The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-02

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Few York, Sunday, April =, 1905.
TEIE SITUATION.
The snsAgsmsot Of portion Of tho Fifth corps Army
q ~ Potomac with the rebels in the vicinity Of Ora
vsly rua Last Wednesday, fully described in yes
ssrdavss HERALD On the succeeding day the national
TROOPS continued 70 advance in that direction, notwh
standing the prevalence Of . rain storm, but met with
slight opposition and had lighting, the sounds
Of firing heard that day at City Point proceeding from
sAs immediate front Of Petersburg, where the rebel
batteries opened heavily for the purpose Of
asosrtaining II General Grants lines there had
been weakened to strengthen his forces operat-
ing on the left. On Friday however, the ma
Nonal column advancing the left consisting Of the
Second and Fifth corps. again engaged with the
snemy The rebels supposed to DO directed by General
Lee person. made attack early in the day. and
ceeded in forcing back the national troops who in turn
subsequently, assumed the offensive, drove the enemy
and captured and held the works which he occupied
in the morning. We have particulars Of these
snsagsments only information regarding them yet
received being contained in General Grants brief dcs
patches 70 the President But it is evident from these
chat important advantages gained and what pro-
baby moro important STILL they served to distract Gene
raj Lees attention TO great extent from the work in
which sherdans troopers engaged further on the
Lett, in the direction Of the Danville and southside
railrosAs Nothing positive regarding tho result Of
DAerdans movements has yet been received but when
lAss heard from no progressing finely and meeting
with little opposition We present today, a. An illus
erative accompaniment to despasches map showing
the bass Geld Of last Friday and the position Of the
sscoad and Firth corps the vicinity Of the BOydton and
White OK roads
Tho Petersburg Express says Admiral Porter now has In
James vsr in the vicinity Of City Point feet Of fifteen
onlso and forty ronclads besides innumerable other
vvsseis Of lsss formidable character
Later positive Intelligence OF importance from the
Hoaal army BOW advancing Mobile u contained In the
asspasch Of the HnALD correspondent nom headquar
ter In he Aed dated on the 2Sd Of March, On that day
tho Sixteenth CORPS, under General Andrew jackson
Bmh accompanied by General Candy aud stan, was at
Dansys Mills on Fish river, the east side of Mobile
bay end Ten miles distant from it, twenty nvs miles by
wasss from Fort Gaines, whence II was conveyed
o. transports and twenty.six miles by land
under General Gordon Granger was expected 10 join the
sixtssash u Danbys Mills during the evening Of the
Vsd One brigade Of IL had already arrived when our
oorssposdeut transmitted his despatch The Thr
sseash corps moved BY land from Navy Cove, st the
lower end Of the bay distance Of forty miles, and IN
m this march nos more than nifty rebel soldiers alto
gsshsr were encountered. In fact, no opposition
WORTHY q the made TO the advance Of either
oorps and NO rebel works were encountered,
plainly showing - the few Inhabitants in the
country traversed stated that the movement
In this direction entirely unexpected by the rebel
commander, and was . complete surprise TO him. His
reason for not expecting the national troops to advance
By this route was probably the almost impossible nature
Of tho country The roads were found to be in horr
bio coalition and had 70 be corduroyed General Can
bys movement Of troops the west side Of Mobile bay
probably fent Our correspondent states that heavy
airing In the direction Of Mobile had been heard during
the last twenty -four hours This supposed to pro-
oesd from IN engagement between the Monitors and two
q ire rebsl shore batteries.
The national force which the rebels report 10 be
moving from Knoxville on Lynchburs, Va, and which
shsy estimate q elk thousand cavalry under SLOVENIAN
end aesa 70 eighteen thousand infantry under Stanley
bavo ham fay
sass - csrssr's station within twenty miles Of Bristol
rsua., On laM Sunday evening The Lynchburs
vuc~ ssys shs country through which these raiders
win march contains abundance Of provisions, and calls
upoa che lshsblsanss to destroy what they cannot
ssnl sway
ne sseesoniss in Montreal succeeded In stirring up
eosHsmSas excitement in that naturally quiet city yes
sssday over shs osss Of the e. Adams raiders Their
uswupa0ss organ there issued an extra charging the
s,suSsw Of The Canadian government with having
ssssA plan 70 have the raiders transferred TO Toronto,
= y tried before the court which sdudicated the
e. a Bursy the Lake Erie pirate In this court is
Assshs shsy viii be ordered 70 be given to the United
$780, revsrnsut under the E1tradition treaty. The
..os..,op pewspapsr alluded to Is very voIen, in its
abuse Of the Canadian ministry and s language is in
tended 70 ncse riot in the even, Of attempt TO re-
move the raiders from Montreal
II e announced from Montreal that the S. Abans
banks have reccvsd the money voted BY the Canadian
Parliament 70 Indemnify them Tor their losses by the
THE LEGlsLATURE. T.
In tbs Senate yesterday bills passed relative
evidence actions promssory notes bills Of exchange
xnd bank Checks 10 incorporate the New York Fidelity
Insurance Company; 70 incorporate the Eastern District
)fBroekIyn, LbfAf1 Association; 10 incorporate the
Srneklrn nuIaI saylnsi iad Loan Society; end 70