, 1864-06-03


night. while IN fact, We had only Gfeeg's division
and one Of Torbett'e bF1gadee engaged. They ad;
nit defeat aud a loss Of several hundred, aud
wounded IN our hands. They own = loss Of 1ol In
the 9Th South Carolina alone.
At midnight the enemy attempted to surprise
HANCOCK. and threw heavy forca upon him, They
NeEc !epnlsed, afier sharp fight, and left 100 or
5o9 prteon1es n on. hands.
During the night 1t was determined to a1ranee
our whole line is tar a. Hancock's 'front.' and ths
movement BEGAN soon after daylight and Is still
gong on. There is considerable mnskotry and
artillery firing, and the enemy is evidently masie-
Of general engagement.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 1.--Mr.. F. F. Wallace Of
cleveland. who vas sent to FIedericas5nrg by the
Governor, to look after the Ohio wounded ID tho
battles OF the Wilderness. has returned. H. says
the men are receiving excellent care, especially
f5on H. the agents Of the Ohio Relief Association
nesa Of the Sanitary Committee.
=, WASHINGTON, 4 tM Nay alt ts believed here. in
ne oest informed military circles, that when Gen.
this line, If II takea all SUMMER" that he meont
Ehat he 1aid, and The vaporing Of the Mcclellan.
ffte4 ttbsereore ts thst be Till aPproach Richmond
nonsente. Gen. Grant will undoubtedly co 1or the
Inc he has been fighting on, and thaa keep il:
staepmy from using taoss two important railroads,
own supplies vii b rccciTed WscS he sstfd sti esn an
this position gtyes him much better chance fora
close investment Of Richmond on tho tos,s side
Where the James River canal enters the city. Thus
south. can be controlled by an Investment from the
notth Side, 1htch waf. hy no means, the case when
Mcclellan waa before Richmond.
the Rappahanaock, at ii O'Clock yesterday, arrived
here to-day. She brought up 100 sick men from
TIC 3Try. No cannonadug was heard at Port
Royal s WHEN the u Gsorgs lstt Port Royal had not
Government property and stores had been placed
upon transports, winch were ordered 10 clelr The
E3ysr hy o'clock this evening. Nothing VAS lett
AZ FGrt Ioyal which would retard tho evacuation OF
the place. The Georgta met several vc8sels going
up nc river - she came down, but they woald be
Parttcg who came up in the steamer report that
FrfdeT1ekshurg has been evacuated by our forces,
and thai is In possession OF rebel scouting parties
Tho Sanitary Coum,seion's stesmer John R,
Ihonpsoa lett Baltimore last evening, with sixty
tons OF sanitary stores ther second Ioad,> bo7nd
Elizabtth. one Of the Baltimore and Ph1fadclphIi
line has also been chartered by the Sanitary Com.
mission, and WAS last night loaded with some for<
y tons Of and eighty tons Of assorted sanitary
sto1cs, and dispatched to the james River. Tbs
John R. Thompeou and the Elizabeth each carried
It's rs cotps Of relief aGents. Three other boats in
mouth OF the Rappahannock 1T daylight yesterday
morning, for the new base oEthe Army ofthe Po-S
UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION,
W4sHisaToS. May 3l.-The following list Of tho
principal articles carried to Port Royal b5 the
United States Sanitary Commission Oh Wednes.
dcy. dsy sssG1s Msy ah VII show what 4 being
corps have to work with among the sick and
* bed ticks, es5 blankets, sse coarse combs 10
ri. 81 pilloEs, 6sa pillow tieks, SO towcs. 3,a@
tin cups go tin p1ates 20 tin basins lis Tin buck
s;s 54l ia spoons g ttn dippers, 115 mattresses,
pals u stretehers 20 canes, lss0 crutches, baies
oaknm t. u1tnals, a6i chambefa, ESQ bed.pans =
spltloons 81 spit Saps, 109o feet lumber. 30 bb1s
tomatoet, 443 pounds butter, As pounds cheese.
= barrels potatoes, III caees smoking tobacco.
boxes pipes, Ds pounds tamartnds, lbs lanterns,
1s1ta WHolen q, 81 santen a.nne
a90 canton 1hlrts, 216 hospital shirts, 81 blouses
az shoes, u pairs low boots, SO slippers. 27i0
s2ks M Of eetton eaas
eana mntton, 6s8 cans poultry, GO pounds extra cot
fee, a1s2 pounds chocolate, 70 pounds dried apples
"a gallons p1eeles. g boxes corn starch batrels
ldS bottles vinegar, 20 bottles brnRdy co. bottles
vine, $50 bottles whisky. 47K barrels porter $50
bottles alcohol, 10S bottles Jamaica run, 1oa bot
yes Cologne LOCO pills camph- ct opp. SO pounds
cbloro1orm, l60 pounds candles, 402 palm fans, IS
barrels baneases, Is barrels old li0en. splnts,
so6e,s 1 re1ms Paps. lS do5sn psn
newephpera-
- LEES LAST DITCH"
Correspondents Of tho New York World.1
II the ChfckahomIny Is intended By Lee as the
ast line Of defense the position has been well
:hosen. The etream itself ts peculiarly adapted to
he defensive warf7re. The river fs small one,
md howe fluggishly. Itdiyides lteelf into hall:
l1zen e1fca1n1ets, Eunntng into and out OF each |
'htoez hM hM at randon. These water courses occupy
pace @ aooat seventy yards in width. Immense
sFG~ p ap ont Of The ,xsts ana he
1arkaole instance Of river running through and
= FaftffnS long "trip Of woods. From each side !
y ~ tllf woodland tlat surface extends for about
,af mile. This Is nearly always overdowed,
.nd 1 becomes an impossible morass: It is only
Fhkn the water In the river is yery low that men
IN safely walk upon the ground bordering Il. On
hese hat surfaces there Is not d solitary trce.
,hey are bare; and anything moving upou j
hem can eaeily be dIscerped
From The borders Of these platns, hugo hills, in
npt:y rise They are covered with thick woods, |
setly up their face: The few roads 60 down them
lEer. This Chickahominy valley, one OF the !
trongeat in America is The outer de- efense Of Rich
aond. From the tops OF the hills on the one side |
crots the swamp to the hilltops on the other SIDE
be dit tance Taries from mfsto mile and hslt. |
he ordinary t~a're-pounder rfflcd Napoleon gun |
IN Just about throw ; shell from one hilltop to |
he utLer. truu the Fredericksburg Railroad |
roseing down to New Bridge, distance OF eight
'neR the confederate works are a!l along the hills
n It's southern border.