The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1864, Page 5

BUTLER! Destruction of the Petersburg and Richmond Railroad. ‘Threatened Attack Upon the Former City and Its Object. Several Desperate Charges Mads Upon Our Lines by the Rebels. How They Were Received and Repulsed. ‘The Enemy Tries to Turn Our Flanks, but Fail. Reported Reinforcement of Beaure- gard from Lee’s Army. ‘Whe Citizens of Richmond Hmploy- ed on the Defences. Materesting Details of Gen. Kautz’s Cavalry Expedition. Obstruction of he James River by Sunken Vessels. >’ The Rebel Iron-Clads Block- aded at Richmond, &e.. &., he Mr. ttscar G, Sawyer's Despate Beapqvarrers, TEYTH ARMY Cones, IN THE FreuD, Near Psreasnura, Va., May 9, 1864. } Our forces this morning again made a descent upon the Richmond ani Petersburg Railroad, and dostroyed it the ~@atire length of our front, Three divisions from this corps, under Gens. Terry, Ames and Turner, and two from the Fighteenth corps, under Geus, Weltxzell and Wis- tar, moved out at daylight from camp and struck the Faliroad io four pointe. No opposition was offered at any of the approaches to our forces. Geo. Terry's division Occupied Chester, a small station about fourteen miles from Richmoud, and destroyed the track thore and other taliroad ‘property, Turner moved in on bis Jo't aud made a clean sweep down the road towards Petersburg, ‘anti! he came up to Ames’ division, which was also Dusity engagea in burning and destroying The road has boen destroyed for a distance of four or five miles in such a complete manner that it will be almost (mpossidie for the enemy to avail themselves of its scr- ‘vices again during the present campaign, especially if we femain in his front, ready at any moment to again de. atroy it. HOW RAILROADS ARR DESTROYED. Tho temporary destriction of a raitroad by a body of mon is a comparatiyely easy job. The rails are gensrally wrenched off, and the ties torn up, placed tn piles and fired, the rails being ‘std on the toy of the Durning piles When ‘woll heated the rai's are twisted or bont and rendered ontirely ucoicss, To-day, at some Ligh embankments, a regiment of men was stationed to a line oa the side of the road, and after the tics hed teen loosened from the bed of the road, thea a section of tbe rails and ties were raised, and tumbd'ed down the embankment with a crash Whon bridges were encountered the torch was applied to thom and they were destroyed. The work for foar miles was com pletely finished before noon, and thy ocojumas began to mags again and move dows the Richmond and Petorsburg piko towards Petersburg, General Smita’s corps having the advance, THR ADVANCK TOWARDS PETERSBURG. Genern! Godfrey Woltzel, with his ¢ivision of tho Eightoenth corps, led the column, and carefully felt bis way down the pika, with a strong line of skirmishers well in advance, From several sources we bad learned tht Geveral D. A, Hill, or Gen. Heauregard, was massing Bis forces about four miles this side of Petersburg, pre Paring to contest our advance, Sure enough, our skirmishers evcoantered the rebel lines a mile or more this side of a deep, wide creek, woich was said to be their main line. A desultory skirmish fire began and continued until our line of battle was formed and pushed forward, ‘The fre on both sides then mcreased, and artillory was Brought iato requisition on both sides. ‘The engagement then began in earnest. Amos’ division formed. on Weltzol’s left, and thon came Turner and Terry's divi:ions, although the right was but little en. gaged. From ihe first our men steadily drove back the rebol Hives aud indicted a heavy loss apon them, and @uffored greatly themselves. Tho encmy vigorously @hetied our lines and tho pike up whitch our troops ‘wore advancing, and were replied to by some of our rifle guns. The encmy continued to be drivon oack by Weltzol and Ames until at nightiall they bed fallen back to their batteries across the creck. The fighting of onr men throughout wan ex. eolioat Many regiments had never been in action bo. ore, but they went in with ail the dash and steadiness of ‘votorans, ‘Tho nature of the ground over which the en- Gagement was fought prevented any great loss of life. Not over thirty of oar men were killed and about one Dundred and Atty wounded. Quite a number of rebel dond amd wounded fell into our hands, ‘The enomy served about eight pieces of artillery, asing rife aod smooth bore guns, and making some very good practice. Our guns wore woll corved, and at times nearly -gilenced the rebel batteries. At night strong pickets wore thrown out, and the sol. -diers, wenried with the marches and labors of the day, and exhausted by tho terrible heat that @truok down so mavy during tho day, bivouacked in