The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,128. GRANT! Additional Details of the Con- fifots on Sunday and Monday, 10 FIGHTING ON TUESDAY. interesting Rebel Accounts of the Battles. iow They Figure Up the Losses on Both Sides, ae, &e.. b come eretary Stantom to Major Genera! Dix. Wan Daranraner, Wastincron, Jue 6—12 M. Major General Drx:— despatch from General Grant, dated yesterday, at minutes past five P. M., reports (het ali has been quiet to-day, No casualties are reported. Despatches from General Canby, dated June $, bave received, which report satisfactory progress in ihe ganization of his command, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War, THE CONTEST ON SUNDAY. OPERATIONS OF TEE NINTH CORPS. ir. James ©. Fitzpatrick’s Despateh, Ninra Army Corrs, June 5—P. M: fe bave changed position once more, and are now @ le nearer Richmond, Our movement from right to (was in the are of @ circle, having its centre to the tof Richmond; from which piace we are now distant ly some seven miles on an air line. TUR REBELS ON OUR FRONT throwing up extensive works, and mounting heavy ‘Lost night they abelled the headquarters of Gene- Crittenden, directing their fire by the lights from the te This ing the band of General Lediie’s bri- fe, while playing at headquarters, were suddenly com- led to cease their music, on account of the shells whieh rebels fired, this time guided by the sound. SUNDAY IN CAMP. Dutside of the straggling shots ou the picket line, and occasional discharge of a cannon, the day hes been psually quiet, 6nd in that respect distinctly marked in ptrast to the past week, when we had a battle every . In fact, we begin tofthink that General Grant does fight, or rather attack,on Sunday. He makes fight ‘a business, to which it is sufficient to dovote six days of the seven, ag in any other business, I may be mis- on iu thus accounting for the quiet which prevails to- as it did last Sunday; but certeily the Christian be combiued with the hero. The Christian Commis- » under he leadership of the Rev.’ Mesars. Sherrer McClellan, held divine service at the hospital of the ¢ division this afternoon. OUR 1088 he fighting on Thureday afteruoon and Friday morn- 0 which our corps go gallantly repulsed the attack Rwell’s command, will amount to some twelve hun- 4 in kitied, wounded and missing, INCIDENTS OF FRIDAY’S FIGHT. connection with those fights I might state that our ilery epened a tremendous canponade upcn the rebel sition, and when the enemy returned the fire the noise deafening. It was not jong before our infantry be- ine engaged, the special object of the rebels’ labors Ing to regain the lost ground of yesterday. WILLOOX’S DIVISION biaced the tired soldiers of the First division. General rau(t’s brigade, supported’ by the command of Colo- Christ, opened the attack soon after daylight. The ment continued until about nine o'clock, when, by most steady valor and coo! fighting, our boys fought way back to the line of breastworks, and thence 6 the enemy to the woods and clearing beyond. Micbigan regiments of Hartranft’s brigade suffered rely. support of Willoox POTTER'S DIVISION ked still further to the right, ‘The brigade of Colonel fin threw up intrenchments during the night, where y rested while the brigade of Colcnel Curtin advanced ove! Curtin disposed bis men in line of bastie, with Forty fifth and Forty-sighth Pennsylvania on the a Int, the Thirty-sixth Masrachusetts and Seventh lode island om the leit, and the Fiity-eichth wachusetts in the centre. Detachinents of the yrixthand Forty-cighth were deployed as akir- Bhers, Pushing through the woods under a heavy fire y encountered the rebsls in line of battle, and drove m steadily about a mile, when a battery of four guus sed on their flank, causing a halt in the movemeut. * Forty-fifth and Forty-cigbth Pennsylvonia gallantly oil the battery, bat were met by a terrific fire, which ied the abandonment of the project. Their skir- hers, however succeeded in appreaching quitd close the gupe, whence they killed off ail the horses and pve the nén, so that the battery was most effectually ord bout noon Colonel Griffin moved ont upon the ut of Colotiel Curtin- and swung around, with tno tentiin of captnring the battery: but the rebels. while blo to use it themselves, seemed fally determined t weshonld not, aud consequently defended any ap- pach to it witha terrific fire, The brigade in th apt were subjected to a flank fire of unusual severity, Colovel Griffin ordered