The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-06-04
Official bulletins.


WASHINGTON, May rs, p. NJ,
To MAJOR General John 4. Dir:
An official despatch from the headouar-
tiers of the Army of the Potomac, at Maya.
hick Church, ten miles from Hanovertown,
dated yesterday afternoon at p. NJ, has
just been received. 1t states that our army
was Withdrawn to the north side of the North
Anna, on Thursday night and moved towards
Hanovcrtown, the place designated for the
crossing of the Pamunkey. AT 8 o'clock
yesterday Friday morning Sheridan, with
the First and Second Divisions of cavalry.
took possession OF Hanover Ferry and
Hanovertown, finding there only q Rebel
vidette:.
The FIRST DIVISION OF the Sixth Corps
arrived at 10 o clock A. NJ.
later despatch, dated at O'Clock this
morning tine Zoth; from the headquarters
at Magahick Church, has also been received.
r. ~ reports 'haI everything goes on hneJ.
ns "ea'nei 10 e,eal anu coo'. ne troops
.ry uiIl he hayoma ,ha p va, rs'a 10 anu ..o
army W.. pe pe,o"u Ine "iiu'iNey ny noon.
Irech,nrloge = at hanover court House use
WIN 900 l"tce yWaliously repoIteo at from ooVo
70 iOo'U o1 hn'' ,h. anu i-oniaN prigaue
u III 49,. a.. ''c 'aI,e
.o;.n - Uapmoa 'u E, sta'os thaI al'et
,,antns.d sa,,on,, o.ne'ai 1orpef'
.;I nn;cers thai ,ha paLaI " n.y., IN c'uu'ns
dinry demoralized and fi;es hetnre % o eSev
nvarv ,oons;nn. ''' "''oi' o"'s VII
A DESPATCH from General Sberma, do+ed
Nav 2Sth. 6 A. NJ neor Dallas renorts tbot
the enemy, discovering his movn tn ,rrn
Altoona, moved to meet onr fnrcos NJ Dal'
las. Our columns met the enemy about one
mile east of the Point ~ V;na Zeal, o om
we pushed them back about three mlaU r.
the point where the roads fork to Atlanta
and Marietta.
Here johnson has chosen n strore limo
and made hasty but strong nar,net. ~ inn,
Der and earth.
General Sherman's right is at Dallas, and
the centre about three miles worth III
country is densely wooded and broken
There are no roads of any consequence
We have had many sharp encounters, bnt
nothing decisive, 49,,
dnsn,,nb from Co,oro1 cto
,ha, n"."s, .e .1'n' al 10y A. NJ, reports
hotwoon th,. ano,a,, a, y e Iren. tooN place.
in wb,cb ,he Rebns "" ero a"e dr Hersoh corps,
,oas to them of . zoo L;l,ad t',un , u"uh T T''n
Icft in o,r h'nJs anJ o 49, e "ou "ouhueu'
McPheTson's loss hena not o ovU ann ,S"ne ~
desnntrh from G;enersl Co. ou H. I "a'i
Nav ooh ,t jIanovortorn st,ta. ,t u .tIu
sd beon o S."ses INV Ne
r, o,a H.. o.s'': 'o'oeU we, W..
au'unNey ""N ,nen ocIuiteu Po!ht am
, ,mo a''es soG'n o. We llsgr. SATURDAY,
wv u','o.ons III our cavalry naa severe
S,era ' dr;y;n VIZ h ano enes SCUM OF Harris
,nnoarS - Is b;s I;no an niAG upon "na'
Gr,r l.;,od "a ,na E"S 'n f nuhureu ana
arc ascert,;ned W hava bt m"1.;i aGout va ~
Jrnve tbe amon1v n,nst t tLn; Nt iii, We
NAM ~ N noonnrlod coil .n.A hitieu an u
Another off;c;aI dosratoh '' do oui " S5
afternoon At , o,cInct da.,; Is''t H. 'unua'
rnonts of tha sayaroI Can'r 49," .i 'no nloVe'
but nm tn that Tina tbnro uas :" COS
mcnt Wa" N0 e"s"se
Official das,,tebos d,tod Nav ooh
o,clock p sov. "' 'o'A'
mIn III. nn,,r ~"s of tho ,f.o.. c.,
Warren had msbod dnvn i rn u a'nr n,;i
his Aanl, division nnJar % G u'i C rr. Hnl,'
reached O. ,,n;nt ,h,anat ~ ~ Lr"~ %
rh,,r,b nn,rt,"I IT,: y. '"""3 'i''e
from the rest Of ,hs " Connss 20. ot,a acle,
and driven back ittlc RE wa" ano "r,"t theu
threw force which a,n..rs =, 'i ho,. .n,"
sisted of Ewelps Cornsi nnnn VIVA, loft
attempting to turn it. but was rcnulsed '''''
The enlargement was shaw .I, pr'e n"a H.
c;s;vn 2"s Warra was h s'iUr' ;liarp ann ae-
I;ytance Of seven Miles fran, p'h uuna a. d
He rrnorts that be has taken cnn";%nraLlo
nnn,hnr If nrisoncrs, and ,hot ,Iana '"n NY
rnamv Rohoi lnnd on tho G.lJ ne '' H.. a..
losses be hoe No, vet made - ,o,lort "'' WI
lis iatast dnSn,toi, saws tbo4 ,ha o,o,,u
worn mov;n" trmo,, - 's lott ar,,n eiy
~ cornr the o,ops w - ',Laal a.;
onr r;abt an .ot; rp' en, a. h.. haar n,,;,
o,ar s;noo darl. h vt'' h ; ; 49,
soon -. tho a"s'n, D"t ni.s tSt 1G H
Warren General: Wryht and Gauno VI
orInred ~ r;toh !, i,S, u" H. "nu ii"neo.N Svlc
t rond ~ ptI" e. nus w ioi seen, 10 nave
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Hancocks ,ttacl ,i l.st n"1 r s1areS 5aC IN
drao ta $500 raa. isn. oolonel brookS
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erai Vs. lmo 10 Al i"ii 'oAncc''oh WIN uen-
The ieft nf uonoool.. roo.a ,...,-
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