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killed. 1910 wounded, and 1860 missing

killed, 1910 wounded, and 1860 missing
and taken prisoners.
There is no communication by land with
the army at Grand Ecore.
General McClernand was rendezvousing
his corps at New Orleans for the purpose
of reinforcing Banks.
Gen. Smith will return with his troops
to Vicksburg.
The Battle of Thursday, Day and Night.
Washington, May 1.-The Army of
the Potomac has achieved the greatest
victory of the war, after some Of the Sc
verest fighting ever recorded in history.
The battle of Thursday is acknowl-
edged to be the heaviest of all, lasting
from daylight till after dark, renewed a.
bout nine o'clock 2. NJ, and continued
till nearly three A. NJ. with parties dur
ing the night contending for the posses
sion of rife pits, from which our men had
driven the enemy in the morning.
The rebels fell back early this morning,
and skirmishing is now going on. Our
troops are following them through the
woods.
The scene presented is entirely beyond
description The dead and dying are in
the breastworks on each side in piles
three and four deep, and many pierced
in different parts of the body.
The enemy had removed large num-
Der of their dead and wounded during
the night from some portions of the lines
but there were pits which they could moi
reach, and in these places they lay as
thick as our own.
1t was Birney's division, of the Second
Corps, that charged the position, and in
doing SO lost about seven hundred men.
Every regiment in the division distin
guished itself, and none bore noblel
part than the 93d New York.
Some of the rebel caissons are now be
ing brought in, which could not be done
before this time. The number of guns
captured is 80. Many colors have beer
taken, but the captors still retain them al
trophies.
Postscript Later-2 O. clock, P .M.-Tht
enemy are found to have fallen back t.
a new line, abandoning their works on th'
right, and apparently getting into posi-
ton for another contest.
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From Red River.

Cairo, May 12.-The steamboat which
had arrived at Memphis reported the diff
ficulties of General Banks position, de-
veloping themselves to an unfortunate
degree. 1t is stated the rebels had CON
structed at least three batteries on Red
river, between Alexandria and the mouth
of the stream. These batteries, it was
supposed, were intended to prevent the
passage OF stores, gunboats or transports.
Admiral Porter was at Alexandria with
his iron -clads.
A large force was engaged in damming
the river at Alexandria, so as to give a
depth of water on the falls for the gun
boats to pass over.
1t will take two weeks to raise water.
General Grover commands at Alexan-
dria.
The Federal lines embarce circuit of
three miles.
Price had detached 5000 men to work
on fortifcations seven miles below Shreye-
port.
Mr. Derby, the Surgeon-in- Chief with
General Banks, reports that the Union
loss at the battle of Pleasant Hill was 67O
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THURSDAY, NAY 10, 1864.
WAR NEWS.

b9~ We devote large portion of this
weeks paper to news from the seat of
war 1t is so glorious in its character,
that we are satisfied that no one will look
for an apology for its appearance. If
Grant holds out as he has began, and
there is no earthly doubt but that he will,
even the most stifinecked Copperhead
will be compelled to grant, that the
speedy end of the rebellion may be taken
for granted.
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From General Buffers Department.
War Department, Washington,
May Il, 1861.

