, 1864-05-23


ton on the 26th. Gen. Bcaurpgard is now in
command Of the rCbe! forces in North Carolina.
Arc4 ciram from Kingston came down the
Neusc river to within four miles Of Nswbcrn
and then stuck fast. She draws nine feet Of
water and evidently will never lie recovered
again. The river has fallen aHd in some places
is not navigable.
A large rebel force is between Newbcrn and
XII gston.
Maj. Gen. rcck has been relieved Of his
command in North Carolina and is superseded
by Brig. Grn. }. " Palmer. An attack on
Ne"hern Is expected at an early day.
Memphis, Ma, G.--Thc Stca ner White Cloud,
from Alexandria, May l>t, has arrived. Gen.
Banks and army are still there. The rebels
were still reported to be three miles distant
and shirmishng occurred daily.
| The Hastings was sunk above Alexandria,
and the Champion No. 8 and 4, with submarine
pumps on board, had been attacked by rebel
battery 40 miles below Grand Ecorc, and
burned.
Gen. Banks continues to be very unpopular
with the army, and matters look bad
| Gen. Hunter had returned to New Orleans.
Gen. A. J. Cooks division crossed Red river
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riSon's rebels who were hovcring on that bank.
The Metropolis arrived at Memphis on the
/ 4th, from New Orleans with the intelligence
that the rebels were concentrating at several
points on both sides Of the river.
There was considerable excitement al along
! the river, from NatchcZ 10 NIcksbur', as il was
rHinoic1 that the enemy wee advancing on
Port Hudson in two columns, with 90 pieces Of
artillery.
Washington. May G.-OlIlcial dispatches re.
ccived at the War De irtment ANNOUNCE the
advance of Gen. But with his command, and
his successful landi' at City Point, Va.
The Government has informal tion via Fortress
Monroe, that Beauregard is at Petersburg, Va,
with 10000 men.
! May7.-Thc RepuJlican has the following
! The Government has information to this morn
ing that on "Wednesday night Grants whole
army was cntre'y across the Rapilan. II had
reached the plain little beyond the old Chan
lccl,orvilie battle ground, when Lee marched
out of his works and oiFe-ed battle which was
at once accepted; the fight became fierce and
lasted until dark, the enemy being forced back
some distance with great loss, leaving most oi
their killed and wounded in our hands. The
two armies lay on their arms all night on We'd
nesday. At daylight on Thursday The battle
opened again and ragged with great fury on both
sides until dark when il was fund the cnemy
had been forced back in the two days fight
about two miles and a half lraving hraps oi
killed and wounded on the held. Various esti'
mates nave nren maze OF tne numoer Sansn
Urea, ou' AZ 1n's moment 't'iS useless 10 SPEAK
on the Sn'yect oh rrGaay morning AZ o elocN y,
1ne 'orces nsrS"aIea ior ano.ner eoni.n,. .S,.
"ra' Tas ns un 1es %or"s Sp Sp o"n y" '", .s
Mne. na'nsue s"rp" .u'nus,ns IV,vo. nv, Nv,
,ss, S Az" n'"ro ,arch;n, ;nso Uos;,;,r ~ engage
h ,he bloody contest ol The three days' ba,tis.
OF the result Of this days fight, We have no
report 10 the moment Of going to press. The
battle commenced at six o'clork in the morn.
ing, and unless Lee received reiniorcemcnts
equal to Butnadeo corps, the battle must have
proved terribly disastrous to him.
w.sh;nsto, Nav 7-Ru,,er Ia rcnotted m
he ,,srcb;ng an R;chmoud - ' =
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iue A.spso,'.a~ S"s "'-s .s ..ss s go ~
r'e o,ns' sa s'as ~ .'oOps Va" w si"'On 'O"'
t"eIe " ie'n's'ss Nse
New York May S.--tortress Monroe dis'
faienes 10 tne neF9ea states that Dulier was w
possession o. rs'sfSou,s'
has hurled his entire force against the rebel
army, and on Friday Lee was driven thrsc
ihiles having 1000 Killed anu l ,ooO wounded
IN our hands, nnu nrant master o. tne hell'
Les is 10 iall retreat, and Grant Is IN hot pur'
suit. @
The 7nJWaos special also says that Govern
mcnt has received news that Sherman Ii fight
ing bis way through Tunnel Hill successfully.
and Is pressing upon Dalton. The enemy are