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FROM The ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Great Fight on the Me-
chanicsville Road.
Ricketts, Division Takes Five
Hundred Prisoners.
Our Troops have the Advantage in
Every Attack.

Advlces from the Army OF the Potomac
dated June 2, in the morning, are to the effect
that In our cavalry engagement on Tuesday
we drove the enemy from their position on
the MechanicsVlle road, and indicted much
damage upon them.
On the right wing, the enemy, with strong
force Of cavalry and infantry, advanced to re-
take the ground, but were forced to retire in
hot haste, our guns pouring heavy yolleys into
their ranks.
The rebel attack In the afternoon on the 9Th
corps was handsomely rePulsed. They were
driven about . mile, leaving their dead and
wounded In our possession. Ricketts, division
took over 500 prisoners. Our loss was not
severe.
A like unsuccessful attempt was made upon
Gen. Warren.
The rebels lost heavily across the Tolopot.
omy.
Gen. Hancock was attacked on his left, but
not In force, the object Of the enemy evidently
being 70 feel our position.
We Afterwards felt thsirs, and found IL well
defended.
1t appears from the accounts, that In every
case Of attack We got the advantage
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CONGRESSIONAL.
THEHT EIoHTH CONGRESS-
FIrst 'seI sion.

bENNTE.
SATuRDAY, June 1. 1864.


SATURDAY, June 1, 1864.
Mr.. Grim presented a memorial from the
Levy Court of Washington county, D. c., pray
ing the passage OF a bill authorizing them to
lay a direct tax upon the people OF the county
to meet the portion of the Government tax
under the act Of Congress of August, 1851; and
he also introduced a bill In accordance with the
m emorial, which were referred to the Commit
tue on the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Grimes also introduced bill to amend
the act of May II, 1869, Incorporating tho
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany, which was referred to the District Com
mitteo.
Mr. Sumner presented memorial from 90, 900
men and women Of the United States praying
the passage of an act OF immediate emanclpa-
I ton.
Mr.. Sherman called up the House bill to pro.
vide for the payment of the I'd regiment, Sd
brigade, Ohio volunteer militia, for the timo
they were actually in service, without regard
TO lrrcgularlty In the muster; which was pas cd
, Mr.. Howard called up the bill to extend for
five years the time for the reversion to the
3 United States Of lands granted to Congress to
aid in the construction of a railroad from Per
Marquette to Flint, &C.; and 1t was passed.
The bill TO pay Wisconsin her 1--WE per cent
! on the reserved public lands in her borders
coming up Hs unfinished business, II was dis
The consideration OF the internal revenue
! bill was resumed.
4 -hr. Harris offered au amendment to the 1O8d
section, which imposes a duty on express bust
ness Of "a per cent. on gross receipts, by adding
the words; THE amount paid for transporta,
lion to any railroad company or corporation
hhall DO deducted from the amount Of gross
| receipts upon which the duty Is 10 be charged
under the proVisions of this section" He saId
that as the railroad aud steamboat compaules
were to pay2i per cent. on their receipts, which
would Include the freight OF the express, there
would thus be a double tax levied, which he
thought manifestly unjust.
Tho amendment was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Garfield made some personal e1plans-
uons regarding what he said last night about
the bankrupt law, and with reference TO HE
colleague, Judge Spaldlng.
Mr.. JenckeS also made a personal explana-
.lon Involving tho merits Of that bill.
hr. Smith, Of Kentucky, moved that when
the House adjourn to-day, 1t be til MondST
next. This was disagreed to by a large ma
jority. '"
The House resumed tho consideration OF the
tariff bill. - 'A'
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OONGREssIOAAL.

