The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-25

ttopt Looking al tlIuir thtck bfe1StW0tkSs oecp
EMtcAes, and strong redOubts, commanding ebe
pen ground Ia theiE ffoai, takes ttie aesibera'
uoh 20 decide that an assault on such q position
must nave been very serious undertaking.
fve thousand men ought 10 have bceu able 70
mold u against twenty thousand, or even larger
NUMBER, but they did not hold IL although our 81
aeking tofce did not amount to ANY lhiaR like the
nanabet Just mentioned; while Il Ia presumed the
c"cisiy nad ihiiy ave titOtsand for thcl1 do
ience. This onter defence was taken at about
seven N, yesterday, and with 1t Rfteen guEs and
ho' three 10 four handfed prisoners, n number Of
small arms, aud camp and garrison puuiuaee Of thr
febsi sro3es; another gun hal beca captured In the
earlier part vi the day making In al sixteen pmes
an In good orier, and rici ordnance bsass twelve
Founders.
Il WAS COED days work, whether we consider
the value o tie Captures OF the importance OF the
| position gained. To "Baiay" Smiths Eighteenth
corps Is due all the glory attached To IL.
HiEks's cnlored division was in the advance
aud 6naIly chaTged the pits, took them and one
gun, which the graybacks, in haste 10 get out OF
tac way had to abandon. The ID United States
colofcd fegimeat Is mentioned that led this
charge, and lost considerable number OF men,
Al several other points the road the enemy con
tested The ground warmly with our skifmishers
and il was not until evening that the corps
depioyed Into iue Of battle before the atiohs
of Petersburg.
Tue mos, formidable Of the works taken were
in front OF the latter divison and the gallant style
In which the coiOred troops made the charge ~
well as their general conduct throughout the day,
elected the highest conl,AendatiOn The expert
enee OF yesterday adds another TO the proofs al
ready furnished thai negroes will fight. Al the
ls.h corps hosPitai sa" som, wagons vi the
Carfstiah COMMISSION, ahi nudibsr oi Its agents
were present Administering 10 the want. oi the
wounded
Wriiing on the l7th, he says:
On the afternoon OF Yesterday General Burnside
arrives, with III. Niain c.rt,7 and tnak nnstian
tu The tet of t,,. SECOND aaa nj 6 p cIsarse b
The latter was ordered 10 attempt the capture Of
an Important position of the enemy in Its front,
the same timc aud ooeDed fire from its batteries
Ge,,..-i Rirnry with ,va brigaJes nf Canera, 9Th
bon,s division aod The briy1des of CoIoecl ReIi
and C0,oncl Henry from i'rook,s division Eioh
teen coyps tor,npd The ,I.h, of tho secona nnrns
and Gsnerai i;ariow ihe len The advance Wa
maay a sbor, lime .efore sunset and n s.v.re c.a
test iu uurdiat.iv oneneI
All t,e ern,,ud gained we al IN aaht f,r anil tie
NOT g-, h taI.sr bui our lines warc consita,ahiv
adyspced and we ,,,ained !, hs,ta, M .;,ion q o,,
wnfch Ia make n suhsrannn, at,,ck Thn EI,s,
and Third Hris,ars of flpne,,i II ,rInw,s myi.,on
enemy fiOm his en,renched nicset fine hn.;in, tha
rifle mis- The Secoua AMI Eou,th Rrig.Jes .n
thc left, were less successful On the right OF this
ca1p' "e"e1ii nithey shecsra IA ADVANCE oi thtee
the nosition there g,inrI which is wi,hin ahout
twenty-five hundred yards of the city.
VA 'isi' aaVaaee ne c,p'a'ea over hnnarea
fe1.rd, carns 1The css, LIES IN .I,. .t.r., ,ro
very heavy, probably no, less that fifteen hundred
Al three O'Clock tbs mofnns Gea Burnside. Ia
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ol 'I ~, ,.,e. No. gun me- ~, h imo
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the Dayohat. Two iedoubts, win TWO gun. In
sich, sever" huhaitu piisohc,s aou thiee oa'ue
"iSS We'" tup'uV"' W A''u "e """'' ~. ,'e iS'"'.
oi J lew minutes WORK IL was eFiiihnt ana
Va.h3oi5 success
ciig. Was h'ae aa's a,'eio"'' o,'" ano.ne,
ieoei Posiu"h ahu sohir 'i.N ahec m4ue, o"' uei
hoid!hg theit giouhu Dsuihd ctest oi H. lais
was on the 'ste vi our ihe ahi thc troops engaged
were HiicoXs dIsi5i N, oi the Sln corps.
Ihs pEFAS"Es OF RNhAoSp-okFAr pi'ficeLsifs
IN iHE WAY VI iAhlN" 1T
The New York Tribune contains some stunning
revYi,t,ons from, Richmond, furnished by a M,
- r,., =, a., .
Harms, an Ehsis"hia'' "ho naa server III 'he
Crimea, and had some knowledge OF engineering
He escapcd from the city, aud Is now In New
r. o, .. "a, c,,s,..,o, a
Richmond IS gwen al great iehssh. Here Is thi
introduction to IT.
Axssoo, a. Iatf nav.s 3. Co hec,me f,,,y saus
-, piah,nnr4, 80 70 h ,aS"I'.o,,' y.si,a,
-. .eu 10 20. NJ M .';,, = - 80 1T ~ az. . y yy,t s
'he ca. u ,''ltI "e'o e''u u u' "' iui1nc III
su"c"oh a.u P'deice, an" y. naiiiS' aiiuousn au
aiien' was lo.e.u ~ oh., tno aaAs. ihsteaa VI
& 't S'' ~ un ms NC s.
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a,;l' .ie .y' '.a ' ,.n,,sr ~ nan.s o'I LIueay M
pon, o. " n s'iiI ~ i,,,,a aon,.,. .S,I Iu :,
~ h,s ,,a e. ' ssn, , ,h sr,ip,; has Na
T.; .ns,,mcting his co,n,uv in In,a,os ami nc !,
t;,no haavv 9uns an nI,,,d him a., n.nnrs,a;,a y
of csamiuias the defensive worys as weii as of
escape.
my re- !" 'nr.I WIN, ue,o,ut"' os
owu
There are hundreds and esen thousands o. peo
@ p'a sapp",a m "i'h, ~, i"asu1 ~ eit
n, .ha, IL; 80, - ,,,a 80 ,,,,i : - 80 20 a,.
g., ,I,sa n.,,tes ~, no ti,',",n,n,a, ,n. T.,
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~. ,,rn m. of Jniv ,s,;, uhen uc",siiao ~,
f,i,l,tanet /. ,vnnI3 hs AN ,nsmIf IN his nohI &C
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- - :. = i - Us y 80, = ~, Guv, 81 "', " - u"y 1sI ,I
rehsi anihn,,,,,s have noi only nfac ,I svasv aa.
Ienei .s s nave ~. oh pIa , evsy aa
- p ,,Ins W r.. nfi,,ar, a. ~ - i ;ii 90, go y . 80 %
Ian c,.,,J % ~ s,anaar ,hnI, c,ni,ai Imn,asnahie
Rjchmnnd IL to d,y IA wet, foriifea nerh,ns "a
anv civ on tb. gIohe 7, ,s .s comnIste .ortress
1so the rebels heasrl as the city of Posen, In Pfas
al, which ia said bv military writers and epsire,s
Io h. IN. most sktilil,lIy fortified inland civ IN
E.ro,e moi eyeenting even paris. Thr n,Ih,ir