, 1864-05-25
LOSSES OF THE ILLINOIS
YATES PHALANX,
i Letter from Surgeon Clark,
37th Illinois.
OUR WOUNDED At FREDER-
ICKSBURG,
NAVAL MATTERS ON THE
RAPPAHAMN0CK.
The Illinois Republican State
Convention To-Day.
MATTERS At WASHINGTON
YESTERDAY.

1h6IGRUA1s
A FRESH SCARE IN
KENTUCKY.
John Morgan with 5000 Cav
airy at Pound Gap.
THEE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
The Combined Movement Against
N1chfnond.
NEW ToEK, May 24.-The Washington Bspus-
jseon Of lat evening says our army on Sunday
noon was fifteen miles beyond Spottsyl.ania Court
House, and everything Was progressing success-
fully.
Tho Richmond Enquirer sdmits heavy loss in
the battle with Butler last week. and foots It Nd At
1,coo.
FORTRESS AosRoE, Msy a5.-The steamer Thos,
Powell. Gen. But1er's dispatch boat, has iuat IT,
rived, and reports everything quiet. There haye
been no hoetilites since 1aes Saturday night.
From the best accounts, It appe1rs that tho reb-
els received severe Furnishing for their attempt ut
night turprdae. They had tobnrJ their dead M
der . fag OF truce.
Capt Geo. Emerson, Of the Goth Ohio regiment,
who was shot through the body, died last night, on
the hospital transport. H,s remains have been
brought to the Chesapeake hospital.
Three thoueand four hundred wounded men tsye
been brought down the James River since tho army
trtt landed.
W4sn1sq1oH, May s4-Fory guerl1.s were CAP
FIeaezicEsbnrg ana Belle Plain, to-day. Tho cars
s psssd b1eSasst aSss Sss and tho wounded
New {oRE, Nay el,-A special to the New York
m: dstsa Gf19es saSn s!st ssys ths
nond- During The n,eht Haneocks corp, witch
had held the left Of our lines III front Of 8pettsy-
yania Corrt House, took up the marc.l, moving on
morning 1t reached Guiney's station, on tho Fred.
ericksbors and Richmond Railroad, two miles due
eouth from Fredericksburg; thence pushed inward,
q Hancoek's column At Bowling Green, ciEhtoen
miles south Of Fredeticksbuzg.
The o1her corps hare been to-day fo1owin. the
same general line, and are noH passing the point
at which the dtspatch Is dated.
Ton wi! observe fEom the Indications that the
Commanding General has effected turning. .mo!e-
ment on the right flank Of Lee. who 10 now hi 1stiiy
falling back to take new defensive position. il
Il expected that his next stand will be on the
South Anna rl1er, although be msy endeavor to
when eutdauked IN his lines on the Rspidan,
Heavy firing II in fact this moment heard ACROSS
the ny. wLere one Of our columns Is moving, .
mile sonth by vest GulDey'e Station Ia the point
of confluence of the Pc md NJ rivers, aud al this
point the etrcam il crossed by Guiney'e bridge,
which ie In our possesefop.
Our army arc now III gone from the front that 1t
Eae held before Spotts5lganla Court House for the
past two weeks Onr present from, while 1t puts us
in veg adEantaseons positloa IN regard the en-
tions, which are via Fredericksburg and Aqua
Greek. 1he railroad coon will be al right from
Aqua Greek to Fredericksburg. and viii doubtless
be put IN order sou,h Of that point ~ we advance
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED At FRED
ERICESBURG.
NEW ToHk; May sa-The tolloxingis the report
Ct nE. g. orslsy Vanaespoel, to she NeN York
Ing your inquiries relative to the condition Of the
wounded.
First, - to numbers, Dr.. McFarlan. Mcli:al d.
daJs since thas 10 0U would cover al the won aded
ion, Medical Dircctor al Fredericksburg, learn
ceeded Coca and mott OF the time but little over
5.U00. or course the numbers are large. but far
lcss ttan the rports thus az Would le&d ns to sup
As to the care Of the wounded, 1t no time hare
the wauts Of The wounded been more promptly
met By the Government and the various co:nmfs-
wounded at Fredericksburg ftom Wa1t Of supplies,
as there undoubtedly has. It has arisen nore from
want of knowledge how 10 procure then, aud
from lsck Of nel4e=l et1cess thaa from any dea-
was opened 81 Wednesday, May 1l-amons the
s:1t Of those b. cl7ll.1a-and ion IN tour .itcr
he entry Of tie wounded they have not wanted
ali the men have had coffee, beef tea, fatina,
milk punch several times, soft bread snd
butter, and solid r.oas ia abundance to thoae who
there at present is ;oung dressers Of young
physicians who Will 70 through the long ssr1Ice q
dressing wounds and attending to the minor
| wants. or mere nurses there seemed to be IN
ample number. Few civilians will coutinne npiu-
tersaptedly to perform the aetaai labor necessary
for this purpose. and liberal detail from the army
has been made In addition to the abundant ned
tcal and other supplies furnished b. the govesu-
tuent, the yanoue commissions snd Stats agenc1eS
are on the ground doing all IN their power.
