The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-23
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| We have some additional news Of interest from
our latest Nofihesa 6Ies, which we give below:
TIE GREAT IaPoRrAHca ~ saKRip AN . KAiD--lr q
couESED sQuAL I'd 4 BATTLE.
The affair under Sheridan, which proved 80 mis-.
cradle failure, had high place In the hopes ol
the Yankees. II was expected 10 throw Gen. Lee,
bag and baggage into the hands Of the sseiant," 10
be eaten up at leisure. The New York Tribune
has aa ciitoril ft6m which, the reader eau infer
how important was deemed a movement that
failed even more disgvaecii than Dal.Igren's:
We have no account Of the events OF Wedues.
tay-d0 not knew whether there was a battle nor
what were the Positions Of the armies on Wed
GeadAy night. A dispatch Is prIsted elsewhere
which Ptascs5eS 10 announce The Of Lee " III,
ehtHulons losses bat as IL WAS a current ,un,or
merely in Washington and along the road thence
hat wfthUHi any authentic source, we paes, M re-
iiance upon its numerical statement Settling ~
aside, there ia no decisive Intelligence directly
from the battle field later than that which we
printed yesterday morning.
But there Is intel isence scarcely less fmportant
than the news Of another RTeAt battle THE War
Department his received Official dispatci, from
Gen. Sheridan, dated the 10Th, with The iniogma
lion that ne had dssitoyed eight miles Of tie
railroad in rear at Ice, capt asisx two
aud three trltas IL that statement Is to be accepted
bToadly-if Gen Sheridan has really made the
hichmond and Frederick eksburg railroad permaneut-
~ impassahls for eight mites - we sh iMlne ii
ateiy hear that iee hls retreated d from line on
the T" river lie has iran sportatiom by waeu.,s
which eau bridge thai gap ct eight mites a,, must
Trtttai, surrender, VI siaIvr.
Since Lee abandoned the Rapjtau line and r.,
treated t,Om the Wilderness bai,lr el.s 10 Spot
syisania, he has been whhily drprndenr ~. the
VDgna cenr1i and Richmond and Frederick rs
burg Railroads 10 feed his army. break in either
OF them is fatal 10 the maintena nance OF the PO hpc
G2ncra Sheridan omiiS to state where II is that he
has severed the railroad but the road is certainly
~hU
presumably some distance iia Lees rear more
y "babiy just above the North Anna bridge than
elsewhere. with the road untouched Lee has had
great difficulty IN e tng u2 supplies aud now that
il Is broken he fall back south OF the break and
establish himself ON Il line We judge there
can Dc ho intermediate point which he will prefer
10 the south bink OF the North Anna There he
may sun protect for a lime the Virginia Central
Railroad against the urgent advance OF Grant in
front, fesuning ms connection with GOtdOnSvile
an with kichmond, and agaiA deferring for a FEW
days his inevitable retreat,
But Gcn Shcfidaa's dispatch Il dated nj At To-
th,ee days ago What has h. Le-n do,ag since p
Wa" he iet'ae,ng has steps We should ptobliiy
have heaid III his tct.t0 and # he il M hius ,u n
must bc 10 strike also iha vnenia 1 enlIat and Il,
render Lees hold on the south hank OF the NMtt
Anna as pfecasi0us a his present hold on the Pu
Indeed, assuming the presence of Shcrtdan's cav
any In LcC's rear, ii becomes difficult to furesre
The course OF The campaign, because the perplexi
Ties which surround the rebel army to be es
capped only by rxpedenis OF desperation. Lee may
sun he able tn hsht I've will not attempt TO
iihit Ia hl3 capacity la thli rcsprctii hc get
tooi, but he can get fuol only over the two rail
roads above referred 10, and both of Them NAV be
at ihe mr'ey "f aen Philip Sheridan. Ii is ibis
element al the campaign which so eIlseiy ac
eeiriatSs ITS PROCESS.
THE ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF MAJOR GENERAL
sEDGWicKs REMAINS II NEW YORK.
The body OF Major General Sc.gwick, Killed IN
Grants army, arrived In New Yo,k last week. ii.
Y
raj tu nirs out of New EngIauders To lament over
him, The lierau has tc folio wing acc cunt OF the
obeeauies:
The remains Of Major General Sedgwick, who
was killed Ia The receH battles OF Virginia while
riding along the front, arrived In this city yesttr-
day morning In charge Of Major hiltier, Cart ain
Halsted, and Captain Beaumont, late of his staff
and four chvalfymen, who escorted the body from
the battl'.- field III Fredericksburg, thence to Belle
Plain and Washington. Although the route IL the
capital is Infested by guertlIas, the reached
their destination wiihnnt m0estat'on. The body
having been e,balmed III Washing gtSn, was brought
This city on Wednesday night, and ON lis ami val
yesterday WAS received at the CouItiandt street
depot by twO companies ot regulars from Cover
Ror's IsIaRd, who escorted the remains 10 Adams
& Co.'S Express Buildings in Broadway, aud then
returned tO their barracks. Subsfq quentIy the re
mains were removed Ia the GOverLtI's - room, City
Hall, where they lay in state during the day, AMI
were visited by thousands Of people. The coffin
was eDshroudcG with silk flag, and OH the lid
was a beautiful wreath Of holly leaves and flow.
ers, with this inscription
To I'll. MEMORY or
GEN SErGNILK, OF CONNECTICUT,
From Mrs Jas Dixon, Of Hartford, Connec ciicut.
Oa the breast OF the deceased was a beautiful
bouquet, which was attached I" Mrs Lincoin's
card
Col Ludlow, of Gen Dix's staff, toak the body in
charge in order To allow the escort brief after
their litesome and sorrowtui journey The hodv
will be conveyed 10 its destination in Connect cticUt