51) C Scffci'GOilipU,
WAR NEWS.
roodlv nortion of
our paper to war neTfs. And it is a satis
faction to us to be able to pronounce it
good news. In the East, Grant, thanks
to his indomitable perseverance is gradu
ally pushing his Tray to llichmoud, while
in the West Sherman is pushing Joe
John'sou towards the "last ditch." The
situatien looks cheering ; and the down
fall of , the rebellion seems to be as fixed
as one of the settled certainties.
Serious loss by lire.
We regret to learn that our friend
Simeon Schoonover, of Bushkill, iu this
County, met" with a serious loss, in the
destruction of his foundry and wheel
right shop, on Saturday morning last, by
fire. All the machinery and patterns bc
longiug to the establishment were de
stroyed, together with twelve or fiftecu
new wagons just completed, a lot of pat
ent leather, oils, paints, &c., &c. The
fire occurred about 2 o'clock, aud as the
hauds were in the shop nt 1 o'clock, and
left everything as they supposed safe from
danger, the impression is that the build
inns were set on fire. Mr. Schoonovcr's
loss is estimated at $5,000, only $1,800
of which is covered by iusuraucc iu the
Monroe Mutual.
Coming Home.
The Pennsylvania Reserves, who have
won such an enviable reputation during
the past three years, arrived at II arris
burg, ou Monday last, for the purpose of
being mustered out of service their term
of enlistment having expired. A most
fitting reception was given them by the
State authorities, and by the citizens of
Ilarrisburg. As Monroe County was
honorably aud faithfully represented iu
the Reserves, would it not be well for our
citizens to make some preparation to give
the surviving members of Company F,
4th Piegiment a proper acknowledgement
of their services. The PiCserves marched
to the seat of war some 15,000 stroug.-
Discasc, re-enlistments and casualities of
war reduced that number to 1,500. If
such a sacrifice does not secure a fitting
show of public appreciation to the survi
vors, calloused indeed have we all become
to the finer fccliuss of Humanity. Let us
bestir ourselves fellow citizens, and do
something to gladden the hearts of those
who have suffered so long, and fought so
".veil lor the preservation of the glorious
privileges which our fathers bequeathed
to us.
0;- G. W. CoMSTOcic.Esq., Agent for W.
T. & E. Smith, at Geneva, N. Y., we learn,
recently delivered over five hundred dollars
worth of trees to farmers, and others in this
County, all of which gave perfect satisfac
tion. It will be gratifying to all interested
in fruit culture, to learn that Mr. C. designs
extending his acquaintance among them, for
the purpose of affording them further facili
ties for acquisitions of this character. The
Messrs. Smith's have some three hundred
acres unr'er nursery culture, and are thus
enabled, through their agent, to furnish Fruit
and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, of every
description, at very reasonable prices.
(J7"Theman who speaks disparagingly
of the National currency, and who is con
tinually predicting an ''awful crash" in mone.
tary affairs is doing his part in weakening
the national cause. He is exerting an in
fluence in destroying public confidence in
the Government Such men may pretend
to be loval some of them may think
they are but we tell them they are surely
and effectually aiding our enemies. Think
of it When vou alarm the people about
the currency you weaken public confidence)
and in the same ratio neutralize the assis
tance and support the Government now needs
and demands. How foolish to talk of danger
of this kind when the Government is pledged
the property of the nation is pledged to re
deem every dollar issued.
OO" The great horse thief, Morgan, seems
desirous of again testing the "hospifality"
of the Buckeyes. It seems that Morgan and
Genera) Hobson are running a race to see
which can reach Pound Gap, in Eastern Ken
tucky, first Our sympathies in this race
are with Morgan We would like tc- 6ee
him again ; and we can promise him that
he shall not again be treated so shabbily as
to be thrown into our "filthy penitentiary.'
If he comes again we will make him a per
manent resident a freeholder of the State,
Drive him through,. General Hobson. Co
Iambus (.0.) Express t
J$$T Of the Sovereigns of Europe,- out of
ftie'43 now reigning, 17 belong to the Luth
eran creed. 8 Evangelical, 4 Calvinist, 1
Greek rite, 1 JHusselman, 1 Episcopal 11
SJatholic.
