The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-03
Rebels Beaten in Every Encounter.
Gen. Butler Preparing for retaliation.
Navel Fight on the James River.

Navel Fight on the James River.
ON TowN CHURCH, Va, May SO.-We
have again Aanked the enemy. On Thurs
day morning the Fords on the Pamunky
we're IN our possession. Lees army oecu-
pied tho trenches about Meadow and Bot
tom bridges, the day that communication
with the White House was opened. The
Pamunky is full of transports aud gun
boats. The seige of Richmond hiss begun.
The New York Times special says rebel
papers Of the 3Oth claim that Fitzhueh
Lee and Hampton met our whole corps
Saturday night; whereas we had only
Gregg's division aud one Of Torbit's brig
q les engaged.
The rebels admit loss Of one hundred,
and that they were obliged to leave their
dead and wounded in our hands. At mid
night the enemy attempted to surprise
Hancock and threw heavy force upon him,
they were repulsed after a sharp fight, and
left four or FIVE hundred prisoners in our
hands. Considerable musketry and artillery
! going on, but no indication Of s general en-
gage1nsnt.
NEw YORK, June 2.-The steamer Fulton
arrived from Port Royal on the SOth ult,
Gen. Foster has assumed command Of the
! Department of the South.
Hatch commands the District Of Hilton
Head.
The convention of Loyalista, at Jackson
vile, Florida, had sent delegates to the
Baltimore Convention.
Deserters from Savannah, arriving at
Port Royal on the 9th, report that John
ston has retreated before Sherman to with
in four miles of Atlanta, where the anal
blow will occur.
The New York Herald's Bachelor Greek
IN. c. correspondent says; On removing
four torpedoes from train at this station,
an explosion occurred, killing Over forty
soldiers, and blowing the signal tower and
Commissary buildings eight hundred feet
into the cir.
The soldiers were mostly Of Ohio and Ar
kansas regiments.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Major- Gen. Dix;
A dispatch from Grant, dated yesterday,
June let, ct 10 a. m, has been received by
this Department. 1t states that about ..
m. the day before, Sheridan, perceiving
force of rebel cavalry at Cold Harbor, which
proved to be Fitzhugh Lees division, at
tackled them, and, after hard fighting, rout-
ed them, together with Clerman's brigade
of infantry, which came to Lees support.
Sheridan remainded in possession Of the
place. He reported at dark that he had q
considerable number of prisoners, and that
there were many dead and wounded on the
field.
He was ordered to hold the position and
at P. NJ. the 9Th corps set out to occupy
the position with him.
We have not yet heard from Wright or
Sheridan this morning, and do not know
whether the former got his troops to their
destination.
Smith must be close upon Wrights col
umn this morning.
The enemy are also moving heavy col
umu in the same direction.
The order has Just gone to Warren TO fall
upon their flank.
Wilson had q fight last evening near
Hanover courthouse with Young's brigade
of cavalry. He routed Young, killing and
capturing many of them but there has
been good deal of artillery firing in that
direction this morning.
Warren reported last night that in his
fight of Monday, p. NJ, near Bethsdy
Church, Col. Terrell, Of 18th Virginia, and
Col. c. Wells, commanding Pegram's Rrig-
ade, were killed. Col. Christian, 4sth Pa,
was wounded and captured, so was the Ad-
jutant of Bornsay's Brigade, name not re-
ported, ten other commissioned officers
were captured and seventy prisoners. Six
tv rebels were buried on the field, in our
centre.
Burnsides reports his advanced line as
being this morning mile and half Of
Mechanicsyille.
No other military intelligence has been
received by this Department since yester-
day. L. NJ. STANTON.
FORTRESS Monroe, June 2.-Gen. Butler
has issued an order that all rebel prisoners
captured,by Cen. Wild in the recent en-
gagements on the James River, and for
warded by him to Fortress Monroe, and
thence to Point Lookout, shall be immedi-
ately returned to Wild's headquarters.
information has been received that the
colored troops captured from Gen. WiId's
command have been shot by the rebels.
BERMUDA HUNDRED, June lat o'clock
this afternoon a rebel iron clad came down
James River and attacked our monitors.
The engagement continued two hours
with heavy cannonading. The rebel iron
clad was then driven up the river. Further
results unknown.
NEW York, June Cotton, dollar seven;