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Whole No. 2767.
SEC. 77. ELDER,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mifflin, Centre anil Hunting
don counties my 26
EE,. J. I. ICAS.XS
OFFERS his Professional services to the
citizens of Lewistown and the surround
ing country. Office in the Public Square op
posite the Lewistown Hotel. janl3-6m*
Large Stock of Furniture on
Hand.
A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds
•of Furniture. Young married persons
and others that wish to purchase Furniture
will find a good assortment on hand, which
will he sold cheap for cash, or country pro
duce eken in exchange for same. Give me
a call ? I alley street, near lilaek Bear Ho
tel. teb 21
Jacob C. Blymyer & Co.,
Produce and Commission Mer
chants,
LEWISTOWN, PA.
and Grain of all kinds pur
chased at market rates, or received on storage
and shipped at usual freight rates, having
storehouses and boats of their own, with care
ful captains and hands. Plaster, Fish, and
Salt always on hand. sep2
Lock Repairing, Pipe Laying,
Plumbing and White Smithing
TIMIE above branches of business will be
I promptly attended to on application at
the residence of the undersigned in Main
street, Lewistown.
janlO GEORGE MILLER.
AMBROTYPES
AND
The Gems of the Season.
fTMIIS is no humbug, hut a practical truth
JL The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholder
are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS TRUTH
FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and
DURABILITY. Prices varying according
to size and quality of frames and Cases.
Room over the Express Office.
Lewistown, August 23, 18G0.
J. A. ROHRER,
DENTIST,
TTTOULD respectfuly inform the citizens
ii of Mifflin ami Huntingdon counties,
that he will practice at the following times
and places :
The first week in each month at MeVey
town; second at Belleville; third at McAlavey's
Fort, Huntingdon county.
He is prepared to execute work of all kinds
pertaining to his profession. Teeth inserted
on silver and gold plate or vulcanite base.
Extracting and filling teeth done in the most
approved manner. je!7-ly.
Mt. Hock Mills.
ORDEHS
FOR FLOUR, FEED, &c.,
CAN, until further notice, be left at the
Store of S. J. Brisbin & Co., or at Pratt's
Store, at the old Felix corner, at which pla
ces they will be called for every evening, fill
ed next morning, and delivered at any place
in the Borough.
nolß G. LETIR.
Not Wiman's Steam Gun !
BUT
MARKS & WILLIS'
STEAM PLASTER MILL!
r | , HE subscribers have erected a Plaster
Mill in connection with their Steain Mill,
and are prepared to furnish all who may call
on them, at any time, with fine, fresh ground
Plaster. They will purchase all kinds of
Grain offered, and pay the highest market
prices. Flour and Feed, Coal of all qualities
and sizes, Salt, Fish, Groceries &c., constant
ly on hand and for sale to suit the times.
MARKS & WILLIS.
Lewistown, Jan. 15, 1862.
Lewistown Mills.
THE
HIGHEST CASH PRICES PILR WHEAT, AND
ALL KINDS OF GRAIN,
or received it on storage, at the option of those
having it for the market.
They hope, by giving due and personal at
tention to business, to merit a liberal snare of
public patronage.
SALT and Limeburners
COAL alwaysonhand
WM. B McATEE & SON.
Lewistown, Sept. 16, 18G3.-tf
Estate of Robert Wallace, deceased.
IVrOriCE is hereby given that letters tes
tament iry on the estate of Robert Wal
lace, late of Wayne township, Mifflin county,
dec., have been granted to the undersigned, the
first named residing in Indiana county. Pa.,
and the latter in Newton Hamilton, Mifflin
county. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment,
and those having claims to present them du
ly authenticated for settlement
WM WALLACE, Ind. eo„
my 4 JOHN PUROELL, N. Hamilton.
BEST Note and Letter paper at
march 2. SWAIN'S.
THE Mil I TEST,
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
BT GEORGE W. BIRDSETB.
Give us your hand, General Grant —
You're a man:
You were not the coward to say 'I can't,'
Nor the boaster to say -I can.'
But you went to work with a will, and won,
To prove that the thing could be done.
Oh, God was kind, and heaven was true,
When it gave us a man like U
lysses Grant—
When it gave us a man like you.
We honor you. General Grant!
