East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-05-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special Dispatches to the Courier.



Battle Between Butler and BeAtre-
CARDS Forces.
The Hrraids correspondent with
Buffers command, gives an account
Of Beauregard's concentrated attacks
on our forces at Faymer's Creek, on tho
10Th inst. The entire length of the
rebel lines opened with artillery and
poured on our position in showers
Glen. Hiekman's brigade Of the 18th
corps, holding the right was doubled
up and forced back on the next brigade
which was also thrown into some con-
fusion. Our men did not observe the
rebels until they had succeeded in
passing column between Hickman's
right and tho river, and by taking
him in front and rear they crushed
him between two columns and for q
time created confusion. Hickman
done gallant fighting as long as he
could, but the enemy came upon him
so suddenly and in such ovciwhelm-
ing numbers, that successful resistance
wasquite impossible. In the darkness
and confusion, some of the brigade
captured. After this operation, having
forced back the right a heavy at
tack, was made on the entire line of
theI16 corps, with feints along the 10th
corps line and the entire right was
forced back from some distance after
several hours Of the most severe strug-
giles. The battle ragged until nearly
~ o'clock, the rebels throwing heavy
masses upon our lines and finally fore
ing us back nearlya quarter of a mile.
Our men fought stubbornly with few
exceptions and resisted every step, re-
peatedly checking the rebel advance
with terrible slaughter.
The enemy numbered not less than
81 900 and pushed into the murderous
fire with recklessness rarely seen.-
In the attack ON the right VIC lost a
gun or two. Finally, after forcing our
14th corps back from its position, and
regaining portion of the first line
of entertainments, the rebels massed
their forces on the 10th corps to drive
it back, they first hurled their col
umns upon Turner's division, which
held the right Of the corps line join
ing the l4th. They formed and
moved steadily on Barton's Brigade
on the right Of Turner's Division, adj
vancing as if on parade and not firing
a single shot, waiting until they had
reached good distance for effective
range. The brigade poured into
their lines such terrible FIRE that the
lines melted away, and the thinned
and broken line after vainly endeavor-
ing to advance against storm of bull
let's fed with terrible loss to tho woods
in the rear.
Tho volleys were continued and as
heavy as the musketry of q brigade
could we'll be, and such as nothing
could stand against Tho rebels were
scattered like chaf and broke for the
woods in disorganized mass. Under
this friendly cover, after great exer-
ton, his line Of attack was again
formed and the brigade advanced in
splendid style against our line, again
did they receive terrible fire, but
pushed steadily on until one-fourth OF
them lay killed or wounded on the
field, when they broke and rushed
quickly to the cover of the woods. At
ter being twice bloodily repulsed at
this point, they moved further TO our
left and hurled column upon Col.
Newley's brigade of Terry's division.
They came up steady and confident,
but were received by a more rapid and
equally as deadly fro as they were
treated TO by Turner. They broke
and ran for the woods accelerated in
their flight 10y the music of bullets
about them. They were determined
however to break our lines and force
it from its position. They formed and
strengthened by achievements they
charged again and after 10 minutes
hot work were rcpulscd and driven
back at all points; that ended any Sc
rious effort on their part to force our
| position, and leaving their dead and
wounded to the number of 1000 on
the field before our line, inassed on
Gen. Smiths front and attacked his
left.
Gilmore Immediately ordered Gen.
Turner to attack him on the flank,
and Gen. Terry to support him.
Turner'S attack hardly commenced
before Gilmore was ordered by But
Ter to retire and strengthen Smiths
Corps, by forming in his rear. Our
troops fell back slowly and in good