New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-13
Our Position One Of Great Strength
FIGHTING ALL DAY on MONDAY.
Report that Our Cavalry Fave Burned
the Great Bridge at Welden.
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND OTHER ACCOUNTS.

| BERMUDA HUNDRED Va, Tuesday. May 10, 1894
| Nothing definite has yet been accomplished
by our forces in the way Of capture but everything
looks favorable.
Beauregard with about 900 men, Is in Petersburg,
and we have all the railroads cut eadi TO that city,
and forces enough to keep Beauregard there until he
surrenders
We shall IL is reported commence siege OF the
place.
There are four monitors and several gunboats within
four miles of Fort Darling ready to cooperate with our
land forces Ia part of the abreast Of the monitors Our
forces occupy strong position and are strong enough
to hold it, and as room Petersburg is taken, to 3D.
vance on Fort Darling with ond and water force; and
with the will and determination existing in our ranks
there is little doubt Of success
1t supposed that Gen. Kautz is now to the soutoi
Petersburg aiming the destruction OF railroads lead
ING south from Richmond. Correspondents have prob
ably announced bis defeat many Of his troops captured
&C. II is not believed here. Beauregard has no cav.
airy sec.
FORTRESS MONROE Wednesday. May II, 1864.
The latest adyces from the front state that the gun
boat Brewster was blown up the Appomattox yester
day BY Rebel battery. No statement in regard to the
loss Of life.
Fighting was going on all day yesterday. The main
portion appeared to be our right The troops were
under command OF Gen. Smith. The turnpike between
Richmond and Petersburg the bone Of contention.
Up to p M to-day nothing later has been received
The Rev Mr.. Dobbs Of Norfolk, lately connected
with The Old Dominion sent to the front to-day
be sent into the Rebel lines as a confirmed Rebel.
We receive but few papers from the North here most
all Of them having been stopped Most Of our dispatches
are suppressed.
Petersburg has not been abandoned, burned, nor az
vet besieged Beauregard lie there in command. Fort
Darling is still in the hands Oft Rebels.
The bark Dame burden ashore Cape Henry with
cargo Of iron STEEL blocktin, - viii prove total
loss.
A report lust received states that Col Spear has
burned the long bridge near Weldon and two otners
that he made three charges and the third time sue
ceeded / give this for what 1t Is worth. My inform
ant heard Col Spear tell it.
Tie following additional names Of wounded have
been received within the last tgentyfour hours from
Gen. Buffers Army:
p. Msr.a 70 r;i Z W Vim >, AVN S.y;r,
sergt, J. H. Minister, Pscav. = :; keiierer' DO
~ 661 ;sseS S SS T. s saa men, S $S
In addition to these about $50 sick have been sent 70
the Hampton and Chesapeake Hospitals A..
The latest advices from Newbern state that the Rcb-
els are again threatening the place. that they have pos
session Of the railroad and that last Thursday they de-
rnanded the surrender of Moorhead City Our forces
refused and the Rebels destroyed the railroad and
tired 1t is rumored that they have 5000 men, and pro-
pose to invest Newbern
The fight on Thursday between our fleet and the
Rebel gunboats in Albemarle Sound lasted several
hours and the Rebel roncads retired up the Roanoke
River.