The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-03
THE SITUATION.

Another skirm!sh and another success are chrouicled
From General Grants army yesterday. Mr. Stanton in
his bulletins announces that General sherdan's
bavalry had routed the forces OF Ftzbugh Lee
and clingman at Coal Harbor on Tuesday, cap.
furlng several rebel officers and killing large
portion Of the enemy. later despatch, dated
n Bethesda church, at seven o'clock yesterday
morning states that the previous afternoon an attack
was ordered to be maze left, at Coal Harbor BY
the Sixth corps and tho troops under Smith, at FIVE
O'Clock P. NJ, Warren, Burnside Hancock being held
In readiness to advance in their respective fronts.
The eight continued until after da resulting in our
Carrying the enenys works the right Of the Sixth
corps and also the FIRST line in front OF Smith. The lat
Ter however were commanded In the rear which made
Ihose carried untenabe The enemy made repeated as
paults each the corps gagged in the main as
saut, but were repused with loss in every
Several hundred prisoners were taken No estimate OF
the casualties on either side has been made
During the night tie enemy made several assaults
regan what they had lost, but failed
General Grant is thus dosing In upon Richmond and
irving the enemy within his foriifcations.
operations.
The from General Buffers army is also interest
Ing. rcbe iron clad came down the James river on
Wednesday morning and attacked the Union Monitors
for upwards OF two hours most vigorously. She
was 1uaIy driven up the river General Butler
has issued an order that the rebel prisoners
plp,ured by General Wild in bis recent engage
ments on James river, and sent by him to Fortress
Monroe shall be returned to Gen. wids headquarters to
be dealt with in some fashion not made known. The
der ID interpreted to moan some retaliation for the
shooting OF colored troops captured from General Wild
Heavy diminishing in Buffers front going on
during Monday and Tuesday General Terry had brisk
artillery duel with the enemy Monday, which only
peased at sundown. Our gunboats on the Appottomax
we're actively engaged with the cnemy's forts General
Beauresard holds position, With only twelve thousand
men, In front Of General Butler.
The Richmond journals fruitful 10 victories
Among great claimed by the rebel leaders
we may cite the battle OF New hope, Marietta, In
Georgia, which Is described great success for the
rebels, but In which all their dead aud wounded were
advanced several miles These victories the
wost circulated to give courage 10 General Lees
army, while per all the fights which Generates
engaged magniHed into victories 10 order 70 inspire
1ohnstous army. To show how far the battle Al New
Hope for the rebels quote from the ON.
cal account Of sent by General sherman Mr. Stanton
published In our columns Tuesday. General Sherman
says that an engagement took place the enemy
and Mcrherscns corpe, In which the enemy driver
back with loss OF two thousand Eve hundred killed ant
wounded left in our hands, and about three hundre
prisoners. General McPherson's loss not being ovc
three hundred In all" So much for the great rebs
victory a. New Hope.
CONGRESS.
In tho Senate yesterday the Committee on Pensions
were instructed report whether further legislation
necessary TO provide suitable relief for the widows
children Of coored tod massacred at Fort Pillow
The Foreign Relations Committee directed 10 10
qure whether desirable that the Canadian Reclproci
" treaty be continued, Il would be advantageous y
Include tho Pacific In Its operations, and wha
have been lie general results thus far. The
Dill 70 expedite the settlement Of California land titles
was passed The JOINT resolution providing relief for tho
double ends gunboa contractors was discussed for some
tms snc laid over The joint resolution tenderina the
tbanks OF Congress and COLA medal 10 Lieutenant Col
onel Bailey OF Red river engineering fame was adopted
after the portion relative 10 the medal been stricken
put. The bill authorizing the Secretary Of The
Treasury 10 stlpulaie for release from a,,acbmep,
y property claimed By the government was passed tn.
Beoate, IN Committee u the Whole, again resumed IN,
consideration Of the Tax bill, aud the remainder Of IN,
session was devoted 70 IT, ~ entire reading oommi,,e,
being completed. Several amendments were adopted
enons which was one lew ing additional tar Of two 20
ospt On tbs Incomes Of persons abroad who citizen
of The United sates The Gx express companie
YES decreased from three 10 two and half pc
psns. tar was agreed upon Of two and half per cen
% the gross receipts o. railroads, steamboats,, ships
go bosss and other vessels Engaged 10 vssspOrsia