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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14


Highly Important News-The Rebels IN
Rctreat-They Disappear on Thursdny
Night-Grant Fellows on Friday Morn
ina-He Gets n Sight Of their Rear
Gunrd Mt Z O'CIock-GIorieus Spirits
of our Troops-A Rain-storm and
Plenty Of Mud-Carnnge OF Thursd"y.
WARRINGTON, Thursday. $50 p. m, May 10, lsea.
Mai Gen. DIX: The following dispatch from
Mr.. Dana has Just reached this Department.
EDWIN N. STANTON.
SPoIrsYLvAsA CoURT.HousE, Va,
Friday, May ~. Z a. m, leti.
Hon. +. NJ. STANTON. Seeraory Of War'
Lee abannoncd his position during the night whether
TO occupy new position in the vicinity or to make
thorough retreat, is not determined
One division Of wrght's and one Of Hancock's arc
engaged In settling this question: and at ~ a. IN had
come up On his rear guard. Though our army Is
greatly fatied from the enormous efforts Of yesterday
the news Of Lees departure inspires the men with fresh
ererov The whole force will soon be In motion, but
,be covy rains Of the last thrysx hours render the
rods very difficult for wagons and artillery. The pro-
norton of severely wounded is greater than on either
Of the previous days fighting This was owing 70 the
great use made Of artillery.
EDWIN A. STANTON Secretary Of War.
Crca, News from sigel-1le Breaks Up
,be yirginia md Tennessee Railroad
Lees Supplies from and Escape 70
Abe West Gu, Of-The stsunton Road
ala. RroLcn-A small Fight with
Rebel Cavalry.
WASHINGTON Friday. May Is. 1864
The Extra Star says: An officer VINO ar
rived here to-day reports that at o'clock yesterday al
ternoon a dispatch was read at the front IRON "en
sigels command, dated at Buffers Mountain. between
Charlottesville and Lynchburg, at 10 o'clock a. H. an
nouncng that our cavalry had torn up tho railroad De-
tween Charlottesville and Lynchburg e miles below inc
former place. and also that the track OF the Gordohs
vile Railroad between Charlottesville and Keswck'
had been destroyed An the bridges between the above
points on both roads have been destroyed. When re
turning forces encountered body Of Rebel cavalry
who cane fow the dree,pp Of Cartert Mountain and
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A Tale Of Run,or-Lcc snid to have sur.
rendered with 10000 Men-A PhfIs"
deIDhia story.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday. May Is, II

IHIIADELF IfIf1 It IIu'Jt 1"'J ~" 1'0''
The Bulletin has special from Washington,
saving II is rumored there that Lee has surrendered
with 40, 600 men,"
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The Battle Of Thursday-A Fierce ana
Bloody COusess-Tws Lines Of Lees
Rifle Pits Csptured-3, 900 Prisoners
At One BIow-Hancoek In his GLORY
The Rebels Getting Worn Out-Burn.
side Rngaged-Our Cavalry In Lees
Rear.
Special Dlpsieh 10 The N. Y. Tribune
WARRINGTON, Friday May -, 1864
Your correspondent Grey sends the following:
battle FIELD NEAR SPOrIsYLvAsA &. H..
Thursday. May 1873 o'clock, p. m.
We have to-day achieved signal success by the cap
ture OF two lines Of tho enemy's rifle pits.
Nal. Gen. I'd johnson commanding division Of
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Occupation Of Dalton by Onr Forces
"rAE END DRAWS NEAR
WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
The Secretary Of War % Gen. Dfx-News
10 Thursday, 8 p. m.-Gen. Hancock's
Splendid Movement-Capture Of
Whole ReheI Division and . Majsr
General urnside's Movements Rebel
Line Very 6tPona.


