Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-05

Ser Their j. 10 reason to .sbs that Shit
ra<n AID Thomas u IL be foand pr,p.ised for
xhaievsr novsm~ns may take place
R-ports irea Nis-o1xi and Arksrsss Goa
cur IN stating hat Pnce kas be~A d<festrd
.ish heavy Ls. srA>rex.
H~slgsaSf,s- lr.y Of RE Pses~ar. 4.
tar Fssi<- o4- %. So. m-Th- bag look~i
fsr advance against Richaaanl has q has,
taken place Yesterday ia faal ys-p4r.,ion.
we're eounPlct-d by the Withdrawal q th-
gre1ies per; 81 the Asnv at the Presmac
irsm th~ sr-eehrs and msssia- IL IN the r-Hr
r1~1y Soc tie move The fr-, Givisisa O. the
s-csaa Corps w1h . part Of the fash and
NEafh Corp. hrA tA- rnfEre Inc fra the
APPoAaitsx sa ,h- rsxhs. 10 ssaae tAr-~ nil-s
as; Il til Nrl1.sG Railroad % she left Al
the k.S-a-e s4-s@s. IT,. ~ese s~ai 70 the
rear AZ CHy PosEf. 4; . o'clock thss n.or-
mag HAaooek ~sth she SScond and Ttud
issis,Ons q has CarP- moved slsag the
Vaughn rad running .outhu-~s; sfrer crp~s-
ing Haroher'. rua- found RIB ~n,rsneh~d
Ia n-~ly n=dc vorks Hancock a, eae-
charged them On th- Sank dTovr them GU;
ard took some 20 prisoners. mostly cavalry
The f.fh Corps took Squirrel Lev.l Rsad
aud ioGl'3 tho rebels posted a: its junction.
With tb- Duncan read, ~hhh runs norh
from thu Vaughn road to the Boyntoa road.
From this they wsrr driven by skirmi-hers
with some los. Th- frs, divisions had
about 10 woand-d. The third division Of
this corps took the advance. crossing Hatch
els run and connected with the Second
Corps. In the m-an,ime. Hancock advanced
along a by road, driving the r-l,,ls before
him till he reached til. Boyntor Plank Road,
where the column halted and formed IN line
Of battle their left reaching some distance west
OF the road and their right extending TO a
thick woods. On the right the sixth corps
had also formed and advanced through the
woods two miles, the left Of the lined failed
to connect with the right of the second corps.
The rebels fell back as We advanced, until
We reached Thatch-rs again, where the reb-
tls were found behind strong ntr"nchments.
Brisk firing ensued withom, much loss on
either side. About o'clock. p. No. the rcb-
els taking advantage of the break in our line,
between the second and fifth corps, massed
and Anderson's division of Hills corps char
gcd the right wing of the second corps,
which gave way and fell back a short dis
lance, but being reinforced charged and
checked the advance of the rebels and cap
tured number of prisoners Our loss in the
affair is unknown. Not beloved to he heavy.
Few minutes after, the rebel cavalry, which
had been cut off on the the Boynton road,
made an attack on Gregg's division. directly
in the rear ofthe second corps and for time
quite sharp skirnish was kept up. Gregg
finally drove them off.
In the charge made on the I'd corps, two
guns are said to have been taken by the reb-
els, but it is stated that they were subsequent
ly recapturcd. The fighting continued on
this part of the line until after dark, when
heavy rain ended the fighting for the day.
When they attacked the rear of his column.
he charge and drove them back, capturing a
member of prisoners, eight or ten wagons
loaded with supplies, and some horses, and
mules.
The troops which occupied the country over
which we passed to-day were Bo,elrr's and
Young's division of South Carolina and Geor-
Our left wing gained about fifteen miles of
attack the cnemy's works on the flank.
The number Of prisoners taken is about
800.
fight yesterday with Vanghn's command at
Morrstown, completely routing him, cap
turing 1877 prisoners, including one Colonel,
fifteen other officers and six guns. The
prisoners and artillery arrived here this NOR
ming.
The Telegraph line is again down this NOR.
ming and we are unable TO furnish o,r leaders
with dispatch. Should any thing Of impor-
lance be received, we will issue an extra.