, 1864-05-23
REBEL DEMONSTRATIONS Oh oUa LEFT AND
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tho Potomac Army-The Situation
Another DFaft-BUcu4 Proclamation
-Eonxress-Reclpr Treaty.

WA9U1NGTo&. MAY II 1St4.
TIE POTOMAC ARMr-ruE arrrAr1oy
1ea .t,,I co,fror,s Tse1, f.,an- sha.t s,.+.,.
,b,s s,as 49, - san..a,,s"a,. nanz+ r1s"aa s, nss
not, as stated In my last been driven across the
Po. 1t appeAfB thas On ThuSsday Of last week
after the capture Of the key Of his position b,
Gen, Hancock, Leo made a desperate efvYt to ~
- ~ Ne. onDs h. n,d ,nst anS .,ccae,s5 ~
'.a ~ ~ 49, 1ostt 80 as
feeatus the position and portion OF the guns
Ills enabled him to hold bis origina, line, and ac
~ ,ha 7,yer. In tho meant1r,, fran, Ia rscssno
ls-Ga ra,nfo-ceanta hnt ths st.ta - ,hs roa5a -
'a4Se =, Wv sau e'8se W Wv toa47 ~
snen tnat II Is Almost impossible to move artillery
from one point to arother, which would u,aka n
-4neral advance cn our mart extra hszo,da1s 49,
81 Ill his Guns IN seiertaJ ,ss,,;,a. 10
enemy having - s1'9 ~ ee4ee'eo pos1t1ons,
At. ~ Sso,-,-- ,,,..tr 49, learn that r.
oy otaM Inrl. p;n;r ars tha aft-g ss
n. 9se niss a r ~. or.;ts enI. us
dlt, u 1Saa5 n1,5 "nss. ss ane II ~ ~ II
~. u,..ea, sho n nso4e eaIx u tas Mua HP ~
III, ~ sn,att. ~, AnL ELK aHlE Team Gan
Gn,en sss ~ g1,in s;oia " tSs only hal
r. A aiac,n ~ ~ Hsa.e " tae roads has
ftnna laws nnnhsr e ~ ~ - .n;J, ~ auoat n
Sstrs .1e. stY M tIc aa %aea ot.n ne 4test
,g ,n IT e, e an1inf va .n Aeo psa"egn
Isa,"a 1a R ~ tnig connectioa that
Th.;a,t.n c1at o ~ &1s4', Iassluent o1 the Y; =.
MIrana ~ .,hia i'n. .or s 1n ~ b'shop
tanr ~ ,nsn, o, Luz M g9nst 70 ne battle aeld On
~ snha- ~ on',a , ane ~ ~ . Il.anse 1or en1gius
tue sPneae " olHeiatoas ot the commission. The
deesaiss On tie s II Vrenin Viz md ana say
p4.E tWo ~! nnuuieu po&es OF snppites daily. Aud
@ II as tsao, 'aeie Is stfn mnca suffering anon.
hospia,s ha,, IN snIs cy e1andfa @ aud Baltimore
nave peen vel! psoVauea LOT.
a gentienAn ifdta the iront, guest Of General
today; but stnce be LETT We have had very heayT
fs1nss ana tbiuk other caures have couspirvd to
render Il do9bunl whether our Cement Is " yes
Fah t[t &+Fx1F>1
1beee latter tauses take 10 he the G;:at OF Gen
sigel in The Waller, ana tbe rsoulsc of Gems
ard Smith te1ow Richmond Ger. f3f,nt's ,.ian.
thcse ornfet Kesides these rrnnisns ~. ~ uptn
orunches Of The expedition moss necess.rfy v 9a1a1
tie aaTance Of he msi, nor1ion ihss s LEY ufaiy
Gen Grant ia sst,sfie5 tha, - bn ta. ~ sa!ess
and weakcned Thar he cannnt anccsss9 ~ eadksn
nnother nenerai attsct r. Il sis se5ist
oow 9e y the rsoe
ana BntIer Five d,rs ainre tha R,nha " o!se!
s1sit fhst tbt ans ~ ht,camoaa press
.e;, 1oah naa neeh rspaed, and 1hat conmunscason
enahe In 1atter =. ,.ceTse lnis Wond
through Kchmono. sIe to I'D ia ibaa
sHa, lng act.oa PET eea Brecklnsid;e and
EF1,, that sce " y. last az Noodstock
wn"o,, roa md ircu Stannton as n,b 55y m4ss py
n,.,- - AnoaI so,luttcattoa Win Lees
+. ,n;s hs,. 20 ass1fed he might
o biz aly It l. prooaee EAT 5hat Pot,.yn @ @
ASA4.kk
hin'se'f %aa,ra III H. ~ 3n ~ " oisel aniess Lee
size mo7ement mon f3rsnt Tpptch oas;ga ~ oaSa
highly improbable The general opinion in tIr.nt;.
army te, that Lee will walt to be altacktd in hIs
emil eLchn entg, and that the decisive battis VIII oe
touCht at Spottty.raniu- Ttuse holding this on1n
lon also think that Gen. Grants army shouId he
By the addition Of Butler nnd Si,aig
orces. But, at the same time, Il must be recoi-
eced thai the relelr in the mean. time could with |
celebrity. reinforce Lee BY the addition Of the
I'm les opposed to those OF the aboYe t3enerale,
Ihe Telegraph dispatches sent all over the cour- |
- ny nsWspaEe er reporters here and At the 'front.'
'os ,an o. |nom togk sheIs views second aud third
'ous 70 run away with their Judgment, have done |
much BARN, In thr way or cxct1n. fulse hopes and !
al1e IDEAS respecting the po4itions aud condition
y TIE real 1acts Q! the case become ially known
Eesc FACTS are as wrote yon In my last letter,
elth the exception that N that represented our
attoes ,6i ths p9 9sn n reality II y stl soma
While Lee holds The position to which he retired ]
nlre ediately AFTER the =batue Of Friday, the 9TH |
nst: as. SIanta chan3c Of base to Fredeficksbur.
nle 70 be ne'nt to allow Grant to dsak him on nis
ereba1g and HI hnona :1aiiroud. II viii also be
osd toal Gen; Sta1t sttll sentlnues to move to-
nc he v base OF opefattons LOT whica had spoks1
~ previous le1ter,Fn the Rappahannock, and
, "a.sM puse W the transports, lung aiuct pre-
u aleo anu N "altinT az yaz1uus points alung the
t,ou'ac, VIII oe ofGeseo. Even nov. Gen. Grant
nos sne aa1u cast'age rom Eeas Pialn to
pottesAsau's 'ess soafeensome TO h1m-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TREATY,
The revenue bill and National Bank Bill are ret
Arioua important points in The Seuate un;i bss
one back lo the uunee. The Senafe commtttee
fe aIto still Ut work on the revepue bill. andI |
nderetend hare made important amendments.
he truth is the Inst battles have almost put stUp
ItE is,atiun renterno member. r1ajv nnit forar