The New York herald., 1865-03-27
G R A N 7.
Advance Of the National Lines
on tho Left.
Additional Capture Of Over -Four
Hundred Rebels.
Lees Losses on Saturday Over
Six Thousand.
Tho Union Losses Less Than
Five Hundred.
ACTIVITY In THE REBEL CAMP.
Operations Preliminary to Sat-
vprda wa Attack
Tho Union Losses Less Than
Five Hundred.
ACTIVITY IN THE REBEL CAMP
Preliminary to Sat-
urday's Attack.
The Enemy Draws Several Divisions
from Before the Sixth Corps,
&e., ke., &c.

Our Special Washington Dispatches.
WAsMsarox, March 26, 1906.
The community hero has been excited all day with
rumors, seemingly we'll authenticated, that the whole
right wing Of tho rebel army ut Richmond and Peters
burg had surrendered and that Richmond was evacuated
by the rebels. These stories arc simply premature.
There no doubt that both will be realized In . few
days. but up 70 this evening nothing reliable has been
received from Grants army In addition TO what was pub
iished In the odcia bulletins this morning. except
despatch from tho President dated at eleven O'Clock this
morning. stating that information had just been received
from the front that lines had been advanced on the
len to include those previously occupied BY the
enemy's skirmishers and that in this movement between
four and ave hundred rebel prisoners captured.
The rebel losses in killed. wounded and prisoners In
the affair yesterday estimated At over six thou
sand; while the losses SIDE are less than ive
hundred The that three thousand rebels taken
prisoners in this assault upon lines Ii construed here
~ an evidence Of THAR willingness to be captured
believed that the attack upon Fort stcadman was
prompted by two motves-one 70 ascertain II General
Grant had really represented in the Richmond papers,
weakened his lines by sending renforcements 70 Shsr
man. and also to cloak movement Of the main body OF
Lees army southwark TO strengthen Johnston.
The immense losses sustained by the rebels in their At
tack upon lines, will unquestionably deepen the
gloom and increase the panic sirosdy existing At Rich
mond
Mrs General Meade and brilliant party Of ladies and
gentlemen, escorted by Assistant Adntant General
Hardie and Major Knox, Thirteenth United States In
fantry returned to-day from tho Army Of the Potomsc
where they have for short time been the guests Of
General Meade.
Mr.. Charles III. Hannsm's Despstches.
HEADQUARTERS, sixth ARxy CoRrs,
NEAR PEfERsBunG, March =, 1855 J
MOVEMENTS TIE RzssL CANT.
Onnces from the Iookouts on this front have been
busty engaged observing the actions Of the enemy with
in his worka For several days their movements have
been rather Indicative Of dash at point along
lines Both infantry and light artillery In large numbers
are being moved This morning the scNvity seems
greater than has been witnessed here for time
DssSRrxm RrpoeT MA1cuxa oRps1.
Dcsertess who were brought In from the front this
morning report that several rebel divisions under
marching orders whom they left The direction OF tbs
movement they mention 10 the right Of their hnes
new saoors on OUR yRsxr.
Ia evident that changes about 70 take plaoA
- an entirely command hn appeared on cur 'front.'
During the psst week picksts have made repeated
efforts draw out the rcoels and click sons informs
tion bot thcy nnd them very yncucsmmunicative The
rebel troops now performing pckst duty Opposite our
lines understood 70 be a portion Of detach.
ment hitherto attached TO other army than Lees
The men arc uniformed In buttcrnutcosrcd clothing
Some Of oosrs Of the opinion that the men be-
long the State Of Alabama They very reserved,
which somewhat asonishes mon, their prsdcces
sors were generally disposed 70 frequent little shss
the lines -
OUR RxApr
Al far M this corps concerned prepared V
give any number OF rcbcs and at any time n,ting
ception IL they attempt the offensive, We anxiously
awaH the developments Of tho unusual activity reported
from the lookoutg
MORE RKBn. REronm
The report Of Johnstons victory over General Sher-
man WINS again repeated day dcserte who ssy that
four divisions OF Union troops very roughly handled
THE wEArHHR.
The weather for tho last two days has been remark.
ably bleak Dense clouds Of dust have filled the air
the weather has been dsagrccsbe than At any
during the winter.
UvAnorI urrps StrTu AMY Coarx