The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-19
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which placed Gilmore IN position TO
/ flank and take the line Of the rebel in
/ trenchments stretching from the west
Of Richmond and the Petersburg Rail
road TO the James river. A second
/ line, into which the rebels retreated
was next day attacked, and found to
be much stronger. 1t was finally car
ried by storm. and the rebels driven in
to an enclosed work at the left 1t
was expected they would easily be dis
lodged from this position, when it was
| believed our forces would be west Of all
the works, with a clear road open to
Richmond only about miles off
The loss Of seven acknowledgements
and forty Colonies is admitted, indicat-
ing a heavy loss Of enlisted men. Pri-
sOners say, that, according to Richmond
gossip, Lees loss was terrible. Beau
regard, it is said, had, by shrewd STRAIT
egy, got his fnTce by ours and went in
to Richmond.
The Herald's Washington special Of
the 10Th says that no doubt another
severe fight will soon occur. Lee has
been Inassing his troops on his right,
and the engagement, when it occurs,
must take place east of Spottsylvania
c. H.
Captured officers say that Lee had to
run to escape capture when Hancock
attacked Ewell and johnson on Friday.
Richmond papers Of the 18th are re-
ceived. The city was greatly excited.
| A dispatch dated the 18th, claims
victory, and says Gems q. s. Hays and
/ TValLrar 20 tuoupdad
The Richmond Dispatch says the
damage to the railroad by Sheridan is
repaired
The rebel force in Southwestern Vir-
GINA have retreated from Chestersburg,
80 miles west of Lynchburg.
The Posts Belle Plain correspondent
says that reinforcement for Gen. Grant
are going steadily forward. Today five
steamers loaded with troops have ar
rived at this point. Among the regi-
ments are the 10th Pennsylvania, 10th
Vermount artillery, and the Sd New
Jersey battery. During the past week
fifteen batteries have left Washington
for the front, and others are moving,
including one with $500 men from the
West
Steamers loaded with wounded are
constantly leaving Probably 10000
have left since Friday
From ] to 8 this evening very heavy
firing was heard in the direction Of the
field, and has not yet subsidized
WASHINGTON, May l7.-Some news
papers have enormously stated that
the House yesterday passed the bill
granting land to the Peoples Pacific
Railroad Company to aid in the con-
struction of railroad by the northern
route. 1t was rejected by 10.
The Alexandria (Va) Journal says
that on Saturday Is officers and 800
men, all of them skedadlers from
Grants army, were forwarded to Belle
Plains, to be returned to their regi
ments. The officers were marched in
the rear of their men Some of them
were hand-cuffed together
WASHINGTON, May 17-IGl5A
10 Major General Dir
We have no official intelligence Of
military operations since my last
despatch.
The Richmond papers of Saturday
states that Gen. Steele had surrendered
at Camden with 5000 men to Price
This is known to be untrue General
Steele, with his whole command with
drew some two weeks ago from Camden,
and is now at Little Rock, having de-
feated Kirby Smith on hi way to
Sabine river, as heretofore stated.
Gen. Sherman was in close pursuit of
Johnston, having captured one thou
sand prisoners and eight pieces Of
artillery at Ressaca.
TSignedl E. N. STANTON.
GAULEY, WEST Vac May l6-Some |
men of the Sd Virginia Cavalry, cut off |
from Gen. Crooks command, taken |
prisoners and paroled, came into Fay |
cite to-day. They report Gen. Crook |
in possession Of Wytheville and New
bern. The enemy destroyed the bridge |
at the latter place. This the paroled !
men learned from the enemy while !
prisoners. Nothing further from Gen. !
Crooks command up to date.
WASHINGTON, May IA dispatch
from the Army of the Potomac, dated
to-day, noon, says it was very quiet yes
terday along the lines except some
skirmishing in the centre by Burnsides
men, and the throwing of a few shells
from Birney's division to feel the enc
my, which, however, elected no reply, !
The rebel sharpshooters, however hold
their ground.
During this time a division of the 2d
corps was sent to take possession of two |
of our hospitals, which were abandoned
on Saturday last, with about five thous-
and wounded in them.
The rebel cavalry had been there and
helped themselves to such articles as
they wanted, and had calculated on
taking all the occupants away as pris.
oners, but we were just in time to pre-
vent this, and our wagons brought them
all away with their tents, supplies, and
surgeons, who were left in charge Of the
hospitals in the Wilderness field, and
reports the capture of eight hundred of
our wounded at that place, and their
transportation to the rebel lines, from
which he succeeded in making his es-
cape.
NEw YORK, May 1.-THE steamer
Fulton, from Port Royal the 18th, has |
arrived. Gen Gordon has been order /
ed to Florida to relieve Gen. Birney.
A mass State Convention was called |
at Beaufort, S c., to meet on the 18th !
of May, to select delegates to the Bal |
timore Convention. A similar move
ment is reported on foot in Florida.
The steam transport Harriet Ward |
was blown up by the explosion of two |
torpedoes at St Johns river, in Florida. |
The second engineer, cabin boy, and |
one of the crew were killed. A large !
number of other persons were wounded, |
some of them severely.
The steamer Platt got aground in the |
Savannah river, when a large steamer, /
Supposed to be a ram, came down from |
the direction of Savannah, but returned |
after accommodating
The Fultons report, when of Charles |
ton Bar on the l4th, general engage /
ment was going on between our feet, |
under Admiral Dahlgren, and the rebel /
forts and batteries on James and Sulli- 4
vans Islands. All the Monitors APP /
peared TO be engaged, as also the new
Ironsides. Fort Putnam, on Gregg's /
Point, seemed to be directing her fire /
principally on Sumter, which was re
Piled to by Fort Moultrie, on Sulivan's I
Island The contest was spirited, and I
seemed as general as has TRANSFERRED 4