Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-13


Via Asa Sielssi Rsstss saiSSSA lsASSs vsss ssAsso
10 charge ths Es Osl ioSt AsA go II 49,
ton a. the bad Of the road. rhny atae0pse4. -
got suck In the m srsh, OAISh tsSy found inp'snbi
a tbe point Of GAss assault ana Calling Are Of arap1
canister and muShelry being oPs1sA On then, The
re TSir,y ihA Unisoa slsGn solossa 6ouvs alu
esmySd an AsSsult, butS sold nOt gat hoAs Sassah
produce any CEset upon L. fhesS rogimsnlA hoVoveT
Only fell back 10 the line Of battle, where Ihsy -
NAMED throughout ths entire AEhL
Our 'front.' ~ gradually eatAblisha1 reached 10 thl
right asa oft AAeat Aah mila--foa . cocsl6s 0AlI
portion Of the way along Foaeh path % road A0d
uith the csntIe in We tarn u the main PoaA HssS
LsutsOant Oolonel Ames brought up eli The sFillssy
thai could Cs usOl aud until after Asik kopt ~
slant and effective are On the Md Oorhs And lSes =
BE personally Supsrotenaed the hriug, aud 6L,itsd
general adniraiiOn BY bic eOolnas and brewery.
The IS Mssseb usstts (SolosS) VOAI Into thiS AgAt
on the right OF The brigade. commanded by Col HAf
we'll did not note the time, bat u uAs in tAs hea1
OF the sction VIXEN the brigade Lad gOt @paFots6 by
sOndiuE dsfA,hnsntS 70 dasrSat UsAk FOirts, end all
that Nas lst Of B on the IpOa where IL vsS Arst loea
ted Vas a mere detachment fAS ~ became very hot
bot slll thS regiment did not WAVSF-tAs line merely
uuivsrsd Gap. GorSnd, Of Cen. RDOeers ss A UhOss
Falanfy U1s conspicuous al day. rode up juit q Col
H4r.Wsll WAs wounded In the hand and advised bin
20 retire bat the COloRSl dscDsd and SnIi0us 10
aA,EFe ths U0TkG Captain 00RAna dc insa 70 alive
che order but ssthsF favored che moVOnsn', bull
lsts al he iins hTpg ike hail Col AartSSI gave TIE
order the colOFB ~ the t1srSTO tont when the
Colonel ShoutSd 'PJllOW yoaF coOFS I" Ond then Led
the vsy binsslf and nIohsa a ObT0atly, In oolusn
by dVisioB. Col. HASt0el yes nouB,Od, END % was
CANT Crane Ais AtjuAnt General J9st they reach
"a ths maTsh 10 front sl Tho turn 10 che rOA4 and
within short SislSces Of the rG6l soshs oENgO Col
HaFtUeus hRpS, Uhils struggling through ths mud
vas ltsrsllV hoUu In pse b. a charge u canister.
u 1,lru Al n1AA lat TINA ana
tempted q jUnp iron hls hosSs, bet che animal fell
o. him prsSSlnE hin into che 0BA A. this tine be
va FdnE a. The side Of he column ED The mon ps0
81 on paSt. But - thsy nS0rOd the foSt tHsy net
muIderoul Ore Of gFapa canister and lulSAs 81 shot
range A the nuabsra OF che SAVAnoS VasO tAinnSA,
the few Who survived 6eGHa 10 UAVoE, Spo anSily th0
regiment rstIestSa. 10 roi Nc, Lieut., EHsaortS,
IN a fsu men ex,TcsGd thS O0lOnA ron hiS peril
Qua position GftSr Eush delay and by SuttnG che oeds
die from bis horSs. IN OAfIyDG him HVa) he 90 AaGn
wounded Ii the side, and advised Lieu, klSOoSth 10
lesye him baAipd but the Lieutenant and fec men
brought hin from the 6Sd OithOut further injury Aad
bs will PROBABLY survive. He q nov In hospital at
B aEfort doing veil.
Tee ut Il EeE York we're at this time the left Of
the road, under command Of Llsut Dol. Woodfort,
sho, at his own request was temporarily
relieved from duty on General Fosters stan
tha, be might take hs pace with his regiment
h led the regiment soToss The road TO eo-Opersts with
the FIFTY Cd, and got very near the tort, but were
obliged 6oslly 10 retire Considering that they had
skrnished In the front ell day, their behavior WAS
splendid. AT the time Of their fsrthest advance DOL
Gurusy was on the right of the road, IN the extreme
'front.' In napd OF skirmlsh hns, where he display
cd nu0h CALAMITY.