SgNATP, Evening SessoD,) June 5 Mr.
Van Wrinkle called up the bill TO prevent and
puuiHh the counterfeiting Of the coin OF the
Uuited States, and II passed.
The consideration OF the tax bill was resumed
on the motion Of Mr.. Harris to reconsider the
vote hy which the tax on chewing tobacco,
Glvendish, plug, &c, ives raised from thirty
Ave to forty i've cents.
The motion was carried; and on the original
question the tax Of 35 cents was retained.
Mr.. Chandler then moved TO reduce the tar
on Gne.cut chewing tobacco In bulk, packages,
pspers, &c, from 45 down to 36 cents per
pound which was agreed to-yeAs SO, nays 8.
Mr. Wilson moved an amendment increasing
the tax on whiskcy TO tl.25 per gallon from
July 10 October, 1854 TO tl,J0 from October,
1864, TO January, 1856 and to o. per gallon
thereafter. R,Jected-yeAs II, nays 20.
Mr.. Hendricks moved an amendment pro-
Vidiug that from the lst day OF July, 1854, TO
July let, 1865, that the tax on spirits shall be
q, ana from that time Sl.5O. ReJccted-yeas
10, Maya 2l.
Al 10 O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Evening Session. Mr.. Wash
burne, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO eel the Naval Hospital and grounds
at Chicago, and with the proceeds 10 purchase
a site and build hospital In q more retired
and healthy locality. Passed.
Tue bill establishing a uniform bystem OF
bankruptcy was TAX, mp, discussed al length.
and inaly postponed.
Adjourned.
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Official War Bulletin.
HEAVY RATTLE Be
FORE RICHMOND.
NO DECISIVE RESULT.
Our Losses Reported at Three
Thousand.
GRANTS ARMY MAINTAINS ITS
. POSITION.
Names of Officers Killed and
Wounded.
800 PRISONERS CAPTURED.
800 PRISONERS CAPTURED

The following important bulletin was fur
nished US at 12 O'Clock M,
wAR DErAETnEKT,
wAsHEoToH, June 4 ioA. u.b
Major General DiI, Esp iork
Dispatches from Gen. Grants Headquarters,
dated three O'Clock yesterday afternoon, have
been received. No operations took place on
Thursday. Yesterday morning at half past
four O'Clock, Gen. Grant made an assault on
the enomy's llnes, Of which he makes the fol.
lowing reports
"We assaulted at 4.s0 this morning, drIV-
ing the enemy within his entertainments at ali
points, but without gaining any decisive sd.
vantage.
Our troops now occupy position close TO
the enemy-some places within nfty yardI-
and are remaining.
Our loss was not severe, nor do 1 suppose
the enemy to have lost heavily. We captured
over three hundred prisoners, mostly from
Breckinrldge."
Another later official report (not from Gen.
Grant, estimates the number Of our killed
and wounded at about three thousand.
The following officers are among the killed:
Col. Markell, Both Wisconsin.
Col. Porter, sth New York heavy artillery.
Col. Norris, Goth New York.
Among tho wounded are
Gen. Il. o. Tyler, ssriouslyi will probably
lose foot.
Col. McMahAn, l64th New York.
Col. Byrnes, 2sth Massachusetts, probably
mortAlly.
Col. Brooks, SD Pennsylvania.
| EDWIN N. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.
SHRRNAyS MOVEMENTS N GEORGIA
HE SECURES ALTOONA PASS
Violent Storm on the Peninsula

wAsHIE0ToB, Juno -, 10 p. m.
To Major General De:
A dispatch dated yesterday, at 7.3O p. M,
has this evening been received from Gen. sher-
man.
He repor'e that on Wednesday, June /, Nc
Pherson moved up from Dallas to the point in
front OF the enemy at New Hope Church. On
Thursday, June 9, scholeld and Hooker, hay
lug been shifted to tue extreme left, pushed for
ward towards Marietta; al the same time Stone
mans and GArrard's cavalry were sent to
Altoona Pass, WHICH they reached and hold
possession OF.
These movements, the dispatch says, have
secured that pass, which was considered a for
midable one.
Movements are reported by the dispatch as
In progress, which are not proper now for pub
lleatlon.
Moth ng has been heard from Gen. GRAM
since his dispatch at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing.
Telegraphlc communication has been do
Iayed by q violent storm on the Pen nSula yes
terday evening and last night, and cannot b,
established before some time tomorrow.
EDWIN N. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
Extensive Preparst,ons--Arriv
Prospect.

