The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-08

THE SITUATION.
S,-er0i Gran is not content TO lot the flying enemy
escape him without punishment. He has again struck
20 While in retreat this time in flank and with heavy
eso' erng raj general officers and many troops
on ts uorg q Ii, 9th instant at daylight, the Army
of ie Potomac, which has been marching and fighting
for nearly week, moved promptly on the enemy, then
supposed TO DO at Amelia Court House. Lee had, how
ever attempted steal away during the night Of the 5
and morning found him moving westerly on a road the
north Of Meade's and sheridans positions Jettersve
and along the railroad As they asceraned this
fact the Union generals changed front and marched
three columns against Lee. Two of those sue
decided in strcking the tall Of Lee's retreating
forces at Deatonville and, cutting OF one corps,
succeeded in capturing largo part OF Il, while the
rest Of the demoralized rebels rapidly pushed
n vo Bag order towardI the Appomattox river taking
gsuge bfnd the swampy banks Of Sailors creek This
gDovsent results in putting Leo west Of Meade, but
fearful cost to him, and still with positive
Of fsly We have news Of operations the part OF
General ora who was Burkesvillc with the Twenty
fourth Aad Twenty nh corps the morning Of the 9th
inst position upon the Of the position which
Lee hsdon Sailors nghtfa on the 9th. II
not 70 DO presumed that the command Of General Ord
idle during the 9th insa, and good may DO
pected from any hour II again Interrupted in
his retreat General may still b forced 70 make the
passage II the Appomatox pursue the longer
20 Lynehbsrg, Tho next will doubtless reveal
General Grant with General Ords command nterposng
himself between Lynchbury and Lee.
Tho news OF the additional splendid achievements Of
our soldiers In Virginia caused outburst patr
otto Yesterday this city and throughout tho
.,ra--s rhc events ~ this week. tho most momentous
"a me hsyg = country s.,ce those Of tho Revolu
500 whcb ts iDafauaaty have been such as to ron
%. t.s y ,sd, 's1 5 100 rebellion apparent % the dim
NEST o. mss. .avHns oeoi vision, ARD to show TO,
that IL will be sx.ngulhsd D. aeA c,mplea manner as
70 DO awarnins 70 al aes Of the and
sAte supremacy propgandsts for 2sos rough
what sassnoss Of blood and treasure, .saGar,d una
svoidabs ne republic viii ultimately assert It's unity
and sovereignty over every Of Its territory s
We give this morning admirable map showing the
scene ef The important military operations west Of
Amelia Court House Thursday when the Second and
Sixth corps OF the Army OF the Potomac cut or and
captured the Of Lees fleeing army including Gene
rails EweI Kershaw Barton, Corse, DeBoso and Gusts
Lee several thousand men, fourteen pieces Of artillery
with cassons large number Of wagons and other army
paraphsrnaa We publish sketches of several Of
the rebel generals killed and captured in the recent
Engagements
An attemps made BY rebel agents 70 destroy the
city Of Newborn N. G., the ID inst Several
buildings filed with government storos and
the bridge over the Neuss river were simutane-
ously fred; ba. the flames were soon e1tnsuished
rebeI on,cer suspected Of being connected with |
that rebc cavalry had made dash In shermans rear
but II did not receive much credcnce II was reported
that General Sherman had his march north
ward from ooldsboro Steamers loaded with prisoners
captured BY his army continually arriving Fortress
Monroe from Newborn
Of Corunns and Ysrrel, Spain, and on the adjacent
waters tho s1st ulk, described by correspondent
In the former place These two towns are only nine
miles distant and In The harbor Of the latter had boon
for some time lying the rebel sonewall, while at
Corunna watching her, were the United States
steamers Niagara and Sacramento. About
OF the day named the stoncwail was observed
70 DO moving sesward, followed by the Spanish
frigate Conception, and the Niagara and Sacramento
Immediately started 10 meet and attack her As
the officers OF the stonewall had expressed ther de-
termination and desire fight the United States vessels
desperate naval battle anticipated and the shores
were soon crowded with cxpcctant multitude. But
oil were doomed 10 disappointment for when the Nasa-
ra and Sacramento had nearly got within range Of the
stonewa the latter suddenly round and put back
70 her anchorage The officers Of the rebel say that
they declined 10 light because OF the heavy prevail
Ing Another account gives tho reason request
from the French government for her detention at Fer
roll
The steamer Harriet Dcford, noticed In Thursdays
HrRALD as having been seized In the Pauxcnt river Nd
on the previous day by band Of rebel robbers and
verted into pirate, has had very short career the
maraudng business 10 which they converted her Com
mander Parker Of the Potomac FotiIla yesterday in.
formed The Navy Department that his gunboats had her
bockaded in Indian crock va and that she would soon
be rocaptrred It reported nisbt that tho rebel