The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON BENNSTE EDIQOR AND PROPRISTOR OFFICE N. W, COKNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. THE sito ATION. There is glorious news (rom Virginia today. The ene~ my aro receiving constant repuises, The advance of General Grant’s army, led by the Second rps, under General Hancock, has driven the enemy dofore it to # point seven miles south of Bowling Green, where be was at ten o'clock on Sunday night, and occupied the bridge over the Msttapovy. Hancock moved pon Bowling Green on Sat by @ forced march. The rebol cay- alry and a ba’ of artillery but they were dispersed and pur- sued by our cavalry. cpposed bis passage at Guivey’e Station; He drove a force of thirteen thousand rebels clear through the town of Milford, and some distance beyond. An attack upon our headquarters’ train near Guincy’s Station was made by the rebels (Ninth Virginia cavalry); but they were gullantly repulsed by the One Hundred and Fourteenth and Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Our Position is now regarded as most important, and Richmond is considered to be in more danger than ever. All those facts, and more, we learn by Mr. Stanton’s bulletin to General Dix last night, which contains de- gpatches from Geveral Grant up to eight o'clock yes- terday morning, Which state that the enemy have fallen back from the North Anna, and that we are in pur- Suit. Negroes who have come in say that Leo is falling back to Richmond, The Fifth and Sixth corps marched by way of Harris’ store to Jericho ford; and the Fifth corps succeed- ed in effecting a crossing of the North Anna and getting a position without much opposition. Shortly ater they were attacked, and hand- somely repulsed without muob loss, We captured some prisoners, In another despatch, giving in detail the movements of our corps, and speak- ing of the rebel assault on Warren's Position, General Grant eays:—He was attacked with great vehemence. Ihave never beard more rapid or massive firing, either of artillery or musketry, The attack resulted in a eatructive repulse of the enemy. At the posi- attacked by Hancock the rebels were in- trenched, and in considerable force between the creek violently the assault, tion he had crossed and the river, and made a pertinacious re- sistance to his onset; but before dark he bad forced them from their works and driven them across the Stream. Other official despatches from beadquarters say that Warren, Burnside and Hancock are Ppusbing forward after the retreating army. Warren captured a good aumber of prisoners, The eredingly bews from General Butler’s army is ex- The second brilliant raid of Gen- eral Kautz proves (0 hove becn a very important and Success’ul affair, interesting. The rebels were prepared for him at Dearly al! points, aud he bad to fight bis way pretty much all the Be visited Coaifield, Powhatan Station, Mattox Bridge, Chula, Wellville and way through. stores, milis, locomotives, bridges, &c. Admiral Lee's t rpedo picket division, om the James Tiver, euccceded in picking up eleven of these machines, ‘one of which contained two thousand pounds of powder, A feet of gunboats, which was entrusted with the dangerous duty of cleartng the Rappahannock of torpedoes, has arrived at Fredericksburg, and reports the river open from Washineton, all the destructive machines having been completely removed.. Supplies now can be sent by transports to recericksburg in safety, and the wounded brougbt on to Washington by the eame meaus. Our correspondent, who was in the field with Genoral | Sale The demand was only fair, tho very high prices 7 A : PS ia bis tate oubtaeeret current baving the effect to greatly ourtail the consump We ask, can this bo so? Justice to General Sherman ia big late successful campaign in Georgia, | sion of boet. Prices varied {rom Ae. to 18e. 019.,s0me | Butler, to the army an@ the country demands yeaterday, tbe rise in gold having-stimulated more Several «thor points, destroying large amounts of military | active inquiry for aome goods. There was uo genoral activity, however, and the business was principally ina speculators, who coutroiled the whole of the cattle on NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, of opinton covdempatory of the recent suspension of the World aud Journai of Commerc; but they were ansuc cessful. The bill was passed, Mr, Davis, of New York, then made a specch against giving noiice to termioate the Reciprocity treaty with Canada, and the House ad- journed, Tue Srare or Arrams ix Evrorr—Susren- sI0N or Hostinrrims.—After many ineffectual attempts at obtaining a peaceful solution of the Danish and German war, the members of the London Conference have succeeded in causing the belligerents to agree to an armis- tice, which shall last a month, each party to remain in possession of the territory they oc- cupied at the suspension of hostilities. The afmistice began on the 12th of May. It leaves the allied troops in possession of nearly all the mainland of the former Danis® provinces, while the islands remain to the Danes, A which belongs to the duchy of Scbles being included. During this respile from the horrors of war ali that diplomacy can accomplish will be brought to bear upon the settlement of a peace to be considered permanent. England, whose prestige is at stake, will make immense efforts in that direction. The torles assail the minis- terial party on this question; and, to secure a tenure of office, Lord Palmerston and bie col- leagues will be forced to give way to popular sentiment on this question, and secure Den: mark from further aggression. ~ France aud Russia, who have a time honored hatred of England, like to see her floundering amidst the difficulties of this Danish war, and come for- ward with but little show of a determination