, 1864-05-20

several miles or the Dauy1lle Railroad wora de-
et1oyed, ard that tho dams, locks and embAnk"
urnts OF the canal leading into Richmond were
also destroyed, decided to fall back hom peloro
Fort Darling, and eaEe orders accordingly. and bJ
Mcrday evening cur army had securely arrived BE-
hind our ncw 1neB ofintrenchmente, having retired
tn perfect order, excepting Gen. Hecknan's bri-
sade, which ~ns tadly disor2snized, aud Gen.
Hickman captured.
This brisade formed the extreme right wing.
and tie enemy attacked this point with great des"
pc1atiou, following them back near1y two miles,
With overwhelming numbers, capturing large
number, End killing and woundiDc manT.
Tires OF our a!ege guns fell into the hands OF
the rebe1e, the tozfes being Killed. Tbs guns wc:o
spiked. At present, It is impossible to estimate
orr loss. s1assless are constantly coming In.
Te have lost more prisoners than the rebels. Eus
tl-ir loss in Killed and wounded. dnably ese.sds
ours, as 0Cr ncu Terc pfotectea pJ ecEeoen-
nents.
Several Of Lonsst1eet's mcn wcse captured, who
stated That his whole force Was co-opcsauns with
Bcsrrcsera.
FnEs1os's CREEK, Nay 14th Il. FoarEEas
SSRoE NAY h;,-np eaR aRsss q unSa a
ssing rs cnilTc Inc. seeaon by sec.
oa tic en- W5o Sa en 81 SasS is t}er II
h+,rT ecYfl,irorks vxhfrh ma rn-t to Fort D,r
hng: The sneray replied % orisk'y N 9n:n ?; m:'
succeeded IN sIlcnelDs tho euoiny'a guns. Oar
batteries continued to storm thci. wotEssaatlsun-
down, and then retired for tue night.
Our entire loYs for tho day will not exceed 150
killed. wounded erd missing, ~ p. NJ, shot
from orc Of Or batIe:ies exploded Daen:1ne, tn
tbe outer work Of Fort Darling, caasins great
MA1 Ia small gqnooat, s2p.7ensly Carrying
bat two guns, came dowa the james river this
morning opposite Fort Darling and thtcT several
md i'm .tro1,ea hnek aesin.
I{eut. Col, Pond, Of the 1stU S. cavalry, dis.
covered thee insulated telegraph wires this morn
fhrro fnce3nes in James rirar.
The ~ xxi nTisnners inet capturcd ely the enc
~ ha1e re- lest @ morc II Killed thaa wounded in tic
Abont noon. to-day. the enemy came ont OF their
S1tient;nns ind stiaeSri General HocE mans brI-
rsdc. Thc :ht va viii rln.E r., a1d ia:rod til
Ennr o'cock when they were d5iTcu back to thelr
| Wo1l:e
sLarpal.coters arc engaged along The whole lines
noel # The t!mc, but ihe cuony's guns ia thclr
fori:lcatiors age Ecpt eicnecd.
ATS O'Clock last evening the rebels attempted to
ADVANCE On our Lies on ihe Petersburg t,1fnn:.,c.
ind afier short bu spirited eneapemeat th2J were
ETerrttine is Wording farptably, Gen, Butler
commsrds Ia rc.ron,
GENERAL ITEMS.
hundred men, sEeaaddlcts ffosn Graot's army viii
wounded, have been forwarded to Belle Plain to b
returned TO thor regiments. Another large batca
OF st1ageless and de.erters are returned 10 the
front tonight, under strong guard. Tie telc-
headquarters Is not yet completed.
NA-1ISGroN, E.ny 1e.-i'ho Alexandra Va J
Journal s.ye that yesterday nferroon Is officers
and Soy ~ a ds e fa S a5sa
to lhclr r ei;nents Tile oilice1s yefo marched IN
tbe rear of theis uen, and so1nc Of them wess
fnt int rrnnria'' 0' A
TEs MroM cofrespondent gavs: The position
Of the ta.n.y IS Wv strong aad one Of liz own
w. cr,,,v 49,, hc rnnnfrd itt fr,d cfass stvteen
Of the cncmy's guns back Il carthworks. Capt.
3raf3na = PAU -ir y ~ 1ns arn4
oD he oueide Nh ehoHp" u tbat Il as sn
DELL sens me, na eS, 'oS os I'ao as pe
a nr LIE @ II @ oar 1 .font
ME nna AZ na on ~ ann t1e aEG Gtf
eovet Tooqa. H. ,tn a 10y e eatea @ reoSI OIL
IS trt H. ,sra ~ ,ns o ,toyd ntset
s5 osns ~ en ahrs Mets emp,ea esastft
Mctmond, to cut OF snv annPoachss II n, fatnre @
q or amy np?n tns1s eapi1al. Ihe chosen po,l.
toh nefa @ T. On = cnmaoaas tf ena 70 @ 1oe
.a a Eeasl3 :s mna at! ~ ~. .nanase 10 @ KY
s,q af :, a c9c4t - re.dq r. tqv4t ha51v
peet @ to T zee M nspy morc ho8rs paSs Without rreit
oan!s: o,o,.h.+,>,..,. .,a... .,,,,,,
1dn9 n3a u opI en9 tao nnoz
Thsrs hare nsrel nren oesel
u any atsf out,ng IN acuve Gsapalso thsa "a ms
army. and mention the iact heEo = comfo't'9<
hsre hen Tounde6 Thaee Il anotc. u9 N ,ttrr
ought to hays mentioned 5eis1e. aad thst ,s r.
