The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-17
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ing in from Bell Plain as fast as trans
ports can bring them
Grants army is well supplied
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7. M. STANTON.
PHILADELPHIA, May l4-The Bulletin
has the following special in regard to
the movements of Serman's army.
WASHINGTON, May l4-Gen. SchOfeld
has achieved a victory, and pursued the
enemy into North Carolina
Gen. Thomas has gobbled up 5000
rebels, and captured II guns.
The Bulletin has also a special dis
patch from Washington, announcing
that Grants whole army is south of the
Po river in pursuit Of Lee
The Evening Telegraph has the fol
lowing special dispatch, dated on the
battle field, Friday, May Is, P. N Gems.
Ricketts, and GibbOn have engaged the
rear guard Of the rebels inside of the.r
line of yesterday and Thursday. We
are driving the rebels before Us splen-
didly.
WAsHNGroS, May a.
To Mqjor- General Dir:
The following telegram has iust
reached US from Butler No further
reports have been received by 6i.patch
this P NJ: E. NJ. STANTON.
HEADQUARTERS, HALFWAY HOUSE,, }
May H.
f. ~ &anfoa General Smith carried
the enemy's first line, on our right, this
morning at o'clock. Our loss is small
The enemy have retired into their three
square redOubts, upon which we are
now bringing our artillery to bear with
effect B. F. BUTLER.
HALFWAY HOUsE, May Il.
TO f. " Stanton
We are still before the base of the
enemy's works at Drury's Bluff, Fort
Darling. The enemy are here in force.
General Gilmore, by a flank move
with a portion Of his corps and a brig
ade of the 18th corps, assaulted and
took the enemy's works on their right
1t was gallantly done. The troops be
hayed finely. We held our lines during
the night, and shall move this morn
ing p. f. BUTLER,
Major General commanding.
FORTREss MoNROE, May l3.-The latest
accounts from Butler state that there
was. no fighting on the llth or 18th. All
Is quiet and has been since the enemy
fell back on the llth. During the llth
the enemy kept out Of sight, and did
AAbN n4AOh AAANAAAoNAfNn III 1AAN AOANA
throughout the day. Yesterday a rebel
battery, stationed on the shore of james
river near Turkey Island, opened FIRE
on our gunboats. The gunboats com
menced shelling the enemy who re-
treated, evidently in great haste.
The cavalry force of Gen. Kautz ar
rived back en- the 18th inst with
40 prisoners. They report having
destroyed several miles of track on the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad They
also state that they destroyed all tl8
bridges over Rowanty and Stony creeks
and the MallOWay river At the time
of the destruction of the ShashOrn,
Capt. Phelan was seen TO swim ashore
toward rebeldom, and il is evident that
he was subsequently, shot and thrown
in the river.
1t is reported that Sheridan has made
a detour in the rear Of Lees army and
joined Gen. Butler. This needs cOnfr-
nation.
Large supplies Of commissary and
medical stores are being forwarded up
the James river, and the Sanitary and
Christian Commissions are well rep
resented
The friends of the soldiers can rest
assured that all is being done that can
be for the comfort Of them.
We expect to hear of n fight from
Buffers army by the next despatch
boat.
BERWDA HUNDRED, May l3-S T. NJ
At an early hour this morning Gen
Butler renewed his advance toward
Fort Darling lie reached Kingsland
creek at II o clock and formed his line
of battle on the southeast side of the
creek, with his right on the james.
The Monitors and gun-bOats are near
the mouth Of the creek, within three
miles of Drury's Bluff
3 o'clock, p M-General Butler is
experimenting the concentration OF
batteries Yesterday afternoon his adj
vance pickets captured a rebel courier,
with dispatches from Beauregard TO
the officer in command Of Drury's Bluff
The despatch said Hold your posi-
ton until / reinforce you At 4 p ~,
in two hours, the rebel reinforcements
came Butler had sent force % the
turnpike and drove them back our
loss was slight. Sen. Anne IS in position
TO keep Beauregard at bay.
The rebels al Drury Bluff are not ex
pected to fight without reinforcements.
BERsuDA HUNDRED, May II, SP. M--A
rebel prisoner, captured last evening,
says that Gen Lee admits a loss of 80,
600.
The Petersburg Register of the 18th
says: Gen. Walker, Of Virginia, was
wounded at Spottsylyania. He lost a
foot The enemy certainly are fighting
with desperation Gen. Hays, Of Lou
isiana, was wounded yesterday Gen l..
A. Stafford, Of Louisiana, died yester-
day in Richmond.
The Iron-clad Albermarle engaged
nine of the enemy's gunbosts, sinking
one of them
The Yankee raiders have burned the
bridge on New River, on the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, and destroyed
the depot, with all the supplies.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHISGTOS, May
1.-THE following is a declaration Of
exchange Of prisoners Of war:
II having been officially reported
that Blr Ould, the rebel commissioner
Of exchange, has declared without con
sulting the authorities Of the United
States, that all rebel prisoners delivered
at City Point up 10 the 2Oth Of April
are exchanged 1t is ordered that all
Federal prisoners Of war, and civilians
on parole prior 70 May :, 1864, be de
clared; and they are thus declared eE-
changed accordingly
Il is further announced that after the
deduction Of the number Of Federal Off
GERS and men embraced in this order -
exchanged, the rebels will remain in.
debted 70 the Federal Government, &C
cOrding 10 tables carefully prepared b.
the Commissary- General Of Prisoners
official date 81 $50, for which no equiv
alent has been received by the Federal
All parOlled officers and enlisted men
herein declared exchanged, who are Ia
camps. will be Immediately forwarded
BY commandants Of camps 10 their reg
iments and commands, and reported %
General Of Prisoners
Those who are absent on leave al the
expiration Of their leave, will report
forthwith 10 the parole camp at Annap-
oils, OF Columbus, Ohio. b. order Of
the Secretary Of War.
l. D. TOWNSEND, A A.G.