The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. WHOLE NO. 10,129. GRANT! Occasional Skirmishing and nonading Along the Lines. Object of the Recent Flag of Truce. } Removal of the Wounded and Buria) of the Dead. Suspension of Hostilities Du- ring the Operations. Rebel Accounts of the Battle of Friday Last, &., THE SECOND CORPS. &o., &s. . Francis ©. Long’s Despa' Swoonp ARMY Corre, Near Coat, Hanson, Va,, June 7, 1864, SmRWISHING. Bince my last despatch was forwarded nothing of a very serious nature bas occurred in tho Second army ‘orpe. The same skirmishing has been kept up between our Bdvanced iine and the rebels, and we have been the re- siplenis of the enemy’s compliments in about the usual mumber of shelis, to whieh our batteries bave punctually replied. . PICKET FIRING SUSPENDED, Genera! Birney’s pickets have made a rather sevsible arrangement with those of the enemy, and bave ceased firing at cach other for the time being; but they Dave relaxed none of their watchfuiness, as the memy will find to his cost should he make am attempt to loave nis intrenchments. Birnoy has 4m bis division some of the best. sharpshooters in the sor ‘wice—the First and Seoond United States Sbarpebooters. ‘The majority of them are excellent marksmen, and seldom fail of bringing down their man when they get anything Dike a fair sight of one, AB WOUNDED REMOVED AND DEAD BURIED UNDER FLAG OF IRUCR, A fiag of truce went ont from the Third brigade of the Fecond division this evening at six o'clock, for the.pur- spose of bringing off our dead that were upon the field be- Aween the two lines. None but stretcher-bearers and modical officers were allowed to accompany it. Sargeon Jewett, of the Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers, went Out with the flag. Our lives at that place were about two Bondred and fifty yards from the epemy’s advanced rife pits. Colonel Smith, commanding the Drigade, ordered the firing to cease about Biteen minutes Ddefore the flag was sent @ut, and the moment it appeared the enemy also ceased, and not another shot was fired by eitber side until eight @’clock P, M., at which time the truce expired. Tbe ‘enemy also sent out a detachment from his ambulance ‘corps to bring in bis own dead. It was foundimpossibie to Bring our dead away from the field, as they had beea tying several days and were in an advanced stage of de- composition. The body of Colouel McMahon, who com- manded the Irish Brigade, was, however, recovered. INFORMATION WANTED OF A LOST REBEL OFFICER, While the rebels were burying their dead, a surgeon pproached our line, where a group of officers and sol- @iers were standing, and made inquiries concerning tho isposition of the body of Lieutenant George A. Haines, Fortieth North Carolina Volunteers, who was killed at that precise spot. One of Colonel Smith's staff told him What the body was found and buried somewhere in the weighborboud. The rebel surgeon thon wrote tbe name @f the lievtenant on a scrap of paper and handed it to one of our men, remarking, “Gentlemen, please mark his grave, if you know where it ia, It will be a source of groat consolation to his poor widowed mother to know in years to come the piace where his ‘ones are lying.”” His body is buried under the carth- work, about fificon feet north of tho narrow footpath where he feil, IMPORTANT PROMOTIONS. Colonel Pierce, in command of the First brigade of Barlow's division, it is gaid, has received a brigadier geveral’s commission, Colonel Smith, commanding the Third brigade of Gib- ‘bon’s division, has alfo been promoted to a brigadier geoeral. If merit is the data of military proference, Colonel Smith fully deserves this promotion, for he bas commanded a brigade for a long time in a manver that bas won bim frequent encomiums from the lips of his command |pg genera). THE FIFTH CORPS. Mr. L. A. Hendrick’s Despatch. Haangvanrens, Firm Arwy Corrs, ) Iy rae Fievp, June 7, 1804, THE CHICKAMOMINY BRIDGES HELD. Two divisions of this corps—General Griffin's and Gen- ‘eral Cutier’s—moved today to the Chickabominy, and Bow occupy tho pozition from the Railroad bridge over thd Chickahominy to Sumpér’s bridge, crossing the river two miles above. On the opposite bank of the river the enemy is strongly posted, and have some heavy guns in view. ARTILLERY FIRING. ‘These same guns opeved rather flercely on our approach. ing columns. Several sixty-four-pounder spells were thrown. Very fow of their shells exploded, however, #0 ‘that but littie damage was done, Batteries D, First New York artillery, Lieutenant Richardson; B, Fourth United States artillery, Lieutenant Steward; and ©, Third Massachusetts artillory, Lieutenant Walcott, gave them a responsive touch of spherical case and sharpyel, which Bad a quicting offect, sa \OKRT Fi ‘The pickets on the opposing bavks of the river bave ‘mot thus far euccoedod in establishing amicable relations, At intervals they have kept upa lively interchange of shots all day, but are more generally reticont to-night in ‘tbe use of their muskets. ON THR RANKS OF TIE CTICKAMOMINY AGAIN. Like the momory of a dream seems to-day’s renewed sight of this stream, s0 memorable in the past history of the war. Slow and turbid move on its waters still. ny game miasmatio marshes line its banks. Aud go it will ‘be ‘when this cruel war is over.’? Other grand acts of this terrible war drama may be acted here; other great battles bo fought; regiments and brigades and divisions may be swept from being; the Southern confederacy be- ome a momory; but the Chickahominy will flow op, and ‘Me miasmitic marshos remaln. e DRPARTORE OF THE NINTH MILITIA, ‘Tho Ninth New York state Militia regiment, Lioutenant Gelone! Chalmers in command, left this afternoon for home, their three pears term of enlistment expiring to- grrow. A mere handful thero is of them—one hundred together, But they bave done thoir duty ttosted by thoir thinned ranks and battle. mont has had twenty-two hundred men on ite rolls, of whieh about four hundred romain sti in the Gold, In ihe present campaign it has lost two hundred sud nine xilled and wounded, including Colonel Marsh, ‘THR MARYLAND TROOPS AND GENERAL Wanney, A picture ina late number of Harpers’ Weekly, copre- em. 'ting General Warren rallying the Marylanders, allows an herence prejudicial to the Maryland troops in corps The facts of the care are simply these:—On she adyana® upon Spotsylvania Court House, after paseing Todd's tavern, the Second division was pushed forward (attack some cavalry, and in doing so came upon the somy’s strong long iine of intrenchments covering the advance $0 the Court House, and a foree of infantry supporting thé cavalry, Here the troops be- came tomporarily dizorgMmived, the Maryland troops no moro than the rost, General Warron seized tho fag of the Thirfoenth dorsnchuvatt* Tegiment, “whose color Dearor had been killed, and the Sagetat out in two cannon Dall, and reformed the division, the mon of which, fought more gallantly afterwards. 