Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-11

army was retreafing On three roa1S iahpA16
south. towards Richmond >,
On Sunslay the Is,heis atten1ptea TO maSs
another stand. but n eade again tell % taclll,
and despatc!es &c risht confirm the repnfS
that they are retreatlng still further, co the
North Anna Eiyer.
,Fhav hal sue :eelel in getting Oft most OF
their 0yu wounded Up to SATURDAY nish1.-
The negro troops were not put 1850 iho c'i
s7ace1nent. but were held as reserve with
3ornside We have lost out TWO pieces OF ar
tillery altogether.
THE correspondent of the nv York I'll,
hnne wiring from the battle field On Saturday
eveniue, states that Cen Lee silnnly fell ba:S
10 another line, which was visible from tao
trout OF the Federal army, anl where he re-
NAMED ;hrou gllout the whole OF the DAY ana
challenged attack. lie even attempted to
bring on another engagement, hy keerinG up .
fire with his long range guns ana ny boia
and persistent skirlns!ling. Central Grant
rhre3s some troops forward as night set IN, as
an iD,ima1ion 60 the Con{ederates ttat sae still
occupied The field in full force; bat the CORES
n,naent OF the Tribune q ID, Il doubt If he
viii DC here when the SUI rises, and under tn2
convictions that there will be I'D more heavy
york on this ground, shall leave lrn:u7dl stely
iJr Washington.
II his account Of The fighting on Friday:
the New ! ork World CORE srontient says: =
''parf:ct q,si5t prevailed i'll front u Gar centre
and wight throughout The LITTER part. OF the
fnrannou,- and the who'e AFTERNOON. 1o"afn
dark, hos6ver the enemy, havngayaln >hitted
ftor. his right to his left, sud len|y tell upol
The .xtrem4 right 1T our right wing. 1t COZ
sisted Of General Mi|roy' oil brleado, V41se
com.o2n} hal been a:s',uit:d on:y tie night
Leio.:e ny General Seymour Oar men were
engaged in buildings up entertainments: at he
Ire, the eneuaj pushed upon them fetore they
hal tira. 90 t,rnl ana almost the whole brl
gada was Swall wed ID by the Rebel line
Part Of iAanoraI Sh.ler@' brigade, Oh G,nernl
Seym ours left. shared the fate Of the lutte.
B,yl these Generals were captured. This
successful tanning movement ihre3teiieI great
peril 20 the Whole army, but Gen Sedsw'c'1
sac3eoi.l, by personal exposure, and tie encr.
getio efforts Of himself AMI staff, in ct,nflniny
the rout tn his eXtreuna right. mere Vas
grave appre' en,lons at the general htadquAr-
fer5 that this success af she [, :,eiS !Hlsht en-
able the enemy to strike our rear, and orders
were issued to prepare tor a change Of poSl5lnn
clurng the night. The enemy however. dl!
3,ot follow 10 their alvantage, hut aoaDd@na.t
the crounl they bad gained during The night.
I'll the recent severe battles at Ghance!lors-
Vile On Thurs;lay and Friday last CaptS Clay
and I};s INK, OF the F,arteenth United STATES
Regular Iniantry, and Lieut.. Stal'!"s, OF the
Eleventh, were killed Capts EZlld:on aud
Smefberr, and Lieut. Brodhead, OF the -Four.
1eenth Regular Infantry, L1ou1s. p'ea4<?nts,
MvInt1sh, and Newly, ct the Eleventh, Lieut.;
Swan. Of the Seyenteeth, Captain Martin and
Il;sut. smmons, OF the Fourth, were among
the wounded,
BUrLEl's OFFICIAL DIsp NTCI. 4
y7EADQUs RTE2s IN THE FIELD, EEAR
DE2slUD \ LANDING, May, 8, 1854 -Inn. FL.
vim Il. S5antol Secretary OF War: Our ope-