WASHINGTON. Friday May 1850 a. m.
Aej-Gem. DIX Official dispatches are just
received by this Department dated yesterday M,
nj the battle held near spottsyivania Courthouse.
They state that during the night Gen. Hancock
Darched from bis previous position on our right and
occupied the ground between Gems. Wright and Burn
side. AT daylight be attacked with his accustomed i'm.
petuosity forcing the first and then the second line Of
che enemy's works. capturing the whole of Edward
Sohnsons division and part Of Esry's together with
Nal Gen. Johnson Gen. Stewart, and from 30 TO 40
cannon.
The number of prisoners not given but II |. to be
oounted by thousands.
Gen Burnside. on the extreme Jeff. opened at the
ssme time with Gen. Hancock and advanced with com,
psra:vely little opposition. His right has Termed
Junction with Gen Hancock and his left is now actively
engaged
Gen. wrght's troops attacked at 7:l5 O'Clock, and
ase now at work
Gen. Warren is demonstrating to hold the enemy In
mont Of his lines. The Rebel works at that point are
eaeesdiDsiy strong.
EDWIN n. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
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Extraordinary Endurance.

Private VIM. n. Kellerman, enlisted in
Company B, Ones Hundred and Forty
eighth Pennsylvania volunteers, March l,
1864. At the battle Of Po river, on the
10th Of May, he received three distinct
wounds, one on the right shoulder, anoth-
er on the chin, anc the third near his
right eye, entirely depriving him of the
use of it. lie rejoiued his regiment on
the 18th of August, when the Second
Corps was on the march TO Deep Bottom.
The following day he was so injured by
the conclusion of shell that he was
removed from the field insensible, and was
not enabled 10 report for duty until the
18th of October. On the 9th of that
month, aud while tae Second and Third
divisions were making reconnaissance on
the left, Gen. Miles, commanding the First
division, directed demonstration on the
rebel fort in front of his line. Kcllerman
was selected, with others, for the purpose.
They charged amid heavy fire, and
succeeded in driving the enemy from the
Fort, capturing a number of prisoners, with
whom Kellerman was sent to the rear
Having performed this duty, he started
back to rejoln his comrades. Ia the mean
time the rebels had rallied, and our men
were compelled to fall back Kellerman
in the darkness did not observe this until
near the fort, when he came upon the
rebel picket line, which had been estab-
lished in his absence. Fortunately he was
rot discovered, and sinking down he srept
into small ravine, hoping to make his
escape during the night. Soon after a
rebel vidette was thrown out few feet in
advance of where he lay, thus placing him
between the vidette and the skirmish line
In this position he lay until the night of
the I'd of November, period of six days,
exposed to the wind and rain, and the
cold, freezing atmosphere of the nights,
without food or drink, chewing the leaves
and roots within reach of his arm, deter
mined not to surrender himself to the
enemy. which he could have done at any
moment with safety.
On the night of the I'd, the enemy hav-
ing relaxed his vigilance, he succeeded in
| reaching our lines, crawling on his hands
| and knees, and bringing with him his
accoutrcments and Spencer rifle. On be-
ing taken to the hospital he was utterly
exhausted, his hands and feet were badly
frozen, aud the toes uf his right foot some
what gangrcnous. He was unable to
swallow for the first day, but on the second
beef tea and other nourishing and stimu-
lating liquors were administered with the
J best effect. He has to great extent re-
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God I'm the Constitution.

A convention was in session in PLila-
delphia, which had for its object the
securing of an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, (Which shall
honor God by thankfully avowing Him as
our Supreme Father and Ruler, and bless
man by securing him universal liberty and
all of his other inalienabIe rights" a
petition to the President and Congress has
been prepared, and is in circulation for
signature. To the petition is appended
an argument in which is set forth the fact
that the trainers Of the Constitution made
twelve amendments to it in fourteen years I;
that sixty years have elapsed since the last
one; that progress is duty, and what
ought to be can be, if we pray with faith,
and work to help to answer our own
prayers; that our present Constitution
shows striking signs of French infdeiity,
and that it has less of Christianity in it
than the Declaration of Independence or
the Articles of Confederation. 1t is urged
that at least one million signatures be ap-
pended before it is presented on the 4th
of March, 1865
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Will There be q Draft :

