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na and Seventy-third New York on the right, and the One Hundred and Twentieth New York and Eleventh New Jersey on the left.--Here the same result followed as in Miles's front. A brisk fight, a determined advance, ending by our occupancy of the rebel rifle-pits. The fighting was principally with musketry; artillery, on both sides, being very little used at any time during the day. Further down on our left, General Smyth, with the Third brigade of General Hayes's division, advanced up Hatcher's run until he reached the Boydton plankroad, a bridge on which he found burning, the rebels having fired it. His position being far on the flank and very much exposed, General Smith withdrew, and formed connection with the left of General Mott. So far, along the whole line of the Second corps, our advance had met with full success and little loss. The rebels, however, woke up to the fact that, if let alone, we might discommode them soon, and issuing from their works at all points, dr
t was yielded. After driving the enemy thus far, with beautiful success, our troops fell back a short distance and offered battle, but the Yankees declined to accept it, and failed even to make any pursuit. "The fighting in the vicinity of Hatcher's run on Wednesday afternoon was quite severe for a while, and the Yankees suffered heavily. "Yesterday morning, the enemy's cavalry were ascertained to be approaching the "Five Forks," on the White-oak road, leading from the plankroad, neao-day unless the enemy intrenches and assumes the defensive." Another account. Yesterday evening's Whig contains the following telegram: "Petersburg, March 30--10 P. M.--A heavy fight has been progressing all day in Dinwiddie, near Hatcher's run, eight miles from Petersburg. "Nothing official has been received here, but reports, up to five o'clock, deemed reliable, state that three furious assaults were repulsed. "At half-past 2 o'clock the enemy came up in overwhelming