, 1864-05-13

probably to the da1nsse to the lines aouth OF Nash
vile BY the recent storm.
dispatch from General Sheridan, dated "Head
quarters Of the Cavalry Corps, Nay 1oth," state.
that he turned the enemys right and got into theu
reaf. and had destroyed from eight to ten miles O.
railroad, tHo locomotives and three trains, and .
very 1asEe quantity Of supplies, and that since he
rot Into the rear, there was great exc1temen,
among the inhabitan.s and with the army, The
enensy's cavalry had tried to annoy his rear and
tiark, hut had been run of, and he had recaptu.ed
6f0 Of our men. two Of them Co'onele.
No dispatches hare been rccei7cd for two dayt
from Gen, Butler.
Dispatches received from General eteels report
his command IL having arrived at Little Rock, Il.
manded BY Kirby Smith in person, at sallne River
and defeated them
4 steamboat from Red rivef arrived to-day Al
Cairo, reports reinforcemcnts going up to Gen
Bankst Gen. Csnb5 had passed Cairo on bis va,
to Red river.
{s;fncd) EN-. STANTON.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
tEpeelal Dispatch n the Chicago Tribunal
WAamso1os, May 1a-12 midnight.
Advicee have beeu received from Gen. Grants
army up to dark last "Wednesday night. There
Was 20 general engagement yesterday, {Wednes.
dsy} and no attack BY any considerable portion Of
the forces On either side. :
At uishttau our army remained in the posItion
occupied By the several corps at the close Of Tues
days battle-Burnsids retaining all the ground be
had Won from the enemy. There VA. eomc .kir-
mishlng and GONE artillery firing at intervals dur
ing the day.
Correspondents speak Of General Warren as be-
io= In command Of his brigade as usu.l. The
rEn1or Of his death eprung from that Of the death
Of Colonial Warren. commandinga regiment Gen.
Warren's corps. j.:
to Grant asking permission to bury his dead, Is
uneoudrmed, and il doubtless un1ouuded.
General Sheridan haa been heard from. he has
advised General Grant that he haa DESTROYED sey-
ssnl Eai]es Of the railroad between Lees army and
Richmond, disabled two locomotives, burned q
number Of the eneny's trains, and r<captured .fse
hundred q our prisoners.
Twas believed st Fredericksburg this morning
that Lee VAS retrea4ng actoss tho Po River.
Two commissioned o11ee.s arrived hesa yester-
dsy .mong the wounded men, and were Gent to the
hospital To-day they were examined and found
to be unhurt. They were Immediately sent back
to the army in irons to b. tried BY Drum-head
Court Martial
Anumber Of foldlera Who made their way here
S1+1f1Nr fall has 1.A
and will be placed in the next engagement,
where there win be 70 opportunity for repeating
tie operation =.
BriGadier General J. Hobart Ward, Of New York,
has been placed under a1rest for cowariee, be har
trg lett the battle field On caissou during the m,
eagcnent Of Friday.
PuuApurH1A, May 1.-THE BuVttsn, Of this
citY, has the following special Dispatch;
WAEH1xa-ox, May IL. 1t Is confirmed that In An
order i1eaed On Mondss, found Oh some prisoners.
Gen. Leo notified his arny that his communication
With Richmond wss broken, and that no .at,ous
to capture supplies from our army.
Geu- Grant had captured, up to yesterday. about
COCO prisoners Part OF regiment ras captured
entire. It WAS composed Of men who hid bean
exchanged but few weels stnes.
The loss Of the enemy In killed ia much greater
than oars. Ills wounded arc supposed to be about
the rame.
The latest edition OF the Star OF this afternoon.
haa the following: :,
Gen. Lee IL reported to have asked for = ceasa-
tton Of hostlitss, to bury his dead Grant replied