past. LOCAL IMBLUfiKNCK. -Donations Acknowledged. N. Holmes, Treasurer Sanitary Fair, acknowl edges receipt of the following contributions for the week ending May I3th, 1864: employees Robt. Idea’s Ma chine Shop, | Employees Burke & Barnes' Safe Man ufactory H. Gerwigfc Co., Rope Manufacturers, and their employees, fietail Grocers 3d ward, Pittsburgh, Pupils Seventh ward Schools, Mr. Morton, Mrs. Johnson Misses May McCall, McAlister, Marton, Glass, Hammond, Teachers, School No 6, Allegheny City - Monongahela Talley Agr. Society, Mrs. Killikelly, Kittaaning, Anonymous, per F. R. Brunot, St. Clair st. Bridge Co Monongahela Bridge Co W. B. Pusey...'. Committee on Pork and Beef Packers as follows: R. B. Townsend Peter Macqueen, Saddlers, Allegheny Arsenal Emoloyeea Allegheny Gas Works John Duer, Baltimore, per C. F. Klop per Goods Committee, as follows: White, Orr At Co $6OO 00 Raton, Macrum At Co Jos. Horne &, C 0... J W. Barker At Co A. Bates be. Hacke John Orr £c Co V. A. Fralich 5c Son Uree Job* W, Spencer, C. H. liove 5c Co Ma<yuin 5c Glyde, D. Cooper 5c Co J- M. Burchfield, John Poster E. it. Gardner H. J. Lynch M. Mentzer A. Li])pman J • 5c P. B. McConnell Jas. Gosling U. Guaseuhauser 5c Co Moorhead, Dennison 5c Co hi. J. Spence £>. Waxelbaum Hobert Forsyth’s Coal Works, Pool No. 4, as follows ; Robert Forsyth J. Fulton ; Alexander Sutherland James Johnson, J ohn Buck James Harrison John Lopp Adam Shire Mack Buck James Leastyburg John Harrison J. M. Harris Daniel Schockey... Josiah Heed J. H. Dowler Johnson Sample.., George Daivson Steel Sample James McClcary... C. \V. Hastings James Hare J. K. P. Lopp White George llilcman G. Shet2er i rank Whiteman Thomas Sample Aaron Harris T. Thomas Kberhart A. Miliar At Co.’s Coal Works, M’iieesport : A. & W. J. Millar K. Kdmandson G. Bryant J. Gregg y. -Lcnut J. Begga J. Barker W. Thompson J. Briggs W. Thomj ioti.. B. W . Shume..., A. Cunhingham J. Doggert U. Smith J - Sape.... W. Hunter. K. Barker.. !'• Harwood C. Henderson A. Peterson.. K. Davie... J. Plant.... J- Henshell. D. Merriam J. Hunter J. Greenhalzh. Janies (J rimes J. Carson K. Rhodes J. Small R. Reynolds.... C. W. freeman J- Parkins A. Jones W. Davis J. Wald... W. Hunter W* Uunningham J. SmilJs J. Moffatt A. Falls i>. Brown A. Taylor G. B. Smith J. Usborne J- Pringle G. Collins Job Baker J. Fiavea P. Scott., J. GrimcuL J. Dickenson H. Bolman J. Mullen K. Sterenson J. Slack W. Dodds J. Yates..* W. Barrotv A. WUey. J. Butler W. Hughes K. Greenhazen... K. Hußsell K. Ortl W. l>unseath. T. Dunseath W.-Greenhaly H. Edmundson.... W. Edmundson D. Kudebaugh A. McClure J. Herrold J. Harrison Edward Jones Coal Committee as lollows H. Brown 800 00 Capt. Bally, tow boat “Whale,” 100 00 Capt. Frepold, tow boat 41 Ti- gresa,” Jamea Campbell & (Jo Oapt. Sysel, .tow'boat “Coal Hill,” Oapt. Munhall, tow boat “N. J. Bigley,” Oapt. MulvehUl, tow boat “Tom Rees,"’ Capt. Gilmore, tow boat “Wild , Lat ’" 100 00 J A. Caughaj 50 00 D - Clark...-'. as oo w. W. Kodjrera as-00 i laaao Oroide if IS Plttabanrh t "i,Y r 60 00 1,070 00 Bridge MmlagW (Upper) 3QQ QQ employees of Earoi. --jg'g «8,&7 lount reported *18,027 78 wISTm & -z ’ - - W-. c * •- -J# Tile Army News The news from the army 1b still uncertain ami contradictory. It is unaccountably strange how such a number of stories can he raißed and cir culated by a telegraph that is supposed to be under the direct and entire Control of the Gov ernment The people are all turned Punlcs or Oretians. There is little* doubtjthat many ru mors are raised by the hirid> reporters of the 1,1 soother column will be found the card Eastern Press, and othor mercenaries, who de- 1 Middleton, Wine and Liquor dealer, sire to have the honor of the first dispatch. We j Philadelphia. .Mr. Middleton is sole proprietor remember distinctly that a movement was con- j of n vt ' r >' ,ine article of old wheat whiskey, and templated by one of our commanders, to ad- ! dcalera would do well to examine his stock be vance upon Frederlcksbufg,'but a heavy rain de- i !ure Purchasing elsewhere in the East, layed the movement. A New York oily report- ' er, however, started his dispatch before the rain , The BI eU Gu “—The twcntj-inch gun cast commenced falling, and the next day the papers ab ° U ‘ two Weeka as °’ at the Fort Pin Works appeared with flaming aensation captions !“ “ Ut cuol . yel thougli a stream of cold water has “Fredericksburg taken.” “The enemy whipped i bee " runr,lnß t:i 'ough it ever since