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y's affair foot up twelve hundred--three hundred killed and wounded and three hundred prisoners from Elliott's South Carolina brigade. Mahone's losses are about four hundred and fifty killed and wounded. The mine was sprung on Bushord Johnson's front. Yesterday evening Burnside sent a flag of truce, asking permission to bury his dead. His communication was returned with the endorsement that the application of the commanding general of the army of the Potomac would be entertained. Meade then sent a flag. Permission was granted, and the hours from 5 to 9 named. This period was diligently occupied. Seven hundred of their dead were buried. A Yankee officer said that their loss in wounded was three thousand. There is great complaint against Burnside for his failure. Our captured battle flags reach twenty and prisoners eleven hundred. Yankee prisoners say Grant is organizing a grand raid against the Weldon railroad. General Elliott is improving. Nothing of interes