to command peace. It may be, however, that Napoleon wil! act with more energy in this matter, now that a formidable insurrection bus taken place in Algeria, where forty thousand Arabs are under arms and defy the French. To put down these hardy sons of the desert will cost France both lives and treasure, and, as the Mexican question is by no means settled to the satisfaction of Napoleon, he may think it wise to throw his influence into the scale and The case of Edward Hunter, charged with the murder china s peape tall gai aenayor tie Danieh int: MISCELLANEOUS NIWS. Our Puropean Biles by the Peruvian, dated to the 13th of May, reached this city from Quebee yesterday morn: ing. The news bas been anticipated in ail its maio points by the telegraphic report of the Peruvian off Newfound land, published in the H#xatp lust Saturday, Tn the English House of Commons on the 12th of May Mr Layard said thot the government bad received no of- ficial information of the verdict arrived at at the trial of Acting Master Danenhower, of the federal sbip-of-war Vanderbilt, for the murder of Mr, Jamos Gray, mate of the Anglo-Suxon. Advices from the Cape of Good Hope, dated to the Tth of April, state (hit the culture and manufacture of tobac. co received much attention in the colony, The wool season was ended, and thestock proved light, ‘The pay contain some few additional particulars relative to the conversion of the derelict vessel, the Sea Bride, tuto the rebel privateer Tuscaloosa, by Captain Semmes, of the Alabama. Captuin Semmes bad lost all his former popu larity at the Cape, sterday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Nelson and a jury, Jobu W. Andrews, known os the Juty rioter, was put on his trial, under an indictment charging him with conspiring with others, with force and arms, to oppose the draft, under the law providing for the call. ing out of the mational forces. The testimony for the prosecution was brief No witnesses were called for the defence, Andrews twice addressed the Court, once be- fore and once after conviction. The jury returned a ver dict of guilty a/ter am absence of about twenty minutes. Andrews was sentenced to imprisonment with tard labor for three years at Sing Sing. The Tax Commissioners case was argued yesterday be- fore Judge Barnard in the Supreme Court, chambers, The decision of the Court was reserved. The case of ex-Governor Price, of New Jersey, againatS. P. Dewey and others was resumed in the Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge Foster, yesterday, Among the wit. nesses examined were Samuel Ward and A, A Selover, who testified that they were acquainted with the value of the plaintif’s property, and that it was fully worth three hundred thousand dollars, Pa few articles. ‘The excitement in petroleum was groater ‘than ever, and large spectilative sales were reported for future delivery at very high prices. Cotton was also higher. On ‘Chahge flour was moderately active, and 6c. higher, Wheat advanced 2c.a3c. Corn, rye and oats were without decided change, Pork wae again excited, and new mess $1 per bbl. higher. Lard was active. Beef of, him wilh, wan resuitied|-veatardny in tieiGenerat See .| broglio. He can accomplish this, doubtless, if sions, There was great difficulty in getting lgajartiel | he sees fit to take a bold stand in the matter. jurors, nearly all of them baving formed an opinion in Should a peace be patched up, the state of reference to tho guilt or innocence of the accused at the | Europe will still be far from secure. The ma- ae as ee eat nace ners jority of the great Powers are bankrapt; they- . ered a <, new panel of jurors to be summoned for ten o’clock this ruined themselves in their efforts to keep up (Wednesday) morning vast standing armies, and as a natura? result The long pending contest over the will of the Inte | they must expect revolutions. The people, Be. eee Reaniagg icant rector of Trinity | rendered uneasy by the evidences of financial church, is close‘ je Surrogate. An amicable arrangement has been entered into between the members see ia peaieag an ane “ EOrermneD}, of the family, and yesterday, inthe Surrogate’e Court, the | 84 the effete rulers who have so long opposition to the probate was withdrawn. His Honor | SWayed the destinies of the nations of Europe congratulated the parties and their coussel on the satis. | shall fall before the power they did not appre- bgt er i ba PORTER AG ciate or understand, and against which they y-second anniversary e New phan rf penal Asylum was celebrated yesterday afternoon, at the Date te DUAtnE ely. a) Bllnaly satcrygn the Asylum, in Bloomiogdale, Dr. Cox made a lengthy ad. | Will of the people. dress to the children, who aequitted themselves very a é 3 creditably tu singing and recitations. The: amount of Gexmets Bornes Hance Oves rag Gctte— money remaining to the credit of the institution, as | The New York Evening Post of yesterday shown by the annual report, is $1,702 71, and the oum- | publishes a summary of General Builer’s late ber of children at present being provided for is 160. operations, “from an authentic source,” from The share market was quiet again yesterday, with very a little average deviation In prices, The golt exchange was tnstbrepmenns thas. ime lost; by emerecrot considerably excited, and the premium was advanced "’s, several important advantages, of such from §23¢—the opening prico—to 86; but in the afternoon ve that, in more skilful hands, they it declined one per ceut. Government securities were | mij ive gained us decisive results.” The pewre negltr: ere The money market remains | substance of the:principal charge thus brought pps Ad riiong te par forward in a leadin, ublican journal against There was rather more doing in commercial circl grep pan JOC nS Sone <8 x cmore | General Butler is