The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-03

i WHICH lAcy uu, 20 dNdA uQyttyht ana far
| aarf AGAIN merit morning. The result on the Other
SIDE cf the James, horerer, led General Grant to
direct the acifhdrteal Of forces TO their origiaa
| position; and matters have resumed their usual
quiet here.
| The losses of the Tenth army corps will amour.
10 some three hundred men or thereabouts, and oi
the Eighteenth, to probably double that about hall
| Oh tnes however, captured by the enemy.
| We make two extracts from correspondents let
ter with Buffers army. Here is what he wrote on
| the 27th:
AT this writing. of the first days operations it is
almost Impossible to form correct opinion Of the
results accomplished. We have not experienced a
| reverse, but have driven the enemy into their
stronghold and adcanced lines. We have more
thoroughly posted ourselves TO their position,
strength and means of defence, all of which will
prove Of much benefit in this as aso in future ope-
raions BY degrees tes are gatning ground, and the
friends of the Union have much that is cheering in
the present results of this campaign
And this is the way he changed his tune on the
2Sth:
Last night closed dark and stormy. Our lines
still held the advanced position their bravery had
gained during the day. and they rested from their
isDofs In the midsrof drenching rain, waiting for
Inc morning 70 renew operations, If ordered The
morning broke misty and dull but the sun rose
the logs and vspors dispersed giving assurance
OF nne day As the first light appeared the pick
cts began to exchange shots, which was continued
up TO ten O'Clock, at which hour General Butler sp-
peared upon the field. The results of the Peters,
6urs movement, whether satisfactory or otherwise,
depended entirely upon the Army of the Potomac,
the movement of the Army of the James being
merely demoiistrative.
Towards noon Of to-day the order was given for
our pickets and sklrmshers to make a demonstra-
non along the line, while the main line Withdrew
The exceedingly difficult and dangerous operation
OF falling back in the face of large force was per-
toIea III s9od order and by dark nearly the whole
force had fallen back to tlseir old camps the force
heid IN reserve having gone forward to hold the or
gal me, lof 10 give correct operation to the
success .,f OF our movement. AsotAer day, though,
'e"f Gire me more data from Uhich 10 irrfte
llhat other day did not come. Grant got enough
OF it to last him some time.
The latest telegram they have i. from fba army a.
petersburg on the S0th. 1t says:
Since the left wing of the arny returued to IL.
former position, on Friday, nothing Of Importance
mas transpred. The rebel cagaIsy ro!lored or
troops closely as they retiyaed bet ,osrs 9yessntea
Ja9 ao1g any damage Of importance The only
captures they made at this time were some eight or
Ten ambulances, which had taken wrong direction
put even these they could not get away Tbeir
HORSES were cut loose and of, and our men
burned the wagons.
The rebel cavalry made repeated atterpnts 10
charge, but were each time repulsed with loss Du-
rns the day Friday the troops reached the posi-
,b py mem previous to the move when
the enemy at once withdrew, and they also returned
10 their former position. Our losses Will reach
ABOUT ABOUT htteen hundred, as near can be ascer-
did the most of the fighting lost ten officers killed
ana thirty one wounded, and seventy-.even were
KILLED, four hundred and eighty wounded and about
four hundred missing.
The Fifth corps lost about one hundred nd ,birtx,
ali told, and the Ninth corps upwards of one hun
cted and fIty Isn, mostly IL the colOred division
correspondent OF the Philadelphia Iao.ssr
writes about the fairest account Of the fighting vs
have seen. 1t appears that the Eighteenth corps.
under Weitz.f. had the heaviest work Oh the north
side of the James He says:
General Weitzel, with two of his division cam
a,ders' went forward to get view Of the position
ana Ill agreed IN the opinion that dismounted cav
airy only was holding the works in our front. and
that an attempt TO carry the position was possible
General Wetzel. therefore, oldared brigade from
each OF his two white divisions to make an attack
General MarBtonss. division formed on the right
with ITS left on the road, and General Hickman
took position op the left. The second brigade OF
.narstoh6 division, under Colonel Cullen, Of the
Nlnety-sxh New York, and Colonel Fairchili's 8
brigade, OF tieckman's division, were selected for
the assault; AID no time was lost in getting them
into position and etarinS i'll the charge which they
did at about halfpast two L. NJ
a single gun had been opened On US by the enemy
on the advance OF our skirmish line, and not an
other piece gave token OF its presence until the
Charge was made.
