Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-06-01

at wilson's wharf by the colored brigade
OF Ger eral Wild. No intelligence has
been received since my last telegram from
| General Grant or General Sherman.
+. NJ STANTON,
Sec. OF War.
WASHINGTON, May %.
An official dispatch from the headouart
ers OF the Army of the Potomac at Mong
hick Church, ten miles from Hanover
Town, datedSesterday afternoon at 5 p. m.
! has been received
1t states that our army was withdrawn
to the north side Of the North Anna on
Thursday night, and marched toward Han
over Town, the place designated for the
crossing of the Pamunkey river.
At nine clock on Friday morning Sheri
dan with the First and Second Division of
cavalry, took possession of Hanover Ferry
and Hanover Town, finding there only a
/ rebel vidette
The First Division of the 9th Corps
arrived at 10 o'clock g. m , and he now
! holds the place with sufficient to1 ce of cav
airy, Infantry and artillery to resist any
attack likely to be made upon him. The
remainder Of the Corps are pressing for
ward with rapidity. The weather is fine
! and the roads perfect.
\ late dispatch dated at Z o'clock this
morning, the 28th, from the headquarters
I at Monghick Church has also been receiv.
ed. 1t reports that everything goes on
finely, the weather is clear, &C.
The troops came up rapidly and in great
spirit, and the army will be beyond the
| Pamunkey by noon.
Breckinridge is at Hanover Court House
with force variously reported at from
5000 to 10000. Wickhams and Lomaxs'
brigade Of cavalry were also there
The dispatch further states that after
seizing Hanover Ferry yesterday, General
Lorbert captured seventy FIVE cavalry, in
Guiding six officers; that the rebel cavalry
is exceedingly demoraized, and fees be-
fore ours on every occasion.
4 dispatch from General Sherman, da-
ted May 2S, a. IN, near Dallas, reports
that the enemy, discovering his move to
turn Altoona, moved to meet our forces at
Dallas Our columns met the enemy about
three miles from the point where the roads
fork to Atlanta and Marietta. Here John
ston has chosen a strong line and made
hasty but strong parapets of lumber and
earthworks
Gen. Sherman's right is at Dallas and
the centre about three miles north. The
country is densely wooded and broken
There are no roads of any consequence.
We have bad many sharp encounters, but
nothing decisive. No dispatches from any
other field cf operations have been receiv-
ed oday.
+. NJ. STANTON,
Sec. of War.
WASHINGTON, May 80.
A despatch from Gen. Grant has just
| been received.
1t is dated yesterday, May 20, at Hano-
/ vertown, and states that the army has been
successfully crossed over the Pamunkey,
and now occupies front about three miles
south Of the river.
Yesterday two divisions of our cavalry
| had a severe engagement with the enemy
south of Hawes' store, driving him about
mile upon what appears to be his new
line. We will find out all about it to- day.
Our loss in the cavalry engagement was
$50 killed and wounded; of whom but A
are ascertaned to have been killed.
We having driven the enemy, most of
the killed and many of the wounded fell
into our hands.
Another official despatch, dated yester
| day afternoon at two o'clock, details the
movement of the several corps then IN
progress; but up to that time there was no
engagement.
Earlier dispatches from headquarters
had been sent, but failed to reach Wash
ington.
z. M. STANTON,
Sec. of War.
In locating the present position of our
army ~some attention must be paid to
names Hanovertown must not be con-
founded with Hanover Court House, from
which it is distant in southeast direction
about ten miles Hanovertown is on the
west size of the Pamunkey river, above
the White House SO we'll known in Gen.
McClellau's campaign, and is by the coun-
try roads about fifteen miles from Rich
mond. 1t should also be observed that
General Grant is approaching Richmond,
not as General Mcclellan did from the
southeast, but almost directly from the
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