1 make this state- ‘meat bere to correct the erroneous impression the sketch ja caloulated te create regarding the Maryland troops, who ip that battle and in subsequent once have thus far eoquitted themselves with groat credit, It was ia thts affair, it will bo remombered, that the gallant General Robinson was wounded and lost bis leg, and to bis Deing wounded was chiefly owing the disorganization of the division. Juatice compels me to add, however, that to the spiriting presence and conduct of General Warren on this ocoasion—to his coolness and quiet Presence of mind; to the daring Intrepidity with which, selzing this fiag, he placed bimeelf at the head of the column and led them into the fight—this temporary falling back was prevented beceming @ rout, and the day’s contest, instead of ending in disastrous defeat, crowned with the brilliant and decisive victory it was, ‘4 LYING CORRESPONDENT PUNIEBED, ‘The following explains itself:— General Orders. Heapquanrens, Anuy or THR Porowad, Jane 7, 1864, Edward Cropsey, a correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, having published in that journal of the 2d instanta libelion tement on the commanding general of this army, calculated to impair the confidence of the army in their commanding officer, and which statement the said Cropsey now ackao: en to have been falso, aud to have been based on some idle camp rumor, it is bere- ‘by ordered that he be arrested and paraded through the ines of the army, with a placard marked ibelier of the Press,” and that bo be then put without the lines yt permitted to return. The Provost Marshal General sce that this order is promptly executed. The command- ing General truste that this example will deter others from committing like offences, and he takes this occasion to notify the representatives of the public preas that, whiist ho is realy at all times to extend to them every facility for acquiring facts and giving circulation to tho truth, he will pot hesitate to punish, with the ut- most rigor, aii lostances Hike the above, where individu- als taxe advantage of tho privileges accorded them to circulate falechoode, and thus impair the confidence which the public and tbe army should have in their generals aud otber oflicers. By command of Major Genera} MEADE, 8. Wins, Assistant Adjutant General. ‘Tho abore was read to the regiments this afternoon. It Is understood that it will be put in execution to-day. WITHDRAWAL OF THE FIVTH CORPS, . The Fifth eorps withdrew the other night from the position it has been occupying for several days past. The enemy cither did pot know of our withdrawal, or, if he was aware of it, did mot consider it the part of prudence todisturh ug. It is probable that he bas not forgotton the severe punishment his recent interfereuce undor similar circumstances evtailed en him, I do mot eon- ehd it prudential to make known our present locality, Dut it i® pot unlikely that the evomy wih soon hear from us. Commissaries and quartermasters have been busy = rationing aud clothing the mov, aud they are now not only in ex it spirits, and with’ an unusually smal! percentage ou th ‘k tint, bat well clothed and everything to readi- ness to continue the campaign. BOSTLLATIES ‘There bse been very iittie active bostilities im otber corps. Vesterday afternoon there was some severe car- nonading along portions of the tine, aud this sums up the day's operations. In one regard it has been weil there has been £0 littie doing, for the day bas been eppressively warm—® memento of the torrid heat many of our sol- diers experionood in the first Peningular campaign, and painfully suggestive of its repetition in the fuvore, A STORM FRRWING. Mattericg thunder, vivid flashes of lightning and a cool breeze, indicate the approachiog welcome visitation of & thunder storm. But with the muttering thunder there is heard, ea I write, the sharp rattle of mueketry— evidently a lively sklrmieh engagement in front of the Second corps. ACHVITY OF THE COMMANDERS, T have said there has been but little doing, but it must not be Inferred that General Grant or Goneral Meade iz idie§ Tho inactivity means something—means buziness—means no yielding in a vigorous prosecution of the campaign. One thing, | think, may be set down ag conclusive from the quiet, and that te, that the enemy has got tired of attack fog. It is becoming more and more evident that he is being compelied to fall back ou the defensive, and this fact not only shows his increasing weakness, but decresring con Gdence in his army acd cauze, There bas beon some re- ilivg Of the division organizations, owing priucipally to the arrival of reinforcements, TRRILOUB POSITION OF LIECIGNANT CLARKB. Lieutenant Clarke, of the Signal corps, while rolecting a location yesterday to get a view of tho enemy’s posi- tion, found himself suddenly the target of an invisible squad of rebel sbarpshooters, He fortuoately escaped their bullets, Duriag the night attack on contiguous corps, of the enemy's shells and solld shots thrown over our way, one struck the centre of the table where Captain Castle and Jicutenant Clarke, of the Signal corps, and Lientenante Wheeler and Pike, First Miebigan cavalry, of Genoral Worren's escort, were taking their suppers. Iam told that a carious confusion of crockery, vibratory motion of viands and derange ment of digestion ensued. Ali jomped from their seat and a moment a‘ter crash! came another solid shot, re- ducing Into irreparable fragments the chair vacated by Lieutenant Clarke. + TROPEY OF RENE SUPT IS. Thig reminds me that fifty-seven unexploded shells and solid shot, striking about our headquarters at Bethesda church io the last three days, had been picked up and put up ia pyramidical form in front of Cen, War- ren’s headquarters—a minor museum of murderous missiles. They were of various shapes and sizes, and together formed a raro and unique collection, Before leaving our late headquarters Geveral Warren ordered them to be buried. THR SIXTH CORPS, Bir. Uscar G. Sawyer's Despatch. Haangvarrers Sixta Army Corrs, } Naan Coat Hannon, Va., Jane 6, 1864. | f CONSTANT SKNONSIING AND ASSAULTS. With the exception of @ heavy rebel attack on Han- cock’s front last night, in which the enemy wore, after a terribly hot engagement, completely repulsed, there bas been no contest that could be called a battle for seve- ral days, Along our entire iine, however, there is con- stant skirmishing going on night and day, {n whigh tho artillery occasionally join. The pickets are now #0 well covered by their jittle rife pits that the los is comparatively