The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1864, Page 4

4 ee NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON B! EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR rs OFrice N. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Volume XXIX AMUSEMENTS THIS RVENING. 8 GARDEN, Broad As it Was y.—Aw Hove tw Seritce— WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Loxpon Assv- RANK WINTER GARDEN, Broa ay.~OraxLvo, OLYMPIC THBATRE. Norwino—Acteess by Dayton Broadway.—Tax Goon For Tae Dewotante. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —Mazerra—Biack extra OF ANTWREP—YoOUK Link's in Danoun, ROWERY THEATRE. Bowery—Tum House Taat Jace Bovot—Forest Keerez—Mii.iner'’s Houpar. RARNUM’S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Two Giants, Two Dvaers Aveinos, Waar Js It, &c., at allboura, Beurax Gon —at Send 7 P.M BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechantes’ Hall, way. —Ermorian Auk YOU GREEND, WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Ermorias force, Dances, &e.—RatL roan Exeriosion. BROADWAY THEAT! Broadway.—Simmows. AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broad: Pantomines, BURLESQUKS, &C.—DeCHa Laman. SALON DIABOLIQUE, 585 Broadway.—Roseer Heuer, 472 Broad Danous, Burursaues, &¢.—How —Baucers, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Cowiostries aNd Lecruaus, trom 9 A. M. till 10 P.M. HOOLEWS OPERA HOUSE, Brook!yn.— Sones, Danvers, Bunuesaurs, £0. ae lai aaaane WASHINGTON HALL, Williamsburg. —Taz Davenrort Buoruges, WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Wednesday, May 11. 1864. THE SITUATION. Our latest news from the field of conflict in Virginia brings us down to yesterday. then going on Some serious fighting was It was probably in the vicinity of Spott ey!vania, from which the sound of cannon was heard all day. The resuit has not reached us. Ou Monday the army of Genera! Grant bad completed ite sixth day’s fighting. Up to this time the rebels bad been driven fifteen miles, leaving fifty miles still between our army and Riehmond, Our losses @re said to have been terrible so far, amounting in all to twenty-*even thousand—namely, three thou- Band killed, eighteen thousand wounded and six thousand missing. Our correspondent states that the Bupplies were boing rapidly ugoa up, and that if the evemy gives our forces as much trouble in the future as ‘Thoy have done up to this time, there is much difficulty Wefore them. Despatches from General Grant state, however, that the army has plenty of supplies. He was @agaged yesterday in replenishing from the supply tralus, Preparatory to a further advance. Major General Sedgewick, of the Sixth army corps, was Killed at Spottsylvania Court House on Monday. General Wright succeeds him in command of the corps. The Goneral was kiled by a rifle shot from @ sharpshooter, ‘while standing with some officers of his staff on the outer ‘works. Our wounded are arriving in large numbers at Fredo- Picksburg. They are now so numerous that they are Ay ing to the streets and upon the pavements. A cavalry Patrol ordered out could not do duty, as it was difficult to pasa between the rows of wounded without trampling Upon them. General Warren's Fifth corps had a desperate battle on the Ny river onSunday. It lasted the entire day. The ecemy was driven back three miles. It was a success, Dut acostly one. Our loes in killed and wounded was very large, and includes many prominent officers. Geoeral Lee has announced to his army that supplies Gre cut offfrom Richmond, and urges the necessity of ‘using (heir stores carefully. Deen served to General Hill's corps for three days. The movements of General Butler's force will tell dis- astrousiy for the enemy, He has succeeded in cutting the forces of General Beauregard in two by the operations of General Kautz from Ssuffulk, who croesed the Blackwater burned the bridge @t Stony Creek, below Petersburg. General Butler states that be bas whipped that portion of Beauregard’s army under General Hill which was in Petersburg. probable that he had another fight on Monday, and that the iroo-ciads on both sides had a collision also, General very confidently ia his despatch to the ‘War Department, that Genera! Grant will uot be troubled Quy more with reinforcements from Beauregard to Lee and Itus Butler states It is said no rations have | "NEW YORK HERALD) WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. MISCELLANEOUS BHEWS. A mecting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yes- terday to take action relative to the Governor's recom- mendation that the people pay the interest on the State debt in coin. The Legislature, in 1863, passed an ac, whereby foreign creditors were to be paid in specie, while domestic creditors would receive their dues ia currency The late Legislature, however, fuiled to make pro- vision for the payment even of the foreign creditors in coin. The Chamber of Commerce bas taken this import ant matter in hand, and appeal to their fellow citizens to repair this wrong by subscribing and placing at the dis posal of the fiscal agent of the State a sum of money ejual to the difference between currency and coin, so that the public credit may not sulfer. The sum of $25,500 has already been subscribed, aud Messrs. EF. S Winston, John J. Crayon, B. H. Field, W. H. Aspinwall, A.C Richards and A. A. Low were appointed a committee to receive additional bubseriptions The Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon. Supervisor Purdy offered a resoludon, which was unanimously adopted, directing che counsal to the Board to prosecute the owners or consigners of sunken vessels in the harbor, for recovery of expenses incurred by the Harbor Commissioners in removing said obstructions The President presented a resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Annual Taxes, appropriating $4,000 for contingencies in the Comptroller's office. The Board adjourned till next Tuesday at three o'clock. Tho Board of School Trustees of the Twentieth ward held a special meeting last evening to receive the report of a committee appointed to investigate charges preferred against one of tho female teachers in Ward School No. 33, in rolation to alleged crucity to one of the puptis. The charges were preferred by Dr. 3. Caro, of Thirty-fourth street, who stated that the teacher had rubbed soap into the mouth of bis boy as a punishment for words spoken io school. The committee submitted a resolution, which was adopted, censuring the teacher and suspending her from duty and pay for two weeks, The report stated as @reason for the lightness of the panishment that the head teacher had beea in the babitof resorting to this mothod of puvishing pupils who bad used obscene or foul language; and. in consideration of its baing hor first of- fence, they wished to deal lentently with her. The Commissioners to erect a public market in the Eighteenth ward,ca the Lowber proparty, mot yester day in the Mayor's office, but did nothing beyond dis- cussing the matter, The Commissioners are Mayor Gunther, Comptroller Brennan, and Messrs. Stephens and Cornell The American Anti-Slavery Society held their thirty. first anniversary yesterday, at the Church of the Puri- tins, first inthe morning and afterwards in the evoning. At the morning proceedings a series of resolutions were submitted, which were laid over for future discussion. They were brought up at the evening meeting, and a lengthy discussion ensued on a motion for amending the first resolution of the series so that it might conclude with the words, “so that the covenant with death and the agreement with Hell is annulled.’ Mr, George Thompson, Mr. Wendell Phillips and the Chairman, Mr. William Lloyd Garrison, opposed the amendmont, on the ground that so long as slavery was Permitted In Kentucky, Maryland or Missouri, the cove. nant still existed so far as the government was concerned, although it was virtualiy abolished by the rebellion, and also that the amendment could not properly be adopted, because the very action of the society in preparing a monster petition praying Congress to abolish slavery was an acknowledgment that the covenant was not annulled, Hie says that bis army is now intrenched, and that he bas ordered up supplies. ‘Tue auccess of General Sherman in the West is undoubt @4. He was contending, at the last accounts, for the possession of Buzzard Roost, Geveral McPherson had reached Resaca, fifteen miles south of Dalton, where he ‘was cutting the railroad. Tnomas was advaucing in the front, and Schofield on the flank, General Jobnston is in Command of the rebels We give particularly interesting news from the South to-day, including the message of Joff. Davis in full. The extracts from the Richmond papers exhibit anything but B hopeful tone. It ts conceded that if Lee is compelled to fall back on Richmond the game is up with the ro- Delies. Offoial information bad bees received by Mr. Mallory, {ae Scoretary of the rebel navy, from Fort Fisher, that the pirate Fiorida bid attacked and sunk the United States gunboat Hunterville, one of the East Gulf equadron Yo the Wost Indies, together with another vessel. It is iso reported that the Florida recently burned the Bos. ton ship Avon, bound from China to the United States, CONGRESS. In the Senate yestorday the bill to adjust the claims of Gilleos arising out of the presont war was reported back from the Forsign Affairs Committes. A bill amendatory OF the act reguiating the grade of naval line oilicers was fotroduced and referred. A bill to facilitate trade in the ogion of country drained by the Red river of the North ‘was reported. The House bill for the organization of the ‘Voteran Volunteor Engineers of the Army of the Cum- Deriand and the bill to prevent smuggling were passed. The bill reguiating proceedings in criminal cases was ‘under consideration for some time, and a proposed sub. Btitule for it was taken up aud amended in the section Tolative w treason, by giving the government two aud the acoused five peremptory challenges in all trials. | ‘The subject was then laid aside, and the National Bank Dill was takem ap. Various amendments were efierea fund rejected, among which was that proposing that the ‘Davks shall be cOmpelied:to retain ove fourth of the gold Feooived aa interest on government bonds as a reserved Suod until the resumption of specie payments. Ao @meudment was adopted requiring each bank to make Provision for the redemption of ite notes in the city of New York, and the bill was then passed, by thirty yeas €o vine pays, The Senate then held an exooutive session, fend on vhe opening of the doors adjourned, lo the House of Representatives the debate on the eon- est between Mesers. Loan and Bruce for the representa. tion of the Seventh Missour! district cocupied the greater Portion of the session. Finally @ vote on the matter was Peechod, and it was