The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12

Department III this great crisis, and t.
withhold nothing from the public.
(Signed) Edwin NJ. STANTON.
Secretary Of War"
New YORK, May 9.
Dispatches from Secretary Stanton
Washington, 9th, 4 P. ST., to Maj. Gen
! Dix, says: dispatches have just reached
here direct from Gen. Grant. They art
not fully deciphered yet bu. he is ON tc
Richmond. We have taken 1000 priso
uers.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War"
"WAsHrNGroS, May ct p. II.
A bearer of dispatches from General
Mead's headquarters has just reached here
Iic states that Lees army commenced fal-
ling back on the night Of Friday.
Gen. Hancock passed Spottsylvania at
daylight yesterday. Our headquarters, al
noon yesterday, were twenty miles south OF
the battlefield
I'VE occupied Fredericksburg. The
depot for our wounded is established at
Fredericksburg
(Signed) edwin NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War"
WASHINGTON, May 9.
In the Senate, this p. d., Mr. Collamer
read the following telegram from the Sec
rotary Of War: Dispatches have been
received from Gems Grant and Meade
They were On TO Richmond Lee was in
full retreat, with Scdgwich, Hancock
Warren. and Burnside close on his heels =
WAsnINGToN, May 9.
The STR publishes an extra this eve
ming. saying: There is no foundation
for the report that the rebels are cvcua,
ting Richmond, nor that Petersburg is
evacuated.
The following is list Of the casualties
as far as received at ihe present time;
Brig. Gen. Hayes, Penn, killed; Brig
Gen James s. Wadsworih, Of \. Y.
| killed Brig Gen. Webb. Of y Y, woun-
dcd; Col Wilson, of the 43d n y, woun-
ded; Col. Stone, Of the "a VI wounded
Col. Lewis. of the 81 VI wounded; Col
Stone, Of the Pennsylvania Buektais, in
iured by fail from his horse; Col. West
OF The oh BE, Killed Lieut. Col. Tyler
wounded; Lieut.. Col. West, wounded
Mai Dor,on, Of the 49.h \. Y, wounded
Maj Darlington, CT the 18th Penn. woun-
dcd
PHILADELPHIA. Mays.
Tie Epea'a3 Telegraph has the follow
ing Est OF Killed and wounded: Go
u oodward. son Of Judge Woodward, O
Penn, killed Col. Carroll, OF the 95it
Penn, killed Col. Gwinn, of the 1lStl
Penn. wounded in ;he lc@ Capt. Briggs
Of the ith Penn. wounded ia The thigh
Capt. Byrns, Of the II Pennsylvania. cap
turod
Gen. i.ongstrcet vas shot u bullet in
the neck. and Is stated TO be mor;aly
wounded.
WAsuIXGso>, Nay 8.
- he latest dates Gen. banks WAS al
Alexandria, and intimation having been
giyen tliat he designed to leave that posi-
ton. positive orders lrom Grant requir,
! Gen Banks 70 afford protection to the gun
boats ia Red River. His force is strona
enough, under competent commands to BIC
defiance to any fierce the rebels can bring
against h:l. Arrangements fer supple.
will be MADE with energy and celebrity b.
Mai. Geu Candy, who has gone forwarC
to the field under special Instructions
WASHINGTON, May Sth
Reports from Chattanooga, dated {
O'Clock Saturday T. NJ. says that Gen
Sherman was t!ien at Tunnel Hill. Th'
enemy were at Buzzard Roost Gap. Gen
/ Jefferson was operating against the enc
/ my's communications with Rome, through
/ Villana and Eeaca.
New YORK Nay s.
The T.iJupe's special, u ashincton; 9Th
says: News has reached government tha
! Sherman is fighting his way through Tun
nell Hill successfully, and pressing upon
Dalton, the enemy falling back, leavins
his dead and wounded in our hands"
WASHINGTON, May. SIS j. n.
Maj. Gen; JouS A. DIX, New York:
We are yet without any official dispatch
cs from the Army Of The Potomac. except
these referred to this morning, and moth
inc additional has been received by the
department from any other source 1t i:
believed that no fighting took place yester
day.
A dispatch from Gen. Butler, just re
ceived, and which left him yesterday
states that a demonstration had been made
by his forces against The railroad between
/ Pcsersburgh and Richmond, and had sue
ccedes in dcstroynga portion OF it 50 as It
break the connection. There had been
some severe fighting, but he had succeeded
| He heard from Il rebel dcscrter that Hun
ter was dangerously wounded, Pickett also
and Jones and jenkins were Killed.
Nothing has been heard from Gen
| Sherman"
(Signed) "EDwIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War"
WAsHINGwoN, May 8.
The Repubiican extra says: There is
reason to believe, from dispatches received
since our first extra to-day, that Lee was
forced to fight at Spottsylyania on Satur-
day, and was again repulscd and compelled
to retreat. Another statement is that
Grant had fanked him and got between
the rebel army aud Richmond.
Lees report Of the battle OF Thurs'lay
last published in the Richmond papers.