The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-04-08


amount ~ s,Uerai t.,ut-Inf. I. s. Bow .ia.
ED~iS NJ. sTASIo.t secretary Of War.
The Battles OF SUNDAY.
tpru,ut)
wNu DErAatar,,r
" A3uSgTUs Apul >. II AM
We f'lor'rr to',ram from the President Ga,cd
At hs..s,t c.sit,i, morning. livcs the latest In.
te.ieerco irol the front Whore turious bsitl' was
I. .us wan confused sic,.-, to she Mon snu'.
fpWis NJ SrA.lp.. Secretary Of War.
CfyT1nt li, prd l. s. ~ 4. H-Iion. Erwt'
STANTON Secretary Of Whi.-',i ~ te'eerpphci that
G,uc.Hi sheridan, -i'h hi' ca'slry end tne fifth
co y bad .ptured three hr,ci!ss OF infantry tram
oiwsrous AM .pyctsi hat,orcr. she pr amount
iur IA several thousands
Ibis morning CpnrIh G-1nt. Lduiny orteT0t an
attach rloHg n, rh,is Tine. teirrrrphs a. iol
Roth Wr.cl. and pashc 30, through the enomv''
lines. The hu'tle now rorcs hfiousy. General sheih
idan with hi- cavaJ the Ii,h corr- and Mile. divi-
zion Of the second co-i'- which sent 70 him this
morning, nHe sr.eping do,rn nom TIE W,st.
Al nov locke highly favorable
General Ori II engaged, but / have not yet heard
the ros,Jt III his font. A. LLCoLN.
rurrp pi,r,rcu.
Washington. igr.i 2-le3J T. " Major General
NiN Pie PRECEDENT w the -uh.oucI telegram, dives
the lstc-t nc9sirom thc front
n J.. ". Stanton, scr. tGryof WIr;
Cry PpfNr April I'll An.
III patches are fie3uca:, C.nine IN. An sco.n'
ON haci,. Generals lalkc's, Wight uud Ofd's
line. axe extending from tie hpponattox 10 llutrlcis
Kun Tiny have al broken through the ,ueig,'s in
ucactcd nno, taxing some forts guns md prisoners.
sheridan, win his Own cavalry, the Filth Corp
and pant OF the Second IL coming IN from the wee o.
tue ongiuy's flank, ant Wright ~ dte.lytIri7J
ne So kuae EIi!rpdi. y. Lis,p.,.
1u-p uI-rAr.u.
Err u Id-tmsl', H0,i.. 'Ot, lTi1.:-ll Z. =.
Hl,lr reppdi H. huA Us, Ns,c l'rt -rse l...o.-
ins tcesr.ms from the ries,dcat reports tie , td.-
tou Vi aAa.rs ut hall past tour 9eocA this auetnoou
EpwlN VI. srAator, secretary OF War
CIV IU.ut, "a, Aprll - T. N.- NoH. Ettl.tn N.
S'a"tJo, Secretary O, Va, At Io.i5 A. Il, General
| Gralt t. rnphs Of iu.lo"s3
iS,r.ihlns mas teen Carried IRON the loit OF the
N'nth Ioip-. IA, Sixth Corps tlone captured more
than ,hIee thousand pri-oners. The second and
I Nenty-.pl.th Corps captured iorts, and pi--
onuis rom tie enemy, hu, cannot tell ,he numbers.
! have Aot 3v' huiu from sheridan. iH Legaquu.-
! I'r hHy. l,rn moved Up BlrEf Iiou.e uca. tl.
I 10 dtoNu Road, s.out ,hIee miles southwest ot
/ re,,4spuIs, ysitacb a. Ltse9LN.
/ rorrru rtr,roh.
C6y rant, ". AprI2 $50 P.N-Hfp. Fd,r'n
/ w. Sl,pon .rHarg = War: A. $50 T.. g.. to-
! dAy, ben. Grant :c'c--aphs "a to1ws;
We a.c nov up. md have o con'iuuou, line Of
! tro,l. a.d IN \ i.r to.r.v,ll De- Untouched from
/ tho Aup0nltto,. fellow Tcie-slurr, to the river
s'oye. The whole .lu'Urcs since the army started
out, viii not amount 20 lees than twelve thousand
/ l-cyg mon, and probably fifty pitcc' Of artillery
do not Snon the rumter OF u4en md gun. accu-
! ra'rlv, however. \ potion Of FOSTER division,
| Ivcrty-our'h Corn, made most lauGnt charge
this afternoon, ant capture very important poet
nom the enemy, with lie ontirc garrison.
All seems we'll with and everything IL Quiet ju.,
| nov. t>rncil 4. Lt,CuLs.
SICK aud Wounded soldiers Arriving IN
" Washington.
WARRINGTON 4 prll !. Three hundred sud seventy.
four wounded officers and men, the largest part u
WHOM in the engn cement OF last Saturday, we're
broulht 10 Washington to-day and placed Ia the hos
pital other sics and Eolndcd also TO be brought
h,her from. City Point.
The New York Wounded.
Albany Ap'il 2.-Goyernor Fenton, on iearnias
FROM the secretary OF War that great babe had
been fought, made arrangements for sending forv ard
10 the army several surgeons to take charre OF the
~ound,h soldiers trom this State. They losNc oariy
Monday morning.
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Washington, A. ri 2.-rhe Richmond s2NrISEL
Of Friday, March Fl, contains the following;
HeadguGrters hIrch 81, 1865 GsnerIl John e.
Hre' hnr'dV., - rrttdry OF War '-'iencra Gorrion
reports thai the enemy At II Pm rc7terGay advanced
a-aaft po'tiol Of his line, deienael by Bricadier-
ety aud no,ta-s continued several hours with consid
cradle activity No iamAge on ons line- L,p92red,
X. r. LEE.
An olcsI thp2tch from General lee LAT nigh,
states hat thee skirmising near Dinp iddit
Count holie yeserdsy without decisive results.
ERPo-rs TRoH PETEVuURG.
The CITY wa much excited yesterday By account.
Of fIeAi battle on Meanesday nicht near reters-
lVli The accounts were that the enemy had at.
tackled iordon's lines ith forces heavily msssed and
were Iepulsed VITA great saughl In five assaults
Our oiempOrsTy, tie Petersburg ENrRrss. wa com
pctrr taken In, ana Published Glowing and ianciiu
account about the Gtnkeei charSIng ny 20 breast
Wo.Ns, aud icing iHigly mo, ed down" hy the fin o
our too1s the au. liter being terrific, and the Yam
kees "4isueye - &C. athoUrh II was confessed h
, pisnt Nas % dark that man could not be seen at
dlstancr OF twenty feet. The Truth OF the matter y
We i"uaei on yesteriAy evening ~ tAG hero We
iGdlvl grand eLAieiGoR oi hgtweIks, buI ~ baiue