Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-05-28
LATEST FR l9flI THE EAST.
Z Arrival Of the Salt Lelee' ExpressEFou
days later from the Army of the Potomac.
DATES 10 THE 18TH.

Richmond papers, l4th, mention the death OF
Gen JOB stuart, shot In the battle. W b1
Philadelphia, ALay l6.-A special says An
Army Surgeon of the I6tt N. Y, captured in the
third days tigAt, and subsequently parjled ARR,
yea at Washington, and reports Ilong5treet S
wound not m jrtat. bat 50 serious as to icapa-
clate him from active daty for some time The
rebel loss was tremendous bat there is no indta.
sion OF their giving up yet. The report that Lee
WAS wounded, is contradicted by, our Informant
who says the privatiOhs Of tile rebels seem to ex.
asperate them, and they are kept up by the hone
OF eXhaasting as and compelling as to abandon
the contest. a.
N. Y, May IG.-The Herald's speri4l saws -
The I'd corps lost 1880 killed, 1000 wounded and
400 missing the 5th corps lost i 200 killed, Y,
500 wounded and 800 missing; the 9th corps
iostfl 900 killed, 6,000 wounded, and POO mis-
sing Burnsides losses are in about the same
proportion a... o.
Little Rock, Ark. 9-Judge Baxter and Col
Fistback have been elected u. 5. Senators
washington, IA dispatch from the army Of
she Potomac, yesterday, says after In days light
ing the army is alloWedto rest and recuperate for
another struggle. .. r.....-,. ~ b..
~ Washington, May 16.-Dispatches from
Grant to O'Clock this a. M He states Of
tenslve movements are necessarily suspended
until the roads become passabe Two armies
are now concentrated on the main roa from
fredericksburg to Richmond. Sherman.
after two days Hard fighting, forced John.
. ston to1evacuate Dalton. At latest reports
Butler was still. bat.ering against Fort BAR
ling. aa.isr (Signed) q a. STANTON. j
z Fort Monroe, May Is. At daylight ont
p the 18TH Gen. Buf1ham's brigade charged
upon the enemies outer works at Procty II
Greek and carried The entire line, section. by
section. AT ten O'Clock our batteries openedl
on the enemy. who had falientback to their
line Of heavy earthworks near Fort Darling;I
the enemy replied briefly until 2 p. M, when i
q their guns weref silerctd our fire continued |
until shutdown. Our loss was 100. At fourl
O'Clock p. m. q shell exploded the magazine
of Fod Darling. ID liz s.sai.. gaIr
New York, May Is. A specialize the
Times, dated headquarters, 10th, 2 D. m, |
says: The enemy continues strengthening
his works. It is expected, however, that a
vigorous turning movement. will compel |
evacuation OF the rebel lines Without battle. t
Yesterday p. M the rebels suddenly devel.I
oped their line Of battle on our left, coming
through the woods and gobbling up several
of our pickets, driving back our reserve.
Gems. Meade and Wright, with their staff,
were out beyond the front at the time, and
had an extremely narrow escape from, cap
ture. Immediately afterwards Wright threw
out his force, under cover of artillery, and
retook the position, which was an important
one.
Washington, May 16.-The Secessionists
have q story ahoat that Buckner and Breck-
enridge have joined Lee, and that a portion Of
Johnston's army had reinforced Beauregard
at Petersburg. Buckner's junction is consid-
cred in military circles, possible, but not
probable.
A gentlemen recently from Georgia, whose
statement can be relied on, furnishes the fol-
lowing information relative to the strength
of the rebel armies Lee army he says is
greatly under estimated. There are near
100000 men in the rebel service. The last
CONSUMPTION added 10000 to their armies
West of the Mississippi there is force OF
$4,000. At Charleston there is no less than
10000. Lee and Johnston together, have
100000, of which Lee has two-thirds.
N. r., May I7.AW orId's special says Beaure.
gard with a large force mnrcted from Weldon to Il
Petersburg reaching Richmond on his way to
join Lee. On tile other hahd,ys rebel Major leap,
tureG1 says Butler has Beauregard surro unded in
Petersburg, SO that he cannot help Lee. The
general opinion is tlat under Gilmore and Smith,
tho opeEti9lls against Fort D&lligg Bdll be short f.
2pd sgGeeSSfq Bragg commands tRs defence Ofb
& MY, May l7.-World,s correspondent near |,
Chester, Yas on the 18th, says our infantry IS n
gradually forcing the third line of breaStWQrks of
Fort Darling; the first and second line Of defenses
haying boon already carried by assault, .,gr' 4
Washington, May IA dispatch from Gener>
al Sherman yesterday morning states that he had
entered Resaca and established bis headquarters
there He e(aPtdred eight guns and LOCO. pris7 b
0uers. -xr,y , " IS gtttr, H.
Lo4isyIls,i5RIay 17th.-Vicksburg adrioes
to the 10th, say the expedition under Gen.
Macarthur captured Yazoo city with but little.I
resistance. R3tds by r6balS on the planta-II
tons continued and the most fendtsn Bru-
talities were committed i even. infants we re i
OauGed ofiand killed to terrify women al |.
New York, May 17th.-A Mass State
Convention was called at Beaufort, s. {. for
the 18th Of May, to elect delegates to the.E
Baltimore Convention. A similar movement >
Unsupported ON fo6bin Florida .a. asta
The Fulton reports when off Charleston,
bar, on the 18th, a general engagement was
going on between our fleet, uader Admiral /
Dahlgren, and theorebel forts and batteries
on James and Sulivahs Islands. All the
Monitors appeared to be engaged, as also
the New Ironsides, -. :. -r..s.5.s t.
One million dollars were handed over to
the Sanitary Committee today, by the Chair
man of the Metropolitan Fair, as the first
installment Of the results Of the Fair.
The Worlds special says a person from
7 \ y 49, u a. .