The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-08

WAsH1xorou. June 6.

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WAsH1xoros, June 6.
To Major General Dix: ~ -.
Dispatches from Grants sheadq uartsrs to.
8 O'Clock last evening states that there has
been no fighting during the day.
The enemy made An attack on. Saturday
night upon Hancock. tight, but were every
where repulssd. ,v Haneeck's linas =, ars but
ltorty yards from the rebsl works.. Tho
rebels were very busy on Saturday ID eoa.
>strueting intrenchmsnts On the west s,de Of
the Chickahominy and Bottoms Bridge
They also threw party across to the east
side. 4.s>e -, III s..,..,. =. - ~.
A dispatch from Sherman. dated y.ster
day, states that the enemy discov crng US
moving around his right flank. abandoned
his position last aight. aud marched off,.
Mcpherson is moving to-day for Ackwertil.
Thomas is on the direct march, and Soho.
field IS on the right. Il has been raining
hard for three days, and tho roads arc very
heavy. The rebels had an immense line of
works which we have turned With less loss
than to them.
(Signed) E. N. STANTON
Secretary Of War.
New Yokk, June 6.
The 7''6une's correspondent w,itir> from
near Cold h''o'r' says the for..in Of Grants
flank movement: il low in prog,,.s and
'uog'ns rom yetarday's mo.cm :nts it will
pro'::e success.
I he battle Of yesterday, severe as it vas
resulted in our taking $50 prisoners and the
cnemy's principal works.
| Ate A. n. the whole line moved forward
through n:rrow belt Of woods, and or
reaching an open plowed field the encmy's
position way in full view.
| P.ckstrs Division Immediately opened q
heavy fire OF artilleryand musketry, but tho
men nobly advanced through deadly storm
and through the swamp, and with the bay
onet drove the rebels pell NELL f.om thei,
Entertainments which they held during the
night against repeated assaults. This feat
elected from Meade his thanks.
Smiths junction with Wright, this cor.
respondent says, was so opportune as to re-
veal tie FAC! that the Army of the Potomac
is under the guidance Of minds possessed
OF mastcrley ability.
Beauregard's force, with part of Hills
and Lnngstreets, were engagagad in the
battle Of yesterday. Our total is 1900.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
Refugees who arrived here to day from
Richmond state that during tho eperatio =,
Of our army At Spottsylvania, jeff r,.,;,
and his Cabinet becoming alarmed, st,r,sd
to leave Richmond, but were p.erented BY
the r'oto US movem.nt Of tho citizens, who
insisted That Is tho Government peeven,ed
them from leaving, it should remain also.
! Fort MoSRox, June 4.
An order has been issued by General
Butler requiring that all rebel prisoner
captured by General Wild, in the recent
engagements on James River, and forward.
ed by him to Fortress Monroe, and thence
to Point Lookout. shall be Immediately re.
turns1 to Gen. Wil6's headquarters. For
what purpose is not known. w.
Information has been received tAAt'he
colored troops captured from Gen. WiId's
command have been shot by the rebels.
! BzaxUDA HuxDREps. Jane Z.
| At 8 o'clock this morning rebsl !: CD.
clad came down the James river, and At
tackled our monitors.
The engagement continued two hours
with continuous and heavy csnnsn.d.
ing.
The lebel iron clad Vas then driven VI
the river.
Further results were not known when
the steamer John A. Warren left this morn
ing. II.
Cannoasdipg continued till th.t time. bu,
it was supposed to be mostly on land.
| WASHINGTON, juno 2.
10 Naicr Gen. D;x: .,
A dispatsh from Gen. Grants hs.dousr
ters dated yesterday. June 1st, 1t 10
io.clock A. m has been received bv this
department. It states that about five D.
M. the dsv before. Sheridan. pe-ceiyins :
force OF rebel cavalry at Cold Harbor. which
proved to be Fiszhush Lees division. A.
lacked. and after bard fight routed il. to.
ige'her with Ciirgman's brigade Of infantry.
wh'cF came to Lees support.
/ Shetid,n remained in Dossessjon Of the
place. He reported at dark that he hid a
ssons'dersble number Of prisoners. and that
there were many rebel dead and wounded
toa the aeld.
DO Was ordered to hold the position. and
at +. P. IN, the 9th corps sent out to o.
Ieupy it.
We have not herrd from Wright or
Sheridan this morning. and do not know
whether the former GOT HE troops 70 their
Estimation q Smith must be close upon