New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-24
NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES.

The Confederntes Greatly Encouraged
God Gives them Promise Of Success
Grants Army the Last the Union Can
Raise-Thas Whipped, All IL secured
All Who Can Fight Must Fight, mud
the Women md Children Must BE-
siege the Throne Of Heaven with
Prayer-Lee Wins Another Victory
Butler Driven Under Cover-Steeie's
Army Capturcd-Banks's Entire Army
has surrendcred-Ali Grants Assaults
Complete Failures, he Being Always
Repuised With Heavy LOss-sigcl IT.
terIy Used Up, Almost Captured, hui
Not Quite, &C., &C., as strong as
You Please.
WASHINGTON, Monday May g. 1854.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 10Th inst con-
tains the following;
1.-THE Confederates find source Of great encourage
nent and abundant for thankfulness over ser
present pros porous fortunes II we can conquer now
and God Is giving the p mise OF it-oJr VOfk VIII
be DONE The reasoning and the fears OF the enemy as
sure us Of this Grants army is the last head ana front
Of this horrid war This Is the time, therefore Tor
every who strike blow for his country to rem
der Lis aid Let every one assist IN whatever sphere is
open 10 him. Ourselves and our substance ie-all be
cfeerfuv and zealOusy rendered may be needed or
called for until this great fight is done
1.-The weak and helpless who cannot IN, the spear
OF battle assist in active employment may do a. the
friends OF Esther did when the fate Of nation hung
her efforts. They besiege the Throne Of Heaven
with ferTent suppbeaons that it, blessings may be up
OIL those who the part Of the COnfedcracy con
Quoting the great issue. We have much 10 stimulate
and TO encourage u.s. The Of yet another victory
been driven to cover The Trans Mississippi sends us
cheering tdngs. Let strike and strike hard for
our deliyerance draws nigh.
THE wAR-GREAT VICTORIES EVERYWHERE.
The news reached US Yesterday morning that
there had been more fighting in SpOttsyyana. The
ports brought in represented that Grant had made
heavy assault Lees right at or near STANDARDS Mil
and had met with his usual success IN his virginia
operations-a very heavy repuse.
The telegraph may bring us more accurate details be
fore going 70 press.
There was some firing Oh the south side yesterday
together with some diminishing, though We have not
learned that il was OF material consequence. We have
any number Of reports TO the movements Of the
enemy but We believe there has been material
change up 10 this time since Badly Saith sought his
The reader win find dispatch relative to the Trans
Mississippi operations, which will give him comfort
according his faith. For ourselves confess that
we are waiting for its confirmation. We have been
deuded often enough with news frUm that quarter
teach Us caution At the time the result asserted
is not 10 be considered improbable. Banks was IN
dOubtedy in "a desperate situation, surrounded by
superior forces and his navigation interrupted aud
pended. His pride, however would make Inn refuse
10 surrender until reduced to extremies. lie fight
ing the Presidency and 10 surrender Is not the road
tot In reference 10 the surrender Of Steele to Price
there has been much confusion and many contradictions
From a comparison Of the several stories we in
Clned 10 the opinion that his army las been captured
Just Mlroys at Winchester on the l4th Of June
lsst-that is to say, Steele with renant made biz
escape while the body Of his forces fell INTO our hands
lie probably lost from six % nEe thousand men beside
his trains and artillery Steele with about three thou
sand men. had race with Marmaduke winch should
enter Little Rock first. Steele. carrying but little
weight, won by neck.
The telegraph tells Of the brilancy Of Drechnridges
victory aud Of Sigers pedestrianism
We had nothing official from Gen. Lee yesterday but
private dispatch from Milford says that Gen. Early
made attack yesterday morning upon the enemy TO
the right Of SpOtsy lvania C0GrtOusc capturing LlYe
pieces Of artillery and number Of prisoners Later IN
the day the enemy made two ASSAULT upon our hhes
near STANDARDS Mill, the po branch Of the Malta
pony, both Of which TepUlscd with severe loss
Persons who left Milford In the morning concur III soy
,bg that the ire was very heavy.
DER FIGHT NIT SiGEL.
STANTON, May ls.-Gcn. breckenridge
victory at Newmarket was even greater and more com
Icic than az first announced. lie captucd Fix pieces
OF artillery and nearly one thousand stand OF small,
arms. HE ioss OF Tic enemy ~ klIed and wounded
and prisoners j. heavy.
zen. sgel ran ~ niles withont storIing-abandon