Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-10
Major General Commanding
S. WILLIAMS, .4esistant Adjutaut General.
GEN. GRANT ON DISCIPLINE.

ZEN. dhANT ON DloOtfLlN0s
General Grant, by general order, calls the
particular attention OF officers to regulations re-
quiring all official correspondence to be conduct
ed through proper channels. Violations of the
regulations will be treated hereafter as dis
obedience Of orders, aud will subject the writer's
Of such communications to arrest.
GEN. GRANT ON TENTS FOR TIE TROOPS.
Gen. Grant has Issued an order calling the at
tention Of officers to general orders of 1862, pro-
yiding for the issue of common wall or Sibley
tents. When troops refuse to accept shelter
tents they will not be furnished with any
Troops in garrison, at stations, or on detach-
ments, eau construct huts, if they prefer them
10 shelter-tents. Quartermasters are prohibited
from issuing tents other than the kind provided,
no matter by whom requisitions are approved,
or by whose orders issues are directed to be
made, until otherwise ordered through the Ad
jutant General of the army. ANY one who shall
issue, or direct the issue Of tents other than as
prescribed, will be tried by court martial, or re
ported for summary dismissal.
WAsHlNGTos, May 8, 2 P. M.-The National
RsPu6lcan of this city has just issued an extra
which says:
1--WE feel authorized to state, since it cannot
now afford Information to the enemy, that
the Army of the Potomac has advanced towards
Richmond, and the struggle for the possession of
the rebel capital is begun.
"our army moved on Tuesday night, and has
now crossed the Rappidan.
"The crossing was made at Jacobs, Culpeper,
Germania, and the United States fords and was
effected without serious opposition
"Lee has been compelled to fall back from the
strong position where be has held us at bay all
winter. Whether ho will make a stand this side
Of the defences Of Richmond we are not advised.
''lt is The opinion Of some that he will fight at
Chancellorsyle."
ANY hour may now bring us news Of battle,
but We are inclined to the belief that 1t will be a
fOOI-raco for Richmond.
"The rebel capital will undoubtedly be flank
ed and invested, should Lees army occupy it's
defeBces, and the country may reasonably hope
that this time Richmond will fall.
"This change of position was made without
any demonstration whbtever indicating that IL
was going on, not an additional tap Of the drum
or blast of the bugle being permitted, aud there
were no stragglers whatever bringing up the
rear, as In former times.
"Al who witnessed it, that we have seen,
speak in most enthusiastic terms Of the discip-
line, condition, &c., then and there manifested
by our irOops-good signs, indeed. We have
not doubt that the rebels have by this time had
occasion to be impressed with knowledge oil
the fact.
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front that Lee has suddenly evacuated his posi-
tion, aud there is q report, coming through rebe
sources. that he is marching rapidly to meet I
Federal force believed, in Richmond. to be goinl
up the Pininsula, under General Smith-tha
General Lee proposes to throw the right of hii
army first on Smith, hoping to crush him hefor'
Grant can reach within cooperative distance o
Smith.
"Good military judges about us, however, be
lieve that Lee means to confront Grant directly
and that any change of position be GENERA
Lee) may have made is with this purpose"
We learn that West Point, at the head Of Yorl
river, was occupied by portion Of our forces oil
Monday, the I'd inst. Three OF the rebel picket
stationed there came in and gave themselves up
WASHINGTON, May s.-Tbe only official infor
nation from the Army Of the Potomac is derive
from dispatches of the Medical Director an
Chief Quartermaster to their respective Bureaus
The wounded numbering from 5000 to 5000
have been sent from the battlefield to Kappa
hammock Station, thence to be forwarded I
Washington. A portion of them have arrived q
Rappahannock Station.
Gen. Ingalls, says; awe have fought tw
days. The enemy are said to be retiring"
The casualties reported are General Hays
) killed. Gems. Getty and Gregg, Col. Hays, an
Gen. Owen, reported wounded. Gen. Hancoc
while rallying his men to resist A. P Hills OF
set Two of Gen. Burnside's staff are reporte
killed while carrying dispatches. Gen. Webb
reported killed.
The chief quartermaster Of the Army of Ii
Potomac has made requlstion for seven day
grain, and for railroad construction trains, an
states that the enemy is reported to be retirin
This indicates Gen. Grants advance, and affort
an inference of material success on our part
The enemy's strength has always been much fe
in his first blows, and their having fail ed, al
> our forces not only having maintained the
ground, but preparing to advance, lead to d
hope of full and complete success for VIII,
either party fails, disorganization by stragglil
and desertion commence and the eneny's loss
killed and wounded must weaken him more th
l. we are weakened.
: The tactics of the enemy have uniformly be
s TO strike his heaviest blow at the outset, and
this their success has always been owing. tt
has now failed. During the present war, as
other instances, bafied and retiring army so
= becomes dsorganized
series Of battles will doubtless be foug
ID before decisive result In that case the loss
is will be immense.
10 1t was tel, graphed hence by the ''lndepe
rs dent" line, but refused to be communicated
as the other telegraph companies, and doubhesB
prudential reasons, thRt . greet IietOSy \