them to fall back toa road h formed a nataral defence, running as it did through jee; cut in the soil, day's work was most satisfactory. By afternoon bad driven the rebole back fully a mile, and bad ined possession of a line of breastworks so essential the defence of the right fiank. THE STRUGGLE ON MONDAY, * wr. J. C. Fitzpatrick’s Despatch. Niwta Arxy Coxrs, June 6—6 P, M. WIGHTING ON MONDAY. thing remained quiet on our front to-day until haif ae hour ginoe whou a rebel battery, which had Into postion tn front of Lediie’s brigade, opened with ll, Our batteries responded, and a@ brief artillery ht took Alace, continuing until the rebels coased firing. CAUGHT SLIGHTLY UNDRESEED. Dur boysywere ‘washing and bathing in a stream, when bullets mate them briskly beatahasty retreat— y of tiam in naturalibus puris—to the intrench, nts, It ist QUROt Rgain, pir, Francts ©. Long’s Despatch, 4 Ary Overs, NWAR Coat Hannon, June 6, 1864. MovoTONY! OF FIGHTING—kFFcCT OF BUNDAY’S ATTACK. o day bas p Wed much the «ame as yesterday; about frame amon Wt Of skirmishing bas oceurred and the work beon 1 progress, Whon the light of morning minated the s %ene to-day, the effect of last night's at. x oi the wnermy” Deoame apparent. Strewed over the mp apace ih (ropt of Hancock's corps, were the bodies of ce number of bN® men, who fell in making the as: it; wome dead, an Shoir quiescent forma plainly attent- and oihers alive, AF We Could perceive by their efforts rae therneelees ay Yay. OF course we could render mn no wetatange, ag (Re rifles of the enemy swept the _ god (¢ was admost certain death for a man to raise head sbowe thegarth works, So all this live long dey Cation onemy hag laid roiling aud fesvering in the THe DAT WA's SBRRINLY WARY, & tho warmeat in fact of She season, and the ardent ai soy sowmed to voUF thelr fore ls of an aliwost trou feetgaction oo the prostrate end Daiptten robes. What © reltel to them i) mast Reve been when night fealty NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. Beene of the Operations ture A we of Beavy paraiiel fortiiontons are being Wrown By along Cor eBtire fromt, and seme places having re doubts are im the course of construction, with redens, shells fell pear the Second corps hompitals, some two miles ip the rearg Sines (hat tome everything bee bese ane. sually quiet Army Correspondence. Hirsgr AmTwRS, AREY OF THE PoTOM AO, JoveT—6 A. All i quiet this morning, Ne stteck was made lact Bight. Major Budlow, Inspector Genere! on General Betier'e staff, arrived bere yesterday afternoon. He came up the Chickabominy, @ distance of thirty-Qve milee and landed ‘With a0 escort of teu men. Io coming scross the coun try be occasionsliy saw rebel pickets, whe fed at bin approach He reports thet Mr Franew, correspondent of the New York World, wae takes prisoner « few days ago while endeavoring to reach the White House with despatches fur the papér he war reporting for Our Soldiers in Lynchberg, Va. TO TRE EMTOR OF THR HARALD, Powrsy Hina, N ¥.,Jane6, 1806 | I forward to you aud would respectfully asm you te publish the Dames of rome seventeen enlisted mon of the Second New York cavalry (Harris Light), takew prison ers in the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, and eontined in. Lynchburg, Va., May 16 All of the men I made my escape from | yookburg May 4, Nines June 1, at Harper's Ferry = Sergevnt M Howard, Co, |. Private James A. Campbell, Oo a. Private Joho W. 2. A. Private Charles W.)Goodeel!, Co, B. Private Jobn Lawson, Oo D. Private Rugene Traverse, O». F. Private Julius Crause, Lo. @. Private Junius Warner, % a. Private James Tibbetts, Co #. Private Benj. F. Bolivar, Oo, Ft. Private Heury Franken , Oo. B. Private Joba I), . 5 Private John Tice, Oo. K, Private Samuel D.' Cripple, Co K. Private Samuel Chase, Co. 1. Private H. Cummi Co. L Private J. ©. | 5 OO Very respectfully, your M. B BIRDSEYE, Pret A New York cavalry. REBEL ACCOUNT! Extracts from the Richmené Papers of June 1,8 and 3. We have received the Richmond Dispatch, of June 1, Fzaminer, of June 2, and Senténel, of Jume 3. The Sentinel of the 3d inst. apnounces the arrival of eight hundred and Ofty Yankee prisoners on Friday last at Libby prison, It calls them an uncultivated and bar barous maz, ke. THE BATTLE ON FRIDAY. It says that on Friday fourteen assanite were made by Grant's army on the right of their live held by Kershaw, Hoke and Breckinridge, all of which were repulsed with great sloughter of the assailants, our meo esvapiug