The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-06-04
GRANTgSTILL VICTORIOUS
HANCOCK CAPTURES 80 GUNS AND
1000 PRISONERS!
Butler Marching Oh to Petersburg
Gen. Longstreet's Corps Crushed by
by Burnside and Three Rebel
Brigades Captured.

BY the arrival of the clipper ship Danube,
Captain Broughton, 16 days from San Francisco,
We have received a few days later news from the
seat of war. We copy from BuAttin and Alta
New YORK, MayG2th. The HeraId's correspond
ent says of Tuesdays battle The most determined
aud persistent efforts were made in the fight in this
locality to turn our right. Charge after charge was
made by the enemy on the right. Our men repulsed
each charge, and at length the Fifth Corps drove the
enemy, compelling them to fall back to their defenses.
The effect of this repulse was apparent. The rebel
dead at points lay piled in heaps. We made a
grand general assault at Z O'Clock. 1t was the
most magnificent and terrible one of the war. The
batteries OF the Fifth Corps were placed IN every
advantageous position, as likewise were the batteries
of the other corps. They opened simultaneously,
and hurled murderous missiles into the ranks of the
enemy, accompanied by a general vOlley OF m~usketry.
From this hour till dark the combat ~deepened, and
night left US victors on every side. Our lines were
now advanced, and we have taken more prisoners
than We have lost. but it has been another expensive
victory. Our losses are heavy, but it is believed
those of the enemy far exceed ours. we expect the
battle will be decided in the morning. Our men
are in good spirits. There is no give way to them.
The Times Washington dispatch, dated May 18th,
saws n distinguished officer, who left Grant in the
saddle as late as 10 O'Clock this morning, sums up
the bloody work of yesterday thus The tight opened
all along the lines. Longstreet's corps, under A. 2.
Hill, held the rebel right, resting about two miles
northeast of Spottsylvania. Grant pitted Burnside's
|. Ninth Corps against it. A t a given moment, late in
the afternoon, Burnside precipitated his entire COM
mand. except the colored troops, upon the rebel front,
driving and completely crushing 1t, capturing three
rebel brigades and four pieces of cannon. The fight
continued, with a ferocity never before witnessed,
until night closed upon the bloodiest field of the war.
The losses on both sides are very large. vi the rebel
brigades captured some escaped during the awful
carnage which followed, but twelve hundred of them
were recaptured and were sent to the rear. This
morning our informant talked with some of them
(the rebel prisoners) before leaving to-day. They
said they had been in every principal battle of the
war, but had never experienced such terrible fight
ing. The battle ceased at Q o'clock, our line having
advanced, and Burnside occupying at the end of the
conflict the intrenchments held by Longstreet's forces
at the beginning of the fight. AT 10 O'Clock the
morning of the 1lth, Burnside held the same posi-
ton. Lees army was then concentrated into a sort
of horseshoe form, IN and about the town OF Spott-
sylvania Court House. Buffers movements south of
Richmond had been felt and appreciated.
WASHINGTON, May 11th.-During the last twenty
four hours about 900 men from the Army of the
Potomac, wounded in the battles Of Thursday and
Friday, have arrived. Comparatively few of them
are suffering severely. Many will soon be returned
to the army.
TUNNEL HILL, ga ) May 11th.-After three days
Of heavy skirmishing, in which all the corps plrtici-
mated, the enemy were driven back to Rocky Rilge
and Buzzards' ROost, from which we are fist ex oell-
ing them. Everything is going on we'll anl s!ti5-
factory.
WASHINGTON, May 1Oth.-The Army of the Poto-
nee had a portion If the day to recuperate. Burn
side. on Monday (9th,) began an attack with the left
wing with great fury and with an encouraging degree
of success. He had a fight the day before, in which,
TO use his own words, " We whipped old Longstreet."
Our army could not be more cheerful. All imagine
success and count the days when they shall invest the
rebel Capital.
Lee lately issued an order in relation to supplies,
in which he said the communications of Richmond
were cut off and it was impossible to furnish the men
with stores. No ratons were issued for three days
Lee enjoins upon his men the necessity of capturing
supplies from the Yankees. Up to this moment they
have failed to capture a single wagon. The roads are
IN excellent travelling order, but very dusty. All the