Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1864, Page 2

Ww. D. WALLACH, Editer and Proprietor. j WASHINGTON CITY: } ERIDAY .escesss---20e ceceee- MAY 20, 1964. EXTRA. GOOD NEWS FROM SHERMAN, HIS ARMY AT KINGSTON, GEORGIA. - ee | JOE JOHNSTON AGAIN RETREATS- aS SHERMAN AGAIN ADVANCES. ~ i} HOOKER AND HOWARD AFTER THE ENEMY. | ——.—_— é EIR GUNS HAMMERING JOHNSTON'S | REAR. ——>— THE TWO ARMIES IN SIGHT OF EACH OTHER. ————_._—_ GEN. J.C. DAVIS CAPTURES ROME, GEORGIA aS ees UNION TROOPS IN FULL POSSESSION. pipiens chemin Official Gazette. WASHINGTON, May 19, 1.16 P. M.—To Major | General Cadwalader, Philadelphia :—No official | reports of military operations have been re- ceived by this Department from General Grant | or Genera! Butler. H Reports from Gen. Sherman's command, | dated at Kingston, Georgia, at2 p.m. to-day, | announce that Sherman reached Kingston and encamped last night. This morning he ad- vanced upon the enemy, who again retreated. The despatch states, while being written, Hooker's and Howard’s guns were hamimer- ing away at Johnston, and the two armies ‘were in plain sight of each other, two miles east of Kingston. Davis’ division, of the Fourteenth Corps, is in possession of Rome. The weather is fine, the roads good, and the country more open, and less mountainous. (Signed) Epwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. FROM THE ARMY OF THE PQTOMAC. Another Charge of the Second Corps—The | first Rebel Line of Earthworks Cap- | tured—Further Particulars. a ee {Special deepatch for the Associated Press.] Iy THE FigLp, May 16.—Another charge has been made by the gallant 2d corps. The posi- tion of the different commands was changed. ‘Tuesday night, Hancock marched his men, un- der the cover of darkness, trom the extreme left of the line to the extremeright. About4 | o'clock Wednesday morning the charge was ordered, and the Irish Legion, commanded by | Colonel Matthew Murphy, led the advance- -As usual, there was a prelude from the mouths ofcannon. Our skirmishers, pushing out into the morning mist, with the roarof the artillery fresh in their ears, met the firstline of rebels, ‘who fled to their entrenchments after receiving one volley. There was little orno musketry after this until the woods were reached. Virginia bounds in open glades. They are clearing amid the pines, and resemble the fer- tile spots found in deserts. Our troops had to march at double quick over two hundred yards of this level country. On every side ‘Were pines and cedars, low, dark, secretive. Just outside the margin of timber could be #een the first line of rebel earthworks. They were captured. Grape and canister ‘were poured into the approaching lines, but they continued on,steady and unswerving. The irish Legion became confused after charging so far and losing so many officers and men. But the veteransof the ist and 2d divisions ‘were at hand, and, with unabated impetuosity, charged up tothe second line ,which was al- &o taken. Killed.—Major Lawler, 25th Mass.; Lieut. Fitzsimmons, 170th New York® Jacob Painter, 72d Pa.; Wm. A Johnston, 20th Mass. Wounded._Col. Matthew Murphy, com- manding Irish Legion; Lieut. A. Annard, ad- jutant 18th Mass.; Cay 18th Mass.; Capt. Covency, 57 & . Karples, 52d WN. Y.; Capt. Whiting, 534 +; Capt. Bayley, 28th Mass.; Adj’t P. R. Dunne, 170th N. v: Serg't Jas. Brown, 152d N. Maj. Burn, 155th W. ¥.; Col. Flood, 155th Y. Capt. DeWire, 155th N. Y.; Capt. Kellthers, 20th Mass.; Lieut. Col. Wm. DeLacy, 161th N. Y., mortally; Capt. Ws ley, 20th A. R. Curtis, 20th Mass.; Sergt. WMass.; Corp’! Jas. Donelly, 20th Mass. ‘Two hours after the charge, the batteries en- gaged the rebel artillery forhalfan hour. The practice was sharp on both sides, though but itew were injured. The ist Pennsylvania ar- tillery, and battery B, 4th United States, were firing at intervals all the morning. = A number of guerrillas were discovered in the house ef Dr. Reynolds, who resides a short distance from Fredericksburg. They were commanded by a rebel lieutenant. wo or three of our men were killed and wounded hear the house before the dangerous villains ‘were dislodged. The lieutenant was severely wounded and captured; the remainder fled to the bush. Itis reported ey piunaerea and murdered every straggler who fell into their hands. The large barn, near the house, was burned, and the dwelling only spared because of the tears and entreaties of the female occu- psnts. Dr. Reynolds is a prisoner inour hands. The posit on of the rebels is strong. I think ‘we will have hard fighting, and continual flanking to do, before reaching Richmond. It may begin at any moment. Another Account. morning, the desultory ekirmish firing, which commenced at daybreak, has grown into & considerable battle. The enemy discovering our changes of position last night, and taking advantage of the same, were found to have massed all their strength on our right, design- ing, no doubt, one more desperate assault to break our lines and get through to our supply trains. This movement of the foe, of course, Occs- sioned a reoccupation of our old positions of yesterday morning, and it was here . our extreme right, and with the 2d and 6th corps, that the struggle has been kept up with more or less severity up to noon to-day. Our troops were advanced to within very close range of their earthworks, when a murderous artillery | fire was opened upon us, occasioning us con- | siderable loss; but ourown guns were soon got into position, and, under cover of their fire, we charged and took their first line of rifle-pits, capturing a considerable number of prisoners and eeveral of their guns. At the moment of this present writing there is a cessation of firing along the lines, and the indications are that there will