The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1864, Page 8

mr mEwe. agement became heavy asd serious. nat | 284 fallen back to a Ime | Brow «. Petersberg Hepress of to-day] learn shat the oe “ot Torys rebels claim to bave gained « vietory in the recems opere- a4, on a tions of General Grant, altuough they are oot as enultant . as they generally are when they are quite sere that they have achieved a victory. They are decidedly despondont ‘and melancholy, and do not pretend to predict the-end. ‘They lost i the late Dattles, according to their own admission, seven thousand men; and piace eur loss at twenty thousand. The names of seven brigadiers and forty cohonels, tolled in the series ef fights, seem to indi. cate & severe 'os8 op their part of men, or the proportion of officers killed that of the men is greater than I have Our Forces Within a Quarter of. Mile of Fort Darling. oteerved in any {ght that! bave yet beard of. l’rison- Baldy Smith and Gillmore With- in Eight Miles of Richmond. Gilimore and Terry Drive the Rebels from Their First Line of Intrenchments. sate of affairs veutured to express @ doubt of it by claiming & victory when nove was gained. CAND ALTION IN LATE ENGAGEMENTS, late engagements, The brigades and regiments mov been mado or can be io many regiments, procured. All the wounded bave been sent to Fortress Monroe by The Second Line of Rebel Earth- |r secormick, Medion Director of the department. Surgeon Craven and Assistant Surgeon Janeway, Medical Director and Meaical Inspector of this corps, have been works Stormed and Won. ineeeubleg. ies tboln The Enemy Retreat, Leaving Pris- oners, Guus, dc., in Our Hands, Gue Small Work to be Stormed, and Then “In to Richmond.” Beeuregard’s Main Body of Troops Reach ths Rebel Capital. Mautz’s Cavalry Successful io A)) Their Movements, the corps bave labored assiduously iv alle viating tbe sufferings of eoldiers who bave been ®o unfortunate as to be wounded in the recent battles. The ambulance corps has been wei) organized 400 works smootbly and offectively, The same meed of praise may be awarded the Medical Director of the Fighteentb corps and the surgeons under bim. All have done nobly od deserve credit for their untiring devo- ton to their dut. bas been exceedingly ttt and sultry since we have been bere. On the marches vNere have been @ number of cases of coup de goliel, some of Which have proved fatal. Ap August day in New York cou@ Bot be more hot and overpowering. To-day it bas rainet $9 torrente, but to- night the weather is clearing up. The’ 70ads are growing muddy, nd will not be Ifkely to dry up .or some days, THE CASUALTIES, FRVENTH CONNECTICUT. Wounded. Chas Vibberte, B, fesd wound, left side of bend, John Riely, D, left hand. Thoodore Benedict, D, fied wound, left thigh, ‘Ubas. Daboice, F, flosb wound, rigbt arm. Jerome B. Soow. TH. left hand. Foward gap, 1, right baud. Ga TP CONNRONOUT. ay ae, ae iHed, Captato J.P. Wilcox, B. Wourslea. Despatches from Secretary Sianton to General Dix. THB FIRST DESPATCH. Wasuingrox, May 16—3] 35 A. M, Major Gereral Dix:— Nothing bas been ‘received from Geueral Euler since his telegrams of Scturday night. gti EDWIN M. rite Lieatenant —— Rilaebrana, C, m lang. John Reynold, A. jeft leg, amputated. Michael Lyneb, A, fore linger, left band. Pailip Jost. C. fore finger, left Band, Frederick Foster, ©, through chin. Sergeant Jobo Rattlesioifor, C, covtusion of abouder, August Fisher, G, neck Sergeant Jon H. Bous, B, eyes. Silas Nortbrup, D, shoulder. Faward Searles, 0, left hand. Chartes H Ward, f, left arm. Jor Lee, DP, left knee joint. Daniel Higgine, D, iefi knee, since Gead, Wm. Pritchard, E, left knee. Theodore Pheipe, F. body co Bont G, left forearm re STANTON, TH SECOND DESPATOR. Bee ce Heidel, + CUE Of left leg. mit Y Wasuinatow, May 16-0 PM. Christopher Penbard, .- Da aac eS a a aaa ww Major General Dae ‘No despatches have been received from Genera} Rutier foday. At the tteet reports he was still operating agsinst Port Darling EDWIN M. STANTON, % ooo Secretary of War. : u Corpora! Robert T. Sperry, n, ‘€!tt TmRD NeW Hamre el Wow Jen Smith, D, left hand. Patrick Mac 1, bead. James Ryan, F, (lesu wound of ieg. John L. Wing, K, tuger. Joup Wilson, K, band SEVGQNID KRW FaMPeDRS, Kilted, Mr. Oscar G. Sawye Despatches, Beenuvanters, TEXTE ARMY ia Barosrk’s. Va., May 12, 1864, Yesterday was day of quiet and rest to the army, gave to that portion engaged in strengthening the fortid- gations. They bad their bands quite full, At nigh} iq wee reported that the enemy were massing their forces wear cur picket line on our right and cevtre, and tbat Wm. Scott, A George A Clark, D. Wm. Calligban, 6 Devo Shaw. a. Los . Wounded. AONFy Jebron, A, loft arm. Frank Dupont, A, finger: eveant Allen Taylor, B, head. severely, Wm. F 1, B, head, severely, Jonn pack of neck, slightly. re s indy 3 4 o.t nd, alaghtly a" nde fie by # “aeig s0-f barel Hoyt, D, shoulder. Although né approbevsiohs were felt of the ene- | Pawin Tevbotis, D. log. may’s success should they attempt an assault, yet prepa- | Alfred Promo. 