The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-11
GENERAL GRANT.
official Report from Lee
Capture of 800 Prisoners
zen, Lee. OMcial Account Of the
Fighting below Petersburg Ola ihe
Sth-The w Ounded - NE ers--The Fed
erals within ARTILLERY Range Of the
Souih Side II a ilrOal.
Pre- $ Dispatch

Press Dispatch
NEW YoRL, Feb lO.-Generdl Lee gives
the following doleful account OF the
hghtiug below Petersburg;
HpDoUARTERs ARMY OF NORTH
ERN VIRGINIA, Feb o !
To Goaal ) Cooper;
The enemy moved u strong force yes
ierday TO Hatcher's run. Part OF his IN
tantry, with Gregg'scayalry, crossed and
proceeded on the Vaughn road, the in
mntry To Cat Tail creek andthe cavalry
10 DinWiddie Court House where It's ad-
vance encountered portion OF our cav
airy and returned. In the afternoon
part of Hills aud Gordon's troops dem
onstrated against the enemy OH the left
of Hatchers run, neal Armstrong; mill.
Finding him intIenched they withdrew
after dark. During the night the force
that had adj anced beyond the creek re-
turned TO il and were reported TO he
recrOssing This morning Pegram's di-
vision moved to the right bank OF the
creek to recOnuoitTc, when II was vlgor-
Susly attacked The battle was obsti-
nately contested several hours, but Gen
Pegram being killed while brayely en-
couraging his men. and Colonel Honman
wounded. some confusion occurred anu
the division was pressed back to Its orig
inal position Evans division was or
dered by General Gordon to the support
of Pepram's 5. and charged the enemy and
forced him back, but was in time com
pelled TO retire. Mahone's division ar
irving. the enemy was driven rapidly to
the detences on HatCbcr's run Our loss
isreported to be small That of the en-
emy is not supposed to be great
Signed X l. LEE
The Tribune special nom heddqudI-
teTs 7th, says among the wounded III the
night between the 5th corps and the en-
emy on the Boynton plank road last
night were Gen AyIcs, commanding the
I'd division OF the 9TH corps III the shou-
der, severely Gen Gwym, Cong. the
Third brigade "a division i'll the foot,
shghtlv-still Oh duty Capt Gawthrop,
Adiutunt General, Third brigade. Sd dlVl-
sion, in hip slight; Major Garter. Inspec
tor General Third brigade, 2d division.
neck, slight 1t Is reported to-day that
We have 800 rebel prisoners
3P M-More entrenChing tools and
Iatlons arc coming up, ana III Is the ue-
termination to hold the tive miles gained
on the left of our old fortified lines al all
hazards This gain asI have said, tnngs
us to the Boynton plank road, aud with
in artillery range Of the South Side rail
road Thus Lee has again been outgen.
eraled, aud another Iankee,trck played
upou the main army Of the COntederacy
WEDNESDAY MORNING { O'CLOCK
A bright sunny morning leans upon
army operations, cheering the hearts OF
tue brave soldiers who have just endur-
ci and accomplished so much The new
gain of five miles Oh Our left is being
strongly fortified this morning md will
be held at ali hazards This is mag
Difcent gain for Us and 4 corresponding
loss TO the enemy The cavalry are still
reconnoitering to the west and south
west, 1t has been developed by this
movement that Lee had sent several di
Yisions of his troops against Sherman
itu,materiali, weakening his lines here.
Our army line Is IL be immediately push
ed out u the Bovnton plank road aud
will soon no doubt bec0nuected win the
South Side railroad.