New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-26

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Sc power Of good" In our npinon.
TIE FIGHT AT Pc ElsDURa.
I'll, Pefr,blrs Erprs.s eUpi aus M account OF w
fight near thai city on Friday. eppean that o.
Thursday our forces sfter attacking the Ahnkecs u
the edon road and driving them one mie ceaseu ,n'
pnrtuit and foil back TO point nearer tie CT ea'in,
Only ski msb line In froai Of ihs enemy. which VA
ais sooD after withdrawn TAs Etprs's says;
1.-The enemy did not discover our disappearance
from their front until Yesterday morning when tbey
inmedstey threw forward their lines Of ss-nisheii
ard advanced their len TO the battlefield II thursday
Nm Daviss eorn.fe,d throwing up as they sdFacea
two lines OF brcGstwofks Their hight wes extended u
al oilique iii ectiOa 10 the nurtbeast OF LIE fHronr
and batteries placed at favorable points along the
TLis occupation Of ono Of main hnss OF communi'
cation with the Suth OF conrse, not 10 be permit
ted without pn eif,it dsodge the enemy. Accord.
ngly an VI a. gemeps having been COM oicd General
4. =. ILL., commanding Nal onesani heiHs dtis1hs,
lGtineksd them hstNsen the hours Of trte and v,sr
left of the rara aud o1rs iirth taose te the rtbt
Ile atsCk was opened by Malone, aud Was speedily
Responded to by eth the right, and The battle ragged
, ';sfwnriy.
Of his division Dasiss Walkers and Arohefs-
struck the enruy's picket line H. the cornfe' SHIRT
distance beyond Da, iss residence These were quick
~ hfced back upon the tIst line ~ beaswoks, held
a y formidable Free. With ehocr. the Confederate
troops bounded forward aud swept over al obstruction
pressing the Yankees back With scycro hes into thsD
with al equs Jack OF ceremony Deaien from their
works. and defosed IN their ever! Effort To rean tom
the yankets Ie eaIed 10 their main line OF en'rcDeh
m,n into which they had been driven the Ions
evenns. This line having been grurtly stree tened
proved 100 sirong bs stormed. and uur,roops were
checked IN lhe lace Of tie rlsGgbta which threat
In The meantime General Mphone with Cursmsn's
Couuitt's sld his former brigade had struck The
right Of the Yankee nes nnd captured eight hundred
prsorer. Pr.-sing forward With bis u.uai energy be
drove the emmy before him. successfully charging
item wherever bry made etaid F,niiug them
strongly enrnch,d however, 10 t'e thick woods sppo
site Ueyi-s farm. IL dtrrmired to ds'odge IL.
by fsrk movement CingmaI 3 anc Nhhoret Cd
brigade eDe. ged them In hort whsle nv circutons
route Coquus e;ev gia) brigade wss thrown on tier
flank Jbe movement proved u bTflsbt tuctess and
caused scarcely any lies ~ our tirops.
Colquits Ell were upoa the YANKEES almost before
they were aware Of such elose pr, xmiiy OF tie ebes,
and surrender Or fighting LIicf fearful disJdSa All.
ge wpsthe altelIsivc Crawl ord's crock DIVISION ~
Whirers (fib) cons. here fcl helpless victim 10
RtLe strategy. shd the greater part Of Two rgsdes
nan oeiing over tyo net'a.d "'r-itrvw down tbeir
sruas and suri.ndorel. The prisoners were quies.
placed under guard sud sen, 10 he rect where thty
acre formed into lire and marched TO Cen HIS head
qualiffA
Tie battle stiu progressed successfully unl the enc
my as driven bnok the p,siiyn aum which he al
sanccd In tie morning A. dark cur nnes we're cin''
up % his works. and occasional soeys Of mu'ko'ry
| si,ow ed stil further bgtung.
