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Dispatch 81 Mr.. s,an,oa to Con. DIX.
swAsurxoros, May 0. io.isA. M.

a. 70 WAsHMaToN, May 0, 1915 A. M.
To MAJ. Gen. Dir We have this morn.
ing intelligence by scouts direct from the army
rs late as Saturday evening, but no official re-
ports. The general result may be stated as
success to our arms. The fighting on Friday
In modern times. I deeply regret to say that
the country will have to mourn the death OF
tho gallant Brig. Gen. Wadsworth, who was
struck in the forehead by o ball, ut the head OF
his command. while leading them against the
enemy's strong positions. His remains ore In
our hands. Gen. Webb was wounded. Gen.
Jones, Of the rebel army was killed.
The condition Of the army Is represented to
be most admirable. Their cool, determined
courage has In every instance proved too much
for tho desperate fury OF the rebels, who have
AT the latest accounts Gen. Hancock has been
moving forward rapidly on the LEFT to Spott-
sylvania Court House. and yesterday heavy
cannonading Was heard at Aqua Greek or from
that direction, until four O'Clock.
We have lost some prisoners. One regiment,
the l7th Penn. reserve, charged through an
abattis Of the enemy, but were unable to get
back, and most Of them were captured. We
have also taken o large number Of prisoners.
Tho wounded had not arrived at the point
where the trains were to receive them. The
medical director reports that large portion
are slight wounds.
Artillery was not used on either side the 6rst
two days.
There Is nothing later from General Butler
than the date Of my last dispatch.
Gen. Sherman was heard from last night He
had been all day accommodating the enemy's
position, and would attack him to-day.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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GENERAL SUMMARY.

Il Is rcported that Gen. Banks has been SUI
perseded by Gen., Candy, who 70 TO command
the department OF Louisiana and Arkansas.
E. C. Ingersoll, Republican, has been elected
10 Congress from the 3th Congressional (Love-
Joy 50 district, BY about 5000 majority. soil
Dispatches from Gen. sherman's command
up to the 9Th inst. represent that he has passed
Tunnel Hill and 10 outhanking the rebels, who
have made stand ct Buxzard's Roost.
Gen. Hodgiou lbs informed Provost Marshal
Bean that the quota OF Maine Is more than
full, under all the calls, and therefore no drais
will DO male. .,lI ad ,ilrrr .|..H
Gen. Banks Il still at Alexandria, and, n.
cording TO lAtcst report, Is surrounded BY tie
rebels, who demand bis surrender. The Pcdcr-
al force 10 $4,000 strong. Tho rebel force %
quito strong. under Kirby Smith. Msgrudtr
and Taylor. .f,.,l .t. n tI.. .l a... ~ -
A great female riot occurred In Savannah on
the f5th ut The women collected IN body.
With arms, and marched through the streets 10
Q prooessios, demanding brssJ o. blood. Tho
soldiers were called out, and atcr brief con-
Dict the rinsieaders were lodged h jail. q, h..
One Of Tho Pedersi gunboats tCom. yoncs)
was blown up by rebel torpedo In the James
River. Paymastcr Z 7. Chapman was killed,
and about 80 Of the crew were killed or wound
cd. Other than this everything on tho James
River ID working sp'oudsily. '"N p
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THE REBEL ARMY RETREATiNo
TOWARDS RicHMo
GRANT IN HOT PURSUITi
Longstreet Mortally Wounded
Death Of Col, West, Of the 9Th Maine.

