The New York herald., 1864-08-04

mn, s,op 10 The conflict Meanwhile Hrecs' nridge sup
poret nv yrcox procecded uuc er orders 10 attack The
enemy on turkey H,l, on the extreme rixht,
aud drove him from after a short combat,
which Inc federss nad already ospeo THIS hin CON-
,snds the approaches from the north and 10 tho
military bridges which McCel'l threw over chieSa-
bomiuy IL evident that Grant aiming Tor these
bridges consequently General Lee continued TO his
army TO the right on the e.sn'as the 3D. Until he had
thrown right across Grau rs path where the latter sup
posed ne had comparatively q small, force.
treat must have oce Grants surprise therefore, AZ
moved against tue Cor eaeraes to hnd them N greaer
force acre nc execed 10 find them weakest aud s'ad
mg htmy mp 10 Nelr w"'k oeh'ld me rnae hfFes.
works wEch they had throw ~ the proceda6 aisnt,
HIS assault extended aloug he entire line on to
extreme right, and WIS repnised Win neavy
loss II repeated the left until near the close
OF the battle when 1t repussed The chiei at
TACK msde upon Kersnaw's. Fields and lloke dyi
OF ersons IN The centre, ana upoa bTecS
inridges and Mahones divisions OF His corps next on
their rgat, The heaviest and mnst determined assaults
being directed against kersnaw and Hoke and tho eit Of
In many respects battle repetition OF that of
18th Il May spottsy vania Court House While he
kept up threatening attitude along the whole ne Grant
massea very heavy force aod hurled and again
with tremendous violence against single point For
few he broke the breasworks at salient
on Breckiuridges lett, aud captured three guns;
but ~ less tme tnah u takes me 70 narrate
the General Finneean rushed into the
breach with his Fardians and swept the enemy ont
took the guns which they had just finished loading and
tur bed them upon their ilyug columns Seven different
assaults made against Kershaws 'front.' each Of
Which, as were ali those made against Field oke and
Breck nsdge, repulsed Slaughter that has
parallel 10 the war except al Spottsyvan II IS true
that each succeeding assault ieeber than the one
that preceded but the ederals enough each
time for The Confederate marksmen TO cut thc down in
wide blue swa,hes stretching Tar across the field. The
slaughter was sufficient would think TO satisfy even
Grants thirst for blood. The battle ragged with great
violence nntil hail-past ten O'Clock A. Must Ave
hours-when the federas retired, beaten at all points,
aud took shelter behind their intrenchments near at
hand.
But prisoners were lest or taken on either side
The loss sustained by Grant in killed and wounded is es
tma.ed at fifteen thousand men The loss estimated by
the Conledcr does not reach thousand At first
disposed 10 dscredt the latter report but visit TO
the hospitals TO the medical chiefs Of divisions and
and the medical director Of the army has removed all
doubt The testimony Of officers In the trenches is con-
frmatory Of the reports derived from medical men
Brisader General Law, who received painful though
not dangerous wound over the eye, states that up
! to the time be wounded-nne M-but three men
10 bis entire brigade had been hurt including himself
Grant renewed his attack the nights OF the Sd
and 4h and again on the night Of the 9Th, but with
out result; each assault was repulsed with heavy
Curing the night OF the 9th he retired his
right wing about two miles, and placed it behind
wing OF his army Not content with this security he
has thrown up strong ntrenchments around his TANKS
and along his entire trout L should have been stated
same ground as the battle OF Gaines Mil and Coal Har
Dor IN lse2 II was at Coal Harbor that Jackson first
struck McCelaa's flank aud in bis first grand flank
movement, fact well known the Con!ederates, and
rom which they drew fresh nspiratin Tho position Of
the armies reversed respects, the federss
occupying nearly the same ground the Couederates held
in 1862 10 the engagements Of that at Gaines Mil
driven from his position with heavy LOSE Thus FIR
Grant has found impossible disodge Confederates
from the slme ground The latter awaited themselves
upon some parts OF the Ged Of the works ircm which
they formerly drove Mcclellan.
Among the killed the Confederate side are Brigader
General Doles, OF Georgia Colonel l. M. Keit, OF South
Carooa formerly distinguished member OF the United
States House Of Representatives, and Colonel Edwin
Wills, Of Georgia, late graduate Of West Point, and
OF the most promising officers the Confederate
Among the wounded are Brlgader General Law, OF Ala
taa, Kirkland OF Georgia and Lane, OF North Carolina,
tie TWO frsi slightly. Major General Breckinridge had
On tue evening Of the 5th General Grant sent a
comnnn n!calion TO General Lee, proposing that
when the armies were not actually engaged either
party may, upon notification 10 the other,
pied that he preferred the such oc
casionsto Wit, that the party desiring
wounded and inter its dead should send in flag OF
aud ask permission 10 do adding that the burial party
reoined affecting TO understand accepting
bis proposition, and informing MIN that he would send
forward force between the hou of twelve and three
O'Clock J. NJ Of the 6th TO for the wounded and
the kind designated by General Lee The latter inme-
diaely informed him that he had misund him, and
that II be tGrant should send out party for the pur
pose indicated without first obtaining permission under
flag oi truce 10 do 60 be would cause the party 10 be
warned or by bis pckets am not informed whet her
further communication has been received from Grant
His dead and many OF bis wounded still In front
OF he Confederate ntreachmens, the poisoning the
ar by their STENCIL and the other yexng by cries
Tor help Tue Conederates duties OF
sh5oers and Grant is unwilling TO solicit permission to
&c H. since IT would imply his defeat Thousands OF bis
dead were Jeff uDboed at the Wilderness and SpoitsyI
vana Ccart House the reason.
T. ST. understand that Grant has made the usual
request for permission TO bury bis dead that Lee
granted II.