be no more fighting before evening or to-morrow. It is estimated thatthe rebel loss is considerably greater than ours, notwithstanding the mo- mentary advantage of their artillery range upon us. ‘he Vermont ooh mpbecoent f jest arrived, participated inthis fight, and is highly com- limented. It is stated that the decisive battle i¢ not unlikely to be fought right here, and that within a tew days at furthest. Ot the casualties, the report comes in that Lieut. Bartlett, 10th Maseachusetts, is killed, Capts. Bigelow and Pearce and Lieuts. Cohell and Whitney, of the same regiment, wounded; Adjt. Dean, 7th Massachusetts, wounded. These men were of Gen. Estee’s 4th brigade, 2d division, 6th corps, and were in the charge. A party of guerrillas got in behind a barn about four miles out trom Fredericksburg, on the read to the tront, this afternoon, and fired upon a party of our men while at the well” One of our men was killed, and three wound- ed, when our boys rallied, charged upon the murderers, killing two, wounded three, and then burned the building. Guerrilla warfare is fast becoming an unprofitable mode of ware- fare hereabout. Bera. FROM GENERAL BUTLER’S ARMY. ——__s————_ Severe Fight near Fort Darling—Particu- lars of the Rebel Attack—Butler Changes His Position. Bermvupa HuNDRED, May 17.—As reported yesterday, the tenemy came out of their earth- works around Fort Darling at daybreak yes- terday morning and charged upon our right wing, but were driven back with heavv loss. Immediately they made another charge but with similar results. At the third charge, which followed in quick succession, and with greater numbers, ont right wing fell back, and we lost a considerable number of prisoners, | @iso killed and wounded, but your correspon- dent has no estimate as to the number. Atthe time of the attack there was a dense fog, and the enemy was not discernable till close upon us. We however captured about 336 prisoners,and the enemy’s loss in killed and wounded was at least three“to our one. Prisovers captured say they were heavily re- inforced during the night, but do not know where from. We captured George W. Jones, a son of Senator Jones, of Tenn.; the Assistant Adju- tant General of the rebel General Bushrod Johnson. We also captured three other Uap- tains. Gen. Gilmore’s position on the left was at- tacked at the same time, also our centfe, but at 4p. m. both held their positions. Gen. Gil!more captured fifty prisoners in ad- dition to those mentioned. Up to4 o’clock p. m., Gen. Butler’s head- quarters, which were close in front, had not been unchanged, but owing to the superior Bumbers of the enemy now confronting us, we May have to fall back to our entrenchments. All however is in good order with our army at present. ‘Phe rebel ram has not been seen since 10 o'clock yesterday. The centre and left wie of our army hold their position, and Gen. Gillmore on the ex- treme left is within six and a half miles of Richmond. The enemy lost in killed and wounded in the three charges they made from one thousand to fifteen hundred men, whilst our loss in killed and wounded was very slight. Later. Gen. Butler having learned that the enemy was heavily reinforced, and by the arrival of a courier having aséertained that Gen. Kautz’s cavalry had succeeded in their mission in de- stroying the railroad bridge over the Appomat- tox river and several miles of the decided to fall back trom Fort Darling, and by Monday evening our army had safely arrived behind our new line of enttenchments, in per- fect order, with the exception of Gen. Heck- man’s brigade, which was ‘badly disorganized and the General captured. This brigade formed the extreme right wing, and here the enemy made their attack with great desperation, driving back tte brigade nearly two miles with overwhelming numbers, and capturing a large number of prisoners. Many were also killed and wounded. Three of our siege guns are reported to have fallen into the enemy’s hands, the horses being killed. ie guns are said to have been spiked. At pregent it is impossible to give a correct estimate of our losses. Stragglers are con- stantly coming in. We have no doubt lost more prisoners than the enemy, but their loss in killed and wounded is twicaas great as Burs, as our men were protecte@by entrench- ments. Several of Longstreet’s men were captured, ‘who stated that his whole force was co opera- ting with Beauregard. Rather an improbable story. One great object of Gen. Butler's advance against Fort Darling has certainly been ac- complished—that of attracting the attention of the rebe! forces in this vicinity away from the operations of our cavalry under Gen. Kautz, whilst they have been destreying the enemy’s communications south of Richmond. (Correspondence New York Herald. HEapquartERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, IN THE FIELD, May 17 —Gen. Batler received a Richmond paper dated 16th, which acknowl- edges that Lee met with a defeat on Thursday, and states that “the slaughter was terrific; no articulars are known.” The paper adds that jeff. Davis received a dispatch from Lee which [Correspondence of the Associated Press. | HEADQUARTERS, May 18, 6 p. m.