(grG. Dawson Coleman,-of Lebanon, has
contributed his year's salary and mileage, as
& member of he Legislature, amounting to
$782,80,.to the Sanitary Fair at Philadelphia, J
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assem
bly. Thh bod) has just closed its annual ses
gion in Lebanon, Ohio. Its action tin the
slavery question and the rebellion was deci
ded and explicit. Resolutions were adopted,
almost unanimously, declaring that they re
gard the holding of human beings in invol
untary slavery, as practiced in the United
States of the American Union, as contrary
to the precepts of our holy religion, and as
being the fruitful source of many evils and
vices in the local system ; that they recom
mend to the Cumberland Presbyterians, both
North and South, to give countenance and
support to all constitutional efforts of the
Government to rid the country of this en
ormous evil. This is the first action of this
influential body of Christians on this subject,
and tht resolutions were carried without
calling the yeas and nays, by a very decisive
vote. -
Qr The Methodists secin to be gradually
getting back to their first love, the Anglican
Church, in which their great founder, Wes
ley, was a minister, in surplice and bands, to
the day of his death. At the late General
Conference, in Philadelphia, the Metiodist
Episcopalians passed a resolution that'in fa
turc the Lord's Prayer shall be used in the
course of every public service, thecongrega
tion to ioin in savinrr it andiblv with the
minister.
A Statue erected by the inhabitants
Frankfort in honor of Schiller, who died in
1S05, has just been inaugurated in that city
The burgomasters in office, the Senate, t'
Legislative body, and the civil and military
authorities were present at the ceremony.
M. de Gleichcn Thienen, a grandson of the
noet. attended. Several choruses were sung
by the different musical societies of the city
and appropriate speeches were delivered.
0T A Bold Financial "Operator."
Some light-footed and light-fingered thic
entered Secretary Chase's house a night or
two since and found his way to Mr. Chase'
bed-chamber took his gold watch and pocket
book, containing about 40, and made his
escape without disturbing the Secretary, who
was sound asleep.
What is It.
Jacob Hartz, Sr., of Callicoon Depot,
shot an auimal while out hunting on
Wednesday morning last, which is puz
zling the heads of the citizens in that
place. lie describes it as about eight
inches long, of a silver grey color, and
supporting his person with six legs, all of
which could be distinctly seen, and using
them all when running. " What is it:
Wayne Co. Herald.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd hellows of Pennsylvania,
met in Philadelphia on Tuesday last, and
elected the following officers for the ensu
ing term :
M. W. Grand Master William II
Trinick, of No. 52.
R. IF. D. Grand Master John M
Crosland, of No. 53.
R. W. Grand Warden George Fling,
of No. 10.
JR. W. Grand Secretary William
Curtis of No. 28.
R. W. Grand Treasurer 31. Richards
Mucklc of No. 40. -
R. W. Grand Rep. G. L., U. S. R.
A. Lambcrtou, of No. 1G0.
The "Biggest" Oil Well.
The Hammond Well on the widow Mo-
Cliustock farm, which was struck a few
. 1 . . 1
days since, is now tne oiggest tiling m
oildom. The Register says: "At first,
so great was the amount of water, that
tliere was considerable trouble in ex
hausting it. But now it is flowing oil, and
clearing itself nicely from the water. It
is estimated to flow nearly 000 barrels of
oil per day aud over 750 barrels of water
and oilj with a fair prospect of an increase.
This makes it the largest producing well
in the oil, region. The Noble well is
producing scarcely 500 barrels per day
The Maple Shade scarcely 150 barrels of
oil." The principal owner of the new
well, Mr. Hammoud, has been laboring in
the oil district for years, with very indif
ferent success, but now his perseverance
will be handsomely rewarded.
A Canard Exploded.
"Washington, June 3. The Navy
Department states that the story publish
cd in the correspondence of the Associa
ted Press, of an attack on our gunboats
by a rebel ironclad in the James river, is
a first class hoax, as later despatches from
Aamiral Lec make no mention of it.
The Department is aware that the reb
els have torpedoes, rafts and other infer
nal machines to be sent down against our
guuboats, but we are prepared for thctn.
Sale of Gold by Secretary Chase.
New York, June 3. It is reported
that Secretary Chase, to-day. sold a mil
lion of gold, at from 91 down to 90 per
cent, premium.
.
