New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-12

We hasten TO forward sketch OF series oi
BATTLES which have succeeded that Of the Wilderness
Which occurred on Saturday, May I.
The orefuy Ind then Turned right flank. ara the
anpract cebYitv Of frrile engagement against the
enemy in TICS position Was easily pcIceyed Our night
wa Turned and Gcrm0nia Ford wGs potentially IN the
hands OF ire enemy. Our Inc was row bent into an
angle. and facing both south aud west. Iarthworks
krted W entire front. Our losses IN killed Hounded'
and missing could not thus fT have been less than IL
teen thousand. and We lad only gained slight adVan-
tore on the enenys right But tie enemy though sue.
oesfu agaiust our rcl aark, unable to profit by
the advantage gained
Saturday morning came aud went and the cnomT
showed no siyns Of ability TO improve the advantages
gained soon from along lines there came reports
eha Sic enemy rctroating. and it was soon quite
evident that only small force before US and that
tho Rebels were making tie Uost dilieent improvement
Of their time in getting safely back TO such position
Is would give them the start tow ard Richmond.
Indeed II Was 10 be feared that The enemy had already
moved 50 far on the 10 put second in chase
But saturday was. however. not unimproycd on our
eide in preparation for anticipating tie enemy in such
movement and the cavalry corps under tie command
Of Gen Sheridan had been sent out tie road "Ach
leads through SpottSyvauia C. H. 70 Changers station
and Hanover COurtHousc.
The cavalry encountered tie enemyat Todds Tavern
commanded by TitzAuiA lee, which offered moss
determined On saturday morning. and before
ehs day close. the whole OF Suuts Cavalry corps was
IN position to resist the Efforts making TO turn
She right flank Of Gen. Lees army.
Of the result Of this encounter. by for the most in
pcltan cavalry engagement vhich las yet occurred in
Virginia you ore already Informed.
= nj ie roan within u miles
Of spotlsyvaDia Cour,.Ho Preparations were
accordingly made for moving the whole army on the
enemy's flank toward Richmond. hoping that by pro-
Onged and forced marches and by pushing troops
vigorously into cotton, might be ebe, having the
advantage Of interior Ines either to reach Richmond
before the enemy or If We should be unable TO un bis
flank end the enemy should succeed IN presenting him
self in force upon 'front.' that might gain so CON-
Tleto victory over HIN 10 render the capture Oh
Richmond a comparatively easy task.
At sunset Of Saturday. the infantry commenced to
roVe Oh the road Richmond to anticipate she enemy
st spotisyvenia House. thus turning his right
eauk--beng TIE rroxiuate object Of the march.
The 9h Army Corps the first upon tie route but
soon halted 10 allow Gen. Warren with the 5th Corps to
oass The 9th Corps LEFT their ntrenchmonts quietly ct
10 O'Clock and the ID Corps followed, keeping up the
rear and cavslry protected their flank. Thus before
midnight the entire lire Of earthvOrks vacant
snd the army wes again upon its march.
Ger. Grant with his staff and escort. moved bis
headquarters at O'Clock. an alarm occurred on the
rOad the General passed tire lines Of the corps which
zero near TO those Of the enemy. short rattle oil
pusketry was heard and the General halted at Gen Han
cocks headquarters tie road and officers were sent
along tie picket lines who nscertaned that tie enemy
hadIased shout reply to the shouts Of our troops
which provoked TIE picles 10 discharge their pieces
and rush back to their supports.
The General and his escort went on dashng through
To woods upon by.Ioads to avoid tho troops and
.tfains-hs escort trailing behind HIN. 1hcy
raoped along through the darkness occasionally over
taxing body Of troops who, as they ssceTtanod mt
GeO Grant was passing raised sueh shouts and cheers
A. 20 psoe any similar demon siIatoR which tA4S GTu!
sss unsolicited IN utter .nsisEiacenee.
II is safe ~ say that Commander OF the Army
eS &c Potomac ever he'd more Of the conn
A-nce Of the men. TIE General rides along the front
ske q warrio, with serious business on hand we see
20 graceful smiling end bowling toward tie troops.
Tie marty reached Todls Tavern soon after midnight
where head quarters were established.
The wagon tain vas eEcanTed in park near
Chancelc' sville. Gen. Woriens corps passed on
erougl TOdd's Tavern Saturday night, toward the
front ard at sunrise were within two and iah miles
Of Spottsylvanis Court-Iorse, ard iDmediatey were
pu. into action 10 relieve the cavalry. The enemy we're
also JUS. in time FOR 8 .imar movement end S'uarlS
cavalry were simultaneously relieved BY Longsueets
corps Of infantry.
The J.h Corps tired with long night march, rushed
into action with a doutle-quick, Gen. Robinson's d.
vision leading The charge. The Rebels yielded fore
tSsm and VIC pushed them fer three miles. During
rebattle Of this morning Gen. Robinson wounded
Tie last engagement Of this morning WINS very
severe our losses were great; Gen. Robinson was &C.
yerey wounded but we charged them 80 far and SO In.
petaousy that our men we're outhanked the loft and
Aad to fall back a short distance 10 form their lines
anew Many Of the men who were engaged in this ac-
eon were so exhausted AID overcome with weariness
and gue that they could hardly support themselves
end after they had charged through a clearing aud
e,rip Of wood were forced 70 retire eighty rods.
Theenemy gained no advantage, for our artillery was
brought into action and the Rebels were unable TO &C.
etpy Tie position which our men mad abandoned.
The STA Corps had suffered in the previous fight 20
severely that there rot siI &c division Of it in
perfect fighting trim. But Gen. Ayes, commanding
tbeRegnars fled in fom tie right and the position
was held st last
We Lad now nearly advanced to wlero two roads
form junction within two miles ard half Of SpOt-
sJivania Courthouse. The crest at tie junction Of
shese roads once attaired. a. impoltltt advantage
would have been achieved. This not quite accom-.
pshed Another desperate eaor must be made before
SpOttsylyania Court House would 10 in possession.
That point once reached open county and fair battle
fields lie before u.s. and we already begin TO realize to
extent, the advantages Of getting out the VIII
1erness."
The greater par! Of the day Yves occupied in exapn.