The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-05-20

fCWhlo', IullN cOnlifms tnc !igbtN
favorable news heretofore received
of Union victories. General SuYEi-
BANS cavalry eNpcpilion was grand
success. The damage to the railroad
between Spottsvlvania and Richmond
is so extensive that ndcrany circum-
stHncrs It would require weeks tore.
store communications in addition
10 this he destroyed million and 4
half of rations; several cars and To-.
comOtivcs, fought and whipped stu
ats cavalry, and, aud as we learn
from the rebel papers, killed General
stuart. He finally, after passing IN
side OF The outer dcfcnses ol the rob.
cl Capital, joined General Butler. on
James river. General Butlcrwas en-.
gagged in an attack on Fort Darling.
with good prospect OF success
That fort reduced, the gunboats. it IS
supposed can get within shclling dis.
tancc ir Richmond.
Official reports from Cen. Grant
arc mp to Saturday morning. The
enemy was retreating. 1t was sub.
posed he had fallen back 10 new
line and arrangements were made 10
attack ut daylight Saturday. hpt this
not having been made, the Inference
is that Lee was moving westward,
towards Lvnchburg. II tlis view
shall hc confirmed IL is reasonable 70
conclndc that Lee docs NOT mean to
bc cooped up at present i'm Richmond;
hut upon this point VIC arc left to
mere conjecture until his movements
shall be farther devcl0rcd As our
forces are getting further away from
Fredericksburg, which is now Gen.
Grants base Of suprlica, It took
more timc 10 oct disrntchce from tho
Toint. With Lee. the question Of
Subsistence and ammunition must O
serious one At Gcttvehurr. It will
he rccoIlected. his ammunition was
exhausted, and iu consequence le
mioht have been crushed. If pressed
rs Grant IL pressing him. Put being
nearer to his hasc than he WIS thop.
he may have dppots OF supplies upon
which he is falling back. One dnnot
ShcrI Ian DESTROYED. Another dcnot,
there Is reason TO hclicvc. Crook dos
troycd, hut he NAV have others still
ont of Richmond. II not. he must
either retreat 10 the rebel carital Or
scatter his army. To snhsist such n
force as Lee has, requires extensive
depots of supplies. It cannot hc
done by foraging. Tn any view OF
the case, ..EE's position IN this ro
spect is II critical one Then, it. is
supposed he has not hccn material
" reinforced. if Mt all. Meantime
Gen. Grant losses have nearly made
mp Nv the arrival Of fresh troops. and
he still has Sicgcl in reserve With
Crooks column of over twenty thou.
sand mon where it can hr made avail
able. There is then. on one side. -
defeated army. deficient in supplies
and which cannot he Immediately Pa
enforced; while on the other Is VIC
toions armv, largely re. enforced. and
with heavy resources of draw uuon.
whilc still another army. Formidable
In numbers. II h"htinp for the pos.
session of the rebel Genital. such j.
the situafion in Niroinin. acc ,rdino
to the adviccs now before ~: and 70
saw the least 10 is very decided,
hopeful indeed. that We carnot rc
gard n final and complete victory 6
FAR distant,
From Gen. Sherman there is ~
official confirmation. ofthc cvncuatior
of Dalton by the rchol Gen Johnston
md additional to this we have 70
port ihat tho railroad south orDaltor
w1s destroyed nv Cen Mcpherson
II will hc recollcctcl that the latte,
moved from Huntsville To- Rcsoca IN =
.ook position near that place at Snqk,
Nrork Gap. Gen. Schofcld and how
'rd moved MI tho same time from,
'1cvcland. Thus Johnston wqs FAM,
'd on the right and left. As tho on
'mv retreats these armios arc oncro
ing on his TANKS, with consilcrahlo
,ucccss. The rntroAt Of Johnator
vas nrocedod hv considerable foh,ino
u front OF Dalton, hut of this we
,avc no particulars.
Tho r'hcl rnrcrs report that tho
ailrooA has hocn DESTROYED south Of!
HlSo largo nrnnfitics orI
upnlics This undoubtedly was done
" Con Crooks commend The lat. !
or is good oA1cor for that business.
nj hos, We m"v ho 3 re. mnlc thor
""h work Tho report TINT Gcner.
! Si~cl hal been oro"atinr in That
i"Nc'ioN, wHs mista'tc. Un was
I Woodstock. Saturday. which Is
hiry miles South Of Winchester
'he position is strong ono. nnA
ommands the roads down the Val.
~, Tie Is no donht carving ont
'cnctei Grants orders. Tie was
laced there, We rrcsumc, 20 Guard
cninst movement down the Shon.
ndoNh Valley hv the cnem This
i'll not he undertaken now. but it
lioht hove been had the STRUGGLE on
ne Rapidan resulted in reverse TO
mr. army, Sigel will probably form
junction with Mcad's army.
Tuesday, May l7th,
Official advices have been received
rom Gen. Grant up to Yesterday
lorning There was no fgting on
unday, Heavy and continuous rains