\ r.. .isTIrrlLs1 Dion WASHINGTON, May 0.
To MaJ. Gen. Dir "A bearer Of dispatches
from Gen. Meadc's headquarters has just
reached here He states that Lees army com
meuccd falling baek on tho night OF friday.
Our army commenced the pursuit Saturday.
The rebels were in full retreat for Richmond by
the direct road. Hancock passed through
Spottsylvania Court House before daylight yes.
tsrday. Oar headquarters at noon yesterday
were twenty miles south Of tho battlefield. We
occupy Frcderictsburg. The I'D New York
cavalry occupied the place ct o'clock last
night. The depot of our wounded j. established
(Signed) EDWIN N. STANTON.
SECOND DISPATCH.
To Maj. Gen. DIR Dispatches have inst
reached here direct from Gen. Grant. They are
not fully deciphered yet He d on 70 kich.
mond. We have taken 1900 pisoaers. .7ss Nv
(Signcd) EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
The Star publishes IN extra this evening.
There Is no bundston for the report that the
rebels arc evacuatlng Richmond. nor that Pc
the fSllowing b . list Of oasuatiss 20 hr as
received at The present. tina Brig. Gen. Al
cxander Hays, OF Penn, killed Brig. Gen. j.
8. wadsworth, OF New York, killsd Brigadier
Gen. Webb, u New York. wounded Colonel
Wilson, of, 4ai Nev York; woonded Colonel
Stone, Of ID Vermont, wounded, Col. Stone,
Of Pennsylvania Bucktails, injured BY fall
ftS@ hs korse !, Col. West, Of 9th Maine. kill
w wss,. wounded Nal Dorlin. Of 10th n. York.
Attbe la..-. dates received by N. War De.
par.meas, ten. Hancock was repidly pushinr
py inc kn 70 Spottsy lvania Court iIouss Henvv
cannonaaing vas heAr,i frvm that directiop ycs-
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From For,re.. Monroe.
Gen. Buffers Plan of Operations.

.r.F..r ..... New YoRK, May 6.
The Herald's special Washington dispatch
contains Ger. Buffers official telegram to It.
Gen Grant. II isas follows: - .r- n-.7'
Orr CIrY PoISr, Va, May 8. W
We have seized Wilson's Wharf Landing. A
brigade Of wildes' coiorcd troops are there, at
Fort Powhattan, landing. Two regiments Of
the same brigade have landed ut City Point.
Kinks division with the remaining troops and
batteries have landed. The remainder OF both
the 18th and 10th army corps are being land
ed at Bermuda, hundreds above the Apo
matox. No opposition experienced thus far.
The movement was apparently complete sur
prise. Both army corps left Yorktown last
night. The monitors ore all over the bar at
Harrison's Landing, and above City Point.
The operations Of the fleet have been conducted
more arc pushing the landing OF the men, Gen.
Graham with the army gunboats. led the sd-
vance during the night. capturing the signal
station Of the rebels. Col. West with 1900 cav
airy made several demonstrations from vii.
liamsburg Yesterday morning. Gen. Kautx left
Suffolk this morning with his cavalry, for the
service indicated during the conference with
the Lieut.. General. The New York flag Of
truce boat) was found lying at the wharf with
900 prisoners, whom she had not had time to
deliver. We are landing troops during the
night, a hazardous service in the face Of the
enemy. (Signed) BESJ. r. BUrLER, sfr
'...s. % Major Gen. Commanding.
The Tines letter from James river, dated
May 5th, says TO Gen. Butler am told is
exclusively due whatever credit shall result
from the inception and execution Of the plan.
Briefly, the project was to advance upon Rich.
mond by the James river, get o foothold as
near the city as possible, on the south bank Of
the stream, seriously interrupt the communca-
tions Of tho rebel capitol southwsrd, and event.
ually compel the evacuation by Lees army Of
their strongly fortified position on the Rapidan,
thus forcing the rebels TO give Grant battle. or
press rapidly rearward to the walls of their
capitol. ..v al e.. --,
The N. Y. Hcrald's extra has Fortress Mon.
roe dispatch, dated May 9th, 8 p. NJ, stating
that our troops under Butler are in possession
Of Petersburg, Vs.. ia 20 40 -ui. :. -,sfg -o
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AND JOURNAL WEEKLY PAPER BEFeHED TO Rod AND

