The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-05-17

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201 200 lts. II baeen. AID 81 hfr stores
ame0ntiog b all Ii oae million ard !
half q rebel ratioas. also tie telegraph
and army fsIirosaa traek So about isn
niles. ineiaaias several culsefts, r.
oApsuw5 SIS u our men, fselndiug
iwo ooloael, ons major. sud several
ether ofheers
On tie mogning q dc i0th he re-.
sBmua oFeFzssons. oFOssshF the Souib
ABas II ornad Squirrel Bridge and
went into camp aboai daylight
oa tie lib Be espiafrd Ashland
Station, destroyed here enc looumo-
tive and train d cars. aBi two gov.
eminent buildings eun,aiaing q large
amount q stores IL allo destroyed
Elk miles of railroad. including six
calseris. two sFessle bridges and the
telegraph sire.
Aboug Z a. II. Of the iiih, he re-.
ansDed the March GA Richmond. lie
found the rebel Zen. Stuart with Bis
cavalry concentrated st yellow Tay.
ern--immediasely attacked him, and
alter IN obstinate contest gained pos.
session d tie Dockrel Turnpike, cap
turing two pieces d artillery, and
driving bis forces back 1oenfds Ash
land ard across The north fofk If the
Chiekabomiuy. At the same time q
party charged down the Brock Road
and captured the FIRST line Of the enc
my's works around Richmond.
During The night lie marched all Of
bis command between the FIRST and &C.
cond line Of the eaemy's works On tic
bluffs overlooking the line Of the Nir
giuia Central Railroad. aud the Me.
ehanicstills Turnpike. Aller demon.
slrsling around tbe works aud find
ing them very strong, he gave up bis
intention Of assanliing, aud recrossed
the ChickahominY Al Meadow Bridge.
II had been partially destroyed by The
enemy, but mas repaired in a few
hours. Under heavy artillery fire
from rebel battery, Gen. Merritt
made The crossing, attacked the enc
my. and drove him of handsomely,
the pnrsui; continuing as Gar As Gains
Mills.
The enemy observing the reeruss-
ius ol the Chickatominy, came out
OF his second line Of work. a brig.
adc Of infantry and large number d
dismonnted cavalry attacked the d.
visions Of Gems. Gregg and Wilson,
but after severe contest were re.
pulsed and driven behind their works.
Gregg's aud Wilson's divisions, after
collecting the wounded, recrossed tie
Chickabominy On the afternoon Of
the 18th the corps encamped at Wal
nut Grove and Gains Mills. On the
afternoon Of the 18Th advanced TO Bot
toms Bridge, aud finally joined But
Ter.
Richmond papers say that Gen. j.
r. u. Stuart WINS killed in this engage
menl with Sheridan.
GlNcISNATI, May IA.
The news that Gei. Thomas las
taken Dalton il confirmed Our
forces have captured about five thou.
sand prisoners and ten or twelve
4 III, ces Of artillery which we're left by
! The rebels III their works They have
reirraied TO Rcsaca and Rome. Our
troops arr IN hot pursuit.
IIALF WAY iousG, Nay lis A.
NE Hon. L III. Slanton We are
still before the base Of the euemy's
works at Drury's BIuff, Fort Darling
The enemy are here in force. Gen
Gilmore, by a fank movement with
portion OF his corps, and a brigade OF
the 18th corps. assaulted and took the
enemy's works on their right. II was
eallanily done. The troops behaved
finely. We held our lines during the
night and shall move this morning.
tSiened) u. f. BuTLFR.
lIEAD-QUARrERs, HALr WAY
TorsF, May II, 10 a. No Hon.
J.. Stanton: Gen. Smith carried the
.ntmy's line on the right this morn
~. at SAN Loss small. The en-.
my have retired into three square
cdouis, upon which we are now
bringing our artillery 10 bear with
feet.
fSIgnedl b. T. BuTLER.
FORENOON RgroHr OF MONDAY.
There WAS no fighting on Friday'1r
saturday. i courier reached here
p.day who leh the army at seven
Is, night. lie stntes that Grant at
r. NJ. had attacked Lee on the sonlh
ank Of the 70, and that when he Jeff
Ie engagement had become general.
rant las fresh troops
IL is reported that Longs,reet has
ed Of his wounds. and that Gen. A.
Hill was wounded in the late en-
cement. Gen. Johnston Of Hills
rps was killed in Thursdays battle
Col. A II. Jeweit has resigned his
mmand Of the Tenth Vermont. on
count Of i'll health, from which the
rgeons give him no encouragement