Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-04

the rebel General. Gen. WriRht cent the
man 70 the rear with the na1. I1|IInf hin
he ha6 earned bis thirty fsys' furiough.
Rhila the RAllant Sixth Wes thus engaged
he vkole EFT Of the line was In Inoiion,
Den. ORD, With The dirislons Of Foslcf and
Turner, attacked the line in his front u
Hatcher'a Run, nearly at the same lime
With the charge OF Wright, and carried
them In fine style. -
The manoeuvres which have prod@ed
these brilliant results were as ably con-
celved as they have been faithfully and
calamity executed. Lee was obliged by
our movements 70 the left TO properties.
atelJ extend his right, or give up the
5outhslde road without contest. While
bis right wac vigorously pressed back, after
lts nrst temporary success, the attack Of
the Sixth Cofps, following that Of the
Ninth, cut his army In two, driving one
part Into the inner fortlhcations Of Peters-
burg, while the right was left TO the mercy
Of Ord, Humphreys and Sheridan, and was
compelled 10 make q long detour TO the
rear 70 rejOin him, with Sheridan in Ia
rearNnd Humphreys on lts flank. The re.
sult could not fall 70 be disastrous 10 him
To the succassful execution Of these
strategies, is owing the immense dIspro.
portion between our loss and the number
Of prisoners taken from the enemy.
Additional Details by the Assosiatsd
Prsss Correspondent.
The loss OF the Ninth corps viii reach
from slght hundred 70 one thousand In
killed, wounded and prisoners. rr.
Colonel Gatcheli, 3lst Maine, severely
Major BAlton, 31st Maine, severely; Col
Gregg and Lieut.. Col. Winslow, 179th New
York, wounded; Major Morrow, 205tf
Pennsylvania, lost leg; and Lleut. Alex
ander, OF the same regiment, killed.
The corps has taken fourteen guns, about
two hundred prisoners aud two battle
Gags, the latter by the 211th Pennsylvania
They then moved on down towards Pc
tersburg, driving the rebels before them
across Town Run and into their inner line
closo 10 the city. They took q large mum
Der OF prisoners, (about two thousand, J
and come twenty guns. No attack on th,
inner line has been made % yet, as the po
sitIon is q strong one, and will either b
defended TO the last, or evacuated during
the night. .~rr d..
The 2lth corps, holding the line north o.
Hatcber's Run and south OF the Duncan
road, connecting with the 9th corps on th,
right, and the % on the left, advanced d
daylight, and took the works In their from
with slight loss.
Over one thousand prisoners were cap
tured hero. These troops were FOster'i
and Thomas divisions under Gen. Glib
bons. They Were supported by the coloreC
division Of the 25th corps, but the latte
did not get Into action. ..
The and coTps, which held the line frou
the run . mile and half east Of the Boyd
/ NAs 40 Ia ~ IL AL "A
| vancing until Sheridan with the 5Lh corp
got within supporting distance on the sx
| treme left, when the entire line MARCHES
forward carrying the works almost withou
opposition. - -r.. ..r-.s .r. .
The enemy was found to have fallen bscl
| from this part Of the line owing TO the 6tl
corps cutting them Of, they having reAche,
the South Side railroad early In the fore
noon, and were busily tearing IL up. Til
Of course cut the rebel army In two, an
the two divisions TINS caught between ID
9th and % corps at once started across th
South Side road toward the AppomAttoK
hoping to be able 10 ford II and thus escap,
capture. But 1t appears they ran againL
Sheridan, and puttinR on bold appear
ance, made . show 10 6ght. News 70 thi
| effect reaching headquarters, two division
Of the I'd corps were at once sent TO dan
and II possible capture the entire command
Our Losses during the day cannot b
| given, but Il IL believed two thousand vii
cover them, many valuable officers beluI
among them, whose names, however, ar
not obtAinAble tonight. Our captures vii
sum up about 9, 900 prisoners and 3S gum
including those taken BY Sheridan yestel
day: :. ,g-.1ir. ,.,1,-- !.