Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-01

tne raroad obquey to the right and with its acute an
o on the SIDE next TO he Ound their troops ia line
po1 10 and protected by small breast Toe
Gu my inuedately charged upon skrmis hers, and
drove them back to main body
. Col. smyth now reported to Gen Gbbon the fact that
na eneo aaa conslderab force of infantry present.
and awaited further instructions He was ordered 20
push forward again and crtan what force there was
opposed TO us; and accordingly he advanced and again
drove back the enemy the ravne and at hat n was
again brought to q stand and Compelled to rs,ire
Inc Pckets of Mless division were d,igen in and
ever, was quickly repulsed
AS soon as 1t became evident by the attack on Gen.
SO position that the enemy considsrab force
Gen 0ooon as ordered to tall back from h advanced
Poston on the left and, cOnneclg his left vii the right
OF the first division, to form line for The protection of
the LETT flank aud the rear The junction of bis right with
n'ee elt was near the point where our breastworks
crossed Che Railroad and thence his line extended in such
curve as to bring his left nearly opposite Mess right
the line Of the latter fronting towards tho west while
tnat OF Giboon faced on the east aud .outheast
The enemy having been repulsed, our SIX mishers fol-
lowed them as they fell back advancing nearly the po
stion they had formerly held and capturing numbe of
prisoners Shortly after enemy again nd van ed and
We're rgain Driven back h avy loss and Their bIrd
assault mFd' about p M, attended with a like
satisfactory result
but about5 2. M. they opened heavy concentrated
from number OF batteries, pouriug storm Of shot
oiher missiles over the entire amphtneare included with
in our lines.
After about twenty minutes of this artillery Hre ths
enemy again made their appe in front of Gen
Miless division their assault being directed mainly sga
MS centre Alotg nearly the entire ine, ard especially
IN front OF the fifth Brigade the woods very close to
our entrenchmens, which circumstance was favorable to
to the enemy 10 that enab cd them to form compara
lively Dear our works without being discovered
Emerging from the woods they advanc 10 two lines az
battle, with forcs thought comprised WIcox's
entire diyson of Hills corps and two brgades Of Hebs
Our artillery and muskery greeted them as before with
rapid ire but without checking their On thew
canie with bayonets fixed and without firing q shot
approached cur lines gained the outside of en-
uehchments ana at some points hand to hand conflict
ensued over the top of the breaswoks our men beating
back the rebels with their bayones they attem
climb over But it wss found that our line Uas
broken near the centre and The gap rapidly
wider, until nearly the entire line was swept back
leaving cur beasworks and artillery hands of Tho
enemy from the left Of the first vision to point con-
siderably to the right of the centre
The ba terles fG behind batteries B. First Rhode
Island, Lieut. Perrlne; Capt sleeper's battery Tenth
Massachusetts aud McKnghts battery the Twelfth New
York Independent Their horses had ali been stot early
IN he action, and the suddenness with which oar msn fell
back rendered 1t impossible to get off the guns Capt
sleeper of the 1euh Massach had been wounded
duripg the afternoon aud ia command wba, hi.
battery was lost 1t is said that the Fourth New York
neaVy artery or considerable portion Of them stood
thelr ground on the left our line gave way
and rushing TO the guns OF the battery nearest to them
worked it till the enemy on an surrounded thsm
capturing Considerable portion Of them along tn the
battery.
Gen Miles and other officers of his division with great
cooness and intrtpdy set work to rally the an who
"re pouring down from the left and hurrypg the rear
and IN short time succeeded forming hne With the
right resting against breastwok near the aht of our
oi uer ue, at the point up TO which that line been
hel1 st tthe time Hancock ord red the secord
division to be faced about and cheering and urgiug the
men forward, led them person in charge ut double
quick across the space between their line that Geu
es Wnch al the widest part was probably threeu chs
OF a mile 10 breadth.
Z ne charge, uh ch made under heavy 8 both
OF mushetry and artillery was ealauty executed and 10
COZ Juu cton with the line rallied by Geu Miles ip.ntv
hm
some distance further towards the left
Alter the enemy had been checked n tie centre and
along that portion OF the line which they had cbieas Al
rected their attack the greater part of the dvon
mad returned 10 their own eDtrel and rn
seemed 20 have nearly died OUT when suddenly enemy
working their way round towards our left the robt
nank and rear OF Col Murphys brigade which was
towards the left Perhaps it will be better undertot If
compare our ines to horse shoe, aud say they
dFVen towards the lett heel There agan
bic confusion for time but men again rallied aud the
enemy checked
!, By thus tune it was Ozark, and the 6ght ended Nc
hnignts battery vas but short distance the left of
the portion OF the line recaptured aud alter dark Col
myth se.t Col Moore, OF the FourCern Pen sylvaia
to rrng ths guns. He succeeded ia bringing IF tbra
ana the other was subseque ty recovered.
About eight P. M menced etirng which " .o.
complshed with ut mplestatoa Nothing was lost in sh
dohlng our position, not shot being fred by The sn.n
we sacrifice nothing 10 abandoning the Isiti al Ram,.
station, except perhaps the destruction few NILS mors
u The roroad, and when detached situaiJ and me
urce the enemy brought sganst US are cor.darad II i
by means surprising that we should Lava bssn to-
me overpowered The number of men opposed 10 \. /.
estimated from fifteen to seventeen thousand and com
prsng iHeths and Wcox's divs ons of Hills corn. .ad
Fields division, with two other bgades Of Andsr.on'.
formerly LoDgstreets corps.
There can oe little doubt that in the engagement tbav
on numbered two to one for the men OF the o dv;
$40 We had there were exhausted by had
marching, and their labOrous work the r.rad ib.t
their effective strength had been mtersy reduced Iba
enemy will very naturally pque tne elves on the captnre
OF our breastworks and artillery, they be aoUsd r
claim victory 1T is Of kind hst they NAV pray /, ma
| excused from experiencing too frequently
Another correspondent gives somewh,t similar a..
| count Of operations He says;
Several pieces reported to be recaptured bv On,
In, the enemy not beng able to get of with tn IN
Late IN the day remit we're sent 10 ancc Oh
but they did not reach him 10 tune.
Wsrrens position is cUn,idored impreanabls and M
ttack was made on any portoa of his ine during an
tire day. 70 o.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac
Monday, hugnst 29-Eps,;no
The reports published in Of the news..s th.
the losses in the Fifth Corps in the battle If ,h ,s,
l9tn and 2lst of the present month aoh 6v
greatly exaggerate the facts 1t now ds6o;tsv
tanned that they do not exceed hirtyeob bpndred and
sIoggerS ana otners continue to come in and be