The New York Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1864, Page 1

I “THE NEW YORK HERALD. % WHOLE NO. 10,124. GRANT. ANOTHER BATTLE ON FRIDAY Assault on the Enemy’s Works. The Rebels Driven Within Their Intrenchments at Every Point. GUNS, COLORS AND PRISONSES CAPTURED. Colonels Haskell, Porter and | Morris Killed. General R. 0. Tyler and Cole- mels McMahon,'Byrnes and Brooks Wounded. ‘FRE BATTLE OF COAL HARBOR. ‘Additional Details of the Ter- rific Conflict of Wednosday. BENORALIZATION OF LEE'S ARMY. The Rebels Deserting in Large Bodies. The Deserters State that “This is to Be the Last Fight for Richmond.” REPORTED CONPLAGRATION IN BICHMOND, Wasninaton, June 41364. Majer General Dix:— Despatches from Goneral Grant’s headquarters, dated dre o'clock yesterday, have just been recetved. No -@perations took place on Thuraday. Testerday, at haif-past four o’clock in the morning, @meral Grant mado an assault on the enemy’s lines, of <whtob he makes tho following report:— owe assaulted at balf-past four A. M., driving the enemy sgithin his tntrenchments at all points, but without gaining <any decisive advantage, Our troops now occupy a position Geese to the enemy—some places within fifty yards—and <twe remaining. Our loss was not severe, por do | eup- prea the enemy to have lost heavily. Wo captured over (ree hundred prisoners, mostly from Breckinridge.”” Another later official report, not from General Grant, umstes the number of our Killed and wounded at about @ree thous nd. ‘The following officers are among the Killot:— @olove! Haskell, Thirty-sixth Wisconsin. Getonel Porter, Eighth Now York heavy artillery. alone! Morris, Sixty-sixth Now York, mong the wounded are:— General 2. 0. Tyler, seriously; will probably loge -n foot, Oolonel McMahon, Ono Hundred and Sixty-fourth New Tork. * Colonel Byracs, Eighth Massachusetts, probably mor- ally Colonel Brooks, Fiity-tbird Pennsylvania. EDWIN 4i. STANTON, Secretary of War. THE HERALD DESPATCHES. Mr. James C. Fitzpatrick’s Despatches. Nova Aaay Coxrs, June 1—6 A. OPERATIONS OF TIE CORFE, Teent you last night a brief account of our operations yesterday; but a8 another opportunity Is presented of forwarding a letter avail myself of it to recapitulate events to the present time. Affairs rem.ined comparatively quiet during the morn- pe A GENERAL ADVANOS @f the corps took place in the afternoon. Tho brigade of @emera! Lediie, supported by that of Colonel Marshall, peshed forward, with tho Fifty-sixth Massachusotts @hrown out of skirmisbors, There was a straggling, @emaltory fire kept up with the rebels for a couple of hours; but the result was the securing of a now line, which our boys intrenched during the night, The rebels @betinatel y contested every inch of the ground: DRIVING THE RARELS VIGOROUSLY, fm conjunction with General Lodile, Colonel Curtin ad- qwanoed his brigade, supported by Colonel Griffin, drove the repels across an open flold, and atablished our lino of skirmishers on the edge of tho woods, Tho work was ac- gomplished with no little difficulty, as.our boys were com- polled to advance across a ravine covered with thick beush, and up the slope of a hill, under a heavy fire from the rebols. ‘THE Tost OF HONOR. ‘The advanco was hela by the Forty-olyhth Pennryiva- fia (veterans), who lost three or four officers. Major (ill- more was wounded in the log, and on boing removed to the horpital had the limb amputated above the knoe. Leutenant Laubenstein, of Company H, while in oom- mand of tho regithontal skirmish line, was instantly killed by arebel sharpshooter, the ball passing through hie = Fhe REBETS NAVE FALLEN TACK, During the night our pickets could hoar movements of \Aroops within the rebel lines, indicative of a retiroment, Yhie morning our batteries shelled neir position without geotting any response. Iheir skirmishers, howevor, are fm clght; but it la supposed that the main body has fallen ‘gack to the Chickatominy. ! AN IN@IDENT, One of General Lediio’s men had « narrow escape yor. ferday. Tho bullet struck watch, broke through the rim and glanced off. The only injury inflicted was a eitighs eontusion, Norra Anwty Conrs, Jane 1—8 P. M, ALONG THE FRONT. [AY IsXqulet on our Immediate front #0 far as the infant. ry aro: wwcerned, Ovr batterioy aro oecasionahy shell. fing tho woods boyond the rebel skirmish Iine, The Sec. end corpa ba¥ Advanced, and there te coneld ‘able fring there as I wrile THE BATTLE ON WEDNESDAY. Mr. B. Cadwallader’s Despatch. ‘Vass Fans, June 110 P.M. aro, Armtes, ‘everything else in neture, have periods of fmaction and repose. Vor several days past comparative quiet has reigned along our lines, and nothing approxt- mating a general engagement hes cocurred wtil today. But while resting the army bas by no means been inao- tive. The bard marching and fighting of the month jnst @osed have merely been suspeaded for resuperatiog the men, iswuing edditional commirsary and ordnance sup- Pilea, advancing our lines to feel the ewamy’s force, and putting the €iffereat corps isto mew positions, before re- Suming tho final struggle that seals the fate of Richmond. ACTIVITY OF GENERALS GRANT 4ND MEAD Absolute inaction is unknown to Geo. Grant,end has certainly never characterized the movements ef Gen. Meado. Both ero unusually alert at presont, and at ne time during the campaign have military propfrations beon perfected with mere vigor amd deterevination than during the few days that the main portion of the army feoms to have been 1@ to superficial observers. From the day of our leaving the battle ground at ‘Wilderness the army bas had no time for recuperation. Its ‘Tabors have been unvemitted and bercutean, Its progress’ ‘bas been