decided that Mr. Loan ts entitied to Phe seat. The Seoate bili authorizing the Secretary of tthe Interior to provide for the care, in States and Territo. Five whore there are no penitentiaries, of criminals sen fenced by the national authorities, war passed eral Batior's despatch to the Secretary of War, detailing his @uccesses In Virginia, was read from the Clork's desk, and (was received with appinuse. The Senate's amendments 0 the Consular and Diptomatic Appropriation bill wore ender consideration for some time, but the House ad Qurcad without dianoeins of thom. asthe amendment would assert. Finally the meeting adjourned, having decided on referring the resolution back to the Busineas Committee. The American and Foreign Christian Union celebrated its fifteenth anniversary last evening io St. Paul's Metho- diet Episcopal church, in Fourth avenue. The meeting was inaugurated by appropriate religious exercisos, after which the reports of the Treasurer and of the Executive Committee were read. The former exhibits a favorable Condition of the finances of the association, and the latter 8 ows the wide field over which its operations extend, including North and South America, Europe and Asia. Adresses were also made by some of the missionaries in the service of the society. Over thirty thousand children, attached to the various Sunday schools of this city, celebrated their auntverssry yesterday afterncon with more than usual eclat. The day ‘weing very fine added materially to tue pleasure of the children aud their friends, as they marched through the princtpal streets, carrying banners bearing appropriate inscriptions and quotations from the Scriptures. after the tservices at the various churches the children re- turned to their respective schoolrooms, where they were furnished with} ® sumptuous collation, provided by the Indies of the congregation, ‘So great was the crowd last ovening at the anniversary of the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers that the doors were closed half an hour before the time to commence the exercises, aad more than five thousand Persons were uuable to obtain admittance. The recelpts were large. The commencement exercises of the Law Department of the New York University were beld last evening, in the chapel of the University, the Hon. Themas W. Clerke, L L.D., senior professor in the Law Department, presiding. The body of the chapel was well filled by the friends of the senior class, who manifested their appro - val of the proceedings in a somewhat boisterous manner. Adaresses were delivered by five of the graduating class, which did them all much credit. The alumni adiress was delivered by Edward Curtis, L.LB., after which the degree of bachelor of laws was conferred on twenty-one members of the senior class. A suit was brought in the Supreme Court Cireuit on Mon- day, before Judge Sutherland, against John Rowe, by the receivers of the Merchants’ Bank of Trenton, to recover $19 000—the amount of certain notes, which felt into the dofendant’s possession just before the bank failed. The case was not concluded when the court adjourned for the da; th the case of Giles vs. Howell, where the plainti sued to recover five thousand dollars damages for trespass, a report of which appeared in yesterday’s Herat, the jury yesterday rendered a verdict for the plaintiT of fitty dollars. A number of riot claims against the city have been dis posed of in the Superior Court, before Judge Monell, where the plain’iffs recovered sums varying from twenty dollars to three thousand dollars. The claim: ral thing, largely exceed the amounts ome instances they have heen cut down fity per cent, I the General Sessions yesterday Robert ©. Haines, indicted for the murder of Wm. H. Williams, in Grand street,on the 27. of January, pleaded guilty to man- ughter in the third degree. He was remanded for sen- tence, Peter Bert, one of the most notorious teaders of the rioters Inst July, and who pleaded guilty @ few months since to ao indictment for riot, was sentenced by Re corder Hoffman to the Penitentiary for one year and fined $250. Other intere-ting cases were disposed of. Fieven hundred and ninety emigrants for America left the port of Sligo, Ireland, in the twe weeks ending the | 20th of April. The testimonial for the benedt of Joe Coburn, the Ame- rican champion, which came off at the City Assembiy Rooms last eveoing. was a perfect ovation, and must have Betted a thousand dollars at least. Tom Hyer entered the room during the performance, and was warmly appland- ©d The ceremonies wound up with a set to between Co burn and the “Uoknown,”’ and the presentation of « massive silver belt to tne ampion, by Izzy Lazarus, on behalf of afew friends Coburn sills for London on at. urday, aod on bis arrival there will go into immediate training for the Oaht with Jem Mac A copy of the Paris Le Pays, dated the 25th ult., ays that by letters received (rom Rome to the 20th ult. it bas received intelligence that on the evening of the arrival of the Archduke Maximilian tn that city a ebell burst under the windows of the Pope's palace, Several panes of glass were proken; but no person was injured. ‘The excitement in monetary circles began to cool down a little yesterday, and matters commenced to assume a more calm appearance. The stock market was strong and buoyant; but the transactions were light. Gold was active, and advanced from the opening price, 168, to 169, a considerable