You have made
The hearts of the nation with joy to pant,
That were lying cold in the shade ;
And they bless you ever for what you've done,
For the glorious victories won.
And pray that kind heaven may grant us a few
More such brave fighting tnen as U
lysses Grant—
More such brave fighting men as you.
LAND OF OUR FATHERS.
Land of ottr Fathers! wheresoe'er we roam,
Land of our birth! to us thou still art home;
Peace and prosperity on thy sons attend,
Down to posterity their influence descend.
All then inviting, hearts and voices joining.
Though other climes may brighter hopes fulfil,
Land of our birth ! we ever love thee still!
Heav'n shield our happy home from each hostile band,
Freedom and plenty ever crown our native land.
All then inviting hearts and voices joining.
THE TWO B'fi.
Says the Battery to the Bayonet,
With derisive irony,
"Slimmest of all the blades I've met,
Do you think you can carry me ?"
Says the Bayonet to the Battery,
"Square up with your elbow-joint,
And you'll find that however slim I be,
I always carry my point!"
THE TWO LETTERS.
A Comedy of Errors.
My stay in New Y'ork had been prolong
ed far beyond my original intention when
I visited that city, and I was pining to re
turn to my native village, and to the arms
of my dearest Julia, whom I hoped soon
to make my bride. 1 had drunk deep of
the cup of sorrow during my absence from
her, and I looked forward with glqjvingan
ticipations to the time when we should
meet to part no more.
At length my business took a favorable
turn. There was no longer anything to
detain me in New Y'ork, and I made hasty
preparations for a departure to my native
village. It was the evening before I de
signed to set out, that I wrote two hasty
letters to prepare my friends for my recep
tion.
The first of these epistles was to Julia.
It ran thus :
'Dear Girl:—l shall leave New York
in the three o'clock train to-morrow, after
noon. In an hour from that time I shall
be with you. I never knew how I loved
you until uiy heart was tried by the test of
absence; now I feel how devotedly, how
truly 1 am your own. Oh! what joy it
will be to meet you once more! That
will be the happiest moment of my life, ex
cept wheu I caD, for the first time, call you
my bride.
'Yours, till death.
'FREDERICK.'
The second letter was addressed to an
old maid of my acquaintance, who had
been like a sister to me, and to whom I
was indebted for many little acts of kind
ness,
•My Dearest Friend:—l write this in
haste to inform you that I shall probably
visit you some time to morrow evening
You see I don't want to find you unprepar
ed. And 1 want you to treat me well, ton,
even if I don't call on you the first of any.
Don't think my affection for you has in
the least diminished, but you must know
my affection for another has increased, and
strong as your claims are upon me, hers
are somewhat stronger. Now don't be
jealous; for after I am married, I shall be
as true a friend to you as ever,
'Sincerely yours,
♦FREDERICK.'
Having finished both of these letters, I
sealed them with the same haste in which
they had been written, fearing that they
would be too late for the mail. Super
scribing them in a hurried hand, I sent
them to the post office, where they arrived
just in time.
At thr?e o'clock on the following day, I
was at the depot, and in the cars. I was
impatient for steam itself. 1 even believe
the telegraph could'nt have transported me
to the arms of my Julia soon enough to
satisfy my impatience. I thought that the
cars moved slower than a mule, and thought
at one time of getting out to run along
ahead of them.
However, slow as I thought I was trav
elling, I arrived in good time at my native
village. I did not stop to shake hands
•with a single soul, but hurried to meet my
Julia. I arrived at her father's house. I
expected to see her face at the window
looking out for me, but it was not visible.
However, I reflected that, like all women,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1864,
she was coquettish, ami avoided showing
her pretty eyes atThe window, just to teaze.
Y T et [ felt certain that she would be look
ing out lor me, and I have a distant recol
lection of offering to bet filty dollars with
myself that she was peeping through the
blinds at uie, or from behind a curtain.
I ran up to the door and entered with
out knocking. I opened uiy arms expect
ing Julia to jump into thetn, and supposed
of course she would; but I shut them up
again quick enough, when I saw the old
lady approaching, not her daughter.
'Where's Julia?' I cried.
'Oh, she's gone '
'Gone ?'
'Yes'
'For heaven's sake/ I gasped, 'tell me
where?'
'I was going to but. you interrupted me,'
said the old lady crustily. 'She has gone
to spend a few days with her cousins.'
