Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-05-28

with terrible effect. The line moved .~""
and the broken column, after vainly endeavo:.
ing 10 advance, fed with terrible loss, to ths;.
works in the rear. With great e~xertion. ~.
line of attack again formed, xsdA thew ,o.;e
advanced in splendedstylsagainst our i;n..
Again did they recsiye q tsrriic fire but tb.,.
pushed steadily on TN ons fourth Of ,h" lucy
were liiied and wosndtd. Ehsn thew ~ h, ,ns.a
and rushed quicklysto 'cSs1sSSr in the woods
After this bloodys spulsssfthJy hurled column
after column on Hswley'g Brigade Of T.rrv'.
division. They came up in the same STEADY
confident manner, but ere received by MOI.
rapid and equally deadly fire by our forces
They then broke and ran for the woods. and
were accelerated in their fight by murder.
GUS shot and shell.
They seemed determined, however ..
break our line and force it from its posithr
Reformed and reinforced, they again aftsr
10 minutes got 70 work, but were precini,p
lately driven back at all points. That endsa
any serious effort on their part to force ~.
position, and leaving their dead and woundsd
to the number IF 1000 on the field. -
They massed upon Smiths position and
attacked his left. Gilmore Immediately or.
dered Terry to support him. Turner's at.
tack hardly commenced before Gilmore wa.
ordered by General Butler to retire and IN
strengthen Smith corps by forming in bis
rear. ..,*s
Our troops fell back slowly and in order.
repulsing every attempt of the rebels to has.
ten our movements, and made q stand At
evcrv favorable position, until the enemy
ceased to follow, and fell back to their first
lines of entertainments. The fighting, which
had been going on along the entire line, now
ceased. At half-past two, preparations were
made to withdraw our forces from the field,
and return to the entertainments. All the
artillery was sent TO the rear except that I'm.
ployed to cover the retreat, and guard ambu.
lances with wounded. The supply trains
were dispatched to the rear, and finally the
entire army fell back the enemy not pursuing.
The same corresponds ntsays Of Kurtz1s
raid on the Richmond and Danville Railroad,
that he tore up several miles of the track,
destroyed rails and blew up the iron bridge
over tho Appotomax at Mattox" Station.
Shcriden's forces again started on a raid
around Richmond, ON the 18th. Tho cav
airy will keep the railroad communication
with Richmond cut for awhile.
Another correspondent Of the Herald says
that Buffers forces are safely within the In.
,rcnchments. and ere able to withstand any
force the rebels can bring against them. The
object Of Buffers making the advance on
City Point and Burmuda Hundred, was to
creat, a diversion in favor of Grant, and he
was successful.
Ncm York, Nay t1S.-Eiln erd Isrcis Of
the 16:h acknowledge that Lee met with a
defeat on Thursday the 18th, end state that
the Slaughter was terrible. No particulars
were Known. The papers add that JEFF.
Davis had received dispatches from Lee
which had been kept secret.
Gen. kurtz's cavalry is now moving on
Roar okr Station, with the intention Of dts
troying the great iron bridge over Ssaunton
river. .' .f..tr+.Hi r .
Cairo, Nay ls.-It il reported that .
partial llncknIs of the A.kars s river, be-
low 1t lc Rock, had been affect. d. Pr-pa.
ra'ions arc bring made to blockade White
river also. 1t is believed that General Cam
hy will attend to these matters soon.
Ncw York, Nay 1.-THE steamer Fulton
reports that when off Charleston bar on the
18th, n general engagement was going on
between orr feet under Dahlgr-n, and the
rebel forts and batteries on James Island.
All the monitors appeared to be engaged, ard
also the new hVMsa1es. Tho contest was
spirited and seemed to b. general.
Washington, Nay l6.-The troops are con-
centrated on the main road from Fredercks-
burg to Richmond. Sherman after two days
hard fighting forced johnson 10 cvacuats
Dalton. Last report from Butler, he was
battering Fort Darling.
Chicago, May l9.-The New York W0nd
and Journal Of Commerce published yestrr-
day morning what purported to be a procla-
nation from the President appointing a day
of humiliation and prayer; also calling tor
4O0, 900 troops. + i ou
The second edition of the World says tho
World, in common with other city papers,
was made the victim of a malicious hoax BY
some scoundrel WHEN writing a manifold copy
for the associated press, and sent to Ill pa
pers. The Herald printed a large edition.
but discovered the hoax in time to suppress
it. -
The World and journal Of Commerce
arc under seizure by the Provost Guard Tor
this publication, in consequence of which
neither office published papers to-day.
The Office Of the Independent Telegraph
Line at New York, Philadelphia and Wash.
ington are closed. The reason is supposed
to be the transmission Of bogus document
from Washington. 81 Several persons have
been arrested to-day and will be tried by .
military tribunal for having reasonably at
tempted to give aid and comfort to the enc
my. ,"- ,-o
Gold which closed Tuesday night at l7s
opened 1T 1874 under the influence, doubtless
Of the bogus proclamation.
Washington, May l9.-Reports received
franz Con yhnrman>S command. dated King.