, 1864-05-09
CORRESPONDENCE,
From OR Special Correspondsnt.l
WAEUrNnrrw Nav

Iwrotc Jon on Tuesday last that on the next
dsy "Wednesday Gen. Grant would be ready for
attack or defence. Well, at three O'Clock yesser-
day morning the two corps Of Gems. Warren and
Hancock commenced moving, and, learn subse-
quently, crossed the Rapidan at GetmanIa aud
Elys fords at old Charlottesville battle ground
Firing was heard Curing the day in that direction,
hut do not learn that EDy serious resistance was
made by the rebels. So that you Gee that Lees
feare OF increment By Grant on bis right
Taf 9a1fsa 1sssl & aiss ssaffGa 4 M Ct 5 ssd
probably retire behind tie North Anna r5yer, form
2E 5 y line t m .hhaqa .n q Hae h M nsss o
stretching from Go9donsyl;lo to Hanover Junction,
On the ftne-uf the Virginia .cca:ral Railroad It
nay be hows1ez that be will tzll back in the face Of
Which corps is also reported moving. We can
scarcely fall to hear to-day Of warm fighting, u1-
Anna The line Of the fortiacations 1t Richmond,
Inc latter Of which oTes Il feared in high military
quarters here, az It would present much stronger
reports yesterday ihat Gen. burnside had also. al:
faneed toward Thoroughfarc Gap and been rcpnlsed
ny portion Of Longs:rcei's corps, big colofed
stamped it fase as those troops arc in the rear
and used fo1 protecting the line Of railroad, mau-
nlDg Il re iofts Is The S Sslty IS q eo9Eae in
is an1ious1y looked for. Gen. Grant must now
have oEer two hundred thousand men, {the number
originally named " jour correspondent as neces-
sary) employed IN the Investment Of Richmond,
yiz: On The overland route IL. 900; under Gen.
slgel IN the yslleS Of The Shenandoah, 210o;
under Gen. y. F. Smith, On the Peninsula 5000.
There nre reports that all the ADORE columns are
simultaneously on the Advance. hare even heard
The above figures PLACED higher; But tor activo
field operations: think those girc will cover the
whole f1rcc. This Is an Immense nrmy,, and.
handled Of it wilt be By experienced and ekilful
General It must surely be able 70 overcome any
TSe ca eaH nag noron Of
the colored troops guarding the line Of railroad
near WAr1enton, but were driven OF Thl8 proba-
bly, gave rise 10 the storr Of the repulse Of Gen.
Burnside
WASHINGTON, May ., 1854.
The process OF concentration by Gen. Gran
still goes on both night and day. Troops keep
pouring In. On Thusedsy afternoon Col. Bross
rode down the avenue at the head Of his fine, col
cred regiment. which WIS pronounced to number
In Its ranks some Of the most stalwart looking
men who have ever passed through here. The Col
onel rode the splendid charger which hid been pre-
scented TO him in your city.
1t is confidently asserted that Gen. Hooker with
corpR had arrived At Harper's Fer1. and ills eTen
added that lie passed through this city on Sunday
night, At any rate enough more troops have at
rived to enable Gen. Grant to mote Burusidefs
corpB more to the front. which was done On Fti-
ofce On he o1ssaad loase ap 4 On
people put it all figures from one hundred up to
one hundred and my THOUSAND ~
pirg Southern Union posts q tro9ps: The lateSt M
case reported IS TINT Of Little Washington IN North
aad The Confederate GoTcInnent, as already Re. re.
po1ted hare seized oil the railroads running south
1,om Richmond. for sixty days, eIclnsiEely for tho
ria. and even Alabama, arc being pesemptorily
called On for ther contributions 70 swell the army
q Lee. But in the midst Of all these stqpendo1a
so agRsaF to be .s'1g RssRa5tieMrs r.. fe5 tes b.
| Gnelsdi1s the hdies| ot dc Treasury b.
Eou5 soaS caroa. stated he 1e.seo
for this is that r5n9 fs cheaper IL that eisy. BIZ
it is strange that the Treasury CLERKS only should
/ vital department Of the rebel adninistrstioat L
/ it not because If Gen. GranE captured JET DsVss'
| printing presses the whole machine would necet-
i In Ihe meantime Gen. Lee continues to strength
his fortsfcations more and mese On his right tour
bis lett. From this 1t Would seem that he e1pe:ts
| flank movement By Gen. Grant on hls {Lcc's)
right rather than 1eft, bY which or forces wo1ld
!! attempt 10 c1cEs the Rappahaunock at some Of its
fotds near the forks OF that and the Rapidan Riv
err. Lee has signal station on Clssk'6 Mountain
little northeast Of Orange Court House tthe lattcr,
/! 6n the opposite bank Of the Rapidan, on Stony
Mountain, little aouth Of ca pepper. lGrsat and
: Meadc'e headquaHers.} The ottcesH OF e3ch asmy
are constantly cndesvoring TO- discover the signals
transmitted from these stations, and often with
! success. II is noticeable whenever Grant moves
body Of men to the east. thus mensclng Lee's
The Tobele, learn arc Of the opinion that Grant
will mol attack, directly the position Of Gen Lee,
but that he will endeavor to turn it. They antici-
, lie East For some reason or other, probably be
cuae it Is The shortest route to R!cnraond Should
| he morcmcut be made on Lees left then they e1-
net Grnnt 10 rnarch towards Port Republic, and
fnaIlyto come potnt on the Central Virginia Rail.
rtad fsny Lypchburp) or this Increment have