The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-05-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The following we clip from tho Cin-
cimati Daily Gazette Of Tuesday. Il is
of more interest tn an anylhing we could
have written;
owe have very full Official reports
this morning Of the operations Of the Ar
my Of the Potomac, fully confirming
tho highly favorable news heretofore re-
ceived of Union victories. Gen. Sheri-
dams cavalry expedition was Q grand
success. The damage to the Railroads
between Spottsylvania and Richmond is
so extensive that under uny circumstah'
ces it would require weeks to restore
Communications. In addition to this he
destroyed a million and halfof ra!ionS;
several cars and locomotives; fought aud
whipped Stuart's cavalry, and, as we
learn from the rebel papers, killed Gen.
Stuart He finally, after passing inside
of the outer de'enses of the rebel Capital
ioined General Butler en- the James RVS
,er. General Butler was engaged in ar
attack on Fort Darling, with good
prospect Of success. That fort reduced,
the gunbOats, it is supposed, can get
within Smelling d stance of Rich nond.
The rebolpupers report that the rail
road'has been destroyed South of Lynch
burg; also large quantities Of supplies.
This undoubtedly was doae by Gen.
Crooks command. The latter is good
officer for that business, and has, we May
lha sure. made thorough work. The re
port that liena Slggsl had bsen opera,
ting in that direction, was a mistaSe.-
He was at Woodstock, Saturday, which
is thirty miles south of Winchester
The position is strong one, and com
mands the roads down the Valley. He
isno doubt carrying out General Grants
orders. He was placed there We pre-
sumo, TO guard against a movement
down the Shenandoah Valley by the en- :
envy. This will not be undertaken now,
but it might have been, had the Strug
gle on the Rspidan resulted in reverse
to our army. Sigei will probably form
aiunctien with Meade's army.
Official reports from General Grant
are up'to Saturday morning. The enc
my was retrenting. 1t was supposed he
had fallen back to a new line, and ar
rangements were made to attack at day.
light Saturday, but this moi having been
made, the inference is that Lee was mo.
wing westward, towards Lynchburg. If
this view shall be confirmed ii is reason
able to suppose that Lee does not mean
to be coOped up at presentin Richmond;
but upon this point we are left to mere
conjecture until his movement shall be
farther developed. As our Iorces are
getting further away from Fredericks'
burg which is now Grants base of sup
plies, il took moro time to get dispatch.
es from that point. With Lee, the
question OF subsistence and ammunition
mus, be q serious one. AT Gettysburg
it will be rscollected, his amunition was
exhausted, and in consequence he might
have been crushed, if pressed OS Grant
is pressing him. But being nearer to
his base than be WAS then, he may have
depots of supplies upon which he is fall.
ing back. One depo, Sheridan destroy
ed. Another depot there is reason tc
believe Crook destroyed, but ho may
have others still out OF Richmond. l
not, he must either retreat to the rebe
capital or scatter his army. To Subsist
such force as Lee has, requires extern
pive'depOtS Of supplies. 1t cannot be
done by fOrsgiug, In any view Of the
case, Lees position in this respect is a
critical one. Thenit is supposed he has
not been materiOllyrc enforced, il at all
Meantime Gen. Grants Losses have been
nearly made up.by the arrival of fresh
troops, and he still has sigel in reserve,
with Clocks column Of over 10000
men where it can be made available
There is then, on one side, defeoted
army, de6cientin eupplioS, and which
cannot be Immediately enforced; while
on the oiher is victorious army, largely
ro.CnIorccd, end with heavy resources