Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-09

the4e troops sthrHlIy led 70 tue GupPo.
sitiou that tho : adVGace was intended to
: he made up the, RsuIRBulA. That the as.
suraucs OF their deception might be made
duIbIy sure, bEIgade iof Uni0n troops
VI. q dsspatched bg Gen.. Batter even as
| late as ysstardaytO v bite House Landing,
\ where. at sunset, Rhen We LAST beard
from them, they were sedulOuaIy engaged
in telling timber and cOnSE1cTlng wharf
as il preparing to facilitate the crossing CT
q large army ~ - - -
To aid in this scheme OF mystihcAuon.
all The light draft steamers were kept until
the IasI mOmsntat Fortress AOorOe, whence
early yesterday morning they we're seDt 10
the York river aud the work OF embark
ing .Ihe troops, whose arrangements tor
the purpose mad been already made, WAS
begun promptly. Geo. Buffers orders 20
his subordinate Generals made it ineum-
bent for them 70 repair to Hampton Roads
As quickly as possible after dark where
they we're 10 anchor for the nfRnt., At day
break the orderEeVmmHuIed an advance Of
the troops up the James river, conveyed by
three army guubOALs under Brig. General
Graham, aud a naval force consisting OF
i've monitors aud elegen GunboaIs under
Rear. ADMIRAL Lee. gs.-.s- l55s,
The cavalry branch Of the expedition lis
commanded by Brig. Gen, a: v: kauiz,
who, with q hne body of seVerAl thousand
white troops lett Suffolk, Va, also,aE day.
light yesterday mUrning. Ths point At
which he aims primarily to q GITIke,y il
Hicktord, u town ON the Petersburg, Rich.
mOnd and Weldon railroad. The railroad
bridge there, Wnlch is q sIrOng Ons about
800 feet long, will be destroyed it possible,
aud then tue dashinE h0rsemen will do
other damHReftO the euemy's means of sup
ply as far rs they can 6nd opportunity.
Gen. KauIz Das received roVing COM
mission, and it not too hardly pressed by
the rebels, ne may penetrate as far South
as Weldon, N. O., returning When it suits
nis convenience.
We may not hear of him for month,
but mean bile it is expected that he will
make good record. ~
Starting up the Peninsula from Viii.
liamsburg, anolher cavalry force, some
what smaller, set 0ut at dAybFeak. Tneir
object was TO create diversion in our fla
vor, by Keeping the rebels excited, .And
attacking gIeFrlllas and the garFisOns Of
the outposts.s III ti''!iItau2
Col. West would try to cross the CEiek
ahominy at Bottom's Bridge, and make his
| wAy to the maiu body 90 the James, the
main body taking the advance sa.A
| .gr Iiansrai Buuer's boat reached WILSON'S
wharf, point about SO miles below. Rich
mohd, here n regiment OF Geo. Wiid'sune-
| gro brigade have effected landing aud are
0usiIy engaged in making preparations to
hold the place. From this point up the
river " Fort PoWhatlan is a clear straight
reach OF miles which it would never do
to lerve'iu commsnd OF the enemy who
could forlity the GIltfs and play the mis-
chief with oar water communications. in
4 kRa aofR m ~ hRRh nj
these strong positions. The stal GarL Afrf
cans igaily run up the bluffs aud are 5000
al work swinging axes with a'will and the
gIGat Iress fall wiki mournful crash lu-
der eheir sturdy strokes. Soon wide
space OF woods on the hiRh banks is clear
ed away and rebels approaching from to-
ward Redmond must come within sweep
OF our batteries
Oily Point has become ours without a
struggle. TIE Union forces are securely
planted 10 a sPleodidl I'D Vahts9sohs posi-
ton, within 10 mites of the rebel capitdi.
tits now three o'clock, and before night
fall thstgreater pact at the immense army
will be. olsen parked. Our line will
stretch across This narrow strip Of land
the, left resting upon James river aud then
paRsiug over the AppotomRx, the prOlong
Ili6d of The LUG vii, react TO the AG1es
river agaia, holding that almost insulaE
POSITION called ths township OC the Ber.
mudH Hundred.
EnIreuched here, with both, & INKS Of The
army protected by guhboaIs. We eau bic
defiance TO Lees cohorts, II Grants shArE
pressing drive them down upon US. The
position is considered admirable for ssri.
0nsIy threatening Ricbmond.
Lees armyis now bsTween two fires
and should our cavalry raid seriously i'm
80 Il Al,
will be added TO his other troubles. ~,
WASHINGTON, May s-TEe Star, in itG
J extra this morning, seys the only official
Information from the Army of the Potomac
is derived from despAtohes Of the Medica
/ Director and Chief QdartermAster 10 Iheil
bureaus. =
Gen. Iueessoll says We have fought two
days. The Enemy are'said 10 be retiring
There seems to be doubt that although
nothing decisive has yet occurred, the
enemy has been foilVd In his expectation
/ OtdrIving Grant back before his operations
could be fully developed; and Lee hAs
, been compelled TO give way. -
The casusitiess r. ported are GEN. Hays
killed, and GenslGetty aud Gregg and Col
Hays and Gen. Owens wounded, Gen
: Haneock is reported 10 have received
slight wound. Two of Gen. BnFhsIde'l
stat are reported killed while carrying
: dispatches. z.ys s.t..srl v---,, .-.,t. s,. sai
n There seems to be no doubt ofthe dealt
of Gen. Hays, OF PiIIsburg, Pa. He hello
: Ghs position which bore the brunt of A 2
Hills attack and fell at the head of hi
command justiAt the moment that Supper
? had been ordered forward TO reach him.
AT the latest dates Geu. Banks was a
Alexaddris, aud intimation had been give
: that he Designed to leave that positIon.-
Positive orders from Grant require Genera
!; Banks to Afotd protection to the gunboat
2 10 Red river. his force is strong enough
under conpetsnt command, to bid defianc
! = TO any force the rebels can bring againl
3 him.
Arrangements for supplies Rill'be mad
,Vith energy and CELEBRITY hy Gen. CAnby