Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-05-21

abattis upon the enemy but were unable to
get back. Most Of them were captured.
We have taken a number of prisoners; it is
supposed more than We lost.
Washington, May 9.-l1:3O. To Gen. Dir:
News just received from Butler Of his opera
tions on Friday. He says the loss in killed
was not large, but many wounded. He also
says that our forces attacked the enemy and
caused some confusion in their midst He is
grieved to announce that Longstreet was
severely wounded and Gen. jenkins killed.
He thanks God that every advance of the
enemy was repnlsed. The belief here is that
Grant is achieveing complete victory.
(Signed) STANTON.
Old Wilderness Tarcrx, May 9-9P. NJ
The most terrific battle yet fought, closed
to-day. Lees entire army made repeated
and furious assaults upon our right and left
wings, commanded by Hancock and Sedg-
wick, with temporary success in each case,
but has been driven back with great slaugl,-
ter. A simultaneous attack was made about
o'clock p. NJ, which was gallantly repulssd.
Towards dark they concentrated upon our
extreme right and fell suddenly upon Gen.
Ssdgwick. crushing in his line. Sedgwick,
however, succeeded in reforming his line and
securing it against further disaster, when the
enemy Withdrew from the front under the
cover of darkness. Our loss has been heavy.
Our army to-day has baffled all offensive op-
crations of the enemy. The almost impens.
trable woods with which the battle ground
was covered, saved the rebels from crushing
defeat, as it enabled them to conceal their
movements almost perfectly until the the very
moment of execution.
st. Louis, May 0.-The Democratic gives
the following S'eele's expedition towards
Shreveport is ended. Gentlemen conversant
with the facts have arrived here and commu.
nicated the following in regard to tho expedi.
ton Steele found no stores to subsist his
troops upon and had reduced his supplies to
in corporation with the main line under
Banks, which had failed. there remained no
course but to retreat to Little Rock. Price
undertook to retain Steele at Camden while
Marmaduke with strong force for Little
Rock, but Steele regarding tho safety of the
Capital of Arkansas, with it's Union position
and million dollars worth of Federal stores
and for the sake of recruiting his army, deci
ed to set out and endeavor to reach that place
in advance of Marmaduke, VINO was making
every exertion on the route to lay his game.
At Sabine Fork it became necessary to give
Price battle, in which he handsomely drove
the rebles who were fully mounted and in
good fighting condition. The fight was pro.
tractcd and bloody, but after three or four
hours it resulted in a complete repulse Of the
enemy. leaving Steele to pursue his re'reating
race with Marmaduke. The latter approach
ed Little Rock throwing shells into our army,
on the afternoon Of May 1st.
During the entire march our troops were
constantly skirmishing with the enemy, who
on rear and tanks endeavored to impede our
progress. There We're no ambulances for our
wounded and they had to be left at at the
houses of the residents along the road.
New York, May 1.-THE Tribune has
the following in regard to the battle Of Satur.
day:
Gen: Warren's corps passed through. Todd's
Tavern on the night Of the S.h, towards the
front. and at sunrise next morning was within
two miles Of Spo,tsylvania Court. House.
Troops were Immediately put into action to
relieve the artillery. The enemy were also
lust in time for similar movement, and Stu
arts cavalry were at the same time relieved
by Longs,reet's corps. Though tired by q
long nights march, our men rushed into ac-
ton at double-quick, Robinson's division
leading the charge. The rebels retired before
them, and W.T. pursued them three miles. III
the last engagement Of this mornings fight.
our loss was great, we charged them so far that
our men were outaankrd on the left. and had
to fall back q short distance to form their
lines anew. The eprmy gained no advantages.
for our artillery was brought into action, and
tha enemy were unable 10 occupy the po-
sition which our men had abandoned. The
5th corps had suffered 50 severely that there
was not a single division Of it in fighting trim.
About noon the batteries were posted-ours
on the edge of the crossroads. and the rebels
on the opposite hillside. The discharges
were deaiening. As evening approached.
the troops from the 9th and 9Th corps in sew.
eral heavy lines were concentrated in front Of
the position to which the rebels had fallen
hack after the engagement in the early part
of the day. Gen. Warren was killed to-day
while leadiug his division. We have csp-
tured 5000 additional prisoners. d. y
New York May 10--The Heraids special
says: The battles of Saturday were terrific.
On saturday Longstrect hurled heavy masses
of troops on Hancock's position, and stcceed-
I'd in planting the rebel colors on Aancock's
breastworks. Burnside coming up. Long
street was driven out wit great precipitation.
Had st not been for Burnside's reinforcemints
the result might have been disastrous, as
everything was in confusion. On sunday
there was hnt little fighting dene. ~ both
Generals we're mansuverieg their forces. which
resulted in complete dhange Of the line Of
battle, leaving Lee the alternative Of being
cut of from Richmond and risking everything
on single battle, or to retreat prspicitously.
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