Prospect.
Editorial Correspondence
BALTIMORE, June 4, 1854.
The hotels in Baltimore are already filling uI,,
preparatory to the holding Of the great National
Union Convention on Tuesday next. Every
room, and hall, and passage way large enough
for single cot, in every hotel, is engaged.
Rooms Of ordinary size for two persons, are
engaged for six, eight, ten and twelve persons,
at prices varying from ten to twenty-five dol
lars per day, according to their location. The
National Committee has established their head
quarters at BArnum's. The New York and
Illinois delegations will quarter at Colman'S
Eutaw House.
We observed, by the hacks at Coleman's and
Barnum's this morning, that delegates have
already arrived from Louisiana, Ohio, MassS-
chusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Iowa, Illi-
nols aud other States.
The several railroad companies srts doing all
they can to facilitate the travel from
this time until after the Convention is over.
Delegates upon arriving here en- gage their
quarters and then take the next tral for WASH
lngton, to see the President, cousr lit with the
National Committee about the orga niEatlon Of
tho Convention, and exchange vie vs. with the
delegates about platform.
We saw Hon. Galusha A. Grow, eI-speakel
of the United States House Of Rep tesentatiyes
at the Eutaw this morning. He g oes to Wash
ington to-day. We have heard hi Is name men
toned as temporary chairman permanent
president of the Convention. A better selec
tion could not be made.
80 far as have conversed with delegates
and others who are posted on the vie, 's OF del
egates not yet arrived, I am inclinedt believ
that the Convention will be brief in 1t action
direct In Its purpose, and harmonious in all II
proceedings. B. P. Fl,
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THE COU RT s.


The cnIe Of A. Whitley r'lstor, o. GO aJS- Smis
soner OF Patent',r spondentS stme w ,i,
refu,sL 70 examine The application Tor = tol'I
patent Of Whitley, assignee OF section ".
,vs. TTSntsd in the alternative, lAat AlAlch. Inc
use came up to-day upon mStion ,n or PsrTmGISy
". s,smine SO, said application. The trse II ono
70 r.st iatpreit to the whole community OF IN
ni : ara and patenteeb. The two m1ll points In
tthE he arc: Has the assignee Of sectional inter-
a pAtent right to re ssue And, has tue
s',rsrn COult ofthe District Of Columbia hu'hor-
sS,uPto q, ,mmand the COmmiTEiOlsT of Patents 10
w ,,5srsorm duty eDjOin, by law ,,,,
vi he esSI WAS argued It eng n for Whltely py ..
n ulsSto !, Esq who displayed by hlI Arglmonts
y S.r1 n5rSfol and FeseArchi John l. Hays, Esqr u
nav nTguiILy In behalf Of the Commissioner OF
Patents,
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It has already been announced that Gen.
Pope, with the Army OF the Northwest, is on
tn way to reinforce the Army OF the Potomac.
According to one OF the New York papers,
Gen. Hunters (IAte Gen. slgel'S) army is
marching to q position where he can co-ope-
rate in the coming siege OF Richmond.
From the following dispatches 1t will be seen
that Gen. Crooks army, also, Is advancing to
some unknown point, but probably to tho line
OF Gen. Grant,
special DispSteh TO the Cincinnati Gazette
MEADOW BLUFTl, ". VA May u.
Gen. Crooks command has started, in fine
spirits, on Its second expedition.
lErOm the same pAper.l
Gen. Crooks forces are again on the move.
Onward to Richmond" perhaps, Is their
destination.
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Captur. OF a Rebel Steamer.