slight. The enemy lose heavily in their night aseautts,and have thus far not gained even a momentary success, OUR ADVANCE. Our Ines bave been somewhat advanced and piaced in a strong condition for defence, The enemy lie within taiking distance of our front, and occasionally a sharp colloquy ig indulged in between the confrontibg pickets, in which pointed jokes are thrown off with all the ease and grace of polished jesters, Thon, too, epithets are freely bandied between the excited parties, resulting generally in an exchange of shots and bloodletting. REINFORCEMENTS Our ranks are being Oiled rapidly by the return of con. valesconts and men who have been home on leave of ab- sence. Many men who have long been absent from their regiments, detaiied as clerks and nurses in other depart. ments, have returned, and the balance are on their way. Concentration is the order of the day. CARH OF THR WOUNDED, Although the number of wounded is considerable the medical directors and surgeons fn the fleld have been able to make them very comfortable; and, after dressing their wounds, to forward thom to the White House, where there are well arranged hospitals awaiting the wounded, and comfortable rest and refreshments are afforded them prior to their embarkation to the Wasb- ington or Fortress Monroo general hospitals, At the White House the Sanitary and Christian Commissions’ delegations from the different States, conetsting of nurses and attendants, with ample stores, care for the wounded and alloviate in every way their sufferings, New York is represented, aod ite agent is doing a good work. Tho names of all the New York soldiors killed or woundod will, ina fow days, be sent on tothe general agency, at the Now Y ork Soldiers’ Depot, Howard street, New York, as well as the soldiers’ effects, THE NINTH CORPS, Mr- James ©, Fitzpatrick’s D: Niwta Anwy Conre, Juno 7, 1864, DAADQUARTERS UNDER FIRB. Tho rei'ele shelled ue quite yigorourly abant four o’elook yesterday afternoon. The beadquarters of Generals Burn. e\de and Cr (tendon wore it Beovero fire for nearly balf qn Loar, 88) eral of tpo grderlice were wounded and NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1864. many horses were either killed or woueded. The corps | te be marched through the different camps of the army hospitats received a number of the sbelis; but, beyond the | with ‘liboller of the prees’’ attached in large letters to killing or maiming of a few horses, no injury was done, his back, and then to be expelled from the lines of the army, bever to return. The Inquirer correspondents seem ‘The shelling of the rebele killed and wounded some | 0 be particularly unfortunate, as another of them (Mr, seven or eight persons, The hospitalof the Eighteenth Ulark) is now serving cuts sentence in Genera) Butler’s ‘army corps was is range and bad four attendante killed. } department for a similar offence. DEATH OP LINDT, MORRISON, EECOND NEW YORE. ‘While the shelis were bursting along the lines of Colone) | bears the same signs of it'¢ and activity that it did dur- Marsbatl’s brigade Lieut. J. R. Morrison, of Company B, | !Pg the memorable McClellan campaign, two years ago, Becond New York mounted rifles, which regiment ie | The river is filled with steamboats, barges, echconers and doing duty as infantry, picked up one of tho fragments | tuge, some unloading and others waitiog for an opportu- ‘and carried {8 to the tent of Colonel Fiske, While ex: | Dity to dischargo their cargote, while every available hibiting it a spherica) case shot burst very close to him, | space along the banks of the river ie covered with boxes, the bullets with which it was filled literally mangling bia | Darrele, commissary stores, &c. Nothing that energy body. He was borne to the hospital, but died on the and untiring industry ean do is left andone to provide our way. Ho was buried this morning, near the hospital. | brave soldiers in the fleld with rations. The railroad ‘The Christian Commission astended the interment with | from West Point to the White House is being rapidly re- religious services, paired, to facilitate the forwarding of supplies, and it PRIGONER® AND DESERTERS. is expected that a very few days will place it ja running ‘The anticlpatea general attack, however, did not take | order, lace last night. There was some little skirmishing be- . ba the 2 in which we captared a few prisoners, ‘The command of the post at the White House is vader ‘Three deserters came into General Potter’s lincs. They Brigadier Genera) Abercrombie, who served under Gene- make the astounding representation that L¢o's army | 7@!Couch in the Peninsular campsign, and who bas been numbers tworhundred thousand men, It has Deen quiet | 9 most of the great battles of the war. His provost all along the lines to-day. Our corps is in motion again, marsbal, upon whom rests the principal reeponsibility, % ‘COWARDS. end who performs most of the labor, je Captain stan- Within the past week J have scen some ten or | HOPS, of the regular army, The Captain was at the com twelve cases of self-niutilation by soldiers desirous of | MeNcement of the war in tho Army of the West, and se- getting to the rear. These cowards shoot themselves cured the fleld appointment of brigadior general, in which through the hand, selecting goverally the eecond finger capacity be served fora long time, with much credit. He of the right band, and then go back to the hospital in | 98 wounded in tho seven days’ fight before Richmond, hopes of being sent to Wasbington with the wounded, | #24 loft for doad in she bands of the enemy. Although The surgeons having noticed the recurring frequency of | @xCeedingly strict in the performance of bis duty, he these casez—as the character of these woundg, burned | 6!Vé# Universal satisfaction in his present position, and diecolored with powder, was sufliciontly indicative of ‘THB WOUNDED EBFORS RICHMOND. their origin~-they reported the matter to headquarters, A large majority of the wounded in tho recent fights and the delinquents im future are to be put upon the | SbOut Richmond have been sent to Northern hospitals, skirmish line. 18 {8 customary in ordinary cases to put | Dut there arestillagrent number at the White House. the patient under chloroform; but, a a punishment to the | Through the evergy and exertions of the Savitary and coward, the worgeows now perform the amputation of | Christian Commissions, and aided by the surgeons in the wounded fingers without any anseathetic. army, comfortable quarters bave been provided for all, disoraneaia, and every comfort which money or kind care can provide 1 bad hardly weltten down the foregoing when the | !