that when be bad gained a good position for effective work agaiust Fort Darling and its appendages he was earnestly advised by General Gillmore to make his post tion secure, by intrenchments, “against sorties or any movements.of the enemy to oust us from them,” but that General Butler answered that, as his movement was altogether an offen- pega agen cheap ra persia oka sive one, “he could not pause for defensive was qu ou led chang koy was a “ shade easier, and 1c. # 2c. lower. Freights were quite Itt nee Senty inl) conee: ate unwise decisien, General Butler The receipts of beef eattle were light this week,and | was repulsed, and that to recover the ground the market at the oponing was altogether in favor of the | he has thus lost will require “a large addition present force.” gives a fine and highly eixborated description of the | of the choicer stecrs selling at the ouside price. Cows | that these specific accusations “from an fight and victory at Ressacca, be rut of the | were steidy. Veals wore decidedly better. the sale6 | authentic source” be inquircd into. What fedol army and ther retreat to the Etowah | Were at from 6c. to 8c. for common, and fc. to Ile (OF | hag General Butler to say? We call his atten- Soa tala! Ge" aetna other grades. Sivcep snd lambs wore active and higher. | = bg, Rieck. .Whatew bes river Tbe details of the battles of the 14tb | ca)-3 at from $6 10 $10 n $13 cach. Hogs sold at from | ton to the subject. patever may be the: and 1th and the splendid figbting of General | gice, to $7{c. The total receipts wered,914 beeves, 173 | Object of these charges against him, coming, Hooker's corps will be read with much interest, A | cows, 997 veals, 5,992 sheep and lambs, and 11,113 bogs. | as they come, from @ prominent balf adminis- correct map of the whole ground will be found on our first page, which fully illustrates the story of our correspond- ent, dir. Cook. Goueral Sherman bas issuelacircular to his army, orging the soldi rs to communicate frecly by letter with their families, and offering them cvory mail facility for 80 doing; but he cbjects strongly to and discourages the commubications of newspaper correspondents—a certain clase of whom he cesignstes as mon who wiil not fight, but follow the army to pick up news for sale, and bolster up idle and worthless officers to the neglect of the meri Lorfows, who “scorn to sovk the flattery of the press’? Major Genera! Hunter arrived af Cumberland yester day and took command o ifs bead quarters aro in tho field his departmcat, Governor Seymour's instructions to District Attor. ney Hall to proc in¢ictments against the parties concerned fn the suppression of the World and Journal of Commerns wii be found im an ther column. He asserts the vrinciple of protection for,the property and privileges of the citizen as well against spoliation by government as the attack of mobs. Ho states that if the proprietors of the suppressed papers have violated State or national liws they must be pan iebed by those laws. and iy action takeu outside of legal Procedure is crimiual, aud the offenders must be brought to punishment. ‘ ‘We have files from Rermrda ¢ated on the 11th of Mey. The Permuda Arlvocate, noticing the progress of tho Anglo rebel blockade breaking trade, says the steamer Pevnsey sailed on the Th of May from Hamiiton, freighted with the lnreest cargo of merchandise ever shipped from Bermada jer steamer, to moke hor debut on the bi-ckade stage, Two steamers had arrived from Eng Jand—tho Georgiana McCaw, on a voyage to Nassau, and the Lynx, an exquisitely modelled side-whee! boat, Dutlt of steol, in seventeen days from Liverpool, via Madeira. The steamer Iudex, from Wilmington, Teachea Hamilton, with seven hundred and seventy bales of cotton and three hundred and fifty boxes tobacco, on the 2d of May, avd sailed again on her Toturn on the 7th instant. The Thistle, alvo from Wit mincton come ty op the 16th of May, with a cargo of nine hundred and twenty-three bales of cotton, She reports the arrivel et Wilmington from Bermuda of the steamers Mionle, Helen aud Atslauta CONGRESS. th the Senate yesierday a bill granting Innds in aid of the covatrnction of a railroad and telegraph tve from Lake Superior to Poget Sound was fotroduced and refer Ped to tho Comite sbiic Lands, The Fouse bill to Grant's Forward Movement—Sherman's Success at Ressacea, The news from the Army of the Potomac today is all that could be desired. General Grant made a successful advance on Satur- day, 4riving the enemy before him as fer as Milford, seven miles south of Bowling Green, and the bridge over the Matta- pony, which General Hancock now holds, with his gallant Second corps. The enemy resisted the advance at Guiney’s station; but they were dispersed and forced back. Again, at Milford, they made a stand, thirteen thousand strong; but they were driver by our troops through the town and pushed across the river with tra not go unanswered. Sxcoxp tae Motion.