A Chattanooga letter says that while
the rebels held Lookout Mountain, they
made sleeping places of flat stones in shel
tered places. Some would hold fifteen
to twenty persons. Iu these paved couch
es, huges fires were built. The wood
consumed, the coals and ashes were then
raked out, and .on this warm, stony bed,
the shivering soldiers disposed themselves
to sleep.
i
Bgk,At the State Kentucky Agricultu
ral Tobacco Fairr On Thursday, Messrs.
Spratt & Co-, sold a hogshead of Ken
tucky manufacturing Japtobacco, grown
in Ballard County )J&Mf2J-I. Anderson
of N. Y. city afcJpPper pound, being
more than doublee-pricc ever obtained
before in. the worlcF,
: THE -
Richmond Campaign.
The Rebels Driven Within their
Entrenchments.
SHERIDAN'S CAVALRY PTVE MILES
FROM RICHMOND.
The Battles on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
A NIGHT ASSAULT ON GENERAL
BUTLER.
THE ENEMY SEVERELY REPULSED.
Washington, June 410 A. M.
To Major General Dix, JST. Y:
Despatches from General Grant's head
quarters, dated at 3 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, have just been received.
No operations took place on Thursday.
Yesterday, 4-1 o'clock in the morning,
General Grant made an attack ou the en
emy's lines, of which he makes the fol
lowing rcnort:
"We assaulted at 4.30 o'clock this
moruiuir. driving the enemy within his
entrenchments at all points, but without
gaining any decisive advantage.
"Our troops now occupy a position
close to the enemy some places -within
fifty yards and are remaining. "
"Our loss was not severe, nor do I sup
pose the enemy to have lost heavily.
;iWc captured over 300 prisoners,
mostly from Breckinridge."
Another later and official report, but
not from General Grant, estimates the
number of our killed and wouuded about
at 3,000.
LATEST OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
Washington, June 5. 1 P. M.
To Major General JDix, ir. Y:
A despatch from General Grant's head
quarters, dated at half past eight o'clock
last night, has been received. It states
that "about 7 P. M. yesterday (Friday,
June 3d) the enemy suddenly attacked
Smith's brigade of Gibbons' division.
The battle lasted with great fury for half
an hour, and the attack Was unwavering
ly repulsed. Smith's losses were incon
siderable. "At 6 P. M. Wilson, with his cavalry,
fell upon the rear of a brigade of Heth's
division, which Lee had moved around to
his left, apparently with the intention of
enveloping Burnside. After a sharp but
short couflict, Wilson drove them from
their rifle-pits in confusion. He took a
few prisoners. He had previously fought
with and routed Gordon's brigade of re
bel cavalry. During these fights he lost
in- ii r -1 1
several oracers among mem uoiouei
Preston, 1st Vermont Cavalry, killed;
Colonel Benjamin, 8th New York Caval
ry, seriously wounded. General Stan
nard. serving in the 18th Corps, was sc-
verely wounded yesterday, (Friday.)
"Our entire loss in killed, wouuded
and missing, during the three day's ope
rations around Cold Harbor, will not ex
ceed, according to the Adjutant Gener
al's report, 7,500. This morning (Satur
day, June 4th) the enemy s left wing in
front of Burnside was found to have been
drawn in during the night. Col. Cessno
la, in command of 5,000 men, arrived
here yesterday, having marched from
Port Royal."
Telegraphic communication betweeu
Cherrystone and Portress Monroe contin
ues uninterrupted.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
GENERAL BUTLER'S DEPARTMENT,
Portress Monroe, June 3, 1864
The enemy attacked Geueral Butler's
ines of defence at bermuda Hundred
on Wednesday evening, at 9 o'clock, and
made a charge with the evident mtentiou
of capturing our Parrott guns; but they
were renulsed. with heavy loss. lhc
1
fighting continued until near Thursday
morninjr. when the enemy were driven
v. ' "
back. Our loss was very slight.
The Strategic Value of Grant's Position
on Tuesday.
Near Hanovertown, Tuesday, May 31,
18G4. At this date, Mr. Swiuton, of the
Times, writes:'
Draw a line five or six miles in length
from the Pamunkey, near Hanover Court
House, where our right now rests, almost
due south across Totopatamoy creek, three
miles south of Hanovertown, and you
will have our line of battle as it now
tands. Pive miles west of our lines runs
that famous stream, the "Chickahominy."
