The New York herald., 1864-05-15
New York. Sunday, May Is. 1854.
THIn SITUATION.

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where armies are battling sad that is success.
There general engagement in Virginia friday
Tho eDemy have fallen back four miles from General
Hanoccks advanced position.
General Meade bas issued congratratory address 10
Che SOLDIERS OF the Potomac army reminding them that
although Tor eight days and nights they nave been night
ings desperate foe IN naturally strong positions com
Pelng HIM to abandon his deiences tie Rapdan aud
even his last ntre cbed position with los o. e
guns and eight tho prisoners yet Their work
overt At the ep.my must be pursued and overcome
Seven thousand nve hundred prisoners arrived Belle
General Hancock.
General Butler s In position to give fine account Of
himself The latest from him is to yesterd1y morn
Ing al ten O'Clock. VII he ieleg nphs to Mr. Stanton
from his headquarters at "Half. Way House, stating
cha. General Gilmore. with portion Of bis corps and
brigade Of the Eig eenth corps, made flank movement
on the right upon the enemys works a. Fort Darling on
FRIDAY, and and took them with very little loss
Our troops held thor lines duri, the night, and she
rebels driven from their first limo by Smith
In tho morning Al eight O'Clock the enemy had fallen
back into thoir redoubts, and artillery were being
brought TO bear upon them Al last accounts.
RenforcemeUis arriving rapidly .. Washington
The nrst detachment OF one thousand volunteers from
Obio and regiment Of cavalry reached there last
night
rebel despatch In the Petersburg Register OF the 18th
Inst says that General Aver sal burned the bridge Cd
The Virginia and East Tcnnessc Rairoad al New river,
Dublin s s and TsSs sA S.G ~n ts suss r. Esro.a
destroyed by the Union troops At Beaver Dam In Hanover
county.
I there any doubt the continuance success
Tor the army General Sherman It Is dispelled By
the intelligence yesterday. The ospture OF Dalton BY
GeDerai Thomss 10 fully confirmed. We took I've thou.
prisoners and twelve pieces Of artillery
which the rebels le behind them In tho works. after
lbey abandoned the co. 10 tbelr dsordered
towards Resaca and Rome Oar troops pursued tnem
hotiy
General schoneid had moved from Bulls Gap on the "a
inst and engaged tho enemy tho 9Th with great sue
hard hshting
The PhIadslphia dispatches touching war matters
continue TO prove that the reputation Of that city for
coooocng oanords cannot bs In the least impeached
sprghty and sensational they may be- forcgo the
pleasure Of reproducing these dispatches for public
who seek truth upon the serious subjects OF the day,
and therefore mt them from our columns.
The from Red Yiysf. BY way Of ST. Louis, yeser
day, reports Admiral Porter a Alexandria, where .
large force engaged In damm,ns the river, 70
give sucsut osp,n the falls for the gunboas
pass General Grover In command there The
Union res embrace circuit Of three miss There was no
eommuncas,oa BY land with the army At Grand Eoors
Mcclernands command was rendervousng Al New
Orleans for the purpose OF reinforcing Banks Gs7sra
smIth was 70 return with bis troops 70 vicksburs.
01ncia returns OF the scrgeon .inChis In General
Banks command show our loss ss Pleasant Hill 70 be
S7o killed, Is4o wounded, and 900 missing and prl.
sonera
We learn By arrival from Key West yesterday tha,
the Harriet Lane. which captured BY the rebels
ovesoa bay In Jasuary 1885, has succeeded 10 escap
ting from that port with . cargo Of cotton for Havana
whore she h nor lying Her armament has been 70.
moved. and sho b employed 10 running The blockade
Several other blockade runners from Galveston, with
large carsoes board, had also reached Havana IN
safety
The Secretary q War has issued an important crdsr
win regard 70 pssopep, stating that - has bssa
oclay reportss that Mr.. oad. rebel eommissonsr Of
exchange. has declared, without consulting with The
authorities of United States that A rebel prisoners
delivered ~ Caty Point sp the goth Of April were sx
shanged ordered that al federal prhoosvs Of war
and all civilians parole prior 70 Nay :. 1884, b de-
areA exchanged. me order farther stasss that tAs
sssss attn Indebted V the Uuion govsrnmsp,
shty three Thousand ave hundred and ninety cir prisos
-sn. fos whom no equivalent hss bssa received.
klsCLLLANEOUs HEWA
Our Eurcps.a sss BY The North American reached this
city from Quebec yesterday evening The has been
anticipated By che report of the Africa
Tue mails of The Africa reached Bostou from uaax n
four O'Clock yesterday evening and we're forwarded 70
ems city.
A letter srsa Dover, England. Of the srh o. Apra,
sys tssl The Usstsd sases Kssrsarss arrived m
Dover Roads % the 2eih Inst. The following day she
Go4 usdsr ws,sh, stood o6 end came 70 anchor sbs
CAssss ths object this movement evidsoty being 70
shit hss possss ssyesd tse lima permitted by ,p,srsa
ascosi kW--Yu more shas sAr.s n!lss 1on ,hs ssor.
1hs NsseAsssr 6ssrdlsw Il kpsll a says that afsr
ss1Steslssx SSSvsy ths Aerssdra, which stIn iyin.
= ~ rossssA sock. Lv~pes vii bs rapidly completed
80 asSs rss1s ~ - By ths nsssrs. miller.
hsonewss q Assssh has ordered thss The Eiehl
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