Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-09
from Washington.

/ ing SAWS the OnlN OIDCldi lDIOitDdtiOu lrOu tue
| Army Of the Potomac is derived from dispatches
of the Medical Director and Chief Quartermaster
respecting the wounded. numbering from 5000
1 1000 have been sent from the battle Geld to
! 2appahannoek Station. thence to be forwarded
TO Washington. portion OF them have arrived
at the Rappahannock.
The Chief Quartermaster has made a requision
! for grain for the animals. This imports an ad
/ vance BY General Grant.
General Ingolls saws have fought two
! days-the enemy are said to be retiring
There seems 10 be doubt that, although
nothing decisive has vet occurred. the enemy
/ has beer foiled in hi. confident expectations OF
driving General Grant back before his operations
could be fully developed. and that Lee has been
compelled to give way.
The tactics OF the enemy have uniformly been
to strike his heaviest blow at the outset, and to
/ this their success has always been owing This
has now failed
The casualties reported are Gen Hays, killed; ;
Generals Getty, Gregg and Owens. and Colonel
Hays. wounded General Hancock is reported
To have received u slight wound while rallyine
his resist A. p. Hills onset Two of
General BurDsiie's staff are reported killed,
while carrying dispatches.
There seems TO be doubt OF the death of
Gen. Hays. of Pttsburg. He held the position
which bore the brunt of A P Hills attack. and
fell at the head of his command just as support
had been ordered forward
At last advices Gen. Banks was at Alexandria
and intImations have been given that he designed
To leave that position Positive orders from Gen
Grant require Banks to afford protection to the
gunboats in Red River His force is strong
enough. under a competent commander 10 bid
defiance To any force the rebels bring against
him.
Reports from Chattanooga. dated o'clock on
Saturday afternoon say Gen Sherman was ther
at Tunnel Hill The enemy are at Buzzard
ROost Gap.
General Mcpherson was operating against the
enemys communications with Rome through
VIlana and Resoea
The Star says were we at liberty to mention
facts within know ledge. we think could de
mons,rate that Lee has real occasion to dread
the strategy of our military operations well as
the vgor with which they are pressed. We be-
leve that jeff Davis finds to-day in reality what
has sometimes been talked about that il thun-
ders all around
The line Of attack by Lee in the fighting of
Thursday and Friday nearly at right angles with
Grants line of advance, aud from the direction
OF Orange Court House, indicates that Lee made
| the latter point bis base and heaiquarters
/ The forced march of day and night by Burn
side from Manassas, by which he got his troops
TO General Grants support on Thursday night,
is said to have surpassed his brilliant forced
marches in East Tennessee. bv which he sur
prised the enemy there. Probably Lee has bv
this time had occasion to feel their presence with
+ Grant
General Webb was killed in the battle of Fri.
day.
LATEST.
I WASHINGTON sth 5 O'Clock p M-The Re-
publican saws:
We are 2 lad to DE able to state that the result
of the fighting Thursday and Friday is ali
that the most sanguine friend of the Government
can desire.
dence of the enemy. Gen Grant with prompt
ness took advantage of the fact and ordered
forward movement
! Ii is proper to say here, that in consequence of
such movement nothing has been heard directly
from Grant.
There are many things known to the Govern
ment all of cheerful tendency. which it is not
proper to state at this time AT the same time,
in general terms. it is not improper for us to
state that everything is progressing SUCCESSFULLY
We are in possession OF information that the
rebel authorities NJ Richmond seeing the fate
/ which awaits the city, have taken measures to
move everything of value from the city The
! 10000 wounded men from the field includes the
wounded of both sides
! The list or killed and wounded has not vet
reached the city, and probably will not till to-
morrow or next day. as the time of every one is
+ employed in rendering relief TO the unfortunates
Further details are momentary expected of the
two days battles but IL Is doubtful ii anv are re-
ceived until the pursuit terminates 1t is sufi-
cient to say that all the dispatches from the adj
vancing armies under Generals Sherman. Hooker.
/ Scho6eld and Washburne. are As encouraging as
could be asked
WASHINGTON, 9th, 5 P NJ
! To Major Gen. Dix New York:
/ We are without any official dispatches from the
/ Army Of the Potomac. except those referred to
/ this morning. and nothing additional has been
received by the Department from any other
source.
1t is believed that no fighting took place yes
terday
A despatch from General Butler Just received.
and which left him Yesterday, states that a de
monstrstion had been made by his forces on the
Railroad between Petersburg and Richmond and
had succeeded in DESTROYING portion of it so as
to break theconnecton; that there had been some
severe fighting, but that we had succeeded He
heard from a rebel deserter that Hunter was
dangerously wounded Picket, Jones and Jen
kins were killed. Nothing has been heard from
/ General Sherman.
(Signed) E NJ STAsroS.
Secretary of War
MIDNIGHT. Government, up to 10 O'Clock
tonight had no, received any particulars Of Fri
days fight
Three thousand OF our slightly wounded are 10
be cared for where they are nd the rest brou cht