—The attack On theenemy’s right was to have been made at an early hour this morning, but on examining the ground in that vicinity it was found to be unfavorable for the handling of an army, so the plan was changed, and at 5 o’clock this mnorning Hancock, supported by the 6th corps on his right and Burnsidg on the left, advanced @gainst the enemy's works. The rifle-pits in front were those which had been abandoned by a>, but were filled with rebel sharpsheoters, who were soon dislodged and dyiven through nm second line and behind a thick and impene- trabie abattis, which was of a most formidable mature. On examination, it was deemed best mot to attempt charging through this barrier, and the troops fell back in good order, although exposed to a galling fire of shells and canister from both flanks. Onr loss in this movement was considerable, being about eight hundred in killed and ‘wounded, among whor were Colonel Murphy, commanding Corcoran Legion, wounded; Lieu- tenant Colonel De Lacy, 164th New York vol- unteers, in bowels; Major Burns, 155th New Work, in head; Lieutenant Colonel Vander- harden, 116th Pennsylvania volunteers, in shotider; jor , commanding 39th New York, wounded; and Major Carples, 524 New ~Garmalde's: co artiy engaged arn: 's corps was partly en; and lost of the above amount about one fourth. | The Corcoran Legion acted like veterans, and kept their ground for over an hour under a yery hot fire. An attack was made by the rebels on the left in the afternoon, where Warren was posted, but our batteries soon drove the enemy back and silenced their@uns. é All is now quiet. May 19, 9a.m.—I have just received news that Guinea Station, en the Fredericksburg and Richmond railroad, was entered last night by our scouts. They captured telegraph ope- rators and ap} tus, rebel mail, &c. The | station was destroyed, besides a large quantity | of supplies. i The Battle Wednesday. passat wath sk THE ENEMY OUT OF SUPPLIES AND HARD ———_ ATTEMPT TO TURN OUR RIGHT FLANK. Pte aeteseee THE ATTEMPT FRUSTRATED. A CHARGE UPON THEIR LINES, CAPTURE OF THEIR RIFLE PITS. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. ————— THE DECISIVE BATTLE AT HAND. —— ——— {Special dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.] WasHINGTON, May 19, 12.10 p. m.—Your cor- respondent, Beta,” sends the following, dated Meadquarters Army of the Potomac, May 18, if p.m. ty Sioce forwarding my fret dispatch this i has been kept secret. Gen. Kautz’s cavalry have struck the Dan- ville Railroad and Mattox Station and burned the bridge over the Appomattox river. He is now moving on Roanoke Station, with the in- tention ot de@Btroying the great iron bridge over the Staunton river. This is the first positive intelligence we have received from Kautz. About 600 rebel prisoners were captared. Many of them were taken in the fog, before they were aware that they were in the midst ofour troops. Major T. P. Branch, chief ot staff of General Ransom, rode into our line in the fog and was captured. The rebel works built to defend approaches to Richmond, on the south side of the river, are immense. They are splendid works of art, and succeed each other, circle after circle, com- mencing at Kingsland creek and passing above Richmond. At dark the order was issued to retire, and before midnight the troops were all behind their intrenchments, north of the Appomattox. Our loss is very heavy, numbering perhaps two thousand five hundred killed, wounded and prisoners. The rebel loss was probably greater, as they were badly cut up by both ‘Heckman and Wistar, and were subjected to an unmerciful shelling by the artillery. General Heckman was reported captured; but I am happy to say that he was only missing for @ time, and is now with the remnant ot his valiant command. About one third of Heck- man’s force encceeded in cutting their way ont by the assistance which had arrived to em. General Sheiridan’s forces started on a raid around Richmond yesterday afternoon, after refreshing their horses. The cavalry will keep the railroad communication to Richmond cut for a while. | eee At 3o'clock, Mrs. L. Suita will e speak in the lower C: influence of the Father to encourage all rosperity—that leneum, (> KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS—WASHINGTON les LODGE No. 1.—Officers and BEING TON this Lodge are hereby notified to assemble in the grounds under Love, who desires that the war is esseri‘al to future liberty will bring about the Mil- my 2)-2t* ii ance t "clock FRIDAY EVENING. 20th inst.’ for the > arpose of meade a a Pol order: f 0- Ws. R. Titcoxs, Scribe; wy i3-2t* FAIR AND FESTIVAL.—The Fair and Festival of the Foundry M. E. Church, corner Mth and G streets, w another Ynllsiua’shefac? Chasen He’ public seeseet ew ie ae dially invited to attend. = my 16-60" pe RE as ha sl BIBLE SOCIELY —The thirty-sixth anni- em ver of the Washington city Bible So- yy will beheld te the First Presb c i; street, MONDAY EVENING, May 294, at 8 o'clock. Dr. Pawxer, the president, will id, © ported by the pastors of the feveral’c burches of "Addresses will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Tayton, corresponding secretary of the agree Bible Society, and by Rev. Dr. Sawray legate of the U.8. Christian mission, and probably y others, The President and Mrs. = have intimated hoir embracin, me of the best musical tal- he city will feat tHe af The public are cordially inv! Rev. Dr. Taytox will pats tation, deliver SE greroneiste discourse in'the aio the House o - cy aaeibes on Banos 1 ie ae Ree, nville |! Tailroad, also the dams, locks and embank- | ments of the canal leading into Richmond, | Municipal Election—Candidates, &e. NOTICE.