The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-05-14
NEW YoRK, May ss---A Fortress Mon
roe tetpateh to the Herald says that Gen
Butler IL In possession Of Petersburg 4


Butlesis in possession Of Petersburg 4 &
WAsa1Earos, My Up . mid
night fks Uss gzgnss Aaa.nea e
formation in regard 70 the battis between
| Meade and Lee, Gen. Grant having slut
off all Communication between his lines
and Washington, and no enc can paas his
pickets except his owa special coafrieE -
Our loss in killed and wounded Is said %
! have been 1000, including many officers
of distinction,
CA1Ro, Nay On the 9th ult the
rebels planted battery between Alexan.
dria and Fort De Russy and attacked oar
feet Of gunboats and transports; one OF
each was lost; the gunboat Natehez was
so much disabled thai she had to be tow
ed to Natchez; two shells exploded inside
Of her, completely Kidding the boat, Kill
ing 18 men and wounding h number.
WASHINGTON, May IA Law recently
passed which makes provisions for a per
| manent settlement of the IaAn of Utah
I in Vita Valley, in at Territory The
bill appropriases $500 for agricultural
improvements to enable them to become
| self-sustainfug.
{ Gen. Canhy has been appointed Major
fGencral and ordered to the command Of
the department Of Louisiana and Arkan-
sas,
Major Gencals French and Reyes have
been mustered ont of the volunteer service
j By order of the President. L.
| The Senate has confirmed n. CaK1a
Collector of Internal 60
trict of Oregon.
New YoAK, sfsy Esees
Quceu.--Ths aoyernmsat ef Nisasassa
has concluded 70 contract with Cap IN
Pine for the construction of the alte
Oceanic railroad. IT. ~
Advices from Lima state that he qssss
| tons between Peru and Spain haze rem b.
ed an alarming stage. The Spanish min
adHster having been refused recOgniaiousent
! an ultumatum to the Peruvian Govern
meut, which was rptprned unopened, and
he left the country---Some reports speak
of Spanish squadpa having taken pos
session of Chineha IslAnds.
The project oftho railcsa acrSas the
Andes. in Chill, has Lost none offs inter
est The report of the sssapyr egeperai
~ayt there are no serious distractions to
be encountered ....r .-.--
WASHINGTON, May S.--Midnight.----
4 special correspondent writing from
headquarters at Wilderness Tavern, Fri
day evening. gives the following intetli-
geuce in regard to the great battle on Fri
day:
The day has closed upon terrible
fought field, and the army of the Potomac
has added another t. its list Of murderous
conflicts Lees tactics, 50 energrtically
employed at Charlottesville and Gettys-
| burg Of throwing his whole army first upon
one wing and then upon another, has again
been brought to bear. but the army Of the
Potomac has rcpulsed the enemy with ire
Y 1nendous onslaught, and stands tonight
solidIy in the position it assumed this
morning The first attempt was made up
on the right, somewhat in numbers, by the
battle of yesterday, but the iron old ID
corps nobly stood It's ground; then the
enemy hurled battalhons upon Sedgewick
and once or twice gained temporary ad-
vantage. bus the old veterans Of this corps
nobly rallied and repulsed the rebels with
fearful slaughter, About half past four
Lee made feins upon the whole line and
then suddealy fell with his whole force
upon Sedgevick, driving him back tenn
Porariiy, but the advantage was soon re-
. gained and the rebels were hurled back
with great loss. Night now came on, and
it is believed at headquarters, this hour,
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