The New York Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1864, Page 1

l HE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,120. . ON TO RICHMOND! Bplendid Snecess of Grant, Meade, Warren and Hancock, VICTORY ON THE TOLOPATOMOY ‘Warren Within Sevon Miles ef Richmond on Tuesday Morning andIntronched. - Another Great Battle Propas bly Fought Yesterday. TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF REBELS. Interesting Reports from Richmond. Consultation as to Whether the City Shall be Surrendered or Burned. Tho Mayer is in Faver of Surrender- ing, and is Put in Castle Thander, ee &0.. &e, Secretary Stanton to General Dix. War Drranrugnr, * Wasnmeron, May $1—4 P, M. Major General Dix :— | Wehave despatches from General Grant down @ four o’clook yesterday afternoon, | Sere seemed, the despatch says, te be some Prespect of Lee’s making stand north of the PRickahominy, His forees wore on the Mochanice- toad, south of Tolopatomoy creek, and be- that je and Hawes’ shop, his right oh Shady Grove. Dispositions for an attack were being made by ral Grant. Witson’s cavalry had been ordered to destroy Pe raflroad bridges over the Little river and Wouth Anns, and break up both roads from those ers to two miles southwest of Hawes’ shop, the headquarters of our army were (aptablished. ti ‘There is as yet no telegraphic line of communica- lon with Washington. | A despatch from General Sherman, dated yes- ferday, May 80, at eight A. M., reports no change in ‘Whe position of the armies. Some slight akirmish- mg had occurred subsequent to the affair of Baturday. No intelligence from any other quarter has been eocived by this department, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. THE SECOND DESPATCH. War Durarrwenr, we Wasuncton, May 81—8 P, u.} Major General Dix :— A despatch from General Grant, dated at six Wolock this morning, at Hawes’ shop, has just boon received. It is as follows :— , “The enemy came over on our left last evening, and attacked. They were easily repulsed, and ‘with very considerable slaughter. To relieve General Warren, who was on the left, speedily, Goneral Meade ordered an attack by the balance jour lines, General Hancock was the only one Wwho received the order in time to make the at- feck before dark. He drove the enemy from his Patrenched skirmish linc, and still holds it. I ave no report of our losses, but suppose them to be light.” Other official despatches, not from General Grant, were received at the same time, and gave wore details. They are as follows, the first being @ated yesterday, 30th of May, at eight o’clock P. Mo “In the course of the afternoon Warren has pushed down on our left until his flank division, ‘ender Crawford, reached a point abreast of Shady Grove chureh, Orawford, having got detached from the rest of iis corps, was attacked and erowded back @ little, The enemy then threw a force, which appears to have consisted of Ewell’s eorps, upon Warren’s left, attempting to turn it, but was repulsed. The engagement was short, sharp and decisive. Warren holds his grownd Gt a distance of seven miles from Richmond. He reports that he has taken s considerable num- Ber of prisoners, and that there are many rebel ead on the field. Of his own losses he has not vet made report, His latest despatch says the enemy are moving troops to his left, spparently 0 cover the approach to Richmond in that direc+ Mon.” “On our right an active conflict has been raging ever since dark, but has Just closed. As soon as tho enomy attacked the left of Warren, Wright and Hancock were ordered to pitch in, but do net peer to have gotready until after nightfall, No report has yet been received from them.” ‘Tho other despatch above referred to is dated at six o'clock this morning, and states that, on Han- @ook’s attack last night, Colonel Brooks drove the enemy out of a strongly intrenched skirmish line, pind holds it, The losses are not reported, Burn- wide’s wholo eorps got across the Tolopatomoy k last evening, and fs in full connection with santana The left of Hancock's rests upon this ile of the orook, Fhe Sixth compe ia upon Map. ae Pm RICHMOND The New Field of Operatio ~_—_— 1" <" . yA" NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1864. IN SIG ay ape HT! ns----The Brilliant Affair on the Tolopatomoy----The Great Battle Field of the Rebellion. wsrous £e7pee\ \ ty NG Ns AG MT SATLEEQ STATION PRENTIVG ml \ » <a a\ eo OW = \ iN “Sx 3 =! 