Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
NEW YORK, May Is.

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NEW YORK, May 17.-Passengers by
the Fulton state that the engagement off
Charleston was of terrific character.
The batteries on Morris Island were di-
rected against Sumter, as was also the
fire of several monitors. The attack
was to have been made week previous,
bat requisite preparations had not been
completed. Sumter had before effective
ly been repaired, and it was thought the
strongest fire came from her.
A Baltimore letter reports the passage
through there, during the past week, of
a great number of troops to reinforce
Grant. Six thousand or eight thousand
passed through yesterday.
There is not the slightest truth in the
report that Stuart's cavalry has made a
raid within our lines.
New YORK, May 1.-THE draft in the
Second Congressional District and the
balance of Kings county is fixed for
Thursday.
Harper's Ferry bridge, on the b. & O.
Railroad, was washed away by a freshet,
and reDairs will consume several days.
A NeWbern letter states that Lee is
drawing all the rebel forces in North
Carolina to his relief, and that rebel
troops from the South are continually
passing over the North Carolina Railroad
to reinforce him.
The Herald IS correspondent, writing
from above Chester Junction, Va, May
l4th., gives an account of the advance of
our forces, under Gems. Smith and Gill
more, upon Richmond. A well conceiv-
ed maneuVre Was executed, which
placed Gilmore III position to flank and
take line. of rebel entertainments
stretching from the west of the Rich
mond & Petersburg Railroad to the
James River. A second line, into which
the rebels retreated, was the next day
attacked, but found to be much stronger
1t was finally carried by storm, and the
rebels driven into an enclosed work at
the left. 1t was expected that they
would easily be dislodged from this po-
sition, when, it was believed, our forces
would be west of all Notifications, with
a clear rear open to Richmond, only
about miles off.
Petersburg papers are quite despond-
ent, though claiming victories.
The loss of seven Rrigadiers and 40
Colonies is admitted, indicating a heavy
loss of enlisted men,
Prisoners say that according to Rich
mond gossip, Lees loss was terrible.
Beauregard, it is said, had by shrewd
strategy, got his forces by ours and gone
into Richmond.
New YORK, May 1.-THE HcralTs
Washington special of the 10Th, mid
night, says: Grant had everything in
readiness last night for an early assault
to-day, and there is no doubt another
severe fight will soon occur.
Lee had to run to escape capture when
Hancock attacked Ewell and Johnson
on Friday.
Richmond papers OF the 18th are re-
ceived. The city was greatly excited,
and the home guards We're all out.
Lee, in a dispatch dated the 18th,
claims victory, and says Gems. Hayes
and r. H. Walker were wounded.
The Richmond Dispatch says the dam
age done to the railroad by Sheridan is
repaired.
The rebel forces in Southwestern Vir-
ginia have retreated from Chesansburg,
eight miles west of Lynchburg.
New YORK, May 1.-THE Posts
Belle Plain correspondent says reinforce
ments for Gen. Grant are going steadily
forward to-day. Five steamers loaded
with troops have arrived at this point.
Among the regiments are the 10th
Pennsylvania veterans, the 18th Yer
mont heavy artillery, $3.50 strong, and
the Sd New Jersey battery, 10 men with
six guns.
During the past week Is batteries have
left Washington for the front, and 9TH
ers are coming, including one with $500
men from the West.
Steamers loaded with wounded are
constantly leaving here. Probably ten
thousand have left since Friday last.
From to o'clock p. m. very heavy
firing was heard in the direction of the
field, but it has now subsidized.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Alexan-
dria (Va. Journal says that yesterday
afternoon Is officers and 800 men, all of
them skedaddlers from Gen. Grants ar
my, were forwarded to Belle Plain to be
GERS were marched in the rear of the
men, and some of them were handcuffed
together.
A dispatch from the Army of the Po-
tomac, dated to-day noon, says: 1t was
very quiet yesterday along the lines, ex-
cept some skirmishing in the centre by
Burnside's men, and the throwing of a
few shells from Birney's division to feel
the enemy, which, however, elected no
response. The rebel sharp-shooters,
however, held their ground. During
this time a division was sent to retake
possession ftwo of our hospitals which
were abandoned on Saturday last, with
about 500 wounded in them. The rebel
cavalry had been there and helped them
selves to such articles as they wanted,
and had calculated upon taking all the
occupants away as prisoners, but we
were just in time to prevent this, and
our wagons brought them all away with
their tents, supplies, &c.
; A surgeon who was left in charge of
the hospital on the Wilderness battle
field, reports the capture of 800 of our
portation to the rebel line, from which !
he succeeded in making his escape. He |
says our wounded were suffering for the |
want of everything, and were glad to
get raw bread. No surgeons were there
TO dress their wounds.
! ReinfOrcements. are arriving rapidly. |
The roads are improving, and move
ments of importance may soon be
expected.
Especial to the New York Herald
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Poro-
MAC, May Yesterday the Sd Divi-
sion of the 9Th Corps, commanded by
Birney, was ordered to fall back from its
position on the right flank. Our line
had scarcely left the position, when the I
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