, 1864-06-13

Howe store. Wilson bivouacked last nigh
between Bethsaida Church and Pamunkey
and has strong position. To-day the army
is resting; nothing but artillery engaged.
During the fight, two Of oHr eaissons ex
ploded by their shells, and a number Of mer
and horses were killed and wounded.
Fortress Monroe, June 3.-A dispatch
from Baldy Smith says the rebels attacked
him in three columns, and were driven of
after a severe fight. Smith is reported t.
have taken 600 prisoners. Grant is push.
ing the enemy at every point.
Chicago, june 5.-A Cincinnati dispatch
says that Gen. Crook army is again in mo.
ton for Richmond, and that it will be added
to the Army of the Potomac.
The New York papers say that Gen. Hun.
ter's army is to be added to Grants direct
command, and junction will soon take place.
A large number Of troops is being forwarded
to POpe's Department.
Some concentrations are going on at the
West, every available soldier being sent to
Sherman.
Gen. A G. Smith, with 10000 troops
from the rans-Mississippi region, is on his
way to Chattanooga.
Washington. June 4.-Secrctary Chase
has sold one million Of gold at 90a9l. In
order to insure the greatest possible vigOr
in the operation of the armies now moving
against insurgents, under brave and skilful
generals, upon a vast theatre Of operations,
the expenditures have been increased be-
yond receipts from revenue and subscrip-
tiOns to the national loan; therefore the
Secretary of the Treasury has advertised
sealed offers to be received at the Depart
ment under the act Of March Sd, 1868, until
June 18th, for the bonds Of the United
States to the amount Of seventy five millions,
bearing interest at 6 per cent, payable semi
annually in coin, on the lst of July and LIST
of January of each year, redeemable after
the 30th of June, 1881. Each offer must
be for $50, 500, or some multiple of 100.
New York, June 3.-The steam transport
City of Bath, which sailed on the LIST inst.
for Washington, returned last evening with
her bow stove in and her stern carried away
by having collided off Cape May with the
steam transport Pcedhon6s, from New Or
leans for New York The POcah0Htas sank,
carrying down 40 Of her crew and passen-
gers. She had on board about 100 persons.
among them a number Of sick furloughed
soldiers.
The HerGlTs Bachelor Creek, n. e.,
correspondent says on removing four mon
ster torpedoes from the train at that station,
one exl lOdcd, killing ever 40 soldiers, most.
ly from New York regiments, and blowed
the signal station and cOmmissary building
80 feet in the air.
Eight steamers have been burned at New
Orleans, mostly owned by Government.
The loss is estimated at n quarter of a
million Cf dollars. The fre is believed
to have been the work Of an incendiary.
New York, june The Times cores
Pondent sends lengthy detailed account
Of the operations on Friday, showing that
that move was one Of the most important
one Of the campaign, il being an attempt
to push the rebels back from their position
this side Of the Chickahominy. Though
it failed, our army was advancing in a Rew
position. The key Of the point which was
secured by Barlow and Gibbons divisions,
was wrested from them by an overwhelm-
ing rebel reserve, in a strong line Of works.
A james river correspondent says the
ironelad feet has moved up abreast Of But
ler's right wing which is intrenched on the
peninsula formed by the junction Of the
Appotomax and james rivers, east Of the