Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-09

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manmnyre Of the Confederatee prevented;
n;oht would have found Hancock 8 command
81 Shady Grove Church, connecting with war
ron an his right By this mannnvfe the
Federals would have occupied the pike running
IN . orthwesterlv direction from Gernania
Ford, on the Rapidan
The movements Of Gen. Ice soon reFoa!eo
his real designs Warren wa directed q At,
tack him at once, which: he di1 about clock,
A. ~ 4 determined muskotry tgnf Of one
hour and ahalf ensured, in which Y arren
drove the Contederates from their postt'f'i;!!:
with the infection Of great loss. Gr1ttlih a.
vision Of tie 5th corps led the attack, and sur
feed severely, losing nearly one thousand IN
killed, wounded, and missing.
Finding his efforts to break the Federal cen
ire faliie, the Confedorares nazt attemr(od 10
in:crcose ali overwhelming torce between " az
rem and Hancock, the afternt Vnom, IN accoEo-
ance with orders. was marching nls corps 3T$ap
idly to form 1nctlon WITH tEla former: reg?
tuDaleiy this advance, consisting o. n!rsoy
division, came Up just Ia t1'fe 70 clrcHS1;77nF
the Confederate general, :7ho, as - clock,
p n commenced a terrible onslaught on The
divisions of birnev Gibbons: and '5ettz: ttif
latter of whom had been temporarily detached
from the extreme d UancooA's coumanu~
The fight ragged hotly until some time after
dark, resulting in the repu}se or the Confe 1eF-
ates at all points. The Fedora! loss III the ell
pagenlent does not excel one thousand men.
Scarcely any artillery was brought 'ntc Te4oI-
sitIon. the character Of the ground rendel1ns
i useless. The battle field is covered Hlto
thick growth Of anderbrush and medium -slzeed
oak trees, and it is owing to that TACT 5i1at tne
Federal losses are comparative hsh5. ne
captures n prisoners, amount tohV9 hanoteo'
4 great and perhaps decisive battle "ln De
fought TO- morrow fnuay.)
OFF City POINT, May S, 8 P NJ: Leuten-
ant General Grant Commander-in :jn'e1 I've
have seized Wilson's Wharf Landing; or-
gade is there; Fort Povhattau landing, with
Two rerin ents, same brigade. Have landed
at CITY Point Hicks division. The remaining
brigade and battery, and the remainder OF
both the eighteen and tenth army corps nave
landed al Bermuda Hundred, above the Apo
matt0y.
No opposition thus far~apparenr.ly COM
nlete s1lrnrise Both army corps lett \ cTk~
town during last night, The monitors are
all over the bar at Harrison ; Landing and
above City Point.
Gems Smith and Gilmore are pushing the
landing Of the men. General Graham, with
the arm gunboats, led the advance duHns
the night, capturing tue sigma! station OF me
Rebels Colonel West, with 800 cavalry
made demonstrations from Williamsburg yes
terday morning.
General Kautz left Suffolk this morning
with 1000 cavalry for the service jndicated, III
a conference with the Lieutenant General. -
The New York Gag OF truce boat was found
lying at she wharf with 400 Ripe! prisoners
which she had not had time 80 deliver:
We are landing the troops, during the night,
hazardous service in the lace of the enemy.
TSjgnedl T. T. BUTLER.
Major General.
New York May s.-The steamer " es5oTn
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