The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-19
WITH SUPPLEMENT-.
New York. Thursday, May 10. 1864.
THE 8IrUATIoN.

a IL STU ATION.
Mr. Stanton despatched General Dix at quarter b.
Fore eleven O'Clock night that no official intelligence
hsd been received up either from General
Grant General Butler. General Sherman The latest
reports from General were that the roads were in
fine order, that reinforcements were arriving,
and that he designed to move against the
enemy without delay. Mr.. Stanton states further
that the government designs to keep up the ma
xonai forces until the rebellion is overthrown and IA
order provide against any noppotune reduction when
Che services Of the days men 20 out draft to
n up their place and all other reductions will b ordered
% take place the LIST Of July by which time the new
eurolmeue will be completed.
forged proclamation, alleged 10 have come from the
President, calling for four hundred thousand man AND
appointing day OF humiliation and prayer, was sen.
From some quarter to all the papers OF this city yes.er
day morning. with the view doubt Of going to Europe
by the steamer Of yesterday in order counteract the
Intelligence Of General Grants recent successful opera
Iions, and afford opportunity for tho rebel
echemers Ia England France to gain some advantage
Two Of the city papers which published the bogus pro-
ciamaon suppressed last night by order OF General
PIX, and military force put in possession OF their Offices
The Baltimore Transcript has also been suspended for
publishing despatch stating the Of the Army Of the
Potomac seventy thousand men, and pretending that
Che same from the Associated Press
The from the Shenandoah valley represents tina.
General Crook has fought three battle near Newbern
with the forces under Generals Morgan Sam Jones and A.
G. Jenkins, gaining complete victory the enemy,
who lost six hundred killed and wounded and
Ehree hundred prisoners. General A. G. Jenkins fell into
hands MORALLY wounded Our loss was four hundred
killed and wounded. large railroad bridge over New
river. at Ncwbern, with several miles OF track was
completely destroyed.
despatch from Mr. Stanton to General Dix last night
confirms all these facts.
Our correspondents with General Buffers force give
gerry perfect account In our Columns to-day OF the late
and repulso OF General Beauresard forces upon
Dur troops Proctors creek. General Hickman had
narrow escape from being captured by the enemy Tho
rebel loss between three and four thousand. Our
sroops we're tn gaan, spirits after the contest We give
map Of OF these operations another page
We have from New Orleans to the 18th inst. II
Eas reported there that two Of blockadng vessels
bad been captured by the rebels of Sabine Pass The
army OF General Parks at Alexandria the sth
Inst Vigorous Efforts were then making clear the
river admit the downward passage OF the gun
boats then above the falls The army in excellent
epir,s 10 coed nghtng condition. and had thirty days
patious.
Dispatches from report the blockade Of the RED
the white and the Arkansas rivers below Little ROCK
Completed.
from Little Rock 10 the 10th report General
Price retreating towards Camden. The robels ncknow
Ie1ge loss Of two thousand men 10 ,he late action with
General Steele on Sabine river.
EUROPEAN NEWS
The steamship Persia, from Queenstown The 9Th OF
Asy reached this port yesterday evening. Her Is
two days later.
The prospect o. laying the Atlantic cable during
next year vas very favorable.
Mr.. Cyrus ". Field who arrived IN ths city by the
Persia, received Queenstown telegraphc despatch
dated lrku;sk, Siberia, Sunday, May g. a. $40 A.
~ al minutes past ,eo ocl * The Same morning,
although the distance from rkutsk 10 Queenstown
nix thousand I'VE hundred miles.
Remarks were made In the House OF Commons on The
reception Of the armed prvateer Georgia Herssy
Notwithstanding the professed neutrality q the Queen
Mr. Lindsay, N. p, gave notice Of another motion
sthe war 10 America"
The case OF the privatecr Panpero was settled Il
ecotland.
There was no new movement nj the seat ef war Il
Ocsmark The Danish government refused 70 raise ID
ccksoe Of the German ports Very little hope was %
Hsed Of any important result from the London Confer
once The British Cabinet refused 70 give Parliament
my Information the progress made by the tasnpo
vsptaries,
sir Leopold Mcclntock, r. n, had taken the Dritisi
Channel Zee, 10 the north, with the avowcd object O
4ressrving the Danes from being overpowered IN th
13aisac by the Austrian feet.
IL was said that Russia had concentrated m army o
exty thousand men At the mouth OF the Danube. tia
Austria had tweutyhve thousand men 10 the iron
Rier OF servia, and that the TURKISH army 10 tbs Rou
sneIia was 70 be increased Que hundred ana nfs,
oLsussnd.
The Cork Reporter says that the tide Of smisrst,on s
roned a vigorously and increasingly from oascnsowr
us " had only commenced the day before. II vac re-
pnArkabls, strkingly apparent that among thcss em
Rvalins for America there large increase u youn
ea ssrsog stslworth, vigorous fellows, able 70
md willing 70 light Indeed Of them msde no
pf The likelihood Of their joining the Americas
Consch closed In London on the 7th II Nay III % Y
Dox fss ncssy. The Liverpool cotton market vas qui
end arm, viii quotations unchanged, % ths ~ n "a
,DrssAssun were nrm Provisions quiet and stsAdy.
C0N0REss.
10 ne senate yesterday NJ Wilson offered joinl res
SAps 70 saosurAsp IN snlslmsnt Of colorsd mse n