The Eity-fourth Massachusetts,, heroes Of ell the
fard hghGs that have occurred the department since
their arrival here too much scattered In this bat
lie 20 do full Justice TO themselvss Only Two comps
uss vent into the 6gAt rst under Lieutenant Col
al. 1T Oak. ,sl.r
they we're lined BY four more companies, who we're
left on duty in the rear
The Twsnty fifth Ohio soon after the commencement
Of The engagement sent 70 the rear where tbey
.uupg around and iought on line nearly peIpsndcr-
lar 10 our pain fOn$ portion 81 the Fifty tn
Massachusetts, we're With them. Oae or tao charges
,ers essayd but we're uccesstu but the front
msiatainsd Ihsre throughout the sftornoon. Toe
Twenty nth had the Target loss Il all the regiments.
The musksry firing Wsa terri hc. Fer seven hours
the din kept rP almost drowning the artillery s.
elsIg 9. Sometimes Volley would follow Voley the
whole length ct the line aud then teAstsr ng nre
SOald intervene, gu. for = moment only, 10 be su1s
cded By deafsning discharge The result would have
bss u more apparent n killed. aud wounded on both
aides but for he trees, which stopped many bullets
rzH PssIsf slFIoS or QUA ToRols-iHI LOssIs.
General Poster fnsog she tnsDy's pos lon at Honty
ai 80 strong TO easily taken and not Of sufficient
nportaaoe considering ths Otject Vt the Il ledtIOn
T. warrant continuance OF the engagement, vi hdreS
sGocg position on the Savannah loId from VII ca
he . n be able " cOnduo. future operations.
The total casualties Oot up eigtt hundred and ten,
tu. the l3ss the service will only be three or four
hundred.
TIE Herald contains the following in reference to
NJ HmiIAn and bis Empire:
By the arrival here yesterday Of the steamship Ari-
Fl iron New Orleans on the 20 ult. and Havana on
tie instant, We have aavice4 Of November ID from
the city Of Acn. Ca his return to the capital from
his tour thr, ugl the cOul y, AaIimaD published
address in WLoh he declared bis observation had
co Viuced h.m that his empire was fixed TACT; that
he vas satisfied lite form oi government was oae pecu
sry suited the character OF the heXcins and that
The repu bic ans were far sub u9d that the few OF
them Who stil remainCd uuter merely bands
of robbers sud cuiihFoss, aud a. as suoh they
hereafter 10 be treated. Bic officers therefore er-
i3ined 10 pursue and snnha.e them, as he considers
the var az an end. Ia the meantime the republicans
in var GUS States keeping bis troops busy force
Of them had osp cred the por: OF AszItlan, on the
Pc &c coast. No mention IL made Of the movements
o, Preiiden. Juarz Mcmillan had Issued instruc-
lions to Ihs various preiects OF bis empire.
The iOllosirg is the address referred to in the
above:
By Dear Miaisisr, Vslazgusz DE- Leon
Returned from my te0iru Quincy to the interior
department duIGg shlch have rsesIVsd 10 each ely,
10 - AMI village proofs OF the most sincere sympathy
and Inc most oOro a. enthusiasm, have been enabled
10 deduee two rreilaRsbls truths. The fret, that the
empire Ia tact 6rDly 0aaed on tho strong will of the
lnuense ns jority Of the nSiOn, and that in il Is cor
tanned the form of government Of EIs progress and
bst wcon bass spends with he necessities Of the
pcoole The second 10, that this immense msjoriJ is
deirouI Of peace rsIqlliiy and iustioe-blessings
which they expect cad ask carr ssty rom my govern
sat aad which J. Keeping prsent my sacred dass 10
God and the people Who have chosen ne, am resolved
to riVs them.
Justice viii 6ads its blso In institutions adj qlats
20 tha uIs, aud witch bGiDg zsAously
.mksd out For the 10 establishments Of peace
and ira, qaiBtJ thIoughOo, tbis beautiful shd
tx 5usiys county, aud foF tn edy deVelOpmsnt
OF Ia prodgicus wealth, my lent is deter
niasd 10 employ all its energy al perseverance.
If anti noE iaduigeBo has been used towards po-
inOsl sdvss4Ties in order 10 give hom time aud OPP
o5r.u lily to become acquainted With the national will
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