, 1864-05-11
WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1864
THE NEWS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY Ii, 1864
THE NEWS.
Tie latest from the exciting theatre Of war
In Virginia is to noon Of Monday, when the
a1mics were skifmishing and engaged in an
artillery duel at spotsylvania General
Grants own brief dispatch gives a good &C.
count of tho morale Of the army, but, SOL
dierllke, does not seek to brighten the grave
aspect Of thu struggle He will press forward
and -Four In his troops unhesltatingly. Hehss
done 60. The losses are very heary. There
are acrcs Of our wounded 1t Fredericksburg.
The army Of the Potomac is still pressing
upon Lee Grant Eiu succeed, or In his
failure the army win be destroyed
From Gen. Butler the newg IL direct, up
to yesterday, and looks well. 4 toothold
has been gained, and the rebel nues below
Richmond cut. Everything IN this latter
movement is contingent to Grnnt's success,
and his victory over Lee would bs made the
more complete and crueh1ng by the neither
uillstone 1t Bertnuda Hundreds.
But mark this, dispatches have been telling
the county that the rebel strength in Vir~
Einia was weak. If any resder Of the
Tn1arxE believed 1t, It has been despite our
warning. Now the accounts eay it was
natter Of surprise In what numbers the
rebels wece poured forward Read
the proofs elsewhere that they are
strong in 1ouisiana, aud hang threatening
ly about our positions in Arkansas,
and then be prepared for what must come. =
call for fresh troops The first duty Of the
West IL to turn out the three months leries
upder the temporary call for 1000. Mean
time most permanent and effective muster
Of fresh material for our armics must be
made. We can htrd1y escape tho necessity
We may bitterly regret it wss ever post
ronod.
The nsturo Of the terrific fighting in Vir-
Efnis On Thursday and Friday is attcsted BY
1he killed and wounded alrcady reported, and
these still incomplete. The opposing col
nmns vert dashed against each other with
crushing impetus, end the fall Of leaders Of
note tells how fierce wss the strife. During
tleec two days, Generals Wadsworth, Hayes,
Fedcra1s, and Generals Jones and Jenkins,
rebels, were killed. Generals Getty, Gregg,
Owens. and Webb, Federa1s, and Generals
1ongstrcct- Pegram, Pickett and Hunter,
rebels, were wounded. Longstreet was Sc
.rerely injured, and there Is = rumor that he
cannot eurvire.
Latest ncws from A1bemarle Sound an
nonnces gallant achievement by the q. s.
xunbost sassacue, in the sinking of the fa-
NOUS rebel ra1n, just out Of the Roanoke
river The rebels are not happy in their
1n1ne.
Gen Washburn, at Memphis, has hit tho
nail on the head, 2nd harmed the rebel cause
more tban defeat in the field, BY new DE-
cree Of non-tntercoursf, which will fall hcavi
IL on cotton buyers and epeculators IN rebel
commerce.
Gen. Sherman is well ut his work, and but
TINT the crisis In Virginia ahsorbs first atten-
1op, the country would watch with breath
1ess inta5eat the present operations in Geor-
gia- It will not do to forget that from a
diasster in Georgia will come momentous re-
suits to the situation in the West.
When reliable gentleman tells our Cairo
correspondent that the rebel army in Arkan~
sas is terribly demoraIlzed, \ worthless set In
against the imputation On our common sense
Here Is Steele. who comes back from hie
Camden expedition helter-skelter, with Mar
Inedukc at his heals, and IN now well nigh
Invested in Little Rock. Our force in Pine
Bluff is IN the eame situation, md this refu
gee gentleman coolly bids ug rejoice in rebel
den4ora1ikation+ Well, We arc thankful, il
this be decentralization, that the morale
Df Price's army is not perfect, else wonli
the, c.ean us out Of Arkansas, even Il fthey did
not i've RoEecrans an active command with
out calling him away from St. lonls. When
viii lying dispatches cease to persuade the
people Of the North that We have foe who
Is weak and to be despiscd. We gain only
discontinue BY undertaking the enemy
News from Gen. Banks is to the 5th inst.
An unpleasant List Of fresh casualtics IL given
to our former naval losses, the rebels, with
the guns captured from Banks, having de-
Btroyrd four more transports on the river be-
low ALEXANDRIA, Their position II serious
one for Banks water communications, and 1t
would seem all too sadly that his troubles arc
not yet over. Els army still occupies do
1ensive position ut Alexandria. The cotton
expedition 1s most mournfn1 affair.
Something for Congress to do. Give us 4
law Of Draft that shall give our armies men.
.Norc men arc wanted, and the events Of tue
1eH few days may mike the call imminent
Wheu We become as earnest and devoted fol
the right ~ the rebels are
for the wrong, We shall not, on
Light grounds, or through timid policy,
Withhold from our holy cause any element ot
power. Remove the three hundred dollar
clause. Let the citizen be called upon to "go
OF send man" The call for more men IL
pressing now. It may be imminent, and q
failnre to respond fatal, = month hence.
Meanwhile, let the West fill up lts HUNDRED
DAY TEooPs.