frcm tie real point Of attack. Then Coionsl
wcode, snd, TO the surprise Of the enemy,
entered the right flank Of the work In l1a
rear. Tic enemy Iuade a sharp resistance,
and finally piled oEer the superior slope OF
the parapct and fought from the outside. Our
troops in tho excitement OF the moment,
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end advanced cautiously Meanwhile Col
Whites brigade, Of Ames' division, advanced
uDder fire rnd occupied the line, tue enemy
fleeing to the rear. By this brilliant manmu-
sre, We gained before morning the entire line
OF tie enelDJ's works, as the enemy evacuat-
ed Lis left curing the night, and fell back to
the second lice Of oftntrcnchnents. No guus
were found in the works, as all had been
withdrawn Wien It became evident that our
troops tad TUNED the position.
TIE SECOND LINE OF DErExszs
were finally appsoachtd after hard days
work, aEd our line was put In position Tor An
advuucc upon the works. The cne1ny had
paid for vigorous resistance to IN assault.
The second line was very strong, with
rarsret mot less than ten feet in thickness,
with innn.nerable cmbrasnrcs for light or
Ecar. artillery, many ut which wcro 1iieI
With guns. a deep ditch flunted the line
and eTr,. thing obout 1t sermed to indicate
great strength. After careful recon 3oi-sauce
Under hot ire, In MA:ch Major I. d. BROOKS,
Aid: Camp to Ger. Gilmore, received q
1ieth ourd In tho nIni. tie artillery was
brought up and opercd fire upoa the rebels.
Our sklrnsishtrs aud shasrshaoters also ad-
vanced, and from IN open Held, extending ut
le:st seven hupdred yards to the woods In
front Of the Works, mplutainrd hot and ef-
t.ctfre fire. The enemy replied brIskly from
tftir artillery and smatl arms, and tie en-
Hern !
= somewhat prolonged engagement, uawley's
brigade OF Terr;fs division, and .Tur-
1.er's division advanced and carried
tic work, with magnificent dash aud spirit,
TIE eECOSD LINE sTonMED.
Colonel Ha"l.y'a brigade, forming in line,
cl:nrged ellcndlrly over the opcu field In
front Of the reuel ltpes;, and never ilinchtng
under d hot fire from The rifles mud artillery
which sWep II, ttreaucd over tho psrupct,
an, carried the right OF the enemy's line in j
most gallant manner. The rthrls frightened
and thundcrstruck at the eudacty end bold.
ness of the operations, fed towards Rich
our hande. Whi1e the right was being pos
scsseo. General Turner's division after three
attempts, which failed, crossed the ditch.
ecaled the parapet, and entered the cnenv's
linz. driving the cnemy pell nell to the rear,
although with considerable loss By these
grand and hrilliaut efforts Of tho tenth corps
we gEfned possession Of nlpre than mile of
the formidable inttenchments constituting
the eecond liie Of the rebel defcnces on the
side Of Richmond. Having lost tharisht OF
their line they will be CON: :eliedt,to relin-
quish and fall back from the entire line, al
though af 6undown they held what seems to
be m enclosed work to the left Of the turn-
pike in front of General. Smiths center 4
Probably tomorrow morning Tint will be
tnund eVacnated, or 1t will be carried by
Goul ral Smiths forces.
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the second line throughout, our forces viii
be weet Of oil forti1catlons and with clear
road, 1t is believed, to the city. OF course
they may encounter some new works but
it is believed that ali the old and more
formidable ones will he between us and the
river.
GENERAL nEAUREaAnp's FORGE GONE TO
RICHMOND.
Genernl Bcaurcgard's troops, or portion
ofthem, and those Of General Hokc's con-
maId, from North Carolina have certainly
passed us, and are now Ill Rlchnond or! be-
ys'nd with Lee On Tuesday last his forces
slipped blythe very day NE were inside our
posed we lad heayy force In front of: our
intreuchmentB, we had q small -force frou,
Hokc, which he'd merely been scat down to
keep us within our lines and pre7ent "a from
striking Hokc's Column on the dank, or cut
ting 1t of altogether. It was cute trick,
A4lN ;" Ol+4it VI tA4E 0AANAs N~AA
regard passed up with the last of his forces
.the following day, barely escaping our ad-
Tancing column. l.
Tbe enemy have few troops, it is thousht,
at Pstersbuig, the most Of them having gone
to Richmond OF .ee.
CASUALTIES IN THB LATE FIaHT.
Aucng the casualties In the late fight were
Mpfor KandIet, wounded, Of the Sd New
Huu,,elire; Captain Ely. Killed, Of the seme
regiment, Licnt. Clough, t,f the 24th Msssa-
cl,1ectts, kilIed: Maj. T. B. Brooks, Aid-de-
Camp to Gen. Gillmorc's staff wounded.
TIC list OF casualties in full will endeayor
to send tomorrow.
GIN. suEn1DAS's CAVALRY sA1p TO HAVE
REACHED THE JAMES RIVER.
It is 1umorea that Gen. sheridan's cavalry,
from, Gen. Grant's arnJ have arrived on the
'rivtr opposite cur landing, that they have
passed around Richmond and destroyed rail
roade aud cars. locomotives and rolling stock
III numbtrs. have no means Of substan-
tiating the re.ort II true you vfll have the
details from your correspondent near tha
river Gen. kautz's cavalry has not been
heard from yet 1t is looked fur Tomorrow.
The weather has been rainy. and the roads
arr getting, or are already, in horrible con
ditioD. -
1ECENDIART corToN-The Lowell Cd,x,ter
states that In one Of the cotton mills Of that
city, was found q day or two ago, In opening
some cottoa t-:ts, a little coue-shaped ustf.
Gle, which was found In the pfcker-room.
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