The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-27

<Jpeelal TO The Evening Telegraph.
WAsHIEeros, August 27.--The S!sr says
TIE mail steamer VaH5crJik, from City Point,
reports that on Thursday division OF tho %
Corps, moving out past the extreme eft OF War
ren's Corps in the vicinity OF Renm's station on
The Weldon road, was attacked At a61ut9 O'Clock
10 the morning by large hrce OF tho enemy,
puppos, to have been Hdps entire corps, and
were compelled to fall back, which they did
gradually, disputng every inch Of the ground,
andfghting for most Of the distance hand ~ hand
Al o'clock, when our informant left he
ktId, the fight was SIN progressing, but our men
had res ched secure position, and movements
on our side we're beh mad5 Calcu AID 70 put
he enemy speedily on the "rairOgrAde" In turn.
The losses we're believed 70 nc considerable on
1Oah sides. Il is reported that l,s. three bat
teries, among them Sceper's celebrated Nassi-
sAuseiss battery, the captain Of which was
uou ded early In the day IN tho right arm, BIT
phoenxantly kept the dell until the af' scn)on,
uhtn be became weak from the loss of blood.
This battery lost severely in men, and upwards
Of ffy horses.
ABOUT 3 O'Clock on Thursday morning the
/ Re- els In front OF Butter mado sortle ald cIp-
mtcd twenty-five Of tur pickeEs and drove in
sthers, but We immediately regantd The ground,
| eaStuIinc foriy-6ye Of the attacking party,
among them a i, utenant and one private, who,
in spirit of bravado, attempted 10 hold ride
yii amer his comrades had retreAted.
Our linss were soon re-established.
The Lieutenant captured Doe,ts III At the Rsbes
have plenty of tr1ops In Rinhmou1, with a rs-
ssrye vi thirty thousand new troopa "hJ nave MT
4 YET be' in tile field.
The Vanderbilt lsft twenty Rebel prison
krs at Fortress MonrOe.
Aii Quloa SaAserlsy.
FoRrREss MONROE, August 27.-Intormston
from the front saes that ali is quiet.
lAssOoIArED PRESS ACCoCSr
AN ATTACK an TuE SECOND C0HrS
FoRrRFss MoSRoE, August %, p. -Fhe
following information has been received here
frOm City Poin' -
The enemy In very strong force attlcN5l su'
1 I'd Army Corps on the extreme LETT yesterday
and having far superior numDars, were almos
spOn the point OF overwhelming chem, when th'
5ih Corps came no, and the enemy were repulseC
and driven from the field.
The loss Tn both sides was about equal.
We still maintain our lines IS before, holdIn:
the Weldon railroad IN our grasp.
From GeDeraI Buffers Headquarters
slight Rebel Demonstrations 4,
RIcbmOAd.
HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL BuTLER, Angus
25.-The enemy ha1 quite - force upon poin
near the right of General Buffers lide a. ddyliSh
this morning, probably with the purpose Of deter
mining whether W, still here in any strength
They drove in our picket, and occupied, for
few minutes, the advance OF rhe-pis-; but as 500
as a force cOu D. brought To the support OF th
h picAets aud skirTs ers, the rh--pIt were rettke
1 and over fity prisoners cipturei. M'asurot b
Il the CO ual ieS, hut twenty in number, it was bl
asklmish. Yet it was so we'll fought, mAnage
and ended that it deserves attention.
WhtIe a long line Is held steadily, and de
pends upon the strength OF the works, ths utm I'
vigilance is rrquireh, and the affair indcIes "a
presence OF vigilance.
General Turner. commanding 2d Division, lO-
CoEps, goes North to-day sick with typhoid feye
F,onr advanced one hundred dollars in Rlct
nOnd on the receipt of the news Of the cHpEuro
the Weldon railroad by Warren.