Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
TELE RAP HIC.
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.

yesterdays battle. 1t lasted all day.
and Lee was finally driven out of his
entertainments to Poriver. During last
night the greater part of his army cross
ed that stream. The glorious victory of
the morning thus rendered decisive and
brilliant the result at evening. @
Additional advices from General
Sheridan show that his advance had
been with great success. Both the Fred
ericksburg and Richmond and Virginia
Central Railroads had been DESTROYED for
many miles. Ingalls, cavalry is mov-
ing down thevalley, and have tapped the
Virginia Central railroad near Charlotts-
Vile. '''
The Secretary Of War, in his dispatch
yesterday, stated that the Government
was sparing no pains to support Grant.
The energy displayed to this end is
very commendable since the battle of
the Wilderness, and more particularly
since the army has been engaged in the
vicinity of Spotsylvania. Reinforce
ments have been rapidly sent forward
900 men left this city on Thursday
1t is stated that Sige1 reinforced the
Army OF the Potomac with $1,000 men.
There is every probability that the
losses OF our army in the late battles
have been greatly exaggerated, and that
reinforcements of q, 900 or more men.
referred to above, will very nearly
make up the actual losses. So Meadis
army will be quite as strong as when
they set out upon the campaign.
| Special to the New York Tines.1
| WASHINGTON, May 14-Despatches
just received from one of our correspon-
dents at the front, state that the rebels
were in full retreat towards North Anna
river, and that fresh troops were in hot
pursuit
Lees retreat is becoming a rout-
Thousands of prisoners are being cap
tured. The streams in his rear are very
much swollen by the .ecent rains.
| Supplies are reaching the army rapid
ly.
Our wounded are coming in very fast,
and are being sent to Washington, many
or them without stopping at Fredericks-
burg.
The rebel cavalry drove in two COM
panles OF the 22d New York cavalry and
the 23d New Jersey, last night, near
Fredericksburg. Some of our men are
missing. They made an attack on Fred
ericksburg, and they are evidently after
our trains, as half of their movements
are for that object. We have as vet lost
nothing IN the way of wagons, except
four ambulances, captured on the field.
| Our losses in killed, wounded and
missing are estimated at A., 900. many of
whom are absent without sufficient rea-
son, and cannot therefore be counted
among the losses.
Gen. Grant will push Lee before him
to Richmond, if he has to use his team
sters to do it,
We captured over 5000 prisoners yes
terday, and near 40 guns.
New YORK, May IA Tgnes CORES
pondent from Burmuda Hundreds, da-
ted May 10th, says in the course of the
morning, Gen. Butler received a flag of
truce from the enemy, signed by Gen.
Bushrod johnson, containing three
propositions:
lst. Asking to come within our lines
to remove their wounded and to bury
their dead.
Sd. Asking for general exchange OF
prisoners on both sides.
TO the first, Gen. Butler replied, that
the work was already done. To the Sec
ond, he announced himself perfectly
willing to assent. To the third he re-
piled that no exchange of healthy and
well prisoners could be expected effect
ed until the Confederate authorities ac-
knowledge cOlored soldiers as prisoners
of war.
On the 18th the enemy made no de-
monstration, except to feel our pickets
with their cavalry.
Towards evening there was brief en-
gagement between our gunbOats on the
AppotomaX and the fortification near
Petersburg, shot from which blew up
the steamers Gen. Graham and Brews-
ter, the other day. Shells were thrown
into the fort with great precision, and
the opposing fire was very feeble.
Especial to the New York World
The battle opened with complete
lsurprlsc to the enemy. Hancock moved
at half-past four a. NJ, and gained at
once the outermost rifie-pits Of the reb-
els. They rushed upon them with fixed
bayonets, and captured about 5000 pris-
oners. johnson and Stuart were taken
at breakfast, Forty eight guns were also
taken and brought off. The remainder.
fifteen in number, were left Just beyond
our skirmishing line, and fought for by
both sides several times. The rebels also
attempted to retake the rife-pits, but
We're repulsed with great slaughter,
The 9th corps, under Warren, charged
repeatedly against the enemy's works,
but were unable to take them An en-
H1auiiiS HIe swept uOWu tllP1r rank
dreadfully in some portions OF the field,
Our troops gained and held three lines
Of rifle-pits additional to those captured
on the left.
/ The |Vo14d's Washington special of
the 18th, says: Near dark our center
for the first time occupied Spotsylvania
village. This morning our pickets sent
word that Lee was falling back on the
roads running straight to the Po river
and Perry's tavern. At o'clock this
morning it was said that Warren had
come up in pursuit in time to capture
one OF Lees pOntoon trains. The reb-
els, however, were on the south side of
the river.
| Prisoners state positively that Lees
army is entirely worn out, and fearfu!ly
reduced by tremendous losses,
WASHINGTON, May 13, II m.-Io Maj.
Gen Dic A dispatch from the commits
sary states that the prisoners at Belle
prisoners, including Maj. Gen. johnson
and Brig. Gen. Stuart.
! [Signedl EDWIN ". STANTON,
i Sec'y Of War.
i WASHINGTON, May 14-Yesterday T.
500 prisoners, including 400 officers, ar
rived at Belle Plain.
| OAlC VI l1lC ACDoi OluCcTS CuptufeU IS
Gen. Johnson, of Maryland, formerly
employed in the House of Representa-
tiyes, and a prominent member of the
Maryland Legislature when it undertook
to slide out of the Union.
A wounded rebel prisoner states that
Longstreet was wounded in the right
breast, and subsequently his command
understood he had died on his way to
Richmond.
A. P. Hill was also wounded in the
same engagement. 1t is stated by sew
eral that they heard Lee was wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, May l4.-The Even-
ing Telegraph has the following special,
from Cincinnati, 14th: News has been
received here from soldiers, that Scho-
Fields army moved from Bull Gan ON