| Show BY bk B k TELEGRAPH new york 20 th the agton star stay stars staff ot of yesterday say ay elect circa grant crossed the rapidan he be has taken prisoners not including those of the lat four tour or five days while white his own owr 0 loss Os ha his not been over ole oie one third that number among the prisoners are men over 50 years yeara I 1 old and boy boys ot of 14 and 10 16 washington 28 A dispatch dij dit patch atch from sherman sharman says ay we ire yesterday mat mai made e an unsuccessful attack on the ene mya petition our loss was waa between two and three thousands thousand and was particularly heavy bleary in officers a took some ernei P but do dot suppose the loss as heavy as kuri airs as he tie kept behind parapets signed STANTON new york 30 th the e commercial special bays says secretary chase chaie finding gid fin dirig that there WAS not a deposition disposition to grant min howerto power to collect a sufficient amount of revenue to carry on the government has hai re sigRed new york 30 20 th the commer Commet commercial cIal ceal states editorially edit cnally on good bod authority that our loss losis in the grant campaign exclusive of 0 call cail cavalry alry airy and Hunter 6 column will frill not exceed since crossing iames james river it will not net exceed only wounded remained at headquarters on the 23 ih A As to the rebel logghe loss the richmond equi egui jer of 0 the gives a list it tt over bounded v bei set t from lees leea army and Beau regards regarda commard command this thia doea does not in clude those sent irom the rapidan R to gordens ville nile charlotteville charlottesville Charlott eville staunton idd ind other pla pia dial i ices ea according to their own account they halle haie let iet up to the ble eio diee sree e of petersburg 28 general enders and prisoners prisoner snow now in our bande banda j headquarters aimy potomac Po 28 th the left win wing swung lound and took pos aglon assion of the weldon railroad 4 miles milga from the city without opposition y fort smith 27 we have hive information from the cavalry expedition tion sent ent sout tout southward hward from h re rec rece recently itly etly that it attacked attack eda a rebel force of strong and all not killed or wounded were captured the prisoners were sent to little rock new yerk york 1 the heralds corre with gen sher nyan cyan sn under date of the says sais of the battle of f kentow mountain on the heavy skirmishing was wag opened and on the right the rebels firing fierce y Br Brad bradies adleys iea lea les and bridges bridgeta ta batteries were broughm to bear upon them with considerable effect and Le lagana gails gaits and blagra batteries fiercely shelled their works hooker having repulse i them wag was art pressing asing forward 1 vroile schofield was swinging around their I 1 left capturing many prisoners soon heavy I 1 musketry rouB ketry firing was as heard and the rebels ic to the onslaught ons aught upon the ine position po ailion tion tiou our troop troops had taken from them but were repels ad d each time early earit in the morning gen howard ordered forward farward his lime line an i coming upon the enemy rog reg drose drove them pell mell out of ther the new position which waa was found to be if ef great streng strong b by placing eing cing our troops in various positions and ca bringing loging to bear a concentrated fire tire they were forced to fall backa ain leaving a large num nuin br ur of prisoners in our hand handt their loss logs must have been heavy on the lott lots the enemy were again I 1 found in some bome works on the ridge of gensaw kens Kena awand and our battery was opened on ot them at range our troops were hustled up ipso so close that the tue rebels could uld make no effect to pierce p berce our or centre the toe conflict was b and at nightfall night fali fall there was no material ed vantage on either bloe aide early next morning the fighting was renewed with increased fierceness and was waa still going on cm at the close of the correspondents letter later advice by telegraph advise us uis that the rebels were forced to f ddll dil back chicago 1 A letter from shermana army speaking of ma the operations oc of tike tue dotu lolu says until our lines commenced to advance we tue rebels maintained perfect silence our batteries batter ies iea were constantly throwing deadly missiles Inis siles intone into ahe abe enemy I 1 works so furious was the fire that it seema impossible that any living thin could remain la it suddenly as kirbas kirbys and whitakers brigades were moving I 1 gallantly to the attack tt thle trib rebels opened from four different points two enormous guns were on the very summit mit of gensaw 2 batteries not far apart were on a low hill bill on the right of the mountain t and end d at still fu further ther to tho the right was an cuer auer in battery b t tery wr the Z eocene ne was truly grand thunder an sp spirited sr bred ered and more than CO 60 pieces ot of cannon exploded in quick succession the air seemed continually as it tortured t artur ed by the flying mis mig nea nes hea the trees of the forest actually shuddered aa ax it in terror of the fearful fire and he the very euth shook beneath benerth bene jtb rth the reverberation at tn tb ho however waver the rebel gun save one