# furnished: them. Hundreds and thousands of lives have quiet which prevailed throughout the day, and which | Deemsaved within the past two weeks by the Banitary seemed to promise that one day was to pass without apy | CO™MMmission, and no language can describe the immense fightiog, was suddenly interrnpted by a beavy cannon. | BeDedt they bave been to our poor wounded soldiers. ading on our right. It proved tobe a rebel demonstra. | _ Y##terday Lioutenant Colone} Muchim, of a rebel North tion—probably a reconnoissance on their part to ascertain | CFolina regiment, died from wounds recelved in battle, our position, as well as to learn the cause of the unusual and wae buried jn the burial ground at the White House, stillness on our Jive. A RERKS, CHARGE AND REPUISR, It waa soon after four o’clock whon their artillery opened a brizk fire upon our intrenchments, Their bat- Bin Rig teries were three in number, at least such is the im- t jue Hu pression originating In the fact that thoir sbetls oame | and Seveutieth New York Volustestr having, on cho 25th from three different directious—from the front and botb | ult., presumed to sond @ flag of truce to the onemy’s lines flanks of our position, A house on the right of our line pomrtonte “eer Poly - pep ter ey states, was the object of their aim_in particular; for the wajocs 19 $28 5 oval of the "ner a 1! MADR, reason, it is supposen, that one of our batteries was bo- By comman lajor General ing placed {0 position noar it. The vicinity ig so densely | 8+ Wutsame, Ansistant Adjutant General. covered with Mmber and brush that the rebel batteries were not !n view, ao that it is probable their fire was di reoted by lookouts stationed on tree tops. Our boys in- stantly sprang into the ‘ntrenchments and here awaited the astack. While lying perdua perfect storm of shel! buret over their heads, aud many were wounded in the works, At length our skirmish line began falling back, and at the samo time wae beard the time honored yell witb which the rebels always preface their charge. Our ar- tilleriste loaded with canister and shrapnel, and the in. fantry levelled their pieces over the breastworke. As the rebel line came within range batteries and muskets went off in one grand discharge, and were rapidly followed by salvo after salvo and vol. Jey afier volley. ‘The reception was. 100 warm | eee ee ee: eae Ton ey ole reer ibe robeoiticien ane for the rebels. Their defiant yell ceased, and thoy | that it will have t» be aniputated. We know nosuch retreated, evidently satisfied that we were ‘there,’ | man as Chamberlain. and that afarther roconncissance of our position would ‘be a too costly if not an imposstble undertaking. During REBEL ACCOUNTS. the preliminary sbelling a large number of horees behind a as a . Fridey. Cur WORMS wens Kihed:, | Coteuad Remrpcet ie peer e NEW 1 ae siltee! Tapaite OF fom IGECING LABOR yom: Youk rifles, brid two killed, and Major Newmar one. BER OF REBML, GENBRALS KILLED AND WOUNDED. Over loss will not exceed twenty, all wounded, the ma- {From the Richmond Examiner, June 4.) Jority by shelis. Not contrary to gpd expectation—for the rumors ie The following ie & partial list of the woundsd:— pean mech pee, rossi. bad GRNERAY, ABBRCROMBIB AND CAPTAIN STANHOPR Lieutenant Colonel Murphy Dismissed fiom the Army. SPECIAL ORDERS—NO. 152. HMBAPQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF TTR te. } The Fifteenth New York Artillery at Spottsylvania. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In THE FYBLD, THRER MILES SOUTH OF THE PAMUNKEY, June 1, 1864. ‘A copy of your valuable paper, dated May 22, came to band this afternoon, and, baving read your article con- seerbing the repulse of Ewell’s corps on the 19th of May, I wish to correct the several mistakes thereiu. In the first place, oor gallant Colonel’s name is spelled wrong. Inetead of Ackerman, it is Colonel Louis Schirmer, whs previously commanded the Second light battery, New York artillery. We know no such man as Colonel Acker- man. And aa regards our Major, bis name is spelled pared the pubiic mind for the of Daltlothe On 1, 69th Massachusetts, right foot. morning yest was ushered in by the roar and thun- M,C, Rhodes, K , 2d Pet ‘Ivania, head, face and chess. der of artillery. The sound was terribly grand and ex- Edwin Hess, B, 24 Pennsylvania, chest. Never was there heard here such tromendous SRCOND NRW TORN MOUNTED RIFLEB. firing—it Alled the heavens, and the very earth Corporal Clark Crane, K, left hana. to quiver beneath its heavy roar. From five Cornelius Snyder, I.jeft hand and thigh, severely, o'clock not nearly ten it was one rapid, incessant peal, Alexander Mclver, M, side of head, slightly. ‘tbe guns belching forth the thunder in ‘most torrific Patrick McKeoa, 1, right ‘eg. spirit and with scarcely aterval of five seconds. The sound wes quickly caught up and the city was all astir at ap early hour, supposing that the great bé ‘been joined by the opposing armies. The morning woro on, and for many long anxious hours nothing conld be heard from the battie Geld. Tho ecene was but a few miles from the city, aud tno firing attested that the strurgle was desperate and terrific. ‘The soxioty grew more jntense on this account; but still nothing was to be heard but the deep, continual matters ing ef artillery. Persons vai'y toquired the news of each other, bat still nothing came. It was apparent that our army was too hotly engaged in the struggle to be despatcbing couriers to vhe rear, The work was going on, but the result for the time wes left for rumor and conjecture toteli. Yet the people bore this painfal sus- pense with great patience and with anshaken and undi minished eontidence ia our army and4ts nobie leader, THE FIRST NKWS FROM THR RATTLE FELD. Soon came the tidings of victory. The hour of auxtety was passed. About one o'clock came the first bulletin from the front, ancouncing the most signal success of our army. The despatch was official, and wae dated “At the front, nine o'clock.’ The following is its report:— All goes on well We repulved the enemy with ease’ in- flicting Beary tose tn frout of Hoke and Audersen, and GQ portion of H. There has been sharp fighting since five o'clovk. There ts now a alight pause in the artillery dueling, 14 was stated that the evemy had been driven and re. pulsed at all points—that Fio'd's division had repuleed them in six attacks—that parts of Brockinridge’s aad Hoke's divisions had repulsed them in three attacks on our right, near Gaines’ Mill, and that we were driving thom al ail points. Such was the news that first came from our army. Though barren of detail it was enough to aliay anxiety, and to prove conclusively that our army bad won the reat Sight. People cared not for the time to trouvie hemeelres with particnlars, jt was enough for them to know that the victory with us. About the same this nows was received of our victory the most extravagant stori current through the city of the capture of immense num- bors of prisoners, stores, artillery, wagon traios, &c. OTHER ACCOUNTS FROM THE RATTLE FIELD. Reports and ramors continued to flow in {rom the attic field through the day, Une could hear almost anything he likod, #0 wild and exaggerated were the stories. Some represented that Grant and his whole army were aunihi- Jeted and wiped out; but this was received as rather too high an estimate of our victory. Jobo J. Ranney, J, loft Theodore Cartis, M, 241 New York cavalry, right arm. NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. Mr. ®. T. Bulkley’s Despatch. Wine Hov-e, June §, 1964. ‘TAM REFECT OF THE RRARL ABBAULT, Nothing of especial jaterest has transpired at the front since the desperate assault upon our lines ou Sunday night last. The rebels seem perfectiy satisfied since ‘then that any atiempt on their part to drive back Grant's victorious army wae fruitless; and that charge by which thousands of lives were sacrificed by the assaulting party plainly demoustrates the immense advantage an army has while acting npon the desensive. While the loss of our army behind their breastworke wae very small, heaps of dead and wounded rebels were left ta front of our works, and fell into our hands ‘The lous of the enemy in that aewault is estimated at between two and three thousand. PREPARATIONS YOR THE SIGE. What General (rant’s next move will be is not known. It bas been pretty clearly proved that the works in frovt of him cannot be carried except by siege, and heavy guns and mortars are in readiness for that purpose. 108 TIGHT YOR 4 BRIDGR AND THE RESULT. Vesterday two divisions of the Fifth corps (the Reoond and Fourth) were sent down to the Uhickahominy for the purpose of taking poseession of a bridge; but it was found upon their arrival thet the enemy were there before them. A charge was made; but they only suc eooded im, driving the enemy across, without getting poasessicn of the bridge, aod both sides were throwing up intrenchments a4 the time our informant left, Yester day all day heavy firing was beard in the direction of the left wing of owr army: but up to this time no vews has been received from there. ‘e conversed with a number of our wounded brought GRAVY OKIRMIBEING down ‘yesteraay” Dut little bows was to be derived from Je in progress ail the time, and the two lines are withiv | them beyond the general fact that the Yankees hed been whipped and driven at all points. They seemed to be able to give very little information — what occurred with their immediate regiments. represent that the .fight, which commenced on Thareday ning, con- tinued through the night, and that at daylight it was re- newed with increased hye In the fight of Thursday evening the Yankees wero driven successively from three lines of thelr intreochments, Another account ri ta that the enomy made seven assaults upon Kershaw's line, and were repulsed each time, with @ loss on our side of not more than thirty ia killed and wounded, The accounts we have been able to gather are meagre and fragmentary, battle ave summed up, in a word, was about this:—The enemy assaulted our lines near Coal Harbor, but were repnised at every point, ox- cept Breckinridge’s front, whose jines they succeeded to ‘1 of a battery, killing and Our men were soon rallied, ho ‘ ck the ouemy with great slaughter, and recaptured the gun. Captain Linthioum, of General Bunter ported killed. Lieutenant . Hunton’s staff, ras wounded. ant Robertsop and Lieutenant ns, allot the Nine- teenth Virginia, were killed. We bad an unusual number of our genorals wonnded, Among the number to us we hear of General Lane, counted erverdy 8 UR, shel by @ sharpihater: Goheral Kirkland, slightly ; Genevat Batlle, very slightly; Genevad Finnegan, slightly, and General Laws. THR LOSSES ON BOTH SIDR, Tho battle yesterda) one hundred yards of each other, bis protected by bastily built earthworks, Almost certain death awaits Any One whose curiosity prompts him to lift his head above the fortifications, There has been no serious fight- ing or heavy charges madp, however, since Sunday. {TUM FIGHTERNTG ARMY CORP, GENERAL Ww, F, sMitT, have lost vory heavily since they joined the Army of the Potomac, They bave been almost cousiantly engaged and bave uniformly behaved in the most gallant manner. ‘Their losses are supposed to be from four to five thousand. GHERIDAN'S CAVALRY O* ANOTHER RAID. General Sheridan, with two divisions of bis cavairy corps, bas gone on anyther very important raid. It” would be improper at this time to publish bis deatina- on; but, if successful, it will be one of the most beve- ficial and hazardous oxpeditions of the war. Your cor- respondent who accompanies the expedition will doubt- ees give yon full particulars upon its arrival witbin our limes. The First nmi Second divisions, under command of Generals Torbert avd Gregg, compore the force. THR YORE MIVER RAILROAD, ‘The railroad from the White House wo Grant's army has bees placed ip running order, and @ constrition train passed over it yesterday ap far as De spatch station, within two miles of the Chickahominy. The rebels, it seems, bave got a battery within range, and fired a two hundred pound shot at the train, but did no damage. The gun was fo far off that the report was not heard, but the shell foll near the train, and was afterwards found. No inoonvenience is feared, as ihe dia- tance is too great to do any damage, GENERAL MEADE AND THE NEWBPAPER CORRESPONDENTS. General Meade holds correspondents of newspapers to & strict account for all newa published of an erroneous ebaracter or wilfully. intended to dizparage officers, to | were but elightly injured. the detriment of the service. It will be remembered by GENERAL LER’# any. the readore of the Philadelphia Inquirer that a lettor from Pn ha Mes go } ono of its correspondents with the Army of the Potomac aa BULL, June 8. 