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President, which was received last even
| ing, announcing in terms OF Characteristic
modesty, that he moved on the onemy's
works again ct tSpottsylVsnia Court House,
on Thursday morning, the 18th, at day
light. General Burnside and General
Hancock were making grand and impetu-
GUS charges with the bsyonet by corps,
surprising the enemy and producing the
widest CONSERVATION in their ranks,
crushing Lees right and center and hurl-
ing his entireine back with awful slaugh-
ter, distance Of several miles. General
Grant remained master Of the field with
all he rebel dead and wounded. The rout
Of the enemy was complete. More details
will be given hereafter.
The Po.t says the cheering news Of the
probable safety Of Generals James and
WsdsWorth, is conveyed in the following
extract Of a letter from Captain Philip
Schuyler, Of Gesersl Pstrick's staff, re-
oeived this afternoon. The letter referred
to says:
HEADQUARTERS Army OF PoFoMAC,
Six miles north Of SpottsylVanis,
May 10th, y NJ.
We have news this morning from Gene
raj WsdsWorth.
A prisoner states that he saw him on
Sunday morning or Saturday night lying
on couch in hospital tent, with one Of
our officers ats nding him. He was shot
in the head. The bullet entered near the
nose. The General was breathing with
some difficulty, and playing with the but
tons Of his coat.
The last stat ment in this letter shows
that General WsdswoFth was 80 severely
injured that his mind wandered.
General Patrick named in Captain
scbuyler's letter, is Provost Marshal Of
Grants army.
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Third Dispatch.
WAsH1NeroN. Nav Ell

WAsHIEGToE, May l8.-11 Pm.
The following is just received from your
special correspondent with the army:
Battle field, P. NJ, May 18th. There
Was desultOry lighting along our front all
day yesterday, but it WAS Of serious char
sOteri an opening in line, between our
left under Burnside and our left under
Hancock wss an object Of apprehension
throughout the day.
General Hancock was ordered to move
to the left under cover that night. He was
in proper position before daylight and at
half past four O'Clock advanced to attack
the enemy in his 'front.' consisting Of a
part Of EWelPs Corps. he took them by
surprise, and gave them no time to form,
but charged up and beyond their
first and second lines Of breastworks, en-
velOpin- and capturing q whole rebel d.
vision. composed of 1000 men with its
commanders Msjor-Gen' raj johnson Brig
adler Generals C. Stewart and johnson,
with twenty. Eve pieces Of artillery.
About two hours later the 9th Corps
moved to the attack, carrying slsO the
enemy's lines in gallant style, and cap
turing fifteen more guns.
About 1870 A. NJ. the 5th Corps made
q similar attempt on the enemy's right but
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIEGToE, May IL,
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Mr.. Washburne stated the substance of
dispatch received from Mr.. Dana, Assist.
ant Secret ~ Of Wsr, dsted at Grants
headquarters, yesterday morning. 1t Wss
the same as sent to Gen. Dix by Secretary
Stanton, ond was received with cheers on
the Union side Of the House.
The Speaker caused to be read General
ingalls, despatch TO Senator Nesmith, which
was also received vito great applause.
The bill to punish oounterfeiting coins
in the United States was passed.
1t was agreed to adjourn to-day over to
Monday.
The Committee on Elections reported in
favor Of sw riding the seat for the second
District Of Kentucky to Mr.. Yeomsn. Laid
over.
Mr. Pendleton reported bill for the re-
lief Of Mercantile Mutual Insurance Com
psnies, authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury give notes to replace those
lost by shipwreok, the Company to give
bonds to insure the government against
loss.
Messrs. Thsyer Of Pennsylvsnia and
Washburne Of Illinois opposed the bill on
INC BiOuuu tuhb IL WCuiu OpbA tAo uOOI -
a business. Mr.. Wsshburne said, we
should devote all our means to putting
down this rebellion, and remarked that
the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Pendleton
and his friends, could hear the thunders
from Spottsylvsnis, although, he and they
may not cheer the glorious news.
Mr.. Washburne moved to lay the bill en-
the table.
Mr.. Pendleton thought it fair for the
gentleman to cut of the debate after he
had been given an opportunity to make
his demsgogical remark.
Mr.. Cox charged the gentleman from II
linois, Mr.. Wsshburne, with insulting his,
MIR. Cox's side Of the House, and he wanted
to make an appeal.
Mr.. Cox was loudly called to order by
the Republicans. who in turn we're called
to order by the opposition, and much con-
fusion prevailed.
The House refused to lay the bill on
the table, and Mr.. PendletOn proceeded
to defend it, urging its justice.
After debate, the House refused to table
the bill, and subsequently passed by q vote
Of 81 against 65.
The remainder of the session was occu-
pied in the consideration Of the private
calendar.
Adjourned till Monday.
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PerIIs of Newspaper Correspondents.