the weods in line of battic, and aro now quietly sleep- tng. The {ntense rays of the sun ove! sened the death of at least a doxcn persons, and used up forty or fifty ethers. The woather was roore liko August woather in New York than a spring day in Virgiovs. To morrow morning the engagemont will doubtless be esumed on a more extovsivo scalo, Tho affair to day ‘wea only a preliminary skirmish be‘ore the great fight, although the musketry fire to-day was at timos exceed: wogly heavy, Lappoud a partial list of casualties, I believe that of the Tenth corps to be noirly complete and full, The Eighteonth corps suffered more severely than the Tenth; ‘but I was unablo to Obtain more than a partial list, which Taino mgr tig IN Tae Teh any Abraham ue, : Goth Pa., fracture of ase of of skentl. Jobo Orvel, Hy eh hPa, flosd wound wdove eivow. Tncob Fiddter, H i 64m Pa,, wound i> log below Kage, oyroe Antnony, i ‘65th Pa, wound we Torenoe liey, Dy du U.S, artillery neck and pProens I, J. K, Norris, G, Goth Pa., wound in thumb, : Deoty Lozah, 0,4bU. & artillery, qvntusion from shell, Juttos MoLaughim, D, tiilory, flosh wound in, 4th U.S arland. 1, 68th Pa., lors of floger. ‘Wai. MeGeo, &, 66th Pa , wound in right hand, y iw. on 12th N. YY. (180) oorpe), wrist shattered amputated. (EW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT, James Gtilum, Co. C, 11th Conn., al! through foot. Michast Ligon, 11th Cous., woard iu shoulder. Michae! Goggle, Co. G, Lith Uo wound bahoulder. Simon Antonio, Co, A, 1ith Coun., desk wound, arm. Heap gantens, Trwta Aewy Corrs, Ly tue Finny, May 10, 1364. THE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PETRRSRURG. Our demons! ration against Petersbarg bss been success- ful It beid boc a large rebel force en route to Leo at & time when thoy might be very valuablo to thelr cause if Ley could hay» effected @ junction with tho rebel army, end at the same time it gave us an opportunity to destroy with more completeness the railroad (rom Petersburg to Richmond, the great line of communication between tho rebel capital and the South. The work of this morning has effectually fleished that road for some time to come. (A RELEL MIDNIGHT ATTAOK. Last night the rebels made a miduight attack on our front, on tho Petersburg turnpike, eliher with a view of taking a section of the Futh New Jersey artillery, or of feeling the strength of our pickets, and whether we bed withdrawn our main column and le‘t the flold only with a emal! thin veil of skirmishors to cover Our departure from their notice. Whatever the ciuse may have been for the charge it was mado, and in a way that spoke more strongly for their aaducity and boldness than for their good judgment. However, experience may teach them something one of these days, Tho rebels formed their brigades in coluian by divi- sions, and at about one o'clock advanced boldly and rapidly up the broad turppike on a charge straight for the section of the battery in position ia the middie of the Toad, Our pickets discovered them when they had ap- Proached within @ short distance, and fell back before them until thoy bad reached @ point within ton or fifteen rods of our front line of battle, where they laid down and opened their fire, Our men were vigilant and prepared for any movement of the kind, and allowed the rebel column to come well up the road, when € tremendous withering volley of musketry was poured into the head of the colamn, which wont down like grass before tho mower’s scythe. Pushing across the bodies of their fallen comrades, tho rebels rushed forward with a yell, sure of their game. Tho mistake was fatal. Avothor scathing vol'ey went crashing through thelr denso column, ‘and the dead and wounded began to crowd the pike, and check in a measure the rapid advance of the living. The Fortioth Massachusetts, Colonel Henry, now opened @ terrific fire from their Spencor rifles, and our lines gleamed with the flames from a thousand muz- zles, and a elorm of buliows swept down the pike pling man upon man, until the rovois wavered, halted, and thon fell back, bloodily repulsed. The line was ro- formed, and a second charge was made with deafening yells; but the same fearful fire cut down the head of the column, and again, in spite of ail efforts of their officers, tho rebel column rolled back to their lines, and then, for the third time again formed and started up the gory lane, to make one final and reckless effort to break our lines ‘and capturo the guns, Three regiments poured in volley after volley into their thinned ranks; but they pushed sterdily and oonfidently forward. But it was useless The fire was too hot and dexdty for mortal men to stand up against, and for the third and last time was thecharge repulsed