The Navy Department has received informa-
ton Of the capture, of Wilmington, Of the
steamer Caledonia.
She is side-wheel, very long, very high pad
dle-boxes three Smoke.stacks, two forward
and one afti two engines; hog frame fore and
afti very straight stem; built like river steam.
ors, and Nt present painted light red color
Sl7 tonsi "a men; built and registered at Que.
bee in 1868, and is owned BY y. Keitts, Jr., Of
Halifax, who acts as agent at Queenstown for
the Confedcrates.
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Arrival Of the Steamers State
of Maine and Connecticut
with Wounded. =.
The Latest from White House
Landing.
Incidents Of The Fighting on the
3Oth OF May. .-

The steamer State Of Maine arrived at the
Sixth street wharf this morning at half past
eight, having len the White House about day
light yesterday morning. She brought up Eve
hundred and twenty wounded, among whom
are eighteen rebels. slI Of our men and one
rebel died on the way.
Among our wounded Is MAJ. J. q. Gilmore,
Of tho 4sth Pennsylvania Regiment, who has
his leg nmputated.
The steamer Connecticut arrived at ten
O'Clock to-day, with seven hundred and seventy
wounded, among them hfty-eight rObels. Five
or six died on the way up.
The John Brooks arrived at 10 o'clock, hay.
ing left the White House yesterday afternoon
at 2o'clock. She had on board three regiments
Of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, the 9th,
10th and tho 1st Bucktails.
They report heavy firing on yesterday In the
direction OF Fair Oaks.
The Reserves were engaged In the nght Of
Monday, tho 30th. The rebels attacked them
in three lines Of battle and drov our men back
some distance 10 orr ride pits. The enemy
then assaulted our rife pits but were repulsed
with terrible slaughter. TIER dead were piled
up several feet higl.
Tho report was at the White House that
Hancock's corps had advanced On tle enemy
and driven them with fearful BlG ughter.
AT.ong the prisoners at the White House
were two females, one captain W q battery
TIE other sergeant Of cavalry.
A large number OF our wounded were at the
White House, awaiting transportation to Wash
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Th. Alleged Army Frauds In the wsst-
MeDowslIs Report.

The Alleged Army Frauds In the west
MeDow.lrs Report.
The report OF the military commission pre-
sided over by Major Cen. Irwin McDowell,
charged with an examination into allege frauds
IN the Western Department, ives transmitted
BY the Secretary Of War to the Senate last ove-
ming. Il relates mainly 10 transactionsin cot
ton, embracing a considerable period Of time.
The court proceeded TO inquire as TO what OIL
duce. 10 what extent, and under what circum7
stances.
Gen. &. Il. Curtie, iu the case Of the cotton Of
tho rebel Gen. 2 How and his brother, was
foundto have used the proceeds In supplies TO
contrabande, though 1t was not shown specif
cally how all the money was applied.
In the case OF Saunders & Woodson, the cot
ton was all accounted for, excepting t2Io.
The white cotton was all accounted for, eT.
cepting that gold was received for 1t while at
II per cent. premium, and currency paid over
In Its stead. One hundred and eight bales
seized from Matt. Ward, In Arkansas, and sent
TO Helena, was afterwards purchased at 12lc.,
and tho proceeds paid TO Mrs. Ward:
Major II. z. Curtis, Major McKinatry aud
Lieut.. Guyler, of Curtis staff, II was ascer-
tsIned, were interested In the purchase Of one
hundred and eighty-one bales OF cotton.
Brig. Gen. Hovey was eIonerated from the
charge of forcibly returning fifteen negroes To
slavery, but was found connected with the
traffic In cotton. Col. Slack Of the 47th Indl.
anu, was found to have traded In cotton and
to have captured silver ware from Mrs. Cog.
well, in Mississippi, who claimed that 1t was
not all returned. Lieut.. Kmball, I'd Wisconsin
cavalry, stole a valuable diamond pin, which
was subsequently returned.
Maj. Western, oath Missouri, received t56C
for furnishing guards for tho protection oi
cotton.
Capt. Fred. 8. winslow was found interested
In cotton In a manner not contemplated BY th'
army regulations, depositing the proceeds In
private banking Institutions instead Of th'
Treasury.
Capt. Rowland, oft35 bales shipped to Chi
cago, by one Hyam, was authorized to Tecelv,
half the net proceeds and $4,000. Amoni
others Interested in cotton speculntions ar
named Col. L. q. Marsh and Capt. Bradley, o
the 10th Illinois. 1t. Col. 8. N. Wood, OIL
Missouri Cavalry, admitted having mad
10000.
DR.. Rex, Surgeon 33d Illinois, Capt. Jerom
Bradley, A. Q. NJ, and Capt. Robert German
half profits Of 102 bales, $500.
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Inauguration Of Governor Gilmore, q
New am pshlre.

