The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
The News.

Official dispatches from Gen. Grant are to 6
o'clock on Friday evening. He states that an
advance by Hancock had developed the fact
that the rebels had fallen back four miles
There was no engagement on Friday.
Gen. Meade issued congratulatory address
to his army on the 18th, in which he states
that the Federals had captured, during the
eight days. fight, eighteen pieces of artillery,
twenty-five stand OF colors, and 5000 prisoners,
including two general ofic rs Maj. Gen. Ed.
ward johnson and Brig Gen. George Stuart).
He tells his men that their work is not over;
that "the enemy must be pursued, and, if nos.
sible, ovcrcome;" und that the Fedetals will
soon receive achievements, which the rebels
cannot expect.
Estimates of the Federal losses in the Vir.
Eina battles range from 10000 to 45,OO0,-the
first mentioned number, however, not including
the casualties on Thursday. A rebel prisoner
captured by Buffers forces says that Lee adj.
mits loss Of 10000 men. Other prisoners
mention rumors that Longstreet had died from
his injuries, and that Lee and A. p Hill were
wounded. The reported death of Gen. w ads
worth is confirmed, captured rebel officer
giving information that he assisted in his
burial
Butler advanced upon Drury's Bluff Tor Fort
Darling) on Friday, and at noon formed his
line OF battle on the southeast side of Kings
land Creek, with the right on James River. the
Monitors and gunboats being near the mouth of
the creek, within three miles of the fort. Sat.
urday morning portion of the rebel works
were carried, and the garrison retired into three
redoubts, upon which the Federal artillery was
being directed with effect. Beauregard dis.
patched reinforcements from Petersburg to the
Bluff, who were driven back. The Federals
had sustained but small losses in their opera-
TONS
Leter.-Lee retreated across the Pc River
on Ihursday night, and on Friday night con-
tnued his retrograde movement towards Rich.
mond, with Grant pressing on his pursuit. The
battle OF Thursday is represented as having
been Of most terrible nature.
Federal wounded to the number of r. 700
had arrived at Washington and Alexandria
$4,000 were left at Fredericksburg and Belle
Plain. The medical and surgical arrangements
are pronounced to be most complete and salts
factory.
Gen. Sheridan, with his cavalry corps, has
bccn heard from. He proceeded around Lees
right Hank and advanced SOUTH destroying
znany miles of railroad, culverts, locomotives,
cars, rebel stores, dc. At Yellow Tavern he
encountered the rebel cavalry under Jeb Stu
art A severe fight ensued, resulting disas-
CIs
Stuart. the celebrated cavalryman, was killed
Sheridan afterwards took the first line Of the
Richmond deferces. Finding the second line
too strong for his force, he proceeded to the
James River, where he formed junction with
Butler at Turkey Island,
Dispatches from Sigel report him at Wood.
stock He has not broke the railroad between
lLnchburg and Charlottesville, as was rumor
ed.
II,
in consequence of his flank movement on Res.
AGA, Johnston had been forced to evacuate
Dalton, and that the Federal forces were in the
rear and on the flank Of the rebels. A Phil
paper has report that 5000 prisoners and 10
or IL cannon were taken at Dalton. The
story may be true; but Philadelphia "news" is
somewhat unreliable. The same paper also
has report that Gen. Schofeld, after four
hours fight on the 4th, in East Tennessee,
drove the rebels into North Carolina.
On the 5th inst Porter had large force at
work in dredging the river at Alexandra, SO as
to enable his gunboats to pass over the falls
1t would take two weeks to secure the desired
result. Smiths troops are to return to Vicks.
burgh, and McClernand's corps, at New Or
leans. is to reinforce Banks. Magruder has
joined Kirby Smith at Sabine Cross. Roads,
with "a 600 men. Two Federal regiments and
parts of two others, on board transports on Red
River, have been captured by the rebels
In consequence of certain action taken by
the rebel Commissioner Ould, the Federal War
Department has declared exchanged all Fed
eral prisoners OF war and all civilians on parole
prior to the 7th inst. The Department asserts
that, after deducting the number thus declared
exchanged, the indebtedness of the rebels to
the Federal government is 1886 men.
= Gold closed in New York on Saturday at
lie ID and l72 l-2.
Gen. Grant moved upon the rebels at Spott-
sylvania Court House on Thursday morning,
aud achieved brilliant success. Between
5000 and 1000 prisoners were taken by the
Federals, anc over thirty pieces of artillery
Among the prisoners are Maj Gen. Edward
Johnson and Brig. Gen. George Stuart. Gen.
Grant, in his dispatch announcing this result,
says: "The enemy are obstinate, and seem to
have found the last ditch''