and the rebels sent back to their lines terribly cut to pieces and thoroughly demoralized. No further attempt was made to obtain the guns .or to Dreak our lives that night, and all that was lett for the rebels to contemplate was the skeleton column and thelr costly failure. Sixty dead rebels which were seen at daylight within a space of a hundred feet on the pike gave us some idea of the destructive vature of our fire. How many moro laid doad below, or how many wounded mew bad crawled from the road into the woods on eithor side, we had no means of determining, as the ground between the opposing pickets could not be resched by either side. Probably not less than five hundred rebols were plucod hors du comba' by that midnight hour's work. Not asingle man on our side was injured, so far asl could learn, 80 complete and decisive a repuise has never be‘ore been chrouicled. To-day, when our forces driwa off, the dead lay as they fell, decomposing under the torrid rays of the sun. The rebels were as fearfully repulsed during the Ozht of yesterday, when three South Carolina regiments charged Heckman’s brigade of Weitzel's division, Kigh- teenth army corps, which ‘cid the advauce, Thoy ad- vanced In the same teckiess and confident manner, and were thrice bloodily repulsed by three Massachusetts rogt- ments, which met their advance with a magnificent steadiness and a cool and effective fire that nothing human could withstand, About three hundred rebels were killed and wounded in the affair, In one company of the Eleventh South Cerolina Voluoteers thirty men and all four of its officers teil in a space no larger than an ordi- nary sized drawing room. These two attempts to orush us by a charge signally failed, and no third has been at- tempted at that point. ‘TUR REMY DEMONSTRATE ON OUR RIGHT FLANK. This morning at daybreak @ rebel force appeared on cno of the roads leading from Richmond, and sttempted to brosk our right flank and get into the rear of our forces on the Petersburg road, and cut {to from its base Colonel Howell, commanding @ brigade in Gea- oral Terry's division, promptly met the attack and suc- cesatatly checked tno enemy’s advance, Teavy ekir- misbiag continue? taroughout the forenooa, and the ene- my’s forces bvan to crowd onr line heavily, as they bad boon reinforced from Richmond. Eiforts were made by the enemy to cut off the Kighty-firth Pennsylvania, which held one approach three miles towards Richmond. The movement w conartul, the redels being checked in every attompt. Fighting continued for severa! hours hore, and finally the epomy, having beon greatly strengthened, moved up the pike and attacked another force to the loft, consisting of the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Now York, ‘Thirtesnth Indimna, and Stxty-seyenth Obio, under Colo- nel Voorhecs, of the iatter regiment. A section or two of Woodbury’s New Jorsey battery was stationed with the brigade. Thin force was stationed at the junction of the Petorsburg and Richmond pike, and the Rermuda Hundred and Chestor roads, Our Hus of battle extended across the pike, with a front looking on each road to wards the north, The enemy attacked this line in strong force and flanked us on the left, capturing a portion of one of the companies of the Thirteenth Indiana, and crowd- Ing our left back, The enemy was quickly repolled, the ground regained, and the line re-established. Repeated charges were mace apon the Mine, but in every instance wore they effectually repulsed, The fight went on rather suiMy duriog the entire non, while the rebel were massing on our left te completely out of our force in that quarter. Observing the nature of the affair, Teport was sent to headquarters of the situation and the dangers to be apprehemded in case of their success. GENERAL TERAY’S BATFLE WICH PICKETT. Gon. Terry's division, which was engaged two or three miles to the left im finishing the work of tearirg up and destroying the railroad track, was immedinely ordered forward to the assistance of Colonel Voorhees, as be received the report. The brigade, consist- fog of the Seventh New Hampshire and Sixth and Seventh Connecticut, under command of Colonel Abbott, of the Seventh New Hampshire, hurried up the Toad and took wp a position supporting Voorhees’ brigade. Rockwail’s First Connecticut battery was sent to the left, and took {ts position in aa open field, and was soon sharp- ly engaged with great effect. The Seventh Now Hamp- sbire deployed on the left of the battery and on the right the Sixth Connecticut, Colonel Duryea, was placed, the Seventh Connecticut, Lieutenant Colonel Roaman, having the left flank. After several vain attompte to break our Ine on the right flank, inwhich the rebels were bad; handied