, 1864-08-20

| AtAaN<t AI0U1 Tie OEDkN$f1nH HR{ttf
t'eser9 buss-Nsnt- ( r. IN the Shenan
, doaft Valley.
FORTRESS MosRoE, Aug 13.-The hospl
tsl steamer Connecticut arrived at moon to
| day from Deep Bottom, James river, viii
4c0 Wounded, mostly from the battle O
Tuesday last, and belonging to the Cd an
10Th army corns.
By this arrival We learn that yesterday wa
comparatively quiet with the army On bot
sides of tec james river.
The left wing OF the army, on the uort
side, rests on jams river, and holds the p,
eItion gained On Sunday last.
TIE right wing has advanced, and il m
wards Of four miles from Mllreru Hill Ia th
direction Of Richmond.
Malvern Hill is In our possession.
While tie Connecticut Vas lying at D1e]
Bottom very heayF cannon0 ,diag was hears
up the river, commencing at l O'Clock ani
lasting until $50 th;e morning. TIE cause
Or result, Was uot known
FORTRESS MONROE, Thursday, Aug, 18-;
P. m,-The mall steamer Vanderbilt has ius
arrived from City Point.
At l O'Clock this morning the rebels made
a furious attack on our lines, OF rather thai
portion of them consisting Of Burnside'e
corps On the left. The fighting was chiefly
With artillery, and listed two hours, when
tile ftbels fell back without attempting ap
aesault upon our works. Our loss was
small.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Aug. 19.-The mail
steiner which arrived to-day reports that
there Kas ruuor at City Point, yesterdaY,
! that strong reconnaissance, sent By Gen.
| Hancock, lad reached Fair Oaks.
| FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 1.-THE mail
steamer has just arrived from CITY Point.
| A. O'Clock this morning the rebels made
| furious attack on the lines Of Buruside's
corps. The fighting, chiefly with artillery,
lasted IN bour, when the rebels fell back
witheut attempting an assault npon our
works.
WAsH1SG1oS, Friday. Aug. IA letter
from the Army OF the POTOMAC saws: Tie
- corps having been unsuccessful IN tue at
tack onthc enemy, on the north side Of the
James River, on Sunday fell back to safe
position, which Was occupied until yestcr-
day, Wien another assault was determtaed
on, and carried out successfully Tie enc
my waE driyen from tisir works with heavy
loss., The I'd corps also captured several
hutdzed prisoners. and snnlt heavy guns.
Our loss is quite severe. We still hold the
position.
Our cavalry under Gregg had an engage
u.ent with tile rebels and dzorc theln from
e61ne works near The Newmarket Road, but
We we're finally forced back Col, Gregg
was severely wounded.
It is is reported that Butle.'s troops lave
Aad eight engagement, without advantage
Thu' tday. 1sth.-At one O'Clock this morn
Ire, the rebels openct'n most vigorous fire |
which extended s.toUs the whole line, from
the ,APpomattox to the Jeruealem Plank |
Road: 1t i thought to he the prelude to au |
attack: HEAVY ring VAS also beard in |
Rnt'er's direction, hut nothing IL known Of |
THE F1Gu ING OF TUESDAY.
GEN. BCTLEK's HEADQUARTERS, Tuesday, !
auR: lt-1O p tu.-lt has been good days |
We have four battle fl ags,, over four hundred |
prisore1s, the bodies Of two rebel Gcltcrale, |
aud ncArIs OF quite mile advance ground. |
',' un1ess thS reader has .uap before, him. be
will hardly obt4in any clear notion Of the !
geography Of the field Of operations IRON |
Ill written description
At . i. Ii. Gen. Terry 3. division attacked |
from the right OF the line held by the 10th ]
corps the night before. Part of Gen. Wm
Birnty'e troops we're aleo in this attack, the
port Of tbs I'd corps. only the brigade coa-
manded by Col Craig participated In the
light. Atabout the same time Gregg's cav
airy, supported By. Niles brigade OF the Cd
cetlS was engaged far to the right, on the
carried With little difficulty By 10 O'Clock.
