Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-17

this morning, have just reached this depur tment
he says:
" We have now ended the sixth day Of very
heavy fighting, The result to this dme is much
in our ayOr. Our losses have been heavy, ar
well as those Of the enemy. | think tho losr Of
the enemy must be greater. We have taken
over 5000 prisoners IN battle, whilst he has taken
from us but few except stragglers | proposs
10 hight IL out on this line, If it takes all Sum
mer.'
The Government sparng no pans to supper
hun. EDwIS NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War
HEADQUARTERS NEAR BEBHuDA LANDING
May Oh, 1864.
10 h. VI. Stanton, Secretary Of war
Oar operations may BE- summed up in a few
wods with 100 cavalry we have advancs ID
up The Peninsula, forced the Chickahomny and
have SAFELY brought them ~ our position. These
were colOred cavalry and are now holding our
advance pcsc's toward Richmond
Zen. kiuDu, with 5000 cavalry from Suffolk
on The same day with our movement up the
james river, forced The Black " Ater, burnt the
rsiroaI bridge at Stony Creek, below Peters
burg, cutting IN TWO Beauaegard' 8 forces at thai
point.
We have landed here, entreDched ourselves
got many miles Of railroad and got position.
which with proper supplies We can hold aganst
the whole OF Lees army. have ordered up
the supplies.
Beauiegard with large portion OF his com
manu- was lett south OF the cutting OF the rail-
road by kauuIz Tat portion which reached
Petersburg under Hul have whipped to day,
Killing aud wounding many and taking man,
prisoners, alter u severe and we'll contested fght
General Grant " III not be troubled with any
further ielnoIcements to Lee from Bsauregard
froes
(SgneD b +. BUTLER, Mi. .Gen,
loFFlclALl
WASHINGTON, May l2-8. Is p. NJ
To M0j- Gen Dir
Gen. Sherman has not been heard from. oy.
ing, probably, to the damage TO the lines south
oil Nashville by the recent storm.
dispatch from Gen. sheridan. da ed Head
quarters OF the Cavalry Corps, MAY 10. states
tnut he turned the enemys right, and got into
their rear, had destroyed from eIgh 10 ten mllrs
oil railroad twenty locomotives aud three trains
anu very large quantity of supplies and that
since he had got mo their rear there was great
eAcl'ement among the inhabitants and with the
army. Inc eneinys cavalry had tried 70 annoy
his rear and FINK, but had been run off, ana h
had re-captured tive hundred Of our men--two |
OF them Colonies
No dispatches have been received for two days
from Gen. Butter.
Dispatches received from Gen Steele report
MS command as having arrived at Little Rock
lie had fought a superior force of the enemy
Commanded by KIRBY Smith IN person, at S.hne
River, and defeated them.
Steamboat from Rel River, arrived to day
~ Cairo, reports reinioreemenls going up to
Gen. banks.
Gen. CANDY had passed Cairo on his way to
Red River. EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary OF War
HEADauARTERs CAVALRY CoRps,
May ION, 1864
Maj. Gen. Meade, Headquarters Army of The
Potomac.
oeneIai ] turned the enemy's right and got
into their rear dad not meet sufhcleut cavalry
tosop me.
Destroyed from eight to ten miles OF the Or
ange Railroad, twenty locomotives, three trains
and very large amount Of supplies.
Toe enemy were making depot Of supplies
at Beaver Dam Since got into their rear
there has been great excitement among the IN.
haotAnts aud with the army.
Tue citizens eport that Lee is beaten. Their
cavalry has attempted to annoy my rear and
aank, but have been run oil
expect 10 hght their cavalry south of the
South Anna river
have Te-oapturej FIVE hundred of our men h.
including twO COlones.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't.
Z. NJ SERBIAN,
Maj Gen Cong.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH TaOH Mr. STANTON
WAsHlSGroS, May, l3, 5. 80 A. NJ.
To MAJOR GsH.rdl DiI
ohaal dispatches are just received by this
Dep f'ment dated yesterday, A. NJ, on battle
heiJ nesr opottsylyania Curt House.
Iney state that during night Gen. Han.
ooOA "a one1 from hls previous position ON the
t'sn' suu occupied the ground between Wright
ami Burnside
Az daylight he attacked with his accustomed
mp tuO'''y' piercing the first and then the sec
QUO line VI the elemys works, capturing the
wn0ie oi Eiward JonusOn's division and mart oi
hA'ly' together with Maj Gen johnson, (Ei-
wad JOnnsunl Brig. zen. johnson. Gen. i
Stuart nd lrom thirty to iorty cannon.
uen. Burnside, upon the extreme LETT. opened
at 'he same time with Gen Hancock, and ao.
,anced with comparatively httle opposluon.
lie rightnas formed Junction with Gen liam
cOck, and hls lett lie not actively ngaged.
dispatch has been Received from ten Butler
dated :" In the held Chester Station, Va. NAV
IL, $50 4, NJ IL states that he is now pusn
ins the enemy near Fort Darling, and has before
hun all the troop. ON North aud South Caro-.
ilna that have got up.
nesuresaids cJurlrf, captured this morning
white going To Gen. hoke, IN command Of D,n'
rye Buff had u dispatch stating that Beaure
garJ Wound JOIN him as soon as the troots cam.
up
Gen Gilmore holds the in,renchments while
Zen Smith demonstrates upon Drury and ,he
enemy's ines
oen k,uE with his cavalry has been sent u
cut Tie DAnsiiie rallroa near Aplom.tt,,x SIN.
t'On anu eau perhaps advance 90 james river
We have had NO telegraphlc communication
with Gtn. Snei man snoe Wednesday
h. NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of War
The following is a dispatch sen, by Gen. Han.
cock ths morning
NKAR SPOTTsYLvAsiA CouRr IIou., }
May l2--S A. NJ
have oaptufei from thirty 10 forty guns. i
have finished up johnson and am nov going in.
TO Early. w U.scncs
The guns captured have arrived a, he.oos,,
ter. Brgadler Ueueral Stuart, oommana,ns :,
brigade In johnson's division, was captured