The weekly sun., 1864-08-06
TIE RAID IN PENNsYLyAEIs
THE LEGISLATURE CONVENED.
Victory Of Ayerlll ty.r the Raiders.
GENERAL. GRANT.
The Great ExpIOsiou not tn,irei, suc.
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BditiD.0rS, August Ill 4 M-A lc,.e- FROM
FORTRESS Monroe says; Later adycss iruui the
sVnt show shat We werc unable IN hold the vrouut
game tae assault on SATURDAY., Il being IL ,sily
sommaudSd lS naer lines a.i thai the woras
s.ken ty lor,es wcra rceaIsurcd by the enemy.
We captured So pri-lncf~ in the assault. IL, So
o. both sios was considerable probably irolu i.4t
'. fv" Thousand.
lie GqDdrt rs Armv o. hs Potomac. j ,ig 20.
so'cioct F.N.AReT the e1, osian at an carly hou-
this morhD, everything tetohencd a brilliant vlr-
Tor but -~'n a.ter matters assumed different as
pect, part Of the att.c ing force having given wa.
.Ads e os.ns the balance to sn cnGl,..ns e. fram
both artillery ahI Infantry. Tue programmes .as
o. sfol'ovs.
rt' mine to hc exploded At three O'Clock IN the
u4orniu- tho batteries 10 open a, once along lur
entire line uruclalc'y after the explosion. and tho
Ninth Corps 10 mako th. charlc. supported by the
fen'h C r1e, Aycr's DIVISION q tAe FHh Col,s,
AID the Third Division Of the second Corps Tie
s-e"'er psrt Of the arr u.cmcrt was ,rrie o,t as
ordered, slthOu'h the c1rnincnccmcnt ~ns later
Sgn TIE tour dcsi mated. yu account uf lie t4se
going out tw.cc. Tne eNpl sion tool; place pre-
ssa!y forts minutes past four oeio.k. IN. war q,
s-t.icty dAt Immediately o.. 81 waz .lnYf.
eeslenilv. Al ltf.p1i. ave the char-c was made.
AID ulc tor, via. parl @, the line each 40 g, y IS
carried IN the met brilliant style. re syc0al
Diyiso,, which In te centre. advanced euI
cared the sc-oui lilc a short s,1nce lc, ond
tbe fort. and ta.e rested. holding thc'r gr,uud
Vith NJ u,nost d6cru.na'ion.
WA 81 tliis tine The CJlorci pyisioii. uu or
GDe command of Dr-,ulier General Willie, was
pushed forward and ordered to charge and carry
Ao crest OF the bill, which would have dcridrd ,ac
sou,est. The troops advanced in good order A. l,r
- the first line whore they received galliui trc
~boN checked them, aud although quite , Lui.l,r
sspt on advsncg ~, the greater puIton seemed To
become doiuoraizcd. part Of them taking refuge il
the for, a'i rc Valance running ~ tc rclr -
las, possible. 1loy were rallied AMI a.qn
pushed forward, but without sl.ccre, tho .rrl,cr
part Of thor c'l'crs Le'us Elpi On Doun lc1. .
During ii.s tiac they seemed TO bee without ans
one 10 mana, tieIu- and Gl..ay i,il b1vk - the
Ie4T out oi tie range Il tine yp q; canister ,nd
,nI-.e;ry tloi we're plowin- through Their RANKS.
Their loN.'- scry rcnvy. particularly m o'-i'crr
81 Vlll 9 seen bv te following ig'rce;
Tgr.r...nt-p =. .. Cororrp.--F'tccn of srs
tnlti III MoNli.Nlf NJ iilNhltl tntlA Aucl NlI.lI
VI. u's, Nc.
Tvr.Ty-rI,l. t. =. COLeaLD.-Elrveu ot.
serl, All ao-i l'' L.,n killed, "olu el ana I4ia-
SIM
TwTry.-ty-vrn /. :. CoforEp six o'ieer-
az sr i'i " E.liei. wounded ana urisslnV.
Tyi.'fY-NtN ~ &. :, toipLsu.-I.flt OH rrs
Ont -is'ui ~ a'r, killed, 'gounied ai1 Di ..r.
IHt.n-.'-sl l. p. COlotEp.-sev,n officers au1
sLout tro a,ui .'-I mon killed. %ounGeI snd miss-
ing,
Foary.rnup .. Coro.7D.-sx o1i.cr4 si,d +,
De-. IL.
hlr.
yaII l,-SI,1a /. ). CoLogHp. Several o'src-e
All about i.Y 'a.ircl ami iuty men lii ed,
Souncei 't 10 .tlu-.
Tho Voc. o ~ Division VI tho Ninth .ruy
corp-, &C. H. .l'" conrmu.hn-, ws- very ssy.-o
and Is estimate 1t from lO'Dt, l2ob " h.le many
sake the & ~ 'rfr. Among tosc M 4sins !
regret W anuo,,n.. the ni-nc ~ Gen. D-Ttlr'r. IL
ssccs.sled IN rra,inr DE ioTt v tn hir eouuaapd
tut bav ug aoe.lo..taiy trosrn A-- cork t'' lie was
SHlalIo Ret o.. t.r held. IL, l1",ye., hii' poe
session % ,he 'r,,.nd iUr several hours aud onl v
SURRENDERED when all n,ps Of es1op@ was ror-.
enne two HUNDRED black and white were with him
st the tlnc . few " whom manlred IA get bacs
cur lines arldst storm o' hu'l.is. Near! AZ oi
Co. Dartiett's st.T were captured al ~ same
dino.
Co'. aa-ha'l, commanding the u lri'ado of
Ihis Ly.GJr, was aFo taken pris.ncr, ,,!.A yrial
vfhis s.,G. C3!. VIII - the 50h Masa.elusc.ts,
Is als1 r,pcricd pI sc4or. Gel. GoIld OF the 5ath
Massachusetts, ,t e. MAJOR Buxton, Of thc
iyyth M York, also los, leg. Lieut.. Col Bar.
aey, y p,unsyvanIa- was wounded Major Pres.
eott s7th Massachusetts,, killed Lieut.. Col
Yoss slst United States tcolored) los, leg This
usviss,a. having been good deal IN advance v,