gained by dard fighting at como points, and by ‘@sories of brilliant and cnparaiieled strategic flank move- ments at others, Gen. Lee bas beon drven from o7 ‘compelled to ovaouate his vantage ground in every in- ‘stance, until, by Cae confessions of tho’ robel papers ef the Slet ult., tito thander of our artiHtery is carrying consternation tosvery household in their capital, ‘WHAT WAS 70 BE DONM EFFORE JPR GRAND STRUGCIA, Bat to insure the full fruition ofall these glorious muc- cesses much remained to be done; amd aot the least was the destruction of the railroad teadimg from Rickmond through Hanover Junction aud Cordoncville to the west- -ward. Another day’s marching ‘to tho eastward would have placed {t out of our power ‘to ‘effectually sever this great artery of tho covfederacy, For this reason proba- ly more than any other the army was allowed to re- main in position near Hanovertown, while General Wil- sen’s division of cavalry was engayzo) in burning and de- stroying the railroad, from Henover Junction westward. THE DESTRUCTION OF THR GORDONSVLR RAILROAD—REGEL ATIEMPTS TO PREVENT 1D. ‘This work has been prosecuted «cey and night, until its demolition is complete, A force of rebel cavalry was first ‘sent around to Wilson’s flank to-sozprise and routhim from his work. These were handsomo!y checked im the out- fet, and finally routed, witn ‘heavy loss. A force of"In- fantry was finally detached for that purpose from the loft flank of Lee’s army; but Wright’s corpa had been marched within supporting distance on our right, and atill the work went on, Finding themselves checimeted {n all these attempts, ‘the enemy abandoned the idea of saying the road, or gain- ing any advantage in that quarter, and commenced con: centrating on our centre andieft. Last night Wright's corps was withdrawn from tho vicinity of the Junction, * and moved to tho left of Warron’s, on the Henovertown ‘and Coal Harbor road, in the rear of Sheridaz’s cavainy, which had been threatened with an infantry attack. THR GRAND LINK OF RATTLE, ‘This. morning the grand lino of battle wes fully ten miles in length, from the northwest to the sontheest, Hancock’s corps formed the Infantry right, with Wilson's division of cavairy on his fark. His line was just south of the Tolopatomoy creek, on the Mechanicsville roacl, in front of the residence of tho rebel Colonel Edwin Sheldon, and in the rifle pits wrested from the enemy ¢wo days be- fore. The defences were strengthened and made impreg- able to an ordinary assault. Burnside’s corps lay next, forming the right coutre, om the high ground on the seuth or right bank of tno samo creek. Warrez formed the left centre, a little thrown forward, and was protected in front by double and triply Nues of the most formidable flem breastworks I have yet seen coustroted in tbe whole course of the war. Wright’s corps was marche to the left, as before stated, wita two divisions of Sheri¢an‘s cavalry in the front and flank. TR VIGHT AP COAL MARBOR. Near Coal Harbor an eflors was made to drive our cay- alry from the place, whic 1ed toa brisk engagement carly in the forenoon, resulting in onr cavalry repalsing avody of rebel infantry, killing and wounding a lerge number and taking between two and three hundred prisuners. Tux REMMLS REINKORE ‘Tho rebel line was reinforced for another attack; bud the timely arrival of Wright's corps changed (he ckerac- ter of the contest and enabled ut to hold the place and add to the number of-priscners. \ WRIGHT FOLLOWiNG UP Ia SUCCESSES, In the afternoon Wright followed up his successes of the morning by advancing his jine and driving in the re- bol skirmishers, A hard contest was soon brougit on, which lasted, with iittle intermission, till an hour etter dark, At thut time we had carried the rebel live ef ride pits and driven them to the Cnickahoripy river, ia frovt of Coal Harbor. ‘THE RSAM, DEFENCES. ‘The exact worth of the defences car Sixth corps could not be accurately es the darkness of the night; but the gro invaluable iu to-morrow’s -baith THe Los Goneral Wright reports his losses reasovadly tight, that of the exemy heavy dl adda that be had taken by the gallant mated, owing to gained will be many prisoners; how many T have no mesos of learning at present. TUR ATTACK UPON OUR CENTRE AND DICUT, Finding e heavy force engaged in turning his right flank, the enomy inferred wo had weakened our centre and right, and late in the evening made an impetuous corps was one Tae Warre over’ and furious assault on each, pecially singled oat for F rebels formed and marched:to the assanit, in threo determined to pierce the ceatre and throw the line tuto confusion, One attempt after another is reported to bave attack nei been made, and the mou hurled to certain destruction’ with a resolute dariog worthy a better cause; but our troops could not be shaken, and repelléd the enemy re- peatodiy at all points, with terrible loss. The battle raged for fully three hours tm front of this corps. The firing was heavy and deadly the whole time, and was continued without intermission tili @aurkaess closed the conflict, COMPARATIVE LOSSES. Oor losses at this point can only bo a tithe of what the enemy sustained by attempting to storm our breast: works. THR ATTACK OW HANCOCK was nearly simultaneous with that on Warren, Ho aiso repulsed the rebel line, with triflimg loss, and pressed thom back a considerable distance; but in doing this he was drawn into a bad position, from which he was soon compelled t» beat a hasty retreat, and resume the ground he ocoupied at the onset. MANCOCK’S MOVEMENT A FRINT—ATRATEGIC MOVEMENTS, That this pursuit of Hancock's was a mere demonstra. tion in the firat flush of