The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-14
New York, Saturday, may II. 1864.
THE SITUA ZION.

THE SITUATION.
The end approaches. few days OF and
the once formidable army OF General Lee IN Virginia
mus, submit to the Inevitable fate which Overwhelming
numbers, splendid generaship. ndomitable valor and
almost unprecedented combination OF disasters have
cut out for It,
The oiacisl dispatches OF Mr.. Stanton convey intel
genoe positive and reliable that " can .omc only
to the one conclusioD-nameiy, that the Robot army
OF Virginia. being driven at all points, whole divisions
brigades and batteries captured, s communications CIT
OF 10 every direction, and every chance Of reinforce
ments or suppl es reaching II being utterly gone must
surrender 10 toe conquerng forces OF General Grant The
idle Of Lees captuaion circulated yesterday
wholly untrue, although ii may have been only little
premature General Leo abandoned his position Thurs
day pight. Generals Hancock and Wright prrsued al
came up win bis rear guard in the morning. Our troo
greatly insprited BY the news General Hancock
dispatches cury says that he FINISHED up Johnson
and Is going into Early" The number OF prisoners
taken amounts to about twenty thousand. General Han
cock took seven thousand on Thursday We have cap.
tured forty cannon
General RaroT's division, OF the Sesond corps made
gaao, attack Thursday morning upon the enemys
iutrenchmsnts completely surprised and surrounded
them and the whole force surrendered.
Gon Grants despatch to the War Department ysster.
day dated during the heavy battle OF Thursday tells The
story briefly but orcbly, when be says, "The enemy
obstinate. and TO found the last ditch
very remarkable fact also stated by Gen. Grant that
two-,hirds Of the whole Of wounded slightly
injured that they will be at for service IN thirty days
This ia something unprecedented Renforcemenis are
goirg forward TO tho army rapidly.
report from Gen. Sges corps adds fresh hopes TO
the fortunes OF army and complexities the difficulties
which surround the BE has torn up the railroad
between Charlottesville and Lynchburg twentysx miles
bsiow Charlottesville and destroyed the track between
Goraopsve and Kcswick, together with all the bridges
on both lines one road only remains and tina. viii
coon he CIT.
Thus ii VIII be seen at victory everywhere awaits
and that the rebellion hroos in it. last agony
VIE give full particulars q the operations Of General
Butler, The destruction Of the Petersburg AMI P hmoad
Railroad ard desperate attempts OF the rebels 10
break BIZ. lines which proved always unavailiug Tic
Incdeots q Gsucrsl Ktutzs brilisn; expedition.
given BY correspondent; exceedingly interesting
Tho James has beer eCtuay blockad by sinking
vessels 10 be charne Turkey bend thus preventing
tie rebel lronclads from coming from II chmond.
There Is nothing later Gen. Sherman. Dispatches
on the Southwest that Dalton has been
by Cen Joe Johnston and now In possession Of
tho unipn irvole.
We have received highly interesting and graphic dc
scrptOu Of the battle OF the Wilderness dicta,es ~
correspondent Mr.. Fiuley Anderson, who wounded
In the right arm eurin ,he conflict
reports from the Bshsmss deny Tie story that the
rebel prvaiccr Florida destroyed the Unit, States
steamer Huntsville.
The news from the Red river reports General Banks
falling back from bis position there and moving
70 FRANKLIN the Tecbe country The events 0.
the whole expedition are well described by our CORES
pondent 70 day
The re'ocngs over tho successes Of Gen Grant were
universal yesterday. Governor Seymour o. 'ered one
hupdr-d be hred Albany at noon in honor q
The victories
The United States gunboat Grand Gulf captured tho
British steamer Young Republic, OF Nassau ioadei with
cotton and tobacco from Wilmington n. O., on he s.h
instant. 10 latitude 81 S. longitude II 20. She Id
crew OF forty men board, and commanded BY
Captain Harris. formerly Of the United States Navy.
C0HGREs5.
TIE Senate no, 10 ssssion yesterday, having I'D
sourped oss from Thursday % Monday.
Inc House Of REPRESENTATIVES. was IN ,ssso, but d,d
mol business. the glorious aud exciting
seeming the members ndspOsed for serious
ssatlor. Al opening Of the proceedings Mr. wssa
barue resd de-pstcu dated al the beliluates Of ten
Crsot detailing the brilliant successes OF ths Army
OF The Potomac Tnsu the Speaker read General nEils
Telegram 70 senator Nesmth. These documents were
greeted With great cheering Az the members
had sobefed down, they tDok aud passed pun
cJunterfeng Of the national resolution sas re-
ported from the Committee Sections declaring that Mr.
Yeaman entitled second Kentucky dis
trict, that Mr.. McHepry, tho contestant 10 not
d u wa eported by Mr. Peadicton from the Ways anj
Means Committee for the relief or the Mercaote gu,usi
Insurance. Company OF New York, which gave rice 70
long and somewhat personal debate Tho object or the
bin sto ins,rs The Secretary Of the Treasury 10 issue
Treasury obes suins The same numters as wore borne
pany, which lost at ssa Ths bill was 0naly passe
the House al eurncd ta Monday
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
me stsamsb Lousians, oaptsn Prowsc, which rct
Liverpool AZ four O'Clock the sterpoon OF the Goth
QIccnstOwn 90 The 27h Anvil arrive nj tbs port