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HOUSES. Eousls. &C.. 40 Lar.

An AMERICAN WIDOW LADY. HAVING BROWN
n hous-. with all the modern Improvement
wouid a large Back Patlur ms, poor. nice
furnished with heater gas. hot and cold water an,
large cossts loninns Terms moderate CAL at ia5 Yves
Thirty III ri
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yoR SALE cHFAP-A corrAG. HOUSE, ssr1

II nne igt7 E4 4Dl Tile az Ia ia street.
sE4 Flfth agenu. ro4nt Veyn01 ~. foNrtaen alties
TOW tie city ~ Now haven Railroad. Nnl, niuntes
~ 'lga acpCs, prize s425J AMY - The PREMISE. =
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OJS PER M0NrH.-TO LET. IN GRAND STREET,
'piC Williams srg elegant Store. suitable for dr.
goods groceries sc, with attached 49, Grand
street, Williamsburg.
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Iaon shLE on EXCHANGED FARx AID upuS
~ seat 10 IN shore ~ II. about f0fy mile from
New NHfk of acres. updpr bfh tale OF ,m,iva.
her wiih crops Stock and Ogsebolh Flitarc
Sen modern and frst The owner W
$3.50 " applying q Joan ". Harnetih % Wan street.
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ADVENTURE. MATTRESSES BEDDING, LOOKING
~ Glasses 90. cheapest at q. W. aNEDkb'A 26t Bow
between stanton and Houston streets. Ca aud
money Goods warranted and delivered free Furniture
fn suits.
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E,RENCH-A yocNG rRhNcnMAN. HAVING A
n leisure IN tho afternoon, woald i6e 10 en-
pos giving French lessons. Terms moderate. Ad-
dress :. -. Herald Office.
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tsfoR SkLE-A FLOUR MILL AND PLASTER MILL.
- Ieary new, and water power at Wash ng;onv e Or
aDse county, n. y depot branch Erie Rail
way. DAVID WRIGHT.
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A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT OF HOUSEHOLD
~ Furniture for sao-p.operty Of family caving The
city: Pianoforte, Parior Furniture, Paintings, salanry,
Bron2es Cha nbcr and Dining Room Furniture lI2 Vert
TWEEN y.third street, near Sixth avenue
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A CARD 10 THE PUBLIC.-WE ARE PREPARED
"A 10 furnish substitutes for three years
anticipation oil fur her cal tor about half the
prices WASHBURH " W0RRAi.L
United States Recruiting officers
26G DAD way, stairs,
ard NC South street, corner Roosevelt
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TOR SALE~WIrHIN A STONES THROW OF THE
u Everett Bonse central and splendid sitHaton) \
veTS large Tour story hgh soop brown stone House; All
MODERN conveniences shed IN modern sye marble ha
f~o bath &c excellent sub elar; house
wide b. 70 feet deem price 500 q possession Isl OF May
neat JAS. x EDWARDS, III West Twenty third -
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WOOD wooD-4oOO CORDS MUST BE solu. NOW
w the time 10 buy cheap, at FOOT oil Twenty
street and North river. &. " HAYWARD CO.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-24
FROM TIE SOUTH SIDE.

