Litchfield enquirer., 1864-05-19

on the 27th. The enemy made his appear ance on the 18th on the Shreveport Road. and drove in our advance cavalry. Gen: McCler nand met them with his command, when they withdrew without fighting. The armies, how ever, were in close proximity, and the pickets were constantly firing. A battle was hourly expected. Gen. Banks was hit by piece of shell in the battle of Norritt's Bluff. on the
 zoa. lie was improving. Gen. Magruder was sad to be on his way to Texas to Western Louisiana. to jsin Gen. Krby's army.
 Spottsyvania Court house, mentioned in |the dispatches from the seat of war in Virgin |ia. IS tho Countv-seat in Spotsylvania County. 1t IS village ot less than two hundred resi- l |dent inhabitants. situated on the Pc for Ta)I River. branch of the Mattapony. Itis twen-l |ty or twenty-two miles east of Orange Court house. about fourteen miles southwest off |Fredericksburgh, and by the course of thn roads, sixty-fve miles north-north-west off Richmond.
 MoNDAY.-The dispatches from Gen. Grant come up to Saturday morning at 615 o'clock. During the day the advance of Hancock deve- Hoped the fact that the rebel army had fallen back four miles. There was TO engagement during Friday and the department has no in Ltelligence of any general officer having been killed in the terrible engagement of Thursday. During Friday night an important maneuvre was made in sending the fifth and Sixth Corps Ito our left, and an attack was to have been made at daylight, but no sound of battle was heard during Saturday at either Belle Plain or sFredericksburgh. and it is therefore supposed that Lee had retreated still further The move. ment and attack, had they been successful, would have placed our army in Lees rear, and |compelled his retreat upon Lynchburgh instead Bof Richmond. Some definite idea of the losses inflicted on the rebels may be gathered from sthe additional fact. stated in Mr. Stanton's irst dispatch, that over 1000 prisoners, including 400 officers, with Maj. Gen. Johnson and Brig sGen. Stuart, had arrived at Belle Plain.
 Sheridan has done his work in the most thorough manner. Getting in the rebel rear without difficulty, he seems to have done as he { pleased, despite the whole rebel cavalry force ! He destroyed both railroads for miles burned : four bridges from 20 to 200 feet long burned several depots captured and destroyed supplies Ito the amount.of one and half million ratons: entered the Notifications of Richmond: on looming out met Stuart's whole force masSed ment the rebels were routed, and our forces pursued their way lesurey towards Bottom $ Bridge. and have since reported to Gen. Butler I lat Turkey Bend on James River The Rich mond papers of the 18th announce the death sof Stuart. the rebel cavalry leader, from wounds received in battle.
 The news that Gen. Thomas has occupied sDalton is confirmed and we have the further Intelligence via Cincinnati, that our forces have scaptured about five thousand prisoners and ten sor twelve pieces of artillery. The official re port from Gen. Sherman. transmitted through 1.-the War Department is clear and distinct It lis dated near Resaca, May l4, and it states that sby flank movement on Resaca Johnston had lbeen obliged to evacuate Dalton, and onr forces were in his rear and front. The weather was fine. and the troops in admirable order
 Advices from Gen. Butler, by way of Fort Iress Monroe, to 18th inst, stated that there ehad been no fighting since the 1lth inst But Ilater and official dispatches from Gen Butlnr state that he is still in front of the enemy's works at Drury's Bluff. Fort Darling, and that the enemy are there in force. Gen. Gilmore |by brilliant flank movement. assaulted and !took the enemy s works on their right. The |enemy have r tired into their square redoubts. upon which Gen. Butler is bringing his artl- Ilerv to bear.
 The news from Gen. Sherman is favorable land encouraging up to Saturday evening. His army had been fighting all day. with conSidera l be advantage. but no decided result. The DO siton at Dalton, out of which Johnston had been fanked, was very formidable. Fitzpatrick had cut the railroad below Rrsara.
 Gen. Canby and Staff passed through Mem nhis on Tuesday. en route for Rel River. Oni
 the 5th inst. Porter was at Alexandria. Al
 large force was engaged in da ming the riverI SD as to give sufficient depth of water at tlIe' Falls for the gunhoats 10 prs5 over.
 The rumor which has been current some' time. that SiSel had broken the railroad between, and Charlottesville, is pronouncedl hv Mr. Secretary Stanton to be untrue. Ger ] Sigcl was at Woodstock at last accounts. WAsuINGroN May 16, :35 4. NJ. To Myor Gcnerm Dig Our latest dates from Gen. Grants Headquarters are to yester- |day morning at o'clock 30 minutes. NoI operations of importance had occurred. OurI ireinforcements were arriving. Nothing has been received from Gen. But Y ler since his telegrams of Sat .rday night We have intelligence from Resaca up to II o'clock last night. Our lines had advanced on the left, two lines Of the enemy's earthworks having been stormed.
 Stoneman is reported to have destroyed a wagon train, captured two guns, and thrashed Roddy.
 [Signed1 EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War. TUEsDAY.-The news from Gen. Butler, rep |resents him as laying regular siege to Fort Darling, and that his Chief Engineer Gen. |Gllmore, was confident of soon having posses sion of the fortifcation.
 The situation in Virginia, as portrayed byI dispatches from Gen. Grant up to Monday morning at 8 o'clock, represents everything quiet for the last two days. The roads are ins such an impossible condition as to necessarily suspend hostilities until they improve. Our troops are in excellent spirits, and perfectly sanguine of success. Heavy endorsements of fresh troops were arriving. Our special ss ys the robels have not mater ally changed their position, but are fortifying and strengthening its army vigorously, but that it was altogether probable that they would bel to retire from it by vigorous tur- ming movement.
 Advices from Little Rock to the 18th inst, via Memphis, state that Gen. Steele was con 6dent of maintaining the line of the Arkan- sas, and that Gen. Kirby Smith was menacingI Pine Bluff in strong force.
 CAPTURE OF RESACA. 10 GUSs 1,2e0 PRISONERS, AND REBEL
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