I was thunderstruck. I conscientious
ly believe that at that moment I was as
white as a piece of parchment. At any
rate, I could swear befo.e auy court tLat
I felt very faint and sick.
'When did she go?' I ialtered.
'About two hours ago.'
'Two hours ago ! What! didn't she re
ceive my letter?'
I was terribly excited. I felt that my
eternal happiness depended upon the wo
urn's answer. If Juiia had gone off to
see her cousins when she knew 1 was com
ing—that I would be there that night—l
felt that it would break my heart.
'Yes, I believe so?' drawled the old lady.
'I heard her say sonithiug about a note from
you —that she expected you to call here to
night.'
It was enough. My heart was a heap
of ruins ! <)h the faithlessness, the fickle
ness, the heartlessnes* of woman ! All
that has been said of her is but flattery; she
is a serpent in angel's form I Oh, decep
tion ! oh, misery! Judge of my disappoint
ment —my despair—my unutterable woe,
when I learned that Juiia was gone—gone,
when she knew I was coining—and blame
me not for giving vent to my feelings in
such expressions as these.
I think I should be vcv scrupulous
about swearing to anything that took place
the next half hour after my heart received
that heavy blow. One thing lam sure of
I left the house, and got into the street,
but whether I ran there, staggered there,
or was carried there by my friends, I could
not conscientiously affirm. The first I
heard from myself I was approaching the
door of my friend, the old maid, and she
was running out to meet me. This prob
ably, brought me to my senses.
I was past being surprised at anything
that might happen, else I should have
thought it a little strange that Lucy should
throw herself into my arms, and offered uie
her lips to kiss. As it was, feeling the
need of sympathy, I embraced her warm
ly, exclaiming:—
'D?ar Lucy, you are the only true friend
I've got.'
'Oh, 1 hope not, she replied. 'But I
am glad you think I am a true frieud to
you, for I am '
'And you will always be V
'Always, Frederick I oh ! and we shall
be happy !'
'What does she mean V thought I.
'We shall be so happy, dear Frederick,'
she repeated; 'I know we shall. The truth
is, my dear, I have long loved you—in se
cret—hopelessly; but after receiving such
a dear, affectionate letter lioui you '
•\\ hat?' 1 cried, starting in wonder.
'Why after receiving such a dear, good
letter,' said Lucy, 'I aui so happy that I
must tell you all my heart. Wheu we are
married, Frederick '
'I am dreaming,' thought I.
'We shall have this pleasant event to
talk about won't we ?' Why you can't
think, how surprised and delighted I was
to receive your letter I laughed over it,
and cried over it; and if I have read it once,
1 have read it fifty times.'
Here she took the letter from her bo
sora.
'Then it seems,' she continued—so hap
py that I was fairly provoked with her —
'it seerns that absence Las taught you how
much you love me.'
I was stupefied—thought I was insane
—could'nt understand one word Lucy said.
Meanwhile she unfolded the letter. Then
—then I understood it all. I uttered a
scream that was scarcely human —it was
so wild —and eagerly snatched the letter.
It was the letter 1 sent to Julia.
\ es, then I understood all : I had made
a mistake in subscribing the letters and
Julia had got Lucy's while Lucy had got
Julias. And Lucy had been flattered
witli the hope and belief that I loved her
while Julia—poor girl!—believes I was
about to tnarry another. This w;>s the
cause of Lucy's tenderness; this was the
cause of Julia's visiting her cousins.
I laughed, I danced; I dare say I cut
up every manner of silly capers which a
man ought to be ashamed of. And Lucy
all the time was staring at me as I before
stared at her. This thought brought mo to
my senses.
'A mistake,' I stammered—'This letter
—I wrote in a hurry—put the wrong name
on the back—sent yours to Julia—this one
—to you !'
I shall never forget the old maid's con-
sternatioo. She understood what I want
ed to say—sbe saw the error in its true
light. I thought she would sink through
the floor, but she had hold of the door
latch, and that probably sustained her; I
was glad the door latch was strong. At
that moment my conscience hit me a severe
cut, and made me smart. How I cursed
my carelessness, which had been the cause
ot so much mischief. I made a hurried apol
ogy, but didn't stop to see if Lucy fainted,
or to have the pleasure of holding a smell
ing-bottle to her nose, in case sbe should
sink into that interesting state.
