Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-02
GRAsr's ADvAsor SWEEPING THE COUNTRY,

GRANr's ADVANCE SWEEPING THE COUNTRY. |-Headquarters Army Potomac en route for Richmond, via Hanover Ferry, May 27th, 8 a. m. The whole army again in motion. The glorious old 2d. Gen. Hancocks corps. is in advance, followed by Gen. Wrights corps.- ten. Warren is joining us, having brought up our rear on our former right wing over the North Anna.
 Gen: Burnside will cross at County Bridge and will bring up our rear.
 The army moves with elasticity never known before. We will make 20 miles before night.
 Gen. Sheridan is ahead of us securing the country for rebels.
 Lee evidently thought up to last night that we were going to turn his left and give him battle on the north side of South Anna, but he IS agaln outgeneraled, and by night we will be within four hours march of Richmond. Once getting Lee snugly encircled in his wofks, away we go round his flank and into his rear. '''" The whole country through which we are marching IS planted with nothing hardly but corn. Pasturing is fine, and our army sweens before it all forage and supplies. Horses. cat tie, mules, contrabands, etc., all fall into our hands.
 
 | territorial convention of Nebraska met at Omaha City, Thursday, and appointed dele gates to the Baltimore national convention Resolutions indorsing the administration and | lnstructlng the delegates to vote for Mir. Lin l coln' s srenomlnation were unanimously adopted
 In a reconnaissance made from Bermuda Hundred, on the 26th inst, there was some sharp sklrmishing in which the 2lst Conn., were engaged. They lost killed, and 10 or IF wounded. Among the wounded was Col. Altnu. Il: Dgtton, seriously: A rife ball passed out of his neck. Col. D. belongs to the engineer corps in the regular army, and has had charge of the construction of number of important defensive works.
 | The Nashville correspondent of the Chica- go Even,ny Journal, supplies some additional details of Gen. Sherman's advance south of Kingston. On Tuesday, the army resumed it's march, and succeeded in fanking Johnston's position in the mountain fastnesses at Altoo- na, south of the Etowah River. The next place according to the correspondent, that is capable Of defence is mountain region near Marietta. which is about fifteen miles further south, and less than twenty miles north oe Atlanta, and the writer seems to think that | mined stand against Gen. Shermans advance. and send the bulk of his troops to reinforce Lee.
 Reports from Fredericksburgh state that guerrillas continue to hover round the town in considerable numbers, and many Of them are seen all along the banks ofthe Rappahannock On Thursday last, number of the national troops were attacked while bathing in the river. On Saturday, the steamer City of Al bany arrived at Alexandria from Port Royal with 700 wounded on board. The last of the wounded that had been in the temporary hos pitals at Fredericksburgh arrived at Wash ington on Saturday. These included many of the most serious cases, nearly all of then, having lost limbs..
 General Banks, writing May 1st, reports two engagements with the enemy on the re. treat from Alexandria, in both of which the rebels were beaten. During his whole cam paign, General Banks claims to have lost no prisoners, guns, or material, except at Sabine Cross Roads.
 The Heralds Fortress Monroe correspond ent says of Ftzhugh Lees attack on Wilson's wharf, after the refusal of Wilde to surrender the rebel cavalry came dashing upon gallop
 
 rebels were in easy range, when they let 20 a volley and emptied about 100 saddles The gunboats lying near also opened with grape and canister and made fearful havoc in the rebel ranks. Lee finding that he would be unable to secure the opportunity to re enact the Fort Pillow butchery withdrew his blood hounds.
 Five stores on Fulton street, Boston, were entered by burglars Thursday night Two safes were blown open, and efforts made to blow open two others. The burglars only ob tained about $22O in all.
 One wounded member of the lst Conn. Ar. tillery, Wm. Murphy, came on with the regi. ment, and he was left at New Haven in the Knight Hospital. Wm. Rolleston, Wm. H. Quinton and John R. Miller, of this regiment were killed in the recent engagements.
 As long ago as the l1th, the Richmond Ex aminer said: "There are now in Richmond and at the hospitals adjacent thereto, several thousand of our wounded in the great battles of the Rapdan. They are in great want ot almost everything that necessity could men. tion." Grant will probably find Richmond one vast hospital.
 Gen. Sherman has been particularly fortu nate with his supply trains; not for one houl since the opening of the present campaign has there been the least lack of supplies in any portion of his command Considering the vast extent ofthe field of operations, and the unfavorable typographical character of the field, this matter is worthy of special mention.
 Lieut.. Col. Erastus Blakeslee. 1st Conn cavalry, has been promoted to be Colonel, uice Fish discharged, and Maj. Brayton Ives to be Lieut.. Colonel.
 The news from Gen. Sherman, is to the effect that he has resumed his march. and once more fanked Johnston out of a very strong position this time at Altoona, in the Etowah Noun tains, position said to be much stronger than Atlanta. A report comes that Johnston is sending troops to Virginia, but it is hardly credible.
 The Philadelphia North American states tha a rebel spy has been captured in Adams coun ty Penn, who, having been mortally wounded in his attempt to escape, confessed his char acter and purposes. Letters were found or him directing certain inquiries. It seems therefore, tolerably clear that unless we assum, the offensive in the most energetic manner ir the Shenandoah Valley, the rebels will do so and attempt to invade and desolate Pennsyl vapia.
 | It is stated that Gen John Pone who ha Ia