Among the prisoner. ia en- IA Brg. General HAYES
of Nnuac uteits ersl cooues aud o Geld OH Gers
Of lcss grade General Hayes wa brought into town
psrfnv the ergaacmentve ieft . number O, men
tak- D prisoners. but we understand tey sere sher
wards ircaptarec TIE su,c's vnirh foio~ed me
soldier wvre a kmJe OF Satisfaction upon Tia couito
nance. =. .,, . a,
officers in coumsnd AID Is vowed ~ The poet isvor-
allie LIGHT Tic emmy har bscI materially veaErned
by the OF three thou-snd OF his bet uooas fakrr
nrjss,,ers aud Aeye al Thousand KILLED end wounded
In, h ,enoi I'D Nv de decent and tnugr be may
fahtard yet 10 bold the piii0n be hns Tniurd hi- pre-,
fe IL gone and lie vii not o1eF tie hVni 10 has sLo'S
~, weather wns rniry during the day and especially
so during lie afternoon The hghiug Mss Gone an Iusl
IL ssrie. Of heavy showers wioh not only iucommodod
our u,ea bit rendered tie gIound heavy and .ippe
Nost az the fghiins on our ler Was done In dense
| Growth Of uBJsrlTn.h ard Vo'd-.
we can form 10 estimate Of the Yankee loss other
,hau u statement Of officers that u VISA very heavy,
MANY Of their Soad aid wounded feil into OUT haids
Nor arc We el. = l@n m iaea ., oar 0"h 80 a.
lbfoucht from tie hei. The great majority Of those
we saw we're slightly wounded We shan lealn further
particulars o. Tie casualties and o Tue battle - ah
We regret to state. however that General Enigma
yas aiHfullj, though rot teiiotsiy, wounded
The battle for the possession 81 the railroad W prob
aby b resumed Ills morning. and II Is belescd the
ssfmv viii not only be dsodycd. but disestrousy de
lfes,d 1hs eXpCuItion viii turn out in The end 70 De
the Creates disaster that las get hlpeRed TO Grant IL
Hers nom the battlefield late last evening. repro
tegt our forces between the enemy and tie main aruy
In mont Of Petersburg. II &C. something Interesting
II i, also stated that teyeral hundred more pTlsope-s
have been taken thus runLing rbe numbet above three
Thousand. ,,, -,
,fats What diiuage has been done tho track II Is be
leyea that stead of sending body Of raiders ao -
UPWARDS south ride. tie cnenys cayaiiy are opera
ting the v oidon Road IN the rear 81 100 army
PROM rETERsBrko
| prrrpeRrna August 20. II o'clock A. M.-Lie1t
ante eneral A T. lil commanded orr f,rces IL tls
l6rht vesterdBy evening Warren MAS strengthened p
tho s.h Corps. The enemy was drsen about three
anarsls OF nile n front and back about two miles on
the 6ant. twenty-five hundred prisoners. including
mine com sissi0ncd officers we're capture. Night emo
cd ste fglt which WIS q very considerable affair.
Tho lht has not beon resumed thus far to-dey. To
enemy stll bold possession Of TIE Weldon haiboad.
| our loses gre not heavy General CEngmsn vas
voundeJ. MAJOR Lawson. Of tho a'th Virginia, Tas
killed.
IT,. enemy. loss IN killed and wounded was unesccr.
Itained Tie Yankee General Crawford IL reported BY
TIER was "a. usaaI artillery duel between Midnight
and dsJ between tho lines In mont Of this city No cas
luates reported.
rHg YIdAT OK 1uz s...nos RAILRoAD-oFYIcIGI
ACCOUNT.
! lo,s,iai d,sntteh received AZ tie War DepanNeni
is o,n,ne states that Con. III II atiached the cnel
Fi1b Corps yes Tdoy afternoon o, DAVIS house llic0
mile. fr,ni Pelenburg on the weldon hnu9AI soe,
ri and captur,1 about ~ ertyseyen huHd ed ~
ircludin ono BrleadIer General and sefernl hed ON
cers Loss On our side believed " W sHaiol ."Hh 'ls
OF the enemy. -,
Bigsdi..f tenerd ciingman Wac wounded IL the 'es'
l ARErvAL oP PIlsoSEns.
tn 90 noon yesterday siXtoon hundred oI ,ne p''n
e,s erttursd 1T Petersburg Friday nci9iIns $50,
ity.Gys commissioned officers, reached inc SIl!'
re ,hoqlder snapped gentry were brighten. hoy,;
rnrnber OF Colonel, Majors, Captains snd hHyih,n'
outeaants Tho rust cane by tho train iS ls guy,
We learn that Up 10 yesterday morning. ,ArI 's,i.
h.SsJ r,isooer. had been registered at the Proves
Xsrshals Office a. Petersburg. lwhis I'D
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A ,aroled Yankee, named benjamin Deicrnc va va