—The Aibany Aflas- Argus, boiling over with ind‘gnation, genuine or counterfeit, at the late arbitrary seizure and: military occupation of the World and Journal of Commerce newspaper establishments by the government, proposes a novel mode of right- ing the wrong, It proposes that the demo- cratic members of Congress, especially those from New York, “abandon their seats in Con- | gress and relarn bome to their constituents.” Now, as Honest Oid Abe would say, this -re- miuds us of astory. Once upon a, time, at a little town in Illinois, a gang of half a dozen noisy youag men, in attempting to get into. a fancy dress ball without an invitation, were somewhat roughly ejected and sent abous.their ' business. A wag among the gang then, lod | them over to a neighboring apothecary’s. store to deliberate upon the subject, and then, by way os peseeke for the insult they had reeeived, he said:—“Now, boys, just to spite those vul- gar ship Suppose we all take a dose. of cas- tor oil.” But the boys could not see. the mat- ter in that light; and we guess this proposition of resignation from the AUas-Argus will be re- garded by the democratic members of Con- gress as absurd as this recommendation of a dose of oil. So iar, however, as the New York city members in Congress are concerned, we second the motion that they return to their constituents; for then, in exchange for the Woods, tae Brookses and the Herricks, we may hope to get something better. Let the _ experi- ment be tried. considerable loss. Mr. Stanton’s bulletin, dated at ten o'clock last night, announces that these facts have reached him through official despatches from General Grant up to eight o'clock yesterday morning. Our loss in these movements was inconsiderable, while the enemy appears to have lost severely, particularly in prisoners. In occupying Milford General Grant has reached more than half way between his headquarters at Culpepper--from which he staried—and the rebel capital. We give in another column a detailed account of General Sherman’s battle at Res- sacca, in Georgia, illustrated by an accurate topographical map. With this valuable map, and the graphic account of our correspondent, our readers will be able to justly appreciate this brilliant and the adinirable arrangements of Geueral Sherman, and to appreciate the peculiar abilities in virtue of which Johnston got away with his army, Bragg, in the same position, would have beeu Secrsi Onroans 1x Caxapa.—One of the most unscrupulous organs of the rebels in Canada is a worthless rag calied the Montreal Gazelle. It is as devoid of ability as itis of common de- cency, and dues not consult even probability in its inventions. We forget the precise amount which the rebel government pays for the ser- vices of its editor; but we know that it isa sum insufficient to bire those of a smart Yankee success punish and prevent the connterfeiting of United States coin was reported fay rabiy by the Finence Committee, ‘The Houre bill granting wid for the estsbiishment of & line Of mai! steamships bo ween the United States avd Beagi! was passed — t¥ov@ to fourteen, The House Dill providing for the apyointment of additional supervis- ing and two local Ipspeciors of #toamb ate for the district Of Tennessce was amended by striking out the clause of Vhe act of 1852 for the appoiptment of local Inspectors at ‘Wheeling, Virginia, and then passed. Tue Tax bill was Pakou up and discussed, nod the amendments of tha Fi. Bance Commitios, which are merely verbal, gonorally agteed to, Tho Sonate thea adjourned, Tn the Honte of Representatives the Committso on Blections made a report that William Jayne is not, and John & Todd 1s, eutitied to & Beat as delegate from Dakota, The subject wir laid over, The Senate's amendments to the Notioos! Baok bill were theo dis funeed, All the tmpo tant amendments were passed upon, and thowe disagreed vo will be returned to the Benate for further aeiion A bill to incorporate the Newsboys’ Home wes introduced, and the opposition Members endeavored 10 oonnedt with It some expression cook. They are sufficiently well paid in all conscience; for the Lash of lies whick he is ia the babit of serving up to his readers is so dif- ficult of digestion that nobody ean be fourd to swallow it, In his journal of the 19th, for ex ainple, be states “that the federal losses in the A Fuivrrer Axova res Norragny Seorsit.— | late battles in Virginia amounted to fity thou- The examination of the beavy rebel mail re- | sand,” “that po single battle had been gained cently captured on tke Potomac river bas | by General Grant,” “that he has encountered given the clue, it is said, to numerous secesh | a series of bloody checks,” “that bis retreat sympathizers, agents and assistants, frou Bal- | across the Rapidan must sooner or later be timore to Boston. There is a flutter already | resolved upon,” and “that the campaign fs vir- among them in Baltimore, and probably be- | tually ended.” Now this is a pretty bold series fore many days are over there will bea fluiter- | of falsehoods in the face of the abaidonment ing among the rebel stool pigeons of this | of bis formidable works on the Rapidan by city; and Howard may have lots of “hail fel- | General Lee, the loss of Fredericksburg, the lows, wojl .met” in Fort Lafayette. Who | capture of a whole division of the eremy under knowst These are awful times for the friends | Genel Jonson, and the repeated captures of of Jeff, Davie, Prisumers qn a omalles eoale. If these be beaten to pioovs, and it is not probable that any other rebel general but Johnston would hive escaped with any considerable portion of his forges. position, says:—‘'He was attacked with groat vchemonce. ‘artillery, count them or ascertain his loss, n and half Fremont journal, they should |! Last evening he also took between one and two hundred | are also ordered to the ranks. ) Sherman and none are onpected for.sowora! days. { MAY 45, 1864.