al most unharmed. Itacknowiedges that we gained a par- tial success against Breckinridge, but that they subse- quently recovered the ground lot, It says the Yankee logs was very heavy, and pute It at from ten thousand to twelve thousand in this engagement, and says they took one thousand prisouers. ‘Tbe Sentinel further remarks that Grant's object was to gain the strong positions around Gaines’ Mill, open the rod to Bottom’s Bridge, aud connect with Batler, but Of obtaming bis parce an is was deemed best not to scoept bie ofer ma hurry. TRE WAT THE REPELS FIGURE EP PRE LORRI (From the Richoeand Hespateh, Jume 1.) A cotemp: rary eayr Grant lost more men on the 12th than Napoleon Jost im the battle of Waterloo. Inthe ninth voluroe of bis mem ire, aietated at St. Helewa to Genera! Goursaud ) lore of the French Army fron: the open!” to the gates of Paris, was 41.000 men. liv etatement embraces the bdatties of Ligny and Quatre fires oo (he 1%th of inne, the Dattie of Waierioo on the 18th. the action of Grouchy with Blocber’s rear coard 00 the mm: day, and the pur. gult © Parte, In the battle of Waterloo, according to Coleone! S/borne, the Trench lost 23.000 mee killed and x i woanlod and 6.000 prieoners According to Nap that his object has been signaily and dieastrously de- } } ee a ae feated. men lo the battle of Waterloo their less was The Sentinel winds up ite article as follows:— nearly cquei io that of the French—that ab ut 22,000 men killed and wounded. A very On tien of tie French lowe wae mcurred after the giv varter, be ne th Wo ber " ter than the trav In short, yesterday was a happy day for us, and one for Grant. We have lost no ground on our right. bave _— largely on var left. We have takev nearly two thousand prison’ We have put hort du comlet perbaps ten thousand Yankeo*soldiers, We have suffered very sight loss. Thank God. ome bad evs . u the baltic of Spottey!vania Court House, on the ‘The Sentinel also says that a raid was made tn Nanee lowest ertinate we bave eon made of the mond let week by our troops, under Major Yates, who | eneny's toes wee 20.000 A corronpendeut of the New Youy fire. reied it at 15200 t 25,000. One of our arrested numerous citizens, KEBEL OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED, Coloyel A. D. Moore, of the Sixty-sixth North Carolina regiment, was killed in Friday's fight, General Law was wounded above the eve on the same day; also Generals Lano, Kirkland and Finnegan, Law’s brigade, in its bat- own poner sk officers, we have heard. ett ees the brett } that at lenst 7,000 ere killed dead in fromt of owr | position. The eval proportion oF dt Killed is five to cue, If thie ovimate be oor t lost. t Hes in the mpitdie—that ys | Bonaparte ‘wontd have bgp Able ko conceive and tles with Butler, lost over four hundred men. Wu Thura- that / day night an attack was made by Gillmore om the works of Peauregard, whioh was repulsed. Colonel Towushend’s death is announced. Ae was wounded and taken prisoner on the Ist jnst., and died the nextday. He commanded the One Hundred and sixth New York regiment. THE FLAG OF TRUCK. A flag of truce was sent by General Graut yesterday, in charge of Colonel Theodore Lyman , of General Meade’ staff, proposing a cessation of hostilities on @ portion of our line, for an hour or more, to bury the dead and oare for the wounded between the two lines, Colonel Lyman waited until eleven P. M., but received about thisty thonsand. Th the ascounts we bave from dime be entire campaign at lene and few believe that, in rt of ninety thousand, New Vork Mrer—asixty logs than the van ;uisbod. in we party lost four times ae many men as the victorious party, a cording to the lowest compota Hoo, and pearly #ix limer AF many, Recording to the Dighest. itis trae that Waterloo ended in a rout, Ro answer. Saas Brateapioosts Gil not, tees the vensen wo coeheen: ‘Phis morning an answer came; but some diMeculty ex | Napoleon had no betvy fortifications jo hie immedians rear, asGract had. Mot the Indispowition of Grant's ists as to the point to be designated, and ne arrangement tro their tatrench te, has yet been come to in regard to the matter, taught them oo thet day, tells the tale as in. SKIRMISHING. tellig diy an a herd ong Mahi and an overwhelming pur Some skirmishing bas taken place along the line te. | Swit could have dove | The campaign of Waterloo wes, length, the bloodiest in Keropean bi 5 day as well as occasional artillery shots, but witheut acy -t...., On one side ot least, Bas