CONCORD, N. H., June 2.-Gov. Gilmore was
lnaugurated to-day, with quite an imposing
stafi, OF Massachusetts, wore present.
Gov. GilmOre'5 message 10 Z practical and
patriotic document, and confirms the un-
chAngeable loyalty Of the Granite State. It
sayO the State debt, including 5000, 900 paid 10
the families Of volunteers, amounts TO about
tl, 200, 900, and recommends the funding Of
the debt by the issue Of six per cent. bonds,
payable In ifteen or twenty years. The pros
perity Of the people is represented to be In a
very healthy state.
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The Rebels In ;ArkAnsas-Their Cap
tures, &C.

CAIRO, June 2.-Prisoners and boats from
White river report that the rebels are thick,
but that boats are not molested. A heavy force
OF rebels is reported within twenty miles
OF Duvall's Bluff, marching on that place.
harmaduke, who is reported to,be in COM
maud OF the rebels, had twelve pieces Of artil
lery, and he captured and burned the steamer
Lebanon, aud carried the crew and passengers
off. They are supposed to number $4,000.
The rebel Gen. Shelby captured Dardaueles
last Monday, taking two hundred prisoners.
After the capture, he crossed the Arkansas
river, and 1t was supposed be intended to strike
the Little Rock railroad.
Gueri.las arc reported as unusually active in
Arkansas, and It appears to be the intention Of
the rebels to force the Union to eyacuate all
the State, except Little Rock and Helena.
Jacksonville and Batesville have been evacua-
ted by our forces.
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TaE PoPE's HEALTH.-Tho accounts OF the
Pope's health continue conflicting. The Par
Ao"heur represents that on the 18th a great
Improvement had taken place. but according
to the OP'"ioHe OF Turin, letters from Rome t.
the 10Th state that the Pope's illness had Iu-
creased to an alarming extent. A secret pom.
tldCal bill Is said TO have been Issued ordering
a csnclave composed only OF the cardinals
present in Rome, for the election OF a successor
to Plus tho Ninth, before the death of the latter
Ia made known to the public.
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uNIoa NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The undersiSned, who, By original appoint
ns,t ar .rh.sor.,, ao.,,-n.,tor IN al vsca,-
80 ---,,,'- -
etoo' Sons'i.u'o VIC eAoo~-'o s'+n.' "a. ~"
steu py tne NAtiOhAi OOn'e1tlOH' Aelo ~ Nni-
eago on the 18Th day OF Nay, 1850, do hereby
call upon all oualifed voterr who desire the
,....s,,Io,.I ,n.,n,...n..o =, a.. Ir.Io,, a..
N-..,-o i' -',,...e oN-N.,.-.ss-
suPremacyoi the heNonsu'unon, anotno eomPie'e
suppression OF the existing rebellion, with the
cause thereof BY vigorous war and all ant and
.e,cIsDt ns.ns to ssnd dslso.,a. N . oorva,-
-
Hon 70 assemble ~ DAi'imore' on IuesoaJ' tne
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NEw YoRK Is filled with tb,. sma'

