, 1865-04-05

on our left va doubtless the canc Of The post
tiun waa lhts: Gen. Grant. on Tie receipt Of th
n:ws Of Shertdsn's victory at the FIVE Forks, i'm
mcdfate1y dispat tched couriefs, IN coujuncuot
o eo4ps d dess
withon, loss Of time, 10 open E1th oo.h ARTILLERY
aod infantry npon he wors; OF rstssSs1SSI ses5
70 M se sS nga At
our columns had passed the picket Tine, and were
f. a1s tes't tAs 5sss' s.
inc almost at the same instant. The 9Th
i,sttIt., snd without ceremony tbe5 threw them
aetYes q, nasse into the ditch ard up the pafapet
The contest We short though terrible and des-
deadly bayonet lnnge, the ,mpu1aive and aduI
cruehes Of nusket and revolver, the crossing of
srotde, the voliey, now and then. when our troopa
ps1spet, Tic .yeils and eroans, ihe gaiiopiae % q
courlc1s to aud fto from end to end Of the lines,
In pisces, the bitches were heapcd With }iving and
dx1n1s somhstsnta Sn1 Numbered tossthes pro@iscu-
told how she conflict went, o. each side x he
9Th eolps the fcene was the samc, Opposite Fort
Asi1, II: relwl. hs3a toft ealled Fort Heaven, at
which they fought like satan|s leg1ons.
The Battle on Tuesday--Attack On Peters.
F1Chttnk--CGspkl31es.
HsEA,neUAK7Eas Ahsr Of TIE ForoxAo, Apn>
2S.Ihe most important Victory the army OF the
ds5, aBd the outer line Of works, which VIC hnye
been trying in yam for months TO overcome, has
at last yte!drd to our victorious arms, aud the
mile and haf OF the city On the southwest side
COMMENCEMENT or THE ATTACK.
The struggle made BY the enemy to retain these
works has been OF the most deeperate character,
aud for the success obtained to-day We are ndeot-
Cd not only 10 the strategy exercised by the CON-
manders, hut to the overwhelming numbers and
bravery OF the troops thai did the work. The
orders Tor IN attack On the tine east and south Of
Petersburg, bT the 9Th and 9th corps, we're Carried
out at daylight, the artillery having been ham,
the entire line held By the above, corps. Such :
during tne xas, and waa not eTcn surpassed "
thai which was heard On the occasion Of the mine
eIploE11n in front Ut Petersburg.
CAPTURE or TIE PORTS.
hs I'D aSsa SsRs
tliEade of the ,et disis1on. The charge was
made in fpant Of Forts Hel! and Rice, on the Je-
.ortiRcations, Fort Mahone being the most clabo-
rate and extensive. These works contalned four.
teen eups, Euznc Of Hhlch we're ut once opened
on the enemy b5 men belonging to our lnfantry
regiments
TE1Ina TO RECOVER TIE roEr.
Just 1nffde, and about one hundred yards from.
Fort Mahone WIS smother work, to which the
rrtele. retreated, and from which they threw d
most destructive frc UPON nnr men, causfng them
TO retire from the noE.Aern end, when the rebe's
the guns in the right wing as well as In The center
had been manned and shotted. and the assal1Hnts
we're driven back. From this time untll late IN
The afternoon the struggle continued, tbs enemy
rsipE every effort to recurer the @ort while Our
men we're ps determined 10 tetain Possession Ut
It. About noon the chances seemed that We
,hon'd lose II; but eosn attcr, the provisional
bsiGade, nnpet Gen. Benhsna, with Gen. Hamlln' :
brigade OF tie Gti eorps, came on The ground,
and by Their timely arrival savcd the gal!snt men
o 1t eHfa se tse neR sssa as
around and around this fort was Of the most ter
Ethle and feastnl character.
game as during thu day. Cen Wilcox. with part
OF bis Civision. made IN attack in front Of Fort
MeG'lvey near The Apponattox, and TOOK part
70 hls former poeiion, owing to lack Of supports.
1he loes Of the 9Th corps will zeseh from tn to
l.oNtn killed, wounded and prisoners. among
fiop. Who Is badly woenied in he sroin, bnt rot
faulty It Il thought; Col. Getcheli, Of he S,st
Name, teyeTe,y; Asj9r Bolton. Slkt Maine, Sc.
e3'; Tiis aqsr eo1ps t..
toa1.eea rs Enna, about aS prisoners, and Two b.t-
te-hagt. The later were taken ~ the 2l1lh Pa-
THE SIXTH CORPS.
The 9Th corps struck the enemy's line In front
Of Fort Meeh nesr the celebrated tead works,
and carried them With Tefy slight loss. They 1t
fesched about clock, and in a very short tune
- eral uliea Of It were torn up and 6es'royet.
Thy then moved on down towards Petersburg,
aud Into their inner line close to the city. They
took 'arce number Of prisoners, ,aboat 9,ooo, and
apme twenty Tuna
ye position s strong one aad % ~i t'chi either
b. defended 10 the 1a&t or evacuated during the
The 18th corps. holding the line north Of Hatch
s han. and soath OF the Darean road, connect
ine With the 9Th corps on the right and ID on
III their front with tlght loss. Over 1000 Prison.
grs we're cspt9ted here. Foeter's and Turner'S
divisions; IL mde5 Gen Gibbons. we're supported
by the co!ored division Of the Ssh corps but the
!att;f dld got get INTO acnoD*. The ID corps, who
held the line from the Run-a mile md i bali
e. + o. TIE RGydtc~n as ro.d an over nile
Villa .ne tth corIr lot william supporting a;stznce
On the extreme left, when the entire line moTed
.,cS ss Ssss1y1nG The "o1ss almost Eihoai oppo
Ibis part Of ,he l,Ee. owing to the 9Th corps cut
ling tn N of, they having reached The south Side
1psa ea5, IN y ne ana were ha1y tearing
and ne tTo divisions has caushi between the 9Th
1 and I'd corps at once stArted' acroes The Sonth
Sfot toaH toWak0 t2e App0Aattox, hoping to be
able to ford It and th1s esespe capture. But It
appenf. they ran ass1nst Sheridan, and putting
On q bold appearance 1nAdc show 10 feht,
News to MS effect reaching headquarters, two
DIVISIONS of The ID corps were at once sent to
Hank and, II possible, capture the whole com.
Eut It is he1ieved s,oOo will eoIer them. Many
'a1nable officers are among the number, whose
namee. hey ever, a1e not obtainabe tonight. Our
taptures viii Eun mp about s,Wo prisoners and
she r1dan yesterday. The loss Of the enemy IN
ki1!td and woanded 1s not estimated, but in font
g! The *sh corps 'hcy lie on the ground very A{ck
hty we're m0wn Gown hy the hundred at caeh
enoft to regain their lost ground. Gen. Ransom
i badly wounded and prisoner In our hands.
de was found at house on the Boydtown road,
rom Which ittNas dangerous to remove him,
Gcu. 4. 7. I'LL Is reported Killed by pfisoncss.