, 1864-05-07
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TEE GREAT War MOVEMENT
CUR ARMY IN VIRGINIA STILL
ADVANCING.
They have Passed
the Wilderness.
LEE RUMoRED At ORANGE
COURTHOUSE,
No Fighting Yet Reported to hare
Taken Place.
STARTLING NEWS FROM THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
Porter Saves bis Fleet BY Blow,
ing it Up.
Reported destruction Of Gun
boats and Transports on
Red River.
Great Excitement at Vioksburg and
NAtchez.
MAI. GEN. HUNTER AT ALEX
ANDRIA.
Thr Enemy Threaten Port
HUDSON.
7 he One Hundred
Day Troops.
WHAT The PEOPLE
ARE DOING.
TEE yvAR In VIRGINIA.
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WHAT The PEOPLE
ARE DOING.
TIE WAR In VIRGINIA.
LotcAt News from Gen. Grants Army.

TIE WAR IN vERGIyI
Latest News from Gen. Grants Army
WASHINGTON, May Collaboration has been re-
ceivcd here that Cur army h4s passed eafely
! through the Wilderness, but nothing further i.
known this morning Of the onward movement.
Rurnors prevail Of fighting, bat they aze founded
| on mere conjecture, as 1t ia known thst up TO
O'Clock Wednesday evening none had taken place.
| There are troops remaining On this side Of the
Eapidan, but 1t would not be proper to state their
exact location. These include some, II not all.
the colored soldiers.
Much ot the rolling stock Of the railroad ha, been
cent hack to Washington as there is now no further
use for It.
PmrADE1rH1A, May 1.-THE Buuetia has the
following epecial dlspatch:
WARRINGTON, Msy 6.-Thc Army Of the Potomac
has passed the Wilderness which. includes the old
Charlottesville battle ground east OF Lees army,
and paused On unn 1t reached an open plain, south
east Of the Wilderness.
Our informant etates that Gen. GIANT took that
route in order to aank Lee. BE also states that it
was the theory entertained By officers that Lee was
.:in In his works about Orange Court House.
Many believe that It viii be found that General
Grant has tankcd Lee end is between his army and
The works Of Richmond.
New YoRK, May Ca special dispatch reports
onr asny pasecd through the Wilderness Of ylr-
:iuia, emerging into the open country. L letter
received rom Burnsile's headquarters at Warren
ton Junction, the 9Th, locates the corps there,
bus 1t expected to more the same day.
Norfolk letter Of the 18th reports that the rebel
casalry attacked our p1ckcts at Suffolk on SATURDAY
and were badly thrashed By the 5.h PENNSYLVANIA
cavalry, With ]oes Of number killed and wounded
NAsnEc7ox, May a.. dispatch from General
Grant to one Of the Generals here says that fory-
2iEht hours would determine whether he was to
i.ve ha tie on the Rapi1an Or under the works
around Richmond. General Grants dispatch WAS
written yesterday.
NEW YORK, Mny G.-The 1Eo,ld has Issued an
e1tsn containing ! report TINT on Monday last
Burnside's advance was checked at Thoroughfare
Gap by rebels under Lonsstreet- A battle IL said
70 have occurred, resulting In our defeat, With
:oes Of 2,0o0 to a. % men. The negro troops are
Il i'd to hare become demoralized, throwing down
heir a1ms, and stampcdlng to the rear. It is
doubtless canard.
The No4idts Washington dispatch says: Burn
-ide Is acting reserve to the grand army OF the
Potomac When he will Eaore to the front IL IN
known.
rne New York 21mes' Washington special says:
''cu]peppct is being strongly fortified, and viii be
used depot for army storee. X Is reported here
:o-day that strong column Of troops. under Gems.
Couch and Sigel ia marching from Winchester up
The Shenandoah Valley, as cooperating column,
destined, eventually to cut the Virginia and Ten.
ncseec Railroad, while Gen. Buffers force, or
Jar. Of it. strikes the other r11rpsd At OF near Pc
.crsburg, thus 6cyering all the railroad communf-
,ation between Richmond and the South. Gen.
Butler took the field in person, 1t the head Of the
army On The Peninsula, yesterday, and his hosts
arc mnr<haled By euch leaders as Gems. IT. r.
Smith. Gilmore, Terry, and WeItzel. An immense
leet Of troopa and strong squadron Of monitors
I'D eunboate will convoy It up one Of those broad
:iEe1s, to the eutes the back door Of Richmond
ard perhaps the iron-clsds may once more t1y the
strength OF the rebel batteries on the line Of the
lanes. PanuDIy ind Rappahaanock.