but the rebels we're reinforced by infantry and
drove us back q short distance, when the Mary.
land brigade. Of the 9th corps. oame TO our
support and the lighting became exceedingly
fierce. Gents Torbttt and Robinson were both
wounded. Gen. Sdgwick WAS shot through
the head Sunday morning, while superintend.
ing the mounting Of some heavy guns. There
was no diminishing at the time, but an occa.
sional shot from sharpshooter, which caused
tho men to b on the alert. Gen. Sedgwick Wa
smiling at the nervousness of the men, when Q
ball struck him In the forehead and he fell back
dead. $500
In Fredcricksburg to-day there we're over 49,:
600 OF our wounded. who, hare been crowded
into the town sincs Sunday morning.. When
the frat party Of 500 wounded came Into the
city, Mayor Slaughter and Mr.. Mayer. y prom.
iusnt citisen, rallied fsw guerrillas and march.
ed them into the rebel lines a. prisoners OF war.
Mayor Slaughter and biz friends ere now In the
guard house at Fredericksburg. Pontoons have
been laid across the Rappahannock, below
Fredericksburg, over which there will DO com.
munication to Acquia Greek, where our trans
ports lie. distance Of about eight miles nom
Fredericksburg. A report gained crcdence on
Tuesday morning that our forces had captured
At Gurney's Station train Of cars which had
been sent from Richmond for the rebel wound
cd, and that they tore up the track there. The
bodies of Gems. sedgewick, Wsdsworth and
Hays reached Washington tonight.
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our right. ushercd In the daylight with m aw--
fal anthem OF shot and shell, reminding one Of
the sublime terrors Of Gettysonrg.. ms can;
nonading was continued for half hour, and
was directed upon the foe occupying our loss
ground Of the night previous, but no reply
could be ELECTED. The oecAsl0paI shot Oh our
pickets then only ensured, aimed at some luck
less straggler In rebel gray.
Thus matters went on up to o. In the MORN
ing, when II Was definitely asccrtained that tho
rcdoubtable rebel General Lee had most incon-
tinently skcdaddled. Amer having been thwart.
Cd over and over again In his favorite tactics OF
massing and hurting his legions first on ono
flank, then suddenly on the other. or upon tho
ssgt r. BE-; gone s,sos q. ssa 'sggInS hack
treat TO his beleaguercd capital. A few hours
must determine the result. $50
The great loyal heart Of the people will beat
with new puhstions OF gniitude 70 the Most
High who gives us the victory, while tears fall
for the noble brave sepulobYetl In shallow
graves, dug by soldiers under orders to march,
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Report Of the Committee on tho Conduct
of the War.
WASHINGTON, May

WAsHIN0TON, hlny W.
Mr.. Wade. from Committee on tho Conduct
Of the War. In the Senate, and Nr. Gooch, rom
same committee In the House, have submitted
report upon the condition Of the returned pris-
oners ut Annapolis, from an examination made
at the request of the Secretary OF War. 10
proved beyond al doubt, In ,the estimation of
The committee, that the rebel authorities have
determined to subject our soldiers and officcrs,
who fall into their hands, to physical and men.
tai suffering impossible to dessribe, many pre-
snIE the manned @
and some frozen by lying without tent or COW
ering on tho bare ground ut Belle Isle. Tho
general practice 10 shown to DO the robbery OF
prisoners, as soon rs taken, Of all money, val.
uabes and good clothing. The food allowed
was totally insufficient 10 preserve the health
Of child. II consisted usually Of two pieces Of
bread made Of corn and cob meal. badly cook
cd, with about two ounces 0f meat UNIT to eat
and occasionally few black worm.eaten beans.
from home to buy food to sustain lie. Those
In the hospitals were little better. fed worn
aud neglected, wounds remained for days un-
dressed. One witness, when asked u he Vas
hungry, replied :-''IIungry /! could cot any
thing In the world that came before u.s." They
wero submitted to numerical and murderous
treatment by those In charge Of them. They
we're shot and killed Cor violating rules OF which
they had NO knowledge. When they arrived ut
Annapolis, their clothing was 80 filled with YER
min that Il had to DO destroyed, and repeated
washings failed to relieve their heads and bod
les of the pests. They arc now dying daily.
and the physicians In charge entertain no doubt
that their evacuation snl death arc directly
caused by tho brutal and mereiless treatment
received while held as prisoners Of war by tho
rebels.
Tho testimony shows that the treatment re-
ccivcd at Columbia and Dalton was far mole
humane than ut Richmond. The COMMITTEES
cannot resist the conclusion that these inhuman
practices are the results Of o determination on
the part Of the rebel authorities to reduce our
soldiers by privations and exposure to such .
condition that they never will be able to render
effective service In the field the result, like
the maxsacrs at Fort Pillow, OF prcdetcr mined
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Dispatch from Gen. utler-1mportant.
WAsIfNouN,

