Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-26
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rebel easirs snd IL Was ietsE;nlnsi to Kttslpfit
Gen Fostor Chief Of Gen. ailluaorsa atari took
eomlnsnd of tho force, oonsstng Of Onderdonk mounted
rifles battalion Of the Fourth Massachusetts cavalry two
regiments OF coored cavalry and portion of the Eleventh
Maine infantry Gen. Foster started with his column at
about nine o'clock in the evening and moved quietly
to picket lnes and few hundred yards beyond when
no halted, stationed pchets different roads to guard
against move to cut him off, had then attempted TO
up the road leading to tho pike III encountered the bel
pckets in moment two and attempting to capture
them drive them off, received heavy fire from the
pckets aud large rebel force in line of battle behind
them He engaged it, but the FIRE becoming mose heavy
and from Logger line, no satisfied that at that point
the rebels were in great force to be forced back
broken through He tried another portion of the line with
the result and ascertaned that the woods
teeming with rebels aud that Beauregard in full force
before our works He then turned and into camp,
having lost his Orderly killed and several wounded
As the fighting done in the dark say what
the rebel loss was. 1t perhaps equaled our own.
The Intelligence OF the presence of the enemy in so
large force in immediate front occasoned extraord
nary exerons to complete the work defences.
large force was put on this morning. and have worked
through the day. and will contnueo work all the present
night, maki0g ready for whatever may come
at daylight this morning the rebels threw out heavy
line of skrmishers and drove picket line within few
hundred yards OF the breastworks when their advance
checked after heavy skirmish Our pickets rem
forced and have been driven and driven in turn several
times during the day at two points of the line In
front OF Gen Amess line the enemy particularly
strong, and brought to their aid light pieces of art
ery, which, however, did no damage. A soldier OF tho
l12th New York killed by sharpshoOter inside Of the
Dtrenchments had the enemy got
They speedily driven from their position by vgor-
advance OF pickets, aud shells from company +,
Sd United States artillery, Lieut. Sanger in command.
There has been heavy picket firing all day. but tonight il
to have ceased. .8
:. The enemy engaged in throwing up works directly
front of either for the purpose of laying siege to
position to prevent from reaching the railroad again
to destroy it. They known be engaged in repairing
the railroad and may design only to keep away from
But it is generally expected that they will endeavor to
ny works by assault to morrow and gobbe up cut
to pieces army We shall be ready for them at day
light and do not doubt ability to repuse every effort
they may make. Their force placed at from twenty-five
to thirty thousand Gen. B.auregard commands and
Bushrod johnson has their left wing "r Ca
1.-The gunboas under Admiral Lee, have been Smelling
the rebels engaged building battery of the bluffs
of the James river about mile and half from lines.
Thus far they have not succeeded in their efforts drive
them from their work. and it is feared that tomorrow they
will have their guns position commanding the river and
of annoyance to our lines"
letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer dated at Bermuda
Hundred on the 10Th, says:
Early yesterday morning the rebels moved heavy
column down and hurled it upon outer works, but
were repused with aiful slaughter Again and again
they endeavored to drive out Of entrenchmens but
each time they paid dearly Tor their rashness Fighting
continued throughout the day Our loss in killed and
wounded is light. The rebels suffered severely. This
morning heavy firing is heard on left