The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-06-18
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San Francisco, we have papers from that city to
the 2Sth May, and telegraphic dates from the
East to the 25th, inclusive. The following is a
summary of the news
NEW YORK, MAY 19th.-A Richmond paper of
the 10th acknowledges that Lee met with a defeat
on Thursday, and states that the slaughter was
terrible no particulars known. The paper adds
that jeff. Davis received a dispatch from Lee,
which has been kept secret. Gen. KautZs cav
airy Is now moving on Roanoke Station, with the
intention OF destroying the great iron bridge over
the Staunton river. If successful he will return
by City Point, and will end any efforts of the
rebels to repair the destroyed bridges on the
Petersburg and Weldon roads.
A special to the Times, dated Headquarters
Army OF the Potomac, Wednesday morning,
says: The struggle this moment began with
skirmishing on the right. You may fully expect
u great and bloody, and we trust decisive battle.
CAIRO, May 19th.-In the late capture of Yazoo
City the rebels are said TO have been badly worst
ed. They lost heavily in killed and wounded.
The future movements of Macarthur are I'M
known
Gen. Banks has been ordered to report at New
Orleans.
BosToS, May 19th.-The Richmond Examiner,
of the 10th, says The enemy have concentrated
in Virginia if beaten there. they will be beaten
everywhere If they win there, they win every
thing. The war ana the COnfederacy might
continue, but if Virginia is lost the present Con-
federate organization will not, probably, survive.
NEW YORK, May l9th.-A special to the Tn
6uae from the Headquarters of the Army of the
Potomac NJ / p. NJ, of the 18th says The desul-
tory firing which commenced at daybreak has
grown into n very considerable battle. The
enemy discovering the changes of position that
had been made last night took advantage of the
same, ana were founG to have massed all their
strength on our right, designing doubtless to
make another desperate assault TO break our lines
and get ut the supply trains. This movement of
the enemy OccasiOned che reoccupation of our old
position of yesterday. In the effort to do this
the Second Corps, occupying our extreme right,
became engaged. and the struggle was kept up
more Or less severely to noon. To-day our troops
were advanced to within very close range of their
(rebel) ~thwOr when Il murderous fire of
artillery was opened, occasioning considerable
loss, but our guns were soon got in position, and
under cover of their fire we charged and took
their first line of rife-pits, captured n consider
able number of prisoners and several of their
guns. AT the present writing there is a cessation
of the firing. The indications are that there will
be TO more fighting until tomorrow. The rebel
loss is believed to be greater than ours, notwith-
standing the momentary advantage of their artil-
lery range upon US.
WASHINGTON, May 10Th" Reports from Gen.
Sherman's command, dated Kingston, Georgia,
2P, " to-day, announce that Sherman had reach
ell Kingston and encamped there last night. This
morning he advanced upon the enemy, who again
.retreated. The dispatches state that while they
were being written, Hooker's and Towards guns
were hammering at Johnston, and the two armies
gre in plain sight of each other. two miles east of
Kingston. Davis division of the Fourteenth
Corps are in possession of Rome. Sherman reports
the weather pleasant. the roads good, ana the
country more open and less mountainous.
(Sigued.) STANTON"
A dispatch from Bermuda Hundred, the 18th,
Gays that on Monday the rebels anne out Of their
entertainments in front of Fort Darling, and
made three advances, all of which were promptly
and energetica,ly repulsed with a loss to them of
one thousand or fifteen hundred, while our loss
was but slight Butler. having ascertained that
Beauregard had been heavily reinforced, and
learning from Richmond papers that several miles
of the Danville road had been destroyed. and
that the dams, locks. and embankments of the
canal leading to Richmond were also destroyed,
decided to fall back from Darling, and gave
orders accordingly.
Our army securely arrived behind our own
line of entertainments. Several of LOngstreet's
men were captured, who stated that his whole
army was cooperating with Beauregard- The
object OF our demonstration against Fort Darling
was for the purpose of drawing of as many of
Lees troops as possible, and also 10 attract the
attention of the rebel forces in and about Rich
mOnd, to enable Gen Kautz more efectually TO
destroy their communication south.
New YORK. May ga dispatch from the
headquarters of the Army, "Wednesday evening,
says: At five this morning the Sixth Corps.
supported by Hancock's division on the right,
and Burnside's ON the left, advanced against the
euemy's works. The riGe-pirsr in front were
those which had been abandoned by us, and were
filed with rebel shaTpshooters, who were soon
dislOdged and driven through the second line and
behind the thick and Impenetrable abattis of the
most formidable character. On examination it
was deemed best not II attempt t. charge through
this barrIcade, and the Troops fell hack in good
order. exposed to n Calling fire of shell and can
mister from both TANKS. Our losses were about
eight hundred killed and wounded. Burnside's
corps was partly eng ged and lost of the above
number about one-fOUrth. An attack WAS made
by the enemy on our eft in the afternoon where
Warren had posted cur batteries and soon drove
the enemy back, sileneing their guns. All was
quiet at 6 P. NJ"
a later dispateh-dated May 10, 6 A. N.-says
we have just received intelligence that Ginney's
Station, on the Free ericksburg and richmond
Railroad, was entered last night by our scouts,
who captured the telegraph office and station. \
large quantity of supplies were destroyed.
The Herald's Washington special says the
action on Wednesday at Spottsylvania resulted
in a success for Grant, in gaining the advantage
IN his position on the enemy's right. This was
the object of the attlck by Grant. Our entire
loss will not exceed one thousand killed. wounded
and missing. No General officers were either
killed or wounded. Up TO 10 O'Clock on Thurs
day the battle had not been renewed. The
camp, whose natural strength has been increased
by. the erection of formidable Qualifications which
were built long ago in anticipation of their
need. Lee manifests no disposition TO come out
OF his defences. Every opportunity has been