wAsurNaruS, May l0-i.3o p. M.
To Maj. Gen. Dir I forward dispatch
this moment received from Gen. Butler. II tells
the story.
(signcd) EDWIN NJ. srASrox,
.r f. Secretary Of War.
HEADQUARTERS near Bermuda Landing, May
0.-To 4. NJ. Stanton Our operations may be
summed up In few words With 700 cavalry
We have advanced up the Peninsula, forced the
Chickahominy. and have safely brought them
to our position. These were colored cavalry.
and are now holding our advanced pockets to.
ward Richmond. Gen. Kurtz, with 5000 cav.
airy from Suffolk, on the same day with our
movement up the James river, forced the Black.
water, burnt the railroad bridge ut Stony Greek
below Petersburg, cutting In two Beauregard's
forces ut that point. We have landed here, en-
trenced ourselves, destroyed many miles Of rail-
road, and got position which. with proper
supplies, We can hold out against the whole Of
Lees army.
Ihave ordered up the supplies. Beauregard,
with large portion Of his command, Was left
south of the cutting Of the railroad by Kurtz.
That portion which reached Petersburg under
Hill, have whipped to-day, killing and wound
ing many, and taking many prisoners, after
severe and we'll contested fight. Gen. Grant
will not be troubled with any further reinforce
ments to Lee from Beauregard's forces. 4rr
(Signed) BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Major General.
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Fr... w.shi.sss..

May ".
, Tho Army Of the Potomac has had portion
Of . day to recuperate7 Geo. Burnside, on
Monday. began the attack on the len With great
fury, and with an encouraging degree OF sno.
cess. He had fight the day before, In which,
to uss his own words, hs whipped old Long
street., Our army could, not 30 In more
cheerful condition. All the men arc sanguine
Of sucoess, and they count The days when they
shall enter In triumph the rebel capital Oh s.d'
Gen. Lea lately issued IN order In relation 70
supplies, In which he said concentration with
Richmond was cut %, and Il wss impossible to
furnish the men With stores. Gen. Hill's corps
he'd no ratious issued for thres days Geu, Leo
euioinsd upon his men the necessity OF captur.
Ing supplies from the Yankees Up to this
morning they have failed to capture single
wagon. The roads Are IN excellent travelling
order. but very dusty. All the battles thus far
have been Q series OF attacks and repulses
Muskets were almost entirely used. the swampy
nature Of tho ground rendering artillery In
practicable lee very sbsurdly claims Veto.
~, when no wlthdrsws from our front and
marches toward Richmond. Gen. Torbelt's al.
vision Of cavalry whipped the rebel cavalry and
drove them from Spottsylvania Court HOUSE,
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Fighting still Going on.
THE REBELS DRIVEN IS MILES
HEAvY Z Q q g = q.
Terrific Naval Engagement in Albsrmarle

t.a NEW YoRx, May IL.
The Hersld's special Washington dispatch
says, our latest from the field OF conflict 10 up
20 yesterday noon. Serious fighting was then
going on near Spcttsylvsnis. ..l....
Up to Monday the rebels bad been driven 10
miles, leaving 50 between Grants army and
Richmond.
Our losses thus iar have been terrible. amount.
ing to $1,000, viz: 5000 killed, $4,000 wound.
ed, and Q 1000 missing.
Our correspondent further states that our
supplies are fast giving out, but dispatch
from Gen. Grant. however. states that he has
plenty Of supplies.
The Herald has letters from Newborn, N. O.,
dated TIN Inst, giving an account OF terriiio
naval engagement between the rebel ram Al
bernardo, the rebel gunboat Bomshell and the
Cotton Plant. and seven U 8. gunboats. The
battle took place In Roanoke Sound, and lasted
from TO 8 p. M. The Bomshell was captured
with all on board, the Cotton Plant escaped,
and the ram though badly damaged got away.
The u. 8. gunbost Sassaous, with an Iron prov,
ran on to her at fall speed, striking her amid.
ships. She then retired.
The rebels have abandoned the siege Of New
bern. 'a ''' '..'.
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E Our correspondent H., st Augusta, rays
six companies Of The a2d regiment have gone
forward. and the remaining four are alled and
win leave Immediately. The health Of the reg
iment b unusually good. Our correspondent,
Cow. d, st New Orlsaus, says: "Quietssss
sad good degree Of health prevails In Tho
Crescent city. Nal. Gen. Reynolds y n com.
rnand Of the city and its defeucss. With che
eitissns msch Of the spirit Of '82 has passsd
away; with the waning prospects Of The Coz
ieder1cy their hopes have died out Tho tres-
sonsblc spirit Of Mumford, Madame Phillips
and others, hes been broken and crushed By
the iron hand Of 0sa. Butler. Here and thsrs
you may Sc woman with an emblem Of dsvo-
ton to tho 'chivalry'-one lone curl worn on
the left shoulder; and should she have . ragged
Handkerchief, her trsssonable synpashies arc
upauestioped." ,sm.ysa' ma ir,!v irs.
We ara thus Obliged to absidgs he Avos OF
our friends W make rpon SSr ths, var ns~s- %
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WAsuINaroN. May Q. ll A

