Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-05-20
THE NEWS.


Sin:e our report Of last week there has been
further serious lighting in Northern Virginia
and though the results have been highly favor
able to the Union cause, the contest is still un-
decided, and il is probable that further bat
ties are pendi1g--ths rebel commander evil
IDENTIFY being determined to contest every inch
Of ground and not give up the contest for the
possession Of Richmond so long as he can mus
ter and keep together an opposing force. The
victory Of the l2lh was one that staggered the
rebels, and from the fact that they retired
during the night it was inferred they were re-
treating, bat this has proved to have been a
mistake, they merely having gone to another
line Of deienses. At last accounts the roads,
which had been rendered almost impassable by
recent heavy rains. had much improved, Grant
bad been heavily REINFORCED. an d there were
indications Of speedy renewal of the conflict
Since Thursday of last week up 10 Tuesday even
ing Of this week there had been no serious fight
ing in that region. Atfve O'Clock Wedues-
day morning skirmisbing commenced which it
was supposed was tbs commencement of a
general battle. .. z,-.s.s-
The particulars Of the cavalry raid to the
rear Of Lee by Gea. Sheridan, which will be
found in another column, show that he was
most successful in cutting the rebel commu nj
cations and in destroying supplies. Other
raids have been equally successful, especially
that OF Averill in Southwestern Virginia,
who has destroyed an important bridge over
New River , on the Yirginia and Tennessee
Railroad, and destroyed Dublin Depot with
large lot OF ofsupplies. .o--5.5. z-
The latest news received from Butler will
be found in despatch from Secretary Stan
ton. He is still operating near Petersburg,
south Of r .chmond, besieging Fort Darling.
and thus far has made good progress, triumph
ing over the enemy in nearly all the encouu-
tiers be has badawith them. Important results
are promised from this expedition.
Gen. Sherman has driven the rebels sue
cessiveIy from Dalton and R SAGA Georgia.
johnson at last advices was retreating south
toward Atlanta. The rebels lost in the en-
gagemen,s thus far are about 1000 killed, 1900 |
prisoners and seven pieces of artillery
AmoBg their killed are three general off ,ers |
Our loss is about 600 killed, 5000 wounded
and 400 missing. We had four Generals |
wounded, one (Nillich) supposed mortally.
A vigorous fght was reported as progress
ing in Charleston harbOr few days ago the !
result not known. a
General Sgel had fight with Breckin-
ridge aud 1mboden, at New Mlrket, in the
Shenandoah Valley, on Sunday. He was
Outnumbered, and was cOpelIed TO retreat 10
Strasburg. with a loss of $50 killed, wounded |
and prisoners. The rebels had 1000 infantry.
beaides other arms. He was not able to
bring over six regiments into the fight.
I'VE have the important official anounce-
ment that General K lutzs expedition 10 cut
the DluviIle RlilroAd, and destroy the iron !
bridge across the Appomattox, was a success.
This is one of the largest bridges in the coun-
try, and if thoroughly destroyed, it cannot be
rebuilt in six months. bong ps-o
Our entire losses are in killed, wounded and |
missing in the late Virginia battles, it is said
win fall short of 10000, large proportion Of
whom are slightly wounded
Several of the New York papers. of |
Wednesday published forged document pur-
porting to be a proclamation from the Presi-
dent. Two of the principal ones (the World
and Journal of Commerce) have since been
suppressed and their editors and proprietors !
arrested. The spurious proclamation acknowl-
edged the future of Grants expedition, called
for 400, 900 men, etc. /
Soldiers are being hurried to the front from
all quarters. The Eighty-eighth, which has
been doing guard duty at Camp Chase, and
the One Hundred and Tweniy-eighth, which
has been stationed at Johnson's Island, have
been ordered to move. About one thousand
parolled men, exchanged under the recent or
der of the War Department, will leave Camp
Chase for their regiments today.
UNION COUNTY CoNvENTIoN.-We hope the
UDion men of Delaware county will bear in