I thought of Julia. I flew to make an
explanation. It was three miles to her
aunt's house, but I was there iu a trifle
over three minutes. Puffing like a steam
engine, I asked to see her. and was shown
into a room where she was alone. She re
garded me with so cold a IUOK that 1 am
sure it would have chilled me through—
made an icicle of me, perhaps—if I had
not been so hot by running. I threw my
self at her feet. She started back—it
might have been in disgust, and it might
have been because her hand touched my
face, which was burning iike a coal.
'Dear Julia,' I sighed.
1 panted, 1 suppose; but sighed is the
better word.
'Well, sir,' said she coldly.
'Don't scorn me; I'll make it all right.
It's only a mistake.'
'What ?'
'Why, that letter.' •
letter, sir, was a very friendly one
I m sure. Indeed I' added Julia, bitterly,
'I feel quite flattered in your confidence in
me, iu making known your intentions to
marry. I may hope you will get a good
wife, sir; hope you will be happy—"
'Julia, .Julia I' i cried in agony. 'I say
its all a mistake. That letter was not
meaut for you.'
Julia s as.-umed coldness and indifference
had vanished iu a moment. Then she
looked at me.
•It wasn't tor you.' I repeated. 'I wrote
that to Lucy Matthew—put. the wrong
name on the back Here's the letter 1
wrote to you.'
I gave her the one I snatched from Lu
cy. She read it eagerly. She saw the
mistake, and burst into tears of joy. The
next moment we were locked in each oth
er s arms. I was intensely happy llut in
an instant the bright heaven of my joy
was clouded. 1 thought of Lucy.
'What will I.do ?' I cried. 'She thought
the letter was addressed to her. What a
mistake! What shall I—what ought I to
do?'
'Go to her at once,' said Julia, 'and
make a full explanation and a suitable
apology.'
I followed her advice. I met Lucy on
the threshold.
'Not a word,' said she laughing, 'I don't
need any apology from you; you have not
done much damage to my old maid's heart
You see [ knew there was a mistake when
I received your letter; I was not so fool
ish as to think you meant all those pretty
tender things for me. But I meant to
punish you for your carelessness, by mak- j
ing you think you had done a worid of
mischief. Ha !ha! ha ! how silly you
did act.'
I was willing that Lucy should laugh at
me; it made me feel more easy for I knew
that I deserved it. I pouted a little, how
ever, and strove to look dismal, until she
repeated what she had said about our be
ing 'so happy when we were married,'
which caused me to echo back her laugh
with a hearty ha ! ha 1 ha !
'Reader, I didn't marrv Lucy, but I did
make a bride of Julia as soon as T could
get her parent's consent.'
On the very evening of my marriage,
the old maid whispered in my ear, with a |
saucy laugh, and a mischevious twinkle ol I
her eyes. 'How happy we shall be when j
we are married, Frederick.'
is said a dog in Boston has been
named Quota, because he never seems to
be full.
©a?"'lt is very difficult to live,'said a
poor widow, 'with several girls, all in gen
teel poverty.' 'You must husband your
time.' said a sage friend. 'l'd rather hus
band some of my daughters,' answered the
poor lady.
StaT" At a public meeting in a country
town, an eloquent adv; cate ot popular ed
ucation thus delivered himself:
'Mr President, I rise to get up, and am
not backward to come forward in the cause
of education; for had it not been for educa
tion, I should be as ignorant as you are,
Mr. President.
'Madam,' said a very polite traveller to
a testy old landlady, -if I see proper to
help myself to this milk, is there any im
propriety in it V
'I don't know what you mean; but if
you mean to insinuate that there is any
thing nasty in that milk, I'll give you to
understand that you have struck the wrong
house' there ain't a first hair in it, for as
soon as Darthy Ann told me the cat was
drowned in the milk, I went right straight
and strained it over.' The young man
fainted.
aawsstowsjs mnnmsa ipigsysso
Wlio First Urged a Draft.
i The history of the administration of
President Lincoln, by H. J. Raymond,
just published in New York, contains a
letter, which we commend to the admirers
of Gen. McClellan, who have so violently
resisted the draft to till the armies. It
was written to the President of the United
States about, a month after the battle of
Bull Run, and at a time when citizens
were rushing to arms all over the country,
and when volunteers were pouring into
Washington from every State. Here is
the letter:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1861
SIR: I have j-ist received the enclosed
: dispatch in cypher. Col. Murcy knows
what he says, and is of the coolest judg
| inent. I recommend that the Secretary of
War ascertain at once by telegram how the
j enrollment proceeds in New York and else-
I w here, and that, it it is not proceeding
: with great rapidity, drafts be made at
once. We must have men without delay.