Tho Petersburg mail came through ycst"r-
day morning, and we aro thus cGaricd to give
our readers some additional items from tn,
South side, which, for week or ten days
past has hecn point Gf considerable inter-.
est. The Spears raiders committed man 2
deprcdations in their route, but were hot'.S
pressed On all sides by q dctachmen! of cay
airy under command Of Gen. peariag.
Near Wcllville, in Nottoway county,thc raid
ers visited tho plantation Of Mr.. VIM. IL.
Beascley, Of Petersburg, and stole four horseS'
four negroes and q quantity Of corn meal. 1t
is also stated that heytreatel Captain Hobbs
aud his father, both residing in the ncigbbor-
hood of Wilson's Depot, with great barhariiy'
and stole from them great many articles Of
value. Other ncighh6rs in the vicinity wcro
heavy sufferers at the hands Of these r"ving.
plundercrs.
In his route Spears made M attempt to
burn the bridge over Stony Gre elk, but was
held at bay by small force there, and q few
citizens, for half hour. Al this very criti-
cal iuncture, Gen. Bearings Cavalry Brig dc
made its appearance up tho road G:on, the
CITY, and the raiders iucontinently fed. Four
were killed on tho spot, aid three captured
and our. cavalry we're hotly pursuing them
whom tho Weldon train left for Petersburg.
On Monday last, Gen. Dearing, at the head
of his cavalry, made bold charge upon the
enemy's hospital encampment near Chester,
and captured some l50 or rs Of the enemy,
with all their wagons, ambulances, hospital
stores, etc. One hundred and fifty y-scVen of
these captives were carried to Pete rsburg.-
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niAc-. The ii.h WAS uoW thrown out ai STIFF
NJ hers on 'he extreme right.
Advanced until we cSm- TO DR.. John Hewlett s
Lousc on The Ll.tij CT lIw river. Here would
have been - good feast for tile boys i'll .hc way OF
rag. hut the ili'ers ,cGli Charge OF tlIe house,
md paced y guard around i, with instructions
tEat they should no: auw the fowls. etc. to be
disturbed hut Gre rili,rr ordered private 10
kucch ever chicken for him. The private
male she attempt but The guard stopped HIM,
when th: officer told the private not t" mnd
them. This WAS pretty example, Tor pnvates'
Wa have urlncrruii incidents OF this kind III the
army.
We wcr, relieved This evening by tla lett
VIM, and We . back t. the Half Way Church ,
as il il called, IN Chesterfield county, Va.
rErEESEIRG SCREOrNDED.
The i-,h Corps has surrounded Petersburg
so il is saiI-anl have them in ouch way, that
they can get in or ont. learn that our advance
here il only II feint, to keep the rebels from get
ting 10 the rear of our forces at Petersburg.
TALL STEALING.
have iust learned that the pr. Hewlett house
has turned oIT % ho quito a .reHs to on: boysas
MANY raiu.hi:, things ,..Ia Obtained.
May l0.--lleagy firing heard this morning III
the direction ofsPeiersburg. Colonel Howell
says that the rebs are advancing Oh us in fUlcr.
bu! now hear they hsv. baen driven back
Several of the boys are nav brought III wounded.
ps we henr tkal Tie battle Was pretty hot to'the
ieft ci onr division.
About noon woman cains up to where We
were alationel. sud demanded that the General
should stop The firing, As the balls were flying all
arouml her h"uae, and that it was dangerous 10
stay there This WIS fun for our boys, although
any ihins else 10 the poor woman.
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!iiBEAS CORPUS.

- r, resoiugi.r OF Mr.. FoO.o, OF Tennessee,
.:rsgl.cs the act ty which the writ Oi haJeas
..,.l. !. ,"~pcnied, received lis quietus in
.,.iiu., # Representatives, Ca ycs'erday.--
7,e gr.-.l.nt, in 4 message to the House On
Il .cii.c,, sufficiently demonstrates the rc
.,...y o; TIC continuance Of tho act to quiet
.,,.yii, except, pHrchance, among those who
s.... III ;ho sake Of oIposi;ioa. The absc-
me- r,rc. s.,ies Il the OCCASION = tra of na-
.g.e which n0ne could more Il. roughly az
,;s.i..c ,han the President, ard it certainly
,a.! uc: have been uurcasonahia to have lett
he aattar with BIN entirely. ~ able speech
=. ra'e assinst the resolution Of Mr.. Foote,
y #. Rv"s, 9f Virginia, whic! vas 9 fire
81: :. anj well worthy Of his fame and ra.
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EklM NORTH GruRNlA.

ArLAH7A, May 2l.-i;y the train from the
front this morning, re learn that column II
the enemy crossed the Eto"ah river, 5 mile.
above the Railroad I;rltsc yesterday, mar"!i-
ing on Marietta and Mcpherson, With i1.rJV.
crossed the night before l. miles below
Etowah Station to flank Jur LEFT. Thc-a
movements have mad: q change oI position
necessary to our army in order 10 preserve il1
communication, ard tue lines h"rc slowly
r.llen back along the line oi the railroad.
E1owuh bridge was burnt l.s: night. The
advance Of tbe enemy il force I7 become more
slow as he recedee from his base. Several
Jays may espsc tc:oTc q general ensa gs'Heat
can occur.
There has j.cen no ~. I.iDrs 17ea' -
INST to ,I:,,,s 3 :1,tiohs nt tie ryiei con
i.i,,sa .,--1Glt We, . ia ;he rear, have return
: Atlanta.
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NUBERT UALT, -l"H Z ,lUIHCt'.l'
Official:
CHARLES f. KIHg4iL.
Adjutant 6ih Va. Dayary.
ROBERT GAIT, Asst Surgeon.
JJD VA. REGIMENT.

