Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-01
THE ENENY's ATTACK.

theirs. They aSOnce turned the guns upon our men
as they fell back aud hred canister INTO their ranks
but this success did not last long The Third
Division OF the Ninth Corps Was quickly moved to
The point m danger, aud made charge upon the
roar OF the captured works which they galldntly
retoOk, with all the Rebels who m them at the
time. This turned the tide OF success, and the
enemy fell back 10 their lines.
In this action We lost about 400 men killed and
wounded aud from 800 to 400 who we're taken prs
ouerS.
The enemy lost about Goo men in killed and
wounded and about 900 taken prisoners, many Of
whom were nothing 10th to tall into our hands. -
Among the prisoners is Con. +. Johnson, OF The Sc
cond Division (EyansD, Second Corps; and learn
that Gen. Gordon, the corps commander, was kill
rd OF hmm the Rebels speak with great feeling,
saying that lac was man ot rare courage, and was
at all times at the front sharing the dangers of his
men.
OUR COUNTER ATTACH.
As soon as the attack was disposed Of a counter
attack WIS made hy the tit of our line upon the
enemy, 1t being thought that they had weakened
their line there in order 10 nrsS troops in front of
their chosen point of attack The idea was cor
rect, Tor the enemy had massed the bull, OF their
Third Corps to their left in the early part OF Ae
day.
The "a corps uddo au attack by advancing q
left OF its line, formed of the st and Sd divisions,
with the 2d i'm reserve. After some sharp fighting
ground, the broken line uf the enemy falling back
upon sons rear dcirnCes. Thi, move now brings
The line OF the 2i corps not lar tom the Boydtm
phu6road, Int the ro,d is still Ia the hand, of the
rebels. The force pitted against this advance was
at first very small, hut the .cuemy in haste moved
back their sd corps formerly HiIlS) TO their right
and threw ii into action. ThrioNS of the "a corps
was tring, not more, learn than 800 men.
In the meantime the 9Th corps was also pushing
its line forward, that the strength of the enemys
line was fairly tested along It's centre aud right
The N6rmiSh line Of the rebels fell back as the
corps Went on and their batteries opened Sharpl,
upon il, but, 10 spite of this, went our line lln-
I'll the enemy were forced into their dctence,.-
Then the corps came to.a halt, and took steps D.
hold. the ground gained. BY this advance the Gth
corps now has the ground until TO-DAY held BY the
rebel pickets. The loss Of the corps, am told,
will not exceed 100 men M killed and wounded.
TOTAL Loss.
The loss OF This army az the three points of at
tack viii not, think, exceed 900 men Ia all As
the losSe, of the rebels, they viii, IL Is likely
reach 1000 60 l,2OO Iu Killed and wounded, and the
prisoners number . 2uO 10 - 500 meu-total loss,
8, 2OO To- 8, 700 men. From tins It will bee seen that
the advantage VA ~ ith MS very decidcdly.
raE raf>pFNr On rur GROUND.
About noon his ENreliency, the President, with
Generals Grant and Ingalls,, came up from City
Point 10y q special train. They Went iutu The field,
and the attacks ut the I'd and 9th corps were IN
some degree, made under the eyes OF the President
who thus was to-day on his. first field OF battle
though do not hear that any rebel shell wa, wicked
enough Co come near his person.
GENERAL LEE
was, learn, also ON the ground, and directed the
attack and defense at his desperate army, the drst
of which was, must SAY, ably made. lu his ob.
Irct th, day lace was tullcd, hut the point chosen
hy him ioi his attack, and the vlgor and ability
with which hc made d. stu stamp him q very
Jbi" General. III, object TODAY 4, not yet known,
mt nave au Idea that % was O" break oar line at
a point near 30, base aud 4ip-', and dcstru, the
stores of all sorts there gathered.
At NICHr
all firing ceased, and a calm came after tlr du of
thr day. As write only thc usual pJtlrring along
the picket line is to be heard.
FROM LOUISIANA.
The New Orleans Times Of March 10 publi,hr.
thr following intelligence from Red river
gentleman who ha, Just arrived here from Red
river luiurmS us of the existence OF much democrat
l.uiuu Jmuug the rebel troops stationed m the We
,iulty ur AlrA1udra. The number of dcscr,,rs ie
large. .ud many dr,ertets who have been caught
have been shot after trial boy court martial Buyk-
rrr offered io pardon all who returned before tine
first o February but after that date they must sut-
ter the penalty ot death 10 caught.
cur informant represents that there arr eight OBJ
ten thousand rebel troops IN the helghburhood OF
Al,,audri1. There Is garrison al Fort DeRussy,
the works of which fertilization are undergoing re-
pairs and strengthening.
lie SAYS that the Rebel military officers on the
Red River are deep Ia trade with New Orleans,
sending down cotton for goods, one third of which
are clearly coutrabaud of wal, and expressly fol-
biidru ia thr trade regulations. They receive tur
their cotton large quantities OF whisky, medical
stores. shoes and many cotton card, that they
have gluttcd the market
ia ll tIp q | tUpllsu smU
two or three weeks apo. 81, 900 worth Of supplies
destined tor the Red River. Being contIahand ar
telr they were seized al Murgauz1 but were after
ward released by order, and taken TO the house of
lhc Rebel Captain Catlett, on the Bayou Ford0che.
and there pediled ont 10 the men Of Cdtlctts com
aIaud and others.
\ steamer, with a clearance from Shreveport Tor
New Orleans, having ON board sIA hundred bales OF
cation, was lately sent back from Morgauza. This
sIeci,s OF trade is not confined to Red River.
,alrc told that the steamer Ralph is now at'WasE-
Iugtou uu the Courtablrau, loading with cotton Iyr
Sew Orleans AT Smsport there Is Il Rebel Gus
tom Mouse, which collect, toll the staple Is II
goes Aut
ThaRrhel> have been making wholesale seizures
about Alexandria aud among the victims was Mont
of his yhol, crop at sugar, amounting to one hun
dred aud sixty hogsucais. The AlcA tudrla Dtmr-
cfdt cou0ucd a communication nom Nh. Wells
protesting against the outrage and the manner III
which Tia seizure w1s made.
The property of D. p Benjamin and John ellen
ia New Orleans had been condc mued il the United
States District Court forfeit to the United States.
WAR WITH ENGLAND.
The Narf coycs aloug article on the probabilities
oi q war between the United States and England as
follows
Butthe day oil sohtertuge is past. Great Britain,
at last is conscious OF the war cloud dark,niug
over her own soil. Selfish beyond all consideration
ct the merits Of a cause, she las delayed the Iecog
milton OF the Cunlcvertcy To avoid the expense Of
entering the arena. But now that her Parliament
has begun 10 measure the risk aud CONT Tie cost ct
war, aud knows IL 10 be- inevitable, more decided
and open policy may be- expected.
FROM MEXICO
WASHINGTON, March -, 1s65.
Semi.otiical advices from Chihuahua, Mexico, TO
the 3rd OF February, have been received here. An
extra OF the official paper contains the following
news of d French defeat The Government las Just
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