The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-01


been received. Itreports that everything goes
on finely. Weather clear and cool The troops
come up rapidly aud in good spirits, and Tire ar
my will be beyond the PAnunky al noon.
Breckenridge is st Hanover Court House With .
a force vsrionsiy reported from 81, o0o to Ioo- F
OOa. Wickhsm's aud Lomau's brigade of cAval- /
~ are also there. The dispatch further states
that after sezing Hanover Ferry YESTERDAY, Gen. |
Torbunt captured IS cavalry, including six off,
cers; that the rebel cavalry IS exceedingly de-
morslized, and Ay before oGrs on nearly every
occasion.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, May 2s.h, 8
q. ~, near Dallas, reports that the enemy, OF.
discovering lis move to turn Altoona marched
10 meet our forces 81 Dallas. Our columns met
the eueuy about ore n.ie east OF The Pumpkin
Vine Creek and we pushed them back about
three miles to the point where the roads fork .
Atlanta sud Marietta. Esre Johnston hss cho-
seq q strong line, and made hasty ou. strong par
apets OF timber and earth. Gea. SheFman's rigut
$ at Dallas. the centre about three niles north
The country is densely wooded and broken and
no roads Of any consequence. We have had
several sharp encounters, bat nothing decisive
No Dispatches FROM any Other fed of opera
tons have been receivee 10 day.
(sigued) E-% STANTON
Secretary Of VIZ.
Gen Sgel has bsea superseded ia command
Of the sbansudosh Valley By Gea. Hunter. Sieel
rill hereafter guard the Baltimore aud Ohio road,
aud Hunter will Immediately ses himself TO work
10 repair the damage sustained in Sige's repulse
War DEPARTMENT,
! Washington, Nay SO 30 ?. n
To Major General Dix:
4 dispatch iron Gen. Grant has Just been
received dated Sunday, 29th, al Hanover
Town. and states that the army has successfully
crossed over the Pamunky, aud now occupies
q front about three miles south Of the river
Yesterday, two divisions OF our cavalry had
an engagement with the enemy south OF Halves
store, driving him about mile, upon What
appears 70 be- bis new line. We WILL ind out
all about il 10 day.
Ous loss In The cavalry engagement was $50
killed and wounded, q whom but A are a.
lcerianed to have been killed. We having
driven the enemy, most of their killed anC
many wounded fell into our hands.
Another official dispatch. dated yesterday
o'clock p. NJ. details the movements of the sew
eral corps tnen in progress but up 10 that timl
there was no engagement. Earlier dspatche
from headquarters had been sent, but failed q
reach Washington. T. NJ. STANTON.
: WAR DEPARTMENT,
: WASHINGTON, May 800 P.E
To Msj Gen. Dix:
No ntelgeuc later than has heretofore bcel
transmitted 10 YOU has been received by this De
psrtment from Grant or Sherman. A pos ton {
Gen Buffers forces az Bermuda Hundred, no
required for defensive operations, has been tran:
fereG, under Command of General Smith, 10 IL
Army OF the Potomac, and il supposed by ihi
i time TO have formed a Junction. No change i
the command has been made Gen. Butler re
\ mains in foil command of the Departments
Virginia and North Carolloa. and continues at T.
head OF bis force in the field
Dispatches from Gen. Candy have been re
ceived to-day. lie says be was engaged in T,
= supplying the troops brought back by GeI
Steele and Gen. Banks and organizing th
3D.. forces o. Western Mississippi. This divisio
now comprises the Departments of Missour
O Arkansas and louisiana
: Gems. Rosocrans, Steele and Banks renal
T.. IN command Ct their respective departing Mt
}, under orders OF Gen. Canny. as Division Con
maDder his military relation being the SAN
as that formerly exercised by Gen. Grant. an
: now by Gen. Sherman. over the Depar tmeni
, Of the Cumberland and The Tennessee.
On Monday. the Both alt. the price of gol
> rose in New York to 1872 SIS