The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-02

calling ont boys Is years Of ase to garri.
son Richnood. Ambulance men and
musicians are also ordered . the rssks
Admiral Lee, in . telegram dated 22d,
TO The Secretary d the Navy, stat1s that
last night snd Saturday eight the enemy
attacked his army and we're Handsomely
rerulsed.
(Signsd) Z. n. STANTON,
se9yo Of War;
Wan DIpAlrxrx1, WAsxrxo4cS,
May IS, 900 ,. mo Gen. Dix. The
! latest date from 0ss. Grsss's hssdqaas-
tsrs, received By this Departments, i de-
ted 1t Mt. Carmel Church, ! p. N. yes
tsrdsy. The dispatch says every thing
10 going on well. Warren has 400 pris.
oners, Hancock has some 800, and Wright
has picked up soms 200. The whole
numbsr resulting from yesterdays opera.
tions will not fall short Of 1000. War.
ren's loss is not over 800 10 killed and
wounded The prisoners captured, whe
are 10 great part North Csrolisians, are
much discouraged, and say that Lee bas
deceived them. 9.a-.aaa a.lFa
Gen. Butler, 10 dispatch dated Head.
quarters. O'Clock this morning, reports
that Msj. Gen. FitE Hugh Lee, lately
promoted. made, With cavalry, isfantry
aud artillery, 40 attack upon my post at
Wilson's Wharf, on the north side of the
James River, below Fort Powhatten, gar.
ris.ned BY two regiments, oil negro
troops, Brig. Gen. Wild commanding,
and vas handsomely repulsed.
Before the attack Leo sent . Gag Of
truce, stating that he had force enough
to take the place, and demanded its sur.
render, and in case the gsrrison should
surrender they should be turned over to
the authorities 1t Richmond ~ prisoners
Of war, but if this proposition was re-
jected he would not be spswerable for the
consequences when he took the place.
Gen. Wild replied: ave will try that"
Reiuforce,nents we're At once sent, but
the fight was over before their arrival
Our loss is not yet reported. ....
(SignedD E. NJ. STANTON,
-.... Ssc'y of War.
NEW York, Msy 27 Tho Heralds
special gives the following account Of tho
struggle for Tsylor's bridge over North
Anna. When my last dispatch was writ.
ten considerable force Of the enemy were
disputiog our passage on the North Az.
ma. Gen. Lees division Of Lopgstreet's
corps was posted 10 strong esrthworks
between Long creek aud the river, and
seemed disposed to hold Taylor's bridge
at all hazards and poured storm Of shot
and shell from their batteries, when Gen.
Birney, with his division, advanced
Col. Pierce and Egan, with their bril-
gades-1st and 2d-made an assault on
the enemy's work at six clock .. nj. Of
the 22d. Ridemen Of the enemy poured
. deadly fire into their ranks and they
charged on the batteries on high ground,
little to the left of the bridge. They
secured the open space in every direction
tearing up the earthworks With their
whistling missiles and the redoubt was
carried OF the point Of the bsyouet, and
q considerable number Of the rebels wero
killed 10 the entertainments and Ito cap.
A'st5ss sue Immediate direcston Or cen.
birney, is considered a very brilliant If.
fair, and Gen. Hancock wrote him a yerv
congratulatory letter.
The Sd and 9Th Michigsn, Seth and
l24th New York, Goth Pennsylvsnis and
l'th Matte suffered more severely than
any other regiments. The rebels. when
driven from their redoubt and rife pits.
retrcated across the river, many Of them
swimming, the bridge being too much
crowded to admit Of their crossing with
as much CELEBRITY as they desired.
The assault on Taylor's bridge, span
ming the North Anna. was made without
loss Of time, by the 4,h Maine, and was
carried after sharp skrmisb, and the
rebels were driven from their position %
the opposite bank.
At l o'clock p. M the enemy made a
sorte from his works and endeayored to
retake the bridge, but after a spirited
skirmlsh of about twenty minutes, we're
driven back. At midnight they made
smother attack with much larger force
and drove our men from the bridge, held
it some time and made several sttemp,s
to burn it. Heavy artillery coming up.
the rebels we're forced to retire, the fires
we're extinguished aud we occupied the
bridge without further trouble till the
next morning. At I q. m. of the Gath,
Birney crossed the North Anna at the
bridge, with his division, followed BY
Gibbon and his division, and soon after
by the balance Of the corps.
WASHINGTON, May 2sth.-To Major
Gen. Dir An official dispatch from
headquarters Of the Army Of the Poto
mac, at Magohick church, 10 miles from
Hanover, dated yesterday afternoon .. s
p. M, has just been received. It states
that our army was Withdrawn to the north
side Of the North Anna on Thursda,
night, and moved towards Hanover. tho
place designated for crossing the Pamun-
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