The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-05-21

Bushrod Johnston, containing three propo>1
sitions. First, asking permission to come
in our lines and remove their wounded and
bury their dead. Second. asking an ex-
change of their wounded. Third, asking
general exchange of prisoners, TO the
first, Gen Butler replied that the work was
already done. To the second, announced
himself perfectly willing to assent, and to
the third, replied no exchange of healthy
and well prisoners could be effected till the
Confederate authorities acknowledged col
tored soldiers prisoners of war.
All speak of Gen. Hancock as the hero
of Thursdays fighting. For the first time
cur forces occupied Spottsylysnia after that
fight, and after so much blood had been
spilled to gain it.
Prisoners state positively that Lees army
is entirely worn out and fearfully reduced
by tremendous losses.
A dispatch dated Belle Plain, 18th gives
the following Heavy skirmishing but no
fighting on Friday. Fresh troops are
marching to the front daily. 5000 pris-
oners now here, and more are expected to-
night.
Lee is now on the right bank of the river
in front of spOttsylvania G. H, instead of
it's rear. The enemy made dash on
Wright's 9th corps, and gained moment
airy advantage, at P. M but were gall
lantly repulsed in few minutes, and driven
back with considerable loss. Grants STRAIT
egg has thus far bewildered Lee. He has
steadily moved the entire army by the flank
from Wilderness Tavern to this point and
acted Extensively the whole time. The Mye,
Pc and Tar rivers form the Mattapony 8 OF
10 miles south of this. Lee considered the
immediate country susceptible of defense
and erected substantial earthworks last year
Immediately fronting our present position
They are sodded and seem TO mount heavy
guns. We are between the Nye and Pc
rivers, and from one to two miles North O
Spottsylvania. Our losses so far are esli
mated at about $4,000, a large proportion
of whom are slightly wounded.
a special to the Evening Telegraph o
Philadelphia, says A Surgeon of the 66tl
N. Y. regiment who was captured with Hill
and others came into our lines on SATURDAY
with the body of Gen. Wadsworth, which
had been inferred by the order of Gen. Lee
ia neat coffin. He also saw Gen. Long
: street in his tent. He is wounded in hi
collar bone. The wound was not morta
but would incapacitate him for active dut
for some time. Gen. j. E. B. Stuart wa
not down at Richmond at the time tha
/ Sheridan was near there, and is now in gen
eral camp unhurt. The rebel loss is ire
mendous, but there is no indication of thei
giving up yet. The rebel lines are we
supported by lines of interior Defense
Gen Lee has not been wounded, as the sur
geon saw and talked with him the day whe
he gave permission to take body of Ger
Wadsworth. He is OF the opinion that tn
rebels will yet make desperate resistance
He says their privations only seem to exas
perate them, and they have given up ii
hope and idea of exhausting US and CON
polling us to abandon the contest.
The Herald's special says: The secou
corps has lost l, 800 killed, 1000 wounde
and 400 missing. The fifth corps hs
lost 1900 killed, $500 wounded and / 80
. missing. The sixth corps has lost 90
: killed, 6, ZOO wounded and 1900 missing
Burnside's losses are nearly in the sam
proportion. Ten wagon loads of sanitar
goods has already reached Fredericksburg
and more will follow when transportatio
: can be obtained The Indiana State ageI
}. has fed over ten thousand persons gratui
d ously at Belle Plain and continues the cha
y liable work.
The following is just received from E.
Sanford, President of the American Tel
J graph Company
3 The official news is glorious. Sherida
= has taken Ashland, torn up sl8 miles
>. railroad, destroyed locomotive, train of car
. government storebouses and large amou
Of supplies. He fought and whipped Sti
. arts cavalry, taking two guns and recal
e tured nearly 400 of our men, including tv
s. Colonies, driving the enemy within the
d intrenchments at Richmond, and joine
Butler on Friday.
>. The fifth and skin corps of Grants a
d my made move on our left to get in Il
t. rear of Lee and drive him towards Lynch
: burg. An assault was to be made at day
break, but as no firing bad been heard, it
> inferred that Lee continued his retreat d,
q ring the night.
ct Grants army is well supplied and beavi
% reinforced. Good bye Southern Confeder