3 > % \\ TUBNERS\ TAVERN o\X ira \ > ve S \ Nope E (AAD Co" al R ranean © ke Ne bece\, probs Anew RP aUS, BAIICESY . emo tounone epi eo Bunion’ . BiCAMAMs eg” ¢ a ‘ae BELLE MANCHES OANVIL Pe TEMPLES aa oon at cock’s right, and throatens the left flank of the enemy. mith ought to arrive at Newcastle by noon, whence he can support Warren and Burnside, if necessary. Bheridan, with Gregg’s and Torbert’s divisions of cavalry, is on our left flanis. Wilson ts on the right and roar, for purposes re- Ported in @ former despatch, The country theroabouts is thickly wooded with pines, with few good openings. The indications this morning are that the enemy has fallen back south of the Chickahominy. Nothing‘of later date has been received by this depertment, EDWIN M. STANTON, Seorgtory of War, widen cvoewe en C \\ COXS FERRI. THE THIRD DBSPATOR. Wasmerarow, May Seeih 36 PM. } Major General Dix: The following despatch has been received from General Butler:— ‘'Yenterday all day heavy firing in the direction of Mechaniosville, “Bix refagees from Richmond report that Grant was on the Mechanicsville turnpike, fourteen miles from Richmond, yesterday; that they hoard the firing, and that Grant was driving Lee. “A woman reports that ® meoting was hold yes- terday, while she was in Richmond, to see whether the city should bo surrendered or burned. The Mayor advocated surrender, and was not into Qnstle Thunder, BRIDGE “The enemy attacked my lines yesterday and were repulsed, To-day, all day, they have been demonstrating against my work on Spring Hill, on tho easterly side of the Appomattox, but are re- pulsed.” Nothing further since my telegram of this even- ing from Gonoral Grant, EDWIN M. STANTON, Beoretary of War, Mr. J. C, Fitspatrick’s Despatch. Nama Anwt Cours, Bare ov rae Norrm Anna, May 26-5 P.M, } ‘THE RECONNOINAANCR OF LEDUR'S BRIGADE on Tuesday evening, however disastrous it was to tho Individual command, was of Inoaloulable benefit to the whole army, From the vigor with whieh Gen, Lediie made the attack at this point tho rebols imagined it was the precarsor of « gramd assault upon the centre of ‘A their opm ta cus ib IB It, POMONA Aller the siannan! WHITE OAK KEY 12 BEND vanes re danas S, - A y hy we oMmues ” : if } § # Ait = sy —_~ PARKS POINT HARRISONS 3 ; BANDING SSS ———~» Z BLUE py L/GRTIHOUSE BRN. Zig rn \) fe 8 a \\\ J RuPFins Ss & a . % ” s POWEL. of Gen. Grant’s strategy at Chattanooga. Acting apon this supposition, they oomtracted their lines elsewhere, withdrow their artillery, covering our advance at other pointe, and concentrated inthe centre, Ia Mey nay ‘bled to extend hie lines epon ¢! ’ Revert uc aot nS viously ocoupied vA hig skit ines. oon advan vl — Ah site a was to have been made tus morning; Dut it wae post. poned on account of ® beavy rain corm oh menced about seven o'clock, weather clea! up this afternoon, with indications of ite continuing S95 So to-morrow morning we Gs ‘another groat ry) that ia if the enemy are In our {ront—« matt Sa ee ee ee right, aud His the f . Cisse Se ante vy fae ee, however, f uot pos one va Thore is ag yot some doubt Me te ot thie al Jant offoer. ia known that be had af arm shot away; but ag he subsequently fell {nto hands it i® uncer. tain whether he survived his Gast ALTIRG, PRICE THREE CEN no | ry tL forearm, J, B. M4. RG ight shoulder, Q. He Ki b Oorp Y. cavalry, mortally. a. » Fight band, J » 4 J. J. Martin, Co, 4, 660 NT. lol hand. ‘Thos, 1 ougheriy, Co, 1), 2ist Mase , malt leg. The Washington Despatches. \asxcrom, May 81, 1864, ‘The Sapitary Commission’s steamer Joho R. Toompeoa left Baltimore last evening with sixty tome of seniury storea—her second bound for Bermuda Hundred, where sue has been was ty tons of aznorted sanitary stores, ead despatched 10 the James river. The Thompson and Eliza- Deth-each carried its corps of relief agents, Three other Doats in the employ of the Sanisary Commission left the mouth of the Rappahannock at daylight yesterday mora- ing for the new base of the Army of the Potomac. The steamer Georgia, (rom Port Royal, Va., brought ap $o-day about one hundred rick men, Bhe left Port Royal At cleven o'clock yesterday moromg. Ali the government Property at Port Royal had been placed on transpurtit, which bad been ordered to clear the river by vine to-day. No cannonading wor 1 there when sw and if there had been any fighting it was with mueketry, Parties who came up 00 the Georgin report that Wred- erléksburg had been totally ¢ wed by our for 18 WoW 1D possession of rebel scouring parties of The tran Wawassett and Swen, havi disabied, have been sont from Port Keyal to hailamere tu be repaired. BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. Forrnras Mownos, May 80, 1804 Gencrala Smith and Brooks, with thelr commands, ar rived at Fortress Monroe Mast evening from termuda Hundred, aad, after a short stop (or goal, &o., lels tor the White House, Generals Gtiimore, Amos and Wild yomata at Bermads Huadred with General Butlor. The base of supplies for Goveral Gramt is now estab \tehed at the White House, aud fifteen voasels vive gono Shore laden witit supplies for Generai Grant's ary, The Italian brig Neva Grazta, from Baltimore, in bal- last, bound to New