bat itry itty upa the right were silenced buen eUen cai cad and th clamor of mus maskery kery told how fiercely abita ker berand and kirby were forcin their way and how strongly they were resisted took the ground he be was designed to take and held it while hile bile kirby being exposed in open fied to heavy and showers ot of n baket k et ball was compelled to relinquish his bia position tion he fell back to the line lice from which be e gerta aled d bleto blete after atter ter night i glit bad fallen failen the enemy made persistent efforts f r arts to drive whitaker from hla hia advanced position but he held it the made seven dla dia distinct charges upon his line in these chaigen ue enemy must have sussi suffered severely firing was nas as continued without a moments intermission during th nelre entire night next morning the cannonading canno nadin was resumed on both sides bires about I 1 p in it was determined to occupy again me the ground which kirby had bad taken the we day before but whiz h ile he was wa unable to hold bold on the left the ohio advanced an picket line closely supported led by goth ohio and parts of the on the right the ohio and the auth advanced with great spirit upon the enemy and in a short time hurled him from the hill the victo victorious rious rions regiments immediately commenced throwing up works the rebels were wee so 0 o stricken th that t the they made no attempt to retake tha the position gen howard advance advanced i hia bia whole corps corpa to correspond wi h Stan stanley leya leys advance the rebel hers everywhere retreated from hom their out works and thus we gained a very important advantage new york 1 the toe verai veral feraut Le raus raUt spec al says chase chabe says his resignation is the of a purpose long loaf entertained and delayed only by ace ecel accidents l that lie he had ba prepared his at the th time frank biair made bis big violent as sult suit upon the Troa treasury sury bury department which caused the appointment of an investigating t committee that he could not re tire tira tir while this investigation was pending but since the committee had reported ex ean n orating him bim from all shadow of censure hi had bad availed himself of the first moment when it could be done with honor to peremptorily resign lie he added ill lit addition that on wednesday evening the secretary submitted to the tb finance committee of the senate and to the ways ind means committee of the house the bill levying additional taxes upon certain articles of luxury such as whisky and tobacco and accompanied oy by the statement that it was absolutely necessary to provide for eighty five milli ois a more of revenue from this source to enable the government to go on with gatty safety and that the cold coldness neim with which the proposition wag was received by both committees strengthened ha his deter mii mil atlon to abandon the office chica chicago 0 o 2 A correspondent with Sher shermana shermans mana mans ainey aimy on th the sa ea a to day iday we had one of the severest e n 7 s t m e n ta since bince ulc the affair at dallas esl est 1 immediately m dla dia e 1 y i in n front of th the el ath a my were long ald esil ebil which had bad extensive extensile fortisi cation and three batteries it being an im position for us gen thomas ordered howard to assault and carry it if it pos sibl preparations were immediately made and at a quarter before 4 in the afternoon the batteries opened so vi gorou was the cannon eding ading that for 15 minutes all other noise was wallowed swallowed up in thunders that rung rung 0 through 0 the sultry air at 4 the batteries quieted down and the bu bules bugs les sounded for an advance in less lens than tto two minutes the line was in motion the ground which the advance was to be made was co covered vered with large trees and a very little all the brigades moved off together with regularity As they neared the rille rifle pits plis on the slope of the hll bili behind which was posted a etc str string mg skirmish line a destructive skirmish ish lah fire was opened upon the enemy who sheltered by ridle rifle pits suffered but little As our line advanced the enemy was driven from the pits into their main works where they were hf ht amily so formidable were their rf ors orm situated on the crost of the hill and so numerous wei wel wele e the guns that were mounted and that poured a raking k n firt fire fire info into ino our men met that to have attempted t rd an n as assault ault auit up upon n it would have been sheer maddess madness d rie tie cor consequently stanley held a lna roa tion nebil over fa four ur hundred undred yards in advance of his starting point and fortified to within sey sev enty five yards of the main works woods and ad Ilea liea healene He alena lenys positions betoi a the line was moved were nearer the rebel works than Stan stal stanleyg leyla yet they their divisi divisions ons oms forward under a deadly fire drove the skirmishers from their rifle pits and ad d danced almost ahmoo t up to the rebel reserve but were forced to fall back to tha the rifle pits where they alo alpo aio fortified and held a posit position iod iop within 60 50 yards of the works about 7 in the ther evening the enemy attacked us along our whole line but the heaviest blow waa waa was