Evening star., 1864-05-10

time with severe loss. Hancock's corps charged
back twice, and at one time entered that por:
tion of the enemy's entertainments commanded
by A. p. Hill, but were at length compelled 10
fslI back. Seymours division OF Hancocks
corps was badly cut mp. GepHrals WadswoI.a
having been knocked of his horse BY spen'
mimic ball. The rebels were reported reHeaI'
ing on Saturday morning. ,,
ten thousand; the killed at two thousand. Tne me
lops of the enemy exceeds this. He ieIt ms
dead aud disabled on the field, In our nanos'
The ambulance Colps' WIN N ms i,s sn,i caDac,ty
The Sanitary and christian commissions are
on the field. with a foil force Of assistants, ana
with plentiful supplies OF eCsrrs nsGss has
hospital &C accommodations here for tnlrty tnon.
sand, which will probably meet all demands
Another Account.
The day closed upon tefIiDsy sia "rs.r
frst upon one wing and then upe1 another
have again been brought to bear, but the Army
of the Potomac has repulsed the tremendous
onslaught Of the enemy, and stands to. night
The first attempt was made upon Hancocks
I'd corps, which nobiy stood its ground. Then
the enemy hurled his battaltons upon Sedg.
wick's, and once or twice gained temporary
advantage, but oar veterans nobiy rallied, and
the rebels were ropuIsed with awful slaughter.
About half.past o'clock p. rn., Lee made a
feint attack upon the whole line, and then
suddenly fell with his whole force upon Sedg.
wick, driving him'b hack temporarily, but the
advantage gained was soon regained, and the
rebels were aga n hurled hack with great loss.
Night now came On, and 1t was believed at
headquarters that Lee had Withdrawn from
our front. Although the nature Of the ground
has been Of q terrible character, most OF 1t 50
thickly wooded as to render movements all
but impossible, and to conceal entirely the
operations Of the enemy, yet he has been sig-
nally repulsed in all his attacks, and nothing
but the nature Of the battle. field has prevented
1t being a crushing defeat. -..
The loss on both sides is very heavy.
Confirmation Of the Above.
Another correspondent writes:
OLD WILDERNESS TAv1RN, Friday, May g.
o'clock p. m-Ths most terrific battle yet
fought closed to-day. Lees entire army has
made repeated and furious assaults upon our
right and left wings, commanded by Hancock
has been driven back with great slaughter.
Gen. Butler has whipped Beauregard and
cut the Petersburg and Richmond railroad.
An attack was made about four O'Clock t his
afternoon simultaneously upon ouI whole line.
which was gallantly repulsPd. Towards dark
the enemy concentrated upon our extreme
right, and fell suddenly upon Sedgwick, crush
ing portion OF his line; but Sedgwick suc.
csedrd IN reforming his line, and secured IL
against further disaster, and the enemy with
drew from bis front under cover of darkness
day has certainly achieved a decided success.
It has baftied all the offensive efforts Of the
enemy.
The almost inpenetrabls woods with which
from q crushing defeat as 1t enabled them to
conceal their movemeE ts almost perfectly until
the very moment of their exec cutIon.
Another eyewitness says:
On Thursday the army sustained success.
fully the fierce attack of the bulk Of Lees army
On Friday we attacked and drove them some
distance, and took all their wounded prisoners,
and won a decisive victory.
On Saturday there was no fighting, and Lee
was believed to be retiring.
TIE first man killed in the campaign was
Chas. Wilson, company I, 18th Massachusetts.
wounded slightly.
Movements on the James River,
FORTRESS MONROE, May s.-The report so
freely circulated here yesterday that Peters.
burg was captured on the afternoon of the 9th
inst is not correct Our forces do not appear
place. On Saturday Generals Hlckman's and
Brooks brigades advanced on the railroad
leading from Petersburg to Richmond, and
after quite severe ekirmish with the enemy.
succeeded in destroying about three miles OF
the track, and burnt two important railroad
bridges-thus seyeriDg one very important
railroad connection Of Richmond. Important
movements are in progress in other directions,
Of which 1t is not proper now to speak.
Despatch From Secretary Sta nton.
MAY 6, p. ma despatch from Gen. But.
Jer, just received, and which left him yester.
day. states that q diversion had been made BY
his forces On the railroad between Petersburg
and Richmond, and had succeeded In destroy.
tion; that there bad been some evere fighting,
but he had succSeded. He heard from a reoei
deserter that Gen Hunter was dangerously
wounded; Pickett also. Jones and Jennings
were killed. -.rE
Nothing later has been heard from Sherman.
T.. III. STANTON. Secretary OF w