The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-08
APPROPRIATION BILLS ALSO PASSED,
Interesting City Intelligence.
important,
General Advance of the Army Of the
Potomac.

fOtOmncs
Hsddgu1r ers Of hs Army o5 the Ponm1e
Seb. 5.-The Army Of the Potomac IS on-c moro IA
motion. and ere this dispatch r achcs Won tts OBJ
bcts intended to be accomplished will havo been
not only developed, but the degree N success re-
sulung will also DO dlut 70 known by that
time
At three O'Clock this morning tho Fifth Corrs.
preceded ty Greggs cavalry, starel on the ROAD to
Resn's Station.
No force Of tho enemy was mot on the route but
the roaas at various points were pckeel W
cavalry, a., Of vhoul retroaiol tho column .d-
vaucei.
About noon tho column rcschoi Po-aniiz Crock,
ever which bridge Of considerable Length had n
b. constFuc -ci. ooeupyins several hours.
Auout3P. NJ. the 81 Ponasylvluis Cavalry, un-
Do Major Mesa, we're sent out to make connection
bct~cou thnm and the - CorrS, ,he 2d and Sd
Divisions of which h.d gone out ol the Vaughan
road aa ar - IIlichcr's Rlp,to demonstrate in shst
drc.tiou.
On c,ctiaS the Run the Isl Brigade Of the 81
f, D.ysou OF tho ~ C,r!s charged aud taok tho line
@. ui rite pits on tue side, losing but tcw
They alvaLc,d about mile across the Rum drIv.
n ing tho elstny's e 10 before tueu. He'e struny
huc Of bse4stworks Was crested in short ume
Al making the poHson perfectly secure
Tho Third pounsy wanna Cavalry, after crossing
= q short distance south Of tie vaughan road, nj
vaucei Southwlrd, aud soon met small furce IN
slnbush, which poured a sharp vo!ley into our
men, killing tw', it IS said, and woun ling besi les
.numter o. horsos. part Of the Tnird Dysiou
Of the s,cond Corps here N the support Of the
Third Pennsylvsnia Cavalry aud rove the ,obeis
o. and soon after oouuecaion with the rish, OF
Ihe F.tl Corps vas reported made
Up TO this time very liilc aghHng hsd taken
place tue F,nh Corps being scarcely engaged
usl
The Second p.viEou II tNo Second Corps, w Ter
6oa. smyth, before reaching uaSher's Run, turmoil
l. the right advanced IN o northv cterty firecrou,
towards A,us,rouy's n II, but before gong three
quarters Of mile the enemy were discovered In a
strong position, and Ia considerable force four
divisions II Gen Gordon's Corps being reported in
The vicinity
Here some OF Our men erected temporary h-casi-
works on par, Of the Inc will" the balance had
sny tine 20 throw up srnAl French ri0e-pits.
ssirmshin, WAS going on all this lime between
tie enemy au1 onr sha-p'hooter'
About Ia fpast O'clock, the -ohcl hsttcric.
opened for the purpose Of dryeloIinS Cur p1sitol
an ! Strength but no reply was made.
The reb-ls a. length appeared advancing IN
line Of battle with strong skirmisA line Ihrowr
Gu, IN advance. Ou7 AL ready for thom
and US they charged In handsome style across AZ
open Hell, they received such CALLING FIRE, 70
cause them 90 ial back in disorder, leaving many
dead an wounded On tie hoid.
hn,rrepc c...u. & e n,tr'urt T. d.s,l-c our men.
and .a Luz ea.h time, rebel iorae sent rouu,
10 turn tho right aaal, of tho Lvs.on. Col MIR.
Div, of the 6lul Nv York, commau Ing The Sec
- Rrlyaie, was posted hcFo with his ri1ht rost-
Lg on % lEamn, and was 'ly prepared 'lr such
,movcmcnt. Here aran tlc rebels suffered sc
we're loss ne thev at,cmpOl to hrcat our acs
Tncv werc naa,lv forced 10 give Il ~ sni sonr
alter dark nr.ut ccasei, tie ro.os hNins back
to thc,r works
oar losa during tie DAY WAS quite l'sai' prob'
tlv not over hundred alto o;etner although d.
exact number is not known.
ca Mp-phy was wounded in he knee, not y
vrrcly. while giving otdors - his men, HIS A
1lsu.nt Aiuaut General Lieut. bcFaTsh WI
no7taly wounded
L.oIt Graham, Of the itth ConnccHcut vi
soludod IN sc brcas, severely.
Lent. Wa. Ttst.s, OF the ION M.ssaehu'ct'
s.s He'd
Aclt. MOTIFS Of the 10Th New York, woun
81 In the 'uigA ami hand.
Lieut. A, Rl-tlctt, Of TIC l'th conuecticut "
d.
correspondent OF tie New York HraAl
whose uanc | dii not learn, was captured, a.
,r,r long ROBBED succ edcd ia escaping u,
,e,1hed oar lles in safety.
Ise olemy's oss must cave been very heavy,
ley repe,peily charged our lines each time 8
:ry severely
We tooE shout twenty pg.s2psg- som, 0t VOC