Along that river, 111 front covering the
Virginia Central Railroad, from Atlee's
Station to Shady Grove, five miles north
of llichmoud, the rebel trout is lormed
Midway of the interval that divides these
two fronts of mighty opposites, the skir
mish lines of two armies meet, and to our
cars the morning air brings the crackle
0 musketry like the spluttering of some
hell cauldron, while now aud then conies
e boom of guns, whose reverberations
are easily heard in the capital of the re
bellion. Gaines' Mill and Mechanics
ville are within an hour's ride. Fair Oaks
you can reacn in a two nours trot.
Richmond is ten miles off. lis thus
that history repeats itself.
The present position of this army is
the result of the fiue turning movement,
which, commencing on Thursday last, in
two days planted our corps across the Pa
munkey river, rendered useless the elab
orate rebel defences on the South Anna,
and secured us communication with York
river, the Chesapeake, and the ample re
sources which these waters float. Of this
movement I have sent you "such reports
us it has been possible to send 'with such
infrequent oppprtunities of communica
tion as are afforded. I fear, however,
that no reports which you can have re
ceived are at all adequate to set forth the
rue presentation 01 this great operation
n strategy, xour readers would require
better maps than can possibly be accessi-j
de to them, and would need to bring ro
them all amount of study of which you
are capable in order to grasp its relations
1 it- . -
and its reality:- - JUnougu tnac i
planted this army tweuty miles nearer
Richmond, that it has foiled the plans
and purposes of the wily enemy, and has
brought us ineasy communication with a
secure and perfect base. I must not,
however, forbear to emphasize one point.
It appears to be conceived that this move
ment is understood to be a following up
of the enemy, who is supposed to have
fallen back from his lines between the
tfnrth- and South Anna a conception
which does injustice to the generalship of
our-commander.
It was not Lee, but Grant, that took
the iuiative. Lee would gladly have re
mained in his line along the South Anna,
and would willingly have awaited battle
here, but he was forced out of his cher
ished position, just as he was compelled
to evacuate "the lines of Spottsylvania, by
an offeusivc movement threatening his
communication a movement bold, in
conception and masterly in execution.
"There are," says the Archduke Charles,
"battles which are already won by the
mere direction of the strategic line of ad
vance " Iu a like sense it can fairly be
claimed that by a couple of days' march
ing this army has gained a victory more
substantial than a week's hard pounding
could in the situatiou we had-won; and
that we are entitled so to regard tin
great flank movement is confirmed by the
tone of mingled mortification and brag
gadocic in which the llichmoud pres
treats it.
Battles on Wednesday and Thursday,
Headquarters Army of the Potomac
Wednesday, June 1. Yesterday alter
noon Sheridan encouutered the enemy
cavalry on Mechanicsville pike, and after
quite a heavy engagement drove them to
within about nve miles 01 lucnmonu
holding his grouud. The 5th Corps
soon after pressed forward and formed
his rear sunoort: and this morning the
0th Corps swings around from its old
position on the right and moves down to
Cold Harbor and Mechanicsville.
Barlow's division, or the 2d Corps, a
gain distinguished itself last night, jus
before dark, in charging upon and curvy
iug two lines of the enemy's rifle pits
The 7th New lork Heavy artillery
just conic, acquitted itself with distiu
!?uished frallantrv. and sustained a loss 0
nearly one hundred aud fifty.
Our entire lines were considerably ad
vanced last night, and the impression
seems to prevail that Lee has withdrawn
his main force within the inner defences
of Richmond. His losses the past two
days must have been very severe, largely
in excess of ours.
Tins night headquarters are again in
the saddle, but where it will alight does
not yet seem to be generally understood
The sound ot all our cannonading is now
distinctly heard in llichmoud, aud the
fugitive contrabands who stroll into camp
report the citizens there as in the highest
state of excitement.
The scene in front of Warren, yester
day moruing, was sad and sickening to
the last degree. The enemy had let fc al
his dead, and such wounded as were un
able to get themselves away, in utter wan
tonness. aiid there they lay when the
j
breaking light of morning revealed ghast
ly heaps of dead, dying, horribly mau-
. 1 1 J.I M-1
gled, and more sngntiy wounueu, pneu
upon one another and stewed about the
field m all directions.
There can be uo question that the ene
my wilfully abandoned his seriously
wounded to our care with the deliberate
purpose of imposing the burden upon us
9 A. M. Hancock is still hammering
away at the enemy'3 advance picket Hue,
eliciting thus far little or no response.