Il push YVES made for the second line by the
enne troops. 1t required m h"ar''s close
aolt ebtlng nt to xso5Ey sss55y Il but %s. i + Tss .s
woods, aud the opposing lines tou::' al very
a'sn shot The, PRINCIPAL loss to lay was
here: Col. Craig MSS n4ortally wounded,
and Col. 0tbcrne, 2aith Mass, also c'Nnmand.
ing brigade, WAS severely wouDo,A in the
face: The sscoDd and main lint bett.. finally
carried, the men were Instantly eet t. turn It t
against the enemy. Bnt little had be..s done,
how ever, when tue rebels ebbed ba4. to re-
take it. Four distinct desperate utte.npts
were repulsed, ard the fifth won]d bay. been
Il our men had not got short of amm'1titi3n.
Oeipg to this a1one, OF tue fifth trial the
one Of these assaults the rebel Gen. Grady
rms killed, aud his body IS now In one bands.
In bis fight on the -Charles City road, Gregg
killed the rsbel commanding, Gen. j. K
Chamh|iss, and brought Oft bis body, and
forced the erem} to retire, withoutloss. Jast
I'd corpe, B!rne9 renewed the engage
meEt, with. the Intention Of getting oaek
the Ereund Ae had been compelled TO relin-
qnish earlier in tho day for want of amnu.
nition. Your correspondent Lett the 3eld
before the result WIS known. Meantime |
Gen. Butltr and stuff had ridden to Dct.h
Cop, the scene Of Major Ludlo4's canal
cutting operations, to direct diver
sicn By the force there and the force
n1 der Colonel Nooster at Deep Bot
ton. 1t must be remembered Gen. Birne,'s
line Iced thu river and that the enamy we're
hun aud the position at Dutch Gap
ed Deep Button. which ire four miles
y: vt as the river rn:k. Bntler h.d made
Ludlow transport half Of his command In
boats down to Aisen's Wharf. Five hum
If Ift To mr.. /
low then E. owed acroEs the fs:kmns to the
ft1y, diminishing on the way and emitting
I # hid capturing portion Of the pickets
the enemy had LETT to make show opposite !
bis position: AT Dutch Gap he found the
b gbsndoned % the ' very ssSoHs = %cpss Il Boz
Ferry, into wnich liz threw his men, and
where be Will be by morning too strong to
be eseily dlsiodged. This position is
very im2ortant one. aud has
been much coveted. The force at Deep Bot
om also advanced Rpon the eaemy's rear
some distance, but met with serious resist
ance At Deep River. Gen. Buney com mhndea
u the fitld, n1l the troops Of both corps |
likely to become engaged supporting hlm,
while Gen Hancock mad general direction Of
brunt of tbs cork while bri,ades from the
I'd went In when required.
The loss in the 10th Is estimated tonight |
at LOCO; loss In the Cd at 101; In cavalry,
LOO. Colonel ncGi1re1J, Birney's chief Of
cavalry, lost finger, and Captain Bri.eo,
from Il bali grazing bis abdomen. Colonel
Gregg, commanding q cavalry brigade, was
Reverely wounded. Captain McCapn, 25th
killed; CaptaiG Lewis q.
Woodruff, 9Th Connecticut, killed; the
Colonel Of the 8.h Matne, arm |
Lieutenant Colonel Pimpton,
Sd New Hanpsbire, and Major Wal,
mouth, 155th New York, killed; Cap
tain Hooker, e5th Pean., wounded. The
Sd New Hampshire lost very heavily, It hud
but i've ds3s to serve. Battery D, lst q. 8, +
artillery, Lieut.. Sawyer, commanding, and
4th United States, Lieut.. Doane, commaud.
Ing, bath of the 10th corps, planted on the
front line, did excellent ssrvice saw NOT
lees than fifty of the co'ored troops wounded,
and was told by Gen. Blrpey that the negroes |
behaved admirably, equal to any White
troo7e. Gen. Hill commanded the rebels,
Their force conei-ts # bearly all their corps,