Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-05-14


No time seems TO have been vested oy
Gen. Giant h digging over the su'fsce OF
the sacred soil, or 10 that other surface
worn, for which so.ne commanders seem 70
think armies are galhered--reyiews on'
on The other hand he has taken hold ot the
wo x committed TO his hands with prompt
ress aud energy which give good promise
of snccess, Having crossed the Rapidan,
be q, once pushed p,snd on Thursday last,
as we have il by Tribune letter, reach
ed the polut known as Tvdd's Tavern he
fore noon. aud placed the troops in line oI
battle at IL IN Gen. Wilson command
Jug Khpatrick's former cavalry div sion,
made his Whereabouts known by brisk
csnnonading several miles south of The
tavern. IN the vicinity Of Shady Grove
Church, where for ibree-qusrters of az
hour he was sharply engaged with a large
body az rebel cavalry aud considerable
force OF infantry, 10y whom he was gradual
lyioiced back upon the Sd corps. The
movements cf Lee soon revealed his rea
design. Gen Wsrren was directed TO at
tack Hill at once, which he did. A deter
mined fight OF one hour and q half ensutd
in which Warren drove him from his no.
silien with great loss. General. Or din's
division OF the 5 b corps led 'he attack, and
il Suffered very severly, nearly 900 being
killed, wounded aud missing Finding his
effort 10 break our center frustrated, the
enemy next attempted TO inrerpcse al over.
wheImng force between Warren aud Han
cock The latter, of whom in accordance
with orders, was marching his corps rapidly
10 form q Junction with The former For
tuDaseiy his advance, consisting OF Birney's
corps cume up just in time TO circnmvent
the rebel General who al half past two Z
NJ. commenced an onslaught on the dvIs
ions Of Berney, Gibbons AID Getty. The
latter had been temporarily detached TO
form the extreme right of Haucock's COM
mand The fight ragged for some time all ei
dark and resulted in a complete repuise Of
the enemy at all points Our loss does not
arobably exceed 1000 men. Scarcely
Roy artillery was brought into reqnsition,
the character of The ground rendering it
useless.
The battle Geld is covered with thick
growth OF underwood aud medium sized
oak tlees, aud il is owing to that fact loss
es are comparatively lght Oar captures
in D. is,onei are aboul 500
Wben HnBcorks corps retired towards
Pal kerssto 500 OF the lS!b PennsylVa
MIA csvary, under NJ jur Bruuton, sent to
relieve tie l.ekeIs several miles helo@, Oh
the Spots, lvsnla roud, we're attacked hy
large body ot rebel troops and driven back
TO Todd's tavern III confusion aud quite
plumber were taken prisoners.
A special Coz 're>p pondent, writing from
headquarters ut Wilderness Tavern, Friday
evening, gives the following intelligence:
The great battle Of Flday closed upon
terribly haI d fought field, aud the Army Of
the Potomac added another 20 it's list Of
murderous COT hicts.
Lees tactics, so energetcaliy employed
at Charlottesville and Gettysburg Of
throwing his whole army first rpon one
wing and then upon anothe", was again
brought. 10 upar. but yne Army Of the Po-
tomac repulsed the tremendous onslaught
of the enemy, and stands 10 night soldly in
the position il assumed this morning.
The FIRST attempt was made ul on Han
cock upon the rghl, sume~ hat Wepkenrd
in numbers 10y the battle yesterday. but the
iron old second corps molly sIoOG lts g. Ound
The enemy hurled Hs batiaous upon Sedg
wick, and once Or twice gained temporary J
advantage, but the old veterans Of ;hlS
corps weie notify rallied aud TepulSed the
rebels with fearful slaughter.
About baIf.pas, four p IN Lee made a
e.. l,a h,l. hpu tull
wrh bis whole fmce upon s dgWlck, driv
ing him. back temporarily, Tut he advan
tage ~ as soon iegained, and lie rebels
bur ed back with great loss. Night 10"
cane on.
Although he nature Of the ground has
been of terrible character, most OF il he
ing so tbickiy wooded as 10 render move
meats all Tut impos. ihle, sud TO CONCEAL
entirely The operations Of she enemy, yet he
has been siguaily repused iu all his attacks
and nothing but the nature OF the battle
field has prevented him from sus aiulng a
cru. hing defeat. The loss Oh both sides has
been very heavy but | caunot give an es
innate.
The Tribune says il cannot undertake 10
say from any info ma iion yet received that
Gfunt Pas on ueciSIFe FICLOI1 on tue
Rapidau, but nevertheless it Is regarded
that us parts Of the campaign, the move,
meats aud battles Of last week are assnr'
snees Of final success.
The N Y. Herald has the following
special from Washington May 8, (Sun
day.:
Ou the following day (Friday) the al
tack was renewed by Lougsrieet on the
right, while rebel tro"pS under Hill were
hurled 10 like manner against the left wing
Of Gen. g ants army, compO'ed of Han
cocks corps. Wsrren's corps, in the cen
ter, was also Engaged by the assaults OF
the enemy The fight cnntinued with hard.
iy any lntermssiou for Two days hat yes
terday morDing. Lee having failed comp ee e
iy in his object. wthdl ew from the engage.
menI leaving our army Of the Potomac in
possession OF the ground aud large Dum
Der Of rebel killed and wounded.
The news OF Grants and Lees move
menis after the engagements OF Friday
very mesger and brief, and all embraced
10 The single siatement, that Lee was re
treating towards Richmond. and that th