been bose Ga ohange in position or loss to us. MORB PRISONERS. The mosth of Moy. whieh has jest cleed, might be blcody May.” The terrible and unpre. Ninety-two prisoners were brought in to-day, among | Gedented carnage io Virginia. Georgia and other whom are Major Oliver S, Sandford, of the Seventh Con- ae t+} necticut; two captains, a Hentenant and « surgeon, ‘The Sentinel reports the wounding of Colonet 0. M. Dentzer, of the Twenty-necond South Carolina regiment, and bis capture by the Yankee troops on Wednesday, REBEL CONFIDENOR IN LEB AND HIS ARMY. [From the Ricamond Dispatch, June 1, 1864 ‘The confidence feit by our whole population the brave army which stands between us and Grant’s myr- midons was never more conspicuously displayed than yesterday, when it was thought that @ general Dattle was \p progress, Nota man aeemed to doubt how it would terminate, There was no fear and scarcely any exeite- ment, That the defeat of the enemy was to be the re- sult of a battle seemed to be regarded as certain, That Grant could make his way into the city through General Tee's army no man appeared to consider within the range of possibility, The army have the same confidence in thomselvee and faith in their commander, it must be ‘a much larger force than Grant commands. and a much greater general than stands in his shoes, that can over- come such a force, led by such @ general The confidence in Lee and his army ie not confined to the ranks of that army And toour fellow citizens. It ts AS extenaive an she confederacy itself, It pervades every Reighborhood snd every family circle, There are few Svramwn (i who do not feel it, and ios God when they ackoowlodge | day, June 18, it for sending ue, 60 great a general to led eo brave an | Part 3—78 Puane army. EY oo) Cy) with an indifferent army is better | lendar unchanged. than a bad gem tha good army. We have both @ Suremor Cocat—Twrat Traw.—Part 1—Nos. 3399 , 2669, 3463, 3465, 4203, 2097, 1411 4915, 3143, 9738, 842044, 3106, 2240.5578. Part 2. om. 398, 3962, 8464, 636, }, 8046, 3790, 3664, 3758, 3344, 3986, 107, R400, Mmaguificent army avd n genoral of the highest order, General Leos rep tiation has been steadily on tne rise ever since the tamptign around Richmond, two yeare ary Colonel Napier, 18 & commuptoation written about | 8614, 3754. twenty years noe toe % Bogiten periodion!, seid inet the Comven Piras Cornt—Trat Teme —Part 1-Nog. 442, cam olin of 1796 was tie mort britiont first eampaivn | 821, 462. 980, 270, UK, 65, 664, 101, 200, evr mde; bat thas mibdted whether im 1790, | 565 140. Part 2—Nos, 910, 459, 140,208, 400, 407, 16 290, 656, 657, 068, 84, B14 ma Foray Affairs Va 3 5 sANNARDSVILL Ny 2 O@ , NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. on the Mississippi---The Rebels Out ef Meney, Rew Ae, Ree ‘The following ts from the Atlanta Confederacy:— Cunrrox, La., May £2, Via Mopitz, May 29, 1864. At six, o'clock yesterday evening the Yankee army acroes the river broke camp at Magenta, where they had ‘been fortifying, and down the river, the cavalry nod on land, and the Laon’ gs transports. pip nth tery aad pages J mi Ba of them ry , and our try was at Simms; waiting for Walker's command to come up. ae A Major of the: foderate army, who crossed the river * as followa:—Seven gunboats and seven have been exptured ‘The whole number of prisoners captured In Arkausas and Louisiana was sixteen thousand. On the 7th instant two gunboats and three transports were captured in Calasine river, in Southwestern Loutsia- na, by Colonel Alexauder. All the property from Nachitoches to Shreveport was nearly destroyed by the enemy. D: ing houses, cotton gins, sugar houses, corn cirbs and everything else was indiscriminately burned. Many families were loft desti- tutite of both food and clothing. Two Yankee transporte passed up the river yesterday with Degrostrcops. | From the Richmond Examiner, May 30.) VIOLATIONS OF THE BULBS OF WARFARE. Ata moeting of Congrese held on Saturday, May 26, Mr Capertion. of Virginia, submitted the following reso Jntion, whieh was agreed to:— Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Rolatious be instructed te inquire into the expediency of requesting the [resident to make an exposition, through our Com: teiseiooers abroad to the various European Powors to woweh they may bo aceredited, of the violations of the rales of civiuized wartaro amt of the airocitiss coramitted by the government atid the armies of the [nited Statox in the prosecution Of hoatitities