NAVAL MATTERS or TIE RAPPAuAN.
NOCK.
NEW YonE, My Alt Il reported that the gun
boats Ct the potonae hotilla hare removed ali the
onssructlens t1 tne Rspp.b.nnock.
The 1Tt5uat'f FEedeE1cksearg letter Of FEiday,
Fredericksburg, came up the RappahAnnocE 1t
Opposite thc clsy Their nanez arg de Jsoob Bell,
Fuschia, Capt Street. They lett the month Of til
| river, where for long time they have been on
blockadng duty, On Monday morning, tho 18Th
Ten were found and removed without casualties
| on or side, sud four more not yet anchored wert
| fonnd and destroyed on Powatt's Island.
Of Captain Street was sent out eome distance Int
| the country. resulting in the capture Of Actlne
lIaeter Buriey; Of the rebel navy, together. viii
Iatfe1 Maxwell, formerly Of he United STATE!
Nary, With the loss on our side Of one killed ani
three wounded. The rebels taken declared thei
they would have been boarded and captured Al
were the Satellite and Reliance last fall By pattle
organizing Tor that purpose From information
AMI In ball.
thst there still more eorpedoes IN the river ot
Tappahannock and At several other points on th'
t FROM JAMES RIVER.
New ToRE. Mar s4.-The NeraEdS correspond
cnt With General Butler writing May ed, gives I,
| account OF midnight aazau1t By the rehetd on tha
night previous. The pic.ets received their f,r
ley optaed upon The advancing rebels with with
crtng discharecs Of grape und canister. Siege gun
and light batteries, were brought to beAr, and th
vanccd, and wire given another .hughterne dis
cd, Scattering dcath in all d!rectons and thr gun
woods wood ~ Were lie rebel reserves were % statioped
Finally, the rebels finding our forces 80 WE'LL pre
pared 10 receive them, withdrew, 1eaTtng their dea
On the field, rumbesing26 26a.
our deiencer were constructed BY some Of on
hrst engineezr, md are almost tnpreznable.
NEW YoHK, May "a eorEfsronasnt OF tn
Jnmea Hiye1, and Tho p7otcssed to know he pos
ton Of tue torpedoee, to Admlral l. Les, with tn
Characteristic suggestion, III he faithfully a9d tru
" performs his duty, and answers all queries. II
1nrn him to me at Bermuda Landing II NOT han
lin It The ward arm-' This vas dictated IN th
nrefeuco Of Cnstie, to whom the General then r
marked: Nov, my good man. g. yon hare y yo1
seemed to realize this fact, md It is TO he hnpe
thst Aduiral Lee w1ll follow out the injunction" i"
TAUTZ@s SECOND GREAT CAVALRY RAtl
NEW YonK, Nay aa.--The Nsbunet CITY Poii
1ctter. daied a0th, says: Kautz's division 81 e.
.niTT nd twenty-iorr hours OF teat at City Poii
rn its slx daye Of hard Labor on its raid upon 4
zane to s<boot and saddle" for totay IN Snotns
fiirretion. The command proceedo4 At once
; ! hners and crossing to BeEnuda HUNDRED Q!
, | nnsrEed on r Wednesday night, May II, and ca =
| mnTnirc Of ths 18th struck Tout for tho Uan1n
, | rnilroad. Passing Gen: Buffers ADVANCE Ines
chrster Station, On tie Richmond and Petefson1
r.iirosd {s,roady destroyed, Gsn: kA1tz proceed
In CoaireId. ou the DanvtEte railroad, and cut y
eonnecsioS, destroying the depot water tank, e.
at that pulat. From thence no lo4o"ea ~ -
t Vile road downward through foWhatsn a
: | AfOe]1a corntica to Chuea Station, where sha'
! dch. fook place Tho tebe}s were here IL strof
t | forcr. as was discovered early oa tae 1ao1n1nR
d the 1Ssh, to protect the 1A1road bridge ACROSS
. Apponattox- =.
II WIS foIad impossible to dlslodgo them. b