Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-03

NEw YoRK, Oct 3-The Herald'a cores
pondent with the 18th Corps gives the follow
ing account Of the part taken by that corps
in the movement
HecLmans and Stannard's divisions Of the
18th Corps crossed the James at Aiken land
ing, marched a mile before they came in con.
tact with the enemy They showed no desire
10 fight, aud fell back rapidly. -Four lines OF
rife pits were thus abandoned When they
reached the main line, however, they showed
resistance, and opened with sharpshooters and
artillery Of every description.
d Immediately in front Of Stannard and com
mandng the road, was a large fort, mounting
eleven guns. Preparations TO storm 1t we're
made, and when ready, General Ord gave the
signal Our men rushed across The fields in
face OF artillery and musketry, and captured
fort, guns and number OF prisoners Gen
Ord was wounded just as he entered the fort
and General Burnham was killed Just as he
was about toenter, Captain Berry, Lieuten-
ant Todd and Captain Converse, Of Stannard q
staff, were all wounded Lieutenant Horn, o
Ord stpn, by his horse being killed and fall
ing on him.
General Hickman took command Of the
corps after General Ord was wounded, and
made several desperate charges to capture
the enemy second line, but owing to the facI
of the 10Th Corps and Paynes division of the
18th Corps not joining US till noon, no fur
ther SUCCESS was met with The number oI
guns captured amounted to twenty-five.
On approaching the redoubta they were
found even more formidable than al first sup
posed A perfect abattas held them Rt bay
while the rebel infantry literally moved them
down The forts were surrounded by broad
ditch, eight feet deep, into which some Of the
eolored troops leaped, only TO find themselves
penned in with no door Of retreat. These
works had no sally ports, and we're accessible
| by draw bridges over the bitches. These o
course were drawn mp.
The line was withdrawn 20 the further side
of the crest, which position was held unit
night, when demonstration was made Rgains
the works in the ditch OF which our men were
cOoped up thus giving them AN opportunity
to escape, Though an advance up the road o
from half to ihree-quartera Of a mile was &C
complished, but cost us dearly. Tn,
corps lost over FIVE hundred men killed anC
wounded
At the same time this was going on, KAulz'
cavalry dashed boldly mp TO the very gates o
Richmond, which fact he reported to Butler
who at once dispatched division OF infantry
TO his support The division marched unre
sisted within musket range Of the city,
THE RESULTS or THE OPERATIONS.
Tho Hefald's correspondent at Butler
headquarters, dated 3OIl,, writes;
EArly yesterday morning (29th) Genera
Butler had captured all the Notifications, aaV,
one, Immediately opposite Fort Darling, an,
we still hold them, Notwithstanding vigoron
shelling by rebel rams The fact that one o
our hospitalswas located within three miles o
the city throughout yesterday is sufficient.
General Grant yesterday expressed himsel
10 an old army officer AZ being entirety salts
ied with the operations Of the army, and ad
ded that mOrs had been accomplished at thi
period Of the undertaking than he had expet
Ted would be, General Grant had an intel
; view with General Butler at 5 O'clock hi
morning