Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-27
War Neur

Force acting az infantry. IN ~hirh vas the
trst Maize hcavs artillery. It APPEAR. that
auriag,ths unoreuncst % orr army 20 the loit
vhich has rss1lted 80 ,ucccs.fiIIy in turn.
iag the rebci position. a BODY % rebels un-
der Eveu succecdei IN gcttins arosnd the
right sank ~ our arlny. 9Th the intention
Of capturing soue % cur supply trains.
They -cre met only by men aeverbefo-. n
action. bat wcrc Defeated and driven back
~ithoat having oaPilrel .inglc vag,a.
Another corrcsponisni says % The 6ght
on fhursdAy nighi our los ~as bat hall
Of ihe nauibeT originals stated Rebel de-
ssrters say ihai their force "a. doably
ehaErined a. their failure 70 turn our rigbt.
NV Yosx. Nay p. The Herald.
eorrvsPondent. near Srottsylvania Court
Hose. under date o MAY sis. -.
tass
Our troops we're moving AL isht 70
new positions. The morning general
hcadquarters a. broken up and neariv the
vholc army y in motion. Precisely where
car nsst h.ltiug plao, -di D.. tine sloos
can determine The general expectation
!. Nc shail have hard Citing ianmeliais!y. r.
wasHr~oro~. NAV s2-ior
To M -GF~. DIX
on iriiag evening Gen. Grant con.
menocd a'noverneni sor thc r,i-Jpo,c - con-
pel.nE lee % abandon BE-. position a.
SPotisy lvanis. ths detaii. 81 -hich. for
obvious reasons. should NJ; b. made pub
be- IL has thus far progressed satisfsrto-
riiv. i.ougsrrrot. ccrrs started so-ih A.
/ O'Clock on FRIDAY night. an hour add
haf after Hancocs moved. E-clr. f,-ce,
followed Ioncsfrret'. last nigh;
The indieatioas ary that tho rebel arav
hav- hiirn ta,k BEYOND the North ANA
rser. Hokc. brigade Ia. ioined L..
Ths movement ~ Gen Grant IA, thai far
been sooomrlsh-d -ithous snv severe en-
ragement o. interruption. We no- &C.
cupy Gaine,'s station. Milford Sta,ioa.
and so0's q TIE MAitsPony On that line.
The ioiio-ing !, irOua Secrstary Stanton',
o'HriAl dispatch % Gen DiE. under date
o. 3d.
90 ofhciai rvPorts - this Depa-,mea,
'ho- that ~ithin eight DAYS after a.. r-cat
battle ot >potts, lraaia Court Hoasc. u.a.v
thousand veteran troop. have been far-ar-
dcf O. Gen Grant. The -hols arrnv - an
ply 'aPphci -iiA fsii rati'o. % sub-istencs.
Jp~aris % eo.oo .ick and wounded
have been transported from The feids II
battle % the Wasb inrton hospitals. ADD
Plaoed under surgical carr
Over 500 prsoocrs have been trans
ported from tbc ae!l 70 pri-oasr,' depots.
al large amount 20 artillery AM other
implements q a. active campaign broasht
a-ay.
>cverAl lh8u,aai fresh cayalry troo3,
have been torwa0icd % tbe arrnv. ana fhr
grad arus " ihs Poio-aas D., 49, tai, a.
strong IN Numbers. All better s4aippeI.
suPPiisd and Furnished ,haa -hea ths can
paign opened
several thousAnd rviniorcruent. nav. a.
80 been forwarded O. other ar-ase. Ia tLe
hc.d. aai ample supplies % al
buung tbc sane trr1c over 81. On volua-
te~rs for inY dsys have been mastered into
the scrvice. ciotLed. armed and equipped.
Ani transported o. tleir position.
ais statement . doe fo ths chies OF o..
arns siafs and barvaus ard th-ir rcspec-
tIse corp. % ~Lom I'll credit teiougs.
- gncl) Eoai~ VI Sr,Nrox.
Secretary q Wa.
Nav NoEN. 2Gh. The Times i.,ps.eh
dated ''ainey'' >taiioa saturday evening.
statcs. that our army has nov aII gone from
The posliioa t bell before spotsvlva-ia
q. Hose ~ ihe past t~o uceks anl b.
ashin on o.. march torards Rishnoai.
buriug che n.ght cen Hancoek. corn.
toak Up lts marlh moving IN ihe roai
psraiisl - .ih tbe river Neu Yo-k Earlv
this morning Be- reaeh-,i t.ainsv's ~fsti,n D.
miles scath a Frclrieksburr. theme r...t
ed iar-a-i. flovisg tis rauraaI al 90.
nighi iui. ihc heal 20 IIanro-k.. -.l.--- a,
bo~iar Greea. ls mIes so.sh - Fr-f.
ri-k-tlrg
pfher corp. t1-da, a., f1go~ia-ib. san.
inc a7d 'hs aih .' nov ras.i-sa r.a.stat
rl.eh ihs disTatrb ,, Iatei. Gen C,-t
las 'ar.irl q tlraiHs movement oa ,h.
Co. righi fark OF Ier vho b. r.~ hastily
hlien ha.k to take 81 irc,L defensive ro.,-
f'an. it srrsrisd tiht hi. r-at .,,-f
sd os on the >a-,a Anna river Heavy
.r.as Del t.ls moment heard across ,I. N.r
D urs ul.re oae OF ..- ..Il.-1. d. .,ss.a-.
a m.-e sl lth bt usst .iGalaev.. staiiaa 10
tar f.'.at of couf.ere. 0i the o. al N-r
ora rivers al a. tais r.aiut the sireari %
crossed .l Ca.rsg's bridge uLi.t B.. I- r.r