Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-08-12

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e the works. What were left of our mer
in the works were now completely hem
{ med in. They remained there nearly
an hour, when an order was issued to
! fall back 70 their original position.
Gen. Bartlett, who was left in the
front, sent word that unless he was re.
lieved, he and those under him would
have to surrender, and they had no am
munition. Shortly after, tn e rebels
r were heard to make another charge
when doubtless this party surrendered
The 9th corps, though under fire, did
not join in the attack, and the I'd corps
was entirely passive. Gen. Sheridan's
movement was countermanded.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch
says-It is stated that the ground in
front of our lines near Petersburg is lit.
erally covered with our dead and woun-
ded, where they lay on Sunday morning
under the rebel guns, less than 800
yards from our lines fostering in the sun.
The affair was most excellently planned,
but most miserably managed or the as
sault would have been successful but for
somebody's blundering,
The Times Washington dispatch says:
The failure before Petersburgh will stop
large military operations for some time
in Virginia. The main interest of the
war IS now before Atlanta. That point
once gained and securely entrenched
will give disposabIe force for opera
tions in eastern quarters.
On the lst inst. flag of truce was al
lowed by the rebels from to o'clock in
the morning to bury the dead and carry
off the wounded. Very few were found
alive, and most of them soon died.
About 200 yards in front blown up the
ground was covered with dead, mostly
colored. There were 100 Of the latter
and about so whites, all of whom were
buried on the spot.
The work of burying the dead was
not completed until half past ten, when
the truce ceased. Tue rebels opened
fire ten minutes afterwards.
The rebels buried their dead on their
side of the line, and carried their wound
ed to the rear. They claim to have 1900
prisoners, including the wounded. They
say their loss was about 500, but this is
not credited, as in charging to recover
the works they lost heavily.
Gen. Bartlett and Col Marshall are
prisoners in Petersburg unhurt.
The latest estimate of our loss is g.
900, of whom 1900 are prisoners.
There is a rumor that Lee is with
drawing bis army from Petersburg and
Richmond, and concentrating them in
the Shenandoah valley, in order to com
pei Grant to abandon his present po-
sition, and change the field of operations
to Maryland and Pennsylvania.
THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
A dispatch from Nashville gives a
congratulatory address from Gen. Thorn
as to the Army of the Cumberland on
the brilliant success in the late battles
He states that our losses on the goth
was 1882 killed, wounded and missing
and on the 22d, $500 and 10 cannon
The rebel loss on the Goth was 6000,
and stands of colors and 5000 stand of
arms were taken. The rebel loss in
killed was 5000, besides 5000 prisoners.
A correspondent says the battle of the
28th was a complete defeat of the rebels,
as was also that of the 22d. Our forces
buried 642 of the rebel dead after the
battle. Gen. Hooker passed through
Nashville en- route for duty elsewhere.
REBEL BORDER MOVEMENTS.
A dispatch from Frederick, Nd, on
the I'd, says-No stages have left here
for Hagerstown for three days. Three
hundred rebels, after driving Coles cav
airy out of town, took possession, and
burned a train of government stores and
other freight.
Early crossed the Potomac Friday
with $4,000 men, but upon the return Of }
the cavalry from Hagerstown he recros-
sed TO Virginia and holds Martinsburg =,
and the surrounding country. The reb-
els got very little plunder at Hagers- !
town.
A dispatch from Harper's Ferry, says =
that McCausland's cavalry aud artillery, /,
20O0 strong, attacked Generals Averill :
and Kelly at Cumberland with great fu- !;
ry, expecting to demolish them. The
rebels were promptly received, repulsed {
and completely routed. Averill captur-
ed several caissons and large number ,
Of wagons heavily laden with spoils.- !
1t is also reported that one piece of ar ,
tillery was captured from the rebels.