The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-11
Details of THURSDAYS Bait lie.

New YDEK. May 3.-The Tribune has letter from
the dated Thursday night, winch "Ear,y
of Iod's Tavern which point reached efore
and troops placed line Of battle ut IL General
7 Wilson, com.nanding kHpa,ricks forme cavalry
! division, ma3ens whereabouts known by brisk can
nonadg several miles southwest of the tav and N
the vicinity of Shady Grove Church, where for three
quarters Of an hour he sharply engag ID with a
large BODY of rebel cavalry AMI a considers bic force
infantry, BY whom he was gradually fog led 70 fail
back
Had not tFe darkness Of the evening pre-, ented the
night would have found Gen. Hanoock's mmani at
SHADY Grove Church with Warren on his right. BY
TINS maneuver, would have occupied the pike
ming in northwestern direction from &c rmaniaord
ON the Rapiian The movement of Lee 500 revealed
his real design.
Gen Warren was directed 70 attack Hi Il at once.
which he did about II \. NJ. determn ed fight of
one hour and half ensued. in which Wa drove
bum from bis position with great loss. Griifin' J
severely, nearly o80 being killed. wounds and mis-
sing Finding his effort break center futile the
enemy next attempted TO interpose over wieiuing
force between Warren and Hancock the latter ofwho,
in accordance with orders, was marching his corps
rapidly to form junction with the forms :. Fer
tunately his advance, consisting Of Brney corps:
came up just in time 20 circuEvent he reae general
who at 30 7. NJ, commenced terrific oas augnt on
the divisions of Birney. Gibbons and Getty Inc lat
ter had been temporarily detached 70 form the xtrem
LEFT Of Hnneock's command. The light rag d unit.
some time after dark and resulted IN the com ete
pulse of the enemy at all points Our loss does no
probably exceed 1000 men. Scarcely any artiier-s-
brought into rceusition, the character of the
ground rendering it useless. The battlefield covered
with Tick growth Of unierorush and mediu sized
oak trees and il is owing IN that fact that losses
about five hundred. When Hancocks rps
tired toward Parers Store three hundred of Il he 18th
Pa Cavalry under Major Brunton. to rel ieve the
pickets several miles below the SposyIv ia ROAD,
was attacked by large body OF rebel troops an idTiven
back to Tod's Tavern in confusion, and quite Large
number taken prisoners by the rebels.
The news still continues favora bic up
to yesterday. the 10th. Lee is S till re-
treating and Grant driving him. On
Sunday and Monday severe fghtin. took
place at Spottsylvania. Gen. Sed gwick
was killed. Gen. Butler has whip ,ed a
portion of Beauregard S army, cutti ng 1t
in two. Success, SO far, is complet e.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 5th says
that the advance of Brigadier &c neral
Sturges's cavalry force under Co lionel
hundred strong, with two pieces of artil-
lery, encountered brigade of For, rests
men, eight to one thousand strong. near
Bolivar, on the south side Of the Hat, chie,
on Monday last A very severe fight took
place, lasting two hours, which rest llted
in the enemy being driven from his
entertainments, and retreating acros the
river, through Bolivar, and destro ying
the bridge behind him. 1t is reporte Il by
the citizens that Forrest was presep in
in the fight, and it is believed that he is
beating rapid retreat into Mississ ippi
We killed and wounded a large nu mber
ana took several prisoners. Our loss
was two killed and ten wounded. Gen
Sturges is in hot pursuit.