Captain Piatt, on the commissary de
partment who was captured yesterday, it
is stated, was at the time recouuoitermg
outside our lines.
Our extreme left to-day rests upon the
line of the South River Railroad, giving
us a line of some six to eight miles in ex
tent.
Thursday, June 2 8 A. M. About
4 P. M. yesterday, the Gth Corps, on our
extreme left, below Coal Harbor, made
heavy charge, supported by "Badly"
Smith's forces, which had come up and
taken position. Gen. Wright made
desperate onset, resulting in carrying the
enemy's first lines of works, and the cap
ture of from six to eight hundred prison
ers. The enemy's loss has been very se
vere, aud our own considerable. The af
fair is spoken of by Gen. Meade as one
of great gallautry and advantage to us,
An hour later and Warren was assailed
after the old plan of hurliug massed col
umns upon his lines: but having his in
fantry well posted behind earthworks,
and his artillery well in position, the ene
my were repulsed in three desperate char
ges, with frightful slaughter. Warren's
loss is given at about three hundred.
The same attempts were also made up
on Hancock's line, and repulsed with c-
qual stubbornness and valor. At times,
just prior to, and after dark, our entire
lines would be engaged, but in no case
did our troops waver, or give an inch of
grouud, though the fighting has been the
most desperate of any we have had since
Spottsylvania. Generals Meade and
Grant participated with the men in feel
ings of the highest satisfaction over yes
terday's work.
The main attack was upon Griffin, but
his men stood their ground like rocks,
and wherever the rebel masses were
hurled against any particular point a
deadly fire from our entire line was
poured in upon them, so that while losses
will not exceed five hundred in all, that
of the enemy must have been two or three
thousand. Such frantic- assaults as the
enemy made upon our earthworks, with
the repeated, annihilation ot his troops,
can only be accounted for by his despera
tion and madness.
Burnside's Corps was heavily assaulted
at times, and acquitted itself most credit
ably. The new troops, for the first time
under fire, have won special commenda
tion for their heroic endurance and bra
very. jJespite hard marching, hard and
irregular sleep and rations, and dospito
some of the most stubborn fighting of the
war, they are still hopeful, even joyful.
Every move our army now makes is iu
the desired direction, and themcn are in
spired thereby.
D'aldy Smith visited headquarters for
the first time last night.
-
Surrender of 510 Georgians Demoraliza
tion of Lee's Army.
Special to the N. Y. Herald.
Headquarters- 18th Army Corps,
Daybreak, in the Picld, June, 2. J
Pive hundred and ten rebel soldiers,
hfilon"inr to the 16th and 18th Georgia
Volunteers, came into our lines at day
break. They say they arc tired 01 fight
inw nnd iln not want any more of it.
They advised our men to go in and fight
it. nut as this was the last fight for Rich
mond, and we could take it this time.
' 1 1 1
They represent the rebel army as Dccom-
iu" each" day more ana more ucuiuimiauu
with their constant reverses.
" DESTITUTION IN RICHMOND.
TJohfil nrisoncrs and deserters tell a
woful story of the great destitution of the
poorer classes in Richmond. They state
that hundreds or pour luunuuo am .ua
;,d,r nw;i? tin?r our coming. Wheat
flour is worth" three hundred aud fifty
dollars per barrel, and ginger suaps, sold
iu New York four or five for a cent, are
sold iu Richmond at one dollar each.
THE BATTLE-ON FRIDAY.
TfoUimnrc. Juuc 4. This afternoon's
American says : A gentleman, who left
the front at J o'clock on Jbnday morning.
represents the attack reported by General
Grant, as having opened with the fiercest
cannonading along the whole line. Can
nonading could be heard as he progressed
down the Peuiusula.
One important fact reported by our in
formant is that the army is in the best
possible condition aud spirits. They
have never in any previous cainpaigu
been so well supplied. There were a
lwuiflr.nt. nrnvisiohs constantly going for-
ward. The whole army worships Gener
al Grant, and say that he is the only man
who has given them a chance to fight.
Tim hchel was universal, both among
the troops and residents of the country
in the vicinity of Richmond, that the Re
bel capital must fall.
There had been no attempted raid on
the White House, as reported, and con
scnucntlv the rumored capture of'Pitz-
hiifjrh Lec and his cavalry was unfound-
o '
ed.