1604, appeared aehort time since in which the writer stated that wag, been, pret voualy ‘reangedy Cordon’ tn ‘Roxen 6h Gen, Meade would havo retreated aorogs tho Rapidan after | visions of Kweli’s, aod Heth’s division of A, P. Hill's the battle of the Wilderness had i¢ not bocn for Gon, | CorP*, executed & lank movement on the epomys right Grant, &o., Ao. General Meado feened a apoctel order | cantoriog, It Is said, somo elght hundred pr Yesterday, recwring the autbor of tne article jw ouestion Nydeo aud Gordon cortoinly caojured Bye humbed aod and the evening before was a desperate and bloody one for the enemy. ‘They were mowed down like grass as they charged our’ forti+ fications. A onttoman who has been through the war tele us that he never saw @ field so liter. ally strewn with dead Yankees. Wo hear of several esti mates of their loss, but the most reasonable one, and one made by 2 gentieman who was over the Geld, thinks that it oS al ave been loss than six thoueand In kilied and wounded, Our love waa pomparatively slight, most of the fighting having baen ‘hoe by us behind bresetworen, Tt is thought that |t will not exceed some five hundred io killed and woooted. A great portion of cur wounded of who fold t the left breast while Jeading bia brigade Profi ‘Amoog the wounded [ bear igadier Genera) Kirkland, who waa names of Br! slightly burt, Colonel Williams, Thi ninth Virginia, = nn Berry, sixtieth Georgia, were also wounded silghily, it seems Gordon, who led this flank movement, discovered a swamp, across which be charged. Tb: amp the enemy supposed to be impassabie. ee Lb gh oo their guard for @ flank mov ment in direction Our men first drove im the enemy's line of skirm! ; then pressing them, w heir firet line of battle to give back Tapidiy by ¥ four charge aad without the fring of @ gun on our side, the enwiny firing feebly. On our boys preseod BP fo he enomy’s second strongly in- trenched line of battle, which was also protected by Stocka/les, 80 close were our men on the heels of the @vemy that both worked together In pulling atockade defences, and #omo of our men entered their breastworks along with the cuemy. The enemy dared not fire for fear of shooting their own men. As wo took the second lime of the enemy our men fred into the enemy, who now made a stand and fought us until night ended tho engagement All w in this fight acted well, and the engaged especially that far and justly famed Stonewall Brigade, ‘under the lead of ite new commander, the gallant Terry. Their conduct elicited the especial praise of Gen. Ewell. ‘Tho position from which we drove the evomy was naturally say, atrong, and revdered doubly 30 by vory heavy lines of fortifications. They had transverse lines, and parallel ines, and lines running eyery way, and it foeme © marvel how they were dfiven from their position. The force which we thus pus to fight, and of whom we captured go goodly a number, belonged to Warren's Fifth corps, Five regular regiments sre represented among the prisoners--namoly, the Second, Ninth, Flov> enth, Twelfth and Fourteenth. We also captured the Peco yy | officera of three of thom—Captain McKib- ber, of the Fourteenth; Captain Penn, of the Second, and another officer, whose name I forget. These ofticors seemed to care little or nothing about themselves, their great anxiety appearing to be to learn something about the fate of thoir oolors. Besides the fiye hundred well Yankoos, some fifty wounded ones were captured, nearly all of whom were wounded in the back. Jt is also related by an officer that, passing over one of their officers—a captain—he ee posed him to be dead; chancing, however, to look bac! gront was his surprise to see this dead captain, as he bad supposed, heeiiug it rearwards, While this warm work was Pickett and Field’s skirmish 1! with the enemy, aud there was also cousiderat It ww also shelling ted that the enemy attacked Hoke near this point about night yesterday, but were gallantly re- pulsed, with considerable slaughter of their numbers, our side suffering little or nothing. Last evening, juat before dark, Wiloox placed a battery of twelve guns in position on the extrome right, and hav- ing shelled the ae position, advanced and occupied the heights near M lan’s bridge, on the Chickabominy, During this advance Brigadier General Lane was sovercly wounded ia the ‘This morning about sunrise the ball opened 3 pas on Longstreet’s and Stokes’ front, aud for three urs the enemy continued to assault onr lines, Each time, however, they were most gallqntly and success- fully repulsed, our men suffering scarcely any, whilst the lost of the enemy is reported to be very heavy—indeed it is believed that the euemy have lost to-day not less than seven thousand mea, whilst ours can scarcely bo one-twentieth of that number. The principal and most repeated assaults have been made on Kershaw’s front, the enemy, ft is said, baving charged him pot less than fourteen times, Fach time, however, bis gallant divi- sion, formerly MoLaws’, hes successfully driven back the agsailants. Hoke has also sigually repulsed three different assaults, this time capturing a few prisoners. ado ‘a most rigorous awck upon, Brecklariige, & made a most ¥ attack upon 1°, jon of bis command was forced . dians, however, at once bounded forward with yell and regained what Breckinridge bad tempo- rarily lost, Three pieces of artillery, belouging to Reid’s battalion were for a while taken, but ove pom re- captured them, General Finnegan himself was slightly wounded, but did not leave the field. Goneral Law, of Field’s division, was also wounded this morning, in the ©) nt, however, dangerously. 7th my algo made, early this mofning, feeble as Baults upon Hoth’s and Rodes’ divisioug on our oxtreme left, but were rej by our skirmish line, Since morning there bas not been much fighting, but beavy skirmishing and artillery firing has a going on all day along tho line Grant evidently been rein- forced from Hutler, and seems to be contracting his lines and massing his troops. My inform: derived trom what I deem good autho- rity, was that Heih and Rodes had been but slightly as- aul Later information, however, representa that the assnult on Rodes and fleth was vory vigetous, and that we liter. ally piled up the Yankce dead in front of these divisions. Lientenant General Ewell has been sick, but is now re- covering. His corps, for the lest ten days, has been un- ‘of Major General Kariy. der the The battle ground to-day has extended from one and @ half miles to the left of Mechanicsville to McClellan's bridge, a distance of some seven niles. Grant’s main efforts to-day baye been directod against our right wing. Bare Frewp, Near G. ae Jano Heth’s division participated with E esterday , capturing over two hundred is wounded was Brigadior G to McClellan's bridge, making the line of bat- Ue over seven miles long, the enemy making the attack. The heaviest fighting ja reported in Rodes’, Kerehaw’s and Hoke’s front, who gallantly repulsed every assault of the enemy. Our lose fe very slight, not ovor five hundred in killed and woumted. That of ine evemy is fully six thousand Some estimate it as high as ten. The enemy at one time broke through Rreckinridge’s division, capturing three pieces of artillery. Finnegan, however, quickly came up, recapturing the artillory and taking one pleco from the enemy. Breckinridge lost probably two hundred prisoners. Tho heaviest fighting was up to cleven o’clook; since then there has beon bi nnonading and incoseant skirmishing, Generals iaw and Finnegan slightly wounded. er did not leave the field. THE BATTLE OF COAL HARHOR. [From