- -NNHH4R-ENA SoAAG9RNA1GnAAa
Since General Grant cut loose from his
communications from Washington, the
newspaper correspondents have found
great difficulty in getting their letters to
Washington, the intervening country be-
ing so infested by guerrillss that it is
very dangerous to attempt to psss it.
Some Of their courier5 have actually been
captured snd the correspondence taken
from them. We received q telegram from
our Washington correspondent last even
ing, stating that three men, who were on
their way from the front with large bun
dies Of correspondence Of The World, and
two other papers, one Of this city and one
Of Phiisdelphis, were captured By guer-
rillss, who took every ything from them but
heir clothes. Even private messages for
Wsrded by officers were taken, after which
the oouriers were marched q considerable
distance out Of their way, and then set ct
liberty. The Philadslphis Inquirer con-
isins an account Of the capture Of three
newspaper couriers, probably the same as
are here referred to. It says they we're
captured shortly before reaching the Rap
idan, ~ some rebel cavalry Of Stuargs
command, who took them 8 circuitous
EOut6 uN0L " WVy01I huu OEoercU NAc nap
pshsnnock to the north side st CampbelPs
ford, then stopped at farm house over
night, and kept down the river to within
six miles Of fredericksburg. After strip
ping all three Of money, papers and every
thing Of value, and even part Of their
clothing, the rebels released them, and they
started on foot on Sunday noon for the Po-
tOmso, guided only by the sun. At night
they oamped in the bushes, and next day
struck the railroad and reached Acquis
Greek, where a number Of wounded were
found. All hands Joined in building RATS
to get out out into the river, in order to
hail transports. About l P. n Rebeecs
Barton, Captain Baker, came along, and
1 they were taken on board and thence TO
Washington. The rebels even took Pri-
Vate letter written by Lieutenant Colonel
Dsres Of the Fifth PennsylVania, who Wss
mortality wounded, to his wife.
fhe isots above narrated seems to illus
trate some Of the dangers and vexations to
which the enterprising war correspond
ents Of the press at the seat Of war are con-
tinuslly liable in addition the ord nsry
perils Of fsxposure.-N p World.
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failed to carry the rebel bresstWOrks, and
was compelled to fall back, after meeting
with heavy losses. After the repulse Of
the Fifth Corps, there was a iull
Of about an hour and half, but
at this moment, half an hour later, our
forces sgsin moved to the attack and the
most violent artillery and musketry firing
again RACES along the lines Of the ID and
9th corps. Final and successive success
seems now sure. In his advance, Han
cock pushed his line forward over mile.
We have now total Of 1900 prisoners.
A messenger who arrived from the ar
my about o'clock this morning, having
left ct o'clock yesterday afternoon, re-
ports that very severe fighting had been
going on for some hours. The cannonsd-
ing and musketry firing was as heavy as
ct any time since Grant crossed the Rapi-
dan, not even the tremendous show
ers which deluged the battlefield put
stop to the combat. Up to the hour that
the messenger left the advantage wss
with Us.
SPorTsYLvAHIA CoURT HOUSE, May 13,
A AT five o'clock this morning, Han
cocks Corps advanced to the attack in
pursuance to orders issued yesterday eve
ming, and found that Lees army had re-
treated during the night.
Fourth Dispatch.
WAsH1HGToE, May 1872 Pm.
CoUETERFEITEEs ARRESTED.
Detective Frank, Of Chicago, has ar
rived here from St. Louis, bringing one
hundred and seventy. Eve thousand dollars
Of counterfeit Treasury notes, of the de-
nomination Of $3.50, and large quantity
of postal currency, together with ihe
plates used for printing them, and three Of
the counterfeiters, named John Brown,
alias Robinson, Charles F. Hathaway, and
John Vesey, who have been committed to
the Old Capitol prison.
Although, the execution Of the 100 dol
Lar notes is rather poor, 1t is aseertalned
that half million dollars have been IN.
in circulation, the fractional currency
consists principally Of fifty cent
notes, and is well calculated to deceive.
The parties were arrested in st. Louis
Only five members on the Democratic
side Of the House spplsuded when the
news from General Grants army was read.
Their names ore Finck, Gsnson, Herman,
Mallory and Yeamsn. 1t is proper to
say, however, there we're a few sbssntees,
including Odell. Wsshburne gave the
setting COpperhead q blast, Whish, for a
time, quite threw PendletOn from his pro-
priety.
The following wounded officers arrived
ct the medical headquarters here to day:
Lieutenant Andrew Tumbull, 9th Wiscon-
sin; Captain William Benny, 9th Ohio;
Major J. C. RiChardr, 9th Ohio cavalry;
Captain ". L. Dixon, 18th Ohio; Colonel
s. Stone, 49th Pennsylvania.
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FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.