The White House presents a scene of
activity unprecedented even during the
McClell.-ui campaign.
A special despatch to tne Herald, da
ted Coal Harbor, June 3, 1864, says:
Hancock's corps moved, night before
last, from the right to the extreme left of
the line, and reueveu tne ucu in ita posi
tion iu front of this place. The latter
was deployed to the right to fill a gap be
tweeu its original ground and that occu
pied by the ISth Corps, under General
Baldy Smith, which joiued this army day
lirifon; vosterdav. and was in hue ot bat
j ) i
tie yesterday morning at daylight.
The line as then' formed had Hancock
on the left, in Coal Harbor; Wright in
the left centre, Warrcu in the right ecu
trc, aud Burnside ou the right.
Late in the evening they took posses
siou of the ground we vacated in the
morning by moving to the' left flank, aud
were at Vilas harm, where general head
quarters had been the night before.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES
Washington, June 4. The 3d Divi-
sion or tne otn .army jorps passeu
r .i . .1 I I
through Washington this evening on the
way home, in Pennsylvania, their term of
service having expired. They comprise
the 149th (Bucktails), and the 1st, Oth,
7th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Reserves.
They presented a war-worn appearance
with tattered flags, aud were greeted with
the waving ot uags and nandKercmcis as
they moved to the railroad station.
They report that they heard heavy fir
ing on the Pamunkey yesterday, but the
day previous it was most terrific.
They were m the fight on Monday last
and it commenced in this maimer:
The. first brigade was ordered to take
up a point on tne .uecnamcsimrg roau
w
. . T 1 1
ncjr Bethsada Church. They drove the
2inv, and took up the position ordered.
They remained there but a short time on
ly, as the enemy advanced in force and
drove the brigade back to its support.
consisting of the other brigade of Re
serves and a part of Kitchen's brigade of
heavy artillery. They were then with
drawn a short distance to the rear, where
rifle-pits were constructed, upon which
the enemy charged aud were repulsed
with greatest slaughter.
unc oi tne oinccrs stated that it was
the severest repulse of the rebels he has
witnessed, and some of the men affirm
that they never saw such terrific carnage
It is. a singular fact that this last fight
of the Reserves was the most brillant as
well as disastrous to the enemy, and it
was within four miles of the spot wjiere
they first encountered the enemy in the
well-remembered fight at Median icsburg,
over two years since The 10th were de
ployed as skirmishers m this fight, Lieut.
Col. Dickson, of the 6th, being iu com
mand of the 10th. Col.. Wellington II.
Ent, of the Gth Regiment, was wounded
early iu the fightj also, Capt. Samuel
Waters, of the same regiment.
After the fight Geu. Warren compli
mented them highly for their noble qual
ities, which have been so conspicuously
displayed during their long experience in
his rebellion. The boys are sitting, as I
write this, under the shade of a few trees,
caiiving or nonio ana tne lovea ones who
ire to greet them. Their battle-flags,
ioth old and new, testify to the uudauut-
ed courage of this famous division.
A GENERAL ASSAULT, A FIERCE
P1GHT, AND A VICTORY.
A genoral attack was ordered along the
he whole lino this morning at eleven o'
clock, which resulted in one of the fier
cest fights of the campaign. .
1 ho loft ot Hancock s corps succeeded
n turning the enemy's left, and after a
desperate resistance,, succeeded in carry-
xng their guns,. colors and many jirison-
crs.
Unfortunately, they were unable - td
liold the ground or bring off the guns. ,
The battle still rages as I write, and
the day promises to be bloody, but fruit
ful iu consequences.
LATE NEWS PROM RICHMOND
LEE CONFINED TO HIS BED.
Fortress Monroe, June 3. Special to'
the New York Herald.' A very intelli
gent gentleman (a Northern Machinist)
came into our lines on the 1st instant;
from Richmond, having left there the day
previous. He reports that a portion of
Grant's army was then at Mechanicsville,
six miles from Richmond, and that Lee
had fallen back into the entrenchments
of the city. Mayor Mayo had been ar
rested and placed in Castle Thtfnder fof
proposing to surrender the city, in case"
it should be found necessary, without
burning it, as was proposed by others.
