The New York herald., 1864-09-02

Resms sratau AusuSt. isez--wssA unch esvsaas~y
but yesterday as pcos eu, North c~roiuans pasiic
pa.sd ~ The sssas the left there can Be no dspu'e
70 who d,s .ss work Am'a tas ssdsa o..l .ns T0s
1ns rRo0rs EscAasD
I p. CO. -nsagod tho psrt of the enemy yer.
ooa msoded oy ID. ns,es coossl spsas, Who --~ :
70 bave had brisasa ~ aSSs ~ s.e ~ ,oAs ths1
wess soon routed ana That tbey mo, - , : -.5 ~
| rAst ~ then horses could carry them
ibs infantry consisted of ms ia1sus 6scoud oorps
ina, numbered Ss,wsso Zee and Twelve thousand mes
ney Fought more vaastiy thar he cavalry, but we're
nnay compelled 70 give wsy bsfors the moetuous dash
mo brave Norsh Caronisns Asd the engage
meat DID not become general uotil about tnree sotck
oeure night tho entire corps utterly routed ana
% S & wa Soniaso0 east q tAs rsifsAd IN Tue oFs0
They isn All sOef killed and wounded, over two thou.
a prisoners and nine pieces Of cannon IN our possss-
The ensmys dead lay tboky scattered all drecsions
noro,ng Many OF them had fallen be ore tbs ter
saw several had been cut 10 twain Tbs number q
the enemys horses killed uousuaiy large and Al tho
'ooay where mosa OF the artillery we're captured No
counted sixtyons Of those piled W and yng
around on about qusrter acre Of ground
hcocks corps, IL VIII be borne IN MUD is considered
@ ono 'sry & oes 70 0fant army aad msr. than 90 prs.
oneI VIVID Nnom converted stated that II regarded
.omao what An eqaivoc,i co@pinsnt % 70 ,ha. deeply
amented and llustrous hero and patriot II
son Spottsyivsna Court House, and gained ad-
vantage II was there. too the luoilant Ingalls,,
Loon nsI ector General iesgrapAsd to Washington.
"Hancock has made ten strike to-day He has used up
'oAlstol, and 70 nov about TO pitch into Early."
Grancs Strategic Movemens Upoa tho
Weldon Ratlroad-I Ihs UnIonists Held
Ing Their Position.
49, ltrom the Petersburg Express, August 2o.l
Tue Southern Railroad has become or caiiy famous
Already three important baises been fought
upon II, and the same nmber Of victories achieved BY
rious although have yet succeeded In dspossess
ing the enemy of the position which he occupies it.
THIS will be done, however, in due time. considerable
step towards u taken Thursday by General Fin,
who by sklfnl and intrepid movement, threw himself
upon the federal lines at ReAms aud gained decided
victory compelling the enemy fail back several miles
70 his main line Of breastworks At the yellow Tavern
capturing upwards Of Thousand prisoners, seven Stands
OF coors and nine splendid pieces OF artillery, besides
numerous other spoils General Hi now has possession
OF the eoeys breastworks ~ Ream and viii doubtosS
tur q them 10 excellent account Ae
We rather think that Grant will ind his brilliant
strstexo movement upon the Weldon Railroad source
OF worse roble 10 him than any he has INSIDE yet In bis
long curious and crcuitous march from the Iapdsn
this thoroughfare II has certainly Increased tho dis
tance between his army and Richmond and put him
nearer Petersburg How, than ne eau have improved
the prospect o. capturing either of these raae AZ ne
and the "icer wrters would bave tho people OF the
North 10 believe is unineiigibie 10 is !! str kes
that he has only placed himself n post. which ex
be had extended his iiaes. He hst had so
yery rough aud dis1ouraging experience Of tho
N % .n nsw >, me @
road since he nrst commenced operations against t at
least eea thousand men, far heavier loss Than any
James river. We are therefore At a loss 20 conceive
how he or the Northern press pretend to claim ha,
IN occupying ihis road he is Al all Dearer the attnen
OF The end u hs labors than he MAS before. Cene,al
Lee Ia no doubt perfectly satisfied with the movement,
and VIII take good that 1t shall bfing tufth It's s.
mate fruits, es tar as bis agency II concerned.