The feeling prevafe that there Ia desperate work
,efcre this army, bet there ie ncrTc and etrcnsth
*or 1t. The fron-ciads lie in the still waters of
Newport News, aud the gunboats are in communi-
cation With tlcm.
THE GRAND FoEHARp MOVEMENT,
HEADQUARTERS A1:AE OF TIE PoroxAc,}
Mny ~ q. N. {
Tic order to r.nrch was issued from General
Neade's headquarters yesterday morning, and was
disseminated through ihp army By two in the alter
EOOn.
Gener1l Grecc's csyalry division, accompanied By
portion Of tie canvas ponttoon traI9 moved ycs,
engaged until late 1T night repairing the road to
Ellis Ford Soon af:cr midnight rhat division
About midpieli tie 81 caraly dlvieion, With anot6.
r portion oi The canvas pontoon train, LEFT for Ger
rania ord, five six miles above there to estab
sh s1a zoss1 + T. at this hour that
Tie advance Of the ID corpe+ Gen. Uancock com
uandtng, broke cnmp at midnight and moved down
he and n,1 road t1waES
before three O'Clock tlie morning IN the same d.
rect.on and expected to effect crossing coon after
1he 5th corps. Major Gen Wazrcn7 commenced
moving at midnight. THE advance, consisting OF
two divisions Of Infantry and the portion of arl-
e passed thEouSh s:esGnsb1gf At 9h anish
n,arch,nc towards Gcrmania Ford. ,
The 9Th corps was closely followed b the Gth
corps unsr Cen ssdsc XII Weh thqa hqaiiea W. ond samP 5
corps understood to be crossing the hapldan a.
Germania Ford.
;nr Q: the Rapldan At TWO .oris toward the right
Huuk ot ttc enemy placng itself aer crossing on
line nearly parable, with the riycr between Orange
Court Hocse aud ca ,ncellorsE1le Al a. t9e & pfesana
trnlalilty that it will be successfully accom-
pattEeu without severe opposition ny Lee, to
Nuoso LIS bold push anet De uoFe oE 4eae ~ s4'
st1Ee,
tte not possible that any setiors engagement
WI " fought today. Caynlry ekifmishlng and
nl! dutlng are likely to make up the days
a,ra an'ess the enemy contests Our advance IN
| ., My YoEK, MAY a.-rhe Washington special Of
,e'ho., nsa sayt: There " no doubt now from in
14eesnee received from Bcaltop Station, but that
re- has en.irelv abandoned Lis line On 1hc Rapi-
tr, 1ha 1h Mn he ar7ay tnEcn the roads running
nutt1 tAs enqsh Of thhtietfrnm tn cr4nrN G,,rines
~ ~ roe,.t ioI me entrrnchments al Richmond
.TheIp" ~ posuon !, m a! Hanover Court House,
4be ,a1icr ~ ~ Innleation OF rebel movement In
! seems CLEARLY establiebtd. = 1un aoo oeyonos
TIE MOVEMENT cE1ow n1cuuoSn
| NAeA1sGToS, May 6.-The No,}d ear.. p.s..u
gen who arrived in this civ f.nr. Faseen-
| s.senlUss etaE h9at Information has hecn racssi~aJ
tnGsT @ E o teVS4 eouicee, as well a. ffom EnrtnIi-
anu 1Cthe1e aunfce- that Gen, " r E,n,fh ..1ss
10y ntge stg aimy+ nas dsembarked On the snrtS -,
SIDE oi the janea Hyer, not far from Eort sHa.n
Die object was, OF course; matte, ~ M @uariins.
lntion. 1t might be fe1pt tn iis,r, ~ fpscu-
md prevent their sending 1cinforranscn,e tepes
Int Il 1t was In eaEnest 1t meant thnt Fort nl, e,
ard PttersbnEE were to be captured. and Rtcts
/ Eer:h Carolina md the South. WILL
lfthe news Is correct, and ills Eencral,y brforoa
| in Baltimore, tho occupation ct West fo5nf ,na. u
| hCndov. was merely to deceive the enemy St3H
a.. ID merely unnuthenticated rumor, and Smish.s
aru., n,ay be uestired for West Point, to conaer.
utn with The extreme LETT wing Of Mesde'a armys
| G. MnEl1Axp. Nd. b11y 6.-Rebtl grerillas made
Uloeu.inston, captured three t1a1ns and destroyed
<e.o,0tC worth OF property belonging 10 the rail-
rand company. The trains Will run tomorrow a.
u-ual-