Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-05-19

The battle is going on with terrible
energy, and our success is said to be
certain. Prisoners are constantly
coming in. Tho following ia dos.
patch sent by Gen. Hancock IS 49,
NEAR sPoTsYLvAsrA c. H.,
May 1913 A. NJ.
I have captured 80 to 40 guns. have fin
ished up johnson, and ,am now going into
Early W.. HANCOCK
The guns captured have arrived at
headquarters. Brig. Gen. Stuart, com.
manding brigade in Johnson's divi-
sion, was captured. Burnside's col
umn is reported to have moved down
on the railroad towards Fredericks-
burg, going in on the enemy's rear.
Our army is now six miles beyond
Spotsylvania Court House. HANCOCK
captured an entire rebel division, il.
Guiding Major Gen. Ned Johnson, Com.
handing Brig. Gen. George Stuart,
and Brig. Gen. Robert johnson, COM
handing brigadcs, and SO field and
line officers. He took the captives
completely by surprise, and having
sent his prisoners securely to the rear,
turned their own guns on tho enemy
in tho vicinity. .. ........r -
Our losses the past eight days have
been very heavy. Accounts vary
from $4,000 to 10000, but the contcs,
has been mostly in the woods, and
thousands may be lying there, of whom
no report can be made at present. We
advance, but hard work is before US.
1t is thought that by Friday night the
game will be up with tho rebels.
A despatch from Gen. Sheridan, da.
ted Headquarters of tho Cavalry Corps
May 10th, states that he turned the
enemy's right, and got into their rear,
and had destroyed from 8 to 10 miles
of railroad. two locomotives and three
trains, and very large amount of sup
plies. and that since he got into the
rear there was great excitement
among the inhabitants aud with the
army. ...... ....,,... ....r. .,.... I'D.
The cncmy's cavalry had tried TO
annoy his rear and flank, bnt had been
run of, and he had recaptured 500 of
our men, two of them Colouels. ,.
The prisoners captured in Hancock's
charge upon Johnson's division, report
that the rebel army is in state Of al.
most total INSTRUMENTATION, on account
Of the want of food. E ,.. a va,
A despatch from Gen. Grant, May
18th, says: s.... ~ -... ga
"The 9Th day of the battle closes, leaving
| between 5000 and 4,000 prisoners in our
| hands for tho day s work, including two GEN
eral officers and over 80 pieces Of artillery
The enemy are obstinate and seem to have
found the - last ditch We have lost no or
ganization, not even a company, whilst we
| have destroyed and captured one division,
Johnson's, one brigade, Daie's, and one regi-
ment Of the enemy" H'|"H -"a a3.oaI
The cheering news of the safety of
Gen. Wadsworth is received. He
was alive and in the hands of the reb.
| els. a prisoner states that he saw
him on Sunday morning and on Sat
urday night he was lying on his couch
in a hospital tent. with one Of our
officers attending him. He was shot
in the head. the bullet entering near
the nose. Tho General was breathing
with some difficulty aud playing with
the buttons Of his coat. The last
statement Of this letter shows that
Gen. Wadsworth was SO. severely
wounded that bis mind wandered.
Orders were received on the llth
to forward large quantity Of grape,
canister and shell. Forty tons were
forwarded that night.
i A despatch Of the 18th from the
Commissary Of Prisoners at Belle
Plain, on the Potomac below Aauia
Creek, announces the arrival there of
over 1900 prisoners, including 400
officers. with Major Gen. Johnson and
Brig. Gen. Stewart. .,.- ............
Thursdays battle lasted all day, and
Lee was finally driven out of bis en-.
trenchments to the Pc river, miles.
During Thursday night the greater
part OF his army crosseu that stream.
lie glorious victory Of the morning
was thus rendered decisive and bril-.
liant by the result at evening.
! Additional advices from Gen. Sheri-
dan, our commander Of cavalry, show
that his has been great success.
Both the Fredericksburg and Rich
mond and Virginia Central Roads
have been destroyed for miles.
j Sigel's cavalry. in moving down the
valley of Virginia, have tapped the
Virginia Central Railroad near Char
lottesvile.
The Secretary of War. in his dis
patch on Thursday, stated that the
Government was sparing no pains to
support Grant. Since the battles of
the Wilderness, and in the vicinity Of
Spotsylvania, reinforcements have
been rapidly sent forward. $4,000
! men lett Washington city on Thurs
day, and it is stated that Sigcl has re-
inforced the Army Of the Potomac
with $4,000 men.
| There is every probability that the
losses Of the army in the late battles
have been greatly exaggerated, and
all told do not amount to over 1000.
The reinforccments Of 25 900 or more
men referred to above will more than
make up the actual losses SO that
1 Meade's army will be quite as strong,
in morale and numerically. as it was
when it set out upon the campaign.
Lees retreat is becoming a route.
Thousands Of prisoners are being cap
tnred. The streams in his rear are
very much swollen by recent rains.
Supplies arc reaching our army rap.
idly. u -,e
The movements Of the rebel cayal-
ry show that the enemy are after our
trains. but thus far we have only lost
four ambulances. gst 3.
Grant will push Lee before him to
Richmond. if he has to use his team
sters to do it. "a 4gIentt ei,a ,-...
We captured over 5000 prisoners
On Thursday, and forty guns.
! Prisoners state, positively, that
i Lees army ia entirely worn ont and