The New York herald., 1864-05-16
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
New York. Monday, May 10. 1864.
THE SITUATION.

THE STU ATOM.
According to Mr. s.autoas bulletin, dated quarter
past ten O'Clock las. night the latest Official from
the Virginia battle fields to O'Clock yesterday
morning There serious fighting for the past two
dy General Lees army Is the right bank OF the 20
river.
By ocis despatch received at the War Department
from the Geld al spossyvlaDsa Court Howe dated six
O'Clock Saturday morning learn that during Friday
night movement made By the Firth ssd Sixth corps
soemy daylight but sound Of battle had been beard
from that quarter.
Thu maneuvre intended 70 place forces 10
Gees rear and compel him 70 retreat towards Lynch
burg; but enemy evidently in that direction,
OF battle was heard during Saturday At Belle
Plain Fredericksburs which aHords ground for infer
that Lse had roreated during Friday night. before
she advance Of the two corps.
despatch from correspondent Belle Plsn at fve
O'Clock yesterday morning, says that both armies
seven ?. NJ our artillery opened heavily on the enemy
nsar spo,syvana Court House for about hour. The
result was known. has been raining necessarily,
and the roads sad condition os mud and mire.
One OF the most brilliant reats of the campaign
shs cavalry expedition OF General sheridanannounced
9th instant II wound up the 18th al Bot.
toms Bridge, from whence the General has
since joined General Butler at Turkey Bend,
after passing between the first and second lines Of the
saemys works from. Of Richmond, defeating the rebels
- several ronts and doing destruction their raa
roads, dcpo, bridges and millions Of rations We give
splendid msp 10 another column upon which is fsish.
ruy traced the route OF General sheridan and the df
fsrent points he visited His operations, the results Of
which were OF ruinous character TO the enemy 10
present critical condition. may Be briefly summed
up. Starting from his headquarters the 9h General
Sheridan marched around the enemys right flank,
and on the evening Of that day reached the North
Anna river without opposition. During that night he
destroyed the depot Beaver Dam, three largo trains d
cars and one hundred cars hue locomotives, aud
s,ores amounting in all 70 one million aud half OF
ratous also the telegraph and railroad track for ahou
eco miles embracing several culverts rccapiured three
hundred and seventy eight Of men, including two
colooeIs one major, and several other officers Next
morning crossed the south Anna Grand Squirrel bridge
and weot into camp
On the following day be destroyed locomotives, cars,
government stores and six miles OF railroad at Ashland
and then pusted on In The direction OF Richmond. AZ
yellow Tavern he tell 10 with the rebel chief j. Y b.
Stuart, and, after obstinate nght, vanquished his
command aud drove them over the north fork OF the
Cbckahomiuy. 10 this skirmish two pieces OF rebel
artillery we're captured, and stuar, himself wound
sd-mortaiy seems. for the Richmond papers since
,,ouncs his death from gunshot wound. Having pos
.es on OF the Brockeltovn road part charged along
bs pxe ana captured nrst line Of the euemys
around Richmond.
During the ngh, General sheridan marched IN: whole
AZ hs command between the nrs, second lines tue
spemys works 90 the buas overlooking the line Of the
virginia oontra Railroad and the Mechancsvie turn.
!. pike.
Finding the works 100 strong for an assault be recrosss'
Ls chickahominy, repairing the broken Meadow
bridge aso@ heavy nrs Of artillery and driving tn
,sssy ss lar ~ caass Mills The raSas OAas Out Ir'u