upon whitaker here a again gal zal our men bad tad an excellent opportunity I 1 to display their valor lying behind their h hastily tily thrown up breastworks they met the assault shot tor for shot and handsomely repulsed them our loss in wounded in the ath corps car P reached among the killed and wounded were a number of valuable officers oa the general Butterfiel Butter fielda dys division had bad a severe fight assaulting the ridge in its front the whole division charged up hill under a severe musketry fire and succeeded in gaining a position where they threw up breastworks though all the while under rebel fire they also stormed two batteries in ibe hie rebel works A and finally dislodged the enemy and grid drove them entirely off the hi DUI j A nashville letter of has the following account of the operations on the hooker held the r and was posted on lost last mountain schofield Scho held neld next holding pine mountain with the corps then palmer howard and logan with bialis corps corpa holding the extreme right the main attach was assigned to the right and center the we left being merely ordered to make the usual demonstrations and take advantage of weak points after a few demonstrations st at on the right hooker and schofield schefield moved forward from the right crossing a thickly wooded valley wh ch eh lay between tho the contending armies the rebels had bad displayed unusual in preparing de fences as the works were truly substantial and not only showed good engineer iB ski sall but far more re athanus ihan than usual ual industry the s breastworks b works strong as they were might have been carrie carriel car riel riet 1 but bior tor the fact tact that the forest in fronton front 0 them had rod been felled in every imaginable direction making a perfect wai cial cross of timbers through which a man boen zumber cumber ed could wilh with difre btty mak make e his bla w way ay more specially as the ground was ascend ascending hig nig our men fought like heroes but all ail of no avail the batteries made fearful bavec in our lines our cannon could not be brought to I 1 bear with effect uld ind hundreds fil fell from the grape and cannister of the rebel guns before they came in range of smaller arms it was impossible that men merr could endure th tha the e murd murderous e rou roul i fire and a retreat was ordered our men cirr carrying ying off the dead and wound wounded ad amounting in hookers corps alone to over 1000 t advance was attended with partial success which might have been complete com piet if it hooker had half carried the works in trout front of him he captured about 1000 prisoners but was compelled to retire with a loss loas of naw new york 3 A special dispatch to the tribune from charleston west va july states that hunter with his bis whole command arrived safely at this point without logs loss ta to his bis army of a single pound of 0 government property du ring his bis long and arduous march of miles over almost impassable mountain roads and with scarcely any feed for tor his command lib H succeeded in defeating the enemy eneany in five dt eit ferent engagements destroying property ra lelik a at ail 1 in our r money i c I 1 a all ali I 1 I 1 the t tot tor lM leli lan tau mills foundries and furnaces in the shenandoah valey acy aey aa as tar as lynchburg the mort moat important establishment vm was a branch of th tredgar iron works at buchanan working oooo hands bands and the tha military institute at lexington with its capacious a c 10 1 us building a magazine containing a irge erge supply of ammunition arm arms ete etc all railroads railroad Is and canals on the route w were re totally destroyed our oar total losa loss in the expedition will not exceed 2000 while that of the enemy must be at least 3 the following to legram telegram dated tody to td dy at marietta ga has baa been teen received from trona gen aberman giving the result of the flunking flanking operations in pro progress gresl some days day back th the e movement on our eur rig right t caused ane enemy to Mi evacuate cuate we occupied at daylight and marietta at a in marietta is almost entirely aba done dine I 1 by the habitants inhabitants hi and more than a mile of the railroad iron has been removed between the town and aud the fort of gensaw A di dispatch glatch from gen grants bead head headquarters quarters dated 9 this la orning gives the fa follow ilow liow 1 ing reul results tg I 1 by gen Wils wilsonia Wi laona onis onIg operations operation 60 mile miles of railroad are thoroughly h y destroyed the dan ville railroad cannot be repaired in less than thin fort forty dap day even if it all ill the material materi il were on ort har bar hand band lie he destroyed all the blacksmith shops where rails might be straightened and all mills where scantling for sleepers could coult be sawed wilson wilton brought in about ne greeff and add many horses and mules were gathered by his force he reports that the rebels slaughtered without mercy the negroes they took wilsons Wil Wi laona sous sons force ii is proportionately proportion atey small HI lils ilia B wagon train used to cany carry ammunition the ambulance train 12 cannon the horses of the artillery and the wagons were generally brought brou bl off of cannon 2 were relieved from tbell carriages the wh |
