, 1864-05-26
news BY TELEGRAPH.
TILE GREAT MOVE ON
RICHMOND.
Grants Army Achieves q
Mastelly Strobe.
LEES RIGHT PLANK COIL
PLETELl HURNhD.
Our Army in a New and
Strong Position.
FULL OFFICIAL AND SPECIAL
REFlGES To YESTERDAY.
Grant Says Everything Looks
Favorable.
LATEST FROM GENERAL
BUTLER'S ARMY,
Official Bulletins from the Var
Department.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
NEW ORLEANS.
The POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
OPENED.
Stats Conventions in Illinois, Ohio, !
Missouri, Kentucky and
Rsw York Yesterday. !
aBRAhAkH LINCOLN THE RElTERa-
TED ch0tcE OF The PEOPLE,
Washington Military and Congress |
Sl0nal Summary.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
NEW ORLEANS,
The POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
OPENED,
State Conventions in Illinois, Ohio,
Missouri, Kentucky and
Rew York Yesterday.
ABRahAk6 LINCOLN THE REiTERa-
TED CHOICE OF The PEOPLE,
Washington Military and Congress
Sl0nal Summary.


AaS IT. 1eoa-ioF. n. ]
~ "s'"' oene4nt o'1s
q uss'3len 'foa oeaefa1 dfans' dated II O'Clock,
1ASA' 4'' e'@1s7 11'1 Tue army moved from iii
f'''t'3ou =" 4'o'n Ana' 'o''o"ane cose1s on Lees
10y ~" 1''u o'n 'oipS io1feaeo o5 Inc way
VI 1a14u o"1de ~ Gu foro' and The 9Th corps
eueeetoeo v e4ee1Ing CROSSING and gett'n. po-
@'0eA "4tnou' nAueo oppoelt'o"'
'n'iA, oAe'' Ho~e'et' lucy "ete s1o3ently At
'acAeo ana nano'o"e'y fepu'sea tae assault With
OUT muen 'ofs 10 nf' we captured some prisoners.
everything LOOKS exceedingly fa'ofab1e*"
Another dispatch. giving detail Of tho move
A1eA'e oo3 e'lpe, anu speaking OF Inc rebel as
Na"' W "eaeta "at1en pos1uont says; He WAS
"''a.eo WILL siss' feneneoee' l haTe never
Aeus' ING astac6 fesolseo IN destructive repulse
Ae 'A7~5. ~ uio poS'1'oa at'seked oy aan-
soeA' ne tepeiS "ete 1neeneaea ana IN considera-
oe 1otee' oee"een toe creek no had crossed and
:. "au AaaDe pefnoeaoos 1es'staace 10
nts o1e''* out oe'ofe oatA naoeock oaa forced
'eD' 4A..1 .s'4 "o'A1' aao at'en 'nsfo aesoss me
a'.o Ha4o 'a0' III MESS engagements
"efs tnson@'oeta0'e. LUG feoels charged assantf
~. -A, "nu suu'feo' especan5 lso" CANISTER
4 u'epA'eo AA'n' oeuefa' UTAH. oaleo al
F" c'ocA LUIS morning. mas aso oeen received II
e'eSe1s Luz e"e'ns las "1ea oae6 nom MOTIF
0A''+ ~Ao NE .a' !" pursuit Seg3oeS VINO nave
comc 'n'o our lines sas eoat Lee Ii faa1og back on
n'enmooo.
O1nCtAl UiENAtChAA mia
t''at a14ca' 0ufnsloe ano Aaneock nre pushing
forward s''eF the fefFeatins army. Warren has
e0ptnfea eooa number Of prisoners up to last
evening, Dur hAo not had time to count them, or
ASCERTAIN ms loss'
naaeock YVES stor1ntnc The ftde pits this side Of
thc EFer' Last evening he also took between one
411 g. e.1 w. ua4'A.a p''eoa7f0' Ano drove
many REBELS Into the river, where they were
crowned
"en a4s' eap1alt" fo''t onlsaa' pape1s' among
"n'ch "aa an otnoai order calling out boys ffteen
scatt OF age to garrison Richmond. Ambulance
men and musicians are also ordered to the
rank,
Sheridan. this 1aorninr. .vos at Dn,t,,a md
vii, 1r ,t Nf,fo,. to.n3oht
Nh diensfehes have b-en ra1e,vad n dsr f,o,,
Sherman. and none arr er,cctcd fl, sarer,l d.v,
Dsn,tcbes firm, f,ener,, pot1s- h,-. ha,n :.
co,rcd to,d.v rc,at,no h-;.av IL ~. -a..a,.,.o
forces.
Admiral Lea. In telee.am dated III. eod tn thc
Secretary Of the Nay1 states that 1.st NIGHT .nd
Saturday nieht the anemv attacked The srmv Int
were handsomely 1epn1sed.
a dtspatch from asu, Canbv. dsted the 18th a.
the month of the Red River et,+es tb,+ f,.ns-,,
Banks' troops had .ar1lrtd at semmesport yestar-
day, and win reach Morcanse today.
The army Is In better condition than vas ex-
pected, and viii be ready to resume offensive op-
e1ations.
(signsd,} E.MsrAsroy.
n1sp.TrH FRou rur arr,ppr.pv M vu.p
10 COY. YATES.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttbune.1
srarsar1z1p. Hsv q. 1864
The following official dispatch has Just been r.
ce''eo mere: |
y, Chr Y7,<,. @'"' ~ r. H.
The Drns,tmSent b,s rsrt11ed d,s,.+rbs. rro,,
General Grant IN q o,c,o,.r th,a n,o-r,no RI.
morements commenced Nv him ~, F-,d,v ,,o,,+
fo,ced The -rba,a tn ah,ndor ,ho,- .+.,z t,-4,s.a
~AA DAo-s '"'~'"eo
poe1uon at epotteJlVanm Court house and ISL |
back towards Richmond.
Yesterday Gen. Grant pushed his columns aczoss
the Anna river, where rerT heavy engagement |
took place The rebels were driven back with great
[oss- Our loss is reported uncomfortable.
The enemy is reteatinc, our troops following /
hem up clpEe1v. Nerrnea rennrt thst T,ae n ~