Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-24
NEWS FROM THEARM,Es.

III the Olu ISSUE SupJect 10 dlSGotaut VI
80 1-3 per cents
NEWS FROM THE ARMIES.
Up to this time (Monday morning)
no train from Richmond has arrived
here since Til ursday last, and we have,
in consequence, but little knowledge Of
what has occurred in our armies since
that time. We understand, however,
that Gen!. Eweli's corps had fight
with the enemy on the extreme left of
Grants army on Thursday last, in which
he drove the enemy several miles
We have also been informed that Grant
tried to induce his men to charge our
line of entrenchmsnts on Friday, but
that they could not be induced to come
within range Of our death-dealing mus.
kerry, but were repulsed by our artille
ny alone.
The latest news IN reference to ope
ration below Richmond is of the most
satisfactory and Interesting character.
On Friday morning, the Goth inst, orr
army under Gen. d. FL. Hill, attacked
the enemy in their breast-works, and
drove them from their entire line of ou-
ter Publications, and captured their
guns. The enemy endeayored to re-
take them, but were repnIsed with
heavy loss. 1t is, supposed that our
loss in killed and Wounded will reach
five hundred. 1Ae principal loss was
in the Brigades OF Wise, Clingman and
Martin The enemy are now said to
be pennedup in the Bermuda Hundreds
Neck. The enemy seem to be very
much disappointed to find that they
have not cut off the forces of Gen. Beau
regard from Richmond, and have fail
ed to prevent him from reinforcing
Gen. Lee, it deemed necessary.
They laid the fattering unction to
their wicked souls that they had Beau
regards forces in Petersburg cut off
from all means of escape, but they
found that whilst there were forces e.
nough there to repel them, Gen. Beau
regards forces were elsewhere. It was
one of the chief objects Butler was
expected to accomplish to prevent Gen.
Beauregard from re-inforc ng Lee, or
reaching the defences of Richmond. -
Failing III this important object, it is
supposed that he will join his forces to
those of Grant, and that the armies
thus united will try the virtue of the
force of numbers. We have nothing TO
dread, for Beauregard viii unite with
Lee, and we viii lose nothing by the
change of programme on the part OF
TIE enemy.
Since the terrific battle of Thursday,
the 18th, and the appalling slaughter of
the enemy on that occasion, the tone
of tie Northern Press has very much
changed, and their notes of jubilant ex-
ultation have been changed to mourn
FIJI wailings over the slaughter of thou
sands upon thousands of their soldiers.
They begin to realize that they are no
nearer the accomplishment of their OBJ
iect than they were before the less Of
the 20, 900, which number they admit to
have lost up to Friday the 18th. They
are beginning to sicken of slaughter
Blood has been profnsely she'd, and the
patient is becoming weak The New
York News is looking forward to day
Of retributien. 1t concludes an article
as follows:
Tho day viii come when the anchors of this
war will realize their responsibility. The Abo-
lnionist win be startled from his ianaticism by
the err OF the millions who now mourn silently,
bnt who will day swell the inevitable chorus OF
broken hearts, appealing to God for vengeance
upCa those that wrought their sorrow.
Think not you fanatics, you who have filled
your houses with pieces stained with the blood
of your countrymen, you who have driven your
brethren like bullocks to the slaughter pens,
that you might build your fortunes, and feed
your ambition upon their carcasses, think not
that Nemesis will forget the day Of reckon:
It is You, meddlers with the social
Of your fellow men it is yor Ing
have nursed conVulsior oysteln ~
lower out of Oh" uoui@sogues, "ho
$3.50 LOS; it is you, heartless mercen
40 are now feasting and lnxuriatng up.
? the wealth realized by your country's agony
it is you that the people viii cali to account il
the hour Of retribution. Ess
1t is reported that the enemy have
burnt cur supplies at Milford station, or
the Fredericksburg Railroad, but thai
it viii not seriously affect US, as Genl
Lee is row getting his supplies from
pass Ot6bIAOll L1IC SCAtAdA 4tOclo
1t is also reported that they have cut
the railroad between Hanover Junction
and Richmond, though this needs con
tirn1ation.
,LATER.-Tt is reported here thai
Grant is moving down the Rappahan-
mock River to 1appahannock, and thai
Leeis moving towards Richmond to con
front Grant on whatever route he may
select to advance towards our capital
Our army is in fine spirits and conf
dent of victory.
H A telegram was received at thu
War Department Monday, the 18th
from General Joseph E. Johnston, datee
DALI IN, 18th, in which he states tina
the Yankees made several assaults upoI
Lis position, on Saturday, 18th instant