New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-13
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, JUNE Is 1894

In NXO1NOh IL OO1ND I'VE 800
Early with like results Later in the day Is was twice
renewed against Gen. Heth WHO occhPieu Ii'y i'i'
Cen Hsnpton encountered the enemy's cavalry near
H.xsss Sp and part . Of Gs nt,eSchments
Ourloss to-day has been small and our success under
the Messing Of God all that we could expect. o.,
n ,s;s XII seven hundred dead aud badly wounded
YANKEES Wue counted In front Of Hokes mo aer me
fight and what is surprising Hole naa Only M
men killed From all accounts the loss o. sne hsS
Friday could not have been less tnan BIZ 'n'u'"n"
and severely wounded. -rnn.v
OPERATIONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND sATUkpAA
NARROW ESCAPE OF GIN. BRBCKNRIDGk.
The annexed dispatch was received az tho w" Nv
HEADQUARTERS Army NORTHERN VIRGINIA
| June $3.50 p. m.
Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR: Last night, after tho date
Of my dispatch Gans Breckenridge and FinDegan were
sssSs ss lines .a' The
pulsed. Immediately after this an attack was made
Up TO this time Of writing nothing has occurred aiong
tbs lines to-day except diminishing at various points
The position Of the army is substantially unchanged
In tn. H ssRs Of Fiid.y night is said on; troop.
after levohg the breastworks captured rom the eneI
to permit artillery 70 play over them retired;
lines ten DEEP e tie assault when our artillery opened
upon them with grape and canister. moving down tne
first hno which fell back upon those adyancipa Whyu
tAeusands In this dgi solid shot struck Con Breck,
Iinrdges horse IN the breast and passed out back q
the strrup leather aud between TIE Geperars H
received slight confusion OF the leg o6casioped by MS
borse falling him. but fortunately no other injury
tho country will rejoice at his escape.
We have heard 1t stated on the authority o. one o.
several engagements and skirmishes Of the pat week,
doet not exceed 600 men,
| ATTACK OK SATURDAY NIGHT.
\ A,.~ o,H f..t IA xraah hen n
prdsy night Accounts say that Grant again honorea
Breekinridfes line with bis attentions but met witn
hh usual deception. The attack was readily repnJsed,
with bat little loss IN or side but that Of the enemy
again 70 have been extremely boavy. Grant
by adopting Brsokinrdge his fayorte viii make hun
one Of ouys II he continues 10 dose tho enemy after the
A eontleman whose residence IL within tho enemys
mes was arrested by them and taken before Meade
end burnside who. after intsrrogafng released nm
endesyorine 70 reach the White House. The pcn told
him they we're on half rations.
| The Medical Director VI Anderson's Qongsreet9
corps SSatos that up 10 yesterday morning tpe pti
humber Of casualties in the corps killed, wounded
and missing in the fights arosnd Richnsnd Ia oiy so1
This corps wiz be fseoeetsd has taken part U nesr'
eyssy engagements 'inOo the enemy crossed Tue
Prom The Riehpo nd Sentinel
CORRESPONDENTS PROM LEES ARMY.
JUNE 4, IS64.-Nothing of interest occurred
along our lines up to late hoar this evening.
I learned from Trustworthy sources the following
particulars OF the engagement OF yesterday IN wbieh
he enemy broke through portion OF our lines hed ~
Edgars battalion Dreskinridge's command.
The attack was made In two separate columns, two
regiments In each column, one behind the other. The
point where they broke over was salient angle en-
bracing hill which had been occupied when our cav.
nry held this part Of the line mainly for It's Importance
as a lookout station. In moving up TO occupy the
works under quite sharp fire. tie troops were some
what crowded. and before the line wa properly AZ.
ranged the point was attacked and carried The first
line Of the enemy advanced about one hundred yards
this side our works, and we're nnmedGey arVen
back and the works retken by the Maryland Battalion
assisted by Gen Finnegans brigade Our loss In pris.
oncrs was $50 In retaking the works we captured
quite q number Of prisoners. and killed large number
The attack extended also TO Gems. Hokes and Ker.
shaws fronts being persistent in front OF Kr'
shsws division; but the enemy were everywhere re-
pulsed with severe loss.
When the attack was made on Gen. Hokc he was
lust about advance 70 gain position for his
skirmishers We took the enemys rife.pits but hnd'
ng that could not protect skirmishers 10 them,
or hold them without exposins The Administers, thoy
were aftcrvnrd abandoned.
heavy arins both musketry and artillery I'm the dirso
ton Of Gaines's Mil Tbs firing commenced OF m
and lasted about half an hour At 10 O'Clock the firing
was renewed at the point and continued for some
time
Oar right extended 70 tho ChichahoninY near AoClsl
lAns Bridge, Turkey Hill being held BY OR trooPs
northeast Of DIR. Gsiaess house. embracing Cold sr
Dor. crossing the Meohanicsvs Road. and extending
In The direction OF AtlcSt hDout
Seine OF our men wounded BY bayonets
Gen Breckinridge was disabled nor q day or two, by
hi. horse falling Oh hu When shot Gen. Wharton IL III
command to-day.
The casualties in Pehsts division in the fights and
skrnshes Of the past few days. including those ~ Hun
toms brigade who sent 70 Hokes support. 9poury
lowing ofoers Kihed-Cspt. c. r. Linthieup, A. a.
g., Huntons brigade Capt Jspos Wcodsoh Lieut.. A.
hGSo L'g, o. fp5a9 n Ss Ss. %01ISSd
Y Brovster Goth Virginia; Capt e. q. Lawson 18th |
Virginia, leg amputated Lieut. J. A. cols,on.
jtsE 5. p. n:-Nothins whatever has occurred
along the lines to-day Indeed. even the hitherto In
cessant diminishing has today been almost entrelI
stopped and troops truly enjoyed the day Of rest
I6e firing which alluded to in my sst turns out to
have been only small sfair. assault having been
made on our lines and bat little II any execution having
been done
Cons. Early and Ander.op 1t Is understood have
Virginia has been promoted 10 Brgader General and
assigned, temporarily. 70 the command OF Pegrams
brigade. Col Lewis las also been promoted and wiz
hear from good authority that Gen. Anderson esti
mates the loss Of the enemy ON the lSt ID, and Sd at
5OpJ Ia 10000
By their gallant conduct in the movement upon the
nv light Hank the 2d. the praise OF their
Ill, irion commander and reestablshed thor former
From The Richmond Examiner. June 7.
TIKI LATEST PROM LEES ARMY-GRAHr RE-
PORTED FALLING BACK IN THB DIRECTION OF
WHITE HOUSE.
Yesterday was q remarkably quiet day with
the armies around Rchdond. Not bit Of news was
to be had except few stray rumors on the streets
Ono Of those that Grant with his whole army
falling back In the direction Of the White House. Al
though We heard This rumor repeated dozen times
could get confirmation 81 II. II Is also reported that
tho Yankee forces at Bottoms Bridge are moving Of
The War Department wac, last night without any
later intelligence from Gen. Loo and reported that the
situation remained unchanged. and nothing of interest
had tsnspired between the two armies during the day
RATTLE q ROUND NEAR GAMES Mill. June Up NJ