The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-27

New YORK, June 29 The Heralds
headquarters correspondent says:
1t is reported that the force lately under
command of Polk, arrived in Petersburg
,ou-Saturday week. This division Joined to
at least corps of Lees army, Hill's and
Longstreet's; Wise's brigade of the rein
forcements from N. and S. Carolina, under
Beauregard, will uquestionably swell the
force opposed to considerable numbers. =,
Under date OF June 22d, ll:30 P. NJ, he
says during last night the 9th corps had
moved to the left, and messed at the Wills
liams House. tf.i
This morning Wilson and Kautz's cavalry
had cut the Weldon railroad SO that orders
were given to suspend the demonstration
in that direction, and swing the left of the
Second corps round no as to develop the
enemys works in front Of Petersburg with>
out regard to the connection of the Sixth
Corps upon the left. The principal portion
of the corps was soon moving further to
the front. Gibbon was already In position
and entrenched, for last night he had ad-
vanced as near the enemy's entrenchments
as he could get without bringing on a heavy
fight. e ~ t'" ~ i7l
Mott and Barlow pushed forward their
lines of bnttle with heavy skirmish line
in front. Mott was partly in position and
entrenching, and Barlow was moving tothe
crest in front of the rebel works when he
encountered heavy force of the enemy
marching down in column by brigades with
the intention of piercing our position at
the interval which now existed between
the left Of the I'd corps and the right of
the 7th. The I'd, Sd and 4th brigades of
Barlow division formed his ftont line, the
lst brigade under Gen. Miller was held 10
the rear asia reserve. In the assault by
the enemy, the rebel Gen. Wilcox's divis
ion, marching in three brigades, led the ad-
vance of Hills veteran corps. Ii was ear
ly in the afternoon when the head of the
rebel column struck at once the right of
the 9th and left of the Cd corps. The reb-
els pushed on with Characteristic pertiua~
city, and the shock was soon felt on the
fanks of both those corps. The position
which they occupied rendered it impera
lively necessary that they should immedi
ately withdraw the fianks that were thus
exposed and fill up the existing gap by
making connection with each other along
the line of entertainments in the rear.
While this was being done, however the
enemy inflicted considerable damage on our
men by his murderous fire and captured
several hundred prisoner from Us.
The assaulting column came down in
di'gone direction, and as it happened
it struck the TANKS of the divisions which
wcIe disconnected and hence the disastri>
Gus consequences which ensued. This
forced the retirement of Barlow, and the
hasty withdraw of Mott, and Of part OF the
left of Gibbon and the loss of 4 guns,
The enemy swept down over the ground,
that our troops had left taking number OF
prisoners as he advanced. Pressing on still
in diagonal direction, the column soon
came to Gibbons line, the left OF which
suffered somewhat, from the shock. The
right held its position with determined
courage, and poured murderous fire into
the advancing force, the musketry was ter
rifle on both sides.