the 4 Examiner, June 4.) We fear that tenant General Grant has beyond the power of change to ul @ decisiv meéot, and that the Army of Northern Virgi never bave the honor of shooting as many Yankees in ope day as it had upon the 12th of last mouth im the connty of Spotsylvania. If hofcould be provoked to lot out bis full length agaio,be would have boen so pro- yoked on yesterday, when he had also every opportunity that could, under avy circumstances, be desired by 4 gentlom On th The jay evening he had been attacked io his in- trencbments. Three lines of breastworks had been wrenched from him. Sevea hundred prisoners had been captured with them. Am important position had been taken, which forced him from the high ground oa our loft, and bent his own right back to the l’amunkey. Here was seovweaticn. Observers of Grant’s career anticipated & glorious ficld day om the merrot Bat the aticipation was fulfiiied in a partial manuer only, There was, indeet, a sharp struggle yestorday—the 'y fighting which bas occurred since the 12th of but no general a involving the whole forces of either army, still lees a decisive battle, ‘So far as we are now informed, the affair of yesterday wos an attack by the enemy in great force ov our lines ia front of Gaines’ Mill and Coal Harbor. It was made with en Tt must b dmitted that Gravt has im. panel, ‘on some Occasions, an impulse to Yankoe troops: which no other Coder: meral bas yet given But neither on to them. this, or on any other occasion, baa it been the better for them or for him, They rurhed up yesterday mornlog with deep lines, and succeeded, as at Spottayivauia Court House, in bursting over one part of the Confederate breastworks, Two guns of an artillery company from Richmond fell for a moment into tho enemy's hands after fifteen officers and men, working the sald guns, had been killed and wounded. But the result was different from that of the similar incident at Spotsylvania Court House. There the Confederates recovered neither the guns nor the augle of tho breastwork which was taken. Bot here our troops wore s0 rapid ty rallied and reinforced tnat tho Yankeo success wholly vanished before they céuld even raiseachoer, They were slaughtered or shot out of the trenches in the briefest kpace of time; the guns were certainly recovered, unepiked, unharmed, and are now m Confederate hands, rest of the battle was a repe. tition of chargo after charge—some say they were Droyght up seven times—but they never got fp again, and their lines fell dead or were scattered before the fire. About midday the enemy relinquished the strug retained all our works Lg every inc m the evening before. Ore heen ok teen was ‘ivepreportion as it must over be when determined yet unsuccessful assaults are made onan army betind broastworks, It is not believed that the Confederates lost six hundred, while tho enemy's killed and wounded probably number more than six thou- sand, The folds are bive with their slain, The advan- tages to our side are (he pecitions gained on Thursday aod secured on Friday. Grant now site int + of Mo: Clelian, Hoe baa failod to get a single advantage (rom hie Fredericksburg route, He did not Lye 4 or injare Lee's army, and he has no poaition on the north of Richmond. Ho is now, ju one word, at the identical point where Mo Cleslan bevan bis work, Grant's present policy app to be tho perpetuation of the skirmish, by day aud night, with both artillery and rife, interapersed with sharp st tacks like that of Friday, bat omen’ which would compromise his who!) fall againgt him, PRISONERS PROM LEN'S FRONT—NAMES OF THE CAP- TURED OFFicEns. [From the Richmond Examiner. June 4.) Yoeterday afternoon six hundred und pinety-five pri- yates and pon commissioned officers aud twelve commig- stone? oM@eers. were marched into Richmoed from General Laos! artered at Crow's fao- ie. Wo bo of the The privates were q s street, bolow Twentieth, and the officers com- the Libby * swing aro the ames of the offigore:—Captain bben, Fourtesn aitod States -ogulars, Cap Aue, Twontieth Michigan: Captaln Henry R Kelley, Ong Mupdred oad Egowents Peamsyiyania Captain Gilbers Pettit, One Hyndred and Twentieth New bio Firat Lieutenant E. 3, Huntington, Revenia Ucited Second United Skates tafantry: aes jundred and Leatenant Lieu 8 Meee, Sane tenant Sylvester Crossley jandred and Eigh teenth Ponnaylvania; Second Lieutenant Georg M. Cur. tis, One Hundred and Fortieth New York ; Second Lieuten- ant Hiram E. Wentworth, F-«rteenth New York artillery; Captain W. B. Peaso, Seventeeuth United States regulars. A menpeny Zouaves, (rom New York, were includea among prisoners, All of them were hard looking, dirty, begrimmed, gaunt, suobrowned and hungry look ing, as though they could steal anything, from a ueedlo {oan omoibus, ‘They seemed to look with anything but diapieasure upon Ir prospective confinement, and ore of them, munching a Confederate loaf of bread, remarked that it would give them @ rest avybow, which they were sorely in need of, DEATH OF THE REBBL BRIGADIER GORGE B. DOLES. (From the Ricumond Fxaminer, June 4.) ‘This gallant Georgian, in command of Doles’s brigade, fel! in the engagement veir Coal Harber on Thureda: afteruoon, while forming bis line In front of the enemy's position. A Yankee bullet struck bim In the left breast, about the nipple, paseed through the beart, aod out un- dor the right arm, sbatiering it. He was dismounted at the time, having sent his horse to the row becuse of the animal's restiveness. The gallant xenoral foll and died immediateiy, His body was received in the city yester- day morning and encoffined by Mr. Belvin, undertaker, preparatory to removal to Georgia this morning. General foles was thirty-four years of age, and Teaves @ wife and aeveral children, who reside in Mill Ne, He entered the war in Virginia aa,captain of Company A giment, but upon a va- ancy occurring in its coloncicy, hia great and already conspicuous merit won him promotion 1m that position. Upon high recommendation be was made a brigadier, Lis commission dating from November 1, 1362, No mora gallant soa of the Empire State has tald down bis Life for the cause than the subject of this notic DEATH OF COLONEL L. M. KEITT, OF SOUTH CAnO- LINA, (From the Richmond Fxaminer, June 4.) ‘The remains of Colonel lawrence M. Keitt, of South Carolina, who died in this city from 4 wound received in the battle of Wednesday, were escorted to the Danville depot yesterday afternoon, and departed en route for the Stato of his nativity. A of the Public Guard and bend, with the South Carolina Congressional delogation, accompanied the remalus to the depot as eso rt, the ter officiating as pall bearers. Colonel Keltt reached Vir ginia but a few days ago as the commander of the Iwon- Ueth South Carolina