The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-25

drove US back we losing five guns.
The retreat then commenced in good order
and success across the Shenandoah. The
bridge was burned after crossing. Our less is
600 killed, wounded and missing
Buffers Campaign Success.
NEw YORK, May 2e'h.-The Times corrssrordent,
with Butler, says
Cutters campaign up to the close Of Mondays
severe engagement ending with withdrawal from
advanced position to intrenchments at Bermuda
Hundred, cannot be regarded a defeat.
The object aimed at vas fully attained, and was
decided upon by Butler even il his whole command
had TO he sacrificed II was for tic purpose Of dis
tracing the attention Of the rebel forces ra-risoniag
the outer dccnscs Richmond from the movement of
Gen. Kauu, upon the Danvi.e and Richmond Rail
road, by the breaking Of that communication
every line of travel radiatng from Richmond by
which lee could receive supplies for his army, would
be cut"
This correspondent SAYS that General Hickman was
taken prisoner in Mondays fight while the Heralds
correspondent details with particularly how he and his
command fought their way throSg to eneu,y's lines
and reioined our forces.
Ls- The authorities ut indianapolis
are said to have received information
yesterday Tuesday, that John Morgan
with 1000 cavalry had entered kcntu cEy
through Pound Gap. 1t is supposed that
he will be promptly met and taken care
of
On Friday night and Saturday General Grant
made successful movement, by which he
thanked Lees position the right, and COM
PEELED him we infer, 10 abandon his fortified
positions in front OF Spottsy lvania Court house
One hour and half after Hancock moved
his corps, Longstreets corps moved south
and Fwel,'s corps followed Saturday NOR ming.
General Grants army occupied Guinea and
Milford Stations, on the Richmond & Fred
ericksburg Railroad, snd that line south of
M4uaPony River. This, it is supposed, will
compel Lee to fall back south OF the North
Anna River, in order 10 strike The Virginia Cen
trail Railroad and reopen his communications.
Hugh Tracy, bushwh,cker and murderer Of Union
citizens was hung at Nashville on the 2oth He was
captured lille acting guide t. Wheeler in December
last
General Lew Wallace gave the Baltiuloreans a touch
Of his style on Wednesday last by suspeuding the
Evening Transcript, di,oyal paper, for publish
dispatch saying that the loss Of the Army of the Poto-
not less than 10000 mn, and creliting the
the Associated Press. II was proved that the
paper did not take the Associated Press dispatches
and that tie dispatch did emlnate from any agent
Of the Associated Press.
The General Conference OF the VI. E. Church. in
session at Baltimore on the lTth passed by vote Of
1914 70 the slavery rule, which provinces that
stakeholder can hold membership in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The dissenting votes were from
Maryland, Kentucky and West Virginia. Thus has
This branch of the church, moving with the spirit Of
the ,res purEi itself of what is great apostle called
"the ssm Of all vilaiuies"
Sixty citizens of Fredericksburg have
been arrested and sent 70 Washington.
where they will he held as hostages for
the sixty Of our wounded men sent to the
rebel lines Ivy Mayor Slaughter and
others.
The rebel papers admit a loss oftwenty
thousand in the battle with General
GRANT. and are silent about the prisoners.
We captured 10000 ofthe latter, Taking
their own statement, therefore, and their
loss would foot up $4,000. The truth,
we presume, is not far from 10000.
Gen Washburne, At Memphis, is stop
ping all trade on the Mississippi. Right.
Our money getters have been permitted
to feed the rebels too long.
A correspondent with General Butler
writes as follows;
In the fight Of Monday last, the three
Massachusetts, regiments were encounter
ed by General Hazard brigade, OF South
Carolina, their regiments being the same
numoers-23, - and -. They were
badly whipped and Captain Leroy Ham
mond. who was mertaly wounded, told
} one of the surgeons, before his death
I If We had known you were veterans we
wouldn't have charged SO. Il was like
retribution."
In the late fight at Newmarket. Sicel
J tried his favorite tactics Of retreating,
+. with great damage to the enemy and
success 70 his men.
/ Gen SHsSxAS.s armyis ressias at Kingston, Ga
I repenishinS supplies.
+. From the 5Tth.--A lct.er russ recesvsd by Mrs
, McGrsv froul hcr husband, Capt. NcGTsw, says tns
the hovs are all iotng reEari driving tire enemy