success, instead of an intention va permanently hold the ground he might thus obtain, is proven by his having orders to evacuate that entire posi- tion during the might, and move his corps from the right of the line to the extrome left, His march has already commenced, As l write the ‘joggling’’ of bis artillony wheels and the stoady, beavy tread of his veterau troops break the stillness of the night. Another of those successful tlank movements is going on which the rebel papers term retreats, and which your silly- pated or malicious contem. porary journalists pronounce no flank movements atall, but simply being outwitted by General Lee, Ignorance or malice could go but littio farther than this; for, at the fostant the writer was penning tho famation, Lee was hurrying bis army towards Richmond by forced marches to prevent our army from cutting him off entirely, The troops of this army are satisiied to have “Lee outwit” them thus ti/l the end of the campaign. RNTHUSIASM OF THN TROOPS. ‘Thetr confidence and enthusiasm for Generals Grant ‘ahd Meade deoasionally brouk over the strict letter of digctpline, They rush to tho roadside as the generals and state ride by, and aise the echoes for miles around with hearty Anglo-Saxon choers for the heroes of Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Yosterday. was remarkable for this, ‘Wherever they rode mon came roahing from every dirce tien to obtain a nearer view, Nothing ia moro contagious in am army than shouting and yelling, and on this ocoa- sion she cheering was taken up along the line, till the country revorberated with tho roar of thousands of ‘voleer, ‘BPrret ON THR GEYERALS, it was curious to notion the eect of euch spontaneous and nolsy demonstrations upon the generals, Both en. deayored to look revere and commonplace: but neither NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1864. evuld entirely affect tp&iference. No formal recognition | meste ceased, Occaatonal sbots on the akirmish line now was obtained from either. General Grant toked a ifuie more abstractediy ahead, ag bo tad just discerned seme object of lvthe interest 19 the distance, snapped bis eyes 0 little quicker, puffed tis sogar a little shorter— only this, sa@-zothing more.” General Meade pulled his Mouched het brim a little move doterminediy over his ‘eyes, sat a triffie more erect cn his horso, looked a little More obdstinately directly ahead, as If unconscious of the presence of «8 living soul, A sorry return for the compil- ments of @ host of mes, some one wii! say; but such ts the custom mere, A bend of the head, as waveof the Rand, a liNing of the bat,1s a small return for the genu- ine homage of treops, and greatly endearv a commander to bis mon, This 6 sot chariatanism, wot demayogery, bust the simple act of a fentieman, who for the instant waives his rank ay commander, or more properly embel- Nshen and adds new lutiro te it, by acknowledging a tie @ common humanity between himself and men. Mr..John A. Erady’s Despatches: Hegapquanrers, Eigarerrm Arwy Corrs, In tH Fraup, Near Ooat Harnor, ‘June 1, 1864, At daybreek this morning Major General Smith had bis “headquarters at Baseett’s house, near New Castle ferry: ‘An order was here received from General Grant to join Bim near Coal Harbor, and take position on the right of | the Sixth corps. The column arrived within a fow miles of Coal Earbor about threo o'clock in the afternoon ,com- pletely exhausted with a severe maroh along a road | almost destitute of water and covered with six inches of blinding, choking dust. Completely exhausted as thoy were by this march and the heavy labor of the last two or three days, they had no sooner arrived than thoy were at once ordered into action, POBITION OF THR ENEMY, ‘The enemy were found 1a heavy force between’ Coal Harbor and Gaines’ Mill. They completely commanded the road to the Chickabominy, and appeared to be cteter- mine to hold their ground, They were, after all,pro- bably, only a heavy rear guard, composed of one ortwo corps, atid were strongly intrenched on the edge ofa dense wood. It could scarcely have been the whcle of ‘the retel army we found “in our front, as tt would have ‘eon entirely too hazardous for them to have risked a fencral battle with us at this point; for in onse wo ‘vroke through their lines, the distance to tie Chickaho- ‘miny isco short that ubey would have been driven in ‘confusion across it, without baving any chance afforded ‘shem ofroforming. This result would have ouly been rendered the more certain by the perfoct famiikrity we ‘havo with this portion of the country. TARING POEITION—POFULARITY OF GENERAL W. ¥. SXOTH, ‘When we arrived on the ground occupied by the ‘Bixth corps, which ‘iad formerly been commanded by General Smith, the General was everywhere ‘recognized | @od great satisfaction was mani- | by the troops, fested on seeing him, especially when ihey found him ac- companied by the Eighteenth corps, “There goes Baldy,” was heard in subdued tones omevery sido; ‘Baldy’! make the rebs dig; ‘be knows what ho 4s about,” &c. ‘The Sixth corps was stretched tn a-semt-circio in front of Coal Harbor and threw its right wing forward. The Figutcenth was immediately formed on {tg right, with Pevia’s division on the left and Brooks’ on the right, each formed in three lines of battle, Martinasle’s di- vision was held asa reserve, but was afterwards moved into position on the right of Brooks, aud charged with the remainder of the corps when the assault was mao upon the rebel works. THE BATTEN. GROUND. ‘The rebels occupied a strong position on the edge of a ‘denge woods, running parallel with a country road that starts from Coal Harbor in a northwesterly