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. rebels, din, Usted with their failure nere as below, bave given over for *B© Present avy hope of achieving so im- portant m feat ag U."t of (fattiog of the supplies of our army—their Hme-vonoret strategy Jn repelling the ad- vance of the Arty of tue Potomac, Our colured troops in this army have not, go tw.", been engaged to any very great extent; but whenever tixey The “ploody checks,” then we wish General Grant afew more of them. In General Lee’s eyes they will shortly resemble that‘famou. victory of Pyrrlus, a single repetition o! «ich in- volved ruin. GRANT Successful Advance of the Army of the Potomac. Forced March of the Second Corps. Fighting at Guiney’s Station, Milford, and at the North Anna. unexpected, in view of popular opinion, if not prejudice, So far, Ferrer tn progress to-day to some extout. number some six wounded, Our day'é losees Mr.Francis C, Long's Despatch. Near Mitrorp Stanioy, Va, May 21, 1864. A successful movement was made on the left flunk of the enemy's line this morniug, aud one that bas utterly baiiled the sagacity of Lee, ADVANCE OF OUR CAVALRY—SRIRMISEING, At twelve o'clock last evening a portion of tho cavalry left their camp in the woods, near Massaponax church, and advanced towards Guinness Station, on the Rich. mond and Potomac Ruilroad, Ihe pickets of the enemy drew back before their advance, only a few shots being exchanged between them, unti! they reached Guinuees bridge, n short distance from the station, on the river Ny. Here they were somewhat inclined to make a stand and oppose the advance of the column, They were soon driven from the bridge, however, and the cavalry ad- vanced with skirmishors-throwa out to the right and loft of the road. At Downer’s bridgeg the {rebels made another, stand and held their position for some time, and gave us some spirited skirmishing. Companies D and B of the Fifth New York cavalry dismounted and charged upon them: in gallant style, The Rebels Retreating ANA | driving them from the bridge with considerable precipi- tation, and then down the road out of sight. Captain Our Troops Pursuing. Dodge, of tho Filth New York, lod the charge. The bridge now being in our possession, Captain Boyce, with two companies (E and B) of the Fifth New York cavalry, crossed the river and scoured the country for two or three miles, meeting with no opposition from the enemy, however. The colomn continued to advaneo, the enemy keeping at a safe distance ahead, and retreating as our ckiimish- ers approached. At Bowling Green, which is a neat little town—one of tbe most pléasant, in fact, I have seen in Virginia—the enemy did not make a stand, but assembled ‘at Milford Station tn considerable force. At Bowling Green Major McCabe was-sent to New Bethel church with ‘a detach. ment. This church is situated three miles east of the town mentioned. CAPTURR OF A RENRS, BATTERY AND SEVSRAL PRISONERS, On an eminence @ little to the left of Milford Station the enemy bad r2oanted a battery and thrown up some rifie Pits, lunettes, &e, Freneb’s battery, which accompanied the cavalry, was-promptty brought into position, and he aroused the enemy while the cavalry made « flank move- ment to the left beyon@ the enemy, which proved to be @ part of Vickett’s division, of Ewell’s corps. The movement -was exesuted with success, and the enemy finding bimsel{ flanked beat a hasty retreat across the Mattapony river. Six rebel officors and sixty-six soldiers were suprised: in @ rifle pit and ceptured, A quantity of delicacies, articles of wearing apparel, &c., sent up the day previous by some Richmond ladies, ‘ell Some of the boys requested your corre- The Rebels Handsomely De- feated and Driven Back. Our Troops South of the North Anna River. Arrival of Sheridan’s Cavalry at Milford, we, ae. Secretary Stanton ¢o General Dix. Wan Derarraest, Wasainatos, May 24—10 P. M. ‘To Major General Drx:— A despatch from’ General Grant, dated at eleven ’elock last night, states that the army moved from ita position to tne North Anna, following closely Lee’s army. The Fifth and Sixth corps march- e¢ by way of Harris’ store to Jericho ford; and tho Fifth corps succceded in effecting a crossing and getting a position without much opposition. Shortly after, however, they were violently attacked, and hand. somely ropuised the essault, without much loss to as. We captured some prisoners: Evorything looks excecd- fogly favorable to us. Another despatch, giving im dotail the movements of our corps, and speaking of the rebel assaulton Warren’s I bave never beard more rapid or massive firing, either of | into our hands. spondent to thank the benevolent ladies of Kichmond artillery or musketry. The attack resulted in @ CP lk A through the widely circulating columns the destructive repulse of the enemy. At the post- Hees for their generous Seaiiion ca aia that ton attacked by Hancock the: rebels: were ia | similar favors will-alwaye be thankfully reoeived. A trenched, and in considerable force between the creek | considerable quantity of letters and newspapers were also be bad-crossed and the river, and made a pertinacious re. | Captured at the Bowting Green Post Oflice. dart fe HOW TOR REEEIS EMPLOYED MILFORD ST/WON. aeeren nis: onent Oat oes pereee Milford Station bas been’ Lee’s base of supplies. As ‘them from their works and driven them across the | into ag yesterday. trains. were running bexveen that stream.” point and Richmoud. By some means the enemy got It is also said that in those engagements the slacgh | Wind of our projected movement tn time to romove their ‘wer of the enemy was very. great. Gur los stores before our arrival ‘TES (XFANTRT MOVEMENTS. were inconsiderable. The rebels charged egaiast our The Second corps moved: from its position om the Ny, and suffered especialig from. canister, | near Spotsylvania Court House, at midnight on the A despatch from General Grant, dated at eight o'clock evening of the 20ch instant, following the rozd opened by the cavalry, a3 recorded: above, Nothing unusual oc- this morning, has also be ived. It states ing; has algo been received... It states: that the | oo.44 during the-marck. to Bowling Greom, # distance enemy have fallen back from the North Ataa, and we-are | of twenty miles. The cosps grossed the Handtapony at im pursuit. Milford’s bidge. From Milford’s bridge the column fol- Nogroes who have come in say iat-Lee ie faling back: | lowed a narrow and sinusus road, running {mm direction ‘esmicilliin north and south, About @ mils fromthe: river General Hancoek halted Other official despatches from, headquarters eay that | nis columa and formed a line of battle in @ commanding ; Warren, Burnside and Hancock.are pushing forward | position on the orest of mrange of hills, wad tue General after the retreating army. Warren captured a good num- | is confident ttatehe cam. hold the positiun against any i Of prisoners last evening, but. bas Dot had.time to | "Ore® Lee is likely, under the circummiances, to throw against him. REBRL CHARGE OPON GEVARAL RARLOW’S GOMMAND—TREIL CAVALRY. 