New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-03
The Battles below Psforsbura- C:evisus
sasccss-Ssaiis.sry OF cur Trocp--I"-
ycrestiuz Account Of the rtSveu< ut.
HsApS'ns or IHE ARxT OF THE POTOMAC,
Friduy. S.lt. -. lsof-eYenipy.

j. having been determined by General Meade
TO make au atsck TIC enemy, right nnk. sou,h wet
Of Pe.e.bue the troops selected fr that papose were
mnssed near the Weldon Railroad this morning There
consisted Of The First and Second Dvsour and brig
edo Of tho Third Division o! ito I1hh Corps, with The
second ard Third Divisions q the Ninth Cory. wbIs
General Crawford. With his command. held Tire ~crts
on tho FAM.
At O'Clock IRE lin. was ordered 70 advance aud tbo
epemys pic keis were driven IN.
| On reaching the residence 81 Mr.. Pe,blos CD The
Squirrel Level Road about four mice nom pel.sbarr
o strung line If works discovered. with an VI
tre.aled sIirmsh line In front. running cos- 10 thu
ffost
Tho Second and Third Trigeass ~ Tho Iirst Division
took the advance and chsrgiDs drove the Rebels into
their WORKS.
The Rsbe. with three gnns opened on COR advancing
damn but !. pushed On and never hailed until sbe
Rebels driven from their position with tho loss q
one gun ard abou, siIiy prisoner.
Our lss 10 10 lhis time die exceed huhd
red IN kiiied aud wounded.
Col weloh, Of the lltth Michigan vas halod whie
riding his over the ebemy's WORKS
Major Partridge, commanding the Esd Pennsylvania
Volunteer, Vas badly wosndsd In The hreast In his
charge.
Col. CIV ynn. commanding the Sd Brigade o' the "a
Division OF the 9Th Corps Lad bis horse shot Under
him and badly bruised by the horse failing on him
but he. nevertheless. hept the field.
Iieut Col Edw ardf Of the seth Ma.,aehusetis, was
wounded.
Arsr reforming our lines another charge wns made,
when the Rebels were forced back half mile further
where they took stn stronger position, snd made
defp, rnt4 resistancJ 10 our advance.
Tho 9th Corps having the advance here the Rebels
succeeded in throwing force around tho Pegrarn
House on it, Ieft and threatened TO turn our tGnk
but Gen. Grifiins Division being ~ hand, they were
checked
The fighting was Of tho most desperate character END
continued I'll after dart our holding a, that time
al tho ground they Lad taken from u, enemy.
Our loss in the battle will amount to about five hun
dred while that Of the RAbes Is probably no, 50 large
a, they fought nearly all the time behind breas!wori
Very little artillery was used On our AIDE the WOODS
being TOO dense for that purpose.
Contrabands who have come into our lines cay that
the Rebels yesterday withdrew nearly ul Of their TROOPS
toward Richmond, but bruueh, some back this morr
ing including ali the Home Gnard
A heavy battle s expected tomorrow ard II 10 be-
lieved that we shall take Petersburg during the csy.
such 10 the confidence Of our troops.
Tho prisoners taken belong 20 the It'll Confederate
Cavalry dismountsd. Among them Is major and siz
commissioned officers.
HDQR, Saturday. Oct. ]. 1861 Morning.
Gen. Gregg's Cavalry were sont out quite
distance towards tho left and found only small force OF
Wade nanpton's Cavalry. which they drove south 0.
Rovsnts Creek Tho main body Of the Rebel cavalry
are reported ~ having crossed the ApPomstto1 yes<r
day morning
The fighting up " the present the has not been re-
newed
Reporss from Gen. Butler department state that Ce1
Hokss Division attacked our troops yesterday for che
purpose Of regaining the ground lost tho day previous
but that they were rspuIsed every time
Gen. Burnhap. commanding . brigade In the Tenth
Corpc, Ia said 20 have been killed.
The Seventh EewJersey Regiment leA'ee for hume
today This regiment wa started BY Gen KeArney.
and hos been commanded by Col Revere Col Frank
Inc fhe latter died Of wounds received at Gettsbcrg
and Col Price SOL Ex-Governor Price Of New jersey
The regiment participated the campaign on the 10
nipsula. a, Bull Kun No 2. Chsntly. Bristoe Sauon
Fredericksburg and Chancellor siIeat the Iasthsined
place taxing larger unbsr Of prisoner than had IN
ito rsnis They also took part N the battle OF hin" I'M
and in the camrsgn Of the suDiaer and In every IN
GAG sment have proved themselves one 81 The mos sa
liant and efficient regiments in the service oaly one
hundred and eleven Of the original regiment ere eH 10
return home. Col Price rsrnsns in command Of 'h'
regiment with about three hundred men the greater
part Of which new recruits.
soae Rebel cay airy attempted mid N The u "u"n
Of Prince George Coor Houte ycs'erday but eF sool
lear ned that they srre 10 al uprae neghborioo1 nnd
withdrew