The New York herald., 1864-10-30

sumed their march. The infantry and artillery Of IN
Second corps moved On ths Vaughan road, shs esva,
taxing road stl further to the right junction VA
bs formed the day BY the cavalry and infantry
constituting HAnooek's command.
0sxsRAL sGAN xNaAGD.
Whils The cavalry was advancing and skirmshns or
read Egans division sf infantry took the lead hs
eshsr. Upon approaching Hatchers The suemys dis
mounted cavalry was found posted IN line Of breast
works the other sids 1he trees along the borders d
ths stream we're felsd, making u impossible "a
sress except u tho established fords. General
Egan's command dspioysd In line Of battle, and
General smyth's brigade advanced aoross the stream
and carried the hrsastwork the othss side General
6nyth captured aunber of prisoners from Youngs bri
gads ef rebel cavalry. Our Casualties few The
sny osr known - hsvs been lost eA that occasion wa
Lieutenant Colonel spAer Il ths Fourth Ohio who vaa
killed By muskss ball IN ne bead. General Egaa's
division then moved On road further 70 the right and
General Motifs having crossed The rum continued the
dsct read, and both divisions Joined again at point
whore hs roads oonvergsd. Slight skirmishing occurred
eccasioDaly during the onward march Of both divisions,
during whish Majsr SuaAh Of the Ffst Delaware rsgi
msut, was wounded In the lsg.
CENTRAL GRDou.
Information from General Gregg, received about this
time established the fact that after some skirmshng hs
also had crossed the stream further to tho le with his
command.
ARRIVAL AT xsS BATTLE nnD.
Nothing important occurred from ten A. Il until after
slsvsn when Egan division reached tho present battle
hsd, which situated the Boy dtown plank read
it, junction with the Quaker road. The plank road was
important Of communication between Peters,
burg and the point tho railroad from which the
my has been hauling his supplies. Id reaching that
point on the plank ROAD We had been annoyed and do
laycd by bushwhacksrS and sharpshootsrs. Seven
loaded muskets were found by men In one house.
THE BsxhY oPIxs
A soon q We had reached the road the troops
being dspoysd an open plain, the enemy opened with
artillery from the right and left Tho guns firing on u
from tho let were at rst supposed TO be the guns Of
General Greggs cavalry command, which advancing
from that direction and would join u this point
they proved 70 bs tho enamys but after firing few
shots they mbered up and went or on new military
road which the enemy has recently constructed fron
Petersburg.
ouR ARTILLERY IN POSITION.
The guns on the right, however. continued firing, and
Becks battery and fifth United States, brought
into position u handsome STYLE and opening with vgor,
ssnoed the enemys srslery in that direction for
while. The enemy 1rng from the direction Of the
plank road The shaspshooters kept up constant hrs
and killed and wounded several Of ouf Lieutenant
William Burns. Of Becks battery mortally wounded.
GENERAL MOTIFS DivInoN
up and General Hancock was busiy engaged MAX.
ing dispositions Of his forces
rHs ARRIVAL OF saE CAVALRY.
In the meantime General Gregg caAs up with his cav.
airy the Quaker road and formed junction with the
Second corps command. Ths enemy presently opened
hskx> >y1an hat fsAn
II and Bscks sners q very spirited artillery duel
oxxsRAIs GRANT S1ADa m yMD.
The artillery and infantry skrmshns IN progress,
whom about half. past p. NJ. Generals Grant and
Meade, attended by tno members OF sheiP respective
ssas arrived At the Of action, and under heavy
nrs from the epsmy arsilery which was vigorously 70.
piled to BY own th6 progress anars In
person for time. ceness Grant, unattended by any
members Of hts ssan made personal reconnaissance
down tho road near where the enemy wss posted N
works across another stream.
GnuAL CRAWFORD noAom.
sharp musketry ring indicated how General Crawford,
Of the Fifth oorps was Engaged With The enemy on our
rn ENEMY ArrAcxs-m os,EcI
After Egan's divsson bad deployed smyth's brigade
drove the enenys skirmshers ever The creek,
and General Hancock had just given orders for
. vigorous advance 10 develop tho enemy's
strength and position, when, at four P. NJ, We were
attacked by the enemy in force in front and on the right
object OF the appeared TO be 10 break through
between the right OF Hancooks corps and the left Of
warrel's.
haH ASSAULT xNKMY RlPUIsKD.
10 prevent such disastrous result Esan's division
was quickly TO the right, and assisted by General
Nc Aisers Brigade Of Motifs division and the simults
neous nre from Bsok's Fifth United States, Roders
() Fourth United States snd Seepor's Tenth Massa-
cnuse, under Lieutenant Granger (Capt Sleeper being
absent wounded) succeeded Ia repeng The assault and
in capturing ave or six huudred prisoners
cArrrn RscArTuRx OF CANNON AND rRIsoxEHs.
The advance Of the enemy sudden that Lieu
tenant Mecas section Of Beeks battery soon swept
over by the advancing lines Of Hcths rebel division;
but they were subsequently, recaptured through
the exertons Of Lieutenant Colonel Smith, Chief
Commissary on Hsacock's staG and BY the aid
or some detacnments from tho First Maine ard
First Massachusetts, heavy artillery. At the same time
Hajor Mitchell, the Generals senior aid recaptured
number or our prisoners, together with securing two
hundred Of the enemy. Major Bingham, in gong 70
communicate with Gen. Warren, captured and robbed
by tho enemy but when darkness h he succeeded N
escaping.
THE KNExY's AesAuLr on rM LETT
me enemy also made IN assault ~ the same time az
our left and rear which handsemeiy repulsed by
Grssg's cavalry. Lieut. hetoalf, Of the artillery, Y
wounded and prisoner.
THE RxBKL GxNUAL mI N FEE Ds0AGnNT.
Tho rebel General Bins corps had arrived from the
vicinity Of Petersburg time 70 make tho stack on
Haneock's lima Tho enemy however, were everywhere
successfully repulsed.
erERAL HANCOCK occup1R nAfmR's CREEK.
Nearly the whole OF HaDcocks command was almost
entirely out Of ammunition, and now (mdnlght h re-
firing Hschers creek, wbere win DO In easier COM
muncation with the remainder Of The army.
Our loss was estimated At nom 70 eight hundred
WOUNDED.
Captain Ball ard Lieutenant Lockwood, OF General
Motifs stall aud Leutenant BonnaGon, Of General Nc
Anisters, we're wounded.
xRApMus 10 RENEW THE cowrrr.