The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-17
Newsnnper Accnmnts.


UrApQuAHrEHs TENTu AuIy CoRrs, BEPoVH
RCnloND, October l3, midnight.-An0ther day
OF activity leaves this command in the same posi-
ton II has maintained since It's advent on The
north side OF the James. We h We been more or
less hO " engaged with the enemy since dly-
break this morning have lost number OF brave
and good men lave nhicte much lOs5 upon the
Rsbcls have discovered their new positions and
the character OF thelr works, and are again Occu-
pying their ldclmping ground ready for another
summons TO battle.
A RECoSNoIssA ASCT-A REBEL FLAG or TRUCE.
Yesterday afternoon orders we're received by
General Terry, temporarily COmmandng the
10th Corps, to move ont two divisions to the
Central or DarlytoYn road, and recOnnOitTe the
enemy, who were reported 70 BE- throwing up a
new line of works in that Vicinity. The lst
Division (Icrry's), temporarily commanded bv
Brgadier- General Ames, and The 3d lcJIorGd)
commanded by Brgadier- General William Dir
ney, were selected for the expedition.
The men eagerly responded TO the call, and
were quickly IN line ready for duty They were
started on the march, and had barely reached the
line Of our works north of the Newmarket road,
when an order was received 10 halt. IC had been
discovered that flag Of truce was out somewhere
on the lett OF the line, which rendered an Oilen-
sive movement improper. This was an uniOr-
tunatc circumstance, rs the movement already
commenced had iillcd the country with clouds OF
dust, plainly revealing 90 the Rebels that = move
mcnt Of some nature was in progress.
dncuity in observing the direction of the move
ment, while the delay gave them ample time 70
concentrate their forces and prepare for II. The
halt consumed between three and four hours,
during which time, very OpDOruuely, a heavy
storm Of rain came on, rendering the roads much
more comfort bic for travelling, and faailt ting,
cy settling the dust, the cOpCellm'nt OF the
route Of march. But il had now become too late
in the day 10 proceed, and the whole plan was
abandoned
ANOTHER ENTEpIrGON.
soon after midnight last night the orders for
the reconnaissance were removed, and at four
O'Clock this morning the troops were again in
notion the design being 10 reach the enemy =
position tn time TO attack az daylight with a
Wow TO a possible surprise. Moving by imprO-
yiEed roads, through woods ANA across fields,
keeping well 10 The right of our line, the column
crossed 30 the Central road, striking that thlr-
gugltarc on the farm OF De- Johnson, formerly
occupied 10y G.nCral Kauz. Here they met the
encmy's pckcis, and, after q slight skirmish,
drove them up the Central road into the woods
that mark the eastern line Of JOhnsOns farm.
LINZ or E'TTIL FORMED.
General Terry Immediately formed q line Of
battle iu the open fields, giving General Ames the
right and General Birney the leit General
KRutz's Cavalry covering the right Hank and
prOlOnging 70 the Charles City road a sklrmsh
line that was advanced in front Of the infantry
A brigade Of Foster, Division was deplOyod as
skirmishers on the left OF our main line, " make
the connection with our fortified position on the
Newmarket road, thus pertecting a continuous
line from the James river at Atkins Landing tc
the Charles City road, distance of full ten miles
THE ADyASCE-A sEIRSusH.
When these dispositions had been perfected
General Terry ordered the advance, and his sllir
mishers moved steadily forward into the wood
on either side of the Central road. The mOmen
they advanced the sharp cracking Of musket
denoted the presence OF Rebels, A brisk skir
mish ensued, which resulted in the repulse OF th
Rebels and the steady advance Of our men
Teuy 5 main Inc Of battle then advanced into th
edge OF the wood.
The skirmshers, scarcely three hundred yard
in advance OF the line OF battle, quickly di,
covered heavy slsshing covering line of earth
works occupied by heavy masses OF Rebel infan
into them that further advance vas impolltit
If not impTacticaOle.