Respectfully your ob't. servant,
G. B MCCLELLAN, Maj Gen U S. A.
The following is the dispatch of Col.
j Marcy alluded to :
: DISPATCH OF COL R. B MARCY TO GEN.
MCCLELLAN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 18GI.
| I urge upon you to make a positive
; and unconditional demand for an i turned i
. ate draft ot the additional troops you re
[ quire. Men will not volunteer now, and
drafting is the only successful plan. The
people, will applaud such a course, rely up
on it. I will be in Washington to morrow.
It. B. MARCY.
The Allowing hitherto unpublished let
ter of Mr Lincoiu to Gen. McClellan, is
also of interest:
FORTRESS MONROE, May 9, 1562.
MY DEAR SIR: —I have just assisted
the Secretary of War in forming the part
ot a dispatch to you, relating to army
| corps, which dispatch, of course w;li have
reached you long before this will. I wish
I to say a few words to you privately on this
| subject I ordered the corps organization
j not only on the unanimous opinion of the
| twelve generals of' divisions, but also on
the unanimous opinion of every military
man I could get an opinion from, and ev
ery modern military book, yourself only
excepted. Of course, I did not on my
own judgment pretend to understand the
subject. I now think it indispensable for
you to know how your struggle against it
is received in quarters which we cannot
entirely disregard. It is looked upon as
merely an effort to pamper one or two pets
and to persecute and degrade their sup
posed rivals. 1 have had no word from
i Sumner, Ileintzeimau or Keyes. The
commanders of theae corps are, of course,
the three highest officers with you, but I
am constantly told that you have no con
sultation or communication with them; that
you consult and communicate with nobody
but Fitz John Fortcr and perhaps Gen.
Franklin Ido not say these complaints
are true or just; but at all events it is prop
er you should kuow of their existence.. Do
the commanders of the corps disobey your
orders in anything ?
When you relieved Gen. Hamilton of
his command the other day, you thereby
tost the confidence of at least one of your
best friends in the Senate. And here let
me say, not as applicable to you personally,
that Senators and Represeniatives speak of
me in their places as they please without
question; and that officers of the army
must cease addressing insulting letters to
them for taking no greater liberty with
them. But to return, are you
enough, even with my help, to set your
foot upon the necli of Sumner, Heintzle- 4
man, and Keyes, all at once ? This is a
practical and very serious question for you.
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
WAR SEWS, -
SECY. STANTON'S OF
FICIAL BULLETINS.
WASHINGTON, May 31—3.14 p m.
We have dispatches from Gen. Grant
down to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There seemed, the dispatch says, to be
some prospect of Lee making a stand north
of the Chickahominy. His forces were on
the Mechaniesville road, south of the Tol
opotomy creek, and between that stream
and Hawe's shop, his right resting on Sha
dy Grove. Dispositions for an attack were
being made by Gen Grant. Wilson's cav
alry had been ordered to destroy the rail
road bridges over the Little river and
South Anna, aud break up both routes
from these two rivers to two miles south
west of Hawe's shop, where the headquar
ters of our army were established.
There is as yet no telegraphic line of
communication with Washington.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, dated
yesterday, the 30th, 11 a. m., reports no
changes in' the position of the armies.
Some slight engagements had occurred
subsequent to the affair on Saturday. No
intelligence from any other quarter had
been received by this Department.
E. M. STANTON,
Stc'y. of War.
New Series—Vol. XVIII, No. 32.
May 81—8.30 p. m.
A dispatch from Gen. Grant, dated at
6 o'clock this nicruing, at Hawe'n shop, has
just beeu received. It is as follows:
'The enemy came over on oar left lost
! evening, and attacked. They were easily
repulsed, and with considerable slaughter.
'To relieve Gen. Wurren, who wus on
the left, speedily, Gen. Meade ordered an
attack by the balance of our lines. Gen
Hancock was the ODly one who received
the order in time to make the attack be
fore dark, lie drove the enemy from his
intrenched skirmish line, atid still holds it.