We have referred to the order for cor
recting the enrolment lists as Indicative
of another draft, and that, too, at no dis
tant day, unless the armies are kept up by
enlistments. New York and Boston are
thus interpreting not only the order, but
the general situation; and, taking every
thing into consideration, it will be wise if
this conclusion becomes general. For
some reason or other, drafting, although
seemingly the only way to secure soldiers
at such times and in such numbers as they
are needed, has thus far failed to complete.
ly accomplish that object. Under the
100000 call, not over 1000 men were
actually put into the army. The three
hundred dollar exemption clause, it was
alleged, worked the incalculablc mischief
Congress repealed it, aud under the new
law another call for 100000 was made,
but it is alleged, on authority, not over
l2O, 900 men have actually been put into
the service under it,-credits of every
description, desertions, aud systematic
efforts, in various ways, of taithless men
and domestic enemies, having measurably
defeated the confident expectations of
Congress.
AS between drafting and the volunteer
system, there can he no doubt which Is the
best. Nothing is moro certain than that
the former, # the results given are correct,
has proved unequal to expectation. After
all we have done In that line, our armies
to-day are made up oe volunteers, and they
will continue to be. Experience has
proved that it is in this direction We must
look, that On efforts in :his behalf we must
rely, to keep our armies up. 1t is doubt
less true, that thesfea of the draft stimu-
lates the country to secure volunteers; but
it is an unsafe reliance, and an essentially
unsound reversal of motive. The vote
thrown at the recent election proves that
there is no exhaustion. In the absence of
any new Legislation, the efforts Of individ-
uals and of communities, acting as organ
lied bodies, must be depended on to slim
ulate volunteering, and to supply the
wants of the Government.
The season is favorable for procuring
men. In some of the large cities little
difficulty is experienced in procuring them
at fixed bounties. If there is to be another
draft, 1t may come sooner than we expect.
Let rs, therefore, bestir ourselves for
volunteers. The New Volunteer Corps, to
be commanded by our gallant Hancock, is
an excellent starting point. The order
under which it is TO be recruited is liberal,
and appeals to the patriotism of the
country. An especial feature is that re-
cruits will be credited to the district in
which they or their families are domiciled,
and will be paid special bounty of three
hundred dollars from the substitute fund
upon being mustered into service, or two
hundred dollars more than one years men
have been entitled to. The city, county,
ward, and, in those cases where they are
given, State bounties will thus amount at
the least to six hundred dollars. These
advantages, ali included within the service
of one year, will no, fail to be appreciated
by every veteran to whom they appeal
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By the blessing Of the Almighty we
believe the time is coming when .his
unloly rebellion will cease. "lhene, Nenc,
Trkel, Upharsin," is written on the walls
Of the Southern Confederacy, against the
leaders, and their dan,ua:ion is sealed
"God hath numbered thy kirgdom and
flushed it. Thou art weighed in the
balances. and art found wanting" The
Confederate rattlesnake striking its tanss
in its own body writhcs in the agonies of
death. This nation, under God, shall have
= new birth of freedom. aud our children
shall DE stronger for this wrestling OF
flesh and blood, aud urder the blood
stained grass of bai,le-felds the seeds of
new growth will sprout for Freedom and
Peace,
Up, then, in Freedoms manly part,
From graybeard old to fiery youth,
And on the nations naked heart
Scatter the living Goals of truth.
Now break the chain, the yoke remove,
And smite to earth oppression's ROD,
With those mild arms OF truth and love,
Made mighty thro' the living God
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Volunteers for the state Guard.