regiment, one of the most complete rogiments in the vervice, numbering over twelve bun- dred men. Fresh from the memorabie defence of Charles- ton, Colonel Keitt was justly proud of bis veteran com- mand, and burned to lead thom to glory and renown. He led them to both, but fell fat the moment of victory, pierced by a bireling bullet through the lungs, defence of the capital of the confederacy, and pouring out his blood on Virginia Colonel Keitt will be remem- bered in the old Congress of 1857-8 as the colle que of the lamented Preston Brooks. was brave, talented and a and a fit type and model of the !aimetto tate. GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. All Quiet Along the Lines—Our Strong Besition, &., de. . ‘MR. OHARLES B. HANNAM’S DBSPATOH. Iw tur Frevp, June 6, 1864. ‘THR MOST QuIer DAY YET. * During the last threo days we have been comparing the adjective quict, and havo reached the superlative degree at last. The rebels were quiet, we were quict, and every- body was quiet except Gen. Butler and staff. Ho made a tour of inspection along the whole levgth of our lines ta- day. The officers of his staff of course accompanied pim. Thoy started about eleven o'clock, and remained away for five hours, The heat was excessive, there being not even @ “fleecy cloud” to obstruct the rays of the hot Virginia sun. The General persevered and perepired. So did hts staf Our line of defences was closely oxam- ined, That of the robsls wag viewed at a distance through feld glasses. ovR WORKS are strong and beautifully finished specimens of engi- Beering skill. have been constructed under the supervision of Chief Fngincer Brigadier Genoral Weitzel. Our position is now secure against all the efforts Beaure- gard or Lee may make to dislodge us, and the first xreat object of Gen Butler’s expedition is successfully ac- complished. hag secured a strong position on the south bank of the James ti ‘The front is protected by impregnable earthworks, while both fignks and rear are guardea by gunboats and Monitors. ime will develop tho rest. LIGHT IN THR DISTANCE. For several hours this evening a bright red geen in a northeasterly direction. It is su; ‘veen the reflection of General Graot's camp fires, aa sound of artillery was heard in that direction to-day. SERENADE TO GENERAL BUTLER, Goneral Butler serenaded this evening by the band belonging to the First regiment New York mounted rifles, Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Patton commanding. It was under tho leadership of Band Master Joun Goddard, and played the following choles selection of airs:—March , Figaro; Stabat Mater, War Gallop, Oberlander, Sanitary Fair Poika, Serenade, Schubert. ‘the darkeys attached to headquarters were Jnto the service as candlesticks, and Foe ange the duty very satisfactorily. Rain was threatening, and thunder wied in the distance. The music was excellent and figniy appreciated by every one incamp, with we are afraid, one exception—the General bimseif, who only understands two tunes, one of which is ‘* Yankee Doodle” and the other isn’t, CAPTURE OF THE GUNBOAT WATER WITCH. jlare was to Witch in Ossibaw Soand, Ga.—A Rebel Raid from Fort McAilister=Onty Ome Man Escaped Deatn or Ca ptare, d&ec. By the arrival of the United States supply steamer Massachusetts, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant W. H. West commanding, at Philadelphia yesterday, wo loarn of the capture of the United States gunboat Water Witch, Lieu- tenant Commander Austin Pendergrast. She was block- ading in Ossibaw Sound, Goorgia, aod was captured at twoo’clock on the morning of Juno 3, by eight armed boats seat out from the battery at Genesis Point, on the Ogeechee river, known ag Fort McAllister, Thia information was received from one of her crew, ‘the only one who made his escape by jumping over ber bows and swimming ashore. He says a desperate resist ance was made by her ofl and crew ; but superior aumbers overpowered them and compelled them to sur- render. He cannot tell if they mot with any loss, as he saw the action going on as ho was secreted In the long grass. An expedition was fitting out at Port Royal to go down and endeavor to recapture or destroy her. ‘The rebels havo on more than one occasion promised to take our blockaders at this place by the same meaus, and thoy now have fulfilled their vow, The Water Witch was built at the Washington Navy Yard in 1845. She is 378 tons register and of the fol- lowing dimenatons:—Length, 160 foot; beam, 23 fost; depth, 11 fect 6 inches. Her average draught was 7 feet 8 inches, She has one inclined engine with a cylinder 37 inches in diameter and 6 feet stroke, Sho is rigged as ‘s hermaphrodite brig, and carries ive amall guns. The Water Witch took tho first ehot that opened the famous “Paraguay war’ at the Itapine fort in South America. She was for years crulaing in command of Lieutentint Page, the explorer and returned to the States in 1856. At the beginning of tho rebellion she rendered very important service, and at the famous ram attack at the mouth of tho Missiesippi river, when Hollins “pep- pered’’ the Yankee fleet. Sho was extensively repaired at the Brookiyn Nady Yard, and sailed thence to jote the South Atlantic blockading squadron, where she performed excellent vice up to the time of her capture, The fol- lowing is a list of her offcers:— Lieutenant Commanter— Austin Pondergrast. ‘Acting Assistant Surgeon—W. H. Pierson. Acting Assiv'ant Paymaster—L. @, Billings. Acting Maggrt—G. W. Buok, W. B. Stoddard, Aig Ends —J. M. Forsyth, A. D Storr, € Aoainy Master's Maiea—E. W. Parsons, ©. P, Weston, V. Butler. Figo —acting Firat Aasi t, & Genther: Acting Third Assistants, J. P. Cooper, Jas, Holltagawortb, J. a. Conover. The Rebels on the Mississippl. Carmo, IN, June 5, 1864. Tho steamboat Missouri bas arrived from New Orleans with datos of the Slat ult. Ou Thursday morning she was attacked by a battery of pine guvs—a portion of Marmaduke’s comman(, sia tioned at Columbia, Ark,—and, although convoyed by two gunboats—the Monarch and B. J, Adams—was com- pletoly riddied, no less than eleven shots taking fect on the steamer, the rebels not noticing the gunboat, bow Airecting their fire solcly towards the Missouri. One twelve-pound shell exploded io the narsory, tearing it outirely to atoms, setting the oat on fire in thrée places, and dangerously wounding a lady. The boat hada large passenger list of ladies and cbildrem, who egeaped by acle, miracle. ior shoils exploded a diferent parts of the boat, injuring no one else except a dock hand. + "A featioman on the bont made A narrow escape, ® ca sing directly between his arm aud bis boty hia coat aud carrying off his money and aro much injared, afd the boat will bare srbauled at Loa , Islands 34 and wry from wolis aide