to their works, their artillery opened from two 6r
three dDferent points, pouring into our ranks a
cross-r OF SHE'LL spherical case, grape and canister
with yely destructive effect while il was also dis
covered that their rie-pits were well manned our
men pelng greeted with a fearful storm Of bullets
from el,ind them. "
Reinforcements had probably aryived at the very
nick VI Time when they needed 10 resist an ar
tack Tor there was the best reason to believe when
the assault was ordered that 40 infantry was there
ouf men, such Of them as not cut down in the
ADVANCE came within fifty yards of the rebel breast
works. and then for time were Obliged 10 lie doyvn
unable either to advance retreat Lieutenant. Co,
lonel LEWIS, OF the Eighty-ninth New York: Lien
tenaIlt-Colonel s. Moffatt of the Ninetysixtb ana
1eurenant-C Colonel r. n. Strong of the Ninetaonth
!" iSconsin, were oil wounded in the CHARGE ub;Ie
eading their respective regiments, and the latter
vas lett on the field and captured
About T. NJ, the enemy was observed nanoay
'rln5 to effect the capture of such of our
nen as remained IN front of their works Many of
ne latter ran to make their escape preferrinG to
I'M the gauntlet Of storm of bullets rather Than
o be captured.
At P. M, General watzel withdrev his troops |
rom before the rebel works on the williamsburg
ike, and commenced retraeng his steDs. 81 had /
AIMED hard all this afternoon, and the first four or
We miles OF his way to the Charles CITY road
~ through the upper end of White Oak swamp |
he mud was deep and the darkness was like that Of
gypt-
or the failure the south side, the correspondent
iys:
BY &ar the largest proportion of the losses fell to
le lot OF the Sesond corps General Hancock sue !
eded III reforming his line by the time he had got
breast Of Warrens left, and the rebels withdraw
g, thele the matter ended for time, the net re-
ut being that We lost our precarious hold on Boyd-
n road.
General Miles, last night, had an hour or two of
'ort in front OF Petersburg, on part of the line |
hich was held by Barlow's division of the Second
rps. He salhed out sith his brigade under cover
terrific cannonade, and assaulted that wonder |
line of earthwo1ks that has been coufrontipg M
long he reached then, and actually carried
EN- and entered them. Tins inpregnable line was {
rs; Peters6urg was short mile and half away.
. wonder Miles felt jubilant.
But soon his Joy was checked He had proceeded |
the assumption that Leo had depleted this line |
meet the attack on his right. So he had but I
ere was more than enough left there 10 euard in c
aiIist many more than We had lett to watch our
ie Our audacity at first stunned the rebels and
enersl Miles, taking advantage OF that, was ora-
cd to sweep III. upon them. Bnt he stayed there !
s time than II requires TO read the record OF the
)rlous escapade. The rebels began pouring in | :
on him from right and Left and General Miles i'm
ediately withdrew his brigade to his own side of "
e dirt piles with very slight loss.
1t would, perhaps, be wise policy to leave the !
ent itself TO determine. Whether we shall to- | v
brow assault the rebel works defending the South
10 road Is one OF those things il is hard prophecy
ncernlng. Ii We do assault however, the people =
ay reasonably expect one OF the desperately
ltssed battles OF the war; for here, as everywhere
o west Of Petersburg, where have reconnoi- | 81
ed them, the rebel defsnees are Of the most form
Die character. In fact, roe get Aars bssy y
% 10 find oai szactly chsre the rebel right restsd -
go where our cavalry would, they encountered u
,se apparently interninabie ear.hworks; so that
ing them IN hailk Is, apparently, impossible q
ng to do.
IN MissoraI--rEE wHaaEARoUrs or sESraAL II
PRICE,.
The latest accounts from General Price report him
Jasper county, Missouri, Oh the 2Sth, with only n
pieces OF artillery. telegram from Sc. Louis | Il
ed the s0th, says Z,
riee left three hundred killed and twelve hun 90
wounded on the field Ia the late battle Hfs Ii,
~ was composed OF three divisions Of nine bri- |
es Thsie were thirty-six regiments averaging h,