The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-05-13
Rebel Accounts of the Battles 4!
" ashington. MAY {


The Republican ha- just issued An extra
containing the following important inelli-
gen"e:
| We feel authorized to s,a'e since il can
not now sff I'd intnrma ION to the enemy.
that tie army ofthe Potomac has aGvanc-
I'd toward Richmond and the struggle
fof The possession of the rebel capital ia
begun
Our army moved on Tuesday night and
has crossed the RapIdaa. The crossi,
was made at Jacobs, Culpepper Gsrmania
and y s. fords and was effected without
serious opposition.
The enemy WAS compelled 10 fall back
from the strong position where he has held
us nj bav ali uin,er
| Whe,h-r he will make stand this side
of the detences of Richmond. we are no,
aware. II is the idea Of some hat he will
| fieht Al Charlottesville Every hour nav
bring lis news of battle, but we are in
clined 10 the belief rha, it will he a foo,
race for Kichmonh. The rebel capital
Will undonbteAl be flarke and invested
! should ls-'l army nccnpv It's def-nces and
he country may reasonably hope ihs, thi.
time it will fall
Washington Nav 6
A cavalry division. ACCOMPANIED BY
portion Of Canvass pnnto~n train moved
Yesterday afternoon towards Richardsvllo
ard engaged the rebels unti late a, night,
repairing the road to Ellis ford S'on
after midnight the division moved 10 ,h-
ford named and established crossing.
About ,ndnigh, he 3 I cavalry division
coon train. left for Gern,ania Ford. so,re
FIVE or six miles above. there tc establish a
crossing
The advance Of the 81 corps. Hsnco;1..
commanding broke camp 81 midnight and
moved dow TO he Stevens burg road to-
ward Fills Ford
A. davight the 5'h corp, under Gener
n Warren, commenced moving
The midn,ph' advance consisted Of two
divisions Of infantry, and portions OF ar
'i'lary passed through S'rsu>hurg At mid
night rlg sely followed hy The remainder OF
the corps All divisions are marching to-
wards Germans Ford
The h corps is closely succeeh.d by
the 9Th under Sedgwick, which quilted
camp ~ i. m.
h 9TH ,h- h md h CORDS are under.
+. o"h to he crossing The Ia pdsn anh Ger
mania Ford The ertire movement re-
solves itself into crossing Of the Rapi,ian
At two fords toward night The flank Of
the enemy placing Itself. after crossing on
] line nearlv parallel with ,te river between
Orange Court House and Chancelors-
Vile
At The present hour the movemen, is
under weigh and there is a pr. bshlitv
that it will he successfully accomplished
wthou. severe opposition from Lee, to
TO whom this bold push mus, be more or
less of a surprise.
II is not probable that ANYTHING more
than cavalry skirmi>hing and artillery
due'ing will make up, days fighting, M
les the enemy contests our advance in
force.
New York. Nav 6
The World savA that pas -enyerS who
have arrived At this city from Bal'm"re
state ha, information hss been rereIvet
there. from rebel sources a, we'll as from
Norfolk and Fnr,res, Monroe. tha, Gen
Smith. with his artn,, dse,nbarkei on the
south side Of J tmes River, mol far from
tor' Dariing
HIS Object was Of course. a matter Of
mere speculation Il might he u feini TO
distrac, the rebels and pr-ven, them send
ING renforcemen's u Lee but if he was
Il n
Peter burg we're 70 lie captured and Rich
moDi cut nff from the railroad cnmmuni
ca,i.n from North and South Carolina.
1.-THE news i, correct, and it gener
ally believed IN Baltimore, the occupation
Of West Point on Monday, was
merely 10 deceiva the enem, still, all is
merely an unauhentica'ed rumor. and
Smiths arm, may be destined for West
Poin,, 10 co operate with the extreme lef,
IF Mea.e'S army
The Time.' special SAYS th.' Culpenper
is being strongly fortified 1, could be
used a. a depot for stores. and it is report
ed here to-day that a strong colurr Of
troops under Couch and ~ige are march
inc from Winchester up he Shenandoah
VALLEY, TO 90 operate with column de-
signed eventually 10 cut the Virginia and
tennessee railroad.
At the same time, Burler's force. or
part o: il, strikes other railroads a, Peters
burg, thus severIng all railroad rommu
nications between Richmond and the
South
Gen Butler took he field in person At
he / cad Of the arfnv on the Peninsula
Yesterday His host is 'narSh.l1eh bv
bv such leaders as W Smith, Gilmore.
Terry and Wei'zei.
An immense fee, Of troops and strong
squadron Of monitors and gunboa'. convoy
it up one of the gates or the back door OF
Richmond.
Perhaps. also The ironc'sds NAV once
more try their strength on the reb-I bat
'teTies. A'HUg 'he ''nes - 'ke Jsrs-.