Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-10

AZ Tile latest accounts hancock was push
Ing forward rapidly by the left for Spottsyl
vania Court House; and yesterday heavy
cannonading was heard at Aqua Creek
from that direction.
We lost some prisoners. Oneregiment of
Pennsylvania reserves charged through an
a6attis of the enemy, but were unable to
get back, and most of them were captured.
We have taken large number of prisoners
1T is supposed more than we lost. Artil-
lery was not used on either side in the first
two days fight.
Gen. Sherman was heard from last night.
He would attack the rebels to-day.
WASHINGTON, 9-1l:30 A. NJ.
To Gen. Dix:
This Department has just received from
Gen. Butler the official report of Gen. Lee
OF the operations of Friday. He says the
loss in killed is not large, but he has many
wounded, and states that our forces attack
eu them and caused some confusion. He
SrleVes TO announce that Longstrect was
severely wounded. Gen. Jenkins was kill
ed, and Gen. Pegram badly wounded on
Thursday. He thanks merciful God that
every advance of Grant has been repulsed.
The belief here is that Grant is achieving
a complete victory.
BUFFALO, May 9.-Advices from Fortress
Monroe of the Sth, say the report of the
capture of Petersburg on the 9th inst. is
incorrect.
Phil L,DELPHA. May 9--The following is
a special to the Evening Telegraph:
WASHINGTON, May Accommodation
have opened with Generals Smith and Gil
more, who are near Richmond, and have
been fighting. There was no fighting yes
terday, and our army is believed to be adj
vancing successfully. fredericksburg has
been occupied and the railroad is being re-
paired.
The Star Extra says Grant has a field full
OF prisoners, and had advanced to Spottsy,-
vania Court House. A verbal message re-
ceived at Halleck's headquarters by mes
senger from the army, states that the battle
closed Friday, the enemy having fallen
back about II miles, leaving his dead and
wounded on the field. On Saturday, at
o'clock, Lee was in full retreat through
Spottsylvana, and when the messenger left
Hancock was entering the place in pursuit.
Butler is reported within ten miles of Rich
mOnd.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Republican
Extra says there is reason to believe from
dispatches already received since our first
extra to-day, that Lee was forced to fightat
Spottsylvania on Sunday, and was again
repulsed and compelled to retreat. Another
statement is that Gen. Grant had tanked
him, and got between the rebel army and
Richmond. Lees report of the battle of
Thursday last, published in the Richmond
papers, has been telegraphed to this city by
Gen. Butler. Lee says that Gen. Grant at
tackled him, which contradicts the report
received here that Lee made the attack upon
our army. Lee employs this language:
"Ihank God we have repulsed the attack of
the enemy" He states that Longstreet is
badly wounded. Lee says nothing in his
report about the fight Of Friday.
Dispatches show that Gen. Butler is still
holding the line Of railroad between Peters,
burg and Richmond, preventing Beauregard
from reinforcing Lee.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9.--Mrs. Gen. Meade
has received an official dispatch from her
husband, dated Saturday, stating that 1--WE
are all well.'
OLD WILDERNESS TAVERN, May 9th, p.
M-Our correspondent with the army sends
the following:
The most terrible battle yet fought closed
to-day. Lees entire army has made repeat
ed assaults upon our right and left wings,
by Hancock and Sedgwick,
with temporary success, but has been driv-
Ell back with great slaughter. An attack
was made about four o'clock this afternoon
simultaneously upon our whole line, which
was gallantly repulsed. Towards dark the
enemy concentrated upon our extreme
right, and fell suddenly upon Gen. Sedg-
WICK, crushing III a portion of his line
Gen. Sedgwick succeeded in reforming his
line, and securing it against further disas-
aster, and the enemy withdrew from his
front under cover of the darkness. Our
losses have been heavy.
The army to-day has certainly achieved
q decided success; it has batlled all offens-
i've efforts of the enemy. The almost i'm
penatrable woods with which the battle
ground is covered saved the rebels from a
crushing defeat, as it enabled them to con-
ceal their movements almost perfectly un-
Til the very moment of their execution.
THE VERY LATEST.
Gen. ingalls, telegraphs from Old Will
lerness Tavern, at 11:30 A. NJ, on Satur-
day, that the enemy are said to be retir-
ing.
Gen. Butler ies sent dispatch from
Bermuda Hundred, saying that he has
made demonstration against the railroad
between Petersburg and Richmond, and
has succeeded, after some pretty severe
lighting in breaking the communication.
'oh' DcdulcSdiu - commanding Cne reDcl
orces at Petersburg and Richmond. This
account disposes of the statement /
hat the rebels have burned Petersburg at ,
er evacuating it. ,
New YORK, May 9.-Tne following dis
patches from Secretary Stanton, dated |
Washington 9TH Z. NJ:
70 Major General Die.
Dispatches have just reached here di-
ect from Gen. Grant. They are not fully |
leciphered yet, but he is ON to Richmond. |
We have taken 1000 prisoners.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, May 94P. MA bearer
# dispatches from Gen. Meade's headuuart-
RS has just reached here. He states that
4ee's army commenced falling back on
he night of Friday. Our army commence
d' the pursuit on Saturday. The rebels
we're in full retreat for Richmond on the
lirect road.
Hancock passed through Spottsylvania
:. II. at daylight yesterday. Our head
quarters at noon yesterday were twenty
niles south of the battle field. We occu-
lied Fredericksburg. The depot for our
is established at Fredericksburg.
(SignedD EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Star publishes
n extra this evening, saying that there is !
10 foundation for the report that the rebels
re evacuating Richmond, nor that Peters
urg is evacuated.
The following is list of the casualties so
lr as received at the present time: Brig. (