I have no report of our losses, but suppose
them to be light.'
Other official despatches (net from Gen.
Grant) were received at the same titao,
and give more details. They are as fol
; lows, the first being dated yesterday, 30th
; May, 8 o'clock p. m.
'ln the course of the afternoon Gen.
| Waiion bud pushed down on our left until
his flank division, under Gen Crawford,
. reached a point abreast of Shady Grove
; Church. . Crawford .having got detached
from the rest of the corps, vras attacked
and crowded back a little. The enemy
then threw a force, which appears to have
consisted of Ewell's corps, upon Warren's
left, attempting to turn it, but was repuls
-1 ed. The engagement was short, sharp and
decisive. Gen. Warren holds his ground,
. at a distance cf seven miles iroir, Rich
mond. He reports that he has taken a
considerable number of prisoners, and that
there arc many rebel dead on the field.
Of his own losses he has not yet made a
report. His latest dispatch says that the
j enemy are moving troops to his left, appa
rently to cover the approach to Richmond
!on our right. An active conflict has been
| raging ever since dark, but has just closed.
As soon us the enemy attacked the left of
! Gen. \\ arren, Gens. Wright and Hancock
were ordered to pitch in, but do not seem
to have got ready until after nightfall. No
report has yet been received from them.'
The other dispatch above referred to, is
dated at 0 o'clock this moruiug, and states
that •in Hancock's attack last night, Col.
Brooks drove the enemy out of a strongly
intrenched skirmish line and holds it. The
losses are not reported. Gen. Buruside's
whole corps got across the Tolopotomy
creek last evening, and is in full connec
tion with Gen. Warren. The left of Han
cock rests upon this side of the creek.
Thj 6th Corps is upon Hancock's right,
and threatens the left flank of the enemy.
Gen Smith ought to arrive at New Castle
by noon, whence he can support Warren
aud Buroaide, it necessary.
' Gen. Sheridan, with Gregg's and Tor
bet's division of cavalry, is on our left flank.
'Gen. Wilson is on the right and rear,
for the purposes reported in a former dis
patch.
'The country hereahouts is thickly wood
ed with pines, with few good openings.
'The indications this morning are that
the enemy have fallen back south of the
Chickabominy.'
Nothing of a later date has been receiv
ed by this Department.
E. M. STANTON,
Sec'y. of War.
May 31—11.25 p. m.
The following dispatch has been receiv
ed from Gen. Butler :
'Yesterday all day firing was heard in
the direction of Mechanicsviile. Six ref
uges from Richmond report that Grant is
on the Mechanicsviile turnpike, fourteen
miles from Richmond Yesterday they
heard the firing, aud that Grant was driv
ing Lee.
'A woman reports that % meeting was
held yesterday, while she was in Richmond,
to see whether the city should be surren
! dered or burnt. The Mayor advocated a
surrender, and was put in Castle Thunder.
'The eneuij attacked my line yesterday,
and were repulsed. To Jay all day they
have been demonstrating against mv works
on Spring Hill, easterly side of the Appo
mattox, but were repulsed.'
Nothing further since my telegram of
this evening from Gen Grant.'
E. M. STANTON,
Sec'y. of War.
June I—7 30 a. m.
We have no intelligence this morning
from Gen. Grant, later than yesterday at 6
a. m.
An unofficial dispatch received here at
4 o'clock this morning, dated yesterday
(31st) at Kingston, reports that 'Major
Hopkins, of Gen. Stoneman's staff, came
from the front this afternoon, and says the
us at 7$ o'clock this morn
ing, and at 10 o'clock the affair was over,
the enemy repuhed, and our left reached
the railroad near Marietta.'
To accomplish this object had been for
several days the purpose of Gen. Sherman's
movements.
Additional forces are reaching hira and
ample supplies. E. M. STANTON,
Sec'y. of War.
June 2.
A dispatch from Grant's headquarters
dated June Ist, 10 a. m., has beeu receiv
ed.
It states that about 5 p. m., yesterday,
Sheridan, peroeiving a force of rebel cav
alry at Coal Harbor, which proved to bo
Fitz Hugh Lee's division, attacked it, and
after a hard fight routed it together with
Clingoian's brigade of infantry, wbioh
came to Lee's support.