course. Troy ‘had rifie pits and ether earthworks thrown up, and were in every respect emply- prepared for na attack on our spart. The lce.cf the Eighteenth corps waa formed along the road. Between them and the enemy lay a bolt of woods, varying in width from twenty to two hundred yards,and a strip of open ground, On our right was General Martindale, No woods intervened between the contending parties, a Strip of open ground sbout eight “hundred yards-in-width alone separating tiem. THE COMMPNCRKENT OY THE BATTLE. At half-past four the troops were in position, Deving -ond Brooke, iu three lines of battle, stretching through the woods paraliel with the road, with Hnat’s battery en } the extreme right and Martindale drawn up as a reserve At five skirmishing commenced along the entire line,end for an hour the slow discharges, with a strange regulari- ty of interval, would almost lead one to imagine that some monstrous clock was ticking off the seconds. A be! of twenty-pounders, attoohed to the Sixth corps and stationed on cur left, opened firo upon tho rebols, and the roar of ks guns soon completely swallowed all sonnds from the ckirmishing line. Warren's corps had been expected to take up position on our right; but as this corps did not make its appearance General Smith war obliged to close the opening on bis right by throwing Martindale Into the open “leld. At bal past five an order was roceived (or toi corps to charge the robel works ia our froat. THR ASSAULT. ‘The order was repidly conveyed to the divis! mandefs, and a Jiti!e before six the whole line moved forward. Brooks and Devins pushed through the woods ov their front, aud the exhansted men, suddenly imbued with a most tnexpectod enthuajosm, poured Itke « tor nado ever the open field. The rebels opened with grave aud car And the first live w with tt, and thea | the third, and almost samediately after a wild, taspiring | cheer rang out above every othor sound, as the rebels wore driven pell mell from thetr works and through the woode, In the meantime Martindale, on the right, lad moved forward through the open field ia echeton, and | t | was botly gaged with the enemy on our right, Tor Res PMT A CHARGE, ‘The rebels on my te front were of Longstreet’s corps, and were, after being driven through the woods, rallied bohind their reserves and led up to recapture their position, With their well known rebel battle cry they rushed forward, but were received with #0 closo and murderous a fire of artillery and musketry that they broke and fled in confasion, Again and agnin they wore rallied by their officers and returved to the charge; but again and again thoy only returned to be again driven back with greater slaughter, Until this moment, ast write (haW-past twelve o'clock at night), the firing still continues, the rebels every haif hour ronewing their at- tempts to regain their lost ground, Nearly three hun- dred repels fell Into our hands, who were unabie to es cape from the rifle pits, GENERAL SMITH RALLYING BTRAGGLERS, ‘When the first onslaught was mado on the rebel works our front line enstained a heavy and destructive fre, and one of tho regiments broke and fell back in confusion, Unfortunately for the stragglers, General Smith came up az thoy were retiring and drove them to the front, amid a fire of shot, shell and bullets that made the preserra- tion of human life a matter of exceeding difficulty. Ow- x to the want of cavairy considerable trouble was ex- perienced in keeping up the stragglers. A portion of General Smith’s staf was kept constantly employed in driving them to the front. OUR 1088, Oor loss ts rather hi over five hundred wounded are jn the corps horpitals, and two or three hundred more have not yet been brought in. The total lors it teat present impossible to give, The los of the enemy is far greater, as they lost heavily in each ineffectual attempt they made to recapture their works, Among our kilicd is Colonel John M, Conche, Ono Hundred and Sixty-ninth Now York; Lieutenant Colonel H. Anderson, Jr., Ninety. second New York, and Colonel J. ©. Drake, One Hundred and Twelfth New York, wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Alden, One Hundred and Sixt y-ninth New York, wounded, Heanovarrens, Rionreern Anny Corrs, Davaneax, iN THE Firuy, June 2, 1964, RAEBLS COMING IN—DEMORALIZATION OF LER'S ARMY, Five aunderd and ten rebel soldiers, belonging to the Sin- tenth and Rightenth Georgia Volunteers, came into our lines at daybreak, They say they are tired of fighting and do not want any more of it. They adwteed our men to goin @nd fight tt out, as this was (he last fight for Richmond, and Wwe could take ét this time, They represent the rebel army aa becoming each day mors and move demorahasd with (heir oonslant reverses. Mr. Heanguarrans, Frere Anwy © TUE OPERATIONS OF THE FIFTH Conrs. June 1=9 P.M. Cadwallader's Despatoh. Iw SOUDS OF Wan. Tho boomlog of couflwtimg camnon has but m few mo- * ls a ‘aly break the stiiness of the night air, The day’s se vere conflict ts over. THER CONFLICT. abstx P.M. Began an engagement of our entire iine. Our men fought matuly behiod breastworks, and so did the enemy. The euemy’s betterice throw solid abot and shrapoel, and so did ours. TARRD HOURS THR RATTLM RAGED. ‘The right and left of our front entered the confiict, amounting in fact to a general engagement of our whole army line, It is rarely that a contest has bee kept up With euch @ogged and invincible persistency on both sides, especially so iate in the evening. From every dircotion wo receive the pleasing inteltigence of very generat success to onr arms, ‘THR JUNCTION Wits GEN. ‘BALDY’? 