amount ot business having been done on the fractions, Government securities are strong; but there is no stirring demand fer bonds. The military operations in Virginia and Georgia con- tinued to prevent active business operations yosterday, and but little was done In commercial circles in either foreign or domestic produce. Nothing was talked of but the great Union victories and their bearing upon the bogus confederacy. Scarcely any business was done; but the few transactons reported may be found in another column. Petroleum was dull and nominal. Cot ton was nominally 1c. a2. lower, On ’Change there was a further decline in both breadstulfs and provisions. Flour was 10. off, wheat Se. and onte lc, Whiskey was steady. Nothing but ‘war’ was talked of, and scarcely apy one cared about business, The market for beef cattle thie wook was active at fn advance of yo. a 16, per pound, ranging from 12}¢e. to 17. a IT Ye. The cattle wore of an extraordinarily good quality, aod some of the finest droves wore said to aver- ogo Cully 14460, The butebors Bung baok for a concagsion; but none was granted, and all the cattle sold. Cows were firm, with «fair inquiry. Voals were steady. Sheep and lambs were scarce and about 10. per pound higher. Hogs were active and firm last week, but dull, beavy and lower this week; sales were at 73c. to T%0, a Bo, The total receipts were 3,912 beef cattle, 198 cows, 1,270 vouls, 8,435 sheep and lambs, and 13,698 hogs. Great Batties Yesterday on the James River and in Georgia. On the James river, in Virginia, south of the Rapidan, and in Northern Georgia, “the work goes bravely on.” Frem the Army of the Potomac we have the definite news of Lee's retreat toward Richmond, his halt at Spottsy!- vania Court House, and, in an inconsiderable fight at that place, the great disaster to our arma of the death of General Sedgwick, the heroic commander of the Sixth corps. Our pursuit has been all energy. General Grant, like Timour, does not “permit the battle field to grow cool.” He is already face to face with Lee, and will give him no time to rally. Grant is even making preparations to leave his -supply train behind, so that he may go forward more rapidly, though Lee is standing still; for Lee’s halt is in all probability only to give time for his wounded to get out of the way. Our wounded men are estimated at fifteen thousand, lying in the Fredericksburg streets, and Lee’s loss is certainly equal to ours. a loss as that indicates, and without the ex- hilaration of victory in its veins, is too much shattered to be depended upon for another hard fight. On the James river a great battle was fought yesterday, both by our land forces under Gen. Butler, and by our iron-clads with three iron- clads of the enemy. General Butler had re- ported up to Monday the complete success of his operations between Petersburg and Richmond. He had then broken up Beauregard’s communi- cations with Richmond, divided the forces of that valiant engineer by the destruction of a bridge, beaten that portion of Beaure- gard’s forces commanded by General D. H. Hill, and taken a position which he thought he could “hold against the whole of Lee’s army.” We may hope, therefore, that with such an ad- vantageous position yesterday’s battle on the James was decidedly in our favor. We can hardly consider, in relation to the battle of the iron-clads, that any result but a good one for our side is possible. Yet the bat- tle was doubtless a desperate one; for the rebel vessels—the Virginia, the Fredericksburg and the Richmond—are doubtless formidable ad- versaries. With a victory against the rebel fron-clads and a victory against the forces opposed to Butler, we may expect the rapid reduction of Fort Darling and the ascent of our gunboats to par- ticipate in the capture of the rebel capital. And with Lee in full retreat towards his capi- tal, and Grant at his heels; with Butler fighting south of the rebel capital, and the gunboats thundering their dreadful summons to it, how do the Richmond people feel? Rather scared. Even their most blatant organs despond, and talk of charity. They are weak in the knees, and do not even mumble a feeble reference to the glories of the last ditch. mitted ourselves,” says the Richmond Whig, “to contemplate the probability of anything but victory.” If Lee “should be unsuccess- ful,” says the same oracle, “we greatly fear that the majority of the people” will lose faith in the confederacy and hurrah for the Stars and Stripes. Already the city is in wild disorder, held only by trembling militiamen, called out with one day’s rations. It is without meat, and neither that nor vegetables will be taken there while it is so much safer for the farmers tostay at home. Food, therefore, is at tremendous prices, and the poor are frantic. While all this goes on in Virginia, Sherman, Thomas and McPherson are striking another great blow for peace in Northern Georgia. “It is probable,” we are assured by Secretary Stan- ton, “that a great battle was fought there yesterday.” Thomas, at last accounts, was on the enemy’s front, Schofield on his right flank, and McPherson in his rear. If Joe Johnston can make anything out of that situation, either by fighting or retreating, be a What a glorious posi- tion our military affairs are in when we may reasonably expect success in the three great theatres in which the war rages. And should we have that success in all, bow absolute will be the annihilation of the rebel military power. Ao army with such “We had not per- he must very great strategist. Secretary Stanton as A War Cornmsronp- ENT.