, 1864-05-23

TO 10 river, iOuT ullcS, uuTWb t"e hEN' n
greater portion Of our army crossed that stream
and the glorious victory this morning was thu
rendered decisive and brilliant.
Aiviccs from Sheridan show that he has had
great success. Both the Fredericksburg and
Richmond and the Virginia Central Railroads
have been DESTROYED for miles. SigeI's cavalry
nloyin: down the Shenandoah valley, tapped
the Virginia Central Railroad near CharlOltcs'
vile.
The Secretary Of Wars dispatch yesterday
says: The Government is sparing no pains to
support Gen. Grant The seven days fighting
in the Wilderness render reinforccments neces.
sary. They have been rapidly sent forward (;
1000 men left the city on Thursday. II is
stated that Sigel has reinforced the Army Of
the Potomac with $4,000 men. In every pro-
bpbility our losses in the late battles have been
greatly exaggerated, and the rein;orcemcnts oi
%, 900 men, referred to above, will nearly make
up for our losses, so that Grants army will be
as strong as when il set out on the campaign.
Washington, May IA dispatch received
at midnight, from command Of prisoners at
Belle Plain, announces the arrival there Oi
over 1000 prisoners, including 500 officers.
Cairo, May 49, Two gunboats fell into the
hands of the enemy, but the reports need con
tirmation.
St. Louis, May l4.-Portcr is at Alexandria
with his ironclads. A large force is engaged
in tue riter to give greater depth at the falls
EIr gunboats 10 pass over. 1t would take two
weeks for the water to rise. The Union lines
embrace a circuit Of over miles.
McClernand's corps at New Orleans Is TO re-
inforce Banks.
Masrudcr, with 2,4oo men, is reported to
have joined Kirby Smith.
Price is said to have 10000 men at work OIL
the iortifcations below Shreveport.
New York, May IA spccial dispatch
says: Correspondence dated Headquarters
Potomac, 8 o'clock Thursday night, says
The rebels are in full retreat to the North Anna,
Nth fresh troops in hot pursuit. Lees retreat
is becoming a rout, and thousands Of prisoners
are being captured The streams In the rear
are very much swollen by the rec Mt rains.
Supplies are reaching the army rapidly. The
wounded are coming in fast and are immedi
atrly sent to Washington many OF them with.
out stopping at fredericksburg. The rebels
are evidently alter our trains. We have Lost
not ing except four ambulances captured on
the field Our loss il killed aud wounded is esti-
mated at Al, GOO.
The Worlds special dispatch, dated IS, says: :
Near dark, our sentinels for the first time nccu-
pied Spottsy lvania. This morning our pickets
sent word that Lee bad lallon back on the roads
running to the right Of Po river.
Dispatches from Henry's Tavern, o'clock
this, morning, said that Warren had come up
IN pursuit In time to capture one Of Lees pom
tron trains The rebels, however, were on the
south side Of the river.
Prisoners state positively that Lees army j.
fael,,.l,, h,.
losses, and that there is inSubordination on &c.
count Of the want Of food.
SpOttsylvania, May 10, 8 A.M.--To f. NJ.
Stanton-Lee abandoned his position daring
the night. Whether il was To occupy a new
position in the same vicinity, or 10 make good
his retreat, Is not yet determined One divi.
sion Of Wright's corps and one of Hsncock's
arc now determining the question. All AN.
they bad come upon his rear guard, and al
though our gallant army was greatly fatigued
from the enCmy's efforts yesterday, the news
Of Lees departure inspires our men with
fresh energy. Our whole force will soon bc in
action, but the heavy rains during the last SO
hours render the roads exceedingly difficult Tor
artillery aud wagons to pass along. The mum.
bcr that are severely wounded is grCater than
in any previous days fighting; this is owing
{, the great use Of aitlvry.
(Sigacd,) DANA,
Assistant Secretary Of War.
Washington, May li.-A careful ingestiga'
tion fixes The total loss Of he army OF the PO
tomac, killed wounded aud missing, UP to the
commencement Of the Lattle Of tbs 18th, at
10000.
The Star says from tile fact that no cannon.
aiding was heard yesterday from tho iront, it il
believed that Lee is sbifling his position, and
taking care to put himself out If fighting
range. -i-5 .-1,...5
The public may expect to hear soon Of the
next fight, unless Ice has been so weakened
as 10 compel him to seek cover in the Richmond
Qualifications, or retreat rapidly 10 the direction
Of Lynchburg or Stanton, from which place
his army has received supplies since Grant
yrcssed the E0pidah. tta
Dispatches from the headquarters Of the
Army Of the Potomac have been received.
which say we have achieved tho greatest vic.
tory Of the war, after the severcst lighting ever
recorded 10 history. ILe battle was acknowl-
edged to be the heaviest oi all, lasting from
daybreas until after dark, being renewed at .
o'clock, and continuing Till acar . 4 Il. Both
parties commended during the night for the pos
session Of the line Of rifle pits from which our
men had drivrn the enemy in the morning
The iied presents to-day q scene bey,nd de-
scription. IN the brrasiworks men were dy
ing, IN some places. in piles Of three and four
deep. The enemy removed large number
of dead and wounded during Thursday from
portions Of the tisld but there were many
places they could not reach, where they lay
as thick as our Own. The number Of guns
captured is 49, Many colors were also taken.
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