Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-05-13

Further from the irmY eff the Pot0muc.-
Oa- Loss 1000 ia Ffiday'S Battle
Particulars IF Fridays BaEie.-6M
Corps Drirea Baci N Paaic.
The IribuHe's dispatch gives the follow
ing
Gen. Scvmour's conduct in Fridays
battle is sufficient TO remove any tamish
which may rest on his reputation.
General Seymour was captured while
bravcly encouraging his division which he
commanded 50 brayelr during the engage
ment.
Our cavalry under Gregg encountered
Stuart on Thursday and whipped him
handsomely.
1t is estimated that we have captured
1900 prisoners, Willie our loss in captured
is somewhat in excess of this number.
Lowest estimate of killed, wounded aud
captured, 1000 highest. $1,000. There
are great numbers of slightly wounded
Friday closed gloriouslv for us but at
) o'clock next morning it was discovered
that Lee had Skcdaddled
\ Postscript says Gen. Wordsworth is
alive, and a prisoner.
The long trsn of 5000 wounded. which
was ordered to Rappahannock have been
turned back to Ely's front.
A brief description will explain the nature
! of the movement which lost the corps its
position maintained so nobly for a day and
half. Our line on the right wing formed
a semi circle rnnning about the base of a
ridge. and in front of our line extended a
swamp 80 rods in width. Across the right
of our line thus extended the enemy charg-
ed, and at the first onset the brigade which
held the position of honor. rushed from
their entertainments without discharging a
musket, and threw into a panic thoselnear-
est them, which spread until the entire
corps was infected.
Gen. Sedgwick, whose headquarters
We're close by the front. ON the top of the
ridge, at the first indication of panic, es-
timating the issues involved in the loss of
the position, threw himself boldly into the
breach, and on the very front of the lines,
and swinging his hat in his hand attempted
to rally the men: but it was of no avail
and night came down upon the 9th corps
scattered and broken, with large losses OF
killed, wounded and captured.
The Heraid's despatch says Gen. Scdg
wick's left division was thrown into con-
fusion by charge from that portion of the
rebel line which was said to have been re-
inforced during the night by Longstrett :
corps. La fact the condition of affairs of
this moment seemed anything but hopeful,
though the line Was finally restabiished
vet when later in the evening the rebels
pierced the right centre under Gen. War
rem and pushed our lines so far back that
for while it seemed us if the right wing
would be detached.
The feeling Of apprehension was almost
universal.
The condition of affairs certainly looked
cloOniily on that Friday eyening.-IIistory
demands that the truth be told AT the
battle Of the Wilderness, Gen. Grant did
not SO much Outright as to out-maneuvrc
and ont general tile rebels by a mastery
movement. On Friday night he charged
the cntrie aspect of affairs, Withdrawing
the 9th corps from the right by way Of the
Ellis Ford road, he sent it to the extreme
left. thus ut the same time consolidating
onr lines once more and threatening the
rebel capitol itself.
New YORK, 10th.
The Heraid says, we learn that Gen
Butler commenced his march on Richmond
from the south side early Yesterday morn
ing One days uninterrupted march will
bring his troops TO the James River, oppos-
lite the city. We may therefore expect
some important news from that quarter to-
day,
The Tdbune's dispatch of Saturday
afternoon says: Up to this hour there has
been but little fighting to-day. Our posit-
ion of this morning was changed from yes
terday, excepting that the right had been
sent back. General Sedgwick's affair last
night has in no wise disconnected the lead.
ers, depressed their hopes, or impaired the
efficiency of the army.
II was but disastrous episode. This
became apparent when the morning dis
closed the fact that nowhere on the line
u5as tbs nnaFnV pressed I'M AGAINST ns.-- tAal-