, 1864-05-15

The Attack upon Fort Darling Com
kucnECQ.

/ ~ ed1Jy E1ur tbls morning. Gen. Butler mpvnahtg
adrapee towards Fort Darling. He reacoel Kngs
lines Of battle on the southeast side Of the csct1
with tle right on the Jaues river. 'The monitors
and eunhoats are near tic mouth Of ths c.cek and
within three miles Of Durayts B!ufE:
O'CLOCK r..N.-Gen. Batter IL experimenting
the Concentration Ct his batteries Yes.@rIlr foar
Of his advance ptcltts captured ret,el courier
with dispatch rro14 BeauresaEd to the officer in
command Of Drur5'a Bluff. The diep=tch said:
Il ''uo!t your position until I reinforce yca.I
O'CLOCK + Kin twc hours, the rebel rein-
forccmcnts came, Gen. Butler had sent force to
the turnpike aad drove the rebels back. Our loss
vas slight. Gen. Ames IL in poiitlon to keep
leauregard In Petersburg. The rebels at Drugs
Bluf arc evidently not disposed to nzht without
reinforcenents.
EEnnrDA HcxpnErs, Nay 18th. F. IA rebel
p,isonc1 captured last evening says That Geu. Lee
Edtnits a loss Of 81, 600.
TLo Pc.ezeboro Rtgts1r Of the 18TH says General
Walker, Of Va, was wounded at 6potsylFania. lie
lost 4 loot.
The enemy certainly are fighting with despsra-
tiop. General Hays Wig wounded yesterday, Gen.
L. A. Stafford. Of La., died yesterday in Rich.
EcLd.
Tnx1so7cN, N. c., May e.-Thc iron.clad Al.
bc1ma1!e tnssgea zinc Of tho eneusts gunboats
sinking one of them.
The Yankee raiders have burned the bridge on
New River, Oh the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road. End destroyej the Dublin depot with all the
supplies, &c.
WAsn1soros. Aa11i.
Moi. General DIX:
The following tclesranas bare just reached this
department from Gen. Butler. No other reports
have been received BY dispatch ofthls aiternoan.
(signed) Z. i. STANTON. Scc'y Of War.
HALF War HorsE. May l4-8Au,
To Hon. E. H. SrAxrcx: :'a-~"------ -
We still before the basc ofthc cneny's works
at Drnry's Bluff, Fort Darling. The enemy are
here in force. Gen. Gilmore, by a dank movement,
with portion Of his cofps and bri;a Of tho
18Th Corps. aseaulted Qrd TOOK the enemy's works
their right. Ii Hes eallantiy oone. The troops
behaved finely. We hold our lines during the
night. and shall move this mor'ng.
(Eigncd,] B. F. Bu1LER,
Major General Commanding.
LATER.
HEADQUARTERS HALFWAY 1IouaE, May II, 10
x.-Noa. z. II. Stanton; General Smith car
ritd the cuemy's Ertt inc en- the right this morn
,ng at 8 a. N. Loes small. Tne enemy havc re-
,,lrtd into three square redouts. upon which we
.rc now bringing our artillery to bear with effect.
lSicuedl D. F. Bt7LER,
Major General Commanding.
FoE7nEss MONROE. May 19-The latest ac-
cGunts from Gen. Butler etato that there WIS 70
lighting on tho 11th and l3h. All is quiet apd has
~ en- since the enemy fell back On the 1lth. DIR.
n. the it'll the enemy kept out OF sigh and Gid
aot stow themselves In amy force through the day.
Yesterday a rehel battery stationed On the shore
u tho james TIyer near Turkey Island, o?penel
are upon some gunboats. The gunooats COM
meuced ehcl,ing, aud the enemy retired, evidently
n great h@stc.
The cavalry eozee OF 0en Kau.x arrived .,ck On
II .n-tn.I
sToyed several miles Of track on the Norfolk
ard Pctessbuig g. and Petersburg and Weldon rail-
ruads. They also state that ttey destroyed all the
rnllFead bridges over the Rowan and Stony
c1eeke, and Oh the MattRwsu river.
At the time Of the destruction Of the Shoshone,
Capt. Phelan was seen to swim ashore towards
rcbe}dom. 1t ia evident that be was subsequently
Ehot and thrown into the1tver.
1t IL reported here that Gen. Sheridan has made
dctour In tie rear of Gen Lce'a army, and joined
Gen. Butler. This needs confirmation.
Lnrge supplies Of con,mtssary and medical stores
arc being Forwarded up the James River, and the
Sanitary and chriztia1I IconnifsIon are well rep
rcsented. The friends Of Soldiers can rest ss-
srsed that al is being done that call BE- for the
comfort oi the men,.
We expect to hear Of fighting from Batlcrs aemy
b. tie next dispatch boat. Tho troops.were under
n,ms to move early yesterday morning.
NV io9k. May 1.-THE New York z7mzs'
tib, rays: In the % Course Of the % morna; 0 Gea. 81
yutler received flag Of truce from the eneuy,
a!sued Gen. Bushrod johnson, containing three
pIopotittons:--frst. asking PERMISSION to come
within our lines to remove their wounded md
bury their dead; second, askin: an exchange OF
their wounded third, asking for a. general ex-
cha1 &c Of prisoners On both sides. IL the h-at,
Gen. Enter replied that the work had already been
done; to the second he announced himself per-
ieSt{ Wa.inG to assents ann TO t9e tMrd ts2l!ed
could he effected unti1 tho Confederate authorities
acknowledge colored soldiers prisoners ofwar.
except to feel Of our pcketa with their cavalry.
toward evening there was brief engagement be-
tween ono Of our gpnboats on the Appottbmax
with the Notifications nesr Petersburg, sho.
from which blew up Gen. Graham's armed steamer
Erewster.
The other dug shells were thrown into. the fort
with great pFtcislon, and tho opposing fire Was
feeble. II
fBy the Uuitcd States Telegraph Ltne.1
NEW YORK, NaY 1.-THE New York Iri5uHe's
special says, under date Of Washington, thst Gen.
Butler has removed therebe1 distractions from the
James Rivef, and our guppoats are going toward
Richmond. A ckart, showing the location Of the
tempting TO explode torpedo few nights ago: |
Tic HeFGl1's special announces the destrueflou,
on the morning Of the 9th. Of i've niles Of the
Richmsnd and Petersburg railroad: Five divisions
led the dettroction, massed. and moved on to Pc
.ersburg, Gen. Weitzel leading. The enemy were
found II force about i've miles out OF Petersburg.
Our forces advanced steadily driving the enemy be-
on our mont, bnt amer short and bloody engage
nent, the enemy were rcpulsed. ~ aaypteak o.
the 10th m attempt to turn Our right Vas thwart-
I'd, md The rebels thoroughly whipped, with
tcavy loss IN killed and wounded.
FROM GEN. SHERM 4NsS