The New York herald., 1864-05-28


During the engagement. which lasted from about five
until nine O'clock skrmshers reached the main road
yunnng from Fredericksburg to spotsylvana Court
House. On this road the enemy train moving into
skrmshers dashed cutting loose some and shoot
hg others Of thor mules and capturing quatermaster
About nine O'clock ct night the lighting ceased,
snd our men retired 70 tner % or'g9a m n~. pUsDn oma
bLndred and Atty wounded, some thirty killed and some
few stragglers who were gohbed up" BY the enemy We
captured and brought OF about hundred prisoners " no
represent their loss quite heavy During the action,
lieutenant General Ewels horse was shot under him.
The General received fall which arred him
Oderably He is today, however, again In the saddle.
The object Of this move is said TO have been recon
nossance In force to determine the enemys position We
certainly accomplished very little. whilst we lost some
good men, among them the gallant Colonel Boyd. OF
Ianiels North Carolina brigade, who was killed The
conduct OF most OF tho troops is highly commended,
especially Pegrams Virginia brigade, OF whom General
Ewe spoke in regard to their bearing on this occasion IN
s,onswa brioade in ohnson,s division or rather the
remnants thereof, said not to have done so we'll
To day have ridden around the lines, and there is
quiet most profound The pickets have ceased firing at
each ohor The enemys large wagon train can be plainly
parked in front OF the Court House Our boys are
sgay and happy still "rpe and ready to meet the foe
Sptsylvana Court House, the hotel the jail and the few
private buildings have all in for good share OF the
enemys shot aud shell which were poured upon that
Grant seems to be gradually shifting around to our
right and will doubtless await reinforcements before re-
newing the light.
HANOVER JUNCTION, May %, 1854.
Grant commenced swinging his column around on our
cupied Milford Station and Bowling Green.
Yesterday evening about dark General wilcox In front
OF Spottsyvana Court House. threw forward portion OF
his forces entered tho enemys breastworks and found
them held by line of skirmshers Grants whole army
being rapidly in motion on our right flank This necessi-
mcnt Of the battle ground In front OF Spottsyvana
Court House.
Grant seems mannuvring for o position nearer Rich
mond
The enemy reported to hare loose from Ere dercks
burg base and TO hare established deots at Port Royal
There was some little artillery firing Chesterfield
to-day but the cause Is unexplained.
HANOVER JUNCTION, May %. 1864.
The latest information represents the bulk OF Grants
army near Milford depot and Bowling Green, with pick
cts five or Six miles this side.
The impression here s that there is chance Of an
immediate collision. Grant will probably require some
time in order to get ready to move upon US.
All quiet at noon to day.
NEAR HANOVER JUNCTION, May %. 1854
II Is secret suppose, that the armies OF Northern
Virginia and the Potomac have ceased TO confront each
other the "dsrk and bloody ground" near Spotsyl-
vania Court House. Early on Saturday morning the corps
Of Lieutenant General Ewe which at that time was in
position right took up the line OF march. moving,
It was then said to the right in order to counter
act a similar movement which Grant reported
to testhen making During the morning there was un-
usual quiet in front or and around Spotsyvana Court
House About Ave p NJ. our batteries opened sharp
canuonading the enemy's breastworks and shortly
thereafter, in obedience TO the order OF General
lee, Major General Wilcox moved his division forward
TO assault upon the encmys inreuchments In order
deter mine the exact situation most gallant charge
u
skrmshers In front Of and the line Of skrmshers hold
ing the brestworks The enemy were quickly driven
from the breastworks and few captured IL was now
discovered that the enemy were rapidly moving their
whole army right flank, and had been since day
brcake force in our front being mere handful Of men
,oho had ben feft 10 keep up appearances
As soon as this reconnaissance everything and
everybody was the with us The wagon tram
and the troops moved all that night and all day yester
day Our troops were, OF course. much woaried, and
there was some struggling; but as the enemy did not
parao with ours Is quite probable that we WIN lose
very few OF our men BY struggling.