0. thigd vations were made for a severe fight, and by deylignt | |. B. Grant, F hora, sighuy ‘Thomas Moore, \eg. Jobo Davengirt, H, \ace and thigh. Charies BH Hale, B, head. ebiiy. Charice Ravd, K, buod this worning we were rendy for the attack ai every point. AN IMPORTANT MOVIERNT, The enemy did not make bis appearance, and before genrice an important movement against the enemy Pinoned tho day previously, was Ip procese of execution. A beavy force from both corpe was sent ont, unger the gommand of General Gilimore and Genera! Smith, to pre- pare a safe route for General Kautz, with bis cavalry firly through the enemy's lines. General Gilmore Moved HLS left and 0k up PARRcion on the roads Weeding from Petersburg, where he could guard our rear eed fank from the enemy’s advance, should their forces deem }1 desirable to undertake such a movement. Theo Be wasted in line of battle all day, and bivouscked on bis fee io vignt, bolding the railroad and the main roace deween Petersburg and Richmond Conenal Gum's ADVANCE AND SURMISE. Smith, witt a mrge force, moved to the Hrspquankrane, Texmm Anwy Corrs, Apovk Cnssrer Joxcrion, Va., May 14, 1864, The operations on the jeft of our line yesterday were of a brijiant and bigbly successful character. Gen. Gill- more, with the greater portion of Gen. Terry’s division of the Tenth army corps, moved from the position he bad held on the Richmond pike and marched to Chester Juuc- tion, where he reached the railroad and advanced up it to wards Richmond, while Gen. Smith, with the Eighteenth and & division of the Teuth army corps, moved up the pike in the same direction, towards Drury’s Bluff. While Gen. Smith was making a bervy demonstration on the centre of (he enemy’s line, Gen, Gilimore pushed forward with the real operating column, and, without meeting any resistance, reacbed Chesterfield Court House, ou the enemy's right, Still contiouing bis progress, but diverg- Gevora Might up the Richmond turnpike, and encountered, | ine to bis right, he came across a formidable & Sittle above Wer Bottom church, the ene- | earthwork stretching from the west of the railroad across $ey's exirmisbers, and engaged them. ‘The Third | 40 the river, strongly co! 1 and well supplied with Bow York, of Colonei Alford’s brigade, Turner’® | prny:ceures for artillery y force displayed by @tvision. Tenth army corpe, was thrown ont ag ekirmisd- | Coneral Smith on the pike, and the massing of troops a8 @8, and drove the enemy at a brisk pace fora mile or | ror an advance, together with some artillery Gring at that mere. The enemy then made a determined stand for & | Hint, pefooled the enemy, and induced them to concen ‘hile ina strong position, and held our exirmishere in beck for a short time, using two pieces of artillery eqpivet them, anc shelling our supports vigorour)y. The fagagement became quite sharp and spirited, but Soally Me eoomy agnin gave wey and retired slowly to a new esition, wheo they again made @ stand end were again ariven from it, The skirmishing covtinsed sett dark, at which time we bad driven the enemy about wo miler, and beyond Proctor's creek, where our pick re HOW stationed, Our lows during the day was ebout twenty—mostiy wounde !—of the Thiré New York. ‘MWe enemy lost more heavily, as they attempted to drive wee back by charges upon our lines, in which they were Sepulsed and suffered considerably, The enemy bad ‘Bout two regiments and a section of artillery during the emgagement. We captured eight or ten prisoners, who } were wert tothe rear. They belonged to Pickett’s divi- ‘sf00, from Nortt Carolina, and bad but recently arrived. or advance wil! probably be continued to. morrow towards Drury’s Blut, where the enemy have the cele Qrated work called Fort Darling aud quite a force of feeope. From our front Fort Darling can be piatuly seen, sBoct three milee in astraight line, Itis built upona Bi in the midst of a level plain clear of woods, and friiently an tinmense wheat field. From Ricbinond our We sbai! soon finé out whether trate in their position opposite bim, so that General Gill- more’s column did not flud a very beavy force before bim, After a careful resonnoissance by General Cillmore and Major Brooks. of his staff, and from information received from a contraband who had worked on the intrenchments and was familiar with the topography of the counry, i was determined to flank the work on the ri The Twenty-fourth Massachusetts and the Tenth Conve ; of Colonel Paisted’s brigade, were thrown forward as ok: misbere, and a number of sharpsbooters apd 1s and Rockwell's battery were put in position to anaoy the every end divert bis #tteotion from the real point of at tack. Then Col. Huwley’s brigade was marched throu, the woods, and, to the surprise of the enemy, entered the r ank of the work In its rear. The evemy made asbarp resistance, and finally piled over the superior slope of tho parapet and fought from the outside. Our troops In the excitement of the momen ought the ja trenchment was a closed work, and advanced eautiot Meanwhile Gol. White's origade, of Ames’ division, advanced under fire and occupied the line, the enemy fleeing ve the rear. By this Ddrilliant maomayre, we Gained before morning the entire line of the enemy’ works, ae the evemy evacuated his left éuring the night, and fell back to the accond live of intrenebments. No pgdon’s Sromt is only vine m guns were found jn the works, as all had been withdrawn We can reuch ii or Dot, when It became evident that our troops bad turned the 4 CAVALRT RAID position Maried to day, while wee of emb ihe were engaging the attea the evemy st Petersburg and Richmond, design of operatiog on the railroad semmonieations betwi e robe) capital and GENERA! GIL MORE TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. General Gillmore’s little force bivouacknd for the night ona hill behind the works, which they fortified aud t awaited dn) light and ® ecige from the rebels. Commun!