The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-05-21
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| Washington, May II Dispatches from
Grant 10 4 o,slock this moEaiRg have bean
reserved.
"a Ha staaesAhat offensive movements are
necessarily suspended until the roads be-
como passable.
The two armies are now concentrated on
the main road from Fredericksburg to
shernss; sfNt9dft tTG days had Sighting,
forced jackson to evacuate Dalton.
| At latest reports Butler was still opera
ting against It. Darling,
(Signed) STANTON.
Fortress Monroe, May t6-At day
light of the 14th Gen. Burnham's brigade
charged upon the enemy's outer works at
Proctor's Creek and carried the entire
line, section by section At 10 O'Clock
the batteries opened on the enemy who
had fallen back to line of heavy earth
works near Fort Darling The enemy re-
piled briefly, until 2 p. m, when their guns
were silenced~ Our FIRE continued until
sppdowu. Our loss was $50.
I. IT I b m, ashsll exploded 10 the mag
azine Of Fl Darling
AT noon the eneny came out oftheir
Notifications and attacked Hickman $
brigade. The fight was altogether with
muskesry, and lasted until 4 o'clock, the
euhasB beng drsfS5aG bask 10 fhs works.
Eharpshooting continued along the lines,
and the rebel artillery kept silenees.
AT 9 o'clock last evening" tlss enemy
advrnced upon our lines neaf Petersburg
turnpipe. 'A'EfiAqp h1isketFy engagement
ensued resulting in the enemy being driv-
en- back to their brcastworks.
Bermuda Hundreds, May 16-The
rehsIiFbn clad Richmond came down last
night and opened FIRE on the feet. The
monitors droEs her ak.
The Ri0h Itch of the 18th,
Ths iaaas SA.sJ. r. r. Stewart
Ioecurre glsa 18th.
saya the enemy have
Tie road leading to
szisss E9art
Fhs sFie cut down to
Lee ID Intelligence received
wash 81 ! - eFcUitous route
BefmadaE HpqdEeds, -. May I6-The
following Is The latest received from the
came out Of their breast
work Is daylight and attacked our right
wing 0ur artillery opened driving him
isack to their Notifications, with heavy
Our loss was slight, the inch being IN
der cover.
Chisage MAY f7.--1ato siccs from
Red river confirm former reports of the
blockade of that river. and state that the
rebels have two formidable batteries, one
Mt WILSON $ plantation, mounting % guns
and another at Shaggy Point, mounting
Is guns.
New York. May 17-special to the
Commercial says;
The ways and means committee are
making tarfFto conform to Senate amend
ments to the tax bill, which they think
viii be adopted. Generally speaking. the
duties will be increased nearly 81 per
cent.
New YORK, May 1.-The bank of
England has raised its rate to Q per cent.
The demand for money is heavy.
The Pope delisered an allocution de-
mandatory of Russia for her policy to
wards the Catholics of of Poland.
The Popes allocution to the Emperor
Of Mexico is published .-.
The Pope urges Macmillan to respect
the right of the people ahd church
Neycrhcr is dead
The Times and Dolly News taunts the
French Government with being the cause
nf the difficulty in the Conference, thro
Indifference.
Little Rock, Ark, May 9.-Judge
Baxter and Od1 Fishback have been elect
United States Senators.
New York. May 17.-The World learns
that lagge requirements have gene to
Butler, and his force now amounts to CO.
600. They have divided their forces,
one menacing Petersburg, and keeping
the rebel troops there; another is beseis,
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