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compelling him to accept a battle beyond his
Notifications.
CIxcINNArI, May 2lst.-A dispatch from
Gauly Bridge gives an account OF "A brilliant
victory by Gen. Averill, on the 9Th, with the main
body of Crooks army. Averill reached a point
within four miles OF Wytheyille and here en-
countered the enemy 1000 strong, under Sam
| Jones. The fight lasted four hours, but he sue
ceeded in driving them back, killing and wound
ing many, and capturing u number of prisoners.
The rebels retreated under cover of darkness.
Our loss was one hundred and twenty. Averill
then effectually destroyed the railroad thence TO
a point four miles east of Christianburg. At
this place u small body of rebels was encountered
who hastily retreated.
New YORK, May 21st.-Howard, formerly
attached to the Times, has been arrested and
confesscs himself the author of the recent bogus
proclamation. He says he palmed it off on the
Journal here for gold stock operations.
The Times has the following from the Army
of the Potomac, of the Goth, 9 \. NJ: About
one in the afternoon, yesterday, the enemy's left,
in the vicinity of SpOttsylvania, made n detour
to the west, and crossed the Ny river, and about
5 p. NJ, struck the Fredericksburg road near
our right flank, breaking out within three quar-
tiers of a mile of the headquarters of Generals
Grant and Meade. The only troops We had on
the ground at the time were Il couple of regi-
ments. Tyler's Division was soon brought up,
and with the remainder of the force met the
rebel attack, driving the enemy back into the
woods; where the rebels had formed, before him.
Considering the rawness of his troops they fought
well when once fairly under fire, and in the end
showed the utmost bravery. The rebel loss was
quite heavy, and will probably reach one thou
sand killed and wounded. They gave way in
confusion. and scattered through the woods.
The repulse of the rebels rests exclusively with
Tyler, and the heavy artillery division, though
Birney's division, of the Second Corps, and
afterwards the Fifth Corps, were sent to his
support, and formed in line, enabling Tyler to
Withdraw after driving the enemy several miles
and clearing Ny Valley. The confusion of the
rebels appeared great, the major portion of
Rhodes division scattering III the woods.
The Trbune's special, from Headquarters the
18th, 9 p. NJ, says communication is open as
usual tonight, and supplies are pouring in.
From this point rebels have been bringing sup
plies from Bowling Green, their railroad station.
1t is now believed that they bring supplies across
to the Ny from the Virginia Central Railroad, a
distance of twenty miles.
WASHINGTON, May 2lst. 10 p. M.-Dispatches
from Sherman state that our forces found i'll
Rome n good deal of provisions and seven fine
iron works. with machinery. We have secured
two good bridges and an excellent ford across the
Etawah. Cars are now arriving at Kingston.
CAIRO, May 22.-Admiral Porter's flagship
has arrived at Mound City, and reports the en-
tire fleet ont of the Red river, the dam having
caused Il sufficient height of water on the 18th
to enable them 10 move. Our forces evacuated
Alexandria last week. and moved towards Simms-
port. Part of the fleet was much annoyed in
passing out by the guerrillas. who lined the
banks between Alexandria and Fort de kus>sy,
and at the time captured the City Bell, Early
and Portsmouth, thirty miles below Alexandria.
Several officers and about five hundred troops
were killed.
Delegates to represent Louisiana at the Balti-
more Convention were elected on the 18th. The
action of the Convention was harmonious, the
members endorsing the general policy, civil and
military Of the administration In also "A rprpypd
of the military and civil course of Banks, and
the policy of Governor Hahn.
The Times special says: No fighting since the
rebel attack on our communications with Fred
ericksburg. On Thursday a rebel Lieutenant
was captured, who states that Lees army before
the battles numbered between eighty and ninety
thousand men. His losses have been between
twenty-five and twenty-eight thousand. He also
says that the rebel army has plenty of provisions.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-A dispatch from Ad-
miral Porter, of the 10th, states that the portionn
of the squadron above the falls, at Alexandria,
were released from their unpleasant position by
the labors of Col. Bradley. acting engineer of the
Nineteenth Corps, who proposed and built the
dam 600 feet across the river at the lower falls
which enabled the vessels to pass the shoals, and
distractions placed in the river by the enemy, in
safety.
Official reports from the Department show that
within eight days after the battle of Spottsylva-
MIA many thousand Federal troops were forward
ed To Grant. The whole army has been amply
supplied with full rations. Upwards of twenty
thousand sick and wounded have been transferred
from the field to the Washington hospitals. Over
eight thousand prisoners have been transported
from the field, and a large amount of artillery
and other implements of war have been brought
away. Several thousand cavalry horses have been
forwarded, and the Army of the Potomac is now
fully as strong in numbers, and better equipped
than when the campaign began. Several thou
sand endorsements have also been forwarded to
the other armies in the field. and ample supplies
TO all. During the same time over thirty thou
sand volunteers for one hundred days have been
mustered into service, clothed, armed. equipped
and transported TO their respective positions.
81 lNToN.
WASHINGTON, uay 22.-On Friday evening
Grant commenced Il movement for the purpose of
compelling Lee To abandon his position ut Spott-
sylvania, the details OF which. for obvious reasons,
should not be made public. 1t has thus far pro-
gres>ed successfully. Lnngstreet's corps started
south at / o'clock on Saturday morning. an hour
and a half after Hancock moved. Ewell's corps
followed LongStreet last night. Indications are
that the rebel army has fallen back beyond the
North Anna river. Grants movements. thus far,
have been accomplished without any severe en-
gagement or serious interruption. We now oc-
cupy Guinney's Station, Milford Station and
south Ct the Mattapony on that line.
NV YORK, May 24th.-A Herald correspon-
dent with Butler. gives an account of the mid
night assault by the rebels on the night previous.
Our pickets received their fire and gradually fell
back, when the artillery opened upon the advanc-
ing rebels with whitening discharges of grape and
canister from the siege guns and light batteries
brought to bear, and the rebels were moved down
like grass. They still advanced, and were given
another Strengthening discharge, when they halted.
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