6MITH. ‘The day’s labor 9 announced as having accomplished connection with Baldy Smith’s column,and every effort of the enemy to get in between us and the White House and prevent our establishing hero our base of supplies ‘has been thwarted. A final estabtishment of our lines has been perfected in the position wanted to enable our farther advance upon the rebel eapite) to be prompt, victorious, amd, it is hoped, short and successful, WHR STRUGGI AND 178 ADVANTAGES—GALLANTRY OF THR ‘TROOPS, 1 need attempt no dotailed description of the threo hours? conflict of the Fifth corps justended. A few words tell the dey’s story. Weare to-night two miles nearer Richmond than we were this morning. We have taken two lines of the enomy’s breastworks, We have driven the enemy at every point, and we have inflicted much beavior loss than we have received. Most manfully every division stood up to its wort. Behind ‘the enemy’ own breastworks our men did a good deal ef their fighting, amd very solid avd substantial these works proved to be, and the taking and using of them will prove a great saving of labor and of life t our troops. ‘ENE ENEKT IN OUR FRONT. Prisoners coming in bet us know that Longetreet’s corps was the ono fighting us, tho corps beleg com- manded by General Anderson, But'to-day’s experience haa shown that Longstreet’s mon can no more’beat the Fifth corps than Hil¥s and Ewell'ecorps, who in turn havo each tried their hand at it repoatedty during the pest month, but only to find their efforts crowned with eignal defeat. e ‘WHERE OUR TROGTS WERT SUPPOSED TOTR— WHAT "CHE REBELS THINK OF WARREN’S CORDS, A prisoner toll mo that it was supposed theFifth corps ‘shad moved im the night further to the left, and that newly arrived troopa-ocoupiod our position, They-proposed to feel these new troops, and calculated upon sothing else ‘than soou rowing them and having-everythinz their own way. 4 “We have struek on those demned Malecse cross fel- lows,” said & brigade commander in bis hearing. “Can’t help {t now, boys; but go in and do the best you can,” added this astonished and discomficed brigadier, And bis men did gota; but the Fifth corps went betcer, and they. were unable to seo Jt. TTR RVBEL CHARGE GALLANTLY REPOWED, ‘They attompted-enly one charge, which was on Grif- fin’s division, and-which was moct handsomely and dect- sively repulsed. Our men waited till the charging column came close upon them,end then fred. A mur- derous musketry volley it was. ‘The flendieh yoll of that charging column ended with that volley. Piles of deaé and bleeding and. dying lay before our breastworks. In wildest diomay azd disorder ficd those who conld. K ‘was the work, seemingly, of a moment—that flerce yell— that furious charge—that terrivie musketcy fire—thosé piles of rebel dead and wounded—that felling back fc such wild confusion! TOP RRNTIA NOT TORS NALIIND, The prisoners say that an attempt was made to rally the men for the purpose of renewing the. charge, to ac- complish which bad been massed a large force in Grif- fin’s front; but the men refused to repeaten experiment that had proven so fearfully and fruitiesely disastrous, THR ADVANTAGE WITM THIN RERELS. The enemy had the advantage of being abie to use ar- tillery to much groater extent ¢han ourselves. We had only scetions of two batteries engeged—Captain Shelden’s Company B, First-iTew York, and*the Fifth United States artillery, fdeutenant Rittenhouse, Tue woods in our front prevented using more caneon. Nearly as much Jose was suotaived from the enemy’s'shelliag as from their musketry. WEADQUARTERS UNDER FIRE—NARROW ESCAPR.O2 GENERAL WARREN. Solid shot and she!l fell about our headquartors rather more numereusly and carelessly than they have at avy time heretofore, One shell, which happily did not ex- plode, struck within uine feet of wbere General Warren wag standing, x8 was attested by actual experiment after- wi Two honses. near by were hit and two inmates of ono of these killed by @ shell bursting in the cellar, where they bad gone for refage. James Pierson, Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-first Penvaylvania, an orderly, was hit iu the sido and {estantly killed. While Captain Sheiden was putting his picces In position a shot from a sharpshooter bit him in the cheek, ‘TUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THR THIRD DIVISION, In my last despatch I was unable to give a full account of the brilliant engagement in which the Third divisioa took such pallant part. The enemy, cohcentrating his forces near Mechanicsvitie, attacked that pact of our lines oceupied by Crawford's ¢ivision, and after an obstinate struggte was not only repulsed, but driven back beyond his intrenehments, Farly lu the morning the First division of the Fifth corps moved up the road towards Pole Green cross roads, under the command of Gencral GriMn. Crawford's division was ordered to support Grifin and covor his flank as he advanced. As Griftin proceeded, on- countering nothing but cavairy pickets notil his approach to the Mechanicsville road, Crawford moved across to the Richmond road, five miles from Mocbanicsville, Hardin's brigade bad been thrown out to support the skirmish line, which coon became engaged #0 heavily with the enemy that the brigade was moved up in support, Seo- ing this, the enemy, who were formed in line of battle, awaiting the attack, marched rapidly to the left, and threw himself upon the left flank of Hordin’s brigade, at the samo time threatening his right Kitchin's brigade, consisting of two regiments of heary artillery, were thrown out to support Hardin’s left; but the enemy moved 80 heavy aforce jo the same direction that Hardin sent back for support to General Crawford, who moved forward