The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-25
The News.

the News.
We transfer the usual condensed new
report Of the Chicago Times of Monday
"Latcr" will be found in these columns j
anything exciting transpircs during tn
day.
On Friday evening Gen. Grant coin
tncnccd a movement with the view of fore
ing Lee to abandon his position at Spott
sylvania. At latest advices received by tn,
War Department the movement was pro
crossing successfully Fedcrals occupy
ing Guincy's Station, Milford Station, and
south Of the Mattapony on that line; and
the indications being that Lee had fallen
: back beyond the North Anna. Richmond
papers concede rebel loss of 81, 900 men
and twenty guns during the recent battles
<yery engagement
The losses Of the 9th Corps (Gen. War
ye,,'s), during the recent operations in Vir.
ginia, amount to 1880. There are three
other corps in the Army of the Potomac
liancock's, Wright's, and Burnside's-be.
sides Shcridan's cavalry.
Butler Informs the War Department I'M.
der datcr of 10 o'clock on Friday night,
that his forces had been fighting all day,
",hc enemy cndeavorng to close in our
lines" and that the rebel Gen. Walker had
been captured. No information is given as
to the result Of the engagement. Newspa.
per co: respondence says that Beauregard
has conct ntrated a force of from 90, 900 to
$4,000, and hopes not only to keep open
Lees communications, but also to crush
Butler.
Rebel papers, in their accounts of the
defeat Of Sigel, say that he fled twenty
miles with the utmost precipitation.
abandoning his hospitals and burning his
trains.
Gen. Crooks command is falling back
slowly, after having worked an immense
amount of damage to the Virginia and East
Tennessee Railroad. The rebel Gen, Jen.
kins, who uas wounded and taken prisoner
in the fight near Newbern, has died Of his
injuries. ....... ...---
Sherman states that he has secured two
bridges and ford across the Etowah
River; that his army are receiving sup
plies by rail to Kingston and that bis for.
ward movement will DC recommended in
two days. ,s.a.- ---...
Admiral Porter's entire feet has succeed.
ed in getting out of the Red River. The
passage over the falls was made on the
18th, the dam having reached a sufficient
height on that day to enable the vessels to
move. EaLks evacuated Alexandria last
week, and moved towards Semmesport.-
Heavy cannonading has been heard from
tn, direction which he took.
In the Senate, on Saturday, the creden-
tails Of Mr.. Fshback as Senator from Ar
EOv kDl a.
ton thereof postponed till Monday. The
Pacific Railroad bill was discussed. The
House was not in session Saturday. A
proposition is soon to lie presented for
the adj ,urnmcnt of Congress on the 25th
prox.
The report Of general engagement in
Charleston harbor proves to be unfounded
The whole story grew out of the fact that
two Monitors had opened fire upon Fort
Sumter.
The N. Y. World and Journal of Com
murce, have been allowed to resume publ.
cation, and the telegraph operators who
were confined in Fort Darling have been
set at liberty. Another individual has been
arrested for completely in the authorship of
the bogus proclamation.
Col. Medary was arrested on charge of
being connected with the alleged Thomas
and Cathcart conspiracy. He was released
Saturday on $4,000 bail.
The Danish conference has agreed upon
suspension of hostitics for one month,
on condition that the blockade CT German
ports shall be raised. A naval engagement
..--"-~sa Recently between the Austrians
and Danes, in which the former were badly
beaten
The Emperor Macmillan left Madeira for
Mexico on the Goth of April. ...
Gold closed in New York on Saturday at
lS2i@183.