by the Thirteenth Indiava, Colonel Dodds, an: tho One Handred and Stxty-ninth New York, Colonel MoConihe, they mazsed on tho left fiank, and barged fiercely on the Seventh New Hampshire, Lieutenant Colo- nol Henderson, and Rockwell's battery. The Soventh re- pulsed the charge with all tho steadiaces of veterans, ‘Three times did the rebels dash up with a yell; but on each occasion the firmness of the Seventh New Hamp- shire and {ts excellent practice with ite guna. threw back the rebel tide and saved the left from being turned and the wafety of the entire force imperitied. If the regiment bad acqaired an nafortunate repytation for bad conduot at olustes, its bearing yeaterdey will relieve it of any stain, It redeemed itaolf fully and completely in the ayos of all During the éugagement a xeciton of Woodbury’s bat- tery was captured by tho rebels, and recaptured by the Sixth Connecticut, who brought it In in safety, Tho Seventh Conasotiout mado offoctive use of their Spencers, and checked too advance of the rebels at ‘sevoral points, The engagemeat continued for nearly three hours, and finally, repulse and thwarted at every Point, the rebels rotired, with a heavy loss ty kiiled and wounded. Thoy wore thoroughly whipped and dishoart- ened, They came down from Rishmond the night before, and did not anticipate meeting aoy large force of ton om the very nick of time, fad nearly closed Amos’ division carne up, followed ‘Witarts brigade and Turner's division. A new line formed; but m0 rebels were iq sight. The line wag and the communications from the farce on the Petersburg pike rendered seourt CASTALTES, Our loses were not more than two hundred killed, wounded and missing, of whieh about twoive were Killed, The rebels lost very heavily iu their charges, end suffered & good deal from our artillery fire. While the figut was going on « fire aro fo the woods and spread with marvellous rapidity, sweeping over the ground where a! largo number of wounded rebel and some of our own wounded lay. As the fumes envoioped them their oriss Of distress became terrible, and finally, to save what few the could be reached, a flag of truce was sent tn, nak ing time to bury the dead and take care of the wounded tb granted, and an hour was spentfin collecting the wounded. The rebel offivers looked blue aud despondent. ‘They had no good nows to toll us. iheir conideuce in tho success of the Virgiuia campaign had about faded oat. We took a number of prisoners, who wore from South Carolina and Richmond recently. They report every civilian at work on the tntrenchments at Richmond «4 preparing for Grant's army OF PCRS KILLED AND WOUNDED, Captain Wilcox, Sixth Connecticut, was kiliod; Major Barton aud Lieutenant Van Antwerp, Thirtownth Indiana, wounded, and Licutenant Dowdy killed. Ceytain Beebe was captured. ‘THE REEL L038 AT THE JUNCTION FIGHT A Petersburg paner of Monday last acknowledges that the rebols lost over two hundred in the fight last Satur- day, among which wero six or soven fie!d officers, General A. V. Kaatz’s Great Cavairy Expedition. JOUN A. BRADY'S DESPATCH, In Tae Fisup, May 10, 1864. Thave just reached City Point, with tho cavalry divi sion under command of Genoral Kautz, after one of the most daring aod successful raids during the war. The main artery of the confederacy—the great railroad from Weldyn to Richmoud—has been repeatedly cut, tts bridges burned, and the inpouring of reinforcements to the threatened rebel capital and to beleaguered Peters- burg bag been B'opped for a fortnight to come. COMPOSITION OF 115 FOROR. Genoral Kautz’s division had been for some time lying at Getty’s Station, near Portsmouth, awaiting the signa! for the general advance of the Union armies, It is com- posed of two cavalry brigades. Tho first, consisting of the Third Now York and First District Columbia cavalry, ig under command of Col, 8, H. Mix, of the Third Now York, and the second , composed of the Filth aud Eloventh Pennsylvania cavalry, is commanded by Col. S, P. Spear, of the Eleventh, In addition to the howilzer battery at- tached to cach regiment, a section of the Eighth Now York battery, undor command of Lieut. Morton, was “+ tached to the ecg 8 START ‘The command left Gotty’s Station at daybreak on the morning of the 4th, simultaneously with the ascent of the James river by Gen. Smith. We passed through Suf- fotk at midday; but were unable to provont the inhabit- ants of that town from sending couriers in advance to telegraph our approach. The column halted for tho bight at Andrew's Corners, about fifteon miles from Suffolk, where some slight annoyanco was oxpori- en ed from the bushwhachers. TUE WOODS ON FIRE. For eight miles the woods were on fire. The combus. tion was caused by