NEW YORK Is filled with tb;. smallpox. A
correspondent says; eta form Is yirulent;
that OF the genuine conhue ent disease In some
cases bodies have beer. buried in wrappers,
having lost nearly all. shape and cohesion. A
slight monition of t.ne danger apprehended has
been conveyed to the public through the action
of the health Commissioners, who have directed
the immediate removal OF infested persons to
the hospitals, whenever the resident physician
may see FL to request such measures"
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA
AVN NnnrH CAnnLINA.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA.
AND NoRTH CAROLINA,
In THE FIrLp, May 90, 1854.
To hs Editor oJhs n Y. EIprsu!
sR; see the following paragraph In the
Boston TraVeisr, credited 10 your paper;
"The New York E1prsss Of Thursday says
the will OF A. ]. Butler, brother TO Major Gen.
Butler, has been offered for probate In the Sur
rogate's office in that city. He leaves an es-
tate valued at two millions OF dollars. Of which
oue-half has been bequeathed to the Major
General. The particulars of the will cannot be
m, ,Nde public till the latter part OF the month,
which is the first return day. 1t is understood,
howe yer, that there are several New Orleans
claIma uts who intend TO file petitions as cred
itors."
There is not one word Of truth In 1t, save that
n will of NY brother has been offered for pro-
bate.
Please make the truth as conspicuous as the
lie.
have the honor TO be, very respectfully
your obedlent servant,
BENZ. Y. BUTLER.
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DANIEL SICKLEs was wounded severely In
the leg A. one OF the Wild ernesS battles. he be-
longed to 60. X, iisth Pa regiment.
GEN. JUDAH has been relieved from the com
mAnd Of a division in She rmAn's armV Tor alleged
mismanNEcment during ne recent battles.
MRs. FELTON,, wife Of the late President OF
Harvard college, and dAr hter OF the late Thomas
bridge.
THOMAS 7. TOWN., Esq, OF Minnesota, has
resigned 81 100 olerkuf Up in the oroe OF the Pay.
master General, U. .. A,
EH.GoV. DESNIsoN aud Hon. A. B. Buttles,
ONO delegates to the BAltii more Convention, end
John H. knpNart, Fec, = &c etary OF the ohi0
state Roard OF Agriculture e, have arrived in the
city, - "
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HAIL sToRN.-On Wednesday, June LIST, the
region north and east of Hartford, Conn, was
visited by a tremendous hail storm. The hail
stones ranged from the size Of a walnut TO
butternut, and covered the ground to the depth
Of several inches. Much fruit and vegetation
was ruined, and the glass in all expcsed dwell.
ings, mills, and factories, was broSen.
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BAN FRANolsoo, June l.-There was a Arg
gaIherlng Of the alumni at Oakland yester ~ ~
class OF the college Of California. Edwa. =
STANLEY, Dr. Bellows, and Gen. Wright wer,
present and spoke. A strong Union feeling
AlanEe quantity of connscated Chinese opium
which was smuggled into this port Is TO be sold
by the United sIates marshal.
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msw York stock List.
Dy tho Peoples Telegraph Linea,
Omees-Sn Ninth atreet and corner PennHylvAnia
ayenue and SIKH street.
FROM FoRrRrss MONROE.
Gen. Butler Rspuises an Attack = Ru
mored Capture OF FttIhugh Lee.

morsd Capture or FttIhugh Lee.
FoRTHEss MoNRoB, June 2-Tbe steamer
John A. Warner, Capt. Cone, arrived from Ber-
muda Hundred al 4 p. m.
Last evening at O'Clock tie enemy attacked
Gen. Butler's lel wing, and q spirited fight
with musketry and artillery was kept up until
O'Clock, whom the enemy were again repulsed.
Our loss was very slight. The enomy's loss
was not ascertained.
Tho steamer George Washington, from the
White House al : O'Clock this morning, has
arrived.
II is rumored that Gen. FitEhugh Lee aud
500 Of his command Cavalry were captured
last night while attempting TO mike raid In
the direction OF the Waite House, Gen. Smiths
forces made the capture.