The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-05-24

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Ihe present Anr NJ battle sSsends
tum aauhuca b soufar eah
liaacolks cop IN ne eAlient
ehi. Wright 81 TIE right rt~ire,
Burnside on ,le lv0 centre. 1ti
Naefens ga tbe exurnr 80. sirors.
i ia,reachsj Eum lIlc 6rst opea
iue a lhis baula 81 0il Wilderness
b. ibis peint both aemies have moved
~ lhc aaak 60 the hn on parallel
lines ia soulheasterly DIRECTION
Lee has constantly haa ihc sclreiion
81 position in which g Ritr battlc, and
al cur ifous 70 turn las rigl. flank
and cui hes communication wlh Rich
mond have proved unayailing. The
country hes been wooded and uneven
one, iblerspgrscd With dense forests al
Intervals thal were practically impcs.
eltable Tor man OF beast.
NrpNmpAt, May ls Negu.
The movement on Lees left this
morning resulted Ia driving in some
advanced infantry and rssry ing line
Of rife pits, without avery heavy loss
10 either SIDE As our troops emryscd
/ from tie centre The secds, Hnd near
ca tie ouemy's MON position, strong
earlhwolks we're rystaled, mounting
a sufficient number 81 gins 10 render
M assault doubtful and desperate
undertaking To add 10 the strength
OF these formidable atbailis extended
across tie emire front To remove
or destroy such portions At this as
would allow free passage 70 our COLI
umns would consume lime, aud sub.
ieet our men ioa severe enflading fire
OF mu-keuy and artillery at short
J range, The Importance OF che posi-
ton wis not deemed commensurate
with much loss # hie, aud our line
was quietly drawn out OF range Of the
enemy \ iiee
Our line Is substantially unchanged
from hat 81 yesterday.
AZ 10 o'clock. a. A.. Warrens ar.
iilIery opened Oh the leli vii sold
shot and shell for al hour, and the
saoke aud thunder Of tue batteries rs-
minded ne q Ncksbarg, Al tho end
Of All hour Tie tiriua ceased, aipI at tly
present writing ltsl. bat the rattle Of
army wagons aud the read OF march.
ING columns breaks lie silence of
suItry May day noou. On occasional
bogle call is heard Ia the distance, The
bird, sing swe,tly IA the branches
overhead, tbs br,czes come laden with
tie fragrance OF incense breathing
morn aud noug.t but tlie nnslalftly
blotches HAT ate scattered on tbe green
svard, through the qoiei pine woods,
indicates from iii, point The presence
of battlefield. These blolcbes are
newly made graves. Bcnenih8eeell
pile # lrcsh earth some patriot soldier
Sleeps thg aveP fhatAow % waking
No "storicd urn or gnimatrd bust
Shall ever mark lis resting ldAcc.---
iIume and fiends will expect him in
vain lie awaits the lrumpo 81 the lis-
Ing God.
THuaspAf, NAY 10Th.
KgEn spornyLvASIA. May 49, l0P, NJ
For three 81 ioor digs past tie
al hqy been gradually improving,
Notwithstanding Tie daily ,h9aes
tba have fallen duriag The time, all
trains have been lusIly engaged
Transporting supplies from Belle Plain
70 his point ~ way Of fredeHeks7
burg AID The Spolt-slyania Court
House road. Thearmy Is now well
furnished Riih everything necessary
lot another forward movement, AMI
immediate offensive operations may b.
. salelY predicted.
n Rein(0rcemenls have nri ed.--
son Of tile fresh troops were longer
+ on their way 70 the front lhan was
! ANTICIPATED or believed necessary, but
+ they are here now, aud sill soon
i have an opportunity Of retrieving
: lheir iardiness by acts of gallantry.
Between four and five O'Clock Ibis
afternoon, de.uIiorl firing was heard
! Oh the Fredericksburg road, about a
mile 10 1yler's rear. II was ascer-
/, taiued that the enemy had followed
close III The rear d our corps, and bad
actually thrown Rhodes division Of
Ewel's corps ito 1yIer's rear, and
we're emerging from the woods into
' the wagon road. Long trains, loaded
' with ordnance and eommissary stores,
!. had been passing all day, but ionu.
: nately none were within reach ia the
: moment a gap IN train coming TO
The front WAS All that saved some Of
! the wagons from eapinre. The traiis
{ va, completed, eat 10 two By The reb-
/ Il colum Part came into camp Mt
/ lull speed. and ibc iemaii der turucd
: hastily Ia the road and drove inriogs-
" 10 the rear out - vssge-
Iylers division Wa @fffipiaieel
! Oh the rebel column ~ lnspetaodsly
, a. he nature Of the ground permit,
Cd. and after a SHARP rkirtnisb Die Ia, I
ter aere driven from tie ground with
srrous loss The First Maine heavy
artillery regiment, eighteen hundred
strong, and Sighting Is iniantfyeharg.
ed 90 lbe rebel Inc eallaelly and
swept etrry'hine teiere item after a
sharp contest. Oar los has mol been
!. aseerlannd Boz lhis reeImsnt appears