the men, as they rode along, throwing ' the inoxtinguishable matches, tn common use in the army, into the underbrush after lighting their pipes. At nine in the evening the scene was magnificent. The coun- try was lighted up in every direction by coubtless columas of luminous smoke that rose from the thick black mass that surmounted the flames. At twolve P. M. the march was resumed, and the column passed through Windsor at daybreak. FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY. This whole section of country is densely wooded, mainly with the pine and cedar, and presents a feature almost entirely new to our army jo the matter of fences. Although so near our lines, aod likely at any moment to de the sone of military Standing, an indisputab!e proof of the scarcity of visits by the soldiers of either side to the neighborhood srations, the fences remain ‘THB REBELS ON THE ALERT. We pushed on rapidly for the Blackwater, intending to cross if possible at tho Biackwater bridge; but, discover- fog that the rebeis, informed of our approach, had mass- @4 abeavy force to receive us, General Kautz turned to the north, aud movod on Fornsviile. dashed {nto the village, and oaptured the picket anda mail car:lor, who, believing us to bo rebels, had not attempted to escape until too late. eoverod that the redols bad built protect Broadwater bridge, which crosses the Blackwater within two miles of tho village. As it would be impos- aible to offect a crossing bere without serious loss, tho head of the cclumn was turned towards Smithfield, and rebel couriers flow before us to publish our approach. After a short macch, however, wo turned again to tbo north,and, marching rapidly along country roads, suc- corded in reaching Wall bridge before tho small rebel Picket stationed thero could be reinforced. Spears adyauce charged across the bridge on foot before the rebels could entirely destroy It, and after a sharp con- fict captured ten of the enemy and wounded a rebel heuton- ant. Tieutenant Prudhomme, Assistant Adjataut Goueral of the First brigade, was eeverely wounded while charging with the advance. The advance It was hore dis- two forta to Colonel ACROSS THR PT ACKWATER. We were at length across tho Mackwater. By «kill mancavring we bad succosded in forcing the much vaunted defensive tine which deemed invulnerable to 4 cavalry raid. majved botween us and the great Southern Ruilread but the Nottorway. Norfolk and Petersbarg Railrond, and tore up the track for a Jong distaneo. the rebels have long Nothing re Wo halted at dark at Wakeflold, on the CAPTURE OF A REDEL COMMISSARY. At two o'clock ou Saturday morning we wore sgain in the saddle, and afew hours after Captain Piorce of tho Toird New York charged into Lyttleton and capt ed a rebel commissary, ten mon and three wagons Jeaded with ammunition, rationg and forage, One of the wagons proved to ona that had last year been oaptured from company H, Eleventh Pennsylvania Voluniseors, by the rebels. At this point the horses began to give out, and all ejuestrians met ‘upon the road wero disinounted without ceremony, Iittle waa it expected that the Yankoes would be able to penetrate this country, that we were invariably takon for rebels by the johabitants until we approached Homer’s Well. We were warmly welcomed by some of 80 the uatives, who notified us that a large force of Yankees ‘were endeavoring to cross the Blackwater, Others sgain who conversed witb some of the officers under the impres- sion that they were robol soldiers, regretted that the war was not yet over, an@ seemed to belong to the party of Gar ‘*peace om any terms’? politicians of the North. WIGHT AT ROLLING’S BRIDGE Passing to the right of Sussex Oourt House, t! column reached Tomer’s Well at twolve o'clock M., whoro by some means our true charactor was discovered, and a courier seat ahead. which Greeses the Nottoway—sre found that the rebels baa torn ap the centre planks and were in rifle pits upon ‘the opposite aide, Captain Pierce, with bis squadron, charged on foot across the bridge, ana drove the enemy §oto the woods. The missing planks were replaced by fence rails, and the column was soon across the stream, ‘and moving rapidly on Stony Creek Station, where a battalion of the Holcome Legion, under Major Sie,ler, Upon reaching Bolling’s bridge— were intrenched in tho houses, The carbineors of the Third New York wero. dismounted, and moved forward 23 jufentry skirmishers, woder command of Major Jacobs, ‘while two bedics of oops forded (he creok and got in the rear of the enemy . cu! ling off alt retreat. The howi ser Dattorios, and io threetneb rifles of the Righth Yuw York battery, opsced on the place, and after a des wrs. resistance the eaomy were driven into