18 OUR REAR. Hancock is storming the rifle pits this side of tho river. When General Barlow's division was (aking its positior ,.: about three hundred. of the enemy’: cavalry sudaen’ “4 dashed out of the wosds aed charged dewn upon it wi drawn sabros andJoad yoiis, But whoa they prrediy prisowers, and drove many rebels into the river, where they were drowned. Warren also captured some official papors, among them an order calling out all boys seventeen years of age to garrison Kichbmond. Ambelapce mea, and. musicians the (orce they.weroadout to aitack Laey wheeled abo: and retreated faster, if possibie, tuan thoy bad charged, their paco being greatty accelerateluby o single shaw thrown into. them by, ove ef our baticnes. The enemy's cavalry folowed cluscis in oar rear du ing the march, acting a2 kind of voluatary provost ¢. ar to pick up the etraggiers. Our pivisete im the rear cere, driven in late io tbhe-afternoon by the rebeis. CAPSERE OF A. ORDRRLY—WHAT, WE HAVE DOR, Ove of General, Hameock’s orderiies was capture édo- tween Bowling Greew and Guinucy’s Station, whil»@oa- vey ing dospaich to General Meng. Woa.occupy the ruitroad between. the Febol arms and Richmagnd, over which Leo bas trquaported all tho,gnp- plicafor bis army. The effect this movement wih have ov bis.plans is obvious, He mercy vacate bis stromghold in the swaraps. ana forest near Spottsy!vania Cours House, aad.cut his.way through the webin which be is eutan- fed. and. march bis army Righmondward, or be must acush ¢ho.4rmy of the Potomag,where it lies. What be Will do 1a,tho present emergency remains to be zeen, OUR LINE OF MARCH The.cauniry through whied, we marched is »yory fer- ‘tile ona, and ina good stata, of cultivation, We passed, ‘nyndreds of acres of whonty which promised fair to yield, an absadant harvest. Largo quantities of cortzheve bec , planted by the farmers, xho did not anticipase the ad, ‘ventof a Yankee army among them. The most of the barns and granaries along.thé rond were well: filled with forage, showing pinioly tbat the people are aot near! yao. dpaudtute as is generally, suppozed, Sheridan was this morning .at Dunkirk, and will be ‘at Milford to-night. No despatches have been recelved:.te-day. from Gen Despatches from Genesal Butler have been. reevived to-day, relating briefly to respective forces(?) Admiral Lee, in a telegram dated the 22d, to. the Secre- tary of the Navy, states that last aight’ (Saturday night) the eneiny attacked she army aod were baadsomely Tepuised A despatch from Major GeneralCanby, dated the 18th, at the mouth of the Red river, states that Goneral Banks’ troops had arrived at Simmepurt yosterday, and will reach Morgavsa to-day. The army is im better condition tham was expected, and will soon bo sendy to reaume offensive operations, EDWIN M. STANTON, Seoretary of War. Br J.C. Fitzpagrick’s Despatch. Nivea.Aamy Corrs, May 20—P. M. GHNRPAL FERRERO ANGAGRD WITH TRE RERELS. The eMond of the radel demonstration last nigthis larger than,we at firs® suppoged. From reports waich came into headquartess this.afternocon, I jearn that the Fourth division of aur corps (colored troops), under Genera! Ferrero, wore angaged mpov the extreme right— at Salem Church, upon the plank rong. be- tween, Chancel lorsville and Fredericksburg. The fight, was witb cavalry. If is now evident from the attagk of the rebals that i was their intention, to dara, Mr. 8S. Cadwaliader's Deapatehes, Cyunay's Station, May. 21-62. Mi HANCOCK BREAKING CAMP—MOVIMENT UPON SOWLING <dnBIE, Atone o'clock A.M, to.day Genoral Hin cock’s. corps | broke camp I front, of Spottsylvania Court Howse and ‘took the road to Bawling Green, by way of Maseaponax ' Caurch and Guineg{s Stasion. The comps pnssed Massa. in “ ponar at halfpast four A, M. and enevumtored tod Khoder ae ae ok Karine so obstruction. unt noaring the bridge cross that yortion of eur line which intersects the road dircatly. the Po, or Mattapany, fear this place, A slipbk skir- communicating with the main body of the army, Had mish eusued bors; but the rebels were steealliy driven | the cavalry teen succenafal it would be iraposeibie to,cx. | Deforo us at overy step. ‘The enemy jo Litt oud was 08- timete the injury: whieh it was in their power to insict at | Uinated at taissorn thousand strong. Freaericksberg, where the wounded bad all beea, set, WARREN'S MOVEMENT S06) (tate1" Warren’s corpa left the linexogeupied ky thom for a not to speak of tl tores, plies and tralas. Unowe k gathered pdtiase ists woek at #ia,0'cloek this morning, and Lae, been pushing on in Hasoock’s rear all day. As Wozran's front approacked, the beidge across the, Mattapony at ahis place, at fawe o’elanls P. Si., it was de layed by, a devachmout of ceswlry posted in the woods that skirt the river on both aideaor te road, skirmish. ors ware thrown out, ahd ag rebels suon Arivew cat of thls cower, 1th sbight inex, am ENT PEIN MOTEW—IS TORALT, ‘tho entire Army of (96 Potomae te once wore rawpage.” Lee finds his position in front of Spottsy! vania completely turged. aud 1 compelied to abandon MW. At Is pow a race bet seem ths And the robe! weeny | who shall first reach the next line o: rebol appoved to be owihe North Avua, Leo haw geo, of course, vad Wilt probably come ta a trifle ahead. ‘The conditio: of the army 18 suport. dering tho amount