The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-17
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.


LATEST FROM THE NORTH.
We have received from n friend copy Of the
Baltimore American, Of Friday evening last, Nay
18th, nearly two days later Intelligence than tha'
published yesterday. II was captured In the 6ght
yesterday below Drewry's Bluff, BY II NJ Waltha'l,
co D, lsl Va infantry. The Yankees had received
the intelligence ofthe capture Of Gens Ed johnson
and Stuart, and lt pieces Of artillery, on Thursday
last, and were in high feather over it, The follow
ing is high pressure dispatch from Cen Ingalls, TO
Washington ahontit:
We have made q ten strike TO day. Hancock
went in at daylight. He has taken over 900 pr,s-
oR-rs and over o5 guns, and Is still fghiing.
Everybody Is fighting, and have been for eight
days. We shall have them this pop, though it may
take dayor Two more. They fight like devils.
Augur's fnrces we're here now we coud inish them
To day. Hancock captured Gen Ned JOhhsoa and
two other Generals, besides lots OF lower grades
The old Republic is saie-bet your pile on 1t.
erals are gallant, and our men-the acorld ersr had
tefeI Yours, Inc AtLs.
spotsyivania II, May Il, 1aM.
In Congress Mr. Vashturne, of III, asked unani-
nous consent of the House to be giyea to MIR. Ash
ley, from Ohio, to make an announcement
Mr. Ashley then read the substance of an official
| dispatch from Gen. Grant TO the War Department,
(the same as gtvA8abOve)
The cheering news was received with great
cheering on the Union side Of the House,.
The following Is o press dispatch. II seems thai
| though Hancock had finished up Johnson, h'
| didn't fini going into Ealy go comfortable
The Jay opened this morning with the following
cheering news, sent in the form OF dispatch tT1ii
Gen. Hancock to Gen Grant:
aGenral-I have captured from thirty to fort
guns. have finished up Johnson, and ain nov
going into Early"
As write the. whole line is engaged, bnt .ht
heaviest firing Is being done by the second corps
Major General Johnson Is captured. He com
| manded the "Stonewaii" division in Ewels corps
composed mainly Of Virginia troops.
No doubt Of his capture exists, fer he ts sitting
on log near fire before NE, at the present mo-
ment, in conversation with some ct Our Generals
| He is a stout, rugged looking Mah, with sandy
hair, moustaches, and apparently about forty year
| Of age.
A correspondent Of the New York Tribune putt
the Federal loss at forty thousand up to the close
/ Tuesdays battle. OF that fight he says:
In so horrible strife 1t must not be suppOsei
| that we escape the seyefest punishment. ou
losses In yeSter erdays fight were much greater thar
in any Of the battles OF Ihe previous week 1t il
true there IL smaller per centage of killed in pro
potion to the number wounded than in any Prevt.
Os battle, and very large number are but slightly
wounded. Roads, Ge!ts, and woods are Literally
swarininS with them.
II appears that Grant was so badly whipped II
the very frs, days Gsht that his men thought h,
was defeated. The New York TfNuDes cores
( pondent says:
! Our troops sustained their hard marching witt
wonderful endurance and In spirits most excellent
For long time after our Wilderness fight, It was
difficult to make many of the men believe that ou
movement was not another retreat; but when as
certaining beyond question that We were advanc
hn,an Do and
! made the woods ring with huzzas for Grant, 70
| Meade, for Burnside, for everybody.
~ Our wounded have sufe1ed severely, and hut TO
humane and tender regard for their condition W.
1 shouid undoubtedly ere thts have been upon th
| south banks Of the Anna.
/ sHRRIpAN's RAID.
A telegram from Secretary Stanton, dated th
| 18th, says:
A dispatch from Gen Sheridan, dated headquar
tefs Of the cavalry corps OF the army Of the PotC
mac, May 10, states that he turned lhe-enemy
right and got intO their rsar-had destroyed frol
eight to ten miles Of railroad, two locomotives an
three trains and very large quantity Of supplies
aud that since he had got Into their rear there wa
eseat excitement among the Inhabitants and th
army. The enemy's cavalry had tired 10 annoy h
| rear and funk, hut had been run of, and he hi
recaptuIed live hundred of our men, two Of thel
| C0i0ne.s. ~
| 7Hl DEfxAT OF BANKS IN L0uISI lana.
A Washington Telegram says that a bearer
dispatches from Admiral Porter has arrived ther.
who giveS' a more deplerable account OF Banks
disastrous campaign than any heretofore pub tsh
ed" The statement Of the bearer Of dispatches
thus condensed:
On the first day coIums Of 90, coo men was e,
posed on the march In such fashion to be easi
and sbamefuiiy dispersed BY from ~, 900 20 Is 90
On the second day Gen Smith whipped sh
rebels alone, driving them Mx miles. lie vas
hot pursuit eager to reap all the fruits Of victory
when an order came from Gen Ranks direcun
him 10 retreat with the rest Of his army. Genera
Smith refused 10 obey. second order 10 fail hac
he also refused 10 obey. Finally Can Banks
Saith should fall hack before daylight He besget
permission to atay long enough 10 bury his dea
and care for his wounded and sick, II ony Il j a
BILE, and Gen Smith was obliged, with tears in bi
eyes, to leave hs men, who had fallen ON the bat
tie-heid, to the tender mercies Of the rebels.
lie carried TWO Of the twenty three cannon Whtc
cven TO spike the remainder. While our force
were retreauns IN one direction the rebels WEI
retreatiaS in the opposite direction.
Some hours after Cen Smiths departure, IN
rebels sent flag Of truce to the battlefield, 10 as
permission TO bury their dead and sought vainl
Tor long time for somebody 10 receive +. Thre
mites out from Alexandria, Gen Banks found &c
Mcciernand With az thou sand men, on a. inss N.Y. =,
Alexandria at once, after destroying his grain an
suppiles. McClernand refused twice TO obey, bu
ON receipt Of the third order sci fs "a part VI Ai
oats.
Gen Smith, with two thousand men. took the r.
sp0nsibilly of narchtng to the spot, eXtingalshin
the flames, and after TemaininS there asl ntshl
marched back agaia with the residac and all N
4 other supplies.
i Al Gen. Ranks's request that these should b
given up to him, Gen Sa,ith replied that they WEI
hts BY right Of capture, md he should keep thel
for hls oWn use No Generat but Banks wa
blamed for the campaign. Sl0ne Is pronounce
without fault 10 the matter.
At the time the messenger len, eight Iron ella
gunboats Were above the falls, unable 70 reac
Alexandlia on account o. low water, and uupsc
Admlssl fostss's dispatches, while not lotas IL,
% much detail coacrfnins army OperatiOas, full
c0n6f0 the GeAeSl cOneiH1l0ns - - the cha9ocel
Of The sensrsiship Of Gen baaks.
su9 Movn9ExTs o. m. sanenAls q n0&Ta aeo&oil
shemaa was ready, accosdiag 70 Yankee :,
eoaa.s 70 move % 0ea. Johaaaa pn ~ asss q
thls moaih. Orders had beea issasd asjoWsne =
,ea.s las ihs mem, and bsl lwo wssoaa u NJ
neas. Al surplus baaeaos wss - ~ lslt AsAiAl
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