the tari nike, whore they sarsoudered. The two briizesat this piace | ‘were soon jo dames, and tho track torn ap for ® cou- siderable distance. Tho comraunication Between Rich mond and Weldon was thus for the fires time during tuo war effectually broken. REDEL TROOPS STOTPER. Threo tpousand rebel troops had passed through Stooy Creek station just previous to our arrive), and iy tho sant more wore on their way from Weldon, Ow (0 ‘ho @ostruction of tolographic communication, howovor, thoy discovered that something was wrong, and stoppec ab the bridgos below, whioh thoy proceeded to fortif, Large quantities of provisions and forage were found at Stony Creek, and all that could not be carried off wore do- Stroyort, together with sorae cotton and a large mumber Of ruthvond Wo 8, MGUT AP JARRETT'S STATION, During the night Coloncl Spear was sent with his br!- Gate to attack Jarrott’s Station, about fifioen mila bolow Stony creek. |This polat was reached oarly in the morning; but the coomy—over a thougad in pumber— eld @ strong position in the woods around the station, ‘and suqceeded in reputsing a desperate charge of the | Pounsytvania, however, with the Bowitzer hattertes, the attack was revesed, und after two hours’ of fighting (he euemy were drivoo {rom the piace, with the loss of over twenty killed acd oo uoknown number wounded. Forty Prisoners were Wken here. Immense quantities of sup plies Of every description wore doatroyod at thia plaice, oud the buildings compostng the station, together with & jarge water tazk, were consumed by fire, BATTLY OP WITH RRIDGR, Ia the meantime General Kautz, with Mix’s brigade, bad moved down to White bridge, whore the railroad crosses the Nottoway, aboutsix miles trom Stony creek. Hero threo thousaud revels, under Colonel Tabb, of the Fifty-ninth Virgints, were found tntrenched tn a fort commanding tho bridge, Toe rebel akirr!shers extended fur a mile slong tho railroad, and wero soon engiged in sharp conilict with the carbineers of the Third New York, under Major Jacobs. Tho First District Columbia, uudor Major Baker, onterod tho woods on the extrame left, and succeeded in turuing tho enemy's position, This regimont ie armed with tho sixteen shooters, and the accuracy and rapidity of their Grieg soon threw the right o the enemy into confusion. Tho howitzers and Ltout, Morton’s three joch battery now opened on the rebels, who commonce reteeating rapidiy in the direction of theirfort Spears brigade soon mado tts eppearance comiog, up tho railrosd track, and completed the discomfture of the enemy, wne fled i confusion. Tne enemy were driven pell-mell iat their fort and vumbers of them oaptured, am! tho bridge, under @ hoavy discharge of musiotry frou ino fort, was sot on fire and guarded stil com letoly destroyed, when our forces wore withdrawn. REXSAUSTION OF THE TORSES, ‘Tho oxcessive heat of the weathor and the hard service thoy had been compelled to endure had completely used up the porses. and a halt was made for necossary rost for both man and bowwt at Sussex Court House. We found a Botel at this place, whore a few who wore desirous of partaking of the luxury of @ glass of apple jack discovered that the selling price of that beverage was three doilars a glass. At daybreak on Mon- day tho march was resumed, and General Kautz, having disoovered upoa reaching Lyttleton that it was rumored throug the country that Genoral Smith was tn the nolghborhood of Petersburg, the column was headed tothe north, and we began our march for City Potat. A few miles from Lyttleton the advance met and scattered @ party of Home Guards, under Major Belgor, No further annoyance was mot with, and at evening the columu reached the Norfolk and Petereburg Rallroad, about four miles south of the lattor place, The track was tora up and a bridge burned here, cutting off atrain of cara that had gone down the road, which may oasily bo captured or destroyed whenever a party is sont down the road for that purpose. RERBL RUMORS. ‘An we neared Petersburg canvonading could be dis- tinctly hoard, and from the réports of tho rebols wo learned that battles were boing fur sht Cully, General Longstreet was said to be wounded, aud General Jenkins Killod, although they claimed to have repulsed our troops evory‘time. ARRIVAL AT CITY PorNT. On Monday night the column bivouacked at Zion Church, about six. miles from City Point, and eutored that place this morning about ton o'clock, after having successfully accomplished every object of the expedition, bringing with them one hundred and fifty prisoners, thirteen of whom were officers, CASUALTIES OF THA EXPEDITION, ‘The following are the casualties attending the expedl tion -— FIFTH PENNSYLVANTA CAVALRY. Killed, Ignatz Markat, E