Litchfield enquirer., 1864-05-19

ant acton one MaJor- General, two Brigadier Generals, over three thousand prisoners and l2 pieces of artillery. This occurred five miles below Spottsylvania Courthouse, and indicates that Lee was in full retreat.
 The following dispatches from the Secreta Y of War give the official results, including a glorious dispatch from General Grant: " AsnINGToN. Wednesday, May 1l-ll:3O PM. To lNajor General Dig
 Dispatches from General Grant, dated at 8 o'clock this morning, have just reached this department He says:
 We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result to this time is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy' as we'll as those of the enemy. 1 think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over 5000 prisoners in battle, whilst he has taken from us but few except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT TT OUT ON THIS LINE, IF IT TAKES ALL SUMNER"
 THE GOVERNMENT IS STARING NO PAINS TO SUPPORT HIM. EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War.
 SECOND DISPATCH :-WAsHISGroN, May IF |--9:l5 P. NJ.
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 No dispatches from the Army of the Poto |mac have been received since ll:30 o'clock Hast night.
 General Sherman has not been heard from lowing, probably, to the damage to the lines !south of Nashville, by the recent storm. A dispatch from Gen. Sheriden, dated i Headquarters of the Cavalry Corps, May 10, states that he turned the enemy's right, and !got into their rear. had destroyed from eight ito ten miles of railroad, two locomotives and three trains, and a very large quantity of sup ,plies; and that since he had got into thei 'rear, there was great excitement among the Inhabitants and with the army. The enemy's |but had been run of, and he had re captured five hundred of our men--two of them Colo |nels.
 ;davs from General Butler.
 Dispatches received from General Steele re bort his command as having arrived at Little Rock. He had fought superior force of the |enemy, commanded by Kirby Smith in person lat Saline River, and defeated them. A steamboat from Red River, arrived to day at Cairo, reports endorsements going ur to-day to General Banks.
 General Canby has passed Cairo on his way Ito Red River.
 EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War. A cores pendent says :-Wednes'lay morn ing the fighting was again renewed. and Wa; eontinued with various success until about ! b clock, when our line was somewhat advan ced.
 At that hour a flag of truce is reported te have been sent by Lee, who asked for ces sation of hostities for forty-eight hours. that he might bury his dead.
 General Grant replied that he had not time ito bury his own dead, and would advance i'm medately; and some parts of our lines were therefore pushed forward.
 It is stated that the woods were shelled, but no response was elicited from where the enc mys centre had been few hours before.
 The prisoners captured on Tuesday and We tuesday number over 4,000. The rebel dead and wounded were found covering almost every foot of ground wherever our troops sur ged forward and the rebels gave way.
 The slaughter among our troops was terrific but not so great as that of the enemy, and but few captures were made by the latter.
 Among the killed in the battle of Tuesday, We're Brig. Gens. Stevenson and Rice. The latter lived about two hours after being taken to the hospital. Just previously to his death. he requested to be turned and on being asked which way replied. Turn my face toward the enemy" Those wore his last words Be fore he died. he suffered the ampu.ation of a leg near the thigh.
 SATrRnAy.-The brilliant news of Friday that Lees Army had received a if not a crushing blow, was officially on Saturday, by dispatches from Gen Grant himself mp to Friday morning at 8 O. clock, at which time Lee was in full retreat either for Richmond or for another strong po- sition. Our troops were at once sent in pur- suit, and soon came up with the rebel rear guard. Gen. Grant would pursue vigorously. though his army was greatly fatigued The captures of the glorious battle of Thursday when Hancock so galantly stormed the rebel right. are set down at from thirty to forty guns and from four to six thousand prisoners. One Major General, Edward Johnson ,and two Brir. adiers-a brother. Of Johnson and George H Stuart, of Maryland-are among the captured officers. Our losses had been very heavy. but no computation could be made with any degree of correctness. A dispatch was read in the army on Thnrday, announcing that Gen. Sigel had destroyed the railroad between Lynchburgh and Charlottesville, forty miles below the lat ter place.
 Gen. Butler, at latest accounts, on Thursday, was moving on Fort Darling. Gen. Kautz's cav airy had been sent to destroy the Danville Rail- road at the bridge over the Appomattox.
 We have the following dispatch by telegraph dated Washington, May 14th:
 Between nine and ten thousand prisoners arrived at Belle Plain to-day. The roads be tween Fredericksburg and the battle field are thronged with captured ''graY backs" on their way to the rear. We have captured thus far nearly l5,000 prisoners. The rebel dead and wounded cover the country for miles around. The dead are unburied.
 Latest news received here is up to 9.30 Fri day morning. At that time the battle bad not been renewed. Our forces were rapidly pur suing Lees hungry army, which was retreat ing towards Gordonsvile. Rebel trains con-l tain no prisoners, and the further they go| back, their chances grow small by degrees and| beautifully less. Our cavalry and infantry areI hundreds and thousands of prison ers The Rebel killed and wounded have all fallen into our hands, to the number of 35 900 ] The rebels were driven from the field, and had| no time even to bury their dead.
 Lees forces commenced to retreat Friday night at o'clock, and his rear column was seen to leave SpottsyIvania at daylight Satur Saturday morning.
 The rebel General Longstreet was wounded in the right breast, and carried off the field. his command had learned that