WAsEIEGToH, May 1920 P. n.
To EGjOr General liz:
A dispatch from General Grant has been
just received, dated near Spottsylvanis C.
q. May u, 6:30P. N. 1t as follows:
The eighth day Of battle closes, leaving
between 5000 and 1000 prisoners in our
hands fer the days work, including two
General officers, and over thirty pieces of
artillery The enemy are obstinate and
seem to have found the last ditch. We
have lost no organisation, not even COM
psny, whilst we have destroyed and cap
tured one division-Johnston's, one bri-
gsde-Dohbs', and one regiment entire of
the enemy's.
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON.
WASHINGTON, May 1865 n.
Major Gen. Dix, the acting Surgeon
General, reports that of 500 patients from
the recent battle field, admitted into the
hospital, not one Of them will require any
surgical operations, and that, in his opin-
ion, 25 Ter cent. of the whole number
wounded will be fit for service in 80 days.
ReinfoTeements are going forward to the
Army Of the Potomac instsnter.
WAsHINoTOS, May 1850 P. NJ.
| 10 Generel DIS
The following despatch from Mr.. Dana
has jnst reached the Wa Department;
sPoTTsYLvAHIA, May 1873 A. NJ.
To E. NJ. Stanton:
| General Lee abandoned his position du-
ring the night. Whether. to occupy new
one in this vici ity or make thorough
retreat is not determined. 0ue division
Il Wrights and one OF Haneock's are en-
gagged in settling this question, when at
7 A. NJ. they came upon his rear guard.
Although our army gresly fstigned
by the enormous efforts Of yesterday, the
news Of Lee departure inspires the men
with fresh energy and the whole force will
soon be in motion, but the heavy rains Of
the last SO hours render the roads very
difficult for wagons and artillery. 7 e
proportion Of severely wounded is greater
than either Of the pre- vious days fighting
This was owing to the great use made oi
artillery.
[Signed,l E. NJ. STANTON.
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ruII DetnIls Of Rnttles.

We publish this morning full details by
mail Of the great battles Of the Army Of
tine Potomac. hey will be read with
great intere't by all Of our Isaders-ss all
other reading matter is comparatively IN
interesting when compared with the his
tory Of the wonderful events, now trans
pir ng in Virginia. Still later intelligence
will be found in this mornings dispatches,
enabling the reader to keep up g eontinu.
Aas view Of the progress Of afFsirs.
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POLITICAL.

Hon. J. NJ. Ashley announces himself q
candidate for reelection in the Toledo,
District. There is 8 very bitter oontro-
Versy going on between the Toledo Com
mercisl in his favor, and the Blade against
him. The latter paper opposed him when
he was elected last time.
The Oopperhesds at Washington are in
dustriously circulating q report Of the
certainty Of 8 rupture in the Union Ma
tional Convention. Some Of them go 80
far as to say that Mr.. Pomeroy, Of secret
circular notoriety, has secured hall in
the city Of Baltimore, aud intends to run
an. opposition concern on his own account,
and that Of few Of his radical friends.
A list Of the new rebel Congress, so far
as elected, is printed in the Richmond ps
pers. There are 40 new members, and 81
Of thee old members are re elected. The
old politicians are rapidly disappearing,
and the only familiar names in the list are
Humphrey Marshall, Of Kentucky, Bsrks-
dale, Of Mississippi, FoOte, Of Tennessee,
and BOcOck, Of Virginia.
There would seem to be some foundation
for the story Of a political gathering in op
/ position to Mr.. Lincoln at Philadelphia OF
June 9Th. The Washington correspondent
Of the Rochester Democrat states that the
movement is in the interest Of Mr.. Chase
and connects Mr.. Greeley's and Mr.. Bry
ants names with it. This meeting, Il ii
surmised, will propose plank for th'
Baltimore platform, and prepare to con
centrste in he Convention the snli-Lin
coin vote.
Among other munitions Of war collect
ed at Washington for operating sgains
Fernando Wood, king of the Copperhesds
which he may find it hard to stand u
against, are some Of his letters to his oil
political chums at the South, which hsV
been captured by the Union troops Au
togrsphic evidence is never acceptable :
the writer who is convicted by il, and al
though the epistles written at the Mayor
Office, City Hall, are not elegant specimen
of chirOgraphy, they are just now especial
ly interesting.
It appears that an attempt has sctusll,
boen made to supsrsede the Union Netion
al Committee. In letter written by Hon
]. NJ. Ashley Of Ohio, occurs the following
There are those who now object to tn
call for the National Union Convention a
Baltimore on the 7th of June, because
emsnsted from the National Republics
Committee appointed at Chicago in 1864
At joint meeting OF the Union Senstor
and Representatives, a proposition wa
made to appoint new National EKccutiv
Committee, in place of the old Republics
Committee. | opposed it, and i. was de
fested by few votes. 1 opposed it te
| oauua 1avar baam Panubl5cau who wa
not Union man, and felt confident tbs
the National Republican Committee Woul
make as broad and lit ersl 8 call as an
Committee which that caucus would 81
point, and they have done so.
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Second Dispatch.