- fee Soutb. 1 Fbowld mot be surprised if the | cation with the rear anc with our right bad been severed Medmond ané Danville read, the only line vow left the | by « body of rebel cavalry which bad been thrown to our sebels te she South might receive a vieit trom General | rear. Out of supplies and out of ammunition, our brave Kosuiz avd bie bold riders, What further operations may | soldiers bivonecked without foar of a reverse, ani perfect do bicd they bave | }¥ copSdent that ail would be wellon the morrow, avd Becomprenendod in the general piso whic then hep od apeuanneeed egueaartem: aman dees femderinken to carry out Jean only conjecture, Probably | j\ttie picket fring during the night, but uo serious demoo- Before thi reacbes you | may be in a position to give | stration was made on our position Martber deialis relalive to tbe expedition. if the Rich COMMCMOATION AGAIN OPERWD, At daylight commonication was oper end and Danville road is tapped, no live of communtes. | division aud some of Geucral Smith's tor fot with Norib Carclina aod the seaboard Sisies re. | and atomupition reached the isolated cc mains io the rebels Richmond will be completely ieo- | bt, and preparations Ww (elec, and must fee) ibe joss of supplies before long Prisoners and deserters Me cily w® Hot & storehouse, crowded with varied sup- ies, Lot Ye cepencent upon the regular and frequent by Turner's id suppl from the made for un early move. OPERATIOS Xs een Drought within that beyond the first IY as Strong ae the Oret, but Ite right exten to the Seer ipl of supplies for their dally Rubsietence. Fs inst this The raid wi) b 7 rel e are assured. | ovr forces were put in motion on ti ire tine, and Dopreticker ea lst bap a md ade ot a ‘hey soon encountered the enemy. Again the Twenty- Gene ula WP av able cavalry officer & fourth Massochusette, Colonel Osborn, end the euperience Fe recent raid in the soutbero part of tbi# | Tenth Connecticut, Colonel Otm, were —— Mate wars Very BLceesso! and creditable affair, We | 88 skirmisbers, and the enemy's line enemy were driven back with the aid of artillery, and beavy skirmishing continued (be greater part of the day, With considerable loss on Jeu. THR SECOND LIND OF DRFRXCHE were foally approached after a hard day's work, and our Jine was put io ition for am advance upon the works, The enemy fallen back into their intrencn- ents, aad prepared for & vigorous résistance to an as- fevit. ‘The second jine was very mrong, with & parapet not lees than ten feet iv thickoess, with inpumerabie em- ope Lbat (bis Ove wil) be of wii et wervice to the seve’ and Gb 8)d to UF in the present campe com MiRSTATEMENTE GonnECTH 7 one oF two York papers | beve noticed a charge ost the Teptb army corps tbat war oot well founded. layed 7 the tardiness of the Tenth army corse, and that Gen. Butler's piece were materially interferes with by that @eisy. If} am cot misinformed, the day upon which i 4 front Be EXpeCition war to leave was the very day it got a witb . or] ie it ha my @, and oc far a8 any delay occurring on the trip up due | care great pueeas. ( ree te the negiigeuce of General Gflimore or bie suboray gece pig. HF — a Sodan on perry ‘arn | iImore, received a flesh wou mates, it # rofficient tc elate thats portion of the Tenth orn tee Artillery wae Drought ep, and opened Are eorpe was bere early enough to ald the Eighteenth corps | upou ie rebel oa Surennes sae . iow fe dobar kt i Lardly wocessary or in good inete to | siRo advanced rom ap open field, extending at emake the Tenth corse reeponsibie for every bivuder or | exon bundred yarda to the woods in ro mabiaks thas wav occur There ate other forces bire inaintamed a hot and effective fire. The enemy repil briskly from their artillery aod amall arma, aod tbo ere tell a different etoryg They say Lee’s loss, according to gossip im Richmond, was terrible, and the defeat of bit army 80 palpable that ne one who knew the precise The papers try to keep up somo Gegreo of courage and bope Jeppend a partial let of casualties sustained m the about s0 frequently and rapidiy that no reports have It will be peveral days yet before full and complete jiste can be Aiientions to the wellare of the sick snd wounded; and all the surgeons tn brasures for Night or bevy eres a of which | Progress of the #4, of the Konan | rf ad Sulth’'s centro, Smith’s forces. If we sneceed im gaining possession of the second line throughout, our forces will pe west of all fortifications . it is believed, to the city, Of inter some new works, but it * betieved that all tho old aud more fermidable ones will and with a clear course they may be between us and the river, GRNERAL BEAURRGARD'S FOROR GONR TO RICHMOND. General Beauregard’s troops, or a portion of them, aud those of General floke’s command, from North Carolina, have certaimly pessed us, and are now in Richmond or On Tuesday last his forces shipped by—the very day that wo wore juside our intrenchments beyond with Lee. resting. The night wo « in front of our intrenchments we had a smali force from Hoke, which had morely been sent down to keep us within our lines and prevent us from atriking'Hoke’s colunm on the flauk, or cutting it off altogether, It was trick, and worthy of the shrewdest Yankee. ‘gard passed up with the last of his forces. the {ol & cut Be: lowing day, barely escaping our advancing colamn The enemy have few troone, it is thought, at Poters- burg, the most of them having gono to Richmond or Loe. CASUALTINS IN THE LATE