The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-05-27

mics are to be kept full:
WASHINGTON, Nav *. 1864.
To Gcn Dirt is the design OF
the Government, to keep up the Ma
tional forces until the rebellion is
Iovcrthrown, and in order 80 prqyidc
against reduction whcn'thD service of
the hundred day men Is ont. II draft
TO fill their place. will be ordered to
take place Jolly lst, hy which time
new cnrolllmcnts will be completed.
No order is yet issued.
T.. NJ. SrAXYoN. Sec. Of War.
On Friday night aud Saturday
General Grant made successful
movement, by which he llanked I.ec's
position on the right, and com,,cll.d
him, as we infer, to abandon his for
tilted positions in front Of Sr Oft Nlva
mia Court House. One hour and =
half after Hancock moved his corps.
Longstrcct's corps morcd south, and
Ewcll's corps followed Saturday NOR
ming. General Cranes army occu-
pied Gninea and Milford Stations, on
the Richmond Ind Fredericksburg
Railroad, AID mat line south orMat-
tapony Fvcs This, it is supposed.
will compel Lee to fall back south oil
the ,So;th Anna River, in order to
strike the Virginia Central Railroad
AVID reopen his communications -
THE details of this important move
ment are, for obvious reasons, with
held for the present, but there hal
been no fighting on Saturday. Grant
has opened the door to Lee to move
against Washington, but the latter
seems disposed to move south rather
than East. 1t is now almost certain
that n great battle will bc fought to-
day. and this time Lee may he com
PEELED TO enter the contest on some
thing like equal ground, in which
event, Judging from the past, we an
tlcipatc results dccisively favorGnle.
Lees armic has been rc-cui3rccd but
not largely. Grant is very nearly il
not fully rs strong now, MS when the
fighting commenced. This week
promises 20 bc another Of great battles
and "uxioasly will the people await
the news. Milford Station is twenty
1--we miles south Of Fredericksburg,
and Guinea Station twelve miles.
The rebel papers admit loss OF
twenty thousand in the battle with
General Grant, and are silent about
the prisoners. We captured II, 600
of the latter. Taking their own state
mcnt, therefore, and their loss would
foot up -, 600 The truth, we pre-
sumo, is not far from 10 900.
General Banks has evacuated Al
cNandra. The place was shortly at
tcrward In flames; by whom set is not
stated. Our troops, when last heard
from, were moving in the direction of
Simmsport, and "a heavy cannona-
din; was heard In that direction, it is
fair to infer that their retreat has not
becm unopposed.
The Navy Department has infor-
nation of important destruction OF
rebel salt works in Florida.
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs had special meeting to. day
for the purpose Of considering the
Of Senator Wilson, TO
allow the President to dali out vol
unteers for Il less period than three
years. The committee have also
under consideration the proposition
10 repeal the $500 exemption clause.
The opinion gains strength with many
that the Government will not get 10y
draft the requisite number Of men.
Yesterday noon the pickcts on cur
left, and near the point of Rocks on
the AppomattoX, were driven in by
the rebels, and quite an engagement
nnsued. AS soon rs the picketS
reached our reserve force, two Of Our
opened on tho lnemy with q
leadlv fire, and they lost heavily both
IN killed and wounded The rebel
Walker is wounded and a.
prisoner, with many orhis men. The
enemy got the worst Of the skirmish,
and retired.
iczs" Gen, Grant does not halt his vic
torious columns to write President
making letters, laving plan for re-
constructing the Union on n slavery
basis; but pushes on to victory, let
come what may of the institutions Of
'ebcllion. He has 10 time to devote
% this amusement. 1t is curious
low great men will differ.
NEW York, May 23.--The Tribunc's
correspondent states that less than
10, 600 new troops repulsed three di-
visions OF Ewclls corps.
Atthree o'clock on Friday morning,
Biruey's Crawfords and Russclls di-
visions advanced. The movement
was SO rapid and unexpected that the
rebel picket line was captured almost
to man; sweeping on until yerthrce
miles had been gained, and hundreds
Of prisoners had captured
Prisoners state that Lee came with
them across the Ny river, and rode
along their lines and addressed q brig
adc, telling them they were to under
take movement, which, ifsuccessIuL
would he fatal to the Yankees, and
adiuring them TO make 1t successful.
He told them that they were close
10 our rich stores and immense bag
gage, and n determined assault would
give them everything we possessed.
The Worlds correspondent says