Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-05-20

Meade in the evening, to the effect that he had
met part Of Stuart cavalry and was driving them
in every direction. Genearl Lee made two at
tempts TO cut our army in two, both on the right
and left, by getting between the river and War
rem and Sedgwick corps, with only part of Burn
side $ across on the one side and Between Ham
cock corps and the remainder of the army on
the other. That he was foiled in both purposes,
and that the army has been concentrated notwith-
standing his two we-coneeiyed attacks constitutes
most substantial success for General Grant
Not quite one-half of the army was engaged
THE BATTLE RESUMED ON FRIDAY.
The special correspondence of the Times, wri-
ting from headquarters at Wilderness Tavern Fri
day evening, Mayo, gives the following intelligence
of the great battle on Friday:
''The day has closed upon terribly hard fought
field, and the Army of the Potomac has added an
other to its list of murderous conflicts. Lee s
tactics, so energeticaly employed at Chancellors-
vile and Gettysburg, of throwing his whole army
first upon one wing and then upon another, have
again been brought to bear, but | rejoice to say
that the army of the Potomac has repulsed the
tremendous onslaught of the enemy, and stands
tonight solidly in the position it assumed this
morning. The first attempt was made upon Han
cock upon the right, somewhat weakened In mum
bers by the battles yesterday but the iron old
Second corps nobly stood its ground then the
enemy hurled his battalion upon Sedgwick end
once or twice gained temporary advantage, but
our veterans were nobly rallied, and the rebels re
pulsed with awful loss.
About half past four p. NJ. Lee made feign-
ed attacked upon the whole line, and then sudden
ly fell with his whole force upon Sedgwick, driving
him back temporary, but the advantage was soon
regained, and the rebels hurled back with great
loss. Night had now come on, and it Is believed
at headquarters, at this hour that Lee has with
drawn from our front Although the nature OF
the ground has been ofa terrible character most o
it being so thickly wooded as to render movements
all but impossible and to conceal entirely the ope-
ratons of the enemy, yet he has been sgnally re
pulsed in all his attacks, and nothing but the ma
ture of the battlefield has prevented it from be-
ing crushing defeat. The loss on both sides has
been very heavy, but at this hour of hastily wri-
| ting cannot even give and estimate.
REPORTED LOSSES.
about ten thousand the killed at two thousand.
The losses of the enemy exceeds this. He left hlS
dead and disabled on the field in our hands. The
Ambulence Corps, with its admirable organization.
is working to its full capacity, carrying the wound
ed to Rappahannock Station. Sixteen trains oi
ears, dispatched from Alexandra to-day. viii re-
ceiye them. 1t Is expected that they will return
with their bruised and manged freight about day
| light
Several carloads of ice were also sent down
| for comfort of the wounded. The Sanitary Com
missions are on the field, with plentiful supplies
of everything necessary for the wounded. The
government has hospital accommodations here fol
| thirty thousand, which viii probably meet all de
mands.