The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-31
Condition of Affairs ON the
James River. F. s.,t
General Lees Daughter Goes to Join
Her Father In Richmond.
ADMIRAL LEES OPERATIONS
Important Order to Transport
Captains, ~..g
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Mr.. Oscar q. sawyer's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS TENTH ARxI CoHss,l
HATcHzR's, Va, May 70, 1904. !
For the PAST two or three days We have enjoyed
quiet and rspoes iar fighting eoncsrnsd
eAoveis and picks have been piled with small degree
= vigor and have not increased the list Of rebel
sasualtes have piled up good deal Of dirt between
-, which may be OF service some Of these daye The
snsy quite industrious In throwing up dirt ID
'front.', with precisely what designs We have not ascer
tanned II. 44grat 4Mag. 81 ~
BEAURxeARD's MovsxENrs. -
n pretty generally copectured that General Bssure-
Uard sent heavy his force to aid Lao IN
rssiss Grants advance Richmond. The remainder
or his force st before U.s. protected BY strong works
doubt not that shall he able to nnd way Of
striking blow which will tell, IN spite Of Beauregard's
Rsecautous
reconnaissance was sent out by General Butler today
ander the command OF Gen. Smith. what IL accomplished
will be detailed by sour correspondent with the Eigh
sssDth corps As have heard heavy firing, is
msed that serious engag gemcnt could have taken
phase. n r.,t M4
ne M rarcE II
Surgeon J. J. Craven, Medioii Director Of the Tenth
corps, bore Gag Of truce 10 the enemy lines this after
II met and received by C,ptaiu Jowndes, Of
South Carolina, aid Of General w.kers, pris-
hands. The facts in regard Gen. Walkers
conditfn were communicated by DR.. Craven, and q
ssrr from the General t. Of his staR delivered
Informa,ion respecting Of missing received,
and the interview was an eobie one to either party
REBEI E hkW
In the absence a llca hive made extracts from
DAY, embracing everything Of nte est that could
and IN hem The ad t.s first page Is devoted TO the
specaal Correspondent with Lecs army, furnished By
Aim TO tie E1a"tner IN advance OF s publication in
Ssrness aus abe ee That thew resulted in
victory 10 the releis was evidently written Tor The
Late Petersburg papers ackno wedgea loss IL Beaure
gards army in wounded so far US they have been ad-
nitted e Two three general hospital. Of three thou
oShsa a 3 To- aud Who s into
our hands. Adding the number ~ prisoners In our
=: s:sss less .a s's ss
tn which Howells brigade performed gallant part,
rweuty eight regiments were 10 the tight, comprising
Clingnans, Martins and iaygood's brisaJes Against
we're in the ash. ,nsy acfnowiedae compe,s defeat
e loss IN the aiair was trile over three huudred.
PROM RICHMOND t, :
In the extracts from the Richmond EaamiaxY 70 day
wh se found some very sisn'HeAn. nous General VIM
0oldsooro n O. where si our prisoners have p.en re-
moved fc safe kecpiug Tho scmous Libby has beconns
priscncrs to more remote and place. t......s
The despatch From Johnston g army which is generally
s6sruTn has pressed hi, so hard th,t be seeking
nsw tsse Atapt. wse his old base Where viii be bis
s,ous ROM the rows fnsy win observe .sas S the Rich
ndna pcSpe arc nct now reposing on beds OF roses.
A1r. ChavSss n. Ham ANS Dispatches.
Hsse3uxRTxRs N THE BfILD, Nay 81, 1864
sfL oeIer
has often been written OF other armies md be
hpeated Of tb;ssne day. But shcts have been bred
asa The s'saiion remains uschssgcd. About noon
Generals Smith and Gilmore visited headquarters
oenesstB;icr, with whom they renstned hour
nmedaseiy nfter their departure tao quiet br
In rathera ladicrous Ono OF the be oug
ns rneral Smiths corps 'rsoceed,ng esvnuds
HaRdre for supplies whea tho horses became urruly
Bs tho ooorcd driver the snv, and ihrcgh th
wsodeo hard aallOp, tho fnmneut peril Of severa
cavaisymen proceeding iesuresy their quarters Tn
guard turnel out in shirt sccv-s and after vecifero~
sAcatine and wild brand *nms of rail fences the ron
daGaged.
80 sa UNION AND xxaSL LOSSES
- hospitals Pcserbuss present thrc
eoousand aod 'orty Of BeanvaEarde rebel tsoc,s lynn
disabled Our losses at the battle o. Pamerscreek ans
sArd. Including both killed sad wounaed Absut three
Fortress Monroe: but thSs oumber includes ali th,
wounded OF General Kautz's and shcridaos commands
Aan These figures may be relied correct every
respect.
requires that made In regard the recent
advance OF this army should be corrected WI en- ouI
msrs
his troops 70 guard against sor,e from the aarrson
Th statement Is without fouudaton suoh adv Ice
was given by General Gilmore.
.HsApouARrERs, IN Tm FkID, May, 2s, 1854
otr,r DAY.
can quiet along the lines.- am again obliged tosSrite
shis oft told tale The rebels do show themselves
and save their gunpowder A few shots were fred on
right to-day, which the only sounds thatds
Hmbed the quiet Of lines. No casualties reported
MOVEMENTS rEoors
our troops have been the move all day, n,arcbia,
and couniermarchipg. Encampments have been broker
up fresh formed. Tue pine forests reechoec
with tho. STRAINS OF marital music and tho
sunboams reflected thousands of gliitcring
baymes. What the movement portcDds am not st
hbrtv to state. Our armies undcr the coa'rol Of
Leutsant teucral Grant, whose plans mus, not be pre-
maiurey divulged With drm beicf in their success.
fu,hcconpghment, every loyal man viii be coacn. "ic
GtSm1L fgE's pAUasIEa
Miss Lee, the daughter ~ the label general q that
ssrnc, WA On "Wednesday last allowed by General her
10 prccecS to Rchmond under ag q truce fov some
iime pasf Sac had Hen lviTs wnhia our ncs, =, tsc
5csc . slr carer On The north 6frX u the -a-asa
syer, drccy opposite Germuda Hundred
ms fisnr Az wilspN's Ltsn'kg
Fno 'oI'o"Ss general orders "a relation T. Tie rsss.
Butier-
crycsior
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Va river npe shc rl1l Ntnf w,faf. are lfg ifisF
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