The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-04
News or TIE WEEK.
No Hard Fighting.
GRANT STILL MOVING TO RIoHMoEDI

the crossing OF the North Anna river by a |
large portion Of our army.
A special says that rebel prisoners state
that Lees whole army was moving through
Hanover Junction, but when the intelligence
reached them that Grant was moving to-
ward North Anna, portion of Longstreet's
and Hills corps was sert to dispute the
passage of the river. Their resistance, how
ever, though sharp. was futile, aud our
troops forced their way over and drove the
rebels back mile, doing US very little dam
age.
Another correspondent says of the i'm
portance of Grants last movement. that
that officer remarked, after it was accom-
plished, he would have risked three battles
to have gained the advantage he had secured.
A rebel bearer of dispatches was captured.
and his dispatches chow Lee falling back
on Richmond. The army, be says, is in a
panic.
The Tribune's special from Hanover
Junction, May cath (midnight), says that
Grants great flank movement was made
with such celebrity, that not only it ousted
Lee from his stronghold at Spottsylvania
c. H., but pushed him back beyond North
Anna river in such disorder that he was
unable to present to our army solid front
In this movement Warren took 400 prison
ers, Hancock 800 and Wright goo. Our
loss was light.
Gen Butler, in dispatch of May Gath,
says:
Major General Fitz Hugh Lee, lately pro-
NOTED, made, with cavalry, infantry and ar
tillery, an attack on my position at Wilson
Wharf. north side of James river, below
Port PoWhattan, garrisoued by two regi-
| ments, all negro troops, Brig. Gen. Wild
commanding, and was handsomely repulsed.
Before the attack was made, Lee sent flag
of truce stating that he had force enough
to take place, and demanded its surrender !;
and in case the garrison should surrender,
they should be turned over to the authori-
ties at Richmond as prisoners of war, but
if this proposition was rejected, he would
not be answerable for the consequences
piled. owe will try that" Reinforcements
were at once sent, but the fight was over
before their arrival. Our loss is reported
at 40 wounded. Rebel loss 200 to 300
wounded.
The substance of the dispatches of the
9th is as follows:
A special gives the following account of
the struggle for Taylor's Bridge, owe, North
Anna Gen. Lows division ANYTHING
streets corps were posted in a strofIt nth
work between Long Greek and the river,
and seemed disposed to hold Taylor's Bridge
at all Hazards, and poured a storm of shot
and shell from their batteries, when Birney,
with his division, advanced. The redoubt
was carried at the point of the bayonet, and
a considerable number of rebels killed in
the entrenenments and 10 captured. This
assault, which was made under the direc-
ton of Gen. Birney, is considered very
brilliant affair, and Gen. Hancock wrote
him a very congratulatory letter. The Esd
and 9Th Michigan, the 86th and 124th New
York. the 99tth Pennsylvania and 18th
Maine suffered more severely than any 9th
er regiments in the oi;ssision. The rebels
when driven from the redouGt anG rue Pils'
retreated across the river, many OF thSu
swimming, the bridge being too mGoh
crowded to admit of their crossing with as
much celebrity as they desired.
An assault on Taylor's Bridge, spanning
the North Anna, was made without loss of
time by the 4Gh Maine. The bridge was
carried after sharp skirmish, and The reb
els driven from their position on the opp
eli he a
sortie from his works and endeaVored to
re-take the bridge, but after a spirited Skin
mish of about twenty minutes we're driven
back. At midnight they made another at
tack, with a much stronger force, and drove
our men from the bridge and held it for
some time, and made several attempts to
burn it. The 7th New York heavy artillery
coming up, the rebels were forced to retire,
the fires were extinguished, and We occu-
pied the bridge without further trouble till
morning. At q. m. the 24th, Birney
crossed the North Anna at the bridge with
his division, followed by Gibbon and his
division, and soon after by the balance of
his corps.
A dispatch to the Philadelphia Enquirer
from the south bank Of the North Anna,
dated May 25th, says We are now but
one days forced march from Richmond on
a fine open country. There is plenty of
good pasture for our horses, but nothing
for the men except what has been brought
along. The enthusiasm of our army knows
no bounds, while the morale of the rebels.
judging from their wounded and prisoners
falling into our hands, is in very bad con-
dition.
The Philadelphia Bulletin has the follow