with the remaining brigades of his division, Arriving upon tho field, Fisher's brigade was thrown to the right, and the entire division established open a hill in advance of a ekirt of woods, ite contre resting at tho house of a Mr, Basket. THE RENELS OPEN CRON THAM. The disposition had hardly been made when the enemy opened @ battery upon our line, Ais fre was directed mainly at the house, which was set om fire and burned. A section of Lieutenant Richardaon’s Third New York batiery opened in reply. ADVANCE OF THE REBELS. Ata few minutes before six o’clock the enemy, having massed his troops ip front of our right, moved forward to the attack, Thinking that our right wing rested upon the house, bis effort seemed to be to turn that flank. Pe- aram’s brigade, of Early’s division, was on the enemy's right, and Rhoades’ on the left, ag they advanced; bus our men reserved their fire until the enomy came within one hundred yards, when a terrific volley was poured into their ranks, OUR ARTILLERY COMMAND TTR RAVINE AND OPER CPON THRE FORMAL, Another fection of Richardson's battery had been es- tablished by General Crawiord to sweep a ravine which separated Fisher's and Hardeo’s brigades, It opened with torrible effect, and at the same momont a cross fire from the two brigades was poured into the enemy’s ranks. It was evident they bad not calculated upon any force in the woods where Fisher's brigade was located, ROUT OF THE RENELA, Unadle to withstand tho repeated volleys, they fell back in disorder and ran from the feld. Many of their mon were taken within ono hundred yards of our works. Again and again the officers tried to rally their men, ‘The rebel colors were again and again bos down, and a color sorgeant of one of the gegiments waa shet almost 40 plocom, REPRT, 108, ‘Three colonels were killed or wounded. Colonel Wri. lia, Ninth Georgia, who commanded PegranPs brigade, and Colonel Terrell, Thirtaeoth Virginia, were killed, and Lieutenant Colone! Christian, Forty ointh Virginia, wound. ed and mado prisonor. When tho enemy retired shormen broke from the Dreastworke and took siabtw mrieoners, Sixty rebel PRICE FOUR CENTS. dead woreburied during the night, and a large number of wounded carried to tue rear, Vhe assistant adjutant genoral of Ramseur’s brigade was Killed aud several offi- cers of minor ranx, Among the prisoners were six oif- cers. OUR OWN 1083 ‘was thirty-five men killed, nine offloors and one hundred and vinety mon wounded, amd three officers and ono hundred and fifty men mirsing, The fighting was done by the First and Third brigades of the division, Tho battery lost four men wounded and six horses killed and disabled, CENERAL WARREN ON THE FIELD, General Warren caine upon the ground at the close of the day, and was highty gratified at the resuit, Colonel Christian stared that he had been tn all the Datties in Virginia with the rebel army, but had never been near such a fire, Colonel Kitchin’s brigade behaved with great credit during une advance. It lost heavily. THE OPERATIONS OF THE SIXTH CORPS. Mr. Francts C. Long’s Despatch. Heapquanrers, ARMY OF TIE ced Fivs Mies vaom Mrcwanicsvitun, Vaey June 2, 1864, MOVINKNTS OF THE IXTH CORPS, At midnight on the Sist ult. the Firet and Third divi- sions of the Sixth corps left their position on the right of our line and moved away in the direction of Coal Harbor. At four o'clock the next morning (Juno 1) the Second division also quitted ita position im the line, marching in tho.same direction. WNGAGEMENT WITH THR ENEXY. In the afternoon the Bixth corps was heavily engaged with tho ovemy, whom 1t reputed eeverely, the details of which ‘kave not yet been obtained, Thus far every- thing progrosses favorably, and the army is ia excellent spirits in consequence, Fach succeodivg dey seems to increase tie confidence of our soldiers in the wisdom and abtlity of the generals commanding. DESTINUTION IN RICEMOND. Robe?’ prisoners and deserters tell a weful story ef the great destitution of the poorer clacses in Richmond. They stato that hundreds of poor famtlies are anxiously await- ng ow coming. Wheat Ylour is now worth three hundred ‘and {ity dollars per barrel, and ginger snaps, sold in New ‘Yorkvour or five for a-cent, aro sold # Richmoed at one -dollex each. THE BATTLE ON FRIDAY. Mr. S. Cadwallader’s Despatch. Coat Hannon, Jumo 3, 1864. ‘PURFARATORY MOVEMENTS. Hancock’s corps moved, night before Inst, froni the ‘Yight to the extreme left of the line, and relieved the Gixth im its pesition in front of this place. Tbe latter ‘was deployed to tho right to fill a gap Between its original ground and that occupied by tho Eighteenth corps, ander | reine: and greeted with the waving of handkorchiefs, &o,, as they moved on to the raiiroad station. SECOND DIVISION, NIN 4 cori Z f a Sergen: jew & Dincey, By 1 womb, A, Oh N AG dimes, A, Slet Maine 17th We George Vox, A, 17th. Breseawag Bsa Ma ‘ow, Mtb N ¥car , 56th Mase Ka, G Morris. 1, 9 JW Tweedale, Ay 17th VO B Vessoy. A. Ith Ve Lieut Lanbensten 48th Pa Sobm Migur, A, 17th Vt IAT DF Jas Ru Brady W. et Pa ‘ver, GO. 10h Pa KB Denne. I, Berry HB Bran P Ford, F, 2th Mich L Hartinan, &, 26th Mich Y nigh, T, 7th Ind Turner, 7th Co, Ist bad, Y¥ Sharpshooters J Vaughn, K, ithIng povor, battery B, kat NY i, Sth Oo ery palianters Whoeter, Sth Co, tat ‘d, A, 7th Ind at, N ¥ Sharphootera OXD DIVIAON. 1TH OLS. Wm TI Gole, Fy tet a ‘erat Jas Le D,.12th Mass P F Moore, B, 83d NY Borst Rbt Park Fdw Droger. 