FIOHT, Among the casualties in the late fight were Randlet, wounded, of the Third New Hampshire: tain Fly, killed, of the rame regiment; Lieutenant Clough of the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts, killed: Major T. B. Brooks, aid-de-oamp on Genera) Gillmore’s staff, wounded. The jist of casualties in full will endeavor to send to- morrow. GENERAL SHERIDAN’S CAVALRY SAID TO HAVE REACHED THR JAMES RIVER. It ts romored that General Sheridan’ our landing, that they have passed and destroyed vailronde and cara, loco! stock in numbers. I gaye vo means of Feport. If true you will bave the detai respondent near the river. General Kan Dot been hear from yet. It is jooked for to-morrow. The weather has been rainy, and the roads are getting, or are already, in @ horrible condition. Mr. John A. Brady’s Despatch. Heapguantens, Eicusrenmm Army Corrs, In Tue Fiutp, May 14, 1864, } Afler some heavy ekirmishing, the Eighteenth army corpe has succeeded in advancing its lice nearly a mile but i are so strongiy intrenched at Kingsland creek, Within eight miles of Richmond, that asevere con- flict must bé Wet With before they are driven from their position, This morning we forced them to retire from their first lino of Intrenchwents, whicb Gillmore bad fuccecded in Canking. THE RERRL DRFENCTS are cf a most formidable deseription, The country ja Diliy, and nataraMy affords every convenience for snecess- fully repelling ap invading army. Ip addition to the labor nature has bestowed upon the locality, the rebels have adden workd of over three miles in extent, which Dave been pronounced by our engineer officers to be of the most ecientific construction. Yesterday they ene. ceeded in holding their line at every point in front of General Smith; but when Gilmore's corps appeared, most unexpectediy, in tbe rear of their right wing, they retired precipisately. 7 A TRIF-DO-PONT. beh ee oe ‘The only position at present heid by the rebels this side of Kingeland creek is a large and formidable ‘ete-du- pont ob our right. very effort is being made to carry it. Tho batteries are massed to concentrate a heavy fire upon it, and the infantry are being held in readiness to storm the point at the proper moment. Incase we succeed in carrying this work there will be but jittle impediment to onr advance upon Drnry’s Bluff. As we are within eight miles ef Richmond, on the Petersburg and Richmond turnpike, there ig but little doubt that the inhabitants of Having lost the richt of their line they will be compelled to ralinquish and fall back from heer Hine, although at sundown they held what seems to de an enclosed work to the left of the turnpike im froat of Geveral Probably to-morrow moroing that will found evacuated, or it will be carried by Goners! Major D- cavalry, from General Grant's army, bave arrived on the river opposite around Richmond motives and rolling stantinting the from your cor- ’s cavalry bas Major wounded magazines of Fort Dariing. Proctor’s €xxsm, May 15, 1864. thea retired. Lieutenant Colonel Pond, of tho First United States cavalry, discovered three torpedoes in the James river this morning, At noon the enemy came out of their fortifications and attacked Heckman’s brigade. The fight was altogether witb musketry, and lasted till four o’clock. The enemy were driven back to their works, Ssarpshooting was continued along the lines, and the rebels’ artillery was kept silenced. At nine o'clock tast eventng the enemy advanced upon sharp mueketry engagement ensued, which resulted in tho our }ines near the Petersburg turnpike. A shor enemy’e being driven back to their breastworks. Beamops Howpxen, May 14, 1864. Th with forty piecee of artillery. Beruvpa Howrey, May 16—9 A. M. ‘The rebel jron-clad Richmond came down last evening The Monitors drove ber and opened fre on the fist, back, The following ts the latest from the front:— The enemy came out of their earthworks at daylight, Our srtilliery opened on ing him back to the fortifications with heavy tose. Our loss was slight, being under cover, No and attacked our right wing. the enemy, dri officra were killed in the lass engagement, Rebe) prisoners tay that the enemy have lost more inilled than wounded during the last three days, and that one hundred ana forty of our wounded were taken pris- oners. The Fighth Army corps hospital steamer bas taken down ninety of our wounded to Hampton. Turee fourths of them were severely wounded, Everything is favorable, Genera) Butler commands ip Person. Foarnms Mownor, May 15, 1864, ‘We learn that al] the railroads leading to Richmond bave been cut. General Butler ie being reinforced. SHERMAN! SECRETARY STANTON TO GEN. BIX. Tho Rebel Earthworks at Resaca Stormed by the Union Troops. THE TOWN EVACUATED BY THE REBELS, me Thousand Men and Ten Guns Captured. RETREAT OF JOHNSTON'S ARMY. dur twenty-pound Parratia, ees 7 "°° | Quy Logg About 8,000 Killed, MAJOR GENERAT. SMITH Das thus far beld his headquarters at the skirmishing line aod gooms to be attended by fome guardian spirit, who wards of the ballets of the lapis 3 Countless stories are in circulation among the men of his hairbreadth escapes. ‘The General's staff hold no sinecure position, Unlike the stalls of most mojor generals, they are almost continually. under fire: but. strange to say, have so far escaped with- ont accident. Capt. Flenving, Provost Marshal of the corpe, while carrying an order to Geo. Turner, rode into the rebel lines aml was received with the discharge of one hundred muekets, bot