The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-05-14

wSAIy rad easswaFdiy compel the eTac-
saasoa by issgs army Of their. strongly
iortihad pcaiitipa On the Rapiaan, thus
aeeiag tls ysbsh 70 give Grant battle or
ssssss sesrwusa 20 tho walls Of thar Cap
sssia - go ., -..e.= g.. :
ne Ard stspa towards an organization
vas made sohas~aeeks since BY q eoneen.
srstion Il yorktswn from Sanders post,
il North Carolina and Virginia, of the
great bnlk Of the 18th Corps, with nearly !
all Of the 10th army Corps, under Gen,
Gilmore, and went to Gen. Butler to par
ticipaie in the movement, that Yorktown
Gloucester point, both at the mouth Of
York river. should have been selected for
rendezvous of these troops, which natur-
ally led to the superstition that an advance
was to be made up the Peninsular, that
deception would be doubly sure.
4 brigade of Union troas was dis
patched, by Gen. Butler. aslate as yet
terday, to White HOUSE Landing, where
at sunset they were sedulously engaged
in telling trees, and constructing mills
tarY wharf, rs if to facilitate. the landing
on large army: =
Alright draught boats were. until d.
latest moment, kept at Fortress Monis
whence, early yesterday morning, the
were dispatehed to York river, and rent
to work at emharking troops, Who ar
engagements had all "a preyiousl Iasls
to begin. Gen. FutlsEs orders ID So
climates required them to repair to Ha
ton Roads a. quickly as possible, "tsFe
they were to anchor for the night
I k davbreak the advance Of troops
made up the James River, conveyed BY
the army gunboats under Graham. Five
monitors and eleven cunboats, under
/ Rear Admiral Lee passed up. \ cavalry
branch Of the expedition. commanded by
Brig. Gen. Kantz, who. with several
tho white troops left Suffolk, Va,
als Wight yesterday morning. The
poix as which he aimed at primarily ~
ford, on the Petersburg i Richmond
u Eeldon Railroad,
Gen. Kantz received a rowing commits
sion, and may penetrate as far as Weldon,
starting up the Peninsula. Another
.sunalleE cavalry force started at the same
time. The object was to create a diver
| sion in our favor, and by keeping the reb-
els excited and attacking outpo>ts. This
expedition will try to cross the Chicka
hominy at Bottom bridge, and make its
way TO the main army on james river.
Gen. Butler ha, taken possession Of
Wilson's Wharf, and Fort Powhatton.-
The distance between the two points Is
miles, both of them are strong positions
City Point it ours without struggle
The union forces are securely planted
in ePlcndidIy advantageous positions
within II miles Of the rebel Capital.
Before nighttalI the greater part Of our
immense army will be disembarkod, our
line will stretch across the narrow strip OF
land, the left resting on James River,
thence passing over the Appamotox; the
prolongaton of the line viii reach James
River again. Holding that almost nsd-
| lar position. called Burmuda Hundreds;
cnfrenchel here with both TANKS. and
and protected by the gunboats, We can
BID defiance to the rebel position, This
is also considered most admirable posi-
ton for threatening Richmond. Lees
army is now between two fires, and should
our cavalry raid severy impair his COM
munications south, starvation would be
added to his other troubles
WASHINGTON, May 8,-Reports from
the front up to II O'Clock Saturday
Morning, say there has been two days
severe fighting, Thursday and Friday.
1t was believed that the enemy was
retreating,
wounded are being sent d the rear show