, 1864-05-20

were lmmedlately put INTO acIlOn 10 relleVe
the artillery. The enemy were also just in
time for similar movement, and Stuart's
cavalry were simultaneously relieved by
Longstreet's corps. Though tired by long
nights march, our men rushed into action
at double quick, Robinson's division leading
the charge. The rebels retired before them
and we pushed them for three miles. In
the last engagent of this mornings fight our
loss was great. We charged them so far that
our men were outaanked on the left and had
to fall back short distance to form their
lines anew. The enemy gained no advan-
tage, for our artillery was brought into ac
ton. and the enemy were unable to occupy
the position which our men abandoned. The
9th corps had suffered so severely that there
was not single division of it in fighting
trim. About noon the batteries were posted
ours on the edge Of the cross roads, and
the rebels on the opposite hillside. The dis
charges were deafening. AS the evening
approached, the troops from the 9th and 9th
corps in several heavy lines were concentra-
ted in front Of the position in which the reb-
els had fallen back after the engagement in
the early part of the day. Wright's division
took the lead at 7:l5 o'clock, and as light
began to fade away, the enemy began to give
way. We had beaten the enemy and had
drawn them from the position which they
had so strongly contested, but darkness was
so great that we could not safely press them
further, and Spotsylvania G, y ~ remained
in their hands. Monday, II -ssnent
quietly in camp, both for IL =
the army with rations >.
San Francisco, May 12.-Great stringen-
cy in the money market to-day, five per cent
being the ruling rate. Legal Tenders 500
CO.
Washington, May 11.-During the last
"A hours about 1000 men from the Army
of the Potomac, wounded in the battles of
Thursday and Friday, have arrived. Com
paratively few of them are suffering Sc
verely, and many of them will soon be re-
turned to the army.
1t is reported here this morning that Gen.
Warren was wounded yesterday and died on
the way to Fredericksburg. The rumor is
generally believed.
The fighting yesterday afternoon was heavy.
The artillery was brought into action on both
sides. The result so far as known this morn
ing was to our advantage The rebels attempt
ed to get into the rear Of our army to obtain
supplies, but were driven off with great loss.
Fighting ended to-day.
New York, May 12,-The Herald's spe-
cial of yesterday says that Gibbons and Bar
! lows divisions were withdrawn from the south
bank of the Rapidan The latter division
was closely followed by the enemy, who were
checked by our artillery posted along the
ridge commanding the river. Early in the
day the army began to straighten out in line
of battle for renewal of the engagement
Skirmishing took place between the advance
guard of the two armies, the enemy bestirine
himself as though he intended offensive ope
rations. Our line formed with the I'd corps
on the right, the 9th in the centre, and the
9th on the left, with Burnside's corps on the
rear of the left for the protection of the i'm
mense train, and act as reserve In the case
of an emergency The country here is quite
rolling, studded with groves of pine and hard
wood, and affording much better facilities fol
handling troops and using artillery than
.-bsv.t ,rildor-noes. rlru envray, duriug
the night, strengthened their formidable pO-
sition with rife pits, breastworks and barri-
cades, rendering it stronger than any line Of
defense occupied by him since leaving his
earthworks on the Rapidan.
Thus matters stood until far into the after
noon, the fire being quite sharp at intervals,
at different points without anything definite.
Five o'clock was fixed for grand assault
general orders announcing the success of
Sherman in the west, and Butler on james
river was made to the troops which produced
! the widest excitement: as the hour APP
proaced for the attack, the enthusiasm Of the
| troops became almost ungovernable. Grant
accompanied by his staff, Meade, Hancock
and Warren, all started for the eminence,
within sight of each other, while vast col
ums of our army slowly gathered together
for the great struggle. just as the attack
was about to be made the enemy advanced
on our right, threatening to press back that
portion Of the line, disconcerting for the time
the plan of assault Troops were hurried to
the right aud succeeded in checking the
rebels Half past six was then fixed upon
for the assault. Watches were compared
by the corps commanders They finally sepa-
rated with orders that at an appointed hour,
simultaneously, with the fire of II guns, the
whole line should advance with cheers. The
movement was indescribedly grand. A por-
tion of the army moved forward in a
solid column, while others advanced in the
usual order of battle the whole army NOV
ing together, and yet each command fighting
its own battles, when the rebel line opened a
most CALLING and murderous fire against
which our lines marched on, and driving
the enemy steadily back from the position,
capturing nearly 5000 prisoners and ten
pieces of artillery; the latter were, however,
recaptured by the rebels Night closed with
our forces occupying the field; e = is
heavy, but Judging from the ne--Oer of
killed and wounded left on our hands, 1t is
much less than that Of the enemy, who
fought to the last with desperation, our
troops bayoneting their men in the rife pits
and forcing them by hand to hand conflict
to retreat.
New York, May l2-11 A. M.-Gold
It's.
News of May Nth.
New York, May 12.-Secretary Stanton