The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-05-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The following we clip from tho Gin
cima;i Daily Gazette Of Tuesday. Il il
of more interest than anylhing we could
have written;
owe have very full Official reports
this morning Of the operations Of the Ar.
my Of the Potomac, fully confirming
tho highly favorable news heretofore re-
ceived of Union victories, Gen, Sheri,
dams cavalry expedition was o. grand
success. The damage to the Railroads
between Spottsylvania and Richmond is
so extensive thai under uny circumStan
ces it would require weeks to restore
Communications. In addition to this he
destroyed a million and a half Of ra!ionSi
several cars and locomotives; fought aud
whipped Stuart's cavalry, and, as we
learn from the rebel papers, killed Gen
Stuart. He finally, after passing inside
of the outer defenses Of the rebel Capital
coined General Butler en- the James riv'
.er. General Butler was engaged in ar
attack on Fort Darling, with a good
prospect Of success. That fort reduced,
the gunbOats. it is supposed, can get
within Smelling d stance of Rich nond.
The rebslpupers report that the rail
road'has been destroyed South of Lynch
burg; also large quantities Of supplies.
This undoubtedly was doae by Gen.
Crooks command. The latter is good
officer for that business, and has, we May
iha sure. made thorough work, The re
pom thaislienaSl ggsl had bsen opera,
ting in that direction, was mistaEe.-
He was at Woodstock, Saturday, which
is thirty miles south of Winchester
The position is strong one, and com
mands the roads down the Valley. He
is ne doubt carrying out General Grants
orders. He was placed there We pre-.
sumo, 10 guard against movement
down the Shenandoah Valley by the en- {.
envy. This will not be undertaken now,
but il might have been, had the strug
gle on the Rapidan resulted in a reverse
to our army. sigei will probably form
a junctien with Meade's army.
Official reports from General Grant
are up'to Saturday morning. The enc
my was rstreating. 1t was supposed he
had fallen back to a new line, and ar
rangemeuts were made to attack at day.
light Saturday, but this mol having been
made, the Inference is that Lee was mo.
wing westward, towards Lynchburg. If
this view shall be confirmed il is reason.
able to suppose that Lee does not mean
to be cOOped up at PRESENT. n Richmond;
but upon this point we are left to mere
conjecture until his movement shall be
farther developed. AS our forces ore
getting further away from Frcdericks
burg which is now Grants base of sup
plies, il took more time to get dispatch.
es from that point. With Lee, the
question Of subsistence and ammunition
must be serious one. AT Gettysburg
it wiiibs rscollected, his amunition was
exhausted, and in consequence he might
have been crushed, if pressed oS Grant
is pressing him. But being nearer to
his base than he was then, he may have
depOts Of supplies upon which he is fall.
ing back. One depo; Sheridan destroy.
ed. Another depot there is reason 10
believe Crook destroyed, but he may
have others still out OF Richmond. II
not, he must either retreat to the rebel
capital or scatter his army To SubSist
such q foroO as Lee has, requires extern
aivo'depots Of supplies. It cannot be
done by forsgiug. In any view OF the
case, Lees position in this respect is a
critical one. Thenit is supposed he has
not been materiallyrc enforced, If at ALL
Meantime Gen. Grants Losses have been
nearly made up.by the arrival Of fresh
troops, and he still has sigel in reserve,
with Clocks column Of over 10000
men whore itcan be made available. -
There is then, on one side, a defeoted
army, dsfclontin eupPlioS, and which
cannot be Immediately enforced; while
on the other is victorious army, largely
re. enforced, end with heavy resources