St. Mary's gazette., 1864-05-12
; GENER MEMS

We repro.tuce, trnm various sources.
all that is known aud much that is CON
jeciurcd in regard to the mnvcihent. Of the
Army Of the Potomac aud the battles iha,
were fought on Thursday an F.iiay
around t'hanceilnrsyiiic aud IN what is
caflci ''lhe Wilderness Adjacent the
reports received at Washington from The
front, up to lio'elock Oh saturday mrn-
ing. represent thar th"siishliag had 'bes "A
vcry'sesefe. and that IL was believed thr
cuenry were re.rea'ing and tiiat il Va,
also 'h,llieved The Federal i"rces were thea
pressing Onward The above i. she latest
information from across rho Rarian Which
has thus FIR been made public. = EunE
earlier kilograms we gasiier that osra hnrs-
day the prihcir PAL attack Of the Honfede-
rates was directed agains. the Fed raj left
wing. -eommagded by 9Gcnural Hancock;
that the latter being bard pressed, rccsiyed
reiaf.rcemen:s from the sixth corps. snasy
Sedgwsck. aud that, naliy .ther forces
belonging to the reserve. ,undes Barnshi.
wefe thrown forward TO his support. In
rhe meantime, the New = Ynrk cavalry.
which had been Sc n, In tue d.rection Vi
Orange Tourt House, we're forced back
with considerable loss. At night the
Federal line of battle was again formed.
aud early on Frida y morning tile lighting
was resumed; but Of the result We have uu
particulars. beyond what are. givea in che
telegram, above alluded to, expressing
vusuclya belief that General Lee WINS re-
tire ating and that the Fcdssal forces We're
moving forward - -; r's>I<-..- 81. :; -
y still later dispatch fssm Washington,
announces that up tuten O'clock hast night
10 particulars 'of Frridas's battle had been
received at the War Department Three
thou<anf wounded are to be brought from
the field to Washington. 1t was feared.
however, at Alexandria. that the Drag
aud Alexandria Railroad had been in;nred
Ey Mosehy's gueriilas, as the train had mol
arrived there at l.. O'clock last nigfi,.
The expedition under General Butler is
repo. ted 10 have reached City Point, on
the Jauics River. where the troops werr
diseMtafkcd without meeting with any
opposition. and from whence the cavalry
were dispatched on reconnaissance. to
wards ptser>burg Concerning the col
! uinin under General Smith. which was said
to have iar,iea a. " est Point. on the York
River, ~ have 40 intelligence ~hatever.
Notwithstanding the above seni-oficia
statement, we are Informed by a telegran
from New York, that on the 9TH inst , The
| Federal forces under General Butler
moved ON Petersburg. when the enemy
ihrmc dissely set Ere 10 that city snt
abandoned IT, 1t is also reported that the
Federal gunhost. Paul jones. was blown
UP by a torpedo in james River whilst VI
lspirkct day. 1aG s'asL si-g7 sd q
| Il We have further cnn6rmat ton of tht
abandonment If the Red River expedition
Mississippi. and Of General Steel 10 Listl.
Rock. The news from tha, regioa, 81
though anticipated By ,he kilograms pub
Elisbed or Saturday, embraces sonss details
| which have not heretoforc been made pub
lie. Admiral Porter ha sing failed ia hi
efforts 90 raise the sauboatl PASSPORT, aue
being attacked by the oue,ny whilst en-
fdcavorihg TO tighten i,,r.q ordered her I,
be destroyed . Tao irou-clads and tw,
transports that were sent tn assist in re
lieviSg the EassporH, were attacked o,
their return co. Alexandria. s The .iro,
clsds passed safcly down, aftrs losing ses
eral men iu kaled ard wounded: but ii wa
found necessary to.bnra the transports {,
prevent them from falling into the hand
of the erIcmy. The position of Aamira
p'rter's feet may ncsessheless be regarie,
lbs ss:Acriiical. 10 Thu gunrbos,ss aud trans
ApoIts'kave not sucesxded in seachiig al
aexandria. but we're same iiEo. miles distsn
ifsom shat place ami .bove thu, shoals
Ssnie of thea, were ,sgronnd. and ,asssiz p
tight offhe irea-e!sRi draw over ssixsfec
fof'vaser, whilsttherc mas ..bai three fcc
Psf water on the shoals. they could NOT b
EbfougLa'-do1x To Al. xaHdria, aud :woul
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