of warcblug. workug ond fyniing it bas done Pingo ft oressed the Aapidin, Itconsidary (soll iavived ble under its prevent leadership, ard will prowe itself 60 whenever the enemy showes to dehiver ho tle, UR REWKL ATTACK THR MGHT, The attack wae made about five o’ciock, simultaneously with the advance on the turnpike by Kwell's tdantry. The raiding force ovnsisted of a brigade, if not mare, of cavalry, Who came trooping up (ho plank woud quite un expectedly. General Ferrero rapidly formed Lig men tn lime at tho first alarm, and awated (he rebels, On their approach they wero greeted with a yery warm salute from the rifles of the © Wwrod bo: and @ sudden eheck was given to their impeteout carcer. Their Progrors now beoatne mora gradual, aud forming to line 0; battle they replied to our fire, apd a belek litle fight ensued, coutinuing until nightfall, when hostilities coared. Our gratulatigns on the score ul victory may be objected to on the ground that wo opposed a brigade with «division, bad it ref-ets mogg the jess upon the valor 0| the cologed troops, since they knew noiniog of the strength ef the onemy until the fight was’ wot nigh over. Jo the meaviimo they had held ‘heir have met the enemy they have exhibited a courage | ‘o's division bave repulsed the iy Hampton Legion and the troops above mention have been engaged on two occasions only since the a ing of this campaign in Virgmia, 1 mevtion this fact, as I tearn that the most extravagant stories have been told of their Gghting in the present eeries of engagements, I rogrot that! cannot at present send fuller detuiis of their preseut engagement, SKIRMISHING TO-DAY, ‘The pickets Iu front of our corps are not so amicably disposed as etsewhere on the line. Skirmishing has been “on the | aM tr eee . an, Muential mea, Within bait @ miie is an clegiat brick 4 288!0M) surrounded with number of small butte 238 and negro }egrO quarters, | ERIN'S Stamos, Atay 228 4, a RESEL ATTACK Ur” OBNFRAL wricHr, General Wright was attacked Xt the afternoon by part Of one of the rdvel corps that was appa, guy sent out. Feconpoitre the ,wsition and strepgthof otrarmy, & fierce cannonading was kejt up till dark, with littie loss to either side, whi’) Wrizbt advanced and drove the e@xeny’s line of skirm:Shers from bis frout aud om camped for the night. No firing bad occurred this mortming; but both armies are” intent on gaining advan. tage in position, Auoibo,! batile is Imminent, and (ron: appearances cam- not be long. delayed, Mr, A. Davidson's Despatch. AQuia CRemx, May #2 P.M HOW 4AE WOUNDED ARE REMOVED The orders for wringing wounded via this point were countermanded thix’ forenoon, They a’ now beting om. barked on boats at.Fredericksburg, The railr ad cop- Struction force have farst left with material not used & telegraph copgtruction Aorce is at work putting up @ line $0 Port Royal. AUL Wert’ WITH TRE ARMY, 4a officer fronz the front this morning reporte every- precisa detatis of its mover ots, but all coucur in the statement that recent heavy +3kirmishing has resulted to spirits. Our Army Correa, pondence, ) May 21-3 P, M. } General Hencock, with the Seca | corps, by ® forced At Guiney’s Station they found ga ™e rebel cavalry, with a battery cf artillery, whicl sia ¥ S000 dispersed, that of our own was very lights The army is in good spirits and” com™ tent of victory | Heanquarters, Anuy «ve 0 1 Poromac, The advance of tha army undor Han sock @trived at Milford yesterday, and'met a forccof the ene BY, sald to the town, pursuing them some dietguae. Orit loss is unknown, Guinoy’s Station, yesterday afternoces’ ‘Tbe Ox ¢ Hun. dred and Fourteenth regiment of Rensey vila % uaves, 1p tine, and drew the rebels, cons isting-of the’ Niath. Virginia cavalry, across :he bridge, ‘One mana ( the were wounded. Several prisoners were) weaken, HxrapQuartEcs; ARMY oy}: "8 Poromao, General Hancock is sevcn® miles eo th of Bowlta ( Green, and occupies the bridgsover the 4. ‘attapony, enemy all the time, Our position is now deemed important, : md Richmong: thing going well with the amy. It ts diitcult geting Our advantage, and that the army are to the bighcet Huangvanrens, Avia ¢ OF THe POTOMAC, march, entered Bowling Green to-dng * Our cavalry pursued them, iutichingae 80Me loss, while whenevor the enemy appears. Guiner's Station, } Yay. 2% L804, } be thirteen thousand‘ strong, ancdrowe tthe: 0 through AD attack was made om our hend: warter’s te ain, near with the Sixty-eighth Ponnsylvanhy Wolmngoars, ¢ formed Sixty-cighth Pennsylvania was killed, wd two ort Ure May 23 —10P. M. Oar cavalry bad a good dea! of fighting’, But drove the ig im greater danger than ever. Important from | the Reppah rhanocl, THE RIVER CLEARED OF TOR?KDUMS—WiaTER Cone MUNICATION OPENED BETWEEN Wa\SH UNGLON AND FREDERICKSBURG, ETC. Wasn:vanow, May 24, 1864. On-Thursday evening last the ganboal s4¥ankce, Liew- tenant Hooker; Jacob Rell, Acting Master Schultze, and Fuchata, Acting Master Street, arrivadat) ‘redericksburg,. afles am exciting passage of three ways) up the Rappa- baguock river. Tho boats belong to the Potomac fotith 1, Commander Parkor, and this expedition was sen}: ap a oder the com- mand of Liontenant Hooker, who cemmans ls ono of the divisioes of the flotitia, ‘The-Fuchsia, Captain Street, took the-lem 1 in going up, she doing. fitted up with a heavy terpede fi onder, whick exploded.seweral torpedocs on the passa jo; but ne damage was done to our boats. Quite a numl rer of other torpedoes. were found and removed safely. Some gueriitas- were seen on the: banss-ot th ¢ rivor; bub! they did not venture to attack the bots. Tne~doats-cbove named are a. Froderickt burg, white, others—the. Currituck, Dragon and Anacg :tia among, thom--are patroting the river. Captain Street reports the Rappakaemnock river to-be: Clear of torpedoes from