Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

| PHILADELPHIA, May IA letter has
been received in this city from Lord
Lyons, stating that he has never had any
correspondence with jeff Davis, and
that the recent publications to that effect
were forgeries.
NEW YORK, May IA rebel Captain
taken prisoner informed correspondent
OF the Times that he assisted in the
burial of Gen. Wadsworth and took
from his body his official papers.
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-The following
dispatch was received here at midnight
last night:
! FRANKFORT, KY, May l3.-Io the
Editor Of the Louisville Journal: Ken
tuckianS to the rescue! want ten
thousand six months troops at once
Do not hesitate. Come, and I will lead
you, and let us help to finish this war,
and save our government
! [Signedl THOMAS e. BRAMLE1TE,
! Governor Of Kentucky.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE Democruthas
news from Red river to the 5th.
Admiral Porter was at Alexandria
with his irOn-clads.
Gen Groover was at Alexandria. The
Federal lines embrace circuit of three
miles.
There was no communication by land
with the army at Grand Ecore.
| Gen. McClernand was rendeZvOuZing
his corps at New Orleans, for the pur-
pose of reinforcing Gen. Banks.
| Gen. Smith will return with his troops
to Vicksburg.
Messrs. Butler and Holiday, of Itli-
nOis, brought out 647 bales of cotton
| A ri nd
gone to Washington to libel it on behalf
of the navy.
Gen. Magruder, with 2,4OO men is re-
ported to have joined Kirby Smith at
Sabine cross roads.
! Gen. Price had detailed 80, 900 men to
work on Notifications, seven miles be-
low Shreveport.
DR.. Dolby, surgeon-in-chief with
Banks, reports the Federal loss at Pleas
ant Hill, at $40 killed, 1,340 wounded
and $50 missing.
| WASHINGTON, May 14.-Late rebel
papers state that Lee is surrounded and
is now in Richmond. His army is out
of gear and now in full retreat.
Beauregard has been reinforced by
Lee. The telegraph wire between Pc
tersburg and Richmond has been cut.
Careful investigation fixes the total
losses of the army of the Potomac, in
killed, wounded and missing, including
prisoners captured by the rebels and
stragglers, up to the commencement of
the battle OF Thursday, at about 10000.
The Star says, from the fact that no
cannonading was heard yesterday from
the front, il is believed Lee is shifting
his position, and has taken care to put
himself out of immediate fighting range,
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wards Richmond. The public may ex-
pect to hear soon of the occurrence OF
the next fight, if Lee has not been so
weakened as to compel him to seek the
cover of the Richmond Notifications or
to retreat rapidly in the direction OF
Lynchburg and Staunton, from which
point his army has received its supplies
ever since they crossed the Rapidan.
We may add here that we do not
share the apprehensions of many that
Lee can make more obstinate defence
on the North or South Anna river than
he has on the Po as the lines to be held
on both those rivers are much longer
than that on the Pc, and therefore much
weaker.
E WASHINGTON, May IA. Dispatches
dated headquarters army of the Potomac
on the 18th, at II O'Clock noon, at which
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Press left, contain the following:
HEADQUARTERS RS ARMY OF THE PoToIAC. Nav
13.-SoidierS: The moment has arrived when
your commanding General feels authorized to
eight days almost, without intermission. in
rain and sunshine, you have been gallantly
lighting desperate foe i'll a position naturally
strong, and rendered donbly by entrench-
nlents. You have compelled him to abandon
his Notifications on the Rapidan, to retire and
attempt to stop your onward progress. and now
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so tenaciously held, suffering in all loss of Is
guns, Y colors and 5000 prisoners, including two
general officers. Your heroic deeds and noble
endurance of fatigue viii ever he memorable
Let us return thanks to God for the mercy thus
shown us and ask earnestly for its continuance.
Soldiers your work is not over--the enemy
must be pursued, and, If possible, overcome
The courage and fortit9de YOU have displayed
that your further efforts will result in success
While we mourn the loss of many gallant COM
rades let us remember that the enemy must
have suffered equal if not greater losses We
shall receive reinforcements which will enable
us to continue vigorously the work SO well be-
gun, and, under Gods blessing in a short time
| the object OF our iabors will be Accomplished
ISignedl GEO. 6. MEADE,
Major General Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF POTOMAC,
May 13.-The Army of the Potomac has
achieved the greatest victory of the war.
After some of the greatest fighting ever
recorded in history, the battle of yes
terday is acknowledged to be the heav-
lest of all, lasting from daylight till after
dark, and was renewed about Q p. M.
continuing till nearly A. NJ, both par
ties contending during the night for the
possession OF a line of rihe-pits from
which our men had driven the enemy
in the morning.
The rebels fell back early this morn
ing, and skirmishing is now going on.
our troops following them up through
the woods. The scene presented to-day
is entirely beyond description the dead
and dying behind and in front of the
breastworks are lying in some places in
piles three and four deep, many of them
wounded in several places on the body.
The enemy have removed a large num-
ber of their dead and wounded during
the night from parts of the line but
these were places where they could not
be reached, and they lay as thick as our
own.
Ii was Gen. Birney's division of the
I'd corps, which charged their position
and lost about seven hundred men, Eve
ry regiment distinguished itself, and no
one bore more noble part than the 93d
New York Volunteers.
Col. Carrolls brigade aided this diyis-
ion in the charge, and as usual perform
ed their share of the work with marked
gallantry.
Col. Carroll was wounded a second
time, but still kept on duty.
Some OF the caissOns are now being
brought in which could not be done be.
fore. The number of guns captured is
thirty-nine. Many colors have been
captured, but the captors retain them as
trophies. F3a' @
Col. Carroll's brigade took number
of prisoners and stands of colors this
morning, from a rebel General whom
they surprised in a piece of woods.
LATER. .
HEADQUARTERS, May 13-2 P. NJ
The enemy are found to have fallen back
to new line, abandoning their works
on their right. and are apparently get
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