Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26
News from the Sonth.

army. 1t will be seen that nothing of seri-
Gus importance has transpired since the great
battle of Thursday last, except, perhaps. the
movement OF the enemy upon Msssa ponax
IChutch, already announced by Gen. Lee,
and the meaning of which will soon be de-
veloped. Gen. Lee has issued q most en-
/ coursging series of congratu latory orders to
DIS army, which will be found IN the letters
alluded to.
The following orders have been Issued In
Heth's division:
GENERAL oRDERs-No. =
HEADQUARTERS, HETH's DIVISION, May IL, 1854.
am requested by Gen. Lee and Lieut..
Gen. Hill to express to this division their
satisfaction at its gallant conduct in attack
Ing and carrying the enemy's lines Of in
treDchm euts on the 10th inst. Words are
inadequate to express to the division NV
admiration for ell It's gallant deeds since tn e
9th inst. Much is yet left to be done, aud
know from the past that all these brave
men can do will be accomplished.
H. HETH, Major General.
Special Cores. of the Richmond Enquirer.
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, May Is, 1864
The following general order Of Gen. Lee,
modest as it is chsste and beautiful, has Just
been published to and received with en-
thusiasm by the army:
GENERAL oRDERs-No. Al.
No AH--h OE 4NOhIdEhN v Az may 10.
FlFst-Fhe General commanding takes
great pleasure in announcing to the army
the series Of successes that by the favor Of
God have recently been achieved by our
arms.
Secoud-A part of the enemy's force
threatening the Valley of Virginia, has been
routed by General Imboden, and driven
back to the Potomac. with the loss of tn cir
train and number of prisoners.
Ihlrd-another body of the enc my, under
General Averill, penetrated to the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad at Dublin depot
portion of his force has been dispersed by
Generals Morgan and w. E. Jones, who are
ln pursuit Of the remainder.
Four;h-the army of General Banks sus-
tanned severe defeat in Western Louisiana,
by the forces of General Kirby Smith, and
retreated to Alexandria, losing sew eral thou
sand prisoners thirty five pieces of artillery,
and large number OF wagons Some o. the
most formidable gunboats that accompanied
the expedition were destroyed to save them
from capture.
Fiftb-The expedition of General Steele
into w esterD Arkansas has ended in a com
plete disaster Northern journals of the
10th inst. announce his sure Dder, with an
army of nine thousand men, to Gen. Price !
Sixth-The cavalry force sent by Gen.
Grant to attack Richmond has been repulsed |
and retired toward the Peninsula. Every |
demonstration of the enemy south Of James |
river has, up to this time, been su ccessfully |
repealed. ..--
SeVenth-The heroic valor Of this army,
with the blessing of Almigh ty God, has thus
lar checked the principal army OF the enemy
and Inflicted upon it heavy losses. The
eyes and hearts OF your countrymen are
turned to you with confidence, and their
prayers attend you in your gallant struggle
Encouraged by the success that has been
Vouchsafed to US, and stimulated by the
great Interests that depend upon the issue,
let every man resolve to endure all and
bravo all, until. by the assistance of a lust
and merciful God, the enemy shall be g
driven back and peace secured to our couu- {
try.
Continue to emulate the valor of your
who have fallen, and remember q
hat it depends upon you wb ether they shall i
shall have died in vain. 1t is in your power, a
lnder God, TO defeat the last great effort Of
he enemy, establish the independence of
your native land, and earn the lasting Low
Ind gratitude of your couDtrymen and the
admiration of mankind. :
R. E. LEE, General.
About O'Clock P NJ, yesterday. a short o
ind sharp fight occurred on the euemy's ex- /,
ties, with heavy and incessaDt musketry q
md cannonading. The firing occurred O
while charge was being made by Wrigbt's, il
Imported by Harris brigade ,on hill about "
lalf mile in our front, which it was desir- "
bile to obtain for a purpose. f.
AT the given word of command, Wright's re
rigade charged across the intervening W
pace, assembled the hill and drove the en- h,
my from their breastworks under most N
svere FIRE. -
While the brigade occupied the works ca
hitch were held sufficiently long for the 70
beet OF their capture, It was subject to a an
lPld Smelling by the enemy, after which L,
he order Was given aud the brigade was ma
withdrawn to the line which they had q,
reviously occupied. -
Gen. A. Il. Wright being unable to take he
lie field by reason of severe attack of ctr
leuma tism, the br gade was commanded de
= Col. Hall of the Bird Georgia Regiment. ita
Seventy i've prisoners and three stands of II
'lors were captured from the enemy and to
ought of The killed aud wounded were
nsiderable. but we have no means of as We
the number Our loss was a 5
lndred and siSty-one, twenty-one of
bonn were killed. The loss was sustained
iehy by the Third Georgia Regiment. tbs
The prisoners Captured Thursday and So
sterday were sent to Richmond to day vet
le lot numbered upward of thirteen hun era
ed including forty -one officers, among
lom are several colonies. al
TIE sToNEwALL BRIGADE.
The Stonewall brigade has suffered terri haV
, in the battles Of the present campaign, Wa
~ three hundred men being left in the GIGS
gade. The 9Th Virginia has but one {
ndred and thirty zone M en- left. 1t is suo- fror
'ed, however, that a number were made ami
soners. of
THE WOUNDED. S