Casualties in tho 53l Va. regiment, c0fh-
nanded by Col. YIN. Il. Aylett, in the bat.
ties near Drewrys Bluff, on the lu;l and lG:h
of May, ISG4
May lOth--Comreny Al II Newhill y
J Young.
Company B-WoundeL II G Daris. B T
Reese.
Company D-Ki!lrd: 4 e Lee WonnAe,!:
Lieut. j Il Hill, Corporal EG Dal!a-. G 4
Kimbrough, p Davis
Company E-Wouniad: Il s Jones'.
Company F-WoY'de4: b TaItort, NJ '
Rookie.
Company q Wounded: G a CaLan;-., l.
W HDwison, j II Sarugss.
Company W"unoei: Snrst Th"s FL
wards, (sincc dead. IL f Young. } II Done
van.
Company I-Kilol: X " Simpson =
Wounded; Licut II l. Carter, Ser&@a:it + )
Cook, (sincc dead.) Corporal a Tucker; Pc
Yates f Allen, " F Brad.cy, j Il Ecil"l-. q
W Hurley, W K Riddle, & " Shelton, Ii VI
White Mir-ry: u y lla!"a, " = Jones,
G W Riddle.
Company K-Kili~h: W NJ Walker
WonnGci Sr:g"nat j MrL#"~: priratrs j y
Ammons. + W MarabIc. j " Nrw, " II
Penny, Lieut. Mai"r.
May lGt:,.-F!e!d and %;atr -Woundo,.:
Col " K Aylctt, painfully in iei, shoulder.
Sergeant Major " 2 Bradshaw, sii:nriy lii
knee.
Company h-Wounlel: James G"oiman
severely through bowels: George J1TdaIi, Sc
verely IN hand W II Abbott. slightly in shoulder
Company B.--Wnundei: W } Davis. Slightly
in hand.
Company c. Killed: j j Hm,lshaw. l. t.
Phillips WOUNDED f. : Barton, sry-rrly ,n
side and arm. ] L Daniel, finger she. oil. X W
Marks, in h2nd: W I Temple III uuI. Missing
j b Hawkins, Il Morrow.
Company D.--Wounlrl: II Sweet, painfully
in leg r II Ilite, severely i'll arm. Missing
George IIargrovc.
Company L Wounded " s Austin, slightly
in hand.
Company F-Kllcl: lI,nry r. POWELL
Wounded: Jonathan Link, severely i'll arm ; )
II McAllou in hand.
Co G-W0unlel J K Smith severely III
hand: j L Crow, severely in hand; w ID HUDSON.
slightly in arm II LGvclacc. severely i'll foot
Co l1-Woundcd LA G. Bake, severely
shocked by explosion OF shcl.: w j Gary, finger
shot clf J Anihcn, severely in thigh.
Co l-Wnunlei IN Riddle inorialIy in lr'I';
T. II bradshaw, y, vrreIy iI bnwri4 mT'! SIDE j \
Cousins baIIy III leg; G Hurley, slightly IN lari.
j Caves, in hsnlJ II mcainw-. severely III
loot; WS Ramsey, Slightly III Ioo' + { Sf"!'oHr
slightly in leg.
Co XIV rundet T p lInsh IN h,m1: II z
Walker morally: J Williams severely in siio'ii
de; X j Pond, in shoulder, W X DANIEL, scYr.e
y i'll side; Ciapp, slightly.
C.. BIIHlEH. 4. Adjt
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""s"AGrihs ~ YrtG STAN Tif-isi: iEFa.I.t.
i MIsE 4RIG'pt, uS lsiG A.T.
'',mrApy .t44k--D ss:a.r..
| t.".afaiV B-zN,..
usm?.rv e, y4p..In : = Preston, CON-
'n".,i!l.:-Niitol: rg,vntc 4 lho,1le.--.
; Nt4a1su lIcurena1t !lo.,on. my sisarlS
, ? isejslr tand 5 i; E1cock. fnfer :;
M Sfc"}1sf"n.de'; ! Fi:hseralj, knee.
/ .li.H..yi TN ta"'-. arm, sisht G D Lrh,,-.
lsnu, ,|rt.i: :! H., ki"an, th"i., scrir.a.
r Company i'--hon~.
| Company :. T&ut 4 JaFian COMMANDING.
K;ErI None. Nouu44d Private JOS H1Y,
5sap. 7'''n'@eg.
'eef'Dmy.n. r-Nnne.
! Company C. ,'np!'in M5m Y Jordan. con-
..Ing-k'liei: Private c c Feathess.-
WaG:.lcd: L.cut + VI Eell, slight :; Corp'l =
K 4soy, SHOULDER W v Myers. leg severe; II
rD'lIieks, arm: j II Austin. eide.
" Company --NoEn.
Company |, Cnrt Z Vi Sale commanding
Killed: None. Wounded Private Sam John
son. ci.ip; W Davis, haul } Taylor, arm Sc
H,l@,~s. -Elss: Tasli ,ss-.ad'c
! Killed: Avuc. &aGcG /; y, Scout, L
! Ba.Ly. law Ho:crc :: Carlton, arm Slight; II
& Scar. head. -lr:t!t Z 4 Walton. shoulder.
sare,e; u. t..v.a!f: J 4 CroNicld, side Sc
r:cu.; Il q pruIint7u. ann; \ Brrkley, hcai
ScyCrelr. L. 9. RcnERT, Chaplain.
rneTv-sIXrm vIsGlHI. REGivEYT.
CIsua!uCs IN III" Forty -si&tu Virginia In
: iantry, Wi-a's Brigade, IN the haulos neer
! Petersburg. oH the lo.ll AID 18th May:
ComI.anT h-kilied: 4 c Uabrey.--
/ Waufdct: m'm 81 Wise. foot amputated;
J,Lr Rrl,ns3u foot sliyht. i I-a2ca severe
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JAMES MIaLsR, Chaplain.

