Additional from the North.
Northern papers of the 14th contain a partial description of the battle of Thursday last. The Herald admits a loss of 35,000, and twelve general officers, up to but not including the Thursday's fight, The Baltimore Clipper, a rabid Lincoln organ, says their loss is 40,000. A telegram, giving an account of the fight up to noon, says:‘ The attack was commenced this morning at daylight by Hancock, who moved forward his whole line, and is now driving the enemy.
’ The morning is damp and foggy, but success so far makes our spirits light and cheerful. Brigadier Gen. Stewart of the rebel army has also been captured, and is sate within our lines. The artillery firing in the direction of Hancock is increasing in extent and A considerable portion of the Fifth Corps is actively engaged and doing well.
The number of prisoners taken this morning is variously estimated. The lowest figure places them at 3,000 but I have just heard from good authority that 5,000 are in our hands.
Eleven A M — The battle continues with great fury, but we are steadily gaining ground on the rebels. The Sixth Corps have gone to the relief of the Second, and are now actively engaged at the present moment.
The musketry firing is tremendous, accompanied with heavy salves of artillery. Every inch of ground is being sharply contested, and nothing can exceed the ferocity of the contest. Heavy fighting is progressing very near Gen Grant's Headquarters, Several she is strong near his Headquarters.
The captured artillery are being brought to the rear, and the roads leading to the different corps hospitals are filled with soldiers, who have been wounded at the front, and are seeking after medical treatment.
A drenching rain set in about nine o'clock, but it seems to have no effect in the fighting in the front. The roads are knee deep with mud, and very unfavorable for military operations. A rebel battle flag has just been brought into headquarters. It belonged to the 42d Virginia--Colonel Withers, Johnston's division — and contains the names of the different battles in which the regiment took part. The flag was captured by the 93d New York, Col Crocker. Thirteen of the captured guns have been brought to Gen. Grant's headquarters, and others are placed in different positions in the rear. They are excellent pieces, in good condition, and very similar in appearance to our own.
Harlow's division, of the second corps, performed a brilliant feat this morning at daylight. --They advanced during the night, and before the break of day made their appearance directly in front of the rebel entrenchments, which they charged, and before the enemy had time to fire a gun they were summoned and surrendered at once.
Gen. Wright is slightly wounded, but is still in command of the Sixth corps.
12 o'clock M.--There has been for the past half hour a brief Jail in the battle, but the indications are that it will shortly be renewed with vigor, and will probably continue all day. Everything seems favorable, and both officers and men are in good spirits. Our losses in the past eight days, fighting have been very heavy, but it is impossible to form any correct estimate of the same. The accounts vary from 18,000 to 25,000; but owing to the nature of the contest, which is mostly in the woods, thousands may be lying dead or wounded on the ground, of which no record can at present be made.
As I write, heavy firing is heard on our left, and it is thought that the rebels are trying to turn our left flank. We advance, but hard work is before us. It is thought, however, that by to-morrow night the game will be up with the rebels.
A telegram from Washington, dated the 12th thus alludes to some new movement of the enemy in contemplation:
‘ Gentlemen prominently connected with the Government are to-day in good spirits in view of recent military events in Virginia, and consider our final triumph merely a matter of time. Movements are in progress which will soon be publicly demonstrated, forming a part of the general plan of the campaign, and looking to its success.
’ They had not heard of Sigels' whipping at Washington. A telegram says:
‘ It was believed in the army that Sigel, having made forces marches, had destroyed Lee's railroad connections with Lynchburg, and that Sheridan had done the same to his communications with Richmond.
’ On Tuesday General Rice, commander of the 2d brigade, 4th division, 5th corps, was seriously, wounded in the leg, while leading his men in a charge. The wound was of such a nature that it become necessary to amputating the limb, from the effects of which he has since died.
Gen Meade publishes an address to his troops, in which he congratulates them out their bravery, and thanks them for the victory they have won for the Union, Constitution, and law.
