Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-06-04
WAR NEWS.

Tho work OF gathering and compi:0g TIC
transactions of our armies is reduced to very
simple, and at the same time, very satisfactory
affair. Secretary Siautons plan of en,bodyue
and arranging tie news received at the depart
nent. into coDcise and well arranged dispatches
10 Gen. Dix. meets tie wants of the country
press. as well as the country at large, i0 the
most satisfactory msnuer. We give below,
therefore, all of those dispatches published
since our last, as the best resume of these mat
sers fcr the week. that our readers could ask
for.
WARRINGTON, Nay 2s, Pm.
Nj Gen. DIX, an official dlspa ches from
the hes CQuarters Of The A:my Of the Pot.
omac at Mongohick Church. 10 miles from
Hanover town, dated yesterday P. Y. u
clock. has just been i,ceiscd. 1t states
That our army withdrew TO The Lorth side
of the North Anna, Thursday night and
moved tow ard Hanover town, the place
designated for crossing the Pamunkey
Al 8 O'Clock yesterday morning Sheridan
with the lst and 81 divisions Of cavalry
took po,ession of Hanover toSn. finding
there only rebel vide,te. Tue 1t dIvi
sioa VI the 5;h corps urri' ed al 10 4 n auu
Low holds the place with sufficient torct
Ct infantry, cavalIy aud artillery 10 ieS,'
suy situck likely 10 be made on lh m
Tho remaiu1cr 0: .tC corps pressing onwad d
A later despatch dated this morning, % b,
from Headquarters Mobgohirk Church has
also been received. 1t reports that every
things goes on fuely-weather clear aud
COIL The troops Came up in good spirIs
and The army will lie beyond the Pamuukey
by noon to day BrrckinIidge is Ut lIano
yer c II with force yarinusly stated u,
from 5000 TO 10000 Wckham and Lo-
mans brIgades OF cavalry are also there
The de-parch futher states that after Sc z
ing Hanover ferry yesi c day General Tor.
bent captured II cavalry included ofi
GERS. The rebel cava'ry is exceedingly
demOralized aud fees before ours on every
occasion. A drsptcb ON General Sher
,usn, dated tue % b, Ga DilIss, rel orts
fha. the enemy discovering his move TO
isrn Altoona marched TO meet ours at Dali
las Our column met the enemy abou, two
miles East Of the Pumkin Vine creek aud
we pushed them back about three miles to
the point where the reads fork TO Atlanta
end Marie,ts. Here Johnson has chosen
strong line, of limbers aud earth. General
Sberman's right is at Dallas, the center
about three miles north The couutry is
densIy wooded aBd broken, and no road,
cf any consequence. We have bad many
shal encounters but nothing decisive No
despatcbes from any other field operations
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Wan DErAhvxExr, wAszISGTos MAY spIl iPM
To GEN. DIx:-Tbe following dispa,Gh
bss been received fem Gen. Bu;leI:
Yesterday ali day heavy firing was heard
10 the direction of MechsDcsviie.
Six retsgees fiOm Richmond report that
Grant vas on The Mtchsuicsyille turnpike
,hs, they hesrd ihv 6i ing. and that Grant
vas driving Lee.
A womHu reports that 9 meeting was
held yesterday, bile she was in Richmond
20 see whether the City should be surreu
dssed or burned. the Mayor advocated sur
render sod uss put into Castle Thunder =
The enemy attacked ny line. yesterday. sDt
we're repulsed. To day they have been de
mons.raling against NV works on Sprin
Hill, ON .he cas- srn bank Of the Appoms 10,
bul were repulsed. Nothing further frol
General Grant.
Z. NJ. STANTON.
wAR DEPARTMENTS, Nay sl-4p u
Major General DIX. we have despaiebe
from Gen. Grant. down 10 four O'cioel
yesi erdsy p. m. There seemed, ihe de
spstch says, to be some prospect OF Lee
making stand north Of the kabomsny
His forces were on the Meehs nicsville road
souih u Toiopalomsy Cre.k. DetweeI
that stresm and Howes shop. his righ
sesfibg on Shady Gfoye. Dispositions 10
sp stack wsfs bsirg made by Gen Gram
Wilsos's Cavalry bad been orde' I'd I
.-dessroy The Rsilrosd Bridges over lb
x1i&kis River, end Sontb ADDs, md bresl
~ bo b roads from those rivers 10 ~
Sallss seafh west of Hoses' shop. where Ib
kssdeussssss Of our Amy xers established
Ikes , - yes 10 TsIegssphle liss OF com
1DnsAessies vIlh Wssh,nstos. .
= darpaseh ifoss 0sa. Sherman. Hat I
yesls<dsy, ~ 1o-b .. ~, rslos 1 .
shssoe II shs pessiss VI The armies