1, let Md Corp W Cramer, TthN¥ 9th J Sarat @ © Bowers,D Min NY JP Krachee 6th NY w 5, th Holmes Burlingame, G, 104th J Botta. F. 100th Pa DW Liarhity, ty 7th Md J Rng ANY Wittornoy Fed NY Ddamilsein, Dy eX ¥ Wim Millard, 49th Pa orp W Dixon, G, 83a NY Witampirsya, As Eth Masa Ser t 8 Mlenderson, 2,834 NY ¥cloment, 6, yYat GHP RY vy art iy Bag Hass HJ Huntin, ‘aK Edw Huseh, ¥, b Pa W MeGrath, E334 NY Louis Knorv, K, 334 NY TJ Hutehing. DN hyy art Corp W Ht Rid'ey, ©, 834 N ¥ O. 83 Sergt J Larkina. 1, 33d NY J Amond, 4, 830 NY D Strnble, B, 6th NY bvy art J Pope, H, 88th Pa ORLEANS. NEWS FROM NEW Arrival of the Steamship Morning Star. Additional Details of the Great.Fire Among the Shipping, &., &e., &e. Tho steamship Morning Star, Captain H, L. Hopburn, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, with New:Or- leans dates to May 28. ‘Tho Morning Star brings 1.000 bales of cotton om passengors; among whom are Mosarg. J. } General Paldy Sraith, which joined this army day before | 4. G, Parker, Postmaster of New Orleans, and C. A. yesterday, end way in lino of “battle yegterday morning | Heod, as dologates to the Baltimore Convention. Their at daylight. families accompany them, ‘We are indebted to Purser @, A. Fuller for papers. ‘The line es then formed had Hancock on the laft, at Coal Harbor, Wright im the loft centro, Warren in tht right centre, and Burnside on the rigtt, Lato in tke-evoning they took possession of the ground ‘we vacated in the morning by moving to the left flank, and were ct Vilas Farm, where general headquarters had been the night before. ACENDRAL ARQAULT, A FIRNCH WIOITE Atm A vICTORY. A general attack was ordered along the whole line this morning at clevon o'clock, which resulted in onevof tho General Herron bad returned to Texas to resumé hia command and General McCiernand was still lying dan- gerously sick at New Orleans, The health of the city was, however, very good, not a case of fever appearing. Mr. Heary Thom pson’s. Despatch. New Onveass, May 28, 1364. + LARGE FIRE IN NEW ORTRANS—EIGHT STEAMBRS BURNED. ‘About nine o'clock last night a fire very mysteriously Proke ont in the ladies’ cabin of the steamer Biack Hawk, Lying @ short distance below Canal street. ‘The flames spread raydly, and when first cbeerved, drmade such headway that it was fourd impossible to plunse ee aeeam mt ‘guish them, The fies belle sounded tho alarm, and The left of Hancock’s corps succeeded in turning the | in 4 ysuort time tho ontire force of the Fire Departmont enemy's foft, and, after a desperate resintance, succeeded | was present, and bravuiy set to work to extinguish the in carrying @ portion of their main line, capturing their | fame 3, though they wero informed that powder and shells guns, many prisoners. wero. ™ board in large quantities, sapere anton Akt: Sng breeze was blowing down the Mississipp! at Unfortunately they were unable to hold the ground or | tng 4j4,, 9, and before the steamers adjoining could be ua- bring off the guns. moored; wd moved into the centre of tho river, the fire ‘Tho battle still rages as I write, and the day promises | oomMmuni wed to them aiso.ond the consequence was 40 be bloody, but fruitful in consequence, chat eight: were Restrope”. They Cae Tone — - The Blac & Hawk was iraded with* government freight, and was , © leave today. Sho was owned by Captain Fulton, eca wnanded by Captain Brickuell, and was wort about $25.00 \ The Bmpire Parish had on a fair freight, we today, She was owned by W. J. Reid veornded by Coptein Boveherean, She was 3,000. The Meteor had been laid up for ® ‘wut no freigbton board, Her last com- Netatn ohn#on, Sho was worth about ven bed just come tn trom Poihodaux, wenced uniosding o fall freight when She wes owoed by Captain W. 2. Oreat. mmanded by him. The captain atiuted T,000 for ner last weuk. Others Mr. Wm. G. Stiner’s Despatch. Forrrsea Mongor, June 3, 1864, q CRNERAL SMITH DEYRATS THR RYURLS, and was to le ‘The news received here to-day from the Army of the | & Co., und cor Potomac, via the White House, !s very cheering. A | worth despatch from Gen. W, F. Smith was received here stating that the rebels had attaexed bis forco in three cohmns, and after a desperate fight were driven off. General Griffin ts reported to have captured six hundred rede!s, Very heavy firing is constantly going on in our front, General Grant is pursuing the enemy at every point. A SENSATION REPORT was circulated here yesterday, and by some believed to that he was osere estimate ber yalne ‘Tbe Time and Tid ordnance stores, St commanded by bim. at $25,000. She was uninsured. ybac noarly discharged a froiwht of we wag owned by Captain Rnowell} aad she was worth about $15,000. tly arrived from the Ohio river, detrne. One of the transports arriving from the White | 706 Tellin Tne rem la a cincinnall, be was com: House in the evening was boarded by the curious crowd sey cantare fa VS: And was worth aboat $30,000. cing for news, and one of the ct 1. 0 fren tard bec es.’ row reported that Fits no fren co» “owned by . R. May and Captata hugh Leo and six hundred of his men had boen captured by Baldy Smith, and were on their way to the White Houso, The actual facts, however, are that some of our cavalry captured thirty guerillas, wlio were cent from the front to the new base, Captiia Ames. She had a cargo, 0 © cirao, She was owned by { commanded by Captain Smith. May, and commanded bly worth about $7,009, owners, wo were unable to The Washington Telegramn. Wasmsctox, Jone 4, 1864. ‘The steamer Connecticut, which left the White House at tix o'clock yesterday morning, reports that on Thursday great clouds of smoke could bo seon arising in the direc- tion of Richmond, and it was believed at the White House that a disastrous conflagration was in progross at the rebel capital, w tan mine DeraReuryt. # fire w terrible. explosion exploded on the Empire riebout occasioning much d buildings fairly