Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

NnlCu tuC ICdi Vi thS SOiuuiliS vi Lung
street and Ewell had short time be-
fore disappeared. Here he had a skir-
mish with the enemys rear guard of
cavalry, consisting of Rosser's brigade,
which was repulsed Hancock advan-
cling due westward from Milford, five
miles, struck the Telegraph road at
Harris Store. Sundays march brought
our army forward an additional fourteen
miles, and within a few miles of the
North Anna" ~ u4h ao".
Monday brought the heads of our col
umns to the North Anna, near the point
where the Fredericksburgh and Rich
mond railroad crosses the stream Han
cocks column, which had the left struck
it less than one mile to the west of the
railroad crossing. Warren's column,
which had the right, struck it at Jericho
Ford, about four miles higher up.
The head of the column of the Fifth,
Warren's Corps, Griffin's division lead
ing, reached the North Anna at p. m,
on Monday, and within ten minutes af-
ter the time of its arrival began to cross.
The river at this point is fordable, but
has rocky bed with precipitous banks,
and the men had TO wade it waist deep.
The rebels appear not TO have expected
that the passage would be made so high
up the stream. Moving rapidly up
across an open space of six or eight hum
ureu yaIus, oliiiln oooh Posl.loh IN ehe
"oous, Mheie d hea'S shiiillsh iine was
so0n on ilieI: ,...-..--,,-, .---....-,,. -.
1 ne shiriiiish iihe' "hicn was al our
advance ae nrsS ihet, hau oeen easily
ull.eh paoh' auu .i'e 9oiiiiiiahu hau taheii
up its posieoh III the "oous' anu hau
JusV leee.Neu oioels " oh.Ienon' 'he nis'
pp,ael' prepalaelons iol "hieh ~ "as JusI IAN
ing, wnell urlilli ; u,Sisioh at ., 10 ?. M,
"as iorlously assalleu oy leoci ioroeI
Wh,ch Suuuchiy ueNelopso ~ IVY iines
ol na'Iie, WIN lsea's shirniisn liiie u,
IIoils' Nouey ai,er Nolley' heice anu
sliaIp, was pouleu Iu, anu .ne Enemy
opeheu iioiii t.iee oa'seI.es very leaVs
cahnoiiaue' oiiilii I,,, u..tSion, no"s.si,
Wltnou' WORKS, su1cessiuiiy IesIs'eu 'he
attain, anu iepuiseu ~ WIN sIeas
s,aush1ei ouI nieii, ~ lao', sci'eo
sheui win the saliie eiea.inene eiiey hiu
the.lse.Nes ieoei,eei ~ 'ne ,, i,uil,elous az
sachs they nave oeel coalpeile,i W MANI
anu Illustrated airesn the enormous au-
vantage Ihe ueiensiNe mas III such
country as TINS that Is, they Jay low,
covered themselves wei allowed the reo-
els 10 approach anu "heii tne WHITES oi
theif eyes were visible, rahea shelr ~ I,he
Win "ithefinS soiey' ihuiils thao
ne was gaining hoiiihs auu losing very
heaViiy, IL appears thnI the reoei COM
inanaer, WINE conesna.hs W nois' .hlee
| ol MS oTisaues on oiiiiin u i,oiil, uelacn-
ea ooi' Drown oousn oaioiiha 1ii' piiSaee y.
10 enect oetour ana l,iaEe an assault ~
! Iahk' Inc ihoue III WHICH ne biaae tiiis
l nave iroiii ooi' DloNil hllilse'l, VINO
not haiI an hour al'eIMa,e, was pIis-
| oher III our iianus' MaichinS Wy Column
| up inc Iallroau loI sunni ulstauce, nc
Wneeiea oy rigns into iihe ol oae'iei anu
Ieh upon eutler; VINO as we ha'e see.i'
was lorniea On tne lishtoi uiiinn. Nue-
iers DIVISION hau hot yet goIten iuIo po-
sitioh "heh Drown at1acheu WIN Iucn
| VlSor ; its left gave way, ana tne Whole
command was conslderaeiy broken ana
thrown into much confusion. This OF
hne, heid as we nave seen, ny Ayres
/ ssA'S'NNNl -, a,. -, n
danger Oh haSins ms liilih turheu, 10
aVoio TINS, tne riSnV WAS Ie-Iuseo some
Whas anu oen. osi',lh ulIem iol"aiu
three resiihelts Vi Da!tletts brigade,
whlch arrived JUST ~ .iihe 70 save the
! exposed iiank from oeIhS turned ana re-
estaoiisheo the llne. III ,ne execution
OF TINS ihahuuVre, occurred one o, tnose
ooa rehcouhters Whicl, occasionally nap
pen III lhe cohipiicateu ac.ions VI Da.tie'
one oi bartietI ieSilnen.s' sne EiSn.y-
tillru fenhsy ANA n,. h.euS.- vi 10y
colnihahuihs, IN s. lliaionlhs ap ny 'ne
iank }tlae IS III colunln, Ios IN my VI
pattie) ran plump asains. tE, pio"n "a. ilne
"hich was moving " ioii1" up i'e SUI.
cess asalns. oui ai.r.i ins Mas ole "
.nose cLl,icai IN, sl'uasions a,' "nion lio
menu Mlil oeoiueL'ns sIs u1sislo ion; ~ ia
uepenulns oh sno , snJnlu O,,n sa,m n,;a sae au
santaSe " 1ne nlss soiiey. napiu az
,nto 1;;, a at t %, ,oa nst ma.a aa oop pa
MnTor,s U mon Ss;1od dno an ILL ny One
nSor bn +ha oollar aud draaood % In,
- ~ E;ohty tb;rd noured in 3 yoiIav
~, tho IN onann;s sant and reor aud tbe
ot one tn;aa 80, "a. =, a.