May II, lSOt.
Major Gen. D,r: The following tele
grams have just reached this Department
from Gen Butler. No other special re
ports have been received since my des
patch of this afternoon.
EDWIN VI. STANTON, Sec'y of War
Half Way House, May 14-S A. NJ
To Hon Ed,oin IL Stanton, Secretar,
Of Hr: We are still before the base O
the enemy's works at Drury's Bluff, For
Darling.
The enemy are still here in force.
General Gilmore, by a flank move
ment, with a portion of his corps and q
brigade of'the Eighteenth Corps, assault
ed and took the enemys works on their
right at dusk last evening. 1t was gal
liant done.
The troops behaved finely.
We held our lines during the night
and shall move this morning again.
(Signed) BENZ. Z. BUTLER,
Major General.
Headquarters Halfway House, May
l4.-To Hon Ecl,cin IL Stanton Score
tary Of War:-General Smith carried
the enemy's first line on the right this
morning at o'clock. The loss was
small.
The enemy have retired into three
square redoubts, upon which we are now
bringing our artillery to baer with effect.
(Slgned) BENZ. Z. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.
Bermuda Hundred, May 13, via Fort
ress Monroe, May l4-At an early hour
this morning May 49, Gen. Butler re-
newed his advance toward Fort Darling,
and reached KingslaDd creek at noon [;
formed in line of battle on the southeast
side of the creek, with the right resting
on James river, with the monitors and
gunboats near the mouth of the creek.
within three miles of Drury's Bluff. At
three p NJ Gen. Butler superintended
the concentrating of the batteries
Yesterday afternoon the advance picket
captured rebel courier with-a despatch
from Beauregard to the officer in com
mand of Drury's Bluff, which said: "Hold
your position; will reinforce you this e.
yening." In two hours the rebel regi-
ments came.
Gen. Butler had sent force to the
and attacked and drove them
back. Our loss was slight. Gen. Ames
is in position to keep Beauregard in Pc
tersburg. The rebels at Drury's Bluff
evidently are not disposed to fight with
1ut reiniorcements.
Fortress Monroe, May %, 1864.
The latest accounts from General But
er state that there was no fighting On the
Llth and 18th lnstants.
All was quiet, and had been since the
enemy fell back on the 10th.
During the 18th the enemy kent out
# sight, and did not show themselves in |
ny force through the day Yesterday
ebel battery, stationed on the shore of
he James river, near Turkey Island, O.
ened fire upon some of our gunboats,
Thich Immediately commenced shelling
he enemy, and they retired, evidently in
reat haste.
General Kautz's cavalry force arrived
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THE DRAFT.

The following exhibits the deficiency
and excess of the borough and several
townships in the coming draft. From it
each township will learn the number of
men required of them to ELL its quota, or
the number for which credit will be al
lowed on future draft:
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6 P. M.-The following despatch has

6 P. M.-The following despatch has
been received from the Secretary of War:
Washington, May 14-4 z. Mo
MAJOR General OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
es from Gen. Grant, dated yesterday e.
vening, at 6 o'clock, have reached this
Department. The advance of Hancock
Yesterday developed that the enemy had
had fallen back four miles, where they
remained in position. There was no en-
gagement yesterday. We have no ac-
count { III of any General officers being killed
in the battle of the preceding day. Col.
Carroll was severely wounded.
A despatch has just been received from
General Sherman, dated near Resaca,
May IA. 1t states that, by the flank
movement on Resaca, Johnston had been
forced to evacuate Dalton, and our forces
were in his rear flank. The wether was
fine, and the troops in fine order, all
working well and as fast as possible.
No Intelligence has been received from
General Butler Guerrillas have broken
the telegraph lines between Williams
burg and Old jamestown. This is be-
lieyed to be the reason why no report has
been received from him.
Dispatches from General Sigle report
him to be at Woodstock. The rumor
that he had broken the railroad between
Lynchburg and Charlottesville is not true
Our wounded are coming in from Belle
Plain as fast as the transports can bring
them.
Grants army is we'll supplied.
L. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y of War.
Cyrus S. HALDEMAN, Asst.-Adj Gen.
Washington, May Is, $50 A. Mt
Mayor General Cadtrolader Philadet
phia: An official despatch from the bat
tle-feld at Spottsylvania, yesterday morn
ing, at $50, states that during the pre-
ceding night (Friday) movement was
made by the Fifth and Sixth Corps tc
our left, an attack was to have been made
at daylight, but no sound of battle had
been heard from that quarter.
This maneuvre, it is said, if success
full, would place our forces in Lees rear
and compel him to retreat towards Lynch
burg.
No cannon nor any sound of battle was
heard yesterday at Belle Plain or Fred
ericksburg, which affords ground for the
impression that Lee had retreated during
Friday night, and before the advance o.
the Fifth and Sixth Corps.
Nothing later than $50 A. NJ. yester
day has been received from the army by
this Department.
All our wounded that had reached
Belle Plain yesterday evening have ar
rived here. The surgical report from tht
headquarters of the army states that th'
condition of the supplies is satisfactory
and the wounded are doing well. The
Medical Director at Belle Plain report
that everything at that point is satisfaeto
ry. The surgical arrangements have nev
er been so complete as now. Genera
Sheridan's command had reached the lef
bank of Turkey Island at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and has formed juno
tion with the forces of General Butler
+. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y of War.
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The fayors of our advertising friends
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Watches and Jewelry attended to promptly
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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27

The following is reported By Capt. Harrison, Gen.
Whites brigade inspector schedule Of property and
prisoners captured by the Second Brigade brevet Brsa
der Gen Devin commanding, (of the First Cavalry D
vision, Brigader General Merritt conmsndng) In the
battle near Strssburg Virginia. October l9, 1854: q
piece, Of artillery cassons, 80 ambusnces, 20 army
wagons liz horses 143 mules stands Of colors guidon
353 prisoners, and large number Of small arms.
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TUANKsGIVING.

