The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-05-13

sitions for the watch were made. The
generals retired to consult for the
next days work. The soldiers com.
posed themselves and talked cheer
fully of the chances. Suddenly amid
the darkness, the old and too familiar
,cbcl charging yell was heard ringing
ont on the right. twas fierce, sud
den. rcsistlcss onslaught on Sedg-
wick unexpectinglinos. The troops
had been Mt work throwing up hasty
intrencluncnts for the night. Scy.
mours, Shaler's and Ncills brigades,
thus taken ut disadvantage, gave
way. The rest of the corps bore
hravcly up, but the extreme right
was turned. Our men fled in the
widest confusion, utterly stampe.
ding. Sedgwick, however, did his
best, and ho is stubborn fighter.
Seymour's aud Shalor's brigade hav
ing been broken, he was compelled
to draw back his whole line, but the
enemy failed to break 1t, and after
half an hours fierce fighting, aban-
doned the attempt. Seymour and
Shaler were taken prisoners, and by
nine o. clock silence once more reign.
cd oil tho field.
WAsnINGToN, May 10.
Comparative little news has arrived
from the army since the close of last
nights full dispatches. The entire
press Is without detailed news later
than 5 o'clock Saturday night. 1t is
known. however, thai there was hea
Wy fighting ON Sunday, near spottsyl-
vania Court House, .-cc turning for
little to fall upon the advance corps of
our pursuing army, and then conttn-
uing his retreat. 1t Is also believed
that there WAS severe fighting on Mon.
day, hat IL rests mainly upon the fact
that heavy firing was heart that day
at Fredericksburg. That however,
might have come from long range az
ttIlerv practice, and did not neceSsar-
lv bctolSrn severe and close engage
mcnt. Communication with the ar
my are most uncertain and dangerous.
Great alarm prevails along portions
of the Orange e. Alexandria Railroad,
and wild stories are in circulation of
raids Ivy S,uarts cavalry. That route
Is wholly given up as means of con
meet with the Army. The Frederick
burg road is likewise very unsafe,
and messengers havo to run the gaunt
ilt of gucrrillas for some distance.
These facts account for the rare arri-
val ofncwspapcr couriers, and the still
rarer coming of dispatches for Gov
ernment
from IN tie hr6RaIo uMa8 le9l6wcRAyaEyiees lel6cR yEsss,5
day afternoon are received. On Sun.
day Warren cncountere ! Lees rear
guarl at Spottsylvania Court House,
A sharp fight Immediately ensucd
Our troops were mt first repulsed, hut
rallving, advanced with great impct-
uosi'v on the enemy, driving him he.
yond the Court House. On Monday
an artillery duel was opened and kept
up south of SpOttsvlvania
TT. Darling is said TO have been cap.
tured bv our forces. Butler is NOV
ing on to Richmond on tho north side
FLAMES river. Grant and Butler are
evidently running a race for the cap.
ture Of the rebel capital, and Grant Is
little ahead and the chances are that
he will he first to enter it. He has but
one days short marching to accom-
plish lt
WASHINGTON. Nav 10.
The dispatches to the effect that {
heavy battle is progressing at Dalton
George, are sustained by private ad.
vices. No particulars are known
WAsHrNToy. Ma; iG%.-Not wore
from Grant up to this p. NJ
He keeps his ceunsels from Oh,
President and the War Department
rs from all others. When he last lef,
Washington he said to the God d-spect
of the President, 81 will do my ut
most TO fulfil public expectation
Not 'straggler or dcsertcr has
been sent in from the army lines since
the battle of Thursday last.
Official Report from General Batter
\ WAsuINGToN, May 10 I: 30 p. M
To MAJOR GENERAL DIX: l forward
Il dispatch this moment received from
General Butler. Ittells the story.
Signed +. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War
"II'pQ'Rs NEAR BERMUDA LANDING
"NIay ..
"E. NJ. STANTON: Our operations
may he summed up in few words
With LOO cavalry we have advanced
lup the Peninsula, forded the Chicka
hominy, and safely brought them t.
our present position. These wer
colorcd cavalry, and are now holdin.
position rs our advcnce toward Rich
mOnu.
General Kautz, with 5000 cavalry
from Suffolk, on ihe same day wit
our movement up James river, ford
[ | the Blackwater and burned tn
railroad bridge ut Stony Creek, be
w Petersburg, cutting in two Beau
regards foces at that point.
4 We have landed here, intrenchet
ourselves, destroyed many miles O
railroad. and got position which
with proper supplies, we can hol'
against the whole Of Lees army.
have or Tered up the supplies. Bean
rcsu, vi with large portion of hi
command was left south of the cut