—The leyal voters of the Sixth em Ward. who are in favor of John H. Semmes ce the hall of the Anacostia Engire DAY EVENING, May 2'th, at ae lem INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE. SECOND WARD. For ALDFRMAN— my Sten GEORGE T. RAUB, TENTH WARD UNCONDITIONAL mee UNION TICKED ON DIT IONA F oOR— Se oe RICHARD WALLACH., ERM AN— aa LN CROSBY 8. NOYES. MON COUTNCIL— eee W. HAMILTON, GTHO BOSWELL. _my2-te JOHN H. D. RICHARDS, SOND WARD UNCON NAL . te UNION TICKED. NDE TIO! he 2 AYORICHARD WALLACH, AxX— a s eae HUESELL BARR. MM. wx CovxnciL— nee MAMURL ‘W. OWEN, WM. PETTIBONE, my 20-co8t*_ SAMUEL A. PEUGH. EVENTH WARD. ENTH OR RE-ELECTION. NCONDITIONAL UNION CANDIDATE FOR ASSESSOR, E my 17-483" PETER HEPBURN. NDITIONAL UNION 5; 1€; eae FIRST WARD. § TICKET OR— on ae RICHARD WALLACH. RMAN— For ALPEYOHN B. TURTON. For Common Councit— JAMES KELLY, H.C. W. » For fee A, RHEEM. SSOR— my 16-te* THOMAS H. DONOHUE. FOURTH WARD INDEPENDENT UNION TICKET. For Maror— JOHN H. SEMMES, For ALDERMAT #8 ENGLISH. For Commo! tes ELIJAH EDMONSTON. WIGHT [Intel., Repud., Chron. & Con. Union.] my 16-te SEVENTH WARD UNCONDITIONAL wou UNION TICKET, ‘on Mayor— JOHN H. SEMMES. For ALDERMAN— PETER M. PEARSON, For Common Covxcit— . JOHN DLEY, W.T. WALKER, GEO. WRIGHT. For Assrssor— JOHN H. BIRD. my 16-18t* c FOURTH WARD UNCONDITIONAL One UNION TICKET. ‘on MAYoR— RICHARD WALLACH. For ALDERMAN— JNO. P. PEPPER, For Common Corncir— ASBURY LLOYD. . JOSEPH FOLLANSBEE, my 12 MICHAEL LARNER. INDEPENDENT UNION CANDIDATE FOR marron JOHN H. SEMMES. ap 29 te UNCONDITIONAL UNION TICKET. FIFTH WARD. For Mayor— ¥ RICHARD WALLACH. For ALDERMAN— CHAS. I. CANFIELD, For Common Counci— WM. P. FERGUSON, JAMES B. DAVIS, J. B. WARD. For AssEssor—. B. F. DYER. may 6-3w* THIRD WARD—JUNE ELECTION.—The unconditional Union voters of the Third Ward will support the following ficket at the ap- Proaching piunicivel election, viz: For — RicHARD WALLACH, For ALDERMAN. JOSEPH F. BROWN, For Common Councit— NOBLE D. LARNER. THOMAS A. STEPHENS, JOHN W. SIMS. For ASsEssor JAMES'P cKEAN ap 23-tf THIRD WARD—JUNE ELECTION.—The unconditional Union voters of the Third ard will support the following ticket at the June ection iron . ‘OR aa ane RICHEED WALLACH. ‘OR ALDEEMAN— ALEXANDER R. SHEPHERD. For Common Councit— > N. D. LARNER, JOB W. ANGUS, JOHN W. SIMS. ap 23-te RARE CHANCE FOR A PERSON JUST GO- ing into business, Two SHOW CASES; also, two COUNTERS, suitable for a milliner or a fancy store. Also,a lot of FRENCH FLOWERS, which will be cold cheap. my 20-3t* L2C2ENSES TO BE RENEWED. a Corvector’s OrFice Umited States Internal Revenue, D. C Washington. May 19. 1854. Persons in business in the District of Columbia are hereby that all licenses under the United Sta Jaw expired May 1, 1834, and goust be ren fore June Ist. ortherwise the penalties pre rd by law will be enforced _L. CLEPHANE, Collector for District of Columbia. my 20-6¢ fice 46% Seventh st., near F. '[ HIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subseri- ber has obtained from the ‘Orphans’ Court of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, letters of administration c. t. a. on the personal es- tate of James Britt.late of Washington city, D. C., indecensed. All versons having clare wenlinat’ thé ‘said decéased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, onor before the Ith day of May next; they may otherwise bylaw be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this 17th day of May, A. D. 1864. ROBERT BRITT, iny 20-lsw3w? Administrator c. t.'a. pPercsans FOR FUEL. QUARTERMASTER’S OrFice, U.8.M.C., WASHINGTON, May 15 Tae f Sealed Proposals will be received at this office until Wednesday, the 2d day of June, 1854. at 2 ° clock p.m. for supplying WOOD and COAL to the U. Marines at Washington, D.C., from Ist ou. 1864, to 31th June, 1865. The Wood to be good merchantable oak, and to be delivered, piled, measured and inspected at such points within the walls of the Marine Bar- racks as may be designated by the Commanding Marine Officer, free of expense to the United ates. The Coal to be best white ash anthracite ecg coal, free from dust, and to weigh 2,24) Ibs. to the ton; to be weighed. inspected and delivered such points within the walls of the Marine Bar- racks as nay be designated by the Commandin Marine Officer, free of expense to the Unite: States ; and both Wood and Goal to be furnished atsuch times and in such quantities as the said Commanding Marine Officer may require. Payments will be made upon the quarterly requi- sitions of the commanding officer, stating the quantities required for the use of his command, agreeably to regulations. js ‘A guaranty, to be signed by two responsible per- sons, whose responsibility must be certified to by the U.%. District Judge, U. 8. District Attorney, or U. &. Collector, must accompany each proponal, otherwise it will not be considered, To be indorsed ‘*Proposals for Fuel.’? and ad- dressed to the undersigned, W. B.SLACK, my 20-law4w Major and Quartermaster, ROPOSALS FOR FLOUR. Office Depot Commissary of Subsistence, ‘ Washington. D. C., May 19, 1964. BeaLED Proposats are invited until the 2ith of May, at 120’clock m., for furnishing the Sub- sistence Department with EIGHT THOUSAND (7000) BARRELS OF The Bropossis will be for what is known at this Depot as Not 2and 3, and bids will be entertained fog ‘any quantity less than the whole. ids must be in duplicate, and for each grade on separate sheets of paper. S he Flour to be fresh ground, and delivered in new oak barrels, head lined. The delivery of the Flour to commence within five days from the opening of the bids, and in such uantities, daily, as the Government may direct; elivered at the Government warehouse in George- town, at the wharves or railroad depot in Wash- ington. D. C. "Ene delivery of all Flour awarded to be com- leted within twenty days from the opening of the ide, Payment will be made in certificates of indebt- ednesr, or such other funds asthe Government may have for disbursement. The usual Government inspection will be made Just before the Flour is received, and none will be *Aeoath of allegiance must accompany the bid of n oath of allegiance m mpany the bid o: each bidder who hae not the oatp on fle in this office, and no bid wil entertained from parties who have previously failed to comply with their bids, or from bidders not present to respond, ‘i Goverment reserves the right to yeject any bid lor any cause. Bids to be addressed to the undersigned, at No, 223 G street, endorsed ‘* Proposals for Ficaz.! my -td, Captain and 0. 