succeeded in escaping with the loss of bis hat. Hie orderly was struck by a bullet, which glanced from bis jeg and lodged in the saddle, OUR LOSSES, ‘The losses of the Fighteenth corps for the last two days have numbered about seven or eight hundred, while the rebel joss must have exceeded fifteen hundred. As the troops are constantly engaged in skirmishing to the front, it #@ ntterly impossible at present to obtain a listof the kalled and wounded, THE CASUALTIES. The following are the names of all the wounded of the Inst two days co far raported at the corps hospital:— Frederick Kane, F. 19th Wis HezekinhMowers.1, N7thNY J jas Baivel, G 8th G Mune Wis Ghas W Batchelor, Jobn McCarty, D, 13th N Geo Morris, ©, 183th Pa Henry Cramer, C, 183:h Pa D Car Sin NH erett Williams. B.1I7thNY Lynn. D, 188th Pa Finens Witham, A, Ith Me A D Locke, K, 1ith Me ay Hinesburgh, D, 188th th Mass David P Palmer, T, Sth Conta 3, 27th Mass = Michae! Daly, I. ‘8th Conn eood. G, gua NJ EH Prescott, G, 12th N Ht © Path Conn ¥}i Hontoon,D! 1th NW sve J Angels. 10th NA H Emmerson, 10th th NY Seret Chas Ho! AFlirel!. 8, 2% TA 3 Ma) Lient Nu Win Goritte, 1, Wo S Manahan, K, 188th NY Ackin Capstran, H, 10th NB th NL D Dublin Geo W Parker, D. 18%h NY Pace Cornwall, D, 1thNY — James B Roe. G, ¥ 3 y.H, 98th NY Charies A Davis, G. 1th NH T, 8th Conn, Robt Saw: 19th Wis ver, Wickham, D, 118th NY Werner, T. sth Conm H, 24. NB av General Kante’s caval from by means of ref AID, division js repeatedly heard ee and negroes, He seems to have been invariably enccessful, and is expected momen- tarily to return with his command, after having com> pletely severed every railroad commanication with Rich- mond from the eovth side of the James river, Mr. William H, Stiner'’s Despatch Fontrrss Moynor, May 15—4 P. M. NEWS FROM THE FRONT bas jnst reached bere by the arrival of the mail steamer ‘Vbomas Powell, Captain Lyons, which brought, besides odd rebel prisoners, cap- the mail, three bundred and raid tp the rear of lee and sreund Richmond, latest secount we heer from General Butler js to «the «effect that onr forces are within arter of a mile of Fort Darling, and that Beau 8 completely hemmed in, and the road reaching the beleaguered rebel capital, It te expected that Dr at once, if not already been done. man’s brignde bas again suffered terribly, bave shown themselves great heroes. RNWRAL KAUTA'S CAVALRY Js out on sooth Batier’s geveral off Weldon TW NavT We der. nt mor ‘assign them to duty with Admiral Lee. Lieutenant R. Be Lamson, of the United States gunboat Gettysbury to the operations against Kichmond, His known ability in Fiver service and great personal courage, 60 (prelbiy demonstrated on the Nansemond last year, induced Ad- miral Lee to detain him here, re blockade duty, for a short time to come. A CORRECTION, In my letter of the 12ih inct.. speaking of the em ciency of the Post OMce Department of this Mr. Crane, eon of the efcient | ovtmaay clerk, ané ove of the oldest attaches of COLORED AMATONE, The steam transport Webster arrived bere at an ‘Carly of colored troops om } Our trains are ron les whe Bad dence’ ‘ashe heir #ex was not discovered until after Jeaving | point The telegraph is working t within @ few mile of hour this morning with a number Among them were two fer ele Sam's uniform and rece} ed nie bounty in ton, and t being no articles of female clo ing on board the transport they were landed bere ia soldiers’ uniform. A few houra stay in the fort and ® change of clothing altered their appearance considerably, and revealed two plump, coal black Junoe, with martial prochvitier. THE LATEST NEWS. Biafl—The Re Comes Down and i+ Driven the Monitors, &. Heanqvarrens, Procton’s Crern, Va,, May 14, 1864. At daylight General Burnham's brigade charged upon emy's ONser worke at Proctor’s Creek, and carried ihe ent) ine, section by rection. Jeading to Rich moud are firmly held, preventing reinforcement from | se, De B, Randolph Keim’: garrison from the rebel Bluff wili be stormed General Heck- is inactive, and, thus far, have expended but little pow> gunboats in the James river flotilla for genoral service and the Secretary of the Navy abould at once dotail several of the Potomac river vessels and een temporarily detached from bis command to assist er than to send bim on nee, the name of Mir. Frawk M. Crane, was inadvertantly left out, is acting chiol Post Office bere. At fon o'clock the baveries opeved op ihe enemy who Wounded and Missing. Generals Kilpatrick, Willich and Miarson Wounded. Impertant Capture ef Rebel Trains plies by McPhers Steneman Reported te Have “ De- stroyed a Rebel Train, Captured Two Guns and Thrashed Reddy,”® &e., &e., de Despatches from Secretary Stanton to General Dix. THE FIRST DESPATCH. Wasuinctoy, May 16—11:35 A.M. To Major General Drx— We have intelligence from Resaca up W eleven o'clock last night. Our lines bad advanced on the left, two lines of the enomy’s earthworks having been stormed. ‘Stoneman is reparted to have destroyed a wagon train, captured two guns and thrashed Roddy. EDWIN M, STANTON, Secretary of War, THB SECOND DESPATCH. Wasuixotos, May 16—5 P. M, ‘The operations of General Sherman yesterday and two days’ bard fighting forced Jobnston to evacuate Resace at midnight last night. General Sherman's forces are in vigorous pursuit. FIMVIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Despatch’ from G al Sherman to General Halleck. Wasmwcton, May 16, 1864. A despatch received by General Halleck from General Sherman