against the Confederate States of America, THE REBELS OUT OF MONEY. ‘This fs the paradoxioal condition in whist Mr. Mem- minger, the crestor of so mony hundred millions of paper money, Gnas his treasury to-day. Money, money every- whore, bat pot a dollar of the to pay off just clattas with, Whyr Because the mi making department « toreed topay inrvy by the pacing off of the note Coloma, south Carolinas, and the wervous vich Mr. Meuminger was thrown by the ourish of trumpets that preceeded the advance Next Wednesday, the Ist of June 6 xovernmment departments and 0: | he to pay between the poor clerks avd yee and the landiadies and landiord GO, THE ALLEGED SPY. Mossrs. Mallory tial on®Fridey was rather ne’ than otherwise, and trem the serious weight of testimony ro he accmed by several witoesses for the ong vera Mr. Sandy, the keeper of th ppabanpock, with whom Lugo boerded wh! ving tis charts of the Loryedo tocaty ¥ service, with whom | and Svtirda: De way town and ope smith, of the " converted, amd It out more than he intended. About s gtven in their testimony, and W certain conviction upon the ¥ it poimte to barges egaturt him BALLROAD ACCIDENT. nel publishes an account of no accident on and Weldou Railroad at Stony creck. One der war killed a8 samed Paulson, from South Carctiva, Pe wes on Bie Say home wounded. being the last but one of nie brothers who entered this war; sevon have been killed aed one died from wounds received on the feild of battle Genera! MeLawe has superseded Genoral Gilmer in comman) at Savannah Convention of the American Medical Roctety. PROOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, ‘The nowy elected President, N. ©. Daview, of Ohio, called the meeting te onfer at half past ten o'clock and, aftor the read og of the minater, the following medical gentlemen were “ecied Members Of (be amgoeiatién, and were ac- corded the pr vilege Of participating tn the proceedings -— leatohester county, New York ; lr W B, 0, White, of i wae t took piace til nine o'clock hie morming, & which time an important paper will be read by Or, Keeoland, of Onomdaga county, New York, Dr. Raroway, who @ connected with the Health Depart. Hi also read & paper of importance, medieal rcianer uy eh the doo- tor propenee 10 treat bas Dot been made publie. Afters momber® exprewing their disappredation—on a vote Deing taken the reeotutions were tabled. Alier the aooroment of the regular meeting a meet. log of one section Wan eld beer a paper rew by Dr. Gardiner on (he subect of obsietrics, The views ad. vanced by Dr. Gardiner—aithough several prominent practiconers in (hat important braneh of surgery diitered itd bim In eome Of hie deductions—were favorably re enived by a majority of the members. Ate! ( the Whole body will be held at nine o'clock thin and the “envention wit! probably adjourn rete Gnally (hia Aleroeem. oF 4} the Wer\ing FeRSION temor mer. HUNTER’S VICTORY AT MOUNT cRAWFORD. | H [J in Shenandoah Valley---Cap- of Staunton. | NTER. Victory at the Head of the Shenandoah Valley. The Enemy Defeated at Mount Crawford and Fall Back to the Mountains. General Jones, the Rebel Com- mander, Killed. DETAILS OF THE ADVANCE OF THE ARMY Ammunition Carried on the Backs of the Men. Wagons, Extra Clothing, Tents and Baggage Sent Far to the Rear. The Contest Near Harri- sonburg, &e., &., a Secretary Stanton to Major General Dix. ‘War Derarruent, Wasmncron, June 8—1:45 P. M. ‘To Major Genera! Dix:— A despatch from Mr. Dana at General Grant’s head- quarters, dated last night at helf-past eight o’clock, announces a victory by General Hunter over the rebels Doyond Btaunton, and that the rebel General Jones was killed on the battle fleld. The despatch is as follows: — «The Richmond Examiner of to-day speaks of the de- feat of General W. E. Jones by General Hunter, twelve miles beyond Staunton, Va, General Jones was killed on the battle field, His successor retired to Waynes- Doro, and now holds the mountaing between Charlottes. ville and Staunton.” ‘The paper further states. that no hospitals or stores wore captured by Genoral Hunter. Another degpatch announces that our forces occupy Steunton. EDWIN M. STANTON, Becretary of War, TRB SECOND DESPATOR. Waasixcron, June 8, 1864. To Major General Dix :— General Hunter's victory and our occupation of @taun- ton is confirmed by the following despatch just received from Geooral Basler :— * All is quiet on my line. The Richmond papers of Jane 7 give intelligence of # fight at Mount Crawford be- ween Goneral Hunter and General Jones, in whieh Hun- ter was victoriour and Jones, the rebel commander, was killed, Staunton was afterwards cceupied by tbe Union forces. Tbe fighting was on Sunday.”’ PDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS. Theodore ©. Wilson’s Despatches, Heanquarrers, o Tae Frevp, June 1, 1864. GRNRRAL HONTRR'S VIGOROUS POrICY. Ov assuming command of this department Major Gene rai Hunter, with charactoriatic promptitude, infused Into the conduct of both tts military and semi-civi! operations ‘a vigor which it long Incked. In a few days—almost in « few hours and as with the dash of a peo—he did all that a good commander could, and decidedly more than many had expected of him. It is not cocessary that a long letter should be written to explain bow this good was accom plitted, when it can be done so much better by giving publicity to the following order:— GENERAL HUNTERS ORDER. General Order—No. 29 Viroivia, dition for immediat ¢ against an enemy who ts in earnest, and too must be in earuest. We myet be wilt iicos——willing to suffer for a short time that a glorious result may crown our efforts, The country expects that every man will do his duty, and thie well done, the protective care of a kind Providence will certainly ensure to us a complete success. I. Every tent will be immediately turned in for trans portation to Martinsburg, and ail bay Dot expressly allowed by this r Will be at once sent to the rear There wilh be but wagon allowed to each regiment, aud these Ww. y be nsed to transport spare ammunt tion, camp kottles, toula w . Every wagon will have eight picked horses «two drivers and two saddles, One wagon an one ambulance will be aliowed to department headquarters, and the same to division and brigade eadquarters. The other ambulances will be under tue itowediate oruére of the Medical Hirector. TL. For the expedition on band, the clothes that sold: have on their backs, witn oue pair of extra shoes and gocks, areamply sufficient. Lwerything else in the shape of clothing will be packed to-day aod sent to the rear, In cach knapsack there must be ove hundred rounds of ammunition, carefully packed: foar pounds of hard bread, to last eight days; ten rations of coffee, sugar and salt, and one pair of shoes aud socks, but nothing elee. IL. Brigade and ali other commanders will be poid strictly responsible that their commands are amply*sup- ‘ou the march. heep and hogs, and if nee ceagary, horses god mules must be taken and ‘slaughter ed. These supplies will bo weived under the direction of officers duly authorized, and apon a system which will horoafter be regulated. No straggling or piliaging wit be allowed. Brigade and other commanders will be held responsible that there is a proper and orderly division of the supplies taken for our use. 1V, Commanders wil! attend personally to the prompt execution of this order, £0 that we may move to-inorrow morning. They will see that ia passing through the country in this Way—depending upon tt lor forage aud supplles—groat attention is required of every command ing officer toward the enforcement of strict discipiioe, 'V. The commanding general expecta of every ofoor and soldier of the army in the field an earnest and unwa vering support. He relies with confidence npon an ever kind Providence for @ glorious result. The Lieutenant General commanding Whe armies of the United States, ‘who is now vigorously pressing back the enemy apon ir last stronghold, expects much from the Army of Sbonacdoah, aad he must not be disappointed. In conclusion, tho Major Goveral commanding he will hold every officer to the lity for the propor enforcement of iscipline in all respocts; and that, on the other band, he will aver couse to. u me the prompt promotion of ail officers, non-commissioned officers and oniisted mon who ‘attract recognition by their gallantry aud good conduct, By command of Major General HUNTER. OmaRLAe Hacrink, Assistact Adjurant General, A YORWARD MOVEMENT, By tho time thia letter reaches you we will not ouly have moved, but have advanced some distance, ‘There fg no longer any novesaity for concealing the fact, The nemy i all around us, He watches overevery more: ment both might and day, Their soouts bang upon our flanks, appear upon our front, and have even now made Sheir way to out rear, Still there is no necessity for fear as w the result of oor movements, This js vot a fool. hardy expedition, organized and being executed on the Spur of the moment; bat the