Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-25

ing in the latter part Of the day with Hardees corps
The ears expected 10 reach Kingston to-day.
hard dght for Atlanta is looked ior.
No reports have been received from General Butler
| Major Gen. Hunter has been placed in command OF
the Department of Western Virginia, including the
Shenandoah Valley.
Latest dates from Maj Gen. Candy were at vicles-
The Red River was reported to be blockaded by
the shore batteries of the enemy at different points
But measures had been taken 10y him. which were be-
Eeved be adequate for clearing the river Of ali such
distractions. and enable hlm to reach Alexandria
where '' VIII '"A' '0"''1"o o III" E. n STANTON,
Sec. of War.
Dispatches from Gen. Sherman state that our forces
! found in Rome good deal of provisions and seven
We have secured two good bridges and an excellent
ford the Etowah. The cars are now arriving
at Kingston with stores and two days would be given
A despatch Just received from Gen. Banks, dated
at Alexandria the Sh May states that the dam Will be
completed tomorrow, May 9th, and the gunboats
He would then move Immediately for the Missis
sippi. Gen Canhy at the mouth of the Red river
on the l4th of May collecting forces TO assist Banks
Despatches from Gen Butler dated at 10 o'clock
last night report that he had been fighting all day,
the enemy endeavorng to close IN on our lines we
We have captured the rebel Gen. Walker of the
Texas troops.
Gen Tylers division and Gen Kitchens brigade for
their galantry Thursday.
There was no fighting on Friday.
WASHINGTON, May %, 10 p. m.
On Friday evening Gen. Grant commenced move
ment for the purpose of compelling Lee to abandon
for obvious reasons would not be made public. 1t
| has thus far progressed successfully.
LongStreets troops started south at I o'clock
Friday night. an hour and half after Hancock NOV
ed Ewell's corps followed Longstreet last night.
This indicates thai the rebel army has fallen back
beyOnd the North Anna.
Hoke's Brigade has joined Lee. The movement
out any severe engagement or serious nterr pton.
We now occupy Gulnneys station; Milford station,
and south of the Mattapony that line
A dispatch received this morning from Gen. Canby,
dated May l4th at the mouth of Red river says We
succeeded in getting the falls Alexandria on
the~day mentioned in Gen. Banks dispatch"
No dispatches have been received to-day from Gen.
Dispatches from Kingston Georgia, state that Gen.
Shermans forces are resting aud replenshing their
supplies. E. NJ STANTON. Sec'y Of War.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1.35 p. m.
Dispatches from Major Gen. Candy, dated at the
mouth of the Red river at midnight, May Is, state
that Admiral Porter has Just arrived and that the
mainder of the gunboats will arrive tonight.
Gen. Banks will probably reach Semmsport tomor-
row.
dispatch from Admiral Porter, dated on board flag
ship Black Hawk at the mouth of Red river May l6,
states that the portion of the squadron above the falls
at Alexandra have been released from their unpeaS
ant position. owing to the indeatgable exertons of
Lieut.. Col. Bailey, acting engineer of the 18th Army
Corps. who proposed and built the dam of six hun
dred feet the river at the lower falls which en-
abed all the vessels to pass in safety the back water
of the Mississippi, reach Alexandria. and allowed
them to pass all the shoals and the distractions
planted by the enemy, To a point ofssafety.
Lieut.. Col. Bailey Will be immediately nominated
vices
An unofficial report from Cairo, dated May 22d, |
states that the army and gunboats all safe the
mouth of the Red river and at Semmsport
Major General sherman. by a dispatch dated at $50
last night reports that he will be ready by morn
ing To resume his operations.
Returned veterans and regiments. he saws, have
more than replaced all losses and detachments.
We have no official reports since my last telegram,
from Gen. Grant or Gen. Butler
Official reports of this department show that within
eight days after the great battle at Spottsylvana
Court House, thousands of veteran troops have
been forwarded to Gen. Grant. The whole army has
been amply supplied with ull rationS of subsistence.
Upward of 10000 sick and wounded have been trans
ported from the field of battle 10 the Washington
hospitals and placed under surgical care Over 5000
prisoners have been transported from the field
prison depCts and large amount of artillery and
other lnpedlmentS of an active campaign brought
away. Several thousand fresh cavalry horses have
been forwarded to the army. and the grand army of
the Potomac is now fully as strong in numbers and
better equipped. supplied and furnished than when
the campaign opened. Several thousand reinforce
ments have also been forwarded other armies in ]
the field. and ample supplies to all During the same
time 10000 volunteers for one hundred DAYS have
been mustered into the service clothed, armed,
equipped and transp to positions
Tins statement is due TO the Chiefs of thetafs and
Bureaus and their respective Corps, to whom the
credit belongs.
tSgnedJ EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.