The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-06-04

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Sberuunu.- RatrIe-Srcrerary SfanIou'- OniCial
announcement.

WAsHrNGrov. May 1Oth.-A dispatch from
Gen. Sherman. received AZ midnight, states that
we are fighting for the possession Of Rocky
Mountain Ridge, and that Mcpherson took Snake
Creek Gap. and was seven miles from ReSaca yes
teriay morning. On Saturday the rebels were
forced from Tunnel Hill by Thomas. and took 4
position at Buzzard ROOst. just north Of Dalton.
This Is represented Is q very strong position,
which Thomas was unable 70 drive the enemy
from on a former occasion. ReSaca i ID miles
south Of Dalton. This viii place Mcpherson
with a strong corps in the enemys rear, while
Thomas advances upon the front. and Schoteld
closes on the flank from Cleveland. Probably a
great battle was fought on that line yesterday.
and may be now IN progress
Nothing from Grant or Butler STANTON.
WASHINGTON, May 10Th, Il ?. MA despatch Of
the ninth, from Gen. Butler 10 Secretary Stanton,
says e Our operations may be summed up in a few
words With seventeen hundred cavalry we have
advanced up the Peninsula and forced the Chickaho-
miny, and safely brought them 70 our present posi-
ton. These were co,orei cavalry and are now hold
lug POSITION as our aivane towards Richmond.
Gen Kautz, with three thousand cavalry from
Suffolk, On the same day with our movement up the
James River. forced the Black Water. burned tho
railroad bridge over Stony Creek, below Petersburg,
cutting in two Beauresard's forces ~ that point.
We have landed here and entrenched ourselves We
have destroyed many miles Ct railroad, and got 4 20
sitIOn. which, with proper supplies, we can hold
against the whole O; Lees army. Beauregari. with
the main position ofhis command, was left south Of
y AaAA ~. A-G AAHAAh4 - AA4AA- L ~
whipped that portion which reached Petersburg. un-
der him, killing, wounding and capturing many.
Gen. Grant viii not be trou bled with any further
reinforcemenls 10 Lee, from Beauregard's forces
The Star ssys 81 messenger from Spottsylvania,
noon Of Monday. says 81 that time = fight was going
on az Spoitsylvania Court House We held that
place a that hour. snd Lee gave evidence Of being
weakened AMI falling back. Our wounded sire re-
ported st 1900, most Of whom are at!FreierickS-
burg.
NV Yczx. May losa-A specAl dispatch 70 the Ers.ine
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Vermont regiment L : said that between tEo and three Il u
The oaslal dispatch says Gen seIs~iak Vas killed in tie
TIE tdE Nay, f79a tie RIO Granis. reports ;has On the
Florsz5- Tie o5oers reported having burned The ship 4VoH,
RszaS1I pzTeTs e5n.ain the following An Orange Court
house dispatch = The >h states that re Federal troops we're
- r. s----s~, ,s---5 80 ~, IN -,f-ft r.
papers claim thAt re rebels caPt1rail.oo prisoners in Fridays
thai day. LG1estres; finally for,iag tlem 10 give ~sy. This
does =: correspond with tke report RIA Washington which
iu55ca-eS that tEe 0etsis made al TIE attacks
- srb.a : 81 y tax n pIscs On he psalnSsia. Batlsr-s move move
usas Up Re james Va known a; Petersburg =: Il O'Clock and
caused considerable excitement Forty one transports and
o,hens. are oI-aE- Three irnolds and four EunooS's were
counted F7n ;ea % fifteen thousand men landed 81 Bermuda
haoire3- Ihe Sne TaP[T 80 kenno1a Is u no more pm
nei q sLe panic, aDi hsas oa' encouragement that ample
\ Dalton dispatch of the 5th says the Union
pickets are within four miles of Tunnel Hill. but
80 strong that nothing could be learned of the
movements of the Federal troops.
\ DemopoliS dispatch of the 9Th states that six
hundred rebel cavalry mad engaged five thousand
Yankees. near Olive Branch Creek, repulsing
them with heavy loss. The Yankees were re-
treating towards Baton Rouge. Gen. Ellory.
with ten thousand infantry and two batteries,
was going towards 1azoO City.
\ Charleston telegram says nearly one hun
dred shells were thrown at Sumter between Friday
morning and Saturday night. Twelve were
thrown into the city on Saturday and ten on
Sunday.
WASHINGTON. May l0.-Adviees from the front
10 three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. state that
on Sunday General Warren encountered Ina'S
rear guard az SpOrtsylvania, and a sharp fight
ensued. Our troops. AT the first. were repulsed.
but. rallving, advanced with great impetuosity
upon the enemy, driving him beyond the town.
On Monday an artillery duel opened and was
kept up.
Private dispatches from New York. Monday,
9th. quote gold 81 1851