The Shasta courier., 1864-05-21

obstinate, and seems to have found the last
ditch We have lost 10 organization. rot
even a company. whilst we have captured one
division, one brigade and one regiment of the
enemy entire
Washington, 13th.-Grant sent dispatch to
President, which was received last nisht.
announcing that he moved on Spottsvlvania
Court 1o Sc on Thursday morning, making
grand and imnetuous charge with the bay
snet. surprising the enemy and producing the
widest CONSERVATION in his ranks. pushing
Lees right and centre, and pressing the en-
tire line back several miles with awful
slaughter. Grant remained master of the
field with all the rebel dead and wounded in
his hands
A dispatch to Stanton states the number of
prisoners captured by Hancock at 1000. in
rlndiug | Major General several Brigadiers
aud between 80 and 40 cannon. Result up
TO this time is much in our favor
Secretary Stanton to Gen Dix. confirming
news of Hancock success en- 18th, and STAT
ing that Butler IS besieging Fort Darling
Gen. Kurtz has been sent to cut the line of
road to Bermuda Hundred. A dispatch from
Gen. Betler's column says Beauregard with
% 600 men is in Petersburg. We have all
the railroads leading into that city cut, and
force enough to keep him there. Four mon
itors and several gunboats are within four
miles of Fort Darling, ready to co operate
with land forces. Our forces occupy strong
! positions.
Fortress Monroe, 18th. No fighting yes
terdav. Our forces are throwing up entrench
ments from Appomatox TO James River, dis
tance miles 1t is stated Beauregard was
reinforced on Tuesday night from Lees ar
my Statement seems improbable. James
River was obStructed yesterday P. NJ. by our
forces near Turkey Bend, by sinking barks
and sehooners, To prevent rebel iron cads
coming down. Our whole force moved at
a. NJ, and is probably engaging enemy by
this time.
Chicago, l2th.-Gen. Crook left Charles
tow, on the kanawah, with $4,000 infantry
and cavalry as co operative force against
| Richmond His route is reported to be via
Lewisburg. towards Staunton or Lynchburg.
We have no reports whatever from this col
umn or that under Sigel, moving down the
Shenandoah Valley.
Washington, l3th.-Star says an officer,
arrived to-day, reports that at ) P. NJ, yester
day. dispatch received at front from Sigel's
command, dated. Butler Mountain, between
Charlottesville and Lynchburg at 10 \ NJ,
announced that cavalry had torn up rail
road between Charlottesville and Lynchburg
/ for % miles below former place, and that
track of GordonSvlle. between Charlottesville
ami Keswick, was destroyed. AL bridges
| between these points on both roads had been
! DESTROYED In the evening oar forces en-
countered a body of cavalry and a skirmish
ensued which ended in the repulse ofthe enc
my.
! Washington. l4tlh- Dispatch was received
at midnight from Commissary at Belle Plain,
announcing arrival there of over 1900 prison
ers including 400 officers.
Cairo, l3th.-Reports from Red River
state it is blockaded below Alexandria. Two
more ofour gunboats have fallen into enemy's
! hauds.. Report needs confirmation
ST. Louis. l4th.-Adyiccs from Red River,
May 5th say Porteris at Alexandria with
iron ciads. Large force is engaged on river
at Alexandria so as to give greater depth of
water at the Falls for gunboats to pass over
| II will take two weeks for water 70 raise
Union line>'' embrace circuit of three miles.
No communication by land with enemy at
Grand Eeore. McClernand was rendezvousiug 9
his corps at New Orleans for purpose OF reor.
ganizing. Magruder. with $4,000 men had
Joined Kirby Smith at Sabine Cross Roads
Price is said to have 0,000 men working on
forttications below Shreveport Bank Sur.
geon-in Chief reports Union loss at Pleasant
Hill 6j0 killed 1910 wounded and 1000 miss
ing.
Washington. l3th.-The boat which left
Belle Plain at 10 this 4. NJ, brings intelli-
gence of results of Yesterdays battle. L .
was driven out of fintrenchments TO Po river,
distance 4 miles, during night greater part of
his army crossed that stream. The glorious
victory of the morning was thus rendered
decisive and brilliant.
Advices from Sheridan show that he has
achieved great success. BOth Fredericks-
burg aud Richmond and Virginia Central
Railroad has been destroyed for miles ST.
gels cavalry. moving down valley, tapped
Virginia Central Railroad near Charlotts-
Vile.
Secretary of War, in dispatch Yesterday
'ays Government is sparing no paius to sup
port Grant. The severebattle- OF Wilderness
and more particularly severe battles in which
army was then engaged at Spottsylvania
Court House, render reinforcements neccessa-
~ They have been rapidly sent forward
L. 600 men left city Thursday 1t is stated
Sigel reinforced Army of Potomac with Is
900 men. There is every probability that
losses in late battle was greatly exaggerated
aud rentorcements Of $4,000 men refer
red TO above will nearly make up los,es, so
that Meade's army will be stropg as when it
set out on campaign.
New York. l4th.-Special dispatch says
correspondent dated Headquarters Amy Po-
tomac o'clock Thursday night says: Rebels
in full retreat to North Anna, with fresh
troops in hot pursuit. Lees retreat becom-
ing route. Thousands of prisoners being
eaptur d. streams in rear very much swollen
by recent rains. Supplies reaching army
rapidly Wounded coming in last and are
sent to Washington. many of them without
stopping at Fredericksburg. Rebels are evil
IDENTIFY after our trains We have lost moth
Z ingexeept four ambulaBces captured on field.
/ Our loss killed wounded and missin- estima
ted at 5000 Grant Will push Lee before him
TO Richmond if he has to use the transports
| I, do it.
New York, l4ti.-World's dispatch, dated
in front, May l3lh, gives further details Of
Thursdays batile. Itopened with complete
surpsise to enemy. Hancock moved at 4.
| NJ, and gained most Of the rifle pits of enc
my, and then rushed on them with the bayo-
net. Johnson and Stuart we're captured, Is
4 guns taken, and Is others left beyond our
skirmish line and fought for by both sides
several times. Rebels attempted to retake
rifle pits, but were repulSed with great
slaughter. Fifth Corps, under Warren,
charg repeatedly against enemvs works,
bat were unable TO take them. In portions
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