The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-02
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
From Grants Army.
Flight On the quaker Read.
The Enemy Driven Oh.
Extension Of our Lines.
34gE9 .ai -s I1bsJ .I
Raleigh TO be Evacuated.
Afternoon Dispatches.
From Grants Army.
FIghl On lhe Qaaker R0ad.
The Enemy Driven On
Extension Of our Lines.
State Government removed 30
Greensboro.
The Mission 0f Cen. Wallace %
Matam0ras.

EEw YoRx, April The Tribure'a ST.
CoEpsspeeial Of the 2sth uit., p. M, says
at e. m, to-day the sta aud 81 corps were
put on march upon the right Of the enc.
my's line, the Sth moving by the Quaker
road. On coming to a point called skunk.
Hollow, and mounting the brow Of the op.
poslte slops, breast work was found aban-
bOned BY the enemy. Passing 1t about
thrse-fourths Of a mile beyond this, the
head Of our column met the front Of the
enemy's line posted on The edge Of thick
pine wood, sad upon clearing, = thick and
heavy FIRE was opened upon our skirmisb
line and it was driven back upon the line
formed Of the LIST brigade 1st division,
which at first fell back, but on being sup
ported by the I'd brigade, rallied and drove
back theenemy with some loss in prisoners.
In the meantime Gen. Morris drew mp the
rest Of the End and Sd divisions Of the 5th
corps in line, in order s, ruppost the
attack. After an action Of about three
fOurths Of en- hour the enemy retreated Ia
haste, leaving most Of his dead and wound
ed on the field. The gsh corps n0.s lies On
the ground. The force 'ef the enemy en-
gagged was one division Of thor 4th corps
under Gen. Bushrod Johnston, the strength
being about 5000. Our loss may reach S0e
70 go men kinod aud wouadsd, and that
Of the enemy about the same; but the
number Of prisoners, some lsO to 200, rem
ders their loss greater than ours.
The TribUne's eerrespOndent, dated Grav-
ely run % the night Of the 29th, says: BY
the movement Of to-day our original line,
which extended on the left to Hateher's
Run, has been prolonged beyond the Run,
westward across he Kagghals and Qaaker
rosds, facing norihwOrd TO within two and
a half miles Of the Dinwiddie Court House.
The Lieutenant General, accompanied by
Generals Williams, Ingalls,, and Seward,
and members Of their stats, came up to
Humphreys Station about II o'clock this
morning. and soon after crossed the Run,
visiting different points along our line es-
tablishing headquarters for the night on
the Vaughan road. Gen. Meade accomps-
MED our advance early in the morning,
and likswiss had his headquarters on the
Vaughan road, two miles from Hatcher's
Run.
The Tritune's Washington special sNys
A dispatch est received from GoldsbOro
says the rebels have completed ali their
prspsrasions 70 eYssaste Raleigh. All de
partments Of the State Government have
been removed to Goldsboro, as we'll as all
the supplies and militefy stores
General sehO6eld has levied tax Of I0O,-
coo rations Of meat and foor dnpon the sit-
iseas.
The HeraId's New Orleans correspondent
says Major General Lewis Wallace has gone
to Rio Grsnds on ajspssial mission, Is is
supposed, concerning the expulsion Of our
Consul al Mstamoras By AsximiIian and
the rstarn Of rebel desertsrs By Gen. Metia.
The Conserence with he General "a said to
have been entirely satisfactory. The re-
port says he had merely entered into an ar
Management gor thieves and murderers. Gen
eral Slaughter requested an interview with
General Wallace, which took place a Point
Isebel, Texas. The result was that the
vessel bearing General Wallace was sent
with dispatches to General Candy, with
orders to land that General at GslvssioR
on her return, showing that Cen. Wallace
vas 10 be there.