, 1864-05-09

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ACROSS. an the one side batrcen H.ncoct.s
farres and The fr.ua1ncer Of the AMY
un the other, That he: was foI1ed
in both purposes and that the army has been con
ceutrated. notwithstanding, constitutes a most
substantial SUCCESS for General Grant. Not onI,e
one-half Of the army vas engaged today. To.
n3cht every corpe 1s in proper position. Burns}da
beng i,11F up snd General Grant has at his com
,nsnd an ample force with vhlc1, he will make a
grand attack upon the enemy at daylight.
There was heavy firing On sedewick'a p.rt OF
the linc after dark, but it WAS Of short durataon
1t IL understood that it was brought about in ad-
vance TO clear our front.
WASHINGTON, May 7th, 1851.
The Republican has the following: The govern
ment has information this morning that, On
Wednesday, at daylight, Grants whole army was
entirely ac1rss the Rapidan. 1t marched to a
PLATA little beyond and near the old Chancellor
vile battle ground when Lee was forced ont Of his
works and offered battle, which waa at once &C.
cep,ed+ The fight became fierce, and lasted until
GaIk. the enemy being forced back some distance
with great Ioes, leaving most Of lis killed and
wounded in our hands.
The two armies lag Oh their arms all night
Wednesday, and at daylight On Thursday, tho bat-
tie opened acain, and ragged with the greatest fury
un both sides until dark, when It was found that
the enemy had been forced back, In the two days
fight, about two miles and hall, leaving heaps of
dying, killed and wounded On tho field.
Various eet1mates are made OF the number
slaughtered, hnt at this moment 1t is useless to
speculate on the subject
On Friday morning at nve O'Clock, the troops
we're 1narshalins for another conflict. Grant was
moving on Lee's Works.
Up 10 this time Bpr1sfde's t1oopl, numbering
0ooo men, had taken no part in the battle; but at
$50 O'Clock he was marching into position to en-
gage in the bloody contest OF the third dsy's bat
tie. The reenlt Of this days battle we have no re-
port Of mp to going to press. The battle COM
nenced at Elk O'Clock in the morning. Unleas Lee
received relnforcements equRl to Burnsidee corps,
,he battle Of Friday must have proved terribly dis
cstrous to him. The fact that he received none
curing yesterday lighting leads to the belief TINT
Lee IL endeavoring to get away to Richmond, and
that Grant Is In pursuit.
It Is evident TINT the rebel forces about Rich
Hond cannot be spared to reinforce Lee, Is they
have discovered that they have nouch tn attend ~
there, probably from two attacks upon the c,ty by
Gen. Bnt1cr's forces.
PHILADELPHIA, May 7.-1he Bu,1etlahas lust is-
sued an extra with news from Washington. Tha
Nnt6o1oi Rspu1Viron sara the f;ov-rnment h,. ~.
official adyices that after three day,s ncht. Iees
lines were driven in two miles. and il WAS believed
that c;rnnt xvas in nrranit
Gen. Butler .ras aaranclnc IN Rchmond N tro
colnnns. The renort 1s thai Tee len ~, HI, aasd
and .yount]ed on the feld. '1
WAsu1ycTos. NAV T.-oa,c3,, d,.n.+c,es ,.c.,v-
ri hy Ne War Denartment annonnce tbe adv,nca
If Gen 13ut,er with bia command and hi. sr..ase
ful landing At civ Point v,
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thst pear-a,,-a 10 tpa,nrshn.o q. ST. oes esoss
Of eoUDmen.
NEW Tonk, May 7.-The New York 1+i1une's
special. dated ..pnfon Mills, Va. Nav q. 40. :"
says: The grand army Of the Potomac crossed
the RapidAn on Wednesday. The I'd CORDS moved
On Tuesday to the Mills opposite Ely's Ford. On
Wednesday morning at four O'Clock. the cavalry
crossed and droTe the rebel pickets from the oppo-
site hishta. meeting no opposition a position
was gained, and the corps moved On at seren
O'Clock, taking the road to Charlottesville, at
which place Gen. Hancock Wonld establish his
he@4da1astess @
IN The course Of the day, taking the roads to the
"aoefneaa. wednesday night Gen. Narren's
neaoaua.1e!s were NJ Inc "Aderness' with Zen.
sedg"acK AZ MS fehf, and the general headquar-
tcts 81 Getman1a fofo:
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pickess sna appeared 70 De In Strong force on our
neo1' ane 4M Ne" iofx cavalry, eksrmishtng
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