says that he hada Ogbt yesterday at Resaca, in which we were successful, No details are given. Genera! Sherman eays he has not had time t> find out, tured by Major General Sheridan during bis grand | but that,as near as he can judge, our loss was about ‘the | three thousand killed, wounded and missing. Everything was progressing very favorably. ‘The raitroad bas been repaired to within seven miles of the army. Nasuvit.s, Te! » May 16, 1864, A Dospital train reached here this morning from Chatta- and the me® | poogs, bringing one hundred and twenty wounded mea ‘who received injuries in the recent movements of Gen. very extensive raid, which will, {f sue | Sherman’s army. cessful, be avother most stunning blow to the enemy. The plan of Operations has been carefully prepared and matured, and heart!ly concurred jn by ali of General ‘We learn from reliable authority that McPherson cap- tured on Friday, May 13, vine railroad trains below Re- re. Tie raid of Kautz’s js 0@ ® | paca, laden with various military stores from Dalton, € nder scale than ins expedition against Petersburg and ‘The enemy seems to be making proparations for ex evacuation, Efforts are being made by the enemy to push their supplies south of Reseen. Geweral Sherman was with McPherson's army when last beard from. In attempts to move ont of General Sherman's way it is thought Jobnston will be foiled, Advantages bave been gained, and hopes are enter- tained of a speedy suocess which will keep pace with ‘operations in Virginia, General Kiipatrick, who was weunded several days since, is not considered dangerously 80. Generals Willich and Marson are also slightly wounded, Nasnviiia, May 16—P, M. T have the most gratifying Mtelligence from the front, six miles below Dalton, There is Dow no doubt about the occupation of that Tt took place on Friday last, Reraca. ‘The enemy for several days has been moving away bis While in the midst of this McPherson fell upon n, capturing the nine traims already mentioned. During to-day Sherman encountered @ sirong body of the enemy near Resaca and engaged him. Resaca te ours, «It was occupied by Sherman to.oay, at Drary’s | capturing ove thoueand prisoners and ten guns. General Sherman is in bot pursuit of the enemy. Jobneton ir #aid to be retirin g towards Atlanta, THE REBEL ACCOUNTS. mato the Richmond Papers, ATLANTA, May 10, 1964, ‘The communivation with Dalton was interrupted last of heavy earthworks next to Fort ‘The quemy reptied briefly unt® two P.M., when the dattortes and sharpshestore silenced the enemy’s guns. ‘was ene buadred and Sfty. We captured a few prisoners. » Of the Tenth New Hampshire, was At four o'clock im the afternoon a shel! exploded the A smatt rebel gunboat came down opposite Fort Darling this morning, threw several shell into our cavalry, and ‘was great cheoring at the front this morning, ppesed we had a heavy force | news having reached the troope, through the rebel lines, ‘that General Grant bad captured # whole rebel division, Despatches. might by the presence Of the enemy near Resaca. Wo by press private a member of MeNoir’s battery cage ibeg vanahee Beetan a time for the fight. Nobody ANOTHER DESPATCH. ¢ Danrom, May 10, 1864, ‘The enemy cut the raflroad below this point and Resaca yesterday evening § Grigsby’s bricade fought them, driving them for four miles, they making a stubbora neaiatens nes, _ Tuanamnys force is estimated at ten thous », com infantry, cavalry and artillery. Wheeler had a sharp engagement Ain Gtr cavalry on Cley nd road yesterday afternoon, driving them ‘tug ninety prisoners, including Colonel La- grange, commanding brigade, ‘and ton commissioned march ee eae ee night in the direction of ind arte. iy ir forces, Our troops are ‘ankees circulated handbills throngh thelr com mand yesterday stating that Grant bad routed Lee, and by Ge, Richmond, prog; are ver, ern spec 'y bright, and no fears are felt for Court Calondar—This Da Surrewe Court—Orcvi ‘Part 1—Opens at 11 A, M.— Nos, 1195, 1541, 1481, 155, 1677, 1733, 315, 1369, 1083, 1753, 1785, 1743, 1168, 1805, 1807, 1811, 1813, 1817, 1819, 1823. | Part 2—73 Duane street, opens at 10 A. M.—Nos. 84, 604, 641, 1676, 824, 1420, 1934, 39%, 473, 366, 1626, 1540. 128, ERM.. rt 1—Nos, 3235, 8391, |) 4230 26 , 995, 3865, 4213, 4305, 4307, 4309, 4811, 4815, 4917, 4319, 4321, 4323, 4325, 4399. 4841, 4342. 4345, 4251, Pond 4355, Pm eel rad 4367. 4369, 4373. 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OF stfinnan, county Tipperary, by Bridget the same paces when Iagnourt’ from was living fa Brooks ye, N.Y, Any information wil! be thankfully received by at 174 East Thirteenth street, NFORMATION WANTRD—OF JAMES, DAVID AND Patrick Fitrgerrald, of Ardylass. county of Cork, Ire- land, by their brother Dennis Fitzge: ld, Any information concerning them will be thankfully received by John E. Collins, wazon, 157 Bitzabeth street, N.Y, Western papers Jeane [FORMATION WANTED—OF EDWARD R. STONER, son of the late Joseph R. Stoner, of Memphis, Tent who 1s wu to hare enlisted in the Ui a OVAUTE, (Crest.) MARTELLO TOWER and Lion Rampant. EDWARD M. VERDON ROGHEDA. Return at once. Your absence ia the only vere Your friends are trae. BAY VIEW, &0. Ss‘ PPRIRE.—THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO ‘ealled at Burr's jewelry store, in relation toa piece of a him, corner Fifth avenue and Twenty-eichth sireot, will find it to bis advantage to repeat his visit imme- iy. LOST AND FOUND. OST—ON MONDAY, i6TH INST., A POCKRTROOR, 4 containing over two hundred shares of Gold and Silver Mining stock In Nevada Territory, and some other, papers, with a small amount of money. The papers are of no ise to any one but the owner. A liberal reward will be paid to the finder by leaving it at the office of the St, Nicholas Hotel. J. A. BYERS, ie jote) Lak WALL STREET, WATER STREET OR ‘Maiden lane, a large Pocketbook, rontaining papers of no use to any person bui myself. A suitable reward will be paid if returned to O. Sloan Holden, City Marshal, at Tax office, 32 Chambers street, yore BOOK NO. HE FINDER WILL rs. Bee K, FROM 169 ELM STREET, A 4 Black and Tan Dog: very little tan: anawers to ‘the name of “Dan.” A suitable reward will be paid on return- ing bim to the above numbei OST—ON SUNDAY NIGHT, FROM 154 EAST FORTI- eth street, = foundiand Dog, one year old, black. with a little white om breast and paws A sul will be paid for his retura to the above place, factory. OST=MAY 15, ON SIXTEENTH iT, A POCKET. book, containing about $27, in ‘some silver. and tome bills and currency, $10 reward will be given to any one bringing the same to 208 West Sixteenth street, top floor, front room O8T—ON SATURDAY MO. 4 Bleveker street amnibr Ww reward vinegar (SUPPOSED IN A let, somewhat worn, $7) and $59, mostly in greenacks. The ded by returning the same to owner, B. enue, In the store. I O8T—LAST FRIDAY, ‘STH, A PAIR OF GOLD SPEC. [4 tacles. either in New York or Brooklyn, The finder will street, ‘be liberally rewarded by leaving them at 200 Bridge Brooklyn. __ REWARDS. $5 Serie Par ON SATURDAY, MAY 14, A L bine (Lapis Lacuir) Sleeve Button, sot in gold, with jetters KOM. A.on the setting. The finder will re- ovive the above reward by leaving it a: Ne. 6 Kast Thirty- wixth street. REWARD,—LOST, CN SATURDAY, 19 GOING from Newark 10 BrookWwn, a large Garhet Breastpin; t! d fu the shape of a fowerand buds, The borer ‘and the thanks of the gyyner by leaving it at G0 Beaver sireot, New York, or 33 cy glass etreet, Brooklyn. ‘INST, IN od Thirty ‘se inting on the The above rew: te 33 West Tweats- will be paid w Fourth street.” $5 REWARD.—LOST, ABOUT TEN DAYS SINCE, A je) amall white and yellow Dow, answering to the name of “Cassie.” The above reward will be paid on its retura to 4 West Twenty-fourth street. $ RP.—LO8T, ON MONDAY FORFNOON, 429 Broadway, a small Black and Tan without lock. roadway, LOST, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF Saturds jast, ge Newfoundian ra tothe name of Majer, 4 white spet st. At the time he strayed he bad on a black leather collar with & short rope attached tot, Whoever will brin ‘the same to 216 Broadway will receive five doliars reward, 5 REWARD.—LOST, ON SATURDAY LAST, ON board the Glen Cove boat, a Satchel, with two Bank Jooks i it; one on the Bowery Savings Bank, No. 140 161, the other on the Bleecker Street Bank, Tho finder wiil re- ceive the above by leaving tt with Aibert Hendrick. on, on board the Gien Cove, 10) REVARD.—LOST, ON SUNDAY MORNING, I the neighborhood’ of Great Jones atreet, a black and tan K aries Spaniel; had a color ov. or to James B, Taylor, @ Pine street, will re- reward. this month, & short steam Viack ed dia on Breaatpin, ‘The Onder will the above reward and the thant oat tee ogny Yy ‘ee at the store Hndaon street, between 10 A. RD.-fLOST, A POCKETBOOR, CONTAIN. $20 cieeterrmered exe see ‘on 9 al re wi Feturned to Harry Burrell, Je, O4 Peat! street. ie TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, — (on ms 5 RR I ON FRIDAY, THR 13TH OF $25 IWARD.—LOST. 0) Te RS ory BDONIANS.—THE | MEMBERS OF THE NEW 7 jouian Ci by noti at 2 Werner jouse, At Bo’ A.M, this, a for the pw of reselving the gallant Seventy ninth ‘nighianders, eu their neta eh raglvongur own gxeuatorn.” Thorium By var Tinta!" yy te DAVES ORE Baus” hs ~ WAR IN THE PA\nFid.’ Highly Important from South America. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP ARIEL, Spain Commences Hostilities Against Peru. Seizure of the Chincha Islands by the ‘Commander of the Spanish Naval Forces, Admiral Pinzon. Attempt te Capture the Perue vian Vesselis-of-War in the Harbor of Callao, The Designs of Spain in Pern Evie dently These of France in Mexico, ae &e., ae. The steamship Arie!, Captain Wilson, arrived at thie port yesterday from Aspinwall, whence she sailed on the ‘7th inst. We have late and most important Intelligence from the Pacific regarding the commencement of hostilities by Spain against Peru, the seizure of the Chincha Islands, ‘and the attempt to capture the Peruvian squa. -n in the harbor of Callao, all of which will be found fally detailed in the letter of our Panema correspondent. ‘Tne Arie! was detained of Sandy Hook from eigh® o’¢lock on Sunday evening by aheavy fog. She was withs inabalf mile of the lightship for an bour or more, bad heard no bell. ‘Tho following is the specte list of the Ariel: — FROM ASPINWALL Ribon & Munoz $2,198 W. Penny.., + $330 8. A. Asch... 250 Parsons & Petit + 600 Wells, Fargo % Co. - 1,000 Handy & Hoadley... 1,800 —ee ‘Total. . $7,168 Order... $22,009 DeWitt, Kittle & Co $4, Scholle 80,000 J. Strauss, Bro &Co 49,240 J. H, Coghill... 4,500 Jennings& Brewster 8,900 J.B. Newton & Co, 26,729 Weil & Co. . Wig Richard Patrick ... 0,154 A. Rich & Bro..... 9,008 H. Cohn & Co 38.900 Wells, Fargo & Go, 51,500 A.S Rosenbaum&Co 30,200 —_—— Total.......% From Aspinwall. Total, Our Panama Corres Panama, April 80, 1866. PERI In my letter of the 26th inst., per Ocean Quean, I had occasion to give at length an account of the existing trou blo between Peru and Spain, and how tt threatened to assume proportions of magnitude. No one supposedg however, on the 13th inst.