, 1864-05-20
VEeFS 6E aEhEQEtHE Eb
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Reawakened Activity Be-
lew the Kapidan. :.
LATEST FROM GENERAL
GRiN4pS ARMY.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN FROM
the War DEPARTthEAT.
EICELY IMPORTANT
FROM GENERAL
SHERMAN.
GEN. BUTLER;'S OPERA
TI0NS ON JAMES
RIVER
He is Forced. to Fall
! Back to His In
| trenchments.
The Rebels in Heavy Force
| South of Kichmond.
THE WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA,
| The --latest Military Situation.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FhgE.a
MEXICO.
! WASHINGTON NEWS OF YES~
TERDAT.
The New Revenue Amend
ment.
Tie Rebels in Heavy Force
South of Kichrond.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FhDM
MEXICO.
WASHINGTON NEWS Of YES-
TERDAY.
0CElCuAI BULLETIN.
NAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, May ~.

Warrington May ~. {
To AAJ. GEN. DIX:
No official reports Of military operations to-day
bare been reclred by this Department from Gen.
Grant Or Butler.
reports from Gen. Skerman's command, dated
Kingston. Ga, p. ru, today, ThuredaY, announce
that Sherman reached Kingston and encam2ed
last night.
This morning he advanced upon tho enemy. who
again rctreatcd. The dispatch etat-7 that while it
MAS being w1ittch Hoozer's aud Hovnrd's guns
were hauuerins away At Johnaton, and the two
armies were in plain Eight Of each other t1o miles
east Of Kingston
Darss' DislsIon or Tie 14kh eo,p,, Is In possst.
sion qf Rene.
General Sherman reports the weather dne.
The roads arc good and tho country less 1aoun-
ta1nous.
ts;gncd} E, n. STANTON,
PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Especial D1s2atch to tie Chicago Tribune.l
HEADen's Anxr Of THE PoroxAo
May 1e, Z r. II. +
The roads having Again become paeehblc, Gen.
Grant ordered reconnaissance In force on our LETT
yesterday, crucsdaT> ?. N. Cen WRIGHT who Was
charged with Its execution, reported ttat the thick
e.s vert 10 dense th.t troops could not be
got through in any kind Of order. Accordingly
it WEE determined to feel the enemy's left this
morning, and, ifir shou.d be found practicable. to
car1r their line orentscnchments. ~,
uaneoek'e corps HaH 11o5ed to the right sfter
DARK end, at the eisual this morninss,
1asktd over and be, oud the crat urs Of the enc
;nt.cnchsnsnts protected by formidable abastis.
Gen. Barlow, who occupied tie advance, reported
HAT an attempt to penetrate this obstruction
would be exceedingly hazardous, especially as the
enemy werc ho,ying troops forward to the threat
t1el position.
OEr forces were accordingly Withdrawn. We
captured few prisoners at the ride pits. The
losses On either side were trit11ng.
The :fasr Goes not rite above the Importance Of
areconuo:eeancc in force. There Is no further
fighting to-day.
PmLApE1rn1A. May 10.
4 special to the Erening Telegraph, dated
Washington, 18th. contains the following:
It is reported that advices from tho Army Of the
Potomac Up to nine o'clock On Thursday, have
been received, and show that the Second Corps
1ynEced, successfully turning the enemy's d.2.z.,
capturing Is guns aad many psisoners.
lis ru1nored that Lee Is fslilu: back slowly,
and has been forced to eTaeuatc hia worta. II this
be t1uc his tot.l overthrow will soon be consum-
1rkted.
fho oirfn| TO hn1h hnn
eigpcd to the various divisions and all the troops
scczncd an1tous for the coming great etrsssle.
Nothing WAS known Of the reported junction Of
Ereekinlidee's forces with Let, neither WAS the
report believed.
NEW FoEk. Nay IA special to tho New York
7fme&. dated Headquarters Army Of the Poso-
mac, Wedncsday evening"" gays: The struggle
bus this moment again begun with diminishing on
the right. We fully expect great, bloody aud,
VIC truet decisive battle to-day.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The CAronicle announces
TINT there il scarcity Of sanitary supplies At this
point The rerna1ns Of Gen Wadsworth left ia
special car at haltpnst tevon o'clock this morning
for New York, accompanied By the Congressional
COMMITTEE and other distinguished persona.
BALr1nor1E> May 19.-Gen. Lockwood, who had
command of THO Notifications In and around Bslti-
more, has been ordered to active duty in the army
OF the Potomac.
Dated IL Pm.
The epecIa1 to the Tribune says your correspoa-
dert sends the following, dated headquarters Army
Of the Potomac, Wednesday. May la 1:s' p. H.:
e nee forwarding my hrst dispatch this morning
the desuItosy ekirmish and firing which com
mcncd at davhreak has grown into very consid-
cradle battle. The enemy discovering our changes
Of position last night and taking advantage Of tbs
tn hay oil Afr