The enemy resched Bowling Green and Milford with
their vary Saturday, and reported to have
cupied force ON yesterday Grant IS said to have cut
loose from and 10 be making T.Ppahan
to be moving on the telegraph ands old stage
both Of which well known high roads between
This movement has been most orderly conducted and
am quite certain we have lost but tte either In property
men or morale of tho This morning ~ sunrise
everything going to the front and our limo OF battle has
been formed. The enemys cavalry have appeared In
and some little skirmshng s going on; but u Is not
leliered that Grant ,c be in a condition to offer battle
before Wednesday or Thursday, u then
JUNCTION May 23-5P.M.
reported here that there has been engagement
the bridge the telegraph road about two and
half miles northwest Of this place. this evening" In which
the enemy repulsed with some loss. is supposed
% have been an attack OF the enemys cavalry upon our
forces stationed at that point.
Grants Change or ase-A Rebel View.
from the Richmond Examiner, May 241
The intelligence already published is confirmed in the
most complete manner The chief army Of the enemy
has abandoned its base .s on The Rapidan and upper
supply the lower waters or the last named
river, at Port Royal and Tappahannock. HIS troops
are mdsed in The country be',csen The N1tdrony and the
io,oer Roppahannoc Hisfsont Is at Milford and the Bopt
ing This change OF position has rendered neces
sary corresponding change in the position Of General
Lee After ascertaning that enemy loft TO fight
In Spotsylvania he has come down the line he has held
t,ysen Grant and Richmond near Hdnorer function.
The Northern journals certainly do KEEP up their ocme
wonderfully wsH though they make quotation OF gold.
They persist 10 the last In the noisy lie, tho fragrant i'm
posture the ralpable sophism. the vulgar boast do
manded by their master at Washington, with unabaied
vgor and pernacty though they do not quote the price
OF gold On the OF this by Gen they
will, OF course, the veil or triumph louder than
ever Too retreat or Iee--thc flight OF the Confcie.
rates Have they not Abandoned spotisyivania Court
Hcuse' y not The junction t'ccnfy mites nsdrr fhch-
,d wa,. S s
these themes II IL irritating to think OF the
turn they will give to the facts but we cannot help
harm. We suppose that people have in New York
and London as elsewhere and will be difficult to mske
them believe that tie Confederate army Is flying when
moves from position which It's adversary has abandoned
to place itself fuil before him across the new road on
which he has determined 10 travel.
When General lee moves his army alter lost battle,
for the purpose OF getting away from his antagonist be
cause he finds himsef urab'e TO maintain struggle
Of brute force with him, he will have rereated But
If either party hos dome hat, Is certainly Grdnt-Les
ollo.sd Inn, from me Wsdernss~ he Is ne iaa 10
nare and is p,rsaer. not pursud from Spotranid II is
true that by both movements these armies have been
brought nerrer 10 Richmond but for Lee IL rendered
necessary by the conguraon Of the soil and the lines of
those rivers which he had resolved TO decnd They
have their remotei from the city, approach in
their course and empty their waters in the neighborng
York. But for Grant was choice lie Is where he
Ia because he could not pass the road OF
his first and second choice. He might have
como TO Spottsylvania by travelling along the
straight road from Washington 10 through
Stafford, without firing shot or losing man He might
have arrived at Milford and Rowling Green from Port
Royal Tappahsnnock without the slaughter OF his
troops in the Wilderness or at the Court House. He
might have still lie nigh hare 10 Tie
Iip no Tree. icita eeren miles Of Richmond Uithou an
tnodpsmeni nth Cen Lee. lie might hare come up the
Psnnd, pehdys, % fdir Oaks aud Joined hands wita
Butler the south side, som. still erpeet him to do.
and this he will doubtless proclaim in the end TO have
beer the object Of all his circutous route. BY each OF
these ways OF advance ho would have brought General
lee from the Rapdan nearer TO Richmond He did rot
take them, because there dangers and detects He
preferred the first and the second before the third ind
this before the fourth. That be abandoned after trial,
a frrnd CT dnn q iHrnc faard In