, 1864-09-16

UaUcocksA 1r1stIn1t Movement of FRI
day Lust-.1 d3idniEsle ourPflse.
From the New York Worlt.1
BEFORE Petersburg, Sept, ii.
xia IGl..Rra nh fenrn AEA ahin.xs..n

ttEronE FETEHeDUNa. sept. IL.
fia Telegra ph from Washington.
The little STAIR which occurred opposite 3
portion ol our lett center, during the night
Of tie 9th inst, proves to have involved
more important r. suits ti'an hAs been cred
ited. 1t appears that our line at this poiat
WIS ratntr more Irregular tt.su i. WIS dcealed
necesear. that 1t should be, and It Was deter
accomplish this 4 portion OF the cne1ny's
picket posts must be secured and occupled.
THE POSITION. {
When I say That the coveted position lay
directly at the foot Of low lilll, on the crest
OF which Is Il strong fort, the great hazard OF
attacking 1t will be readils appreciated. Be-
aidts, It was really point OF va1ue to the
mand very fair survey Of goodly stretch
Of our works toward either flank Our
works opposite this position We're held By
Gen. Motifs division Of The I'd Corps; there
fore the responsibility Of planning tho attack
fell On Gen Hancock.
NIGHT ATTACK ORDERED.
Taking into account the almost impossi-
bilitY Of gaining lis object in daylight, at
least without bringing on a san:uinary en-
gagcneut, Ten. HANCOCK determined on ven
turing uight attack, hoping to surprise the
Iickers ard securc their shelter without se-
rious disaster. Three regiments, the 99th
Pennsylvania, upd.r Col Biies, tue Goth In
u!Hna, Nol nte4hels, auu tte ~ y. .. 6nafp'
shooters. a1l under Gen. De fobriand, were
detailed for the purpose. and ordered to hold
themselves in readiness.
THE PLAN OF ATTACK.
was Is follows: The 20th Indiana, moyiuc
By tho right latk, VILE toattack point tudl-
cattd to the lett Of the hill, fling by the
right when they Ga1 arrived at the rear of
the enemy's pit. They were to move toward
snd meet the 99tl Pennsylvania, who, By
1fSf F~19.
by their participants, were to attack teem
the right. On Joining, they we're simply to
face to the ftont, which would bring them
into line, with the enemy betHeen them and
our position Having the enemy thus Bur
rounaed, it Ees aot deemed probable that
much resistance would be made:
TILE ATTACK.
At l o'clock Oh the night Of the 9th, &C
cordipg to orders, the troops started noise.
leesly from their respective positions, and,
with bhyonente fixed, moved quickly toward
the rebel position, AS they got ne Arer to It
they moved more quickly, and, If possible,
more silently, and at the rear Of the line the
lnEction Was formed W1thout any alarm:
Fronting, they moved on the pits again, aud
this time as they 1eaped In on their sleeping
adversarles, one shot Was fired By some rebel
who awakened Just little too late. Several
others we're heard toward the right. Then The
enemy, who had caught the alarm, fired some
+a.inne nreaoa5ad H. tas w.
mn Ike enemT.a eehe1tcrino Wn-Es ~ 4ha;, 70
own adrantare ~ derFees the artf11ew ill.,
s1an1on.5 ~ f;raiiy csaS5d fi,,nr. 49, hIei5
pa1se rM,.,snrrI n1n 1o rc.nr1pp-.xorur, .-, wv
- TO coag.- 1->oA
Because thev had loet the position 1t didn't
necessarily ionoW taat1t eoaldn,t De retaken
a9aan laoIsn. hns @ 5sps's, ~ " tns tneg aetea'
mr. WheSeunon a yirorona fire Of mpststu
and artillery was opened on them, and after
q few Intellectual charges against our dis
c1aIges euey eGacluoea @ t1a ~ !s.Se L9e account
Th1r ae e+tsd the;r detaue;ns;,nn @n :, .na
seeses themselves Of this point At some fn-
ture period, and an attack Is momentarily
expected. ~ ms ~, time this reaches you,