WAsHIEGToE, May 13-9 P. N.
The latest dispatches received by the
War Department up to eight o'clock yes
terdsy morning contains the following:
Hancock, on the right attacked the
enemy at hslf-psst four, and in terrible
charge captured from thirty to forty pieces
Of artillery, JObnsOn's whole division,
with Msjor- General and Brigsdier-Gens-
raj Johnson, and General Stuart and part
Of General Early's division.
At eight Burnside WAS advancing on the
left without opposition, while General
Wright was getting into line, and General
Warren was making demonstrations upon
the enemy's center, where his strongest
works were to direct attention on his
wings. Everything was progressing faV-
orably and anticipatiOns we're entertained
Of gtili greater euncseaaa
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Associated Press Dispatches.
FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.



NEW York, May l3.
The following has just been received by
Senstor Nesmith from Gen. Rufus Ingalls,,
Chief Qusrtermsster Of the Army Of the
Potomac. 1t brings positive information
from the front up to noon yesterday:
We have made ten strike to-day. Han
cock went in at daylight. He has taken
over 900 prisoners and 25 guns, and is
still fighting. Everybody is fighting and
have been for eight days. We shall have
them this time,-sure pop-though it may
take day or two more. Our losses are
heavy, but can't say how many. II Au-
gurs forces were here now we could finish
them to-day. Hancock captured General
Ned johnson and two other Generals, be-
sides number Of . lesser grades. The
Old Republic is hrm-bet your pile on it.
Grant is q giant and hero in war, but all
our Generals are gallant, and as to our
men, the world never had better.
Yours, in haste,
(Signsd) INGALLS,.
sPorTsYLvANIA, C. a., May II.
Special to the Post
Ths Republicans extra has the follow.
ing:
General Grant sends dispatch to the
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tPunch heartily applauds the custom.
which II gladdens bim to see, is more and
more becoming common, of sddiug the
two words No e1r9s" 10 matrimonial
announcements. The sending out Of we'd
ding cards has long appeared, 10 Mr..
Punch, sally stupid practice, and he 10
pleased to find that people are showing
y !neiT good sense By declining to perform
II PERSONS, when they marry, have quite
e.ousn iot 70 DO in preparing for their unioU,
"ltnout having time to spare for directing
PACKS OF envelopes, and putting we'd
ding cards IN them; and, moreover, Punoh
believes that many 6 small squsbble will
be saved by the cessation Of this ante
useless custom. Who con ten what sSaro
words psss when the card list is discuss
ed, and Edwin vows he will not call on
Angelina's friends, the Snookses, while
Angy says sAe can't dream Of sending
cards to such ordinary people ss the
Smithsl And who can tell what pleasant
friendships have unhsppily been
snapped, by tie negleoting, in the
haste Of the snte.nuptisl preparation, to
forward wedding cards to an old friend or
other In the commonly long list ? What
80 49, " "NAAAA CaLu- Ab1 uAoc yAAAe "
give trou le, it quite puzzles Punch to see.
Whe people commit ms'rimony, their
friends are sure to hear Of it, and don't
want cards to tell them Of the interesting
fact. Three lines in the Times (or, per-
hsps, say hslf-s-dozen, If the perssn
be assisted and it be thought needful to
name the great grest-grsndfathsr Of the
hride,) three lines Of advertisement will
answer every purpose in he matter Of
publici y, and will spare the friends and
relatives on both sides Of the marriage
much bother an some cost. FOR now,
when one gets cards, one either has to
waste ones time and temper in formal
morning call, or else to send ones own
cSrd in return by post; either Of which
processes entails some needless trouble,
and leads one to incur unnecessary ex
pense. So by sll means, Punch would say,
let people put "No Cards in their an
nounoements Of marriage. But in the in
terest Of those who have a sweet tooth in
their heads, Punch has little wish to see
an added postscript Of " No Cake"
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Yesterday Afternoons Report,
FROM NEW YORK.