r}lE EfF?LHS ~ NOHTHERN VIZ
GINA.
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UOSSER CAVALRY BRIGADE.

ktSSEN y CAV AIltt BKli'aDE.
The following is partial list of the killed and
wounded officers belonging to Rossers Cavalry
Brigade in the aso engagements on The ltspid"":
General R0sser's st;.if-kiiled LtJ W Smith
Ado. Wounded Capt J W Emmett \ a &
fash wouad in arm Cap: VIM II McD"nnl.sHr!
officer, confusion III right side.
liTH REGIMENT "a. rivAItr
Killed l.. Geo II Spiker l. Il !:.a.sr H. J.
Kmby. Wounded Capt iingn II Mrt; lite. 80
we're n,sh wouEd in lcfI arm H. j " Warwick.
severely through body: IL 4 G : C::ew"ni. a.
verely through neck; j. T. prnhicton. wuun'i"'.
and captured
l2rI REGIMENT "a. CAVALRY.
Wounded AIjt Harmsn, wounded and cap
tured; Capt Ford, arm broken; 1T Bush Wash
ington, flesh wound in arm.
7rH REGIMENT Va. CAVALRY.
Wounded Lit Granville Smith, supposed to be
wounded mortally.
WHITLEY BATTALION.
Ait Watts, wounded and captured.
This list il incomplete in all the regiments ex-
cept the llth and Gen. X s staff The brigai"
suffered heavily Thursday and Friday, May : :
aud oh.
TwEsTY-sIXTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
Editor Express: The following is q correct
list Of casualties in the Doth Virginia regl-
ment, Gen. Wisc's brigade, in the tights oI the
Sth, (as. Nottaway bridge,) 10th and 18Th
May:
On the s1ll-Company C. Capt Street
KILLED: Private Ben Boughton. Wounded:
Private W Smi,her, slightly i" ~hOulder.
Company d Capt James # g 'ens-W"un-
ded: Sergt Coles Iludsins; v-Vates IInsh
lIulGns, Drake, JIushes E.ki 4ah Digg", all
slightly. Cartured: 4 SaiIer. Aug Pratt, II
Calls, Wm Iudgins and Thos White.
On tho Itch, near Petersburg Company +
Captain William X Perrin Wounded: Phi
Yates Thos Mason, severely intI,iGh;J } jenkins
slightly in arm
Company G-Captain Sre.et.--Wonuded: :
Prjva.es Adolphus Gibson, severely in fac"
Jos Colly brui! cd in side.
On tho 18th, near observation-disclosures II
Capt Sutton-Killcd Ser.t = \ Bosden.
Wounded: Orderly Sergeant \ Morris. wrist
and hand; Corp'l T p Gary, ark.c; Lieut. Nm
q Gayle, slightly in thigh; privAtcs " W M':-
snn. severely through The abdomen; Jame- a
Gains. severely in arm anl si'le: William
Laii. bruised On s2ul!er, !. ! wood. wrist
slightly. ,..,;
Private j W ftlrell. WounLe": Lieut. ] :
Miller, right arm amrn'ateI; Ssrrt J"" Crews
brni. al in side Nj" g.; CUrpls Il Hodges.
hand; II 7 Gid" Il. thigh; c NJ Gil!ilend,
fnoor. Private -: " Anderson, arm AMI tbil h
.lishtly: II . Clinor, arm; @ c lIrdion, ~.
vere!y in kI.c: N Taylor. -houii"r.
VIZ. f. WY.rT, Chaplain.
ELoUHT's BATTERY.
The following are the casualties in the half
Of Blount's Battery engaged near Petersburg
on Friday, May 2oth:
Killed: Corporal Ihos D MeCary, Private
&C Galloway. Wounded: Lieutenant VIM IL
Blackwell, slightly: Sergeant 4 Jones, slight;
Sergeant E Ii " alden, rlight: Privases " m
A Turpin. dan gerously: S Ii Hardin, f"riou.-
"; K S Wicker, do; Greasy, do; } " Gull
Ian, slight; ] H Lane. do; - AcGhee'
Very respectfully.
y. II. II4zELwo?D
lss Sergeant
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L.OMAX'S CAVALRY BRIGADE.
To the Editors Of tie Enquirer:
OFrICE SENIOR SURGEON,
L1MAx's CAVALRY BRIGADE,
May Is, 1861.
Gcntlcmcn-l send list of casualties in Lo-
max's Cavalry Brigade, which have occurred
in the lighting since 9Th inst.
Respectfully,
j. |. LEWIS, Senior Surgeon,
l.omaxs Cavalry Brigade.
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FROM THE SOUTH SIDE