shook 1, aad The air was filled jo relved the thonsands PE) TASONSCATTANTRY € arter tho Fawn cave! Shelia now and the nd other boa’ ; but when the earth at from the explosion on the Faw: with pieces of the wreck, « pan who bad axsembloa (0 witneca, tbe condagration, and all started on a bee lipo and a full r 28 from the neighbor. hood, many, i bal ot stopp %S WBE thay reached Several of the rebol wounded brought up om the Con- | their homes pa, necticut, say that General Lee has been taken sick and | Tyetiet Rpartmest ree oa vectal praise, as even vorked their eng! upoa. the before and after theexpinsion they \ throwing soveral streams of «ator boats, At the time Pelican Hook an wore the nearest to the Fawn. and we two huodred feet distant Total lose, srariciows. Lientenant J, K. Monseier, ip charge 0 stated that, hearing the alarin of dre, he Black Hawk; that ae be was about to @ gone back to Richmond, leaving the army under com- mand of General Eweil. Kight hundred rebel prisoners have alrendy reachod the White House, and others are on the way down. A contraband camp has been established at the White Fouse, which alresdy containg about one thousand con- trabands, and they continue to come in, burn! a 4 Ladder Company te vet more thas \bouts $275,000, * the Black Hawk, %@ man, rut before he had crossed the gangway plani Tho Riahwond and York River Railroad ts betn; “ n bs ‘He call rapidly reprired. Tho bridge over the Pamunkoy was | 228 Bee Ee ee oe eer ati meee te when on et completed on Thursday, and cara have arrived on barges | reach. He was drevtod in binck, witha ye Wow duster, @ from Aloxandria, ‘Tho first engine to run over the road | lack slouch hat, and was of medium siza. ‘ ig a new one, sumed the Lieutenant Genoral Grant, ih Repair shops for the army aro boing established at the = Bate pr erating 8, 1964. White House, and the place looks like a city of business, MILITARY INTRLLIGRYCR, Genoral Aborcrowbie !s in command of tho post,and | gory i~ put iittie miitary Intelligence to be transmit. has general suporvinven of the landing ef trospe, Be, ted from this departmout by the steamer which "ils to~ Captain Pitkin is post quartermaster, and the Sanitary and Christian Commiesions are thore ia full force, with a large amount of hospital supplies of every kind. Apumber of wounded of the Second and Ninth army corps were reaching the White Rouge when the Connect!- cut lett. Hospital tents with accommodations for three or four thousand patients bave been erected thera. Dr. Baker, of the Pritish army, came up on the Con- necticut, and assisted in caring for the wounded, Among the wounded brought ap on tho Connecticut wore Colonel Ent, Sixth Penosylvania Reserves; Colonel St. Clair Mitholland, Sixteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, shot in the groin; Captain H. Windsin, Ald-de-Camp to Genoral Torbert; Firat Lieutenant J, J. Christiancy, Ald. do Camp on General Custer’s staff; Captain A, E. Tower, Sixth Michigan cavalry, sick; Captain A. J, Lench, First New York dragoons; Captain W. C. Hall, Second New York cavalry, and Captain J, R. Spencer, Third Maryiand cavalry, nick, ‘Yhe steamer State of Maino arrived this morning, bringing up four hundred and twenty wounded from the jate battles before Richmond, The steamér Connecticut iso arrwed to-day, having left the White Houro at stx o'clock yesterday morning, with eight bandred and serenty-nine sick and wounded, Including sixty.two officers, There were quite a number of rebel wounded on board, among whom was Colonel O, B. Christian, of the Forty-nioth Virginia cavalry, who wae shot m the Ider. Tho Third division of the Firth y corps passed through Washington this evening on thelr way home to Ponnesvania, thetr time of service having expired. They compriso the One Handrod and Porty-nioth Peonsy! vani@(Bucktalls), and tho First, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, Boventh, and Twellth reserves, They presented day. The new disposition of troops during tho Juli is campaigning it would be improper to mention, It is 03 contraband to state, however, that they are so * dis. tributed as to afford security at various points and t. ¥en joy + ‘season of rest after the sevore marches, hard 0, wt ing and frequent skirmishing. THR LAFOURCHE MILITARY DISTRICT, Inthe Lafourche military district General McNetl ier creating for himself a good reputation for energy and eff~ ciency. Personally he Is bere and there and everywhere, and frequently inspects the military posts in bis district, with @ view to promoting the best imterests of the ser vice, News from Cairo. F RECOVERY OF PUBLIC MONEY AT MOUND orTr— GiN OF THE FIRE AT THAT TOWN, ETO. Cairo, June 4, 1864, ‘Three safes wore to-day recovered from the wreck of the navakwharf boat burned at Mound City. One of them, Paymaster Dunn’s, contained $168,000 In good condition, though rather damp, The contents of another, amounting to several thousand dollare, were ruined, except the books, which were somewhat charred, Adrairal Porter attributes the origin of the Areas Mound City to a stroke of lightn Paymaster Boggs remains in a very critical condition. Shouid he recover it is feared that he will lose the use of Dis hands. Captare of the Biockade Ranner Cale- donta Of Wiimington. Wasmotom, June 4, a ‘The Navy Department has received information of carpeure of Wiaiogven of the steamer Caledonia, She fe aside-wheel steamer, vory long, three hundred soventeen tous burthen, built and registered In Quebec 1963, and wae owned by A. Keitts, ‘Jr., of Halifax, whe acta ag agent for tho rebele at Queapaiown Sh2 walled 8 war. worp agnparance. with tatterod Baa, They ware | from Queenstown for Wilmingtom