8, ¥. BR. M. WILLIAN WILL BE THANKFUL TO BI ns OF offi incharge of i fgeisiormutn oa wouded Burger ir care. . my 19-3t 336 Penna. avenue. ADIES AND GENTLEMEN WI L PLAIN REWING done, Machine ised and also Gentlemen's Shirt accommodated by calling 173 2d street west, betw Harnden’s Express Office. ARCE AND DESIRABLE can MISSES D CHILDREN’S BLACK BILK SACQUES me BLAOK SILK ULARS. BLACK Spt MANTILLAS anp *OLOTH SACQUES AND CIRCULARS, N, B. All sizes. | +At MAX WELL’S Cloak and Mantilla Store, 325 Ps. ay., y 18-6t ‘between 9th and 10th ats, OR SALE—One good shifting top BUG: a F set of pingle harness; in perfec! onde oP $125. apy tween zvhe hours of 9, m. an ame at Loe £ strech, near cist, Br int made to ord. t MRS. MILLET Ne n Band 0, Spposite my I/-lw* NUN) EDITION, 4 O’OLOCE P. M. Latest from the Front. ie WE HOLD THE WORKS CAPTURED BY THE IRISH LEGION ON WEDNESDAY. prieasssPsicilg GRANT TO MOVE FORWARD THIS MORNING. SS A meseenger who left Gen. Grant’s Head. quarters at 4 p.m. yesterday reports that we held the works yesterday which were taken the day before by the Irish Legion, and that all was quiet—no firing being heard from any part of the line—but that it was expected that we would again push forward this morning. CHEERING NEWS FROM THE FRONT. *We have information through a gentleman whom we know to be entirely reliable, who left Meade’s headquarters last evening, that Gen. M.a few minutes before his departure, stated to him that our entire loss in theen- gagement of the day before was about five hundred in killed, wounded, missing, and stragglers, which latter ificlude the few pris- oners taken by the rebels. This estimate of General M.’s did not in- clude Burnside’s losses, which (according to information leaving the front a few hoursafter our informant started) amounted to one-fourth of the whole loss, bringing our loss up to six | hundred and fifty, all told. $ General Meade was entirely satisfied with the‘result of the day’s movement, as while securing for us the indispensible information concerning the Rebels’ position and force it was designed to obtain, we inflicted a much larger loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, than we incurred. The information obtained by the movement, doubtless caused some changes in the pro. gramme for yesterday. There was no fighting of moment yesterday, though itis highly probable thata heavy ac- tion has taken place to-day. The Third Division of the Fifth Corps had some fighting yesterday in a reconnoissance of the rebel works beyond the Po river, and lost some in killed and wounded. The Division subsequently rejoined the main army. 1 THE BOGL PROCLAMATION RESTS OF TELEGRAPH OP The manager and operators in charge of the ame of the Independent Telegraph Line at Pittsburg, Pa., numbering five in all, have been arrested. They arrived in this city yes- terday, under guard, and were committed to the Old Capitol. The superintendent, manager, and superin- tend@ent of repairs, and five operators of the here this morning, and were consigned to the same quarters. ARRISAL OF WOUNDED OFFICERS, The Argo arrived here this torenoon from Belle Plain, haying on board a number of wounded officers of the Irish brigade, among whom was Uol. Murphy. m7 From Scott & Co., the New York pub- lishers, we have the Westminster Review, (for April,) containing articles on the Upper Nile, Strikes and Industrial Co-operation, the Abo- lition of Religious Tests, Death Punishment, New Zealand, Taine’s History of English Lit- eratnre, the Philosophy of Roger Bacon, and Cotemporary Literature. wa From the publisher, J. T. Lioyd, New York, we have a copy of Lloyd’s excellent to- pographical map of Georgia CONGRESSIONAL. —— XXXVIIItz CONGRESS.—FIRST SESSION, > SeNATE.—Mr. Hale presented a petition from Jobn Ericsson, builder of the two monitors, Dictator and Puritan, praying relief; which was granted. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions, reported back the House bill for the relief of Julia A. Ames, widow of a sergeant of the 6th Massachusetts infantry, killed in Baltimore on the 19th of April, 1861. It gives her the usual pension of $8 ner menth. The bill was ren- dered necessary because of the reziment not having been mustered into the United States service at the time of ite passage through Bal- timore. It was at once passed. Mr. Wilson introduced a joint resolution to authorize the. President to call out men by drait for one year, as follows: That the President of the United States is hereby authorized, on and after the passage of this resolution, to call eut, for a period not exceeding one year, such number of men as the exigencies of the service may require, accord- ing to the provisions of the act approved March 3, 1863, entitled ‘An act for enrolling and call- ing out the national forces, and for other pur- poses,” and the act approved February 24, 1564, entitled “An act to amend an act entitled ‘An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes.’ Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Collamer called up the bill to authorize the establishment of ocean mail steamship ser- vice between the United States and Brazil, the pending question being on the amendment of Mr. Wilkinson to carry ou’ @ contract between the Government of Venezuela and certain cit- izens of New York for a semi-monthly line from that city to La Guayra and other Ven- ezuelan porte, touching at St. Thomas, the United States to pay $40,000 per annum for the mails, &c. Mr. Wilkinson said if we were to establish a line with the slave empire of Brazil, we ought also to embrace this opportunity of extending our commerce with the free republic of Vene- zuela. Mr. Collamer urged, as heretofore, that this bill for Brazil should stand alone, and depre- cated this bringing of the slavery subject into every question. : The amendment was rejected, and after some further debate on the general merits of the measure, it was laid over. Hovsr.