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EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsHISGroS, I
Nav 9th, 1864. (
risnds Of hmm and LibertY

that Grn. Longstreet was severely wounded
ten. Jenkins was killed and Cen. Pcgram
badly wounded on Thursday. and that 1t is
supposed Gen. Stafford will recover. zen.
Wadsworth was killed. The belief here is
that Gen. Grant = achieving a complete VIC
tory.
945 p. Ma bearer Of dispatches from
Gen. Mcade's headquarters has Just reached
here. lie states that Lees army commenced
falling back on the night OF Friday. Our
army commenced the pursuit on saturday.
The rebels were IN tull retreat for Richmond
by the direct road Hancock passed through
Spotsvlvania Court House 81 daylight yes
terdly. Our headquarters at noon yester
day were - miles south of the battle field.
We occupy fredericksburg. Tie depot Of
our wounded Is established az Frederick
burg
EDWIN VI. STANTON
Secretary Of War
The Washington Star % Monday evening
gives the following intelligence.
There Is no foundation Tor the report that
the rebels are evacuating Richmond n0i that
PerersburEh Is evacuated.
rne following Is a list of tine Ci>laltie, sl
far as received at the present time Brig.
Gen. Alexander HAYS OF Pa. killed Brig
Gen. james :. Wordsworth, killed Brig
Gen. Webb Of y. Y, wounlel Col. VIII
son of the f5d y. Y. wounded Col. Stone
Of the 2d Vt, wounded Col. Lewis OF the
9Th Vt. wounded Col. Stone If the Penn.
Buckrails, injured by a fall from hIs horse
Col. West Of the 9th Ne, killed. Lieut..
Col. Tyler, wounded Lieut.. Col. West,
wounded Mai. Devon Of the 49Ih y. Y.
wounded.
At the latest dates received by the War
Department, Gen. Hancock was rapidly
pushing by the left TO Spottsylyanil Court
House Heavy cannOnadIng was heard from
that direction Monday, at Acquia Greek.
\ verbal message received at Halleck'-
headquarters, by q messenger from the Ar
my OF the Potomac says the enemv had fallen
back about y miles On Saturday Lee
army was IN full retreat, and Hancock after
him.
Gen. Butler sends the following dated
NAV @.
Our operations may be summed up
in a few words. With 1900 cavalry We have
advanced up the Peninsula. forced the
Chlckahomiuy, and safely brought them 70
our present position.
ten. kautz with 5000 cavalry from Suffolk
on the same day forced the BlackWatcr and
burnt the railroad bridge at Stone Greek be-
low Petersburg. cutting in two B~eaurecard'-
forces at that point. We have landed here.
cnirenched ourselves, destroyed many miles
% railroad, and got = position which with
the proper supplies We can hold ont acgiust
the whole OF Lees army. I have ordered ~
the supplies.
Beaurcgard with n large portion ~ Doc,
command was left south IT the cutting 9th,
railrJai. That portion which reached Peters
burgh uudrr =. II. Hill | hnyy WHIPPED To-
day, killing and woundInS many and taxing
many prisoners. after a strong and well c,r-
tested fight.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant will nos be- troubled
with any further einforcym,ut 90 Ice from
br1arc-arl- forces.
BENZ ?. BUTLER.
Maj. cen. Cong
The Norfolk N1- P~qrue -ay- G,u.
Butler bad a brisk encounter with Baur.-
gard on saturday, near Petersburg. and ve.-
tcrday Sunday assai'ed bin with consider
able force and drove him.
zen. Butler, It adds. has the s.v of Ric'-
moui DO ti, hands.
Rebel prisoners report that Gen. lee was
wounded 900 Friday. and ti1t Gen. Fi-scrr
was killed
Advices from Richmond represent great
distress there. Food is az starvation prices.
The people have taken % their CELLAR. a "a,
Nlck-hurg. Wild disorder and excitement
prevail throughout the rebel capital.
Th.. W.-Is--r.- 60 o.
says \ messenger got iu last night from
the army who ieit Sp3tt-ylyanii Monday ~
u o. clock. and came on horseback 70 Aauia
Greek. and thence came up 0u a suub5at.
heavy fight wa> gong ou 20 Spltt>,lvania
Court House. We held the Place m that
hour. and lee gave cvjlcnrr OF being weak
enri and OF falling hack.
AZ daylight on Saturday. general orders
were received ordering the trains that had
reached Ely's Ford 10 proceed hack again 10
Charlottesville, and up 20 noon On SATURDAY,
they We're constantly passing down the nike
towards Spottsylvania Court House. % which
the cavalry divisions OF Gems. Gregg and VIII
son preceded them. During the dav Burn
sides corps also marched to the same place.
Lee, discovering the move. which COMPLETELY
thanked his right, began falling hack. and our
encouraged by the prospects of victory
closed up and pressed him. The rebels slowly
retreated, and 1t is believed will make a stand
on the North Anna River.
In the three days operations We have can
tured about $500 prisoners. and lost about
1000, killed. wounded and prisoners.
Gen. Seymour, Just from Florida, is a pris-
oner. His brigade was out hanked and bro
ken. No man fought more calamity or bril-
liantly or bravely, but it seems he was un-
with his troops.
1t Is said that the rebels have a large in
trenched depot of supplies on the North Anna
line of deienoes of Richmond 10 which
point Lee was directing bis retreat. Grant
IN following him will be leaving his base of
at some distance. hut his men have
for several days with them.
Richmond papers of the 9th and Eth con-
tam dispatches from Lee and others relative
10 Grant advance and the battles. An Or
lnge Court House disOatch Of the 9th states
hat the rebels repulsed the Union troous ON
he plank road towards Parker's store
,pottsylvania Court House. The engage.
.ent lasted from noon till night, the rebels
'laImlng to have captured a thousand of our
roops- vi Fridays battle a dispatch saws
he Union troops were repulsed in every at
ack and Longstreet finally forced them To
i've way. Longstreet is wounded. The
MON troops are pushea back TO Chancel-
%orsyille. Everything looks well.
The Richmond Wing Of the 7th savs mn
o a late hour on the night OF the 9th. no
had taken place on the Peninsula.
me movement Of Buffers transports IN
.ames River was known in Petersburg. on
thursday. Gen. Picket ordered ont the
1ilitla the court house bell and al otl or bell.
'ere rung and a great excitement prevailed
Ine ing Of the 9TH state. dat Rich.
iona Is IN worse peril than when threatened
= Mcclellan. Ii saws there wiiI b. trouble
nd suffering from insuficiency Of fyod.
\ Charleston dispatch states t1at sos
'orulr shells were thrown 20 Sumter h.
Feen FRIDAY morning and SATURDAY, ni,Lt
we've shells were thrown into ,'arl. sron
iturd"y and ten sunday. sevela. t,nvily A..
den vessels lsls-ed Charleston Bar ,atvrday
southwark.
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