, 1864-05-14
chicago, SATURDAY. MAY Il. 1854.

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y naln, and 1ecaptrred about 500 q: our men tak
ia prisoners In the Old Wilderness battles. tt
- news "as 70 inspiring wherever it was known th
y agenet71 Jubilee OF cheers succeeded the amount
nent, and during tho night Arrangements We
pushed Tor IN attack On our side
u T. This morning the enemy has been seen pushl,
q Troops towards our right, and ostentatiously ese<
ing aoattia In front Of Hancock's troops. 1t n
eatewdly and rightly suspected that this was only
blind to tho real intention Of the enemy. It VI
therefore anticipated. After midnight, the ;
eoEps (Hancack'e) pushed q the LEFT Of tha &,
. oofPs (WHght's), between that and Burnside
: command, and on the LETT Of thu spotsylvan
road. =
; At half past this morning, Hancock attacke
: LUG enemy fronting him In force, opening withe
ing eannonade. and making reststlesa charge
against the very heart Of his position The -,
henade was replied to with vlcor. Tho charges {
our men were as vigorously rcslsted, but tho dete
minahon Of tie oneet overwhelmed everything
The troops rushed into the rine.pits OF the enemy
oayonetin9 them In their works; cutting their lnes
and capturing On the first charge over 1000 me,
and several guns, including tho greater portion O
TIC stone~aA Brigade, belonging to the diviaio,
commanded BY Gen. Ned johnson, and for1nln.
pa1t Of Ewel's cosps. Gen. Johnaon himself VA
taken prisoner. The 4aaault continued TIL nea1l,
the whole division Of the corps was captured, AMI
other troops amounting to 1000 men.
L4TER-n O'Clock Thursday.-A dispatch Ar
rivcs this moment announcing the capture Of 100;
men and thirty guns. The battle Is stin progrsss
Ing The 9Th corps, on the Left Of The ID has moved
into battle and arc pursuing the enemy. Warren,
9th corps moved up to ita support on the right
The battle is becoming general. Nearly al our u
talezy ue engaged, and thu clsnZor Of guns, the
whistle Of grape and solid ahot, the roar Of mus.
| a ~ thA ~t.114,
ed the forest with IN awful tumult. Shells asc
brrstaDg around ms while writo.
A7EE-12 o'clock.-1t IS Just now reported TINT
Hancock has turned tho right flank Of the enemy
below spotsy1vanta Court Hsuse, and Is pressing
On. .Ths battls everywhere IL Overwhelmingly in
our favor.
Terrific firing has just commenced On The Ian
near Grant's headquarters. The battle IL going m
Wa terrible eneFsy, and our success IL sald to b
| certain.
,fnsouest arc constantly coming In.
Furnishes column Is reported to haro moYed
down On the railroad towards FrederIcksbnrp M
! ing In On tho eneny's 1ear.
WaFrcD, with the 5th corps on the rtrht. Ia n,w
sending heavy lines Of skirnishers to feel tho enc.
mJ's works in his front. which sre supposctl to he
| abandoned. -: 80.
II IL impossible to ascertain a1 the particulars st
ms utne OF wrthnE but our victory Is considcrrJ
going On to decisive result. We are PRESSING tbe
enemy everywhere.
Gen. Wright in slIshtly wounded, bnt still IN
command Of the 9Th corps. H.
The n. 7. 7FIbune's Washington special Of l.,t
night says: Our army ts now heard IRON sir Mia
beyond spotyslran1s Court House, Va fouch
a:a.n yesterday, drove the enemy. most csllanf,y
capturing large number Of prisoners .nd guns,
and several general officers arc among the, k,114d
1he Htrald'g special, datcd Headuuarters 6tb
Corps, in the field, May r. q. n, says: aim.
Geek m2do brilliant capture at 1 O'Clock tb1s
morning OF IN entirs rebel division, tnc1rafn,
MAJOR General Ned Johnston, COMMANDING: Bril-.
adier aeneral George Stuart, zud Brisader General
Robert Johnson, commanding brisades. Between
s,oeo and 5000 prisoners and two batteries Of six
Pieces each each fell into our hands. --,..
"Taf1ns advantage Of tho darkness on Inst
Wednesda5 sFening, Hancock managed to ehanee
Tue position Of his troops unob.er.ed by the enemy
aao ffhas fhe darkness and fog stiN pyer0ilsd
oottraoed On them &aIs xaornin1 Nfs teolr on ~
1td: lie took the csptives completely by surpsise,
and having sent his prisoners securely to tho rc4.
tr',.ea Attr o.'" gum o" the es1'y tn hs plstn-
"A. "ashinsston special to the Ho'd last night
rass:. "
The Army Of the Potomac opened 1t, seventh |
Gay Of battle tha morning with brilliant eaccesse-
Advices to Eight direct from the front state tint
Asncock's cofps On the centre, just west Of Spot
stltansa court House, moved 1t N eszlJ honr on
A-P.s HfaEs corps, and after a. severe -sktrmf.1
drove Hcath'e division and part Of Wl1cox'a. can-
turing e,coo prisoners, ono Major Generol two
Ir.&dief Generals, and 1ftyteld and limo on1ce.a.