—Hon. E. C. Ingersoll was introduced by Hon. E. B, Washburne, and took the neceq- sary oath before entering upon his seat as the successor of the late Hon. Owen Lovejoy. The House passed & number of private bills. Mr. Holman, of Indiana, introduced a reso- lution—that when the House adjourn to-day it be to Monday, in order that the members ma) have Jeisure to visit wounded officers and sol- diers from their respective districts and see that they are properly cared for. Mr. Spalding moved to amend by saying to visit their female acquaintances, etc. [Laugh- ter.] This was declared to be out of order. The resolution, as introduced by Mr. Hol- man was passed, yeas 75, nays 49. Mr. Webster, of Maryland, from the Com- mittee of Conference onthe disagreeing amend- ments to the bill establishing a territorial gov- ernment for Montafio, made a report, which he explained, namely :—The Senate had amended it, 80 as to allow colored persons to vote, but the report confined suffrage to white male citi- zens of the United States, and those who have declare; ir intention to become such. The t was concurred in, yeas 102, nays 26. FROM RICHMOND. = The Rebel Press on Grant’s Campaign— ‘Everythi Staked the Issue—* if Grant Wins in Virginia, he Wins Every- thing. . Vornacsee MowRoz, May 17.—The Richmond Examiner of the 12th inst. contains the follow- ing: «GoLpsBoRO’, May 9.—The expedition to Newbern returned on Sunday morning. We captured sixty-three prisoners. Our loss was slight.” The Examiner says: « The enemy have>concentrated in Virginia. If beaten here he is beateneverywhere. If he wins here he wins everything. “The war might continue, the Confederacy ‘might possibly survive—but if Virginia is lost, ‘the present Confederate organization will not pro- bably, survive. «Heaven and earth now call on the govern- ment to bring up all the troops at its command, “The whole number of Union officers in 12 | Livby Prisgn on the 11th wes twenty-nine.” same line, arrested at Philadelphia, reached * Martrsis 1x Groncetow2+—Business is not as lively as it has been-at times: within the month. The canal is doing little comparative- ly, the boats still holding back on the upper canal in con uence of the water, which con- tinues high. he only arrivals since yesterday were the M. B. Bramhall and Robt. P. Getty, with coal forthe Cumberland ©. & I.0o., Mot! Mack, do. to the Borden Co., and John Ham- bert, do. to Hieston Co. The departures were the John Mills, with fish and salt to Edwards Ferry, and four other boats light for varions points. Port of Georgetown.—Cleared— Schr’s Ross Winans, Cade, Havre de Grace; Richmond, Small, Bath; 'G. L. Brown, Vallandigham, Annamessex; North Carolina, Tull, do.; D. L. Ballard, Ford, do.; Lamartine, Johnsen, Fair Haven, Mass.; J. 'T. Riley, Meredith, Deal's Island; J. Paine, Mayo, ton; Mary Eliza- beth, Sterling, Annamessex; Kate, Raynor, Pautuxent. Sloop Native, Evans, Annames- sex. Steamer Baltimore, Lewis, New Yor! TELEGRAPHIC NEW: A Brilliant Vietory by Gen. Averill near Wytheville, Va., over the Rebel Gen: Sam Jones. CAPTURE OF GUNS. DESTRUCTION OF THE RAILROAD CHRISTIANBURG BY AVERILL. pr nes PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—Oincinnati papers contain an interesting déspatch trom Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, giving an account of & brilliant victory by Gen. Averill on the right of the main body of Crook's army. On the 10th Averill reached a point within four miles of Wytheville where he encoun- tered the enemy, four thousand strong, under Gen. Sam Jones, and fcught them four hours, driving (bém—killing and wounding many and capturing some prisoners. Under cover of darkness the enemy retreated. Our loss was one hundred and twenty killed and wounded and none missing. Near Biacksbarg Gen. Averill commenced destroying the railroad, which was most éffec- tually done toa point four miles east of Chris- tiansburg. At the latter place a small force of the enemy hastily left, leaving two three-inch guns, which fell into our hands. THE PIRATE ALABAMA AND OTHER CONFEDERATE ¢IRATES PREPAR- ING FOR a DEMONSTRATION UPON OUR NORTHERN co. PHILADELPHIA, May 2.—The Evening Bulletin has the following :—A letter from an officer on an American war vessel contains the following important information : «Jt has been known to us threugh Confed- erate naval cfficers that the Alabama was coming here, and thatthe combined Confede- rate pirates are to make a demonstration on our northern coast as soon as they can get ready. «The detention of the Rappahannock and non-arrival of the Alabama here postponed it for over a month. This comes direct from Contederate officers aboard the vessels, througtr spies.” ELECTION OF BISHOPS, Ke. PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—The following ad- ditional Bishops have just been elected by the General Methodist Episeopal Conference :— D. W. Clark, of New York; E. Thompson of Olio; and Calvin Kingsley, of Erie. The following have also been elected:—D. D. NEAR OF SPORT ON DECK,—There rat-killing match next SATUR- G, May 2ist. at 544 o'clock, at the Green House, No. 199 G street. between isth and number of rats on hand entering their do; by applying to the manager on the evening of the sport. my 2)-2t* A NOTICE. : i Breet peeipe to the undersigned i t aceounta, “my 20 coor MURRAY & SEMMES. OU ND—On my premises, a amali BAY HORSE. ‘The owner is requested to come. pay damages and take himaway. JOHN McNAMARA, 624 Mass. av. bet. North Capitol st. and my 2)-3t* New Jersey avenue. QC Ww. —Stolen from the stable of Mra. $20 Taso ca hearing of the l6th May, 1864, a small BAY MARE, about ¢en hands high; white face; a saddle gall on her back; on the si of back few grey hairs left from an old rore, I will give the above reward for her delivery to me at Lie Boblayer’s, corner 9th and I. streets, Navy vard sy 30.30" ” HOLIAB WOULD MOST RE- MAAN iy ny to her friends and to the public enerally that she is again prepares to read to all fione who reauire it, the Past, Present and Future, she having removed from house No. 60 A street south, Capitol Hill, to house No 227 B street, be- sween 6th and 7th streets, Island. my 20-3t CHAISES, BB, & Just received a very large and splendid assort- ment of CHILDREN’S CARRIAGES. 