—The Secretary of War bas turned up with great success in a new character—that of war correspondent. His despatches of the last few days to General Dix are models of brevity and precision. We hope he will keep up this cor- respendence from day to day to the end of the campaiga. Gventiias.—The withdrawal of Gen. Grant’s army from the Orange and Alexandria Rail- road seems to have brought out those lately invisible interlopers known as guerillas in squads all along the line. They are those troublesome customers who are farmers by day and soldiers by night, and they always bang around within reach of some supporting army column. With the removal of Lee their occu- pation in Eastern Virginia will soun be gone. A Rover Covnrry.—That General Sherman is operating in a rough country may be in- ferred from those places bearing the suggestive names of Rocky Face Ridge, Snake Creek Gap, Tunnell Hill and Buzzard Roost. But the veterans of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge will find a way to smeke out the snakes and astonish the buzzards. . A Sertous Renet Mistae.—We think It altogether probable that in giving battle in “the Wilderness” Gen, Lee underestimated | the strength of Gen. Meade’s army; for it was but a short time ago that the Richmond papers { pepresoatod if at qhome are thaysend mop, Tue Drart Acaw—Tuwe Yar to VoLonreer.— Orders are issued so rapidly in reference to the draft in this city that it is difficult, we should suppose, for the Supervisors’ Committee to keep pace with them. They certainly interfere most deoidedly with the action of the committee, and keep the entire community in a state of fer- meat and dread. On Monday an order was received by Gene ral Hays, and communicated to Supervisor Biunt, to commence to-day the draft for the few remaining men requisite to fill our quota; but yesterday the General informed the Su- pervisor that the measure is again postponed for a week. Although this shows great and needless vacillation, and through such indeci- sion causes a great deal of apnoyance, which could all be prevented if the authorities in Washington would take the trouble to inform themselves of the position of the quota in this city, yet we rejoice that the draft is again post- poned, and that Mr. Blunt is allowed to pro- ceed in the work so faithfully carried on al- most to completion. Only about one thousand men are required by government count, and by the estimate of the committee lees than six hun- dred. This variance in the estimates is owing to an unwillingness on the part of the War Department to give full credit for the sailors entisted, Now is the time, then, for all desirous of reaping the honors of victory to come forward and volunteer. Those doing so will get three bundred dollars cash in hand, and the war may be at an end in less than six months. For the army or navy the money is now ready for every man who volunteers. But this only lasts for a week. So hasten up, soldiers, sailors and marines, and enrol yourselves at the commit- tee’s headquarters, in the Park. "This is the laat call. Come qu'ckly, or you will be too late. Three hundred dollars or the draft. No Artu.tery Exaagrp.—In the late battle among the almost impenetrable jungle of “the Wilderness,” it appears that, from the impossi- bility of bringing it up, there was little or no artillery engaged on either side. From this circumstance the advantages which this terrible arm of General Grant’s army, immensely strengthened as it is, would have given him in an open field fight, were entirely lost; and yet he gained the day. What the result will be, therefore, should Lee attempt to make another stand en route to Riohbmond, may be conjectured; for there is no position beyond “the Wilder- ness” from which artillery can be excluded. We presume, however, that Lee is aware of the crushing superiority of General Grant in artil- lery, and will not stop to put it to the test this side the intrenchments of Richmond, unless peeerat Butler shall succeed in heading him Splendid Success of General Sherman in Georgia. Terrific Battle in Progress at Buzzard Roost. McPherson Cutting the Rail- road South of Dalton, aon Ren ae Despatch from Secretary Stanton to General Dix. To Major General Dix :-— A despatch from General Sherman, received at mid night, states that we are fighting for the possession of Rocky Face Ridge, and I have knowledge that McPhersoa took Suake Creek Gap, and was within seven miles of Resaca this morning. You will remember that on Saturday the rebels were forced from Tunnel Hill by General Thomas, and took a position at Buzzard Roost, ina bend of Mill creek, just north of Dalton, ‘This is represented to be a very strong position, which General Thomas was unable to drive the enemy from on ® former occasion, when he advanced on Dalton; but Re- saca fs a position on the rajiroad, about fifteen miles south of Dalton, and this will place McPherson, with a strong corps of veteran troops, in the rear of the enemy, while Thomas advances upon the front, and Schofield closes ia on the flank from Cleveland. It i# probable that a great battle was fought on that line yesterday, and may be now in progress. General Joe Johnston commanded the rebel forces, Nothing since my last despatch has been heard from the Army of the Potomac or from Genera! Butler. