The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-11
THE LATEST NEWS.
By LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

WksHECToN, May 9-The Republican
extra saws There is reason TO believe
from the dispatches already received
since our first extra to-day that Lee was
forced TO fight at Spottsylvania on Sun
day, and was again repulsed, and com
PEELED to retreat Another statement
Is that Gen. Grant had fanked him,
and got between the rebel army and
Richmond.
Lees report Of the battle Of Thurs
az last. published in the Richmond
p pers, has been telegraphed to this
city by Gen. Butler. Lee saws that
Cen Grant attacked him, which con
tradic the report received here that
Lee made the attack upon our army.
Lee employs this language Thank
God, we have repulsed the enemy"
He states that Longstreet is badly
wounded lie says nothing in his re-
port about the fght Of Friday.
Dispatches show that Gen Butler is
still holding tho line Of railroad be
tween Petersburg and Richmond, pre-
venting Beauregard from reinforcing
Lee
1t is ascertained from private sources
that every man on board the gunbOat
Commodore Jones was either killed or
wounded, with one exception The
man who exploded the torpedo was
himself killed by persons on another
vessel who had been watching his
movements On his person was found
papers giving the location of other tor
pedoes.. Several rebels, found secreted
III the rihe-pits, were promptly placed
beyond the power Of mischief
The Star publishes an extra this
evening, saying there is no foundation
for the report that the rebels are evac-
uating Richmond, nor that Petersburg
is evacuated
The following IS a list of the casuali-
ties as far as received at the present
time General Hays, killed Brigadier
General Wadsworth, killed. Brigadier
General Webb, of New York, wounded;
Col Wilson, ofs the AID New York,
wounded; Col Stone I'd Vermont,
wounded; Col Stone, of the PenEsyl-
vania Bucktails, injured by fall of his
harse; Col Wost, Of the 9th Maine,
killed; Lieut. Col Tyler, wounded;
Major Darling, Of the 49th New York,
wounded; Major Darlington, OF the
18th Pennsylvania, wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9-The Evening
Telegram has the following list of kill
ed and wounded Colonel Woodward,
son of Judge Woodward, of Pennsyl-
vania, killed; Colonel Carroll, 18th
Pennsylvania, killed; Colonel Isym,
18th Pennsylvania, wounded in the leg
Captain Briggs, Of the 18th Pennsylva-
MIA, wounded in the thigh; Capt. Byrne,
ID Pennsylvania, captured.
General Longstreet was shot by a
bullet in the neck, and is said to be
MORALLY wounded.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The following
dispatches from Secretary Stanton have
been received:
WASHINGTON, May 9.
To Major General Dir:
Dispatches have reached here direct
from Gen. Grant They are not fully
deciphered yet, but he is on to Rich
mond We have taken 1000 prisoners.
E VI. STANTON, Sec'y of War.
WAsHINGTON, May 81 p. MA bearer
Of dispatches from Meade's head
quarters has just reached here He
states that Lees army commenced
falling back on Friday night Our army
commenced pursuit on Saturday. The
rebels were in full retreat for Rich
mond on the direct road.
Hancock passed through Spottsyl-
vania at daylight yesterday. Our head
quarters at noon yesterday were 20
miles south Of the battlefield. We Oc-
cupy Fredericksburg, a deport for our
wounded is established there.
T. NJ STANTON, Sec'y Of War.