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TEE NEWS.
The grand army Of Meadc, now uader the
1mmediate eye Of General Grant, began the
crossing OF the Rspfdon aud Rappahanaock
on tuesday lat at Ely's, Germani7, tho Uni
Icd etate4, and other adjacent fords, being
Rae came points substantially ut which Hook
er crofsed yea ago.. Here, however, the
correspondence between the two movements
endf, Tor Hooker in crossing landed on the
c1emY'e le1t, they being then at Fredericks-
. on1E, while Grcnt ftanks the enemy, now at
1ofdonsv1le, on thC'- right.
wednesday Was occupied In Advancing
through the V1reinia Wilderness to a position
IN the vicinfty Of Chaocellorsyslle, which
Seems to have been accomplished without
any considerable opposition Having select
en- us position, Grant ON Thursday morning
ase" ONT o9t1ecopnoissauces In force, and care
1ully: Rpd thoroughly "felt" the position Of
The enemy, ascertaiuing that the whole of
Lees army was immediately on his front
The movement sccms to have tad its desired
effect as funk movement, viz: to COM
pei Lee to abandon his intrenchmenta and
attack Grant in the position chosen by the
Latter. Our reconnolssances were responded
to by the rebels pressing heavily, first On our
right and gradually along our whole line.
The heavy Reconnaissance; Of Thursday re-
suited In three partial engagements, In the
first Of which the 5th Now York cavalry. BkIr.
mlshing on the Orange Court House road,
were driven in with severe loss. Thereun-
on nGrjfiith's division was advanced also On tho
night about II o'clock, and a severe action
ensued with the rebels under Gen. 4. r. Hill
ard Gen. Ewcll- In this ne are said to have
lost two guns and captured about 800 priso
.nl1s. Our right, under Gen, Warren. still
further reinforced by Gen. Hancock, with
Gett5'e division Of the 9th CORPS, was then
powerfully attacked b. Lonestzcets'
frl1 corps and part of Ew-
ellis, lending to hot mns-
Ictry fight Of two hours duration. Rv
Thursday evening, therefore, the two arnofca
hsd fairly entered on the great conflict. IN
Etidny the general engagement Was onenea
apparently in iull force on both stdrs NM
continued in a fierce and bloody atrrrr1e
throughout Friday aud SATURDAY.. At the
close of fridays battle Grant had driven T.er
Two mfles md a hair ond fo1d 4ho na1s -
battle, the enemy leaving their Killed nnf3
:wounded In our hands. On satnrday The
battle rcopened, Grant bringine forward his
reeerves, some $1,000 under Burnside. wh1rh
unless Lee Eas also heavily re1nforced
would seem ample TO have decis,relr tnrneS
the tide of battle In onr ravor r,n- ,ata.t
.s1iepatc ches confirm M in The conadarco ~.
Grant has Hon nos,t;ve We .one do,,s,~a
victorv oyer Ier o19''e'
While we are nronoi.ea this ,1o,ton. -.sn,+
of the battles fancbt nndar r. fs.as...
eve of Grant tbe movements ~ 49,
rating forces indIcate viii .o1s,sa.ot,.
-clea11ess the master1v n,an of The cona1,ton
A nart of Rrt1ct,a fo1co r1a., a., IN
Smith. has landed at th- a,na1, ,,so;~s,,. 49,
tween the James and Anpomattnr rIvera
below Fort Darling. and eirlteep miles from
Richmond, for IN advance On Richmond
from the south. The remainder. OF Buffers
force, including Gilmorc'a, l.uding at West
Foint, has passed up tho Peninsula to point |
70 Inc nofth Of Richmond, probably Hanover
1out'-nouse' whence It can not only sever
eooiua'4'eat'on WILD hlcnfnond, but |
~ ee.ol'eaate ~ may ne aosisao1e, either
"4A ou4t', IN INC aafect attack on Rich |
' " "iaa oi@n' III n1s connict with
Wcs,,uo ..,.,
ia roT;na ~ IS sh"ss ".u % sl,one eoiumn'
lees co,nmnn;c,,t;an - w.t,, 1-.sars !" ee,e1 Gt
salient no1nfa ia c~ant,s ~,.c 49, sss... Ane
13rst. to defrot Iee sccand - .ae1sa -
events the caDture Of Rich,nnnd hv ho1a,nr ~
Law Lees army while the torces 1,ndar pn4,o-
and Smith. believed to be ample for tho mr..
DOSE. shall captura Richmond: and. thirdlv
to cut of the retreat which Lee MIGHT at.
tempt, If defeated, to Lynchbure. Tor a moun-
tain campaign, leaving no other line OF re-
treat open cxcept that into North Carolina
to attempt which in the face of our combined
forces, would be the destruction of the rehel
army.
It can not be denied that these movements
indicate the outlines of far more powerful
ard better concerted campaign than auy vet
11anned for th1ottllng the power of tha r..
bcllion in It's stronghold. We cannot Init
cvait the unfolding Of eycnts with i3een a.
lfcitrde. fmnrcsscd with the momeoton. ,na
f.nrrnl fmportance of tbe ,ssnea which h.11
n, Oh the hour. While r.. dare mt exnect th,3
by the Biscst strsteyv the cnnacit,es of Taa,s
army for resistance car he brotcn xr,,,;out
struggle which will seem for mnnv hours
merriam. for narr aars n h. donhtf,1 -,
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away Of the clouds Of battle, hopefully look
fnr decisive yictnrv. find prant thu Inn, r.
orr npro7c s,,t1;e~s ,nd ~. .,,as.s..
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