Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-27
ION to lsichmOnd!"
LEE RETREATING ---- WARREN.
HANCOCK AND BURNSIDE PUSH
ING AFTER HIM--HEAVY SKIR-
MISHING.
Lees Railroad Communication
with Richmond Cut Off.
He Must Fight or Surrender.
Cheering News from Northern
Georgia.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTo-
MAC, GUINEY'S STATION, May 22.-The
advance army, under Hancock, arrived
at Milford yesterday, and met a force OF
the enemy, said to be $4,000 strong, and
drove them through town, pursuing
them some distance. Ourloss unknown,
An attack was made on our headuuar.
ters, near Guiney's Station, yesterday af-
ternOOn. The 114th regiment of Penn
sylvania reserves, with the Goth Penn
sylvania volunteers, formed line and
drove the rebels, consisting of the 9th
Virginia cavalry, across the bridge.
One man in the Goth Pennsylvania
was killedand two or three wounded.
| Several prisoners were taken.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTo-
MAC, May 22-1O p. M.--Hancock is
seven miles south of Bowling Green,
and occupies the bridge over the Malta
pony.
Our cavalry had good duel fighting,
position now is deemed important, and
Richmond is i'll greater danger than
ever.
| WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
May 2-10 p. Mo Maj. Gen. Dir -
Dispatches from Grant, dated IL O'Clock
last night, state that the army moved
from it's position to North Anna, follow
ing closely Lees army. The 5th and 9th
| Corps marched by way of Harris Store
to Jerych's ford, and the 5th Corps sue
ceeded in effecting a crossing and get
ing in position withoutmuch opposition.
Shortly after, however, they were vio-
lently attacked, but they handsomely
repulsed the enemy without much loss
to us. We captured some prisoners.
Everything looks favorable.
Another dispatch, giving details of
the movements of our corps, and speak
of the rebel assault ON Warren's position,
says: "He was attacked with great We
hemence. l have never heard more
rapid firing, either of artillery or muske-
try. The attack resulted in a destruc-
tive repulse to the enemy. AT the posi-
ton attacked by Hancock the rebels
were entrenched and in considerable
force between the creek he had crossed
| and the river, and made a pertinacious
| resistance to his onset, but before dark
he forced them from their works and
drove them across the stream. 1t is
| also said that in these engagements the
slaughter of the enemy was great. Our
| loss was incOnsiderable. The rebels
charged against our artillery and suffer-
ed especially from canister.
\ dispatch from Grant, dated o'clock
| this morning, has also been received
| 1t states that the enemy has fallen back
| from North Anna, and we are in pur-
suit. Negroes who have come in say
| Lee is falling back ON Richmond.
Other official dispatches from head
quarters say that Warren, Burnside and
h, f,px, Il
retreating army. Warren captured a
good number of prisoners last evening,
but he had not had time to count them
or ascertain his loss, Hancock was
storming the rifle pits this side of the
river last evening. He also took between
| 100 and 200 prisoners and drove many of
| the rebels into the river, where they
were drowned.
Warren also captured some official pa
pers, among which was an official order,
calling out boys 10 years of age to garri-
son Richmond. Ambulance men and
musicians are also ordered to the ranks.
Sheridan is this morning at Dunkirk,
| and will be at Milford tonight.
No dispatches have been received 10
| day from Sherman, and none are ex-
pected for several days.
Dispatches have been received from
Butler to-day, relating briefly to his re-
| spective forces.
| to the Secretary of the Navy, states that
last night and Saturday night the enc
my attacked his army and were hand
somely repulsed.
| y dispatch from Candy, dated the 18th,
Mouth of Red River, states that Banks
| troops had arrived ut SimmsDOrt Ves-
terday, and Will reach Morganza to-day.
| The army is IN better condition than
| expected, and will be ready 10 enter
upon offensive operations.
[Signedl L. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary IF War.
| The Keyulti's correspondent SAYS :
Hancock moved his corps at midnight
on the Goth, following road opened by
the cavalry and marched to Bowling
| Green, unobstructed, crossing Mattapo-
ny, at Milford. After proceeding di-
rectly south mile, Hancock halted his
column and formed line Of battle in a
commanding position on the crest of a
| range of hills, where he is confident he
can stand against any force Lee will
deem it prudent to attack with.
We occupy the railroad between the
rebel army and Richmond, over which
Lee transported all his supplies for his
army. Lee must evacuate his strong
holds in the swamps and forests, near
Spotsylvania Court House, and cut his
way through the net in which he is en-.
tangled, and march his army Richmond
ward, or he must crush the Army of the
Potomac where it lies.
Another correspondent says Lee finds
his position in front of Spotsylvania
completely turned, and is compelled to
abandon it.
Il s., H., ooI,
the next line Of rebel defenses, suppos-
ed to be on the North Anna. Lee is a
trife ahead. Our army is in good con-
diton.
On the afternoon of the 21st General
Wright was attacked, but soon put the
rebels to flight.
Another correspondent says Of the
fight at Milford station, that French's
battery amused the rebels while the cav
airy force fianked the position of the
enemy, when they beat hasty retreat,
leaving behind battery, six officers,
and sixty men, besides a quantity of
delicacies, wearing apparel, &C., sent
from Richmond the day previous.
NEW YORK, May 25.-The Herolps
9th Corps correspondent says: Simulta-
neous with the attack on our left, on the
night of the 10Th, a division of cavalry
attacked our extreme right wing, COM
posed of Ferrio's colored troops. The
attack was impetuOus, and was met with
great steadiness and heavy volleys from
the rifles of the colored troops, which
brought the rebels to halt. They form
ed again and advanced more steadily,
when they were again met with un-
fiinching bravery. Finding they could
make no impression they left the field
Next morning not rebel was to be seen
on oilr front. Here, as on our left, the
rebel strategy, so often successful with
this army, of cutting off our supplies
failed, and they abandoned the attempt
with disgust.
NEW YORK, May 25.-Extended de-
tails of Sherman's operations. i'm the