—the day of the sailing of the Brittsh mail packet from Cailso—that anything mor@ serious would occur than the departure of the Spanisi commissioner from Lima on account of his inability a procure from Peru the satisfaction he required for the affair at Talambo, io wbich & Spanish subject lost bis life: It was thought that Spain would endeavor to use othet means, and that probably a third party would be called in, in order to have a speedy and satisfactory conclusion of the trouble. It was rumored, however, as | informed you, that the Spanish commissioner bad le(t before the steamer sailed, and that a Peruvian man-of-war had becm despatched in search of bim, in order to induce bim te return, but had returned to port without success. Upom this rumor many persons bere thought that it was tha intention of Spain to commence active operations against, Peru at once, not so much on acceunt of the Taambe affair as for the purpose of reposseasing some of her old territory in South America. The sequel has proved their surmises to have been correct. On the night of the 27th instant the Pacific Steam Navi, gation Company’s steamer Ecuador arrived in this har- bor, from Callao on the 17th, bringing four days late? advices, She was chartered by the Peruvian governe ment to bring to this port Senor Villena, a special envoy{ with despatches for the United States government a> Washington. By this arrival we have the startling im tolligence of the seizure of the Chincha Talands by the Spanish squadron, under the command of Admiral Pine zon, and, virtually, the commencement of hostilities by Spain against Pera, not only by the above seizure, but by threatening the city of Callao with a powerful navag force, and the seizure of a vessel almost under the guna. of the Peruvian vessels.of-war and the fortifications of the port. The particulars, as we bave them, are about as follows: — The Spanish commissioner, Senor Mazarredo, took hig departure from the harbor of Callao on the 13th instanty in the Spanish steam gunboat Cavadonga, to seek ang’ join the admiral, On the 16th the Spanish squadron, com sisting of the scrow etcam frigates Resolucion ang Triunfo, together with the steamer Cavadonga, m their appearance off the harbor of Callao, and en! it at full speed, evidently with no friendly intem tions. Only the day before they had forcibly talren por session of the Chincha Isiands, made prisoners of the Governor and ali the other Peruvian authorities there, and captured the transport Iquique, which vessel apd pened to be there at the time. After this exploit they steamed at all speed to Callaeg in the hope of being able to surprise and capture with bu§ small resistance tho Peravian squadron there agsembled; ‘but their manner of entering the harbor being manifestly 80 hostile, the Peravian officers had time to get up steams and move their vessels close in under the guns of the castle, where Pinzon and his three vessole did not care to venture. The l’eruvian office rs were also aided tn thie manuvre by 80 many foreign vessels having Oret to be moved out of the line of fire, When the admiral dig covered that he was unabie to make prizes of the Perus vinn fleet he lett the port, on the evening of the 1 etonding to the southward, having first sent in the Cay donga to take possession of the ahip Herodia, loaded wit naval stores, provisions and coal, The Peruvian steamers of-war Tumbes was despatched to watch the movement@ of the Spantah squadron. Up to the 14th inst. nothing deen poblished in any of the papers of Lima officially announcing that any cors respondence had taken place between tbo Spanish com- missiover aud the Peruvian goveroment; but thie arrived piaces me im possession of all of it.from the arrival Senor Mazarredo to his sudden departure. The firs® note that passed was ope of a private nature from the commissioner to the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairgs on the 20th ult., announcing bis business and asking a time be named when an interview could be had. ‘This note was replied to on the 234 of the same mon and the 50th was appointed for the interview, whi took place at that time. Senor Mazarredo at this moeting prerented to tho Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affaire, Sevor Riboyro, te from the Spanish government, ine troducing him ag a “special commissioner’? to the gov- ernment of Pera, ‘tas it might be to the advantage of Spain to bave such an ageot in her tnterconrse with Peru,’ and requesting that the Peravian government would receive bim favorably in the position he was aq credited. Senor Riboyro on the Ist inst. replied to this In @ note to Senor Mazarredo, in which he stated that the gow. ‘ernment of Pera would receive him with all kindnors, and extend to him every facility for carrying on the bust nese of hia “commission.”” T quote the Let fot this note:—As the communteation of the 18th of Janu. ary of the present aecredits Senor Mazarredo in @ purely confidential character, to judge from Hs text, the underelgned at once accepts him as such, #n t of the capital of Madrid, because the denomination of commis- sioner,” not being Yo contormity, with the diplomatia usages, might perhaps cause embarrassmen Ia tne course of ‘ceguussleas, which, for the benefit, ernments, must be removed at any cost. If is Is to be hoped ite thi —— es OS _ 2... eee |