, 1864-05-14
WHAT THE REBEL PAPERS SAY
[Specda1 Dispatch to the 4. I. Ttme,1


WHAT THE REBEL PAPERS SAT-,
Especial Dispatch to the r. I. T1mcs.1
HAsHEarox, May II, 1854.
: TT follo*tng is publlshed in the Ricauont
J U1o,cn Of me 1sh inst... the dispatch Of it:
9hs sd ,s.
oaAse1 coc4r HOUSE, Friday, May 8,
:, Ihe enemy renewed the attack this mo!nin,
vt xfh e. g[tSss 7io!snce attempting turn or risa;
scns distance ie but hs is very tu6 atu65o1n
5ea hGs s,5 S,9 tn;sa wy
LET, md was steadily pushing bin BACK, Hhsn he
vas severely wounded 10 was 1hot 6y Xa1qnsss
ne Ts 30 ga ae s. Gsn do
the right. The artillery took hut iittlc nar} w W
either side on account Of the woods and th, nataro
@acs IF fso 5.se was q .s
Ssts e &. Sd III be
nas peen pushed back toward Ch1ncellorsyiile and
IIesIe:1ieksburg: I: Everything looks wsll ios our our
Te complete a1i the rebel material Illustrations .,
ths e;t'e Of the Wilderness append COPY Of
pe;Sh 46es Eom en- us1 1onp P PeErsm 10 Gen. Je6 sta
Ete! Carrying II. and which shown tho imoo,tant
tact that 1opGsreet, after fighting our rjshl u5sr
anissd Hfth = t1e mGFpln made rapid
dous effort TO roll up Haneocks LETT on the after-
neon 81 the same day, ol1 the crcumstsncus of
"1ch have detailed In fornlkt letters:
! GENkK4L:-I]ea learn from Generai IL r. Ira that
tna enemy stacked EHell early this morning, aud
- mme!TSrepnfed Ell! ns nsusl. There Haa some confusion
be commenced driving The encmy I'D Ias baen ap, ap,
ing 70 mp to thts time. 7:z0, P. N. Gen. Leo ssys
sou ns can render him vesy esscstal service b7 T
y, Oddly enough, the attack was made near Tio3d,a
I31efn, b9t stuart WIS badly whipped by eur cav
a1T, and the s,sntIal service was lot rendered. T
have received here IN from dispatch OF Gan pIrt
ett: which enclose: 1' 49,
T1s Ht e ths enemy The ..uh .tde
general intention to flank Drewry's BIuf,. 4 rnn.
tiem.n who ley City Point Thursday, anout eight
!e' oe!esk' tsys that OF that afternoon. about tou
thonasnd ct City Point: The man bulk of tho
eRRe1nys sReny fe1ee pFoseedsd to Bermuda Hundreds.
they landed toiee .afionsy estimated Il i:om s ten
TO diteen thousand men. Bcrnluda Hundreds il
near the mouth OF the Appomattox River, On ITS
H sso ,en or thIee Soni3 mas
Of tho Richmond aud Petersburg Railroad.
TIE following telegram wA received hera last
PETERSBURG, May 6. 1871.
Onr forcee were Diminishing With The enem7'.
this evcn1ES. 6. E. P.cErTr o~A
In regard to AveriIl's p1oeress thu s,me tnuEro,
gives the following: ''11'' 'o1' -
1ENcHnuEa, Friday Nay 8-Tho T1roIofan t,s
easa1 a1a ahas A's has sonss9tEstsd
Warrington county,
ITEMS AND INCIDENTS.
tfEom tho N. I. papers Of Thursday.l
Thetvo .,,n,c, -, a root : IT. nAGa: @
fos spetsy}vania, but unfortunately the ennm1
won the race. This 1honid not bc 11,ernrcted !.
en- eonse.ins ~ censurs On the army Of the Poto-
43d Eapidity never before seen in it, histaT.
bGh ver{ nect esstes Of condition 40 fhe il.
saains party, with cur old base abandoned and
mcnse trains which, Of cosrse retsn tbs re,sra;
ovemsat mo- q TIE amy The rebels instantly All
on On tas5 Gsis md Tored BY their
would certainly have been great pofnt eained hal
we been able to make spotsy7an,a ConH House
vii Stow on a an 81 as
,s.d1g .o1hws. soth 70 e nd .eis ?r IL
niihdtawsl or his t1aiua and at the same ttme
barD onr further advance, unless on the condition
or or m "a asisahwhe mht, IN The country in whlch
!nfnlnE movement It is probable th1t te-daY viii
decide the question; anu IL, 80 We hope, It rfycs
oi thc Wilderness. and have clear road On to
Richmond. - ~
DEATH OF GEN. sEDaw1cK. !,
Gen Sedswfck wss ehot through tho head, Mon .
u some he4xy guns, In an anS1e tbs men hid Jusf
,reparsa There vas no diminishing 1t tie time.
direction, which caused the 1en to b. On tha aiers
o dodge them. Gen. 6edgHlck,. Hho was stsnd-
z IF r. near IN @tnen -as .m11ins It their nervousness,
ozed ffom bis nostri1s aud be fe1I hack iesd iato
10 arms OF his Assistant Adjutant General,
- sEocKISG CALAMITY,
ne t q at re oas sepnlvc sPeeaees presented
oEnd partially consumed by fire, the unFortuna.e
aen having been burned to death. These firas :.
