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News of the War.

News of the War.
The following is See. Stantons bulletin
dated
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
May 23-9 p. NJ.
To Maj. GcH Dir;
The latest date from Gen. Grants head
quarters received by this department Is dated
at Mt Carmel church, one p NJ. yesterday.
The dispatch SAYS everything is going on
well. Warren has 400 prisoners, Hancock
500, and Wright has picked up some. The
whole number resulting from yesterday E
operations will not fall short of a thousand
Warren's loss is not over 800, killed and
wounded. The prisoners captured are, IN
great part North Carolinians. are much dis
organized and say Lee has deceived them
The pursuit is delayed by the great fatigue
of the men. Still Hancock and Warren Will
reach South Anna by nightfall.
Gen. Butler in a dispatch dated at head
quarters in the field, u O'Clock tins morn
ing, reports that Maj. Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee,
lately promoted, made with cavalry, infant
~ and artillery, an attack upon the post at
Wilson wharf, north side Of james river
below Fort Powhatan, garrisoned by two
regiments, all negro troops, Gen. Wild com
handing, and was handsomely repulsed.-
Before the attack Lee sent a flag of truce
stating he had force enough to take The
place, demanding Its surrender, and in that
case the garrison should be turned to the au-
thoritics at Richmond as prisoners of war,
but if this proposition was rejected he would
not be answerable for consequences when lac
l. 81 ia 1,.I -. u,
try that Reinforcements were at once sent
but the fight was over before their arrival.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Sec. Of War.
The latest advices from Gen. Butler say
the rebels are reported largely reinforced by
drafts from North and South Carolina and
Lees army.
Tuesday morning Gen. Gilmore went on
reconnaissance at halt past three. lie met
the enemy in some force After an engage
ment of an hour and half he succeeded in
completely routing them. Our loss was very
slight.
One half of Beauregard's forces left him
Monday and marched in the direction of
Richmond, probably to reinforce Lee.
The rebels have made nine attacks upon
OuI tul4tuCAlhchtHs anu AdNC btti II lulstu
each time.
An expedition from jacksonville had ex-
plOred the whole country on the cast side Of
St. Johns River for $50 miles.
Two blockade runners were captured at
Smyrna with 200 bales of cotton. Some t 900
OF 5000 cattle were captured. Great many
loyal Floridians were enabled to escape from
the swamps.
The monitor Montauk, one Of the vessels
which recently attacked Fort Sumter. had
arrived at Port Royal for repairs. The action
Taste through the 18th and l4th. Two
classmates Of Sumter were opened and large
portion Of the new Iarapet tumbled INTO the
water. The south portion Of the face of Fort
Moultrie was knocked down. Our batteries
on Morris Island were somewhat injured by
the rebel fire. The attack was still gong on
al a later date. and it was expected the ef-
iectiveness of Sumter would be entirely de-
stroyed.
WASHINGTON, May %.
To Ma. Gea. D1.
Dispatches from Gcn. Grant,
received this morning. inform the DEPART
mcnt that the rcbcl army still hold a strong
position between the North and South Anna
rivers, where their forces appear to he con
centrating. 1t viii probably, require two or
three days to dcvclopc his operations, which
are not now proper subjects for publication.
The 9TH Army Corps has been incorporated
with the Army of the Potomac
No dispatches have been received from any
other field Of operations.
(SirncN f VI. STANTON.
Scc'y of War.
Frodcricksburgh is evacuated and Grants
lase of supplies removed to Port Royal Por-
tons Of troops in the forts near Washington
have been sent TO the front and our outer
line contracted.
Steamer George Washington. from Bcr-
muda Landing, reports that on the 9th
at O'Clock, Fitznugh lee, with 1000 cav
airy, attacked our garrison at Wilson Land
ing, and came near OycrpOwering our forces,
though they fought yaliantly with the aid OF
one gunboat. vt ! O'Clock reinforccments
arrived from Fort Powhattan. The fight
continued with great severity until : clock,
when the enemy were repulsed in great dis
order, leaving 200 Or 800 wounded on the
field.
Our loss was 10 wounded. We had only
one man killed on the field, and one died
coming down the river. One rebel major
was killed, ten rebels captured, including one
colonel.
The steamers George Washington. MAY
Flower and Suwanee were fired into. wound
ing the captain and mate Of the May Flower,
brothers. named Robinson.
Twelve rebel prisoners have arrived from
White House, including two lieutcnants.
both wounded, who were captured by Gen.
Sheridan last Saturday On the Pamunkey
river.
WASHINGTON. May 2>-95oP.N
r. Ma. GeR. D4.
An official dispatch from
Headquarters of Amy of the Potomac at
Mongohick Church 10 miles from Hanover
town. dated Yesterday afternoon ) p. NJ,
has Just been received. Ii states that our
army was withdrawn to the north side of the
North Anna. THURSDAY night. and moved to-
wards Ilanoyertown, the place designated for
crossing the panunkev. At - O'Clock YES
erday (Frday) morning, Sheridan with the
first and second divisions of cavalry took pos
session of Hanover Ferry and Ianovcrtown.
finding there only rebel vidette The first
division of the 9th Corps arrived at 10 i. NJ, /
and now hold the place with sufficient force
Of cavalry, infantry and artillery 10 resist /
any attack likely to be made upon him The /
Of the corus and pressing forward .
with rapidiiy. Weather fine and perfect
\ later dispatch, dated clock this .
morning (2Sth). from Headquarters. Monso- I.
nick Church, has also been received 1t re- /
ports that everything goes on finely. Wealth
n clear and cool. The troops came up rap 1
dly and in great spirits, and the army will .
be beyond the Pamunkey by noon.
Breckenridge is at Hanover Court House,
with a force variously reported from 1000 to
10 600. Wlckham' and Lomax's brigades of
:avalry are also there.
The dispatch further states that after
selling Hanover Ferry, yesterday, Gen. Tor
1ett captured IS cavalry, including SIX Off
,ers; that the rebel cavalry is exceedingly
lcmoralized and fees before ours on every
occasion.
\ dispatch from Gen. Sherman, May 2sth,
\. NJ, near Dallas, reports that the enemy
discovering his move to turn Altoona, moved
% meet our forces at Dallas. Our columns
net the enemy about one mile east of Pump