PsrsasBuRG. May 21.-Onr army, under u.
II. !liII attacked tie enemy this morning in
,.cir brcastwors:, sad drove them from their
entire outer Inc y fortii;atiGns, capturing
their eurt. -
Tic enemY ando;~o7ei +, =".'akc them, bus
were rernlsci viii heavy loss Our loss was
tonaii,rahc, carcclsI'y in Wisc's, Martin'r,
and Cingmai's irienic-.
Col.ncl Lamb q :hc i1th North Caro!.HIi
wi.s seriously wouni"i.
1t is estimated t'nsl tho loss on CIR ride ls
five Lundrr'i in killed ;.:.ri womnted
The enemy ARE noH peuLcd dp"r her'dndh
Hundreds Meek.
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sij(bnlon0 enquirer.

...r-.--->-~-~~ -~~>-->> >>-~--~~~>,-~~~~~~-~~~~-~
~ IE- -. ~ tLLECRE.
,,ri.EpSI MORNING, MAY Il, 1904.
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TllE;ShEKfES EEPt L>ED WITH con
SihEEAHLE SLAUGHTER
s.rtr-YLNAnIA [. IL, May -


Yesterday morning about Jay, the enemy,
with :. ronridcraiic Gcrce of picked troops.
:,.-..I.tct or ~: W,r.. TSc n. .ari., hC.r.
ever. was guiic feeble, and wo readily re-
pu!sri ia III wth slight !u,S on our side, hut
with cgu.iie.a!,c Gg4us'.;cr Of the enemy.
The fight E.=t,! ..hour one and 8 half horrs.
During this cnsagcncn; - cIpturcd ahont GO
rripurlrrs. and ~, enemy lot over :a''O dead
ga ne field.
l.as, n;s'. IT," ,n,nv rr,iral ir.m our lot,
Iva, iu.ahcir a":sI uu'uIcd. They seem 10
T.. raassilr. On rur rigltt e.thcr I'D the par
.,oo" of :tr:c.lug "a again. ct u !:sli beck.
AGer ,,,r fi.hf ui' rr!'tcfi.y, on our lri., lie
r,3r!uv"rerr.i vi.,I,us r,uu"uldln, ,.u "Ir
right .,u.. (" r.ich We responded. and =.
Eg.rn artillery due! w:.s k"P'Ep 'nr -;No hour.
our ri, ho~yy"f, i3aing vcry slightly.
Oar men, to-ia;, have lacn busy coier';nS
ar.nr o;. hat rart 81 the field abandoned -
be e,.;mv. Manv mn'e :,re hc;l,g obtained
i.hirH m"!" hnraf ~ the cnemy.
Yesterday cy-,.r" ti,"r" wns some cavalry
fsu'ing near Guinr;.'r Station, hmt 1t amount
- - :rry !Itt'o.
SECOND hEsrATcG
i!E.IQ'sa Army Of NoRrM:RN ", Hlay -
Up ~ :: o'clock yesterday nothing # interest
nrruTrl,i. about ;hmt t.mc GrncrGl E"rll
mored forward in .urcH 8n arn,r! r"r0nnaIs-
,,n,., ,gs,ar,! tie rT'mv'~ r''nt ll,"k. Ah0rt
, &. II ou" sHlrmlrh:rA ~ z ,c'i those ~ the
..r.r,.y > 'iti!a rc~t ,nA nu.r', "i :he road
leIi,n. lTan, SI1'~r riv.Lia Court jiorse to
r-n rri.t -hIr, The enemy soon hronghtup
:: tatvy su,r" u.s. -rlnr IT It"r'.'.'s -Tt, ::
large rn,t ai Enrn.,,tn'- HL:. oJrns. nn4 henry
ar;l.irrr :rrui,- drawn from Il" dr!c'"''" al
W,.h,:t-tsr. .rl ,r-bc: ~ Infantry, wien
runrIicr,h;o ii.',' ru%Icd: AID ~ one time our
lin" ni .!;irn!shCrs hni j lo.-'>."n ui the cne-
uv's wB"nI tram, buj "cs' compelled to !cs
linnnirh it, nor. however, unii! we had
brought cti some ii rhrr ihulcs. The ii.ht
