Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-17
The Battle OF SpOttsyIvanIa Court
Mountaineering Details.
SPECIAL to the n. Y Times.
HEADQUARTERS Amy OF PoroMAc,
NEAR SPOTTsTLvI.SIA COURT HOUSE.
Thursday, May 10.


MAR SPOTTsTLvhlSIA COCRT HOUSE.
Thursday, May IL
Let the twelfth day of May he written in
the calendar MS one OF the tISis of the Re-
public, for il marks the date Of one OF the
deadliest and most decisive struggles and
one Of the most brilliant victories OF the
war. Knowing the ebbs and flOws of bat
tler refrain IRON attempting to anticipate
what the after aours of to day may bring
forth but if victory continues to smile on
this army ms IL has up to this hour-2 P.
Mo ni4hh will see the greatest army Of
the reheliioa no. merely braleu, but dc.
stroyed.
HaucorA this morning, by a splendid as.
sault, TUNED the euemy's right flank, car
ried both their lines OF breasIWOrks, cap
tured iOrty.twn pieces OF artillery, aud from
5 ,oea TO I 900 prisoners, and is now rolling
up their line. The other corps have Joined
ia and engaged in furious battle, which con-
/ ttuues at the hour or writing. In the i'm.
possibility OF at present obtaining accurate
details, aud desirous of SEEDING the out
| lines OF the battle At the earliest moment,
transmit the ronRA iut;iug OF my note book,
which must stand until n full recital can be
written out
At midnight last oight Hancock with
his corps changed from his posilion on the
extreme right, ;Ind went in GU the left OF
the line between the Sixth Corps and
burnsIie's, where there had been q gap -
Ate o'clock thiS morning lie assaulted the
euemy's position, carried theiE second line
OF 6reasLwoFks, and turned the right faux
OF the rebels. 1t was a complete surprise,
favored by a mist, which concealed our
movements. He has taken 3. 600 prisoners
aud three Generals, namely, Gen Stuart.
commanding q brigade 10 Gen. JOhnseu's
divisio0 ct EwelI's corps; Msjor- Geoerat
Johnson, Commander, and another Gen.
J9bEson, commanding u brigade. This is
entirely reliable, as have just heard the
dispatch conveying the joyful intelligence
read aloud by the Chief of Staff
Everybody is IN the best of spirits, The
enemy had not been expecting an attack
on ;heir right, as our Reconnaissance of
yesterday on the Left sAAmed TO indicate
that as our point OF ASSAULT
Haucock's glorious success. ii sustained.
will solve very difficult problem, az the
rebels bad fortified their powerful position
IN front OF SPottsylvani4 Court House SO
StFong,y that an attempt to carry il 10 front
must have been attended with immense
| loss of life.
The intelligence from Sheridan's cavnl-
~ raid, brought by scout last nigb,
w LhS Hdu tue most COmDlhln |
success. He destroyed ten miles Of ,bs
Otange and GordOnsville rAilrond-,he line |
on which Lee has been mainly dependent
Tor his suPpiies-and DESTROYED three trains
OF cars and large amount Of Supplies
he ;ook several Pieces of artillery and rs.
I've hundred OF our prisoners.
among them two C6Ionels, whom the reb.
els we're Juggling OF to Richmond,
Six THIRTY A. M.-The mapnitude y,
hancock's victory rolls up, ms It's fnII nro'
portions oecOne known. He has captnred
MAJOR y Gen. Jobuson's entiro division of :
s"eH's corps, numbering 5000 men, and !
le has also taken twenty or thirty cannon $
~ TO this hour N''''U"
SEVEN a. MA most interesting sce,o
> now before MS at headquarters. Msior Z
!. en-. I'd. johnson, who, with his whole 4
VISION was captured this morning, has v
u; been brought up under charge If an II
ulcer, to headquarters in the woods, where n
iens. Grant ana Meade and their ala #. arc :,
ea'ea around biVouac FIRE. Gen Me,ry.
lno mas been an old friend Of Gen .T"hnI :,
on shook hands with him and in,roJSna,, ..
i'm TO Gen. Grant 'e
Formerly of tho Sixth Tufap,rv7n in
nires the Lieutenant General. aye. 80 =,
lles the rebel General, "Yon werc ~ IL. a.,
o9rL6, and We were both in the same hi -,
lde." OF course, military elinnetIe nro. ~ a.
uded aoy other inquiries thar tbose ~ or" ut ut
'Fe'y personal character. To the ques. re-