M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-06-02


his line Of Qualifications, our ariy has
only to hold him in check, AMI pre-
vent his advancing from theml He
can do Us no harm in his pres3n pos.
Iition. Ii we can do this the thole
movement OF Butler will be fold
There were no operations q the
south side yesterday. Both al Hnies
were quiet. 1t was rumored thf the
Yankees were crossing sowr .lheir
forces TO the r0y,L .,,. ,no-J .,hes
River, q short distance below CballiN
farm, but there waa received, up to
last night, no official information Of
It.
Information was. received yetdday
| thai the Yankees had made aE;h
raid on the railroad botST rs
burg and Weldon, burning X gc
at RsI.iia!d, twenty miles t. I'D, Of
Weldon. 1t was reported ..5t they
were coming this way, and had De
clared the intention Of again destrw
ing the raihoad and bridge at Stduy
Creek. 1t is feared that they may cat
the Pi1rdmoQt railroad or strike tie
Danyiie railroad again.
FROM GENERAL LEES ARMY.
No later official information had
been received from General Lees a.
my by the War Department up 10
last night, and, as q remarkable oxcp
ton, with this absence Of news thale
were uota runor floating around
yesterday OF the armies in Northern
Virginia. All we have from thut
quarter this morning is the Iiapatch
Of tho Associated Press, which if
! given under our tclegyaphi3 head.
BATTLE FIELD NEAR sporrsYLyANIA
c. uo MAY lG, via MILFORD, May IL
J A. M.-rho enemy during Satur
| day abandoned their trout on oUr Left
requiring g new disposition of oul
| forces. This move on the part o.
Grant was evidently for the purposl
ot building up and covering tho rail
road, in orLcr 30 use it Tor transport
ling supplies. The ouomy thus far i.
reported to acknowledge the loss "
thirty one general officers and forty
NV ~ 'lous"u" - 'I'.,' ,..,, , :.
.,>, hmG on''ny 'Gt' W.ii III no'P''".s W '"ei'
"oUnuo" HVa' / e'!V" Nnufch OIL
Gunn"y, 1l H con'"l.lIns m .J "Jo"t . seven nun, nun
4TVu I y' S'o'T @ l'ell "l'G " 'o| o' ours
lnl ''5' i', . '",so liHu,ooE d, o' ' '"o'r IN
o"' wv t.i 1.'''' 90 o'' '''' ''"" ''0"' ""''
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i i"e'o "1' ~. ~ 5o"-l?I i;. q. o"''u,
Quay on'5 S',an' ST''il'''n'n5 1ln!5 ano
so"'G '",'l'oH"II"S' H"'o '"'' even
ioS inc J "nN'oS c"T"lly came WIN
III i ln',G "no Il hS'' o' oI'HeHs 0'a'
rI2n, . 1"o e"C"ly "I'o lCI' H. ou'
LtohI yCStcru"y thirteen c"'SSohS "a, ahl
went" one gun carriages Ini'
SHOWS mat Lh'y Io'' 'A'5 part OF tNell
'1'S "oFt'Go'y' - r,
u'"vTH' a l. bl't was not II
G',nAianI o' ms corps, ous was On 'n'
Il1i" 'e""'nS I"9 ala o' MS presence
10 H'neEal H'riY'
Large quantities o' arms were lei
0y IlI enemy Oh 'hH DAI'iG' Held
IHey nave oocn appropriated Iy oni
Illyli ,i,, anu t'Ael Oh,
Luo Amy % ''l!! III '"o OoSI o
5P.tl'''
HCneta' Lee yesterday issued
conSE"uIaI"ry or0or 10 his troops
fecoon'lnS inc reccouhNn5 the sue
coSScS IN The various parts oi inc Con
'cue[%cy' ana cohcluI!Ng as IoIlows:
"IHo hGro'c VaIGr OF !hIa army
Wlth 'no blessing Ti Almighty GOD
mas mus !"V cLecNea Jus "oV"Iice o.
sho P.lncI pa army o' 'ic euc'''y, aho
"The eyes and hearts oI your coui
itrymen are turned to you.wlth conf
doncc, and their prayers attend yol