carrying out of a portion o the great plan by which General Grant hopes foun to crush the rebelliont bordes that now defy aa at many points, The uninitiated may thio that we are in danger of deroat, because of tbo inferiority of our wombors. PRICE THREE CENTS. ‘and the reported greater strength of the enemy. Uniess ‘the enemy on our front has been reimforoed heavily with- to Wo last few days, are by far the stronger of the two, Besides, we are not alone in the field. Co-operating with us ts 8 powerful army, under an experienced, ever successful officer. This army or column of troops, can and will accompliah the object for which it fe moving, and there is every likelihood that we will do the same There can be no reason why we should not be entirely sweceasful. The chances are in our favor, and the advan- tages of position hag already been secured before the epemy was aware ef our design. Notwithstanding I have written so bopefully, the Teaser must vot take it for granted wo have an easy task toacoomplish. Such is not the fact, We have rough roads to 1 «ver, an impoverished country to pass through, deop streums to cross, vailies to penetrate, gape to cecupy, mountains to Hank, and without doabt s heavy engagement to encounter, aud all this before our combinations cam become known to the public at large. GRNBRAL HUNTER, With the army moving in the Shenandoah valley, Geoeral Maator bas assumed command in porson, and {6 Wwepiriting the troops by hie persevering activity, bit prenence bis counsel, Yet he hus not cut loose en tirely (rom the other columns, These’obey his orders and @ Bduct their movements in accordance with the plan he is provided with to go by, RYVRCT OF GENERAL HONTRA’S ORDER, The order that is given above has beer the ciuse of no Nttle excitement amongst quartermasters and commis. saris. They are just now afforded no breathing spel! from business, No doube it will do them good. The wea- ther is very warm » Perhaps, will promote their guod feclings for bard work, Certainly there is every pros- pect that they will! have an extra fine chance afforded them to keep healthy, for, to judge from what | see before me, (here i# enough work on baud to give constant em- ployment to @ regiment of them for some time to come— ‘nd this iu such hot weather as we are experiencing at this particular time, If a report should reach you thas our army 4s falling beck, do not credit {t. Such a report is likoly to arise out of the order sending transportation aod baggage to the rear, The train we have cut loose would have required an army to guard it, CROOK AND AVERILL, Although these officers have aone much already with their respective commands, still you may expect soon to hour more from them. They may be falling back, as has been reported; but it for a purpose which will ere many days be known tothe public, alll know is that if the enemy followed them up in the belief that they woro hastily retreating, the enemy was what may be inolegantiy but briefly termed ‘‘soid.” The enemy may find wo will next time bring our “wares” io another market than New M and where the chances are ap- parently very favorable to Yankee speculation, At last accounts both Cook and Averill were advancing. on the enemy. GENERAL S1GR1'S VAREWKLL ORDER. ‘The following explains itsel(;— =} General Orders—No, 27, Heanquanrers, erantuext West Vincixia, } jay 21, 1864. By order of the President of the United States | am re- lieved from the command of this department, Major General Hunter, United States Volunteers, is my successor. In leaving the troops under my immediate command, I foe! tt my duty to announce my most sivcere thanks to the officers and men who have sustained me so faithfully during the last campaign. Having nO other wishes and aspirations bet to serve and promote the good cxuse, which we are all bonnd to defeud. [hope that fina) success may crown the inde- fubigable zeal and good will of this army. F. SIGEL, Major General, ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT, It will be romembered that on the 7th General Sigel despatched a force to overtake McNeil, who had raided into /'ledmont and destroyed an immense amount of rail- road and other property, That torce has been heard from, and ite record shuws that the command was not strong enough for the work it was sent to acconrplisb. ‘The command thus sent out consisted of portions of the Fifteenth New York cavalry, Colonel Root, and the Twea. ty second Pennsylvania cavairy, Colonel Higgins (in all