Any 70 read the Yankee newspapers uon this feat
cf Grants would suppose that no bad ~ good NJ cap
tured both Petersburg and Richmond Editors s.a cor
respondents Ia great gee as IL TIE yaseon we're
actually ard totally crushed out and not ghost OF
chance kick remained TO show that IL had
particle OF lie But this s 40 new thing with The North
people They have hundred 'aes IN the last three
years gore into peroxysm OF Joy ns such military
achievements this boasted OF Grants They bsve
hundred mes ia smiiar dsrlrn criea out thas the
struggle virtually and the Union restored.
They to delight in these extraordinary deluscDs
aud TO in anticpatcns whicb they know will never
he realized They learn nothing from oxnerieDce--thev
profit nothing the plst All their existence
ne centeed IN the immediate present They srend ao
thought upon the future. They give themselves wholly
% 10 sensationai exlravasanoes INSURED by cu,reu,
rumors, kilograms aud other exciting causes however
enhemerai - -,.T
Tho Battle at tussm's-Cartnreo OF BIiu-
edier General CEt.er-Anothsr Union
Raid. st.
rrIFaVAPHio pssrArcH.
ltrom tho Richmond Examiner, august 20
pKnssnuEG, August %, s6t.
gallant one aud successful in i,s results
Hbe tina eneny's cavalry, nnoer General src.r, were
aged III tearing ap the track several mules ce, ond
ieam General hampton attacked and forced thei ba
behind their infantry supports. WA
Cepora Hampton then dismoun.ed his AMI fought
un they reached the Str ns WORKS., one As this siae
Of Reams, capturing about eight hundred PRISONERS.
At i've clock IN Tho afternoon General Bnl attacked
the enenys works, ano a,ex sA rs but sLsl. 5gai.
took them capturing large number OF prisoners aud
The enemy in great confasion Colonel ragram. o.
Rcaaaoud. turned Zoo captured guns upon shs e1aay
the number prisoners will probably reach twenty.
Eve hundred ss3rigadier General Cutlsr wa 0ssurcd
The prisoners belong toHancocks cofs and have eeon
ihels was considerable nring down ,La road dsy.
but no heavy Gghiiug. k.M.
our cavalry acted with conspicuous gaIlsntry
REpoargD uYfos RAID.
IRON The RlcnIacnd fxarniner, susust 3s
some country people, who moved up m Guy from
tho York Penlnsus IN a hurry Yesterday morning
brouFt THE rcr0rt !ha. tie NnnA Try wes asdias
We have suihe0tc Official aiornstiuu which explains
the matter Yesterday morning despeteh ~ tecoived
fgon Brgadler GenenM esry lhf - ~ Q ueus. o,i,
white Herse ins' tsa'urdayl night The caya'f! IN ded
aad drove Ia our IIcasts."
probably isrt immed,seiy ~ tsefoovt1e desr,ch WAS
lat sven ius received a. beadrrsrterr ~ city
IsrErs CROSS RdAr., August - fsGA I
Ns'or 2. 0. CpssrSsv, A,sstant Adiu,srt ceDefsi--
There 10 no enemy At the White iioose,
IieGterant commapfins r'escis
The fact Is GRANT hss Bd the CavGry 70 spare To Ike
up . respectable rad sn srmy 'aae'o I, 70 i.s.er
the huge atrsr u nuce He hss ury sbs fntb (War
ren'si corps, the secctd iaacoeAs) eols, lie S.nh
Rurusdasl corps and B1t'crs force ~ berauis Hun
drcd, sod two cavairy divisions, uudet ks', %
spear, tho other under 1Togs all nsA"A noi more
iban iorty Ave Thousand men.
The sbslstwg oF Pefes-hWsa Resomed.
from the Petersburg txpres-, August 2.
The enemy sgsin opened is batteries The sty ou
Sunday morning se.in IN ita sfte noon tuo or IRE tnd
time at night. A. times the sheiirg wss very severe,
Ard houses struck spd injured.
Tho eoemy hnds much grst,c-ton. % aoot - destroy
ting private property aud klns Eon eVmostants - tbs
10 all they do By shs.'ng The city
misc ell iano0as.
THE UNION PRlsoSxxs s-sAass OF sIFicfRs car.
TUaKD.
from the Petersburg Fypress, Ansus, u.
50 far two thousand thirty sopers, captured "a
the battle OF thursday near Rsrns s'fir Lavs oeeu
resistered Al the Provost Esrsha's orcs 1bey were
bruue ht Friday afternoon ana saturday morning
Among them are abous eighty psssped officers,