Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-12


Lee's Communications Cut.
WAsaixGTos, May l0-The Army Of
ava, the Potomac had portion Of to-day to
p fecuperate.
Burnside, on Monday, began the at
tack on the left with great fury and with
an encouraging degree Of success He
had a fight the.day before, in which, to
e ~ use his own words, we "hipped' Long
aass. street
aas Our army cou ID not be in a more
..a. cheerful condition. The men are san
guine Of success, and count the days
when they shall, in triumph enter the
rebel Capital.
Lee lately issued an order in relation
to supplies in which he said that com
fhl1 munieaton with Richmond was cut off,
and that it was impossible TO furnish the
men with supplies
lIils corps had no ratons issued for
s..i three days
Lee enjoins upon his men the neces-
Sly Of capturing supplies from the Yam
KEGS Up to this moment they have not
been able to capture n single wagon.
The roads are in excellent travelling
order but very dusty.
All the battles thus far have been a
q series Of attacks and repuses- muskets
being almost entirely used-the swampy
nature of the ground rendering artillery
impraeteable
Lee, very absurdly, claims the victory
when be withdraws from our 'front.' and
retires towards Richmond
Gen Talbotts division Of cavalry
whipped the rebel cavalry near this
place, aud drove them from Spottsylva-
MA CHI but being reinforced with in
fantry, they drove our cavalry a short
distance. The Maryland Brigade, It'll
Division, 9th Army Corps, coming to
their support the lighting was exceed
ingly fierce Gems Talbot and Robin
son were both wounded Gen Sedg.
wick was shot through the head on
Monday morning, while experimenting
e. the moving of some heavy guns in an
angle the men had just prepared There
no skirmshing at the time, but oe-
casionally sharpshooter sent bullet
in that direction.
The Htraids correspondent, under
ats "a date of Newbern, May 5th-received at
seven o'clock on Thursday--says the
y rebel ram Albemarle, accompanied by
the Cotton Plant and army gunboat
Bombshell captured by it at Plymouth,
appeared at the mouth of the Roanoke
5oi1a River NJ,
and Commodore Hull were lying close to
the river the Sound. On perceiving the
Ram designing to enter the Sound, they
made oil, as II fearful of an encounter,
but only anxious to draw the Ram into
~ the Sound The Rams and their follow
ers pursued about twelve miles, when
.A 9 tho gunboats Sassaeus Wayusing and
Mattayessett, double enders) appeared
Our gnnboats seven in number imme
rn diately opened fire and terrific en-
gagement ensued lasting from till G
AeAaH 2. NJ During the early part of the en-
gagemeat the Cotton Plant succeeded in
making her escape and the Ram, firing
rapidly, slowly retreated up the Sound
The Bembshell was soon captured with
5 all on board, thrty-four in number
The Sassacus having an iron PROV
steamed full into the Ram, striking hel
abait the centre, out apparently without
aA inficting any injury The Sassacus
however, was compelled to retire having
her forward rudder knocked Off and i
one hundred pound Parrot shot, free
.. into her boiler by the Ram
Night had now closed, and the move
ments could not be accurately diseaysT
ed Closely pursued by the gunboat
-t, aud under cover of darkness the ran
succeeded in gaining and entering Roa
noke River, where the gunboats coul,
not venture to follow. The ram carrie,
at least four one hundred Founders. ,,Sh
hes not been seen since, but measure
have been taken to capture or destro
her
Reliable reports from Kingston repor
the rebel ram Neuse high aground Sh
tH draws seven and half feet of waite
and the river is only four and half fee
IN depth. The rebels, for the present
have abandoned her and have taken tn
engine out