Youk, was run into at throe o’cled® yosterday morning, about one mile from Smith's Poin’ light, {a the Chesapeake Bay, by an unknown three maated propeller. The entire rigging of tho brig waz enr- "| ried away, and the captain, mate and pilot ase missing. The crew were lanied on Smith’s Island, ‘Tho following persons died yesterday ip the MoClelan Hospital;—Danict Parr, 9th New Jersoy; A. A. Terrz, [ | Des The following are gore add) 4) Dames Of the Pound. ed in tho Ninth enrpe;— ; W. OC. Miner, Co. in pod fi 27th Macsachusotte; J. C, Crommett, 28d Mussachusetts; J. Griswold, 10tn New York; J, . Keller, 11th Ponnsyt- | Vania cavalry; Wm. Cook, 24th Massachusetts; B a, Moody, 24th Massachusetts, Three hundred and fifty sick soldiers, from Bermuda Hnadred, were admitted into the McClellan Hospital last evening. _ [Joutenant Colonel John Cochrane, of the Sixty-seventh Obio Volunteers, died yesterday in the Chesapeake Hog- Pitdl of his wounds. ¥ Jobn Burrell, of the Thirty-ninth Hilnojs, was admitted Aeeterday, being wounded. . THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, RuaunbeirGheee net Mr. T. C. Wilson’s Despateh. PROOMNOISSANON IN FOROR—-OTRENGTH OF THE , ANEMY—SLIGUT SKIMMISEING, BTC. Eonesvad, Gumannoam Varisy, May 80—10 4. M. She array has mate a reconnoissance im force, abd And nemy four thousand strong in froatof ue. = * /¢ bave had very little skirmishing up to thie time, SHERMAN. General Sherman’s Weadquarters Bs- tablished at Dallas, Ga. Loowvups, May 81, 1966. Gpnday's Chatsanoogs Gases wage that Shorman bad resobed Dallas, Ga., ob Friday last, and made hie béad- quarter there. . THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION. toh from Admiral Porter—Sherp mt on the Atch: 7 One Hundre@ and Bighty re Captured, Xe. Wasnimarom, May 81, 1864 ‘he Ravy Department has received ap despated from Admiral Porter, dated Cairo, May 20, Qrrbval there (before reported), ead in whit Re that he arrived at Cairo in four days from Red viver, Qu the 26th the army had all crossed the Atchafalaya, ‘end General Smith’s division embarked. The covered the army until all werpover. Gencrai Smith, who brought up the rear, turned on the enemiy with part of bis command, under General Mower, killed and wounded a number and captured one huudred and eighty prisoners and two field pieces. This makes eight or nine pieces captured by General Smith, besides the gans of Fort de Russy, tn all of which @aptures Gen. Mower bore & conspicuous part ‘The river is quiet between this piace and Red river. ‘The rebels had « battery on the beak below Tune Point; but the gunboats drove them off alter a sharp én- agement. News from California and Meteo. Sam Faawcisco, Ray 80, 1864. ) Arrived last night, steamship St, Louls, crowded with (passengers. . The town of Forest Hill was destroyed by dre to-éay.: ‘Loss $50,000. Dates to May 4 say that affiirs in Northwostern Mexico wre quiet. Generals Negrote aud Ortega have withdrawa their troops to Saltilio, Jaarex cannot place much reliance on bis generals, whe act yery independently. Mauch anxiety exists relative to the Congressional action on the taxing of mines, The movement for a change of currency in Nevada Territory is not sustained by ote, 4 Mr, W 0 Tue KDITOR OF Tue D. New Yoru, May 80, 1864, My attention has been calied to an editorial this morn- tog in your paper, undor the heading of “City Improve- ments,” in which, in your references to the Washington Heights Commission, you sey “onefvery respectable mom- ber of ft, the Inte Mr. Willet, died from @ complains by self reproach and mortification for ever hav- his chowed iimsolt to berome identified with some of ite usurpation and folly pa mily aod fri uch ae; been made in your paper, 1 think nearly all of my fath- or's friends and acquaiutances knew the cause of bie death; but, a8 some may not, {deem It aty to eor- rect your error and defead bis enbiem! cherester ainst calumny. “uy father, ie Inte James C, Witlet, died after an M- neas of about three weeks, = ‘the offects ofa carbuacie: and from no’ other cause, oe har JAMES & WILLED. es Sword for Me- TO THE EDITOR OF THE AERALD. New Youn, May 30, 1864, Ploase find enclosed the sum of one dollar, te pay for ® vote in favor of Major General baton sword now on exbibition at the Metropolitan Fair te tia city, which bs will please Co ‘to the person im ee ere ts ake S. Year, of State Of Maine, and geaman brig Water Lily. TO THE RDITOR OF THE KERALD. \ ‘Wasunorox, D. C., May'80, 1864, | / Please put these two dollars I eend you with the good People’s and brave soldiers’ fund for @ aword Cor General George B. MeCietlan, he brave and good ne ar Washington, Litile Maa is Hike our Brave New York Gro. men, alwaya ready, The love, houo® apd Fi ome 2 the Deave officers nnd roldiers have (yr Little M take from a, God Lit igi nol