its mouth to the wha rf at Frede ricksbarg; but-tbere are guerillas jurking abou 4 its bankw Goubtiess beperul to do misebier. Travsporte can new reach Fred¢ rickobarg wi th suppitee for the army, and to convey the wounded Nortih, “THE SUPPRESSED JOURNALS.” puetter of Governor Seymour to (Distriet Attorney /Hals. Sravs op New York, bx scucive Drrarrenr, Aut any, May 43, 1864. } Toa. Oamey. Haun, Esq., Distriet atterney of thd County of New Yorkc— Sin—! am adwised that on th 6 19cm instant tho offse.of the Jouraal of Commerce and t vat ofthe New York World were enterca by armed men, the property of the owners: seized end the premises hel@ by force for several cays. It w chagged thas these acts: of viclence were done with+ out duadlegal precess, and w ithou:.sbe sanction of State or national laws. If tha, be true the offend: irs must be punished, P Tn tho month of July last, whom.New York was 6 2208 of viciouce, I gave waroim z that “the laws of tho State must bo enforeed, ita pet co and. order maintained: and the praperiy. of its citize: is protected at every hazard.” ‘The laws wore enforced t st a foarful cost of blood andlifé, The.decterattin 1 then; mado was not Intended meret for that ooenaton or aga? ust nay.class of men. It is cvoof an caduring eharacter,, to be- asserted at all times. au@ ageiost all condition OU citi eas, without favor or distine- Hop. Unies all are i ade to bow to the taw tt will be re spected be Uw ess a are made sec rignis.of persou and y ropsely Lone can be protosied. If tho-ownces Of the above nataed journals bavo viclated of untional law s they, must be preceedct vcoiose nugpunianed by thy se laws. Any action ayetust therm outside of legul pro sedures. is ceiminal. At this time of sivil way and disor der the, majesty of the law.must be uphe.d"or socieyy will sink into smachy, Ours fo tha field will battlo vain fOr coagbiuutionas L liberty if pereows or pronerty. or opivions aro trampled! F upon, at home. We taxish nyt. give up bome freedom, an@ the: race the Americen charactor while our citizens my are pouring out their blood to maintain the ,Datienal honor, Thay snuat mt find when thoy sme ‘Dead that thalr persupal aud Gresiae righisheve beem owpoiied. fh addition to tha genera! obligation to extorce tbo lawa O& the land, there ara.iqcai neasons why they must be wpbeld im the atx of Wow York. if Are uot, ie @ommorce and greatness will bo brokea Gown, If thie great centro of & palth, beaivess and enterprise ‘s thrown into disorder abd day kruptey, the pancast government will be paralyzed, What makes New Yyrk te hoart of oar countey? = Wi is isatons felt wt the exireusties af our land? “Not throug! {ts position atone, bat becy ge Of the world-wide vi ih that property, is sae euin its Heys frca waste by mobs and tres, spolisidon by governimast Lhe laborers io the workrbop, themine, and iu taogHold.on Leis tivent and in every otiser part of eae , send Merchants, fof Sule. or exchange, W@sproducte of their toil, Theed merchants are mado tho twwteos of the worlth of mitiious living in every, ‘land, becwuse is ig. Detievod that in thelr bards property is safe avuer He shield of 14ws administered upon privaipie and coord; to knowa upages This great contxiance. has grown + the covges of many years by vietwe et a puinstakrugy est periormance oF outy by tea bnemers mea yours city. in this they bave been adad by we onforcen.c:t of laws Dased upon tre solemnly racapdes pledges that “the. Tighkct the people to be securely, Lheit persoos, Loses, Pupare and effects aguiust WutasowAble se irches AN Reiawres hail not bo violated, and woatno one shut do derived of Wherty or pronerty. wishout due process of law, Foe more than eighty yours have wo as a pee Yean bystelag up this universal 1 eur jurinyoudence. It is U8 whic ourrien our comme: ce upon evory ooean, and briugs. bam to our merchisié ae wealih of every clime, His now chargert that, to isregent of thio sonsitivesess of thal whey Me Oitional Ered’ fa OlAterwoun, M Mera Ue Budsed ADS ul pledgers art at . held, tn vleiation not wae done city. that tats Your goat ot dw oF ihe world ground with a couy and determination whier would have ket at bay twice their number, Some Prisuners were taken, who revorted that thoy belonged to Ewell's corps, showing the precoucorted gature of the rebel dash for the capture of Froderickayurg. clouds aro lowering this eveniog ana threaten rain. DISAPPRARANCR OF THE EYEMY—THR 601.0RRD TROOPS, From the high round to the oar of Guiney’a Station T At daylight this morning Gene al terrero found ne | can ovorinok ie Valley of the Matapony for iniles, and enemy on pls frees, whence 1 a copcigded thes Ube 000 MART Pignlatiqns noted en the qenidences Of wealthy CONDI ION OF THE RYAD'—THE SCRNR. The woather and ‘he souds have boon remarkably foe the souson fu thie region for several daya; buy the * cmacte wa the prac paar Overt: vid the tally Aue eriraes uf Gil Gha's will be looked up the materal tes of the spicit of our inetitn. Hoos, One suite And mutiiovaties — mish repel thie ralvons infopen erch ote of ow York area Bob Rill bere their herbor fod up and @heit cormerca pir aigyod tune te ime Wie domand for the focirity tar} rogorty. If this ts uct doug, the “work will withdray iro their keoping ite: Broaauren vad 18 coonparce — Pitetory has touyh violation of law i tines of civil war and boore Kole of spolint’‘in and other tagasures wil gh du wbroy tho agfer rue Gf vominerc ‘upon to Wok into the fete connected with the wolzure of Jounal of Commerrs aud of the Now nots were tWegal, tho offeodord miking your Inquiries and in implicated, you will all ise wee York Word, We 4, mutt bo pipished, Tn prosecuting the Prthien sheriff ot the 00, aud ne heads of th ment for wae force or he this by any official ha control will be Mere oat for bis remov iy,youre,