New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-03
FROM GENERAL GRANT.
Continued from Firet Page.


That the ganners were unable 20 work their fgr for
time They tried to fire. be; the men were si>t of ~
ss.t az The, showed the e,st part Of ef to5cs Find
Ing our frc TO be so deadly the enemy quickly lay under
cover Of their deiencc OILY returning iha1p fire OF
nuskesry.
I'VE FICHTSo.
At IL o'clock Q. ID. tho fighting along our bhe
Aom the center VI the left was shaIp 1he
Asft Of the Jwclty fourth Corps connected win sAe
Second Corps which had tie Fifth on Us lett ana ong
she front of those three bodies there was for sohe tine
en- neessant rc the artillery on The lett h'ns eua
but IN froBs of our center, where the T"eny'fsTth
Corps fought 1t was nearly silent fy this inccssan'
and deadly fire the FRS. oDl Second Divisions Of the
Twenty fourth Cops gained some ground, ond stops
were taken TO lold 1t. The line IL shorpshccecrf fsn
xho Rebcl guns silent. while sroDc line vos pushed
forward and under cover Of this fire threw up rev
ne o!bresstworbs. Behind tbs lire hay whileFhe
ziirmish nc gained Sop by STEP but very sowy.
gyocnd.
TIE TwSNTY|fIFTH CORPS,
The Second Division Of nc Twenty fifth CORPS under
Gep Bney was hee in reserve TO tic ne Of The Twenty
fourth all day, and lot called upon ofre ssot but
che eoorea troops we're steadily engaged and showed
nc lack Of spirit To brigades 81 the division were
held In lire behud The breast~0rf, while me Other
<wo-theTe being our in the division socdT hther to
Ahe rear In Tsser' }.
THE GROUND.
THE wssar xture of pine and cesr.r=s'ihe most of
She sesnes OF acon in Virginia. "a long hno OF woods
Aid the Rebs batteries from view and in those woods
drawn up one line under cover OF It's log brea--'
works wit btle skImish line thrown ca In front eSe
60 the Re be, works. In tho rear o. lie woods Tie
ground open and along - about thTeequariers c'
mile io q woods ran the old line OF dcfences sey
held By the Second Corps.
DESIGN NOT CARRIED OUT.
AV6p1n. II was thought by Gen, Gibbons sfthe
Eve ntyf lrth Corps THAI BY sudden charge the st
Division might be able 20 carry the batteries in Its
front as the skirnsh line had pushed up so near to
theDi thu, the lire worId have only few hGndTed YARDS
20 rross 10 reach the works and the loss would be
-vmall Dusk was thought good time to make tbis OF
sempt After some consideration 1t was decided TO de-
. fer thip attack until proper moment ltmay be
that possibility Of ahere being some rear deienses
which would command those In front, If TAKEN Gen.
Gibbons. who is a careful man. concluded 10 wait until
Ne could better zee what defenses TO be met Al
day-break tomorrow the sttack may be made, and
tho enemy have weakened their line to send troops ~
>Aeir right the attack will j, is likely, succeed.
The LOSSES.
Tie loss OF the Twenty fourth Corps In this days
arht Will not exceed 200 men, and the only officer OF
any rank in the list Ofcasualtes wac Capt g. IT, Brown
u the shaTpshooters, who was wounded fatally "nd
aied ten minutes after be struck The loss OF the
enemy it is not easy 10 gues as their artillery must
have lost good number Of men; but their line ives
Kept well under Of their dccpfas 20 that theiI
Aota loss could net have been great.
gDEsEITERs.
About 200 men came in from the Rebel Line onrini
She day and there evident wish on tie port Q
sheir men 10 desert when e chance offered. List o
hhc casualties send herewith.