1358. x x Geet Doni i i ‘ably low prices. which we are running of at rome RIF FIT f my 20-26, 369 7th st., bet. I and K. { Alex. Gazette and Journal. URE SODA WATER, WITH FRUIT AND CREAM SIRUPS, Drawn from MARBLE FOUNTAINS, At WM. A. GRAY’S, Northeast corner Massachusetts av. = and ith street. Wheldon, of New York, Editor of Quarterly my 20-5t™ Review: Daniel Wise, of Providence, Editor of CABrzts ! CARPETS! S S, . i OIL CLOTHS! Sunday School Advocate; Dr. J. P. Durbin, of MATTINGS! MATTINGS! Philadelphia, Missionary Seeretary; and OU. E- P . at ¢ Harris, of Ohio, Assistant Secretary of Mis- BONTZ & GRIFFITH'S, sionary Society. = 3 6 9 SEVENTH 8TREET, Between I anp K Streets. a7) SIGN OF THE HIGH AWNING. «49 my 2-6 THE DRAFT IN KENTUCKY. PapvcaH, Ky., May 20.—The draft for McCracken county was made yesterday ; 512 names were drawn, among them many mer- chants and business men of Paducah. There was considerable excitement, but no disturbance. The military lines are closed to prevent per- sons drawn from leaving. The names for Grayes county are being drawn to-dey. Lexington county is to be drawn on Monday. T NOTICE. HERE Will be a meeting of all the housekeep ers of the District of Calumbia at BONTZ & ‘GRIFFITH'S HOUSEFURNISHING ESTABLISHMENT, 369 7th street, between Land K sts., to examine their immense stock of FURN TUES ARPETS OIL CLOTHS, u MATTINGS, And HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS in general, which they are selling at less prices thau they can be bought for at the manufactories. om ‘They also make a discount of 10 percent, on all bills of $50 and upwards, ra SIGN OF THE HIGH AWNING. BONTZ & GRIFFITH, 369 Seventh street, my2%-6t [Alex.Gaz.& Jour.] bet. Land K sts. N ELEGANT STOCK OF GOODS. The subscribers have now in store a most auperb stock of DRESS GOODS of hati @ desirable fabric, and the greater part of them having been pur- chased at the late large sales made in New York and Philadel phia by one of our firm, we are ena- bled to offer a great many desirable articles at a very moderate price; and we really do not think purchasers do themselves justice if they fail to examine our stock and prices before purchasing. We name in part a few very desirable goods for opening: which are scarce, and having a large peace and, we are selling them under the mar- et price : Lupin’s Black Crape Maret, 2 yards wide Lupin’s Black Bange, 2 yards wide Lupin’s Black Worsted Grenadine, 2 yards wide Fine Black All-wool Lama Cloth. 2 yards wide Bingle width Crape Maret and Worsted Grena- Lupin’s best quality Shalley Lupin’s best Florentine, of the best quality Twenty-five pieces Lupin’s Black Bombazines Fifty pieces Black Alpacas. from 5 cents to $1.5) Fifty pieces Black and White Dress Goods in striped and check Grenadines Striped and Checked Mozambiques Black and White Ginghams_of superior quality Plain Black Organdies and Jaconets All-wool Black and White Mousselines Plain Black Delaines, in single and double A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT KILLED. PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—The Cincinnati Commercial has the following announcement: Shanks, correspondent of the New York Herald, lost his lite at Resaca. The private telegram communicating this intelligence says he was killed instantly in Logan breastworks on Sunday. THE FIGHTING ON JAMES RIVER. PULSED IN A MIDNIGHT CK ON BUTLER. THE ENEMY AT {Dispatch to Philadelphia Inquirer.] BERMUDA HUNDRED, May 15.—The Director of Transportation of Wounded informs me that nearly five thousand ef our men were cap- tured, wounded and killed on Monday. Near- ly the whole of Heckman’s brigade are either killed, wounded or missing. Our forces have fallen back to within five miles of this place. They are no longer menacing Fort Darling. A Midnight Attack by the Rebels. BERMUDA HUNDRED, Va., May 18.—About twelve o’clock last night the rebels made a demonetatior on our front, which lasted until about three o’clock this morning. The scene of the engagement was about a mile anda half trom General Guillmore’s headquarters. The rebels retreated, badly whipped, leaving a large number of dead on the ground. We had but three killed and four wounded. The rebels ‘were thoroughly punished for their temerity. BERMUDA HUNDRED, May 18.—The army idths English Crape Veils in all qualities,and in the assortment are some of the finest we have ever seen Black English Crape, by the yard, in all quali- ies. One ot tne AtSO,gUST OPENED ne o: e most choice assortments cl ED DRESS GOODS ever offered in this market, com prising one of the most elegant stocks of silks to be found this side of New ¥ now occupies the old position, the one which | q,!,pieces beautiful Grenadines, Florentines, and it first took about five miles beyond. It is no 10 pieces 3-4 and 6-4 Mozambiques in all of the mostdesirable colors in use. longer in front of Fort Darling. . i ALSO ON HAND. A splendid stock of 8PRING CASSIMERE3. suit- able for Gents’ and Boys’ wear. which we gre sell eding cheap, compared with the prices cha: here. One price only. All goods marke: figures at the lowest cash Pus 5 . W._M. SHUSTER No. 38. opposite Cent my 20-eobtif between 7th and &th streets, ¥ W.L. WALL & CO., Auctioneers, . 