New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-06
the Disaster Of the 3Osh Jaiy-Its Causes
and Results.
Vssn Our Special Correspondent.
ARMY OF TIE POTOMAC. Wedn'

Vssn Our Special Correspondent.
ARMY or TIE Potomac. Wednesday. Aug. ;, 1884.
Twilight yesterday was not dark enough TO
Ade the shame Of the soldiers Of the Army Of the
Potomac kndled by the reading OF the first accounts IN
O,e RevYork city papers Of the last attempt made TO
bake Petsrburg by storm The displayed hesdings-
sE1PLosIoS or A NINE UNDER The REBEL " oRKsF
BATTERY oP SIXTEEN guns BLOWN UPi" THE
GRAND ASSAULT on TIE REBEL DETEssEs !" "TBREs
eIxRs or EARTHwoBKs CARRIED T. - provoked e1-
slsmstions OF sstonishnent muffsd under mortihce'
mon and sorrow. Glorious from Petersburg
Why, swibdled people, the Ink hat made the
~ that gave 10 false journalism in Sew-York
hs last sensation was not yet spread the types.
ghile every druumerboy aud mue'driEer In the Army
~ the Potomac knew that GROWING disaster and q
srewning disgrace had happened to it and the number
u our killed. wounded, and missing WA whispered
among them 70 be five thousand Three tiers
Of sarthworf. csrriedr Aye. carried as Pharsoh's
ssyahy and war ehsroteerS carried the Red Sea-
earned precisely in thst way. YOu murdered demi.
rods Of July 30 the hands Of love Of patriotism tina,
sock your remains mast 20 down full fathoms FIVE.
~GIoRIoUs NEWS FROM PETEnsBUgoi" skilfuny
Engineered volcanic pheavai Of the fortified earth that
should have opened wide 20 the 9th Corps the gates Of
victory was converted by nbecity and coSsrdce into
b yawn ming crater Of a volcano which swallowed up with
ne casualties of battle five Thousand The Grand
Assault on the Rebel Defenses /" Why. oh nv poor
kiends And5rOther men al The North the very order.
ees around headquarters inquire Of tach Other in
Atrtones If somebody not 10 be hung for that affair
ef Saturday ard the negroes who black boots ard wait
N table cricse the crime and bundeIing Of the 3rh
with the feeling which the useless destruction d soldiers
Inspires end the impotence Of men who witness the
saDton waite of successes sud opportunities.
No: Grants perfecty-devised plan Of drawing the
tun OF Lees army out OF Petersburg h. lent move
Hent upon Richmond By the north bank OF the James
And his plan Of opening passage for HE troops into
Petersburg By oyertarnine with gunpoBder the Rebel
works nearest his Nnes--eact wise. each feasible
esA peftefly sucesssf hays both been defeated and
0Isted by spbordinatss. tell 10 secret when say
that Grant wrapped himself in silence on Monday and
Mat his heart gnswcd at by disgust AID rage
snd the statement "a this fc 10 the Of great
poldiers appreciation OF tie misconduct which termed
N accomplished victory into disgTacefnl and sninous
aisaster
What wss the affair % Saturday, shall tell Il only
- the outlines. for st II ray desire TO do wrong. yet
ny determination to esll the truth &c. until gather
Ge sure facts Of the case will only say generally that
NE commander Of the corps charged with the duty and
htrusted with the coveted honor OF making the assault
4td not accompany inc. III thtJ nOt
commander Of division Of te corps accompanied tbs
troops; that the wokk which their absence thus dis
credited and impaired left entirely 20 brigade COM
handlers thas tie charge made by the leading force
vss NOT supported for tiroeqsrtsrs Of hour that
when the support up TO aud entered in tho crater
produced by the explosion Of the mine. II found 1t full
n the advance IA necessarily dsozdored statel tho
Die delay in supporting the leading charge gave the
Rebels time is0in the confusion aud terror
caused BY the explosion ~ gather opposite the breach al
ser available force b drive back int the crater the
etrce that had advanced beyond it, 70 train upon the
;a pit al their artillery 10 rain Into Il re Of usket-
~ craps and canister that tore reorsecssy and with
cut the possibility VI error OF aia the solid mass Of
vriggling. heeving. twisting. crawling, helpless
soldiers black and whito. that ineItiiceOty inter-
mingled dsfed all attempts TO tsci.caly eItIica;o
sAem The Survivors crswied ont Of the he hole ore
- one. The Rebels svooIsd upon tho pi. before 1t
could be emped en- assured that we left In II. OF
dead and OF wounded and caytsred, and have under
kesimsDt this aide Of II Of wounded SOONER. g ".
City Peint, and What IN seen Tbore Col
ered Troops.
w,on. Ous III Cor asp,rfeut