Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-10
GEN. GRANTS CAMPAIGN,

AHough there nave been several considerable battles
fought by our troops in Virginia since the opening Of the
campaign about the LIST of May readers must have
surprised that no Official detailed report Of any of them has
been given to the public The battles of the Rapid Ann
spotsyivana Court House, and the Wilderness were Of
s most sanganay that have occurred throughout the
war. The Army and Navy Journal published partial
List of two hundred and fifty field officers killed outright
and eighteen hundred and forty wounded 10 these
msats This partial Inst embraced only officers from lieu.
snans up to eoones The total losses Suffered n reach
0s Fsmunkey river have been estimated at upwards
Shy Thousand men, but up to this time there has,
r a. we know been no Official statement in reference to
.his nagler, Atthe battle of Cold Harbor, Gen. Grant
despatch to theAWar Department placed our casual
ues az seven thousand five hundred Since then there
oeen various severe encounterr swelling the lists Of
Killed and wounded to a fearful extent. ~ ). ~ Z
Inc campaign against Richmond began as we have
ed' about the FIRST Of May sstsx full months ago.. It.
commenced with exceedingly favorable auspices. The
Army Of the Potomac, under Meade had basn then re-
Gently largely reinforced and immense additions made to
LIS artillery and supplies of every kind The Army Of Viz
gnia and North Carolina upder Butler had likewise been
greatly augmented. Gen. sge in the Shenandoah Valley,
led numerous force, and Gen. Crook, in Western vrg
MA had command about equal to the latter All eyes,
however conferred on the main column the movements Of
which were under the immediate superintsndence of the
Lieutenant General in person. The first meeting Of the
hostile armies gave earnest Of brilliant success and the
President issued proclamation for general thsnksgiv
ing Gen. Grant was confident of the triumph of hiu
plans that IN despatch to the War Department he de-
cared his purpose to Eight it out" the line selected if
1t should take "aA summer" This expression was taken
y the country showing that not only did the General
oresee the capture of Richmond but that he did not ex
pect it would take all TO accomplish the work
The battles Of the RspdAnn, Spottsylvans Court House,
and the Wilderness not decisive and the rebels were
only displaced by movements the flank. (I may be
said here that in not single instance has the enemy been
driven from entrenched and fortified position
though portions Of his works have at times been carried
Nevertheless the rapid march the left Of Lees
nications compelled him to fall back gradually from sue
cessye points and the country constantly chsered by
encouraging bulletins from Secretary Stanton '~'"
I. Gen. Grant then appeared to be the coming man and
many Democrats urged that the National Convention Of
their party which had been called to meet the 4th Of
July should be postponed, in order that IN the event of
Grants success the people might have an opportunity to
honor the hero BY elevapg him to the Presidency The
Convention postponed till the close of August il
being universally believed that by that time certainly the
Richmond campaign would be terminated. Gen. Grants
+" all sumner passed, however, without witnessing the
fuflment of the popular expectation, and now in
the last month of fall storm having already
visited u.s. and yet immediate prospect of the
capture of the rebel capital. ..r,.
At the close Of the eighth day of battle May Lay Gen
Grant at Spottsyyania despatched The enemy are OBJ
sRate and seem to have found the last ditch On the 4h
of May official despatch from the battle field stated that
flank movement to the left about TO be made land that
" this maIGuvre if successful would place forces in
Lees rear, and compel him to retreat towards Lynch
burg On the 18Th Secretary Stanton teegrsphed Gen.
DIX that large repforcementa had reached Gem Grant
and that draft would be ordered take place on the
lst Of July On the Goth he stated that" over twenty,
five Thousand veteran reinforcements have been forwarded
to Gen. Grant" On the 23d the following: '''
0aicna reports of this Department show that within
eight great battle Of Spottsylvana Court
House MANY thousand veteran been forwarded
= The whsis army hs. been amply plsd with fun
oUpaardso of 10000 sick and wounded have been trans
ported from the field Of the Washington hospitals
and placed under surgical care 80 = IL ~,
Over eight thousand prisoners have Been transported
from the field to prison depots and large amounts Of ar
lery aud other implements Of az active campaign brought
away. T." = 60 a' = e @'' ~ "'a'''" '
Several thousand fresh cavalry horses have been for.
srded 10 the army and the grand Army Of the Potomac
fully strong 10 numbers and better equipped
supplied and furnished than when the campaign opened
Several Thousand renfbrcements have also been for
warded to other armies in the feel and ample supplies to
ALL 's.A 80" Ts' Ii '~ S'' -, ~
During the same time over $4,000 volunteers for one
hundred days have been mustered uo the service
armed equipped and transported to their respective posi-
items " 'tA "N. ~ r.' K" ~ 49, -
On the oath the Secretary said Every thing looks
exceedingly favorable to u.s. He transmitted ON the 3lst
portion Of despatch from Gen. Butler, part Of which
was as follows; 80 p !" ~ ~ w. -
IA woman reports that meeting was held yesterday,
while she Richmond TO whether the city should
be surrendered burnt The may advocated
and was put into Castle Thunder" .-,.s-l, 49,
On the 4th Of June the arrival Of FIVE thousand new re
Inducements was officially reported About this time the
base of operations had been changed to the
river and Petersburg made the immediate objective
point direct promising advantages having yet been
Rsned Notwithstanding the stupendous losses that had
been suffered June 10th Butler teegraphed an account
of Gen Smiths frst assault upon Petersburg, adding
The town they cannot think Of holding for it hes direct.
| ~ under our guns. ,, 't.,..i, ,o,.l a.r,u4 ~
H. But enough of this review. Secretary Stantons bule-
tins have been full Of statements Uresus insory hopes
and sned to lead the people to The belief that something
was always Just about to transpire lhS iaSt remains
however that Petersburg and Richmobd and Lynckburs
are still in the hands of the enemy apparently securely
a. they were months ago The chosen season for mill
tsry movements s past and by Yesterday
hear of the army going into winter quarters 'a
--iA'f hH r
IMPORTANT ARRESTS AND MONEY REC COVERED
1t will be recolected that on the I4th Of October pas
enger train from Baltimore to Wheeling was destroyed
hv gang Of Mosby's of the