Wounded. Sergt John Minster, F Inauoro Cloroy, ¥ Capt Geo J Kerr, & Arculbald Wallace, @ mond, @ Geo Mangher, A John Keitencr, & dobn Klank Opp, Charles Bro: andrew Kos! John Knopier, M ELEVENTH PRNNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. Kitled. Woundet. Sno Dickey, Feury, 8 Jacob J Bearent 7 Wm Dictz, 0 ae \ idea Alt r, © Abram Gochpisa, B Alfred Murphy, & THIRD NEW YORK CAVALRY. Kille Sergeant Jno Mayes, © B Davonport, M Marlin Vanderpool veh unger Nip Kt c Captain Jno Elba, ing, Seen RA Marshall, B Juv Usborus, @ Gcrporai Joseph Owens, Levi Knowlton, M Michael Denny, FIRST DISTRICT COLUMTIA CAVALRY. Wounded. John F Butler, C Albert Dianchard, Patrick MeNtel:, © icll, Be Jono te Marston, © Levis Jane, © Lewis, B Tho total casualties were fivo killed and forty-throc wounded—a vory trifling loss when compared with the groat resulis accomplished. GRNPRAL, KAUTZ Goneral August V, Kaniz, the leader of iais expedition, is @ uutive of Ohio, and @ graduate of Wost Point. Al though his name fs not familiar in tho East, ho ts woll and favorably known among our Western soldiors as the man who captured John Morgan. He has already won th festion of every man in his division by bis coolness, his: presevoe of mind and the skilful mannor in which bo suc ceeded in walkiag around the rebels, Tho following gon» tlemen compose the staff of the Gengrai:— M. 3. Asoh, Captain and A. A. G Lieut. wud A. D.C. . S. Monroe, Lent, and Ordnance Offic Samuel Wetherall, Major and Provout Ma U, W. Rivers, Surgeon-in-Ublef. Mr. Wim. H. Stiner’s Despatoh, Fontarss Monron, May 12, 1804. ALL QULEE ON THR LINES, Sioce Genorad Butler loft here with his army there has boon scarcely amy excitement, except tho intense desire to levrn the latest news (rou the front, Evory vessel arriving from the vicinity of the Jamos river, on coming to tha wharf, is immediately boarded by eager masses, and from such scenes can be judged the intensity of ex- citemons existing in New York to hear no of army operutivt se GENRRAL, BOTYR'S MOVEME 8 bave thus far beea a sories of uninterrupted successes. Every plan devised has been carried out with prompt- ness aod alacrity by his corps of able aud experienced brigade, division aud corps commanders. The railroad communtestion betwoen Petersbure ard Richmond and Potersbarg and Weldon has been irrevocably destroyed, ‘Thus bas-Uae rebel capital been isolated from the con- feaeracy. THE NCOPITAL ARRANGEMENTS for the reeeption of thesick and wounded are most ex- cellent. As soon as hospital boat arrives the patieaty are sout to the Chesapoake and Hampton hospi Dr. Bly MoCiellan, Acting Medical Director at this post, hes charge of all the sick and wounded, and his duties are by no moans a sinecure, Thus far only very few wounded have arrived, ag our losses have boon gomparatively PHE EMBARGO ON TRAVELLING, spstituted by tho Socretary of War, is very strictly carried out. None but employes of the government avd soldiers are allowed to come hore with tho mail poss from Baltimore, There are a grees maxz people, residents of this plage, who are kept tn Baltimore ab heavy expense, Unabja*to reach their homes. Noshing but an autograph order from General Butier will secure a pormit to travellors to reach Fortress Monroe. ARRIVAL OF A BLOCKADE RUNNER, A fine looking Gyo built vosse!, surposed to he the Young Republic, captured by tho United States gunboat Grand Gulf, off Wilmington, @ few days ago, arrived te ‘iampton Roads this afternoon, aud procecded imme- jiately to Nowport’s Nows to roport to Captain Guest Gansovoort, sanoir oMocer commanding the fest, THE POSTAL ARKANGRYENTS, Postal arrangements betwesa this plese and Gane Butler's headquarters are {a the beat possible wo. order. Postmaster Alanson Grane, aided by Nis attaches, ja sceorapiishing wonde: The following '# a list of the Post clerks at this place :~-Jumos M. Meade, 0. J. Franch, Jonn Billings, A. S. Barrington, R. A. Brown, J. Cc. Cheever, F. Coburn, A. L. Mimpton, J. W. Babb. Avot Gly thousand letters pass (krough here daily. The Psess Deapatches. Fortress Monon, May 12, 1964, "The steomor Tora, with two huadrod stok and wounded m , has just arrived from Bermuda Aundrea. By thia arrival tbe following news Is ra@élved:.. There was no fighting yesterday, Our forces were eogaged during yesterday in throwing up (pirenohwnents, Gone at “utter §9 intronching from tho Apparaatiox to the. a6. river, & distance of some six miles, Gonos 1 Nonaregard was reinforced during Tucaday night by two brigades Crom Gonora: Lee's army, sa far ‘a of be ascertained, ‘This atatemont sccms Improbable, unless General Lee 1s roaily retreating from bia proseus position, ‘The Jamos rivor was obstructed yesterday afternoon by oor