The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-27
1ney were driven back to their bre.stworks
everything is working favorabIy. Cen Rn,1er
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coHlnandS IN person.. O'
VAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1864-9r.MS
To Gen. Dir: '
report the success of his expedition md
Gen Kautz to cut the Danville road and de-
stroy the iron bridge across the Appomatox
Monday morning.
The enemy in force under cover of a for
made an attack on Smiths lines and forced
him back in some confusion ard with consid-
cradle loss, but when the fog lifted Smith re-
established his lines and the rebels were driven
back to their original lines
AT the same time the enemy made an attack
from Petersburg on Buffers force guarding
the rear. but were handsomely repulsed, The
troops having been on incessant duty five DAYS
three days they were in a rain storm.
Butler retired securely within his own lipes
we hold the railroad between Petersburg
and Richmond
Prisoners state Beauregard and Davis were
present on the field.
Dispatches from >igcl, received this evening"
report that on Sunday he fought the forces of
EchOls and lmboden, under Breckenridge. at
New Market, and tn t the rebel force was su-
perior in number, and that he gradually
withdrew from the battlefield and recrossed
Shenandoah, having lost pieces of artillery
about 600 killed and wounded and 50 prisoners
but bringing all his trains and all the wounded
that could be transported from the battle field.
In consequence of the long line and trains that
had TO be guar led he could not bring more than
8 regiments into fight, besides artillery and cav
airy. and that the enemy had about 1000 intan.
try besides other arms, aed that his retrOga1e
movement to Strasburg was effected in perfect
order without any loss in material and men.
No report of any operations of the Army of
the Potomac have been received to-day
A dispatch from Sherman reports his adj
vance on johnston PROGRESSING ia his eetisfnc-
ton. His supplies are abundant. Our animals
are improving on grass and grain fields, which
now afford good pasturage.
(Sgned) E. N. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
dispatch tr Gen Dix from Stantcn seys we have
nc reports OF opera ions since my last. CRAFTS
st di-patch SAID roads were imp wing and he
d. signed to move agains. the eneHy without
de ay
TIE Worlds Washington dispatch, midnight 17tb.
says Grants reinforce, ent. amount to 20, 0G0
he Indica ms are that he will avoid another
battle at SpOtsylva ia ny flank movements and move
toward Richmond &c IS masing his right, evil
DENLY al cIitipatng such design.
Lee is d. claied to be Oepriving other pointa OF
rebeidom of troops to check Grant, and will Contest
every inch
en- him to entrench himself still more strongly
in an already strong position.
An order has been read to the troops stating
that rentOrcements had reached U.S.
Our baggage and supply trains. which have
been lying on the plank road near ChancellOrS-
Vile for several days, have been sent to Freder-
icksbu,g.
Specials to the New York papers say there is
nothing important from the front. Both ar
mics appear to be getting ready for further OPP
eratiOns
General Mcdowell leaves to-day for San
Francisco.
BERMUDA HUNDREDS, May 1s.-All is quiet
wit tn dot- obi Of
monstratiOn on Fort Darling was merely to
draw off and entertain as many of Lees troops
as pOssible,and also to attract the attention of
all the rebel forces in and about Richmond, to
enable Gen. Kautz to destroy the communica-
tOns south of Richmond.
On Monday. the 10th. the rebels came out of
their intrenchments and earthworks in front of
Fort Darling ut davbreak, having been heavily
reinforced by Longstreet'S corps and made
three advances all of which were promptly
and theoretically repulsed by our men.
The enemy lost in these charges from 900
TO loo, while our loss was very light.
Gen. Butler having learned that Beauregard
was heavily reinforced by Lon2street's corps
and also ascertained by the rebel papers and
rebel cOuriers that the bridge over thu AppOm-
atoX River and several miles of the Danville
railroad were destroyed, and that the dams,
locks and embankments of the canal leading
into Richmond were also destroyed, fell back
cOrdingly.
BY Monday evening our army had securely
arrived between our new lines and intrench-
meuts having retired in perfect order, except
ing Gen. Hickman's brigade, which was badly
dsorgauized aud Hickman captured This bri.
gade formed the extreme right wing.
The enemy attacked this point with great
desperation, following them back nearly two
miles with overwhelming numbers, capturing
large numbers and killing and wOundipg manv
Three of our siege guns fell into the hands of
the rebels. the horses being killed.
The guns were spiked. At present it is i'm
possible to estimate our loss; stragglers are
constantly coming in. We have lost more
prisoners than the rebels, but their loss in kill
ed and wounded dOubly exceeds ours, as our
men were protected by entertainments. Sew
eral OF Longstreets men were captured, who
stated that his whole force was co operating
with Beauregard.
MUSTARD AT THE WHnE MOUNTAINS
The PAINFUL AND THE LUDICRoUs Con-
gentleman (residing not many
miles from Cambridgeport), who visited
the White NJ ,untans last summer, accom-
panied by his wife, stepped at the -
House, and one night while there had
sudden and violent attack of collie An
appl cation of mustard was recommended
to relieve his pain, and he consented to
have it tried. His wife, en- going down to
the kitchen, found the mustard, but moth
ing suitable to spread it upon, and her
pocket handkerchief was taken for that
purpose. No time was lost in returning.
In a moment she was at the bedside, and
applied the plaster. "There, that will
help you, I know" said she. She had
scarcely fnishe | the sentence, however,
when the poor man turned over and
roared, "Wnat the ID are you about?"
IL aods not her husbands voice! Her
lamp had given bnt a feeble light, and she
had got into The wrong room. She found
her own apartment without delay, and re-
ated the unfortunate circumstance to her
husband, adding. with horror, thai Der
name aras on her handkerchief! The
sick man was completely overcome with
laughter. His collie disappeared as sud-
denly as it came 1t was agreed not to re-
main long in those parts. The landlord
was called up, the affair explained, and the
nan and wife left on the earliest express
rain. The gentleman who was SO uncere-
noniously disturbed (and who is well
known in Boston, has preserved the hand
serchivf. Qaery-Ought he not to re-