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. THE REBEL ACCOUNTS, Operations in Northern Georgin—Sher- man’s Advance on Daiton, Danton, May 5, 1864. Contrary to all expectations, the enemy have advanced but little today. One division of Hooker's corps is at Lee & Gordon's Mills. Palmer's corps and one division = ‘m front of Tunnel Hui, occupying our old picket sta- tion. Howard’s corps and two divisions between Varnett's Station and Red Clay, are all busily engaged cutting roads, causewaying and buildiog bridges Their advance will be necessarily ver: Numerous deverters have come into our lines to-day and given themselves up, say- ing that their time expires (rom the 10th to the 12, and none of them will fight in the approaching engagements. Darrow, May 6, 1964, The enemy have been at astand stilltoday They are Tepairing both railroads ax they advance, and havea chain of pickets which renders it impossible to learn what is going on inside. The onemy’s pickets were eleven miles from Tunnel! Hill at twou'clock. General Johnston bas issued an order granting pardon to all persons under arrest, excopt those accused of plundering and pilfering AN ATTEMPT AGAINST ATLANTA. [From the Raleigh Progress.) The Dalton correspondent of the Atlanta Register avers that the programme of the absiition government for the pending spring campaign has deen fixed beyond doubt ‘and, according to a/] indications, will open with a gra demonstration in an attempt ag Atlanta, The move- ment of troops on the part of the enemy, and all his ore- parations, point plaioly in that direction. /¢ t+ known thal the concentra/won of the enemy's forors in the direction of Crattanoogr is preater than on the Potomac, and that there is more activity there than at the latter point, The (oregoing ie exactly in accordance with our views, e@xpresred in this paper yw days fn ad Whatever ap- pearance of attack upon Lee, or on North Carolina, the enemy may keep up, we cannot get rid of the impression of presentiment thi On & Atlanta?’ is Dow bis watch. word, We know that our opinion uch matters is worth but little, nor would we obtrude it on any one pre- sumptoourly: but still our opinion ts that while the On bute feint, the On to Atlanta” is a Carmo, May 9, 1864, Brigadier General Prinos has issued an order relaxing former orders, aod permitting supplies to posts Paducah and Columbus, for the purpose of merely relieving the absolute necessities of the citizens, The commanders of the posts are to use their discretion in giving permits, Contraband goods valued at $50,000, consisting of mu- Bitions of war, were captured at Goose Isiand, on the Obio river, seventeso miles above here, last vight. The foods were connigned to partios on the istand, and had edn purchased of Homor, Rix & Tracy, of St Louin. muon party wore arrosied, two of whom escaped JAMES RIVER Secretary Stanton’s and Gene- ral Butler’s Despatches. General D. H. Hill Whipped by General Butler. BEAUREGARD'S ARMY CUT IN TWO. General Kautz Forces the Blackwater and Burns the Railroad Bridge. Gen. Butler Intrenched and Ordering Up Supplies. THE GREAT IRON-CLAD FIGHT. THE BATTLE YESTERDAY, &e., &e., &. Secretary Stanton to Generai Dix. Wasuncton, May 10—1 60 P, M. Major General Dex :-— I forward a despatch this moment received from Gea- eral Butler, It tella the story, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. GENERAL BUTLER TO SECRETARY STANTON. Heanquanrsrs, Neag Barwopa iercrgal May 9, 1864, To Epwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War :— Our operations may be summod up in a few words, With seventeen hundred cavalry wo have advanced wp the Peninsula, forced the Chickahominy, and have safely brought them toour present position.—(See note A, below —Eo. Heranp.} These were colored cavalry, and are now holding posi- tion as our advance towarde Richmond. eral Kautz, with three thousand cavairy from Suf- foik, on the game day with our movement up the James river, forced the Blackwater and burned the railroad bridge at Stony creeek, below Petersburg, cutting in two Boauregard’s forces at that point. We have landed bere, intrenched ourselves, destroyed many miles of railroad, and got @ position which, with proper supplies, we can bold out against the whole of Leo's army. I bave ordered up the eapplies. Beauregard, with a large portion of his command, was left south by the cutting of the railroad by General Kautz. That portion which reached Petersburg under Hill I have whipped to day, ktlling and wounding many and taking many prisoners, after a severé and well contested fight.— {See note B, below.—Eo. Heratp.] Lieutenant General Grant will not be troubled with aog further reinrorcements to Lee from Beauregard’s forces. BENJ. F. BUTLER, Major General. {Nore A.—Tho cavalry operation referred to in tne above despatches is that of Colonel West, who, with two Togiments of cavairy, started trom Williamsburg on Thursday and arrived at Harrison’sLanding on the morn- ing of Sunday, May 8. The command was ferried acrost the river and landed safely at Bermuda Landing.