The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-17
THE REBEL ACCOUNTS.
kilograms from Generals Lee, Jeb Stuart and
Ransom and Major Slaughter.

The Movem ents on Ieic IA I'M nd Oe spa ten
from Gtnsr., Lee7Ths Enemy Report
Sfde-Thc Cavalry Raid.
From tho Richmond Dispatch, May ~.
The city was full Of excitement Yesterday. AS the
the 'front.', unable TO give very full account OF
affairs they TRANSFERRED but We think that all the i'm
porant Intelligence relative to the movement upon Rich
mond is given below
FROM GENERAL LEE-THB ENEMY AGAIN REPULSED.
The following gratifying intelligence from General Lee
was received AZ the war Department yesterday
srorrsyLvssA COURT HOUSE,,
VIA GuISKys. May ii, 1854. !
TIE HoxoRABlE SECRETARY WAR;
General GRANTS army intrenched near this place, on
both sides OF tho Brock road Frequent skrmshng DC.
yesterday and today each army endeavorDg TO
discover the position Of the other To-day the onemy
shced lines and made several assaults with I'M antry
against different points, particularly left, held by
General Il. H. Anderson. The last which occurred after
sunset the most obstinate Of the enemy leap
except in front Of General Does' brigade where they
drove from their position and from four gun
dark our limo was recs,ablished and the battery
covered.
large body Of the enemy moved arc nd our Left on
the Of the 9th and took possession Of the road
about midway between Shady Grove Church and the
Court House. General Early with part Of HIPS corps,
drove them back this evening" taking ono gun and few
Thanks to a merciru Providence, casualties have
Among the wounded are Brisadsr Generals Hayes
and n. II. walker. r. f. LEE.
The following private despatch. from Mayor Slaughter,
Of Freder,cksburg was received yesterday IL refers 10
the rcpuse mentioned 10 General Lees telegram -
n.r. !. obtain orom.oS from Ts aSs
hear nothing ea. ne statement shs. susns haze been
sever. qeSGs near as.
entire Entertainments aud were repuissd with terrible
h:s.s : Do, =: Ts Srsen
come anxiety was felt in the public mind a. 70 the sup.
plies for General Lees army, which may b removed
by the fact that oil the railroad damage donc BY the
raiders has been repaired, and General Lees line Of
THE SOUTH SIDE or THE JAHs-THH ENEMY
FALLEN BACK TO BEna6UDA HUNDRBDs-rHRY
DISAPPEAR FROM DRgwRYs BLUrr AND PORT
Il would secm tina. the enemy have changed their
plan operations on the south SIDE Of the river The
following despatch from General Ransom was the nrss
intimation OF the change -
day towards james river spparensy 10 some haste Their
me Vicinity o. nowsr' aud Dutch Dap -: :cSh side
shortly after the reception OF this intelligence
that the enemy crossing to this side OF the
river but no movement OF this had occurred
up yesterday afternoon, when this despatch vas re-
Caa,,,s,; ~ vis r.: Nay NAY u y u.s. sa.
TIE sos sy 90 mot spso. oe.
ported this moruhs aud there are no asns OF crossing
L Yesterday evening there we're no YANKEES at Port
waltha, nor along the line Of the railroad OF turnpike
Last night an ofacai despatch from the commanding
oncer Of Petersburg announced the fact that the enemy
had fallen back 70 the river sermuda Hundreds) and
were intrenchine.
intelligence through signal corps states that The
we're cutting down trees and attempting TO block
up the rv@ wsh them, upon the apprehension, prooa
bly, that the iren-cads which they say Richmond
would 60 down the river.
The movement On the south side, al nrs projected
is thus abandoned Tho enemy have fairly retreated
whether wish the purpeee q renforcing Grant NOT
net tnown: TIE ooees4ssass sovsssnsss really haA
sny ros-oads - RiehmOea now t6sy would b useful.
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