8. W. corner Pa, av, and 9th st. CROCK WARE AND GLASSWARE AT AUCTION. On SATURDAY MORNING, 2ist instant, at 10 o'clock, we will sell, at the Auction Rooms, an as- soriment of Crockware and Giassware. Terms cash. my 2-It WM. L. WALL & OO., Aucts, BY J.C. McGUIRE &0., Auctioneers. BAROUCHE AND CARRYALL AT AUCTION. On TO-MORROW (Saturday) MORNING, alist of May. at) o’cleck, in front of the Auction Rooms, we shall Fell— 1 Family Carriage or Barouche for one Horse. 1 Bquare body Carryall, with pole shafts, Terms cash, my,2-It J. ©, MoGUIRE & CO. Aucts,_ ¥ W.L. WALL & CO., Auctioneers. STOCK OF GROCERIES AT AUCTION. On MONDAY MORNING, May 30, commencing at 10 o'clock, we will sell, at the store of Messrs, Fenwick & Go., Islaad Hall, corner Virginia ave. nue andtth street, their entire stock of Groceries, eateries and good will, the Store for rent, and can be had on a lease, and rent very low, inquire of the Auctioneers. The stock is fresh, and compri- Re5— White and Brown Sugars, Teas, Ooiiees, Fleur, Whiskey, Wines, Tobacco, Se Canned Fruits, and Condimen' Wooden, Earthern. and Tin wa Giassware. Pepper, Starch, Spices, ;- Together with a variety of articles usually Kept in ‘@ weil selected retail Grocery Store. ALSO, We will sel!, at 12 0’clock precisely, Horse, Wagon, and Harness, Oss, Terms:—All sums under 2 cash, over that snosee a eceart shitty. aud mat (a onan fornotes satisfactorily endorsed, bearing interest. my.20d. W.L, WALL & CO., Aucts. MASSACHUSETTS STATE CONVEN- TION President Lincoln Sustained and Endorsed —Speech of Wendell Phillips Against his Renomination. : ? Boston, May 19.—The Union State Conven- tion met to-day, and elected Gov. Andrew, Wm. Clafiin and James T. Robinson delegates at large to the National Convention. ij Wendell Phillips made his first appearance in a political convention, and spoke at length in opposition to the renomination of Abraham Lipcoln. The voice of the conyention, how- ever, was emphatically against him, and the following resolution was unanimously adop- ted: Resolved, That the integrity, firmness, wis dom and humanity exhibited by the President of the United States during three years of his Administration entitles him to the cordial and continued support of the people of the Repub- lic, and that at the present time no person can be so fully commended by experience and per- sonal character as a candidate for the next Presidency, as Abraham Lincoln. else plain Death of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Boston, May 19.—Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author, died this morning at Plymouth, N. H. He was stopping at Plymouth in the course of a journey for the benefit of his health, and was in company with ex-President Franklin Pierce. He been suffering with general debility for some time, but retired to bed last night as wellas usual. At3o’clock this morn- ing, however, he was found dead in his bed by ex-President Pierce, LOCAL NEWS. — (i ORE Ea THE HACKMEN.—The Chronicle of this morn- ing has an article in regard to what it terms the “extortions practiced by hackmen” upon strangers ae =F eA at says they (the Y J, O. MOGUIRE & CO., Auctioneers. hackmen) are in it of c “from é = (oar en ee ee eee ee ee en anoaE apprehend, is only one side of the story. T: BUILDING AT PUBLIC AUOTION. are doubtless some black si amongst the On TUBSDAY MORNING, May 2th. at 100’clook, hackmen, as well as amongst all other classes | at the store corner Fourteenth and t, streets, we of the community, but as a whole the hackmen of Washington area respectable, industrious, law-abiding set of men; and as we do nothear that any of them have retired upon fortunes made by their s‘extortions,” we conclude that if they earn a decent livelihood in these times, (horse-feed being quite donble what it was five years ago,) it is quite as much as they do real- shall sell, the entire stock in trade comprising— Sugars, Coffees, Teas. Syrups, - Soaps of various kins Spices, Starch, Cai i » Ts uff, aE ek Santee ype iret. a - inch be Ket ‘and Ginger Brandy, Port, ize. The hackmen complain of “impositions” am. trange) Shi and Madeira Wines, &c., &c. Fae Bee et naar or ines —. Fico Psmieed Store aatures: Gounter fess: ke. &e. of hard service, engaging them for extra diwg, 20 by 28, with anaddi- and then, not needing their service, decl The Frame Bore moved within three Gaya after ti by 20, to be remove: to pay them for the detention, &c., &c. In aa! * the hackmen claim that the imposition busi- ‘erms cash, .' ness is quite on the other leg. aa ‘my.20-d J. 0. MeGUIRBE & CO.. Aucts, R oy PAY 1x Tae Nav: Ya qavaret HORSES WANTED, THE RAtEs or Par IN THE. ¥Y Yarp.— —— In the rates of pay given tothe workmen inthe Wan Dara ray cher Owe Beanav. i t taro tates sn ihe Siar We areed Wasninoron, D. Os May lath, 154. that the helpers in the blacksmith's depart- | cipgg THOUSAND\ 3,000) HORSES WANTED. ent were receiving $225 day, which is erroneous, that rater being elven iofoarinvclase | | Gp¢ buntredang sixty ve $40) dollars pet head workmen. The r ‘and laborers ard is $2, $1.75. and ‘We 1a ee rer ths Nishant tales ef oad eiaee bates] Gocco iron-foundry per day is $2.78 anetead of $3, as ‘ho! be stated. . fy rh five ibe ere Daap-—The obituary sotioss announce the compactly built. bridle wise, cA : Bs ete Sac ote eae ane | pelea eee gor be iv . Vored' in business ob Pennsylvania. avenue, ss aa mati ‘a, ‘e, Setirea on neompetence, Se Peel ane Pavary Bares,