The New York herald., 1864-05-15
our successe. East and West.

reported al o. ID ner au u'rter.
Our Successes East and West.
Our latest advices from the Army Of tie
Potomac indicate that there was . lull In the
fighting on Friday. Lee, in tho hard nght Of
Thursday, evidently found his position at
Spottsylvania Court House untsnable, and re-
treated on Thursday night He was pursued
on Friday, and found in position four miles
further south, and apparently disposed still to
dispute our advance General Meade doubt.
less refers to this still defiant atttade Of Lee In
his order to the army, in which no tells the
soldiers that "tSeir work IL not over" and
that the enemy has yet to be overcome"
But certainly he is neither hasty nor unduly
sanguine when he expresses his confidence
that "the future efforts Of the army will result
in success.n Lees armv Ia 0raatlv raan~na In
numbers, burdened with . portion OF its
wounded; its supplies Of food, and perhaps
ammunition also, are inadequate to its wants;
is can expect no reinforcements, and it would
seem IS II only some miracle In warfare could
now turn the tide Of success in it, favor.
Secretary Stanton informs us that It Is not
true. As reported, that General Sigel has cut
Lees communications with Lynchburg. 81
non zero. ben trovato. It ought to have
been true and might have been the last feather
in the scale. Lees communication with Rich
mond are certainly cut, and 1t d now reported
that he has received his supplies from Lynch
burg entirely since Grant has been south Of
the Rapidan. Had that road been cut his army
would now have been four days without ra-
tions.
Gen. Butler is doing bravely before Fort
Darling. His despatch to the War Department,
dated at eight o'clock yesterday morning an
nounces the fact that Gen. Gilmore, by bril-
liant flank movement, got possession of the enc
my's works on the right on Friday night, and
held his position. He sends another despatch,
dated ten o'clock, in which hs states that ct
eight O'Clock In the morning-even while he
was debating the first mcssage-Gen Baldy
Smith had assaulted and taken possession Of
their outer lines, driving the rebels into three
square redoubts, upon which, at last accounts,
Gen. Butler had brought his artillery to bear.
From General Sherman We have . continu-
ance Of good news McPheBon's movement
on Resaca BY way Of Snake Creek Gap had
compelled Johnston to add ono more to
his innumerable retreats, and TO evacuats
Dalton In hurry. Our forces were In pursuit.
and there was every appearance that Johnston
would be compelled to fight on disadvanta-
geous terms We captured nve thousand pris-
oners and ten or twelve pieces OF artillery.
In East Tennessee the troops under General
Scho6eld defeated the enemy and drove them
into North Carolina, after . hard fight, on the
9TH instant.
Thus, - the news eliminates. il gives assu.
rance Of success st al points.
bsny Aaas-Argus says that with the extiuc
tion Of Lees army falls the secession sasss and
the government OF Davis" Extinction" Is
good, and we guess /" that's what's the matter" +"
A WALL SrREn PAsApox.--Harlem pre-
ferrsd stock, yielding dividend, sells In Wall
street at l0l, while Harlem common stock,
which has never yielded dividend. sells at
275. Under which thimble lies the little joker
Tm RALLY roR LrScoIS.-Ths meeting at
the Cocr.. cr-. institute on Friday evening, al-
though called a. Lincoln rally, was In fact, .
rally for Grant The speeches were about
Grant The cheers were for Grant Lincoln
played second fiddle oil the way through. 30