The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-03

Aosbvs guerrill1s have been devo,iup
the last teu days to The entire and com-
ple,e .les'rurticn of all our block houses
and b. idg-S from Union Mills ,wn 10 the
kaPldan. The wlrhdraaal of our out
p.s's troops upon the rsI road for more
important duty gave them . eieSv coa-,
f'r their dei'-dnrions. in which they were
aided by farmers along the road whom We
have protec' oil and supplied all winter
Philadelphia, May %
specisl Dispatch to ne Evening Tele-
graph from Washington 2Sth, say. advices
via +, Rcval 90 the Rsppah annock, from
| the army Of the Potomac. are up TO Thurs
day night. Rebel amy were busily en- j..
gagged in n'rencfing on The north side of
II" South Anna river, and apparently ex-
pec'ing us to attack hem in their works
No battle had taken place up to the time
our Informant. An officer LEFT
Our left had crossed The Psmunky riv-
er FAST Of Saxr>n's Junction.
Our whole army were in glowing .pir
ITS, and were it not for giving information
of movement before i, WAS completed,
we could send YOU some cheering news
1t Is believed Lee is being largely rein
| forced from Besureyard and othsr armies.
Washington, MAY 2S
| M.j. Gen Dix: An "ffical dispatch
from the headqnsrt.r- Of The army Of ,he
Potomac. Al Mayshyrk Cturt b. len miles
from Hanover town, dated yea,erday 5 D
IN. hs- as been received 1t .taies our
srmy WAS Withdrawn TO the north side OF
North Anna, Thursday night. and moved
towards Hanover Town-the place desip
mated for crossing the Pamuukv.
AT 9 o'clock Yesterday (Friday morn
ing J Sheridan with the lat and "a divi
sl"ns of cavalry took possession Of Hanov-
or ferry and Hanover town, finding there
onlv rebel vIde,ie.
The lst division of 6;h corps arrived =.
10 m, and now hold the place With
sufficient f"rc- Of cavalry. infantry and ar
rilerv TO resent ANY attack likely to be
made upon him The Remainder of ,h.
army are pressing forward with rapidtv
A later dispatch dated 7 O'Clock this
Ma, % h. from heatq"a'ten Msgahvck
Church, has aI.o been received Il =.
p"r's thai every y'hng goes on finely
! Weather clear AID cool.
The troops came up rapidly and in
yres: ,pirts. and The army will be beyond
the Psmunkv bv room
Breckenridge Is st Hanover Cour,
| House with force vnrinusIv reported
from 10000 to 100000 Wickhsm'-
and Lomnn's brigade of cavalry are also
there.
The dispatch further s,sles that w
seized 'lan'rer Ferry Yesterday.
GEN, Trb-rt captured % cavalry. in
Guiding 6 "ffirer>: the rebel cavalry i.
exceedingly dern,railzed and neex before
ours on every occasion.
Washington. Nav 80
Maj Gen Dix "A d,,patr| from Gen
'rsnt kH- first h-en received, dated yes.
'erIay, 90 h ~ llan' YER Town. and state.
that the army has successfully crossed owe,
The Pamunky and now occupies from
about three iuites south Of the river
| es,ertlay two divisions of our cavalry
hnd an engagement with The enemv souti
"f liowi' Store. diving him ahou, mil.
upon ~hn, appears TO he hi. new line. -
We will hnd out ali abnu, il TODAY, Ou1
ln.s in the c.vai " snysuem-n, w.s $50
killed ard wounded nf whom but A are
.srerlrin~a 1" have been killed. we having
driven the enemy. most of their killed
and many OF thsir wounded fell into oul
| hsnis.
! Ap",her official di-patch dated ye.ter.
d.v p III. al 2 O'Clock. de,ails ,be move,
men's Of 'hs se'ernI camps then in pro
grr->, hu. mp 10 th~t time there had beer
II" engagement Earlier di-pa'che. h~'
bee" sent f'"m Headquarters bul failed 1,
reacn Warrington
in@'rsni's operations OF the 23i anf
24rh, h. los, about 5 900 men. The rob
Fl loss Ia supposed 10 be greater, and in
eind-s GOO prisoners. On 'h. morning
nf the 25tn the en'ne Federal a,rv VA
IN the south b>nk Of the North Ann,
River. ard the 5 h and Oh Corp. wer,
advancing Lee. At ia,-st reliable advi
r-s. "ccnuied a strong position north o
the south Anna. and apparently intended
/" accept An engagement A Washing
ton paper gives report that the rebel,
we're IN line Of b.,tie Yesterday morning
and expresses the opirion tha, a 6xh
took place during The da, bu, no relianc,
PLACED upon its statement.