forces noar Turkey Bead by singing 4 numbor of extonded sorens alt Use apprgaches from Richeaon., | Keventh Rennayivanis, Upon (oe arriyid of ue Fyne | scuoowere pn4 Berane, ‘Tole step effectually blockades the rebel tron-clads, and Prevents them from oomtng out to make an attack. Our whole force moved at four o'clock this morning, and probably are engaging the enemy at this time This dan nd o, Ws $$ rv Hernia or Rupt at 4d) in made One hundred and seventy rebel prisouers, ine'uding mane oF " or by simply tareing @ three officers, were brought hore last night, taken in the | "°" Wwiigrys Pater Lave T PORTER recent engagements near Petersburg. They wil be for- = Dest! supporter tide custaining warded to Point Lookout to-night. RUDDICK'S SHOTLOER nRAck Brigadier Genoral George J. Stannard and Lieutenant | 14.4 %nPerior arsicie fy Noose, la Wut stop for Invalid G. W. Hooker, ald de-camp, arrived here and loft for the Adltrs UREGORY & 00, WY Broadway. front yesterday, It is expected that Staonard will com- mand 4 division under Major Geoeral Smith, acturere, Punaveurma, May 18—6 P.M. Thore ts 4 rumor tn this clty that the obstructions im the Junce river have besa removed, and that onr fron- clade ars wivane Richmond. This report i# not cerirwet bit l4 rather in opposition to tbe uows re Ce eu (roi OLber reliable sources, o% ing aru, THE LATEST. u Broek Kieiomishing with the Enemy— evel \lwilsston that General Lee Wounsica, Ke, i Beraopa Huspeen, May 12, Yta Fortame Moxon, May 13-0 P.M. Abevy! vat this voraing tne rear guard advanced, At @ gut A M Corgal Butler and stai eft the old bead- { wusctecs Atien a. a tbe whole force aris tn the di- | 9iion of the Potoreburg and Richmond Railroad, At noon the enemy was discovered introneiod pal The of Youth suspas An Old and We toething, mothers oun teatify tha it all casos, regulates the bowels, gives 11ful Complexion.--f.21rd's Bioom werything for preserving and beautify No, 433 Uroadway, aud by the Compleston aud Skin. geinte every where. Tried Remedy. RS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for obildeem has stood the test of thirty years, Mlilions of {nrollable and perfectly safe tm Relieves the child fron from pain, softens the gumm ui “an infant, troubled with colle quiet sleop, and its parents unbroken rest. Price #8 cents @ bottle. “A ferance Man In Brondwny.” The world moves, New wonders and discoveries 7 Deing made tn this age, that will o pailold theortes Touth Now Hampshire charged and drove the enemy | nsetall by-rone tenoiives, anon Broadway haw from bia intrenchments, Thero was skirmishing all tho | Mofththectared aud applied & new urnclvie to the mamas afternoon on our right, There was no general engage rage to Tenet and “aimee 9h ndcare teal perseus ment, Nurabers of rebels wore captured, including ous | nerey sre now bailed, © m Colagak the world! moves, an’ WHITHS PATENT is cortainly curing hernin and rupture by th ‘There hes been ao fighting on the left, one Cr then fi "An e" surceon and ‘the oftcbca ted Sai ao'h abisite, lady attendant areon band, Pamphlets are malied every The Petersbueg Bzprese of tho 11th inst says:—Gene. | Obtained only of GREGORY & CO. 699 Broadway ral Lee ia in Richmond, wounded.” The tolograph ltnee Ask for the Vinatcre de Toilets of th between Petersburg and Richmond bave been cut several days, a9 wll as tho railr ad, Ateamster was shot dead this morning by # guerilla, three miles from Bermuda Hundred. Belle Boyd Turnea Up Again. Forriess Monnon, May 13, 1864, Tho notod Bolle Boyd is on the blockade ruunor Grey: hound, now in Hampton Roads. The body of Captain Phelan, of the gunboat Shawsheen, was found floating in the Jamos river yestorday alter- noon,tsot through the head, At the time of the destruc. tion of the boat he swam ashoro, THE CASUALTIES. Forres Mowrom, May 12, 1864. The following {s @ list of wounded brought to the Hamp- ton Hospital yesterday, on the steamers Monitor and Ex- press, who were principally in the engagement of Tues day, near tho turnpike, betwoon Petersburg and Rich: mond:— “ v dice Bergt J W Dumb, 48th N¥ = J Thompson, 1th Pa cay bry JW Maird, 43th NY 4 Sogo, Lith ‘Pa cay er 4 eaver, 1th pee tas ARoler ith P ae JK Ath M Satori, ("th Pacey lara, 9th N Bdersionon oY batt'y Gop ds Bisingard, 82d Pal Want iW ¥ care Bank, OMce and Counter Rai urphy, lit Pa cav bury, Sd cay demst i SLASH & CO., 624 Bros WM Gombton, Ith Pa cay Fmecartny da Yea vin ee ve poalte Bt Nicho ne K Knowiain, 34 N Year Kn M Dennny, 34 NY. Corp W Marshall. 34 N ¥ caw M Fit, oth Pa cay A Lewis, Ist DC cav 4 Jone. ist DO cav aid, Lt DC caw Cc H Kefkan, 34. P Summor, 6ti Pa cay § Kulce, bth Pa cav Roctete Hyglentque of aanitary. 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