four hundred men), the later colonel commanding the movement. The force moved from Winchester, and oo tho 10th met the enemy at Moorfield. A fight bere took place, in which we got decidedly the best of it. The rebels giving way, our forces proceeded to retire. But it seoms @ battle’ was only haif won. It remained for another practical test to deciie the correctness of our officers’ conceptions, The rebels, being strongly reinforced, hastened after our retiring troops, aod thom at @ gap between Wardovville and Moor fold, Here another fight ensued, aud our four hundred men wore torced to encounter # portion of Imbodeu’s regi- ment, White's battalion, and McNeil’s guorilia party, Amounting in ali to at least (hirteen hundred nen Charges were made by both parties. We drove the rebels back jo the last charge that was ma Yot the enemy con Hnued to persistently pressourm fill at last we found it was impossible to hold our own against such over- whelming oads, The Union troops the soommenced & retreat by way of the Last river road ,aod Sm.ily reached Romney and Springfleld, put not unti they bad destroyed the whole of thelr train. Of the casualties I nave yet no account. So persistent!y did the rebels follow up this email force that the rear guard was attacked five times within a few hours, The men ere reported to Lave be haved as gallantly ax they could under the circumatances. REBEL MILITIA ADDED 10 THEIR ARMY. From deserters who have come jo we learn that the enemy's regular foreos pow on our frout have been very considerably increased by militiamen. An order hag been issued calling out the militia and ‘y man and ‘boy Who can boar arms and come provided witn even a shot gun, for the defence of Staunton. The militia forces are provided with five days’ ration One person, representing Limsei( as a refugee, says the rebels have withdrawa almost all their forces from the valley and sent them to Lee. This maf’s statement is not credited here, Ipend it to you thoug®, for jt might be true. HaRkgorncna, SueNanpoan VALLEY, Jane %, 1866. TRE RENELA ATTEMPT TO CHECK HURTER’S ARMY. Bhortly after [had dnished and sent off my despatch yesterday afternoon the eoemy attempted to check our ‘advance by making « stand at «creek situnted at « point miles before from this place, Smailarms, with artillery, were used on both sides, For a very short time the affair was quite spirited We eventually drove the enemy back, crossed the creeg and moved on to this place, One section of MoClenabaa’s battery is reported to have been opp sed to us. In falling back the enemy destroyed the bridge over North river, near Mduot Crawford. Our march will necessarily be deinyed until we rebuild ft, . ‘There is every indication that we can take Staunton without experiencing much of an engagement. GRNRRAL AVERILL —THE REBEL FORCES IN THE VALLEY, Genera! Averill is reported to be at oF near Jackson river, In the neighborhood of the terminus of the Virgins Contral Railroud, He is stated to be progressing finely. We have authentic informetion that la withdrawing bia division Breckinridge took with bim to Lee all regular rebel forces in the valley except Imboden’s command. At last accounts there was only a Provost guard of regu- lar troops at Staunton, Militia forces were maunin fortifications, The rebels bave from eight to ten pieces of artillery in position at Stauntom. It is light, intended for Geld service. The Navy. Gatarea, 10 gune.—The Galatea was overbauied on the dry dock and supposed to be thoroughly caulked, end was then prapared for sea, On Suoday,June 8, she sailed for Cape Haytien, When out eight hours the water in the well had risen twenty-four inches and from that to thirty. five. The mon were constantly at the pump, and finding it of no ayall wo were obliged to put back, The govern. ment ought to throw Der back on the contractor's bands and put the crew on some other vessel. The following i# list of her officers:— Commarder—John Guest. Livwanaet—Joho McFarland, Acting Master— Fred. © Miller, Acting bnvign—Thos, Cousins, Acting Asistant Paymasier—A, W, Baeon. Acting Aaistant Ensigns—Edward Jaorviean, William Robinson. ‘Acting Marler’s Mates—Ieanc F. Atkine, Frank A. Tobey, Wim, H. Joseph. a" Engincers.—Acting First Assistants, A. a Theo. F. Lowis; Acting Third Ansiatants, Robert D. Gider son, Benons rplaine, Wm. Ff Waite. Caytain’s Clerk —Mr. Pieamsawn. Paymaee’'s Cle Mr, Rids lee. Paymas/er's Steward—S °M. Attornter, Doctor's Sirward—Geo. Atkimeon, Yeoman—tdward Corne!