ERE h,aftsd hy nsa who had been cooking, Of -
nd h9tks lying around being very DIR, the dauaes n
p pread With E1eat rnpidlty, Extending over acres
sSS5fs nj manded lg q The ground suffered
THE wEArnnR. 81
The same tntoletab1e heat which We In, had | &
'ls Eiaco this movement commenced. s}5ji cnn d.
nref, and numerous cases Of coup dc so;su hap- y
: the heat that It keeps thc roads in eIcliant DC
arefll9g condition, saving and excepting tic 1t
te'' "hen IL hefe Of most malignant type. IS
TIE PRISONERS.
ne prisoners We hsse in apparent good con- I'll
stf, s.9fa, one tel'oW, who vas taEen with much sa
Gso!e, explained his determined eorts to ayofd al,
fte haa OF NE E1oq9d that i was currently re- du
revenge LOT the saughter Of our negro soldiers .,
DEFENs1EE OPERATIONS SA
It ~ u confidently expected on Sunday night that
al s1'aes You'd take place on HancocEs front. to-
~ ~ t3e C9t1afpen Road. and on line with tie
otk y Road. The troops showed great dtjiernce :
es6r,n e . ~ Up n1e,a!swork 1,! end brigade
nn and RSont oR he, The an
Ibis attack was made. Immediately unon 't tha G
'[ssnent ,t,' Of the adsance brigade. The enemy ~
few 51l Ia il
While, bnt did no harm. A small numbor Of r
.. 5a1r;neys troops On whom the attack was bu,
shstzy before they withdrsw; hsrins is Re. n, I'm
Ssa 4s tSss %D1' ,+t.ar .afm than: they had done
IN body. opposing our progress in % tsont on on a.l
i1snsa g. o.3o1 ff The Ri A. II
e e gone. Gen. Hancock did not stay tie proereas
: nen sTa,fg fengfEed tn forming breaatvorts, but
[klng all niEht to finish them. It was 1ery G.
~ sight. !hs 1anternsot the worknen hung tive
ur Of soldiers digging and erecting he WorFs w..
r patterles stood harneased up. their cannon 80
'y,ng or the ground around tic carzages, in ontt
NO REST FOR THE HEAnr. 49,. ~.
0 movement Of our army was Intended to bc uon a.
soeF' a ihsif hea7y so's DUNG 81 hss s p.ss
j was vey quiet along the lines until late in ez,s
oeaEe as se as 1ss T s,s ps9bab
mond to mat Gen smith Who Wss FsoorteG sooEt mo-.
n!ne close to that place. and therefore mnva n II
%eee It pd On MSna,9 7
or-n ,ro,rrnpn -. ham
{ 9 wounded II u, are estimated as high as
men, which includes OF course Ill tbs bat
The Killed outright arc suppose to number
whts 1 Or missing there a.c Il The nei:hboT. Or
fl thr f}chts ~ Thu. ~ MIo ~ ~ neen cap Sohr.
E movenents OF the army since The battle Of Unit
1asFness havo bacn much fmpeIed :by ths
number ,,l, Of the wounded We were Obliged to FIX
Via Aqnia creek, as II Is reported hey ril 81 IS
me way OF getting rid at such serious Ia aems
rance muet be de!iaed very aoon, for tho sa1ts.
'ef Of our disabled ia increasing daily. EsG11
nInber OF ouI wounded were on Monday still G".r ~"
. Wilderness battlefield.
TIE uosPTT416,
hospitals OF the several divisions at tho Int Nc.
ing. Long trains Of anbulsnces Were con. ~ CURE
~ bringing in men wounded In every place r. d.,
Tety way that Imagination can conceive. The Gor
ass 9 sest # s4e q ou 9s sd %a aG 5
ot soon be ebiterated.. Some lay BALE and sTo<
i Seeming alnost de:d; others were fright iSG
9 from their wounds formed pools mon the its1
ded together: The tired and oyertasted sars
were constantly at work, probing vounis Cor
onsde he II vhere heY s1 Dfs o9ax Fno
t.. leg, hands feet and fingers. To add to lover;
ally Warn and many Of the poor fellows hsd ofahdx
te protecI1on from the rays Of the sun They site
,aaing T1tn tae anguish 2! their wouudsand Gn41
Mt hospitals and upsn the battle ded aid III club
as IN their power to mitigate the sucfings a.ms1
4Doa ATTENDING THE nxxo,An or - wait !
n the advanced from the Wilderness deirhit
L and wounded had to be loaded in The an, PFov
sith Us. II l. Toi of e3oss c9peidsfshts snd t.fsn @
c. to transpoft nom twelve to dftecn thnn l9r Pr