1t is now clearly understood, says the
Harrisburg Telegraph, that all volunteers
for the first five regiments of the State
Guard viii, if embraced IN any future
drafts, be furloughed by the War Depart
ment for the time they actually remain in
the State service And when this time in
the State Guard isserved out, it will be
regarded as the expiration of this furlough,
the man thereafter to be ordered into the
United States army, there to complete the
time for which he is drafted. All such
volunteers will also be credited on any
future drafts which the War Department
may make for their full term of service to
the State, thus: IF volunteer in the
State Guard serves one year, and he should
after the expiration OF his time be drafted
by the United States, for two or more
years. he will receive a credit on such
draft of the year devoted to the State.
These are important facts, and will no
doubt induce the speedy filling up Of
the first five regiments of the State
Guard.
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RS- A serious fight occurred at Timber
Ridge, Fulton county, on the I'd, between
squad of soldiers and lot of delinquent
conscripts and deserters. An attempt was
made by the soldiers to arrest some of the
latter, which was resisted. The soldiers
then opened fire, and general battle en-
sued, lasting about an hour. The con.
scripts and deserters were finally routed,
with loss of one man killed and two
wounded. None of the soldiers were in
jured.
b9- S. Reynolds, of Lafayette, Ind,
was recently arrested by Capt. M'Quiddy,
chief of staff to Gen. Hovey. He stands
charged with recruiting for the rebel army
aud the evidence is said to be conclusive.
If convicted, the penalty is death.
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THERE Is little additional and nothing
positively certain to add to the intelligence
concerning the movements of Sherman.
There is no reason to doubt, however, that
he either has conducted Or will conduct
his entire army 20 the coast, without any
material loss.
Bragg sent dispatch to Davis that he
had defeated the force sent by Foster to
cooperate with Sherman from Por. Royal,
but as Foster has since been heard from
and is all right, little importance is attached
to Bragg's dispatch, or to the hopes ex-
pressed by the rebel papers of beng able
to cut off Sherman before reaching the
coast.
In the absence of particulars, we consi2-
er it certain that Sherman has gone thro'
in spite of everything, and that be will
soon be in position to enter upon the
important operations of which his great
march was the precursor. Such certainly
is the belief in Washington
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which has so long cursed the South, crea
ting wide distinctions in society, enabling
the few to oppress the many, will thus be
broken down. The moral and religious
tone of society will be changed. The
immoralities of slavery SO degrading to
every community, will be done away with.
and higher civilization take their place.
The change in this respect cannot fail to
be wonderful. Slavery has made barbara
ans Of the whole South, and plunged the
race into the very cess pools of moral
degradation. From this degradation has
sprung up its legitimate fruit-this unholy
rebellion. But the moral atmosphere of
the whole South will come out of the
conflict Of war purified as by FIRE.
Education in the South will hereafter
be extended to the masses, instead of being
confined to a select few. The common
school will travel into Dixie, and there
take up its permanent abode. The "school
house" will, in coming years, be one of the
established institutions Of the South. This
will and must work out an astonishing re-
suit in Southern society-a change that
will astonish no one so much as the South
erner himself
Northern men in coming years will be
allowed to travel safely in the South, and
express the same opinions they do North,
without endangering their lives and their
all. For years there has been most
wanton disregard shown the rights of the
people of the free States by their 'South-
ern brethren" The American flag has
been no security or protection to an Amer
lean citizen in any o. the Southern States
for long series of years. Northern men,
and even women, travelling South have
been whipped, tarred and feathered, i'm
prisoned, shot, hung, and butchered like
dogs, for no other crime than expressing
opinions in consonance with the Bible and
the Declaration of Independence. When
slavery is gone, all this barbarism goes
with it. What glorious change in the
right direction.
We shall, in fact, be what we have
claimed to be-a nation of freemen, a land
of Liberty. When that ''sum of all vii
lainies," slavery, is wiped out, we shall
have purely republican governn nent,
based upon the fundamental theory of
equal rights to all. Free labor instead Of
slave labor will greatly exalt and bring up
the masses. The dignity of labor will be
fully vindicated. We might go on to en-
large upon this fruitful topic, but we
desist. Let the bright prospect ahead
cheer up every hating patriot, nerve every
arm, encourage every heart, and fire with
renewed zeal all, to the glorious work of
crushing out the rebellion, and vindicating
the rightful authority of the government
over every foot of soil within its spacious
limits.
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covered the use of his hands and feet, and
bids fair at no distant day to be able to
rejoin his regiment.
Gen. Miles has forwarded recommen-
dation that as reward for his unexampled
fortitude and heroism in refusing to sur
render himself to the enemy under such
trying circumstances, he be granted a
furlohgh for thirty days, and be awarded
q metal honor.
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n In the matter of the confirmation of the
account of d. III. Roberts, and Z. Roberts,
executors of David Evans, (mason) decd
The Orphans Court of Cambria county having
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E0~ Congress met on Monday. The
opening was signalized by no event of i'm
pOrtance. The President sent in his
Message to 5oth Houses on Tuesday.
p@- Gen. Roger A. Pryor was captured
by our forces In front of Petersburg few
days since.
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