Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-21
LATEST FROM 3RE UNITED STATES.

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LATEST FROM 'fhk UNITED STATES
We hay. the 6kowing summary of news
from United States journals Of the 18th and
10th insts:
FROM VIRGINIA.
The Baltimore Gazette" of the 10th, says
that the campaign in Northern ami Eastern
Virginia has bean brought to u close. After
pushing from the Rspidan to the Cbickhominy
with iLdGnl;tatl l. resolution, but with terrible
sacrifice Of life, 1rant has concluded to ahan-
don the line OnEh!ca, u one tame, lie de
clartd hi6 determination. 70 tight It cut If 1t
took oil the Sunnler, and TO commence Is Lew
campaign against the deienees ut Richmond
from the south tide Of james RIVER. General
Grant has established his headquarters at
Bermuda Landing Hewill pr"ceed to invest
Fer, Drewry, the tspture Of which Is regarded
as an absolute necessity.
CEN. sHgEDhs's EXPEDITION.
a scout who aTiycd ai Washington from
the front, TuesJ,y night (l4.h). says that
SLerid4n's ca7aly force, which started cut
Thurfday, On :t extended raid, had not been
heard from what he left; but it Was the i'm
praessinl in the army tha: he had reached
charlottesville. D his way 10 Lynchbnrg.
The .G!tl cayhiIy are no; III Ii Condition to
seriously impeds h,r successful pfoeIass, AID
hs will probably reach the latter point with
little or 10 fighting on he way. From Lynch
burg his movements vill remain a mystery
for the present al least
Another account s.r7s tlai Shsriian was
mo,ins on GJrtonss.lr. 10 destroy r~ailroG'i
communications in tlat direction, whilst Gci:.
Kallz Was s%imiis.l. Coupled On the sOnta-
side, Che oil ct leiog 'lprtvcrt he mosrIi"n!
or rulpiies and r, ini"rfmects.
,Es ]rrurG- ExPEDirIoH.
4 telegram, I:ltI irmp:is, l3;h i~nssaa'.
say>:
The expedition II tea Sarge, wEiyl lei!
Memphis Dn the Ii, ar"iniEg "n.
We learn from 81 1iicsr thst they met ii
larse force Of rchfl!a uunt0wn, said ~ c"E-
sist Of LOGON !nfauuy aaj carniEy, under The
2jmmand II Gaucras forrest, Lee and R0ddy.
This large force attacked them suddenly. aIl
T. most desperate iielt ensued, resulting in the
death vi S,lrg;-. VT! the loss u! his wagon
train ard ammuuitin.
The last wHs Il post segeie LOSS. 10 > urSi1
had run out Of urnnrLi!iou, and Was obliged
to destroy und abtdua his artillery. Many
of his Infantry We captured, bnt the exact
number is lot knosn.
Gen. Stnrgis' iutn o. lsi-tcd Ut 3,WU cav
airy aud 900 ~iEisnti'.
tn, New York +" Ihres" s.ya the above
reads AZ though tsht by the rebels theW-
selves.
Uhicial tespatck-s reier 10 lie defeat Ct
ns u "disater."
GIN. AoRtlE's ExrEDITIoE.
A telegram iron Lexington, KY, states
that on the l2th iIutans Cen. Burbtidgc de.
tested the rebels n Cyinthinna, killing some
800, and taking 100 prisoners. Morgan's
command il u,terh dem9lalized and scat
tered, coIonels lltson "nd G"rlard 1r' in
pursuit.
A telegram from 10Y. Bramle:ic says that
"no rebels i'll force 'ee moving ;ossrd= Lonis-
Vile"
After the Cgnt!isan defeat, Gen. n0bs"n
ard part Of his stsl9 we're SEPT under guar1 L.
Falmouth, but the a'~holc,,Ncte r~acaplnr6i ~
Il securing party.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a gentleman @h. left Little Rock Oh tho
81 I'll June, says Aat everything WAS quiet
when be left. Price and his army were nen:
Red river.
The Washington correspondent Of tie B,s-.
ton Traveller" ststss that il call for 2o2,'hJh
men will he made int few days.
The Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
had Ia heated discussion on the l4th on the
MEXICAN question. No conclusion was arrived
1T.
The bill to supp,esaFpecu!ation in gold has
" .. = ,u.l - pa.S
II. Guys o.
Gold opened in New YUk oh the 18th st
i97t AID Il sct at Ia T.. IN At the same
ruts.
ARRIVAL OF H.StATLL!aH Al VERA ChuE,
Macmillan AR we'd a. Vera Crua On the
18th Of MAY. Al >. 2. ~, the Novara en-
tered the bay amidst q sn!v0 Of ono hundred
cannon. Fort Glloa, tho ships, tho wharf,
were AL crowded with banners. | 5o'elock
Almonte, accompanied by ether officials, pro-
ceeded on board the Novara.
In the meantime, 4 PROCLAMATION from the
Emperor had been issued, beginning. Mexi-
cans I. You lave desired t" have me-" and ex-
pressing his iatantion To- dev0ts Lis whole
strength AID hesrt To lhe;r %nelfnrE.
After q private conversation with AinOnte,
the Emperor received the principal function
aries. His Majesty Wore q black coa', whits
psntaloons and vest, and black cra7at, which
ws= the dress the depu:a!i1n were ordered Il
wear.
The deputation being Introduced by the
Minister Velasqutz d. Lem. The Preieot nd
dressed his Majesty, extoliiug as memorable
the day he Lad arrived, and predicting o lev
era for the country. The Emperor read g
brief RELY in Spanish. i'll d elecr, vibrating
tone.
After tLi- a conversations free rom etiquette
t5ok uisce, and they were tner. presented Z
the Empress, who caC.s leaning "a tho arm .
! Maxirnii;an from an adjoining salion.
d, ,ho following morning, Ct o'clcss. IL
loyal landing taok '"1.. TneTo vas il Ter
! msl reception, ieiiTsEt9. Tee Keys 6i tue citi
&c. a, ;3JieJal tie royal party took tst"k
last. and entered Cnrd0ba l.! L late hour o.
| the 29ih. one Of the carriages having broker
down. Ga the 30.h, At l, Z. ~, they entere,
Orizabs, which is the last We have heard Q