.... WASHINGTON, May Q, II A. NJ,
To MAJ. Gen. Dir This Department has
Just received from Gen. Butler the official 70.
port of Gen. Lee, VI Friday. He says their loss
In killed Is not large, but they have many
wounded. He grieves to announce that Gen.
Longstreet was severely wounded, Gen. jenkins
killed, and Gen. Pcgram badly wounded on
Thursday. 1t is supposed Gen. Stafford will
recover. -.--. ...-
He thanks merciful God that every advance
on their (Gen. Grant's) part has been repulscd.
He states that our forces attacked them and
caused some confusion. t.......-.
Gen. wadsworth's body fell into their hands,
but our reports this morning state that 1t Is
now in our possession, under charge Of Colonel
Sharpe. as stated in my first dispatch this
morning. .....
The belief here Is that Gen. Grant Is aohiev-
ing acomplete victory. r"E
1Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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Important nom Gen. sherman.
WARRINGTON, May 10, = A.

WARRINGTON, May 10, = A. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. DIE "A dispatch from Gen.
Sherman, received at midnight, states that We
are fighting for the possession Of Rocky Face
Ridge. and I have knowledge that MCPHERSON
took the Snake Greek Gap, and was within sev-
en- miles Of Ressca this morning. .foy .f...
You will remember that on Saturday the reb-
els were forced from Tunnel Hill by Gen Thorn.
Is, and took position ct Buxsard's Roost, In
the bend Of Mill Greek, just north Of Dalton.
This Is represented to be very strong position,
which Gen. Thomas was unable to drive the en-.
envy from on former occasion when he i'd.
vanced on Dalton but Resaca u o position on
the railroad about fifteen miles south OF Dalton,
and this will place MCPHERSON with . strong
corps Of veteran troops In the rear Of the enc.
my, while Thomas advances upon the front,
and Schoheld closes In on the flank from Cleve
land. Il II probable that great battle was
fought on this line yesterday, and may now be
In progress. Gen. ]. johnson 10 In command
OF the rebel force.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
.afs. Secretary Of War.
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lspot.,yly.ni. Court House i, fOrty-fOur

I (Spottsylvania Court House Is forty-fo
miles porth-vest Of Rchmond III ST
An Official report OF Gen. Lee to the rebel au-
thorities q Richnond. Transmitted by General
Butler to the War Department, states that the
rebel loss In killed Is not large. but that many
are wounded. Gen. Lee also states that he re-
grcts to-say that Gen. Longstrcct Is dangerous
ly wounded also that Gems. Pegram and Stat
ford are wounded, and that Gen. Jenkins Is
killed. Gen. Jones Is also killed, and his body
Is reported to be In our possession.
Dispatches from Gen. Meade to Lieut.. Ten.
Grant have just been received by the War De-
partment. Our army was in full pursuit OF the
enemy towards Richmond. We have two thou
sand prisouerl Our forces occupied Freder-
icksburg at eight o'clock last night The hos
pital for our wounded ives established there
The. supplies. nurses. -physicians and attend-
ants have been ready for two days, and have
gone forward. The wounded are now estimated
at about II, 900.
PmLApEJrHiA, May 0.
The Evening Bulletin has the following:
Gen. Longstreet was shot by bullet in the
neck, and Is said TO be MORALLY wounded.