, 1864-05-13
.:Qt)ica9o Urlbnt1e.


TIKI NEWS.
The end is not yet. Our news Is but q few
hours later than our latest dispatches Of yea.
terday's issue, which anticipated the after
noon telegrazns elsewhere given. In our last
1ssue one Of our army correspondents in Vlr-
ginia brought the news down to the middle
OF Wednesday forenoon Elsewhere on,
Warrington midnight dispatches represents
us the sttuation 1t dark on Wednesday even.
Ing. The armies still confronted each other.
but there had been no hcary fighting during
that day. We had held our own. The
gallant "butchet Of Frederlcksburg ~
AS the secesh organ in this city
delights to call Burnside, has been
nj Lis work Of butchering great nany Of
the friends OF the Chicago JEFF Davis sheet,
and earned its fresh antmosity therefor.
Burnside has been prominent hero Of this
battle, and added to his lnightly fame. Gen.
Grant is still master Of the situation, With
an army about him who will not fail him in
courage and determination. The advance
has already been ordered attesh, and ere this
the standards Of the Union have been set
further toward Richmond.
Ne prefer to discredit some Of the more
prominent rumors Of yesterday, falling to
find thom confirmed by our own channels Of
information The statement that Butler has
bean ordered away from James River to 70
1nforce Grant, weare not prepared to believe;
the elaborate little armistice scene gotten
up between Grant and Lee, We must
regard as too transparent attempt
to reproduce the his'ory. Of Donelson.
We choose to withhold crcdence in the
New York Herald rumor, wholly uncon-
Armed Of substantial victory BY General
Grant and tie capture of %, 700 prisoners
and u guns. It may be true We shall be
delighted to chronicle the fact. We expect
to chronicle something cren better than
that, but ws shall not feed our readers On
false hopea- Better wait and see.
But VIC are prepared to believe that our
solid advantages are beginning to appear.
Our army has stood pounding" and is yet
undaunted. 1ts wounded lie in heaps. The
concise brief tale OF the battles suggests ap-
palling pictures Of suffering. The wounded
heroes, reluctantly left to perish in the fam
ing forest fired BY our shells, ths acres Of
naimed and bleeding boys in blue, are sadly
suggestive. But hradiating all IL the SOL
diers' reward, the dawn Of Victory. Lee has
been cut of from Richmond BY sheridan's
cavalry raid. Miles Of track have been torn
mp along which his supplies must come. So
strong was cur party to whom this work was
entrusted. that they re-captured 500 Of our
prisoners being sent down to Richmond.
Our land communications for supplies and
Teinforcsments are Short. and cannot be
cut of We hare taken 6,o00 prisoners,
splendid arm Of our service is comparatively
fresh, Grant can turn upon the enemy the
throata Of five hundred cannon and With
their thunaess give hls worn columns rest
He caa stubbornly hold every foot of his ad-
VINCE, and # he can drive bis enemy to earth
the cloaing picture Of Vicksburg will be So.
cured. Ne leave out Of question the possi-
bic part other Federal columns westward spd
=. south Of Richmond are to play, when We
pronounce the eitnation increasingly hope
fu}.
B5ig. Gen 7. j. Stevenson, reported killed
In tho Battle Of Tnesday, near epotyslvania,
was native OF Massachusetts,, and entered
the service as Colonel Of the 24th Aassachu-
betts regiment, in October, 1851. His regi-
7nent formed part Of Burnsfde's torce In the
operations at Roanoke Island and Newbern
in tho aall OF that year, aud through the whole
OF that campaign the course Of Col Steven
son Was marked By notable Instances Of per
Bonh1 bravery and fine military talent- Until
very recently, he has been, s.uce the COM
mencement OF operations against Charleston,
N tie department OF the South. he waa a
young and promising officer, and the service
at this time Will sadly feel his loss.
In the face Of the favorable news from
Grants army, gold continues to keep up.
This IL owing In part to the heavy shipments
to Europe. The Wednesdays steamer car
ded away with It 81. GEO 48s 10 coin to Day
for foreign silks, brandiea, 1ewelry aud per
tumcsy. Another reason is found in the
<no,,nons imitation of the currency. With
zoo mfl]iona of Federal currency nf different
Iza..,s..1au. .aa an -r1,;ss. T,,a 49,. st.,G
'P'4'A'A' 1no NV '114too" "0ate1 1*u"'
Is Is any Wonder 1nat COLA ranges between
4W and leo! line remedy Tor This state OF
Ihngs conatsta nrst o1 smaller consump'
ton of foreign goods; second, a reduction
OF the 1noru1oate currency volume by taxing
out; and third, triumph OF our arms over
the rche113on.
Money Is needed to MD in the form stinn