lasted until y ,'.fcrf; at nl;-ht. when Eweli III
back 20 his ori.! .!nai poE,tio9, having lost IN
the engagement about 80 v undCi, about 80
killed, and few missing. The prisou'rs 70"
mort Tie enemy's loss In.ich heavier. W. al
tured about luo rrlsoners.
Yesterday Meade sent flag Cf truce to tic
neral Ice, thanking him for sending HIM
WadsYolii's = Il. dy, ilr w!iiah he applied ~
flag Of truce during thc Wilderness tght.
Meade. on the T. b. issued Il ccngra,n'at ~
order tu bis iTocrs. lie claims that Lee las
now abandoned Ais ja,t intrcrched position,
which f.c had so Jcrtinarigu-'s held, ~ fer
irr loss If is ,,uH-, - co!ors. and 5000
rrlsonar4. Meade tgr!er gays the hght If not
over, tie enemy Tr-: he pGrsue0 and II Ioa.
p,(de cyerqome, and that 80 (Mead.j expects
rni- G,rrcmcn,s, Wick Lac canGct possibly get.
Ur 10 . o'clock 20 tay there has been n"
fighting. |, ii supposed that Grant + a~a't-
ius reiI iIf0rccmcnta, in or!cr td reEe" The al
tack.
rho y,.,hcr II warm, and the roads arc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-15
ONE OF OUR BOATS SUNK
THE ENEMY DRIVEN FROM THEIR POSITION
LIEUTENANT-G ENERAL GRANT AND STAFF
AT CAIRO, EN- RJUfE TO NASHVILLE

CAIRO, March 1.-THE gunboats OUGHT 8,
Usage, Conestosa, Lexington, Fort Hinman,
and Crockett, composed the late expedition up
tie Ouchita river. Trinity was found to be
strongly fortified. The iron clad Usage in ad :
yincing. was allowed to pass without inter-
ruption. The flag ship Herman followed,
when heavy fire was opened upon her,
which, after time. obliged her to retire in
damaged condition, with the loss Of two men
killed and eight wounded.
The flag was then transferred to the On chita {,
whose powerful guns silenced the enemy's
battery, which consisted OF three 32-pounders
But little difficulty was experienced in driving
the enemy from their position at Harrisonburg.
Our forces burned the town.
The gunboat Ouchita received but slight in
jury during the engagement.
The Human will require considerable re-
pairs.
The GU nboat Conestoga collided with the
General Price on the Mississippi on the 10th
inst, a short distance below Natchez.
TIE Conestoga, with her cargo of am NUM-
tion, sunk. Boat and cargo a total loss.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant and Chief of staff passed
here this morning, on their way to Nashville.
MAJ Gen. w. T. Sherman is expected here to-
night BRIG. Gen. Ewing arrived this morning.
reported 70 Gen. Burbridge, and was assigned
TO the command OF this post, vice Col. Bruce,
relieved.
LII Is rumored that Kentu ky will be divided
In 10 two districts, with headquarters at I.ouis
willie ard Lexing ton-Burbridge occupvinp tha
1C:ner and Ewing the latter district.