Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-05-12
THE War IN VIRGINIA.
OUR ARMIES ADVANCING.
GunbOat Destroyed by a Torpedo.
SOUTHERN RAILROADS CUT.
WASHINGTON, May 9th, noon.

b WASHINGTON, May 9th, noon
A messenger who left the front OF the
Army of the Potomac at 3 O'Clock Z. Nj.
Saturday, reports that Gen, Hancock
was then at Spottsylvania Court House,
pursuing the rebels who were retreating
in good order by two roads.
The Extra Star says reports from the
front, not official, by parties who LETT
there on Saturday, are TO the effect that
the result of the fighting on Friday was
more advantageous to the Union cause
than that ofThursday, resulting in Lees
falling back, according to some reports,
twelve miles, leaving his dead and
wounded in our hands. Grant, accord
ing to the same report has a field null
OF prisoners, and had advanced to
Spottsylvania Court House. .L
On Saturday at o'clock, Lees army
was in fun retreat through Spottsylva-
MIA, and when the messenger left, Gen.
Hancock was entering the place in pur-
suit.
We have captured many prisoners, but
the number is not known.
Gen. wadsworth is reported killed and
zen. NeDD WOullucu.
Gen. Butler is reported to be within
ten miles of Richmond. This intorma-
nation comes by boat from Alexan-
dria from passengers there reporting the
arrival Of parties from Grants army to
that effect.
Parties in Alexandria county yester-
day heard firing as from heavy siege
guns, in the direction of Spottsylvania
Court House, from IL A. NJ. until ! P. NJ.
The distance is over sixty miles, but the
day was quiet and the wind in the south
west making it not improbable that the
firing was from the battle ground of yes
terday, between Grant and Lee.
Owing to the fact of the Rappahan-
mock bridge being out of repair, the or
der directing that the wounded be
brought to Washington has been coun-
fernandez for the present.
PHILADELPHIA, May g.
The following is special despatch to
the Evening Telegraph;
.F RI. ."A WASHINGTON, May 9.
The telegraph is working to Kappa
hammock Station. Up to five o'clock this
morning none of our wounded had ar
rived there. This creates surprise, and
many rumors are in circulation in con-
sequence. Communications have been
opened with Gems. Smith and Gilmore,
who are near Richmond and have been
fighting. 1t may be that some of our
wounded have been sent to the York
River There was no fighting yester-
day and our army is believed to be adj
vancing successfully. Fredericksburg
has been occupied and the railroad is
being repaired. ~ saL es aE
BALTIMORE, May 9.
The Commodore Jones, a small naval
gunboat, was destroyed by a rebel tor
pedo on the afternoon of the 9th inst
Most of the crew saved themselves by
swimming ashore. This took place
within IL miles of Richmond
Yesterday, the 18th, Gems. Heckimans
and Brooks brigades advanced on the
railroad leading from Petersburg to
Richmond, and after quite severe Skin
mish with the enemy, they succeeded in
destroying about three miles of the track
and burning two important railroad
bridges.
On the 9Th, when our troops took pos
session of City Point, it was go complete
a surprise that the enemy's signal corps
consisting Of p men, were all captured.