—Ep. Haran} (Nors B —The rebel General Hill Oighting against Gene. ral Grant is General A. P. Hill, while the one alluded to above is D. H. Hill, who, baving beea appointed a volun- teer aid to General Beauregard, aod haviog been, with a portion of bis army, separated from the main body, as- sumed command of the detached troops —Eo. Hekaun.) The Fortress Monroe Despatch. Brewupa Hewpren, Via Fort Monnor, May 10, 1864. Fighting commenced yesterday noon, and continued till night, between General Heckman’s brigade and several other brigades under General Smith. General Beauregard commanded in person during the fight. Our forces drove | the enemy back three miles, nourly into Petersburg. We | hold the railroad between Richmond and Potersburg. General Kautz’e cavalry succceded io destroying some Portions of the Petersburg and Weldon Ratiroad at Hicks’s Ford, and captured many rebel prisoners. Twenty go to Fort Monroe to-day, including captains and lieutenants. The Fighting Near Petersburg. Baurmore, May 10, 1864, ‘Tho Norfolk New Regime says: — Geueral Butler bad a brisk encounter with Beauregard on Saturday, near Petersburg, and yesterday (Sunday) assailed him with considerabie force and drove him. General Butler, it adds, ‘bas the key of Richmond in his hands.’ Rebel prisoners report that General Lee was wounded on Friday, and that General Pickett was killed. ANOTHER BATTLE YESTERDAY. Fight Between Union and Rebel Iron-Clads, &e., &., &e, It is probable that Major General Butler bad another severe battle yesterday. It is not unlikely that Gone. ral Hill bas received reinforcements from General Beauregard, or has been joined by that General, aod a great struggle took place. It ts also Hkely that the great battle between the Union iron.clads, under Admiral Lee, and the rebel {ron.clads, under Commodore Mitchell, commenced yesterday. The Union iron-clads are as foliows:— Onondaga... Capt. Melancthon Smith, Teocumseh...... Com, T. A, Craven. Canonicus Saugus. Atlanta The rebel tron-clads are as follows:— Virginia Fredericksburg. Richmond... Com. Wm. H. Parker, Wo await the result of these two groat conflicts with Groat interest. THE CASUALTIES. Fortress Mownos, May 0, 1864. Toe folowing were Wounded in the engagement of the ‘Tth inet., while cutting the railroad between Richmond and Petersburg. They were sent to the McClellan Genoral Hospital from City Point on the 8th instant:— eae visth N'Y 24 fs ¢ perance, Goddard, 8th Conn P Lieut Canmen. JW Hurley, 18th Tod Be — Swineer, ny wo. tho aan Coun A P Duted oma, rrry uuteber, Bth Cs ¥ Piaher, Suh Ooui W Wrcbt, Sth Coun 9 th Conn F A Carr oth NJ Brauman, 8th Coun GM Gillian, 9b NJ & Kelly. nN J Thomas Coitou, 25th D Schultz, 76th Pa ID J H Pittinger. 9th NJ BBG J 8 Sickles, %h NJ GA j ny © O'Conner. kth Conn K PG Hodgkins, 8th Cone H shook 115th © Young, 7éth Pa Rout, Ath Conn Wesmith 76th Pa, kitted Roth, 10th NY Jas Rumnborh, 76th Pa 3 P Keeler, 8th Cona WH MeMillen, 76th Pa J Hagarty. 7/th Pa HM. Ww 9th NJ cL J A Erw! 27 w B Genger. th Pa aM Lieut Hobert, 9th N J RA D Davis, 76h Pa 8 Jowsup, 40th NY J A Conner, 76th Pa Il Adama, 45th NY J Travers, 2ith Mase W Hi Clayton, 10th N A Keefe. Listh NY J Mayers, 40th NY Peter Foruce, 40th N ¥ Beret K Mispey. 40th NY JD Camp, 4th NY 4 Carringtoa, 40th N ¥ Ad Freeman, 15th NE ¥F Killenny, 40th 8 ¥ © Lighthall, 115th 6 ¥ Gee urknewn. sts uy. JD Guan, 25th Mase umphreys,t7thNY Lieut Huntington, 40th N ¥ 47th NY FD Deming, 40th NY th NY it Murphy, 471 HD Buckard, 47h NE Pat Me Guief, 71h NY GW Scanian, 47h NY W Langford, 47th NY Borat L Warren, 7th Pa TMontcomery, 70h Pa a Soin, 76th Pa Bergt A Austin, 3th Coma Corporal C W Thompson, 6h Con W Dudley, 8th Conn J Williams, 8th Conn @ Evan, 8th Conn JH Hubbard. 8th Cone BH Beebe, 8th Conn 76th Pa W McNamara, th NY attache.” dith N ¥ J Kirehgessner, 8th Comm G Bruner, 12tn NE ny num, 2th Mase F Wieser, 26in Mase J Bonda, 47th NY C Marphey. 18th Ind Q Gromney, 100th N ¥ J Munger, 76th Pa © Sullivan, 0th NH A Wallace, 27th Mase W Derant.’10th NH T Ramage. 76th Pa FF Sanborn, loth N H J Edmunds, 9b NS R . 76th Pa Haaser, Sth NJ 3 oth NH JH Sayea, 9th NJ © Eigenbrough. oth N¥ =A. A Brewer, 9th NJ OW Brown, 115th NY JL Caw, 65th Pa Hi Ralph, 13th Ma Ketchum, 100th N G H Bail, 100 NY EB Wilbur, 2510 Mags Lt Jonn Vara, 8th Conn J Keiley, 158th NY. Lt John L ‘Merriam, 8th F Benjamin. 76th Pa onD P A Miller, 76th Pa Capt James R Moore, 8th R W Cook. 8th Con Conn Lt_B 8 Dickerson, let N¥ W Huntington, 8th Conn Mounted Kittle FA Downing, 100th NY JJ Wiliams, 116th NY D Johnson, 76th Pa LW Thomas, 76th Pa J Jenkins, 76th Fa H Jackson, 4ith NY RJ Platt 8h Coun James Guger, 100th NY William Vao Scicer, la N¥ Mounted Rifles List of the Casuaities by the Commodere Jones Disaster. ‘Tho following is a list of the casualties on board the United States gunboat Commodore Jones, blown up by the torpedo in James river:— KILLED. Paymaster Chaplia was killed instantly; Third Assiet- ant Engineor Sawtelle is supposed to be killed; George F. Moore, pilot, expired at the Naval Hosaital yesterday. g WOUNDED. Twenty-seven are missing. Executive officer Adame removed, and ‘was too badly wounded to be . is on board ‘one of the James river boats; Acting Volunteét Lieuten- ant T. F. Wade, commanding, is wounded and a6 dhe following:— Timothy McUarty, Acting Assistant Engineer, J.B. MoKensio, ‘Third Assistant Engiceer. J. G. Barnum, Paymaster’s Clerk; William T. Brofey, Surgeon's Steward; J. M. Neye, Acting Master’s Mate. Peter hemo dieoa Harvey, George Brooks, William John Carnrow, John Short, Benjamin Palmer, Reuben. , Joseph Insloes Matthews ‘Tm. eitiann’ ‘ines eapuer, Bier Gr Lote, Cs ‘iittams, ner, we ie, Long, Wm. W. Holton, in, Freaerich, aug, ‘Lavin, Sbad- rack Parker, Wm. ‘The rescued of the Commodore Jones desire to retura their heartfelt gratitude to the