Year: 1864

guilty. OF Sucn dlsagreeaDle eccentr1cl-
ties. 1t must be conceded that our
headquarters became painfully warm
under the fire. Kissing shells madly
crashed through the trees surrounding
Bethesda church, and the church itself,
scattering their fragments about with
most careless and reprehensible reck-
lessness. But one person here was,
however, hurt by the shelling. Lieut.
Kingsbury, of General Sweitzers staff,
was wounded by shell, and two of
General Cutters staff have lost their
horses. The commissary and ammuni-
ton train was obliged to be moved, be-
ing in range of the enemys cannon
Before removal one wagon with ammU-
milton was blown up, killing two mules
and seriously injuring a driver To
several commissaries, whose ears are
not attuned to this sort of music, and
whose finely cultivated sensibilities
shrink with instructive horror from
such murderous manifestations. The
order did not come too quick A shell
went through the tent of Capt Batch
elder, chief ordnance officer, destroy
ing his writing desk in its track. Hap
PLY the Captain was in the extreme
front delivering ammunition at the
time, and escaped unhurt. Had he
been in his tent his life would doubtless
have been lost and with it his valuable
services to the corps.


CANNONADINC on OUR RIGHT.


1t is quiet in our front now, and has
been for some time. There is heavy
cannOnading on our right


Headquarters FIFTH ARMY CoRPs,
BETHESDA CHURCH, June Al AN
GENERAL GRIFFIN CARRIES THE REBEL WORKS


AT A CHARGE.


Scarcely was my last despatch under
way when General Griffin's division
made a charge on the enemy, carrying
his first line of works. 1t was a dash
ing and brilliant affair. Against the
impetuous advance and fierce fire of
infantry and tempestuous torrent of
solid shot and shell the enemy had to
fall back. The veteran troops, as they
always have shown themselves, were
magnifcently brave, and the new
troops pressed forward in the face Of
the enemys fire, and it was desperate
" hot for while, with like spirit, au-
dacity and determination But our ad-
vance and victory, or such advance and
victory, always must cost us many
brave officers and men. Twill send a
full list of the wounded sent to the
corps hospitals, who fell iii this and the
preceding days fight-altogether some
four hundred names-a record Of cas-
ualties more eloquent of the valor of
our men than any imagined paragraph
of any pen possibly could be-a silent
but sorrowfuI tribute to dauntless cour-
age and mistaken patriotism.


EFFECT or THE REBEL sHELLEG.


As usual, the enemy threw his shells
our way with random Indifference.
One exploded directly over the head of
General Sweitzer and staff, killing an
orderly. A solid shot upset a pot Of
coffee, being prepared for General War
ren and staff, and the nerves Temporal
rily Of Jack the cook.


OUR BNOUAC THE REREL RETREAT.


At night our men lay within a hun





lieved from various indications that he
was preparing to get out of the way.
Daylight this morning showed the cor
rectness of this surmise The enemy
left in great haste. Abundant stacks
of muskets were left standing in the
earthworks Our corps is now advanc-
ing, but with no trace as yet Of the enc
my He has also disappeared in front
OF General Burnsides corps on our
right 1t is not probable that we will
have to advance far before we find
him. Ewells corps is the one we have
been fighting. The vacated field shows
that this corps was most terribly beat
en-. In the vicinity of where a rebel
battery was posted were twenty-eight
dead horses, trenches filled with rebel
dead, buried evidently in great haste;
exploded caissOns land mutilated
muskets, and trees SCARED and torn
by our cannon balls and shells, give ev-
idence of the severity Of the contest
and heavy punishment inflicted on the
enemy He had attacked us, mistak-
ing our change of position for a retreat,
and expected to drive US. Our forces
repelled the assault, hurled his hOrdes
back with great slaughter, and com
PEELED him under cover of the night to
leave our front It's supposed he has
fallen back across the ChickahOminy;
but wherever he goes we shall soon find
him


While we are pursuing a foe as yet
invisible, there has been heavy cannon
aiding all the morning on our left Slow
but sure success is being gained by our
army an every side.