At O'Clock On Thursday nornin: no other deht- |
[ng had occurred.
tnnApS1I7uA, Nay 1'-The ,Inquirer has sew
escl dispatches from spot.y!yania, May 18th. tie
at aated Il O'Clock. Saying:
There has been lull In the battle tor TIN 1a.t |
,sf hour, but tho indications are that IT riu !
aoft'y reopen ETcsythins Seems favorable. All
n good spirits.
Our losics the past eight da,. haro been ,er,
'caFy. Accounts vary from 5e,0ao to 5000 but |
he contest has been mostly in the woods. snd /
may be lying thele, Of whom no report
an he made at present.
Heavy firing Is now heard On our lett flank. Wa
dsancr, but bard work is before Us. It's thoucht
Est BY tomorrow friday night the game Will be- |
p with the rebela
WARRINGTON, My 1a-The Government tbt. {
velianc made requisition On Governor Bradford
Or the immediate services Of 600 militia for one
hfafed oaya. On the terms on which tho Cover
ore Of tho different Western States have r-cent,,
saccd their militia In the field.
.1hey are to relieve the other troops now do5np .
cr:d snQ provost duty. in Maryland, who a.e to |
D Ut ones to the 'front.' / 4
lie prisoners captured yesterday In Hancock+a :
ssffe upon Johnson's division, report that the =
eel army 10 In state Of almost total fnsuhord} =
ttion on account Of tho wxnt of food. G
Ore hundred and MY skcdaddlers from Grant.s P
n.y. who were taken from the boat which arrived :
TIC Arch street wharf List night were this morn
9 sent 10 the Provost Nafshz1's office. Not ono | n
there 'nen wss wounded, but uome represented | E.
ut tie. had been tun-struck They will be n,aced
garrison drty In the various forts around tha | m
=. Il
l'H1tAnE1pH1A. May 13-The Etenfn1 7xle b
tiph has dispatch that Gen. Crawford. In com. y,
Ind OF the PenntytrsnIa reserves, T1s captured At
rebels on Tuesday. Colonel s. A. jackson of Il
z 1lth PennkJlvan1a reserves II now In command y
Tue alF's1on. The RESERVES have met with heavy IN
5ea. ~
VAsnsG-ox. Nay 1a-The bodies Of Gems. vi
oswick, Wadsworih and Hays arrived here III ie'
hit, and are being emhalned, 8cdcwicE Was F.
11 +. shrongh he head b. rebel aharpshooter,
=. His body ooks .esy natural, tho oajy To1n3 m,
mark being small bullet hote under the III Ii,
. lis understood that he viii have military ne
he Government Is making every possible prori. thu
dor ibe wounded ct Fredericksburg. Ther arc
The wounded are arriving here this moFntor. a.
arc distributed among he different hopi;ais' va
z N1f
able character, has been rcee1Yed to thn efect IN
one ct the co-operat1ye movencats-fhat M. N'
Gen. stsel-has not been conducted according Il
ne programme. 1t is Inserted that Gen. SiSei IN
iccn week in making march that In on7nt ~
,avc accomplished within tHo days. hui t6fs bef
De an E EexagssTaton, or the apparent 1aggari h ho6
s hs aa rosd Long ss,s e:a the line has
'sa runs irona Orange House to Frees rss tps
:bQrs distance Of forty-two miles. Parkers ~
e y twenty miles from Orange Court House; tan
= qefnsT Is ten miles Gun
latter place, and thence to Aqua Greek on tbe nu
omac to Washing Ion, is now easy.
oEH. WADs~oRTH BUHoREp L1y1so.
T na,t a9Gk u ~ thaY 1She h. says the ehees
ssuorth, IL conveyed In the following e1tract snf
letter ttou1 Cspt. Philip Scbuyief Of Een tn1
aefs r. ssa received here this afternoon: ana
:, HEADQunrEns :Anxr OF TIE tsT ts1.
Po7o4Ac, u1IBs NonTu or vii
SloTT:YIrAH1A c. Il. MAY, 10, nn,e
h,To osn.r ds%s ths 1s,. norning from Gen Wsds &
morning or Saturday night, lytnc On couch in srn
Ep1ssl tent With one Of our officers attending ascs
e bnIlet ente1ed ~ n.srths G hsint na.a Nh. n Eeo1
lmns mp WITH some difficulty, md playing with viii
las. statement IN this letter shows that Gen. he
3a-sd ""' ." 1e'eAs1 uJoteu, taat Ills mind 1n1k
Patrick named In Capt schnyle,s letter. Is GHt
oN Marshal OF Gront'4 army, XXI
enbeis Of the Cabinet for written opInioDs that
se subject Of tho adoption Of policy OF re- off1
5aon tasl tor the murder Of necro troops m
has already given In his, taking ground de. II,
y hostile to reialtatory measures on humaai- our
YonK, May 1a-Orde.s wers received yes aiona
y, from Washington to forward large norfss
t1sJ Of grape and canister and shell. Forty eand