sctss Gsensness p, sgTe5 caapsns seont M tas
hospitals. taal!sn tasio". q the Old 9th new
Yors regiment, bnt now bsad army agent ot the
sa1naE 3 9mm;ssion, "a e. Worked ~ dsy and nj
pa H. a!s ". hs
q tne 1eaa anu ease ol !neif e1sete. u meleu-
ehoy .Sous1 10 &c osl Geaa sot1less nafieo W;ta
sat roaxn onnGet a -: afoand ess taen< aode coaas
ates noNes1' 1aaoe aos 'ae o!neefs.
| cEaptetLcuI, uae " tcaItu1 aua tIaelc lnIes-
80 EIas, t.mda. epon & sas caests ~ ~ tss
t' sent to % n,:Uycs and f1;cSdx' Mseaesses.
,ur1h'no .u t,!risn~ fhst re- +ra.snrcd ~.
1n;m.n,o1ss. ftev Iii heSa4A r Fen. ,, ~
iur The nrmy aTrs2xi to-dsy-tne INT lcttsr. a
IT, ~ = II In" I'm, na,i cpnTn vsS
ttn,. ~ ,.trd. ara trra.rcxt,en ~ nrE
ntrrharo rsmo "a 49, r. f,n.~;rs5' ~ ' .t oA.a,
| eh1T to frerY cne. AIaeI hnT r1.nv for ~ IN
tlcse letters ard loving messages Wers sent, now
| ILL soldiers grave.
The Ho7ids correspondent says new sYste7
a:srs wbic5. it i believed, Vii ereauy Accelerate M
tLeiy recovery. Fu.1oughs OF rom thirty 10 sixty
days are given to toosc who are able 10 bsar 'ra9s
Ieltexso ad liz socrs 1 ,i peraos s fsn vt si M
1tr tese at tomc than tney possibly cJuld at any nr
TIC hospital dcpotF. Persons having rctasires aud
Gtclcss to come hers and enlcavos to dsscnscf
thc, upti lists prepared Of the inmates OF the
writ It's hospitals. Then the drrlsed Information
II Ccn1nsssion IN this city: ~
| Gc1+ Grant, though evidently san.utne OF u'ta-
n.te success 10 nia present operations, betrs,s
b. ns,ura1 under the circumstance. While msas
r1c tecatlnf tac ennt Ct o. tn9 iall OF Htchmona,
and fixing the period os TIM. .pPy event at few
dul EcLCe, the General weighs all the d!s2QVan.
| tageh EIdtr which he 1lbors. 4 few days ago he
waa he,ra to tay. that he won1d be quite ready to
iii o nehond ess has no s sssp
leatCn yet and there H. pe1nap., still harder fight
lug in s'ora ire Lee "a filla ly cru-hed.
nsnsra! G51n. Hoea NJ. PAUSE % teoI1!o ~ sa.l
Ftdia ahu1r n the tlas bo
y. n.s ..;ans asFe osen ~ oack 70 +, ffeac5tcss
oele - oroef 10 ns'oS 90 20 Ms - new n1s
near sae nlfoaa n; Mas ~ sannlas e
f 1t 1dy y a 1,s ns 1ond rr"n
uaos M out 70 ug ~ H. taofe 'o
'As" '@I1t m".sG'. =. ' ~ r -, - pe,'9ee
t"afangton cor. y. T. Eve fost.i
WAsHrs0roN, May 16.-1c+terday ten thousand
rebel prlsone1s pasred ths:nsh herr, undc7 guard
q t"o ree'menta and b.tfery OF artillery, tdF
Hs!!e a11'a, whets @ t9ey rare Eonfee INC camp. e.
erJ conceivable style .nd Color; app'Ient.T no TWO
we're a1ttred hHae; many we're baFefooted; maay
wcIe without coass, some without hsts, bot sli
hsd tlanktrt, fhou.h nany o1 them ~eEc m1de OF
pieces OF carpet And sucu faeea-s old, e1prsss-
tontcss gsnnt the very cfeaure* to DC driven, un-
Eessft'Ega<. Into shy w'ckeanefe+ nnJ vchenence
| Of pullof eess passion. The line extended for
two or 'hrte miles along the htlls- Gems. Ed John'
ston, and S:Ear restiEe OF tha rebel cava'ry gcn-
era0 riding at the bead In "a ambulance, wi.h
facee snflen as ~htppco cnrs. Orer three tho1:and
OF three pt1souers were captured hgfote breAktast
On Thn1eday- That night, after they bad heen
| maSsed - our lines pstp4ratory to removal TO
Belle F!ain, i Nns discovered that plan was .n3.
turing 10 uye1FnWef fne guard anu eecfpe. which
sce"nnte for ths .act tnat nattesy OF artii1e.y.
pa.h eo1e ,oaoe1, n ~"s sen. VIVA T. .nfm men 10 ns,,e
din. ~ .os Nh. "dss p91yale Soases
e1lou. aFstt t.u.n .!e{ "ace.tt ii.nAH ac1nu"'-
| s0EG 14At atlI army GxHHh nucu toASef uolu Jul.