NEW 10RKi May 70.
We are authorized by the War Depart
ment to say that the rumored cspitulation
OF General Lee and his army is untrue.
This rumor has been industriously circU
isted by the Independent Telegraph Line,
and was given currency by the Philsdel-
phis Inquirer.
Tee public will be officially IOtihed Of
all prominent events.
Secretary Stanton in dispatch to g. n
eral Dix, dated this forenoon, confirms
the news Of Hsncock's success, and states
that Butler is bssieging Fort Darling and
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FROnI PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, May l3.
Tee Board Of Brokers have subscribed
81, 900 each to the Christisn and Sanitary
Commissions The members Of the Com,
missions are also making individual sub
scriptions to aid the case Of the wounded.
The Evening Telegraph has disps ch
that Ge ersl Crawford, in command Of
the Pennsylvsnis Reserves, was captured
by the rebels en- Tuesday. Colonel 8 N.
Jackson, Of the 1lth Pennsylvsnia Re-
serves, is now in command Of the divi-
sion. The Reserves have net wi heavy
losses.
The Evening Telegraph has dispatch
from Fortress Monroe, just received, stat
ing that sll the distractions in the james
river have been removed and that our
feet Of iron clads IS advancing on Rich
mond.
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FROM CAIRO.

CAIko, may 10.
Memphis dates of to day have no news
There is but little activity in the cotton
market; sdvices from The North have
tended to stsgnste the market and render
both buyers and sellers slow in trsnsse-
tions. Receipts for the passed twenty
four hours 345 bales. Midd ing t. strict
middling, 1905; good, 75@78.
Late reports from below represent the
rebels in complete possession of Red river,
below Alexsndris, and that they captured
two more Of our gunbOats names not
known. The truth Of this is not vouched
for.
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GENERAL LEE REPORTED
WOUGDED.
Communication Between Rich
mond and Petersburg Cut Off,
Great Enthusiasm In Chicago
Over the Good News.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland Leader.l
First Dispatch.

EISJ U1SpaCcns
WASHINGTON, May 13-6 P. NJ.
READING OF DISPATCHES IN THE HOUSE.
The reading of the Assistant Secretary
Of War despatch in the House amounting
the recent success Of General Grant was
followed by enthusiastic applause. The
Copperhesd members were sullen and si-
lent. Mr.. Washburn spoke Of this fact,
which was resented by some opposition
member. 1t is fact, however, which was
noticed by nearly all who were present
The Senate not being in humor for bus
mess, has adjourned to Monday, as has
also the House.
SENATORS GONE TO FREDERICKsBURG.
Several Senators left this morning for
Fredericksburg, GeEeral Grants headquar-
ters.
The contested election case Of MoHenry
vs. Yesman, reported to the House this
morning, written by Mr.. Smith, of Dels-
ware, charging fraud, force and prOscrip-
ton Of test oaths was not sustained, the
military orders being only designed 10
carry out the laws of Kentucky, and in no
wise 10 interfere with the freedom Of cleo
tions. Yeamsn received majority Of the
whole voting population of the District.
THE TAX BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee is hard
at work upon the tax bill. One hundred
persons have already been examined by
the Committee. The bill, with amend.
ment will be reported to the Senate on
Monday. Frank Blsir's friends claim
that he should be notified before his case
is taken up in the House, this may post
pons action upon it. Itis understood ths
ne claims to be still member of Congress
in spite of his connection with the army.
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List of Ohio wounded In the Potomac

List of Ohio Wounded In the Potomac
Army.
From the New York papers we oollste
the following names, all wounded except
those designated killed:
Colonel W J Kiefer, 1I0lh; 2 Frye,
110th; A E UllOrn, 1l0th; W C Weaver,
Murphy, I23d; " Grew, I Johnson, D
Tedrow, l26ih; ! H LongbottOm, 126th I;
Worries, A Burr, l22; S ShepleF, J Mer-
ty, 126th; Knapp, 9th cavalry Stephen
Irish, 9th Henry BussspheF, 10th; Sam.
Strsdley 122d; Peter ] Hoster, 9th; Geo
Weeden, 126th; Christ PhilOpsul l22d;
Hugh Queen, 122; Charles clark, Sch;
Emry Root, Samuel Upton, 4ib; 8 Work,
122d, killed; Lieutenant Mesgher l22d.