noble officers and crews of the Commodore Morris and Tecumseh for their timely aid fm saving and assisting the unfortunate men who are Bullerors by this terrible disaster. THE REBEL ACCOUNTS. ‘The Enemy en tne ith. {From the Richmond Despatch, May op The movements of the enemy on the Southside, ander Gen. WV. F. (Baldy) Smith, areas yet but little known, with the exception of a general intention to flank "e Biuff. A gentioman, who left City Point Thursday of sy about eizht o'clock, says that on that afternoon, about four o'clock, the enemy landed a force of some 2,000 at City Point, capturing cur picket guard of thirty mea, under command of Lieut. Dugger. Our signal station was also captured, but the men made their escape. The main bulk of the evemy’s force proceeded to Bermuda Handred, about three miles bigber up James river, in Chesterfield county, where they landed a force various), estimated at from ten to fiftesn thousend men. He counted forty-one transports, and others could be seen ta the distance, coming up James river. This large flotilia was couvoyed by three iron-clads (Monitors) and four worden gunboats. Bermuda Hundred is near the mouth of “the Appomat- Powers. , tox river, on its western bank,and but ten miles from Drewry’s Blufl. It ts aiso within two or threo merch 0: the Richmond and Pelersburg Ratiroad. ‘The prepsrations at Fortress Monroe for the expeditiog have been very extensive, Three hospital steamships— the State of Maine, Connecticnt and New Worid—all_ac- company it, and all the hospitals at Old Point have beea cleared out to receive the wounded, ‘The chief of the iroa’clads which accompany the trans ports js the Onondaga, an eatirely new vessel, just fim ished in New York, which arrived at Fortress Monroe last week. It is claimed by the Yaukces that io her all the defects of the Fricsson Monitors are avoided, ber turrets being built on a heavier and siroager plan, her ve tion better, and her deck but fifteen inches above water. Her guns throw firteen-inch shot and rifled sbell. It was rumored on the streets yesterday that the Yan- Kees had struck the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad a8 Vort Walthall Junction, but this report is po% confirmed, and last night our troops were still in possession of the ‘The following telegram was received here last night:— Prrersnurc, May 6, 1 Our forces were skirmishing with the enemy's forces near Port Walthall Junction at six o'clock this evening. GEO. E. PICKETT, Major General Commanding. We learn, in addition t» this, that intelligence an- ounces that the enemy had been driven back. ADDITIONAL FORCE OF TRANSPORTS AND GUNBOATS IN THE RIVER. Last night Intelligence was received here that thirty. five of the enemy's gunboats and transporte had passed Harrison's Landing, and seventy were in sight, making one hundred and five in all Six of the squadron came up, and one of them, the loading vessel, was biown up by a torpedo, The other five then landed therr troops at Curles Neck. ‘At last accounts there were several gunboats in sight of Gregory's farm, two and a balf miles from Chaffin’ Bluff. DESTRUCTION OF A YANKEES GUNBOAT BY A TOR- PRDO—ALL ONBOARD BLOWN UP. From a despatch received at the Navy Department from Lieut, Hunter Davidson, in charge of submarine defences, we jowrn that a Yankee gunboat ran foul of one of the torpedo sentinels in tne es river concen morning, and was blown to atoms. says there * Dardly a piece left as big as a row boat.” ‘The explosion occurred at Deep Bottom, near Aikia’s Landing, about twelve miles below the city, and note foul on board escaped the disaster. MOVEMENTS ON THR PENINSULA. ‘The Yankee force which has heen at West Point fora woek broke up their camp on Thursday, and wheo last heard trom were marching in the direction of Old Churek, in Hanover county, They number about four thousand. It Is said that General Butler js with this force, though pg ye pe that ho ts with Baldy Smith on the other side of the river. They havo advanced up to the bridge which crosses the Chickahominy river, 0 the Department Command ef Richmond. the Richmond Deapateb.] The following orders will explain a change which hag taken place in the oommand in this department:— BPROIAL ORDERS—NO. 104. Beapquarrers, Derartment Af a} lay 5, 1) . Brigadier General John H. Winder having reported tof anyrparseant to Special Orders 105, A. and 1.G.0, current series, is hereby assigned to the command of the post of Richmond, and will conduct the military police of the city and department until further orders. By command of Major General RANSOM. T. O. Cunsrwmy, A. A. General, GRNERAL ONDERA—NO. 29, Haapquarrers, Drrartaant oF Ricumonp, May 6, 1864. 1, Major J. W. Pogram, A, A. General, is hereby am- Rounced on the stat! of the Department of Richmond. ac els ieee Hh ee coprotl lo. i AL |. @. ait ‘the military business heretofore transacted at the headquarters of the dopartment, ex- clusive of the military police of the department and mat- ters immediately to the post of Richmond, will bo attended to in future at these headquarters, and commupications relating thoreto will bo addressed te General, at those uartere, Major General Arrival of Exchanged Prisoners. Bautrmone, May 10, 1966. ‘Tho flag of truce boat Now York arrived a; Annapole to-day with three hundred prisoners, who were exchanged on the James rivor at Aiken's Landing. ‘They report that there was greet excitemest ta Gicm. Mo0d whey thee tof