The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-01

Splendid Success Of Grant,
Meade, Warren and Hancock.
VICTORY ON TIE T0L0pAT0M0Y
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Warren Within Seven Miles
Of Richmond on Tuesday
Morning and Intrenched. ;.
Another Great Battle Proba.
bly, Fought Yesterday.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF REBELS.
Interesting Reports from
Richmond.
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Consultation as to Whether tho City
Shall bs Surrendered OF Burned.
The Mayer Is In Favsr Of Surrender.
Ing and is Put in Castle Thunder,
&x b.. So
Consultation as to Whether tho City
Shall bs Surrendered or Burned.
The Mayer Is In Favor Of Surrender.
lngA and is Put in Castle Thunder,
-, &c., SO.
WAR DEPARrAgNT,
WASHINGTON, May 31-4 P. NJ.

Major General DIx:-
vs have dispatches from General Grant down
= four O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
There seemed, tho despatch says, to bs some
cAickahominy. His forces were on the Mechanics
Alds road south Of TolopatomOy creek, and be.
wssn that ssreaY and Hawes' shop, his right
psstiag Oh Shady Grove. !.
Dispositions for an attack were being made BY
nsAsral Grant,
Wilson's cavalry had been ordered to destroy
As railroad bridges over the Little river and
Douth Anna, and break up both roads from those
MYERS to two miles southwest Of Hawes' shop,
1hsfe the headquarters Of our army were
asAablished.
There il - yet no tslegraphic line Of communica-
asn with Washington.
A despatch nom General Sherman, dated yss-
nsrdsy, May 80, at eight A. NJ, reports no change in
iase position Of the armies. Some slight skirmish.
ing had occurred subsequent to the affair Of
Saturday.
No intelligence from any other quarter has been
ssoeivsd BY this department.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
TIE SECOND DssrArcH.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
-. WASHINGTON, Nay 3l-s p. N.
Major General DIX
A despatch from General Grant, dated at six
pollock this morning, ct Hawes' shop, has lust
been received. II il - follows:-
"The enemy came over on our left last evening,
with very considerable slaughter. To relieve
General Warren, who was on the left speedily,
General Meade ordered an attack by the balance
~ our lines. General Hancock was the only one
who received the order In time to make the At
3ack before dark. He drove the enemy from his
hlrenched skrmish line, and still holds it.
have no report Of our losses, but suppose them TO
be light"
Other official dispatches, not from General
Grant, were received at the same time, and gave
more details. They are as follows, the first being
Dated yesterday, aoth of May, at eight o'clock P.
Nj
I'm the course Of the afternoon Warren has
pushed down on our left until his flank division,
ssdcr Crawford, reached point abreast of Shady
Grove church. Crawford, having got detached
n~or, tha rccA NJ tia corpu x~oa ottacto5 oca
crowded back little. The enemy then threw q
force, which appears 70 have consisted Of Ewell's
corps, upon warrsn's left, attempting to turn it,
but was repulsed. The engagement was short,
shdrp and decisive. Warren holds his ground
at a distance Of ssvsn niles from Richmond.
He reports that he has taken considerable mum.
Der Of prisoners, and that there are many rebel
acad on the held. OF his own lssses he has moi
yet made report. His latest despatch says the
enemy are moving troops TO his left, apparently
70 cover the approach to Richmond in that direc
Non.u
"on our right an active conflict has been racins
svcr since dark, but has Just closed. A soon 4,
che enemy attacked the left Of Warren, wrigh
and Hancock were ordered to pitch In, but do me-
seem to have got ready until after nightfall. N,
report has yet been received from them"
The other despatch above referred to is dated q
six o'clock this morning, and states that, on Han
cocks attack last night, Colonel Brooks drove tn,
enemy out Of strongly ntrenchsd skirmish line
pad holds IL. The losses are not reported. Burn
sides whole corps got across the Tolopatomo,
presk last evening" and n in full connection will
TMrens The lefs Of Hancock's rests upon thi
side athe srect. Pie sirth oorps Is upon Han