Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-09
Occupation of City POint-OmciaI
Dispatch from Secretary stanton.

division of Brney.
Occupation of City POint-OmciaI
Dispatch from Secretary Stanton.
New YORK, May S.-City Point has be-
come ours without struggle. The Union
forces are securely planted in splendid
advantageous position within 10 miles of
the Rebel Capital. Our troops are landing
a. rapidly as possible. 1t is now o'clock,
and before nighttall the quarter part of the
immense army will be disembarked Our
line will stretch across this narrow strip of
land, the left upon James River. then pass
ing over the little river AppattomaX, the
prolongation of the line will reach to the
James again, holding that almost insular po-
sition called the township of the Bermuda.
| With one hundred entrenched here with
the flank of both armies protected by gum
boats, we can bid defiance to Lees cohorts,
If Grants sharp pressing should drive them
down upon us. The position is considered
admirable for seriously threatening Rich
mOnd. Lees army is now between two
fires, and should our cavalry raid success.
| fully impair communications south, starva-
ton will be added to his other troubles.
[By telegraph from Washington to Gen. J. A. Dix.l
| WAsHINGToN, May 8, 8 A. M-We have
no official report from the front, but the
Medical Director has notiteld the Surgeon
| General that our wounded were being sent
to Washington, and will number from 5000
to 5000. The Chief Quartermaster of the
Army of the Potomac has made a requisi-
| tion for seven days grain, and states that
the enemy is reported to be retiring. This
| indicates Gen. Grants advance, and affords
an inference of material success on our part.
The enemy's strength has always been most
felt in his first blows, and their having fail
ed, and our forces not only having main
taiDed their ground, but preparing to ad-
vance leads tothe hope of full and complete
success; for when either l'arty fails disor-
ganization by struggling and desertion COM
mences, and the enemys loss in killed and
wounded must weaken him more than we
are.
Nothing later than my last dispatch has
been received from Gen. Butler.
A dispatch up to 8 o'clock yesterday
states that Gen. Thomas had occupied Tun-
mel Hill, where he expected battle, and
the enemy had taken position at BuZzard
Roost Pass, north of Dalton. Skirmishng
had taken place, but no real fighting yet.
| Nothing later from Gen. Banks.
You may give publicity to the informa-
tion transmitted to you as you deem prop
er. 1t is designed to give accurate official
statements of what is known to the De-
pdl lbuiCllJ III JlS SICdJ CIlSls, anu W WlUIl-
hold nothing from the public.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The following are the names of the YES
sells of Admiral Lees squadron, which ac-
companied the army up the river:
The Malvern, flag ship; the monitors,
Tecumseh, Cannonicus, Saugus, Onondaga,
and Atlanta. The sight of the last must be
tantalizing to the enemy; the Enders Utah,
Mackinaw, and Oceola, and Commodore
Morris, Hunchback, Commodore Jones,
Dawn, Delaware, Putnam and Shawesee,
rebel gunboats. The army and gunboats
OH rounding Turkey bend, discovered a
rebel steamer reconnoitering. Chase was
made but Johnny Secesh opened his steam
valves and started for home. He could not
be Overhauled.
To the associated Press:
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Star, in its
extra this morning, says the only official
information from the Army of the Potomac
is from dispatches of Medical Director and
Chief Quartermaster to their respective
bureaus. The wounded, numbering from
six thousand to eight thousand, have been
sent from the battlefield to Rappahannock
Station, there to be forwarded to Washing
ton. A portion of them have arrived at
Rappahannock.
The Chief Quartcrmaster has made a re-
QUESTION for grain for auimals. This i'm
ports an advance by Gen. Grant.
Gen. ingalls, says we have fought two
days. The enemy are said to be retiring.
There seems to be no doubt that although
nothing decisive has yet occurred, the enc
my has been fOiled in his confident expec-
tations of driving Gen. Grant back before
his operations could be fully developed, and
that Lee has been compelled to give way.
The tactics of the enemy have uniformly
been to strike his heaviest blow at the out
set, and TO this their success has always
been owing. This has now failed There
is report that Gen. Hays was killed, and
Generals Getty and Gregg, and Col. Hays
and Gen. Owens wounded. Gen. Hancock
is reported to have received slight wound
while rallying his men to resist A. P. Hills
onset Two of Gen. Burnside's staff are
reported killed while carrying dispatches
tTimes SpecaiI
JAMES RIVER, May 5.-To Major General
Butler, | am told, is exclusively due what
ever credit shall result from the invention
and execution of the plan. When, four
weeks since, Lieut.. Gen. Grant visited Fort
ress Monroe, it was for the purpose of as
certaining the views of Gen. Butler respect
ing an advance upon the rebels by way of
the Peninsula, to be carried outin co-opera-
ting with the grand Army of the Potomac.
Gen. Grant had considered the variovs plans i
proposed with this object, but had commit
ted himselfto none, and was inclined there I
fore, to listen to what Gen. Butler might
suggest. 4
The sequel proves that the proposition Of
Gen. Butler fully commended itself 10 the
judgmentand acquiesence Of the command
ing General, and measures were at once
taken to put 1t in execution. Briefly the
project was to advance upon Richmond by \
the James river, get q foothold as near the
city 6as possible ON the south bank Of the
stream: seriously interrnnt the commnnina-