We learn that the President OF the United
States has issued proclamation appointing the
last Thursday of November next as day which he
desires to be observed as day Of thanksgiving.
This is the day usually set apart for that purpose
by the Governors Of the different States, and We
doubt not it will be generally observed now, as in
former years.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27

The next number Of the North American Review will
appear under auspices, and will bear tho imprint Of
Tcknor & Fields that we'll known firm having assumed s
publication for the future The editorial management will
be unchangsdMr Norton and Mr. Lowell retaining the
positions they now Gil.
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Admiral Porter communicates to the Navy Department
the capture Of the steamer Hando blockade-runner Of
six hundred tons with cargo consstioE Of $50 bses OF
cotton. The capture was msde by the United States
steamer Fort jackson.
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And with what face this engineer can no,o pre-
sumo to make it . reproach to Gen. Mcclellan that
he preferred to reduce these works by siege rather
than by direct and immediate assault may be
read in the closing words of this same report, writ
ten on the 9th Of May, 1862, when the siege had
just closed and when besides its events being fresh
in his mind, he had no motive to misrepresent
them. He then wrote:
"The forcing of such line with so little loss is in itself
exploit less brilliant perhaps but ,oory Of study
than ioouid hape been murderous assault coon fit had
propsd inceessfM."
Now, let this language, written by Gen. Barnard
in May, 1862, under the sanction Of his official
character, be compared with the language held in
his review" and the reader can draw his own
inferences as readily as We can state them.
Col Lecomte, of the Swiss army, who served
through the Peninsula campaign on the staff Of the
Army of the Potomac, in referring to the self
contradictions Of this officer, says: owe are
the more astonished at this Retrospective conf
dence of Gen. Barnard because we believe that
the engineers who were with him, and he hin,,elf
expressed very different opinions on the spot
What will be the astonishment" of this gallan,
officer when he learns that Gen. Barnard no,o denie.
that he ever expressed any such opinion, though h,
has confessed in his official report Of January 27
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-15
A SCOTCH WORTHY.

Late one Saturday night noise of wrang-
ling and fighting was heard near the manse
gate. 1t was clear moonlight night, and the
ground covered with snow. Mr.. Story, who
was sitting by the fire in his dressing-gown
and slippers. started up and went to the win
dow. A crowd, and two men fighting, were
distinctly visible in the bright moonlight
Out he rushed, the dressing-gown flying be-
hind him like John Gilpins cloak, and in
moment was in the thick of the fray, and at
tempted to seize a combatant with each hand.
One he did succeed in collaring, Him he
handed over to a bystander, to be kept in re-
TENTS while be gave chase to the other, who
had made off 1t was a iruitless pursuit,
however; he had effected his escape, and the
whole company of assembled villagers, two
minutes before spectators OF the fight, had van
ished as quickly and utterly as did Homer in
terposing deities OF old upon the plains ofTroy.
When the minister returned to the scene
OF the battle no one was on the ground ex-
cept the big man he had caught and the lit
tie man who held him. The former, who
was what DIR. Carlyle calls somewhat dis
guised," begged, with many elaborate bows,
permission to put on his coat and depart in
peace, which, accordingly, he was allowed to
do. Next day before pronouncing the bene-
ulcllOn mT. olo-y sal4 lhht very ulsgraceiul
scene had occurred last night at his gate
and that he desired that those who had taken
part in it should come to the manse after SER
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ii am sure they will said he, "but not till
all the rest are out Of sight" When the
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Rosenealh." be used o say, " drunk or sober,
would injure mes" nor did ever any one at
tempt resistance. Whenever he entered there
was universal seufo at the bach door and
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