Every man and boy was being pressed?
into the rebel service, even foreign sub-'
jeets, without regard to age or physical!
ability. The rebel papers complain bit
terly of Joe Johnson, and acknowledge
him badly whipped by Sherman. .
The refugee also reports that General
R. E. Lee is sick and confined to his bed
at Richmond. Grant has kept him so
busy for the past month, that even his
iron frame had to succumb to the great
fatigue.
Secretary Stanton to Gen. JDix XcicS
from Grant to Sunday Evening An
Attach by the Rebels on Saturday,
.Night They arc handsomely repuleed
Later from Sherman lie is Doing
Well.
Washington, Monday, June 6.
To Maj.-Gcn. Dix: We have dis
patches from Gen. Grant's headquarters
down to C o'clock last evening, which
state that there had been no fighting du
ring the day. The enemy made an at
tack on Saturday night upon Hancock,
Wright, and Smith, but were everywhere
repulsed. Hancock's lines arc brought
within 40 yards of the Rebel works. The
Rebels were very busy on Saturday con
structing iutreuchmcnts on the west side
of the Chickahominy, at Bottom's Bridge,
and toward evening threw a party across
to the cast side.
A despatch from Gen. Sherman dated
yesterday afcernuon, June, 5, 3 o'clock,
at Allatuona, Creek, states that "the ene
my discovering us moving round his right
flank abandoucd his position last night
and marched off. Gcu. McPheraon is
moving to-day for Ackworth ; Gen. Thom
as on the direct Marietta road, aud Scho
field on his right. It has been raining
hard for three days and the roada are
heavy. Au examination of the enemy's
abaudoned liue of works here show an
immense line of works which I have
turned with less loss to ourselves than vro
have inflicted upou them." The army
supplies of forage and provisions are am
ple. E. 31. Stanton, Secy of War.
Washington, 3Ionday, June 6.
To Maj.-Gcn. Dix ; nEispatches hare
been received from Gen. Graut's head
quarters to-day, but they report only cer
tain changes in the-disposition of corps
and contemplated operations. They stato
that "everything is going on well."
The Chief Quartermaster of the Army
reports, from a personal iuspcctiou of the
depot at White House, that it is in a most
efficient state, all needful supplies are on
hand, and wagons easily transport them
to the army. The wouuded arc being
brought iu, and transports are not delayed
a moment.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, dated
12 o'clock noon to-day, at Ackworth, says:
"I am now ou the railroad at Ackworth
Station, and have full possession forward
to within six miles of Mariettu. All well."
There is no other military intelligence
to-day.
E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
War Department, )
Washington, Juuc 7,-10:15 p. m.
To Maj.-Gcn. Dix, JYew Yorc.
Dispatches from Headquarters Army. .
of the Potomac, dated 0 o'clock this
morning have becu received.
An assault was made on Burnside
about miduight, and successfully repulsed.
Ou the preceding afternoon, a humlcrd
picked men of the enemy made a rush, to
fiud out what was the meaniog of Harp
cock's advanciug siege lines. Nine of
the party wore captured, aud the rests
killed or driven back.
Several letters have passed between
Geu. Grant and Gen. Lee iu respect to
collecting the dead and the wounded be
tween the two armies. Gen. Grant, ia
the closing letter, regrets that all his-
efforts "for alleviating the sufferings of
wouuded men left on the battle-field-haTo
been rendered nugatory."
Two Rcbef oiheers and sis men1, sen
out to search for the wounded- of their
commands, were captured iu consequence
of the cuemy not delivering Geu. Lee's
letter until after the hour he had named
had expired. Gen. Grant has notified
Gen. Lec that they were captured through
misuudorstanding, and will not be held-
us prisoners, but will bo returned.
No other military intelligence has beec
received.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
A "big Injun" having strayed from the'
camp, lounu niiuselt lost m trying to re-
turn to it. After loooking about, he
drew himself up aud exclaimed, uInjun:
ost! but recovering himself, and feehhjf
unwilling to acknowledge such shortsight
edness continued, "No, Injun not lost
wigwam lost j" striking his breast, "lu-
un here!
B-In the West Indies they have'
a now use for rum it is employod in the
preperatiou of paint. Judging from ho-
ses we have seen, wo would say it would
produce a fine color.
0-The final report of the managers of the
Albany Sanitary Fair shows the net receipts
to have been $100,087,50. The expenses
were $29,584,09.