The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-29

The President has been irdulsius in ridius on
horsehacS. and h.. health has hoa considerably i'm.
povcj since ho lott Washington. lie may return Tor
dN or tuo.
Tho ler possible spirit aniina'c, cut t-oop.. ard
p-uminc.t military men seem 20 !, vel -attdcl sith
the pros,n, aerect Of the situation.
Tbc hospital steamer state OF Maine arrived here
this morning nom city Point iih 800 wounded, in
the ems hscment of SATURDAY., Al Fort stcadrsu
Np,tcriay, transport len city Point for Point
Lookout With l6yV rebel pris,uols captured sat-
uidAy
1o-dav, ne steamer Eizzle paser brought no 2iS
rchc tcrrrtcr', al Of vhon catuo aihn our hn'son
the sd aud s4h insu. Thc ,tc-u.cr aso bought
down lto prisouers alto captured on SATURDAY..
Additional Particulars OF tho pcfsrsbura,i
Alnir.
HrApQr WrrEs ~ ug AENY or INV r1rewNc'
Ms.. N. 20.
The engagement here YESTERDAY, WA, without
doubt 'he most important ami 'uc"e''ul for the
MON t7n', that hes i.tcn place sine, our arrival In
ont Of P,tcrsl urrh Not only ~. Tho encmv mot
and defeated At every POINT, hut the result demon
straied tie fict that they have lost heart in thDir
eAse AID that large numbers are ready and anxious
T. lay down their arms, snd give up the s'niasle
After they had succeeded in rairius possession ot
Fort S'csdnan, they nt onco foll to plundcsue TIE
baggage IN ths tents and all that their officers could
do would not induce them to sst. Th1-o Who 20.
m.inci in line fought u nothing like the cu.hur.-
Asu they exhibited last summer, AMI many laid down
their arms 1t The lint opportunity Of ra-hiur tho
rrar. on vitncsune thS he rebel officers dctc. min
a. TO return to their linc- rapidly possible.
and urrius their the woit managed ~ st
aiarre portion OF the es-aultnc column h,cs n saru.
Huudroif houoycr, end bid In the h1nih,prools,
and swsitod there for to come AMI take tlcm
p ,son,r.. The number hrought IN ly the Ninth
Corp reported yesterday correctly At eighteen
hundred The loss IN this corps l. not ,ar tfol s.S
hundred; the official figures not yc; being esscr-
talrci
Amer 'he frhtnr co-.cI at this point Of tho line It
Va. thou. ht tha, ? attack might have lcou male
20 covers more ilayorta one on the cft a1i oou.c
qucnty the entire army wa' put under ;lms TO nc
ready fof any emergency. General Humphrey Was
orlored 70 make reconnaissance in front Of HE iue
in order 10 develop tho euomy'e str.n4th ami escet-
tain their movements. Th.swI, done shortly before
noon and the 'ckct lino whs either driven In or ctp
! turoi t0 considerable iiatsurg. Our mon 'uu.u-
ueo To advance aud part o. me dlNl ion i'fi'H hud
took i1s sion Of second line nt sight woGs hut
the chcis coon auciFH- cuatgca the latte, in line
ol latut hni io''l onE inen hhck - th' NtH l.4'
taken. tbs vas prime ialiy caused by the emilia iu
ntc tont two h.t'cfIca which they wcTc enabled 10
| throw along thI- ldyar,vl ~. ton.
| t',m tn,, time until tour = " ihe hrius vss NOT
vetE sNol',tl t-tuN having ietled io thrlr wofh.
| hhv,u' strong pcArt lluo 10 h'l i'.' we. ~
~. hour the rinal 10 thl I'm vp- sounded auug tht
rrl cl limo, aid toon ni!cr hoa'y column upruei
on Ucueal Muc-'s d vision, hut they we're galleuHy
! received uy tic be ocs Of this divifiou, Who roon
thrt fruc tot ihc atteu 20 ltcuk th.Dlr tho line
end, failing In the, thcy cndesvor'd 10 Turn tho rsh
upus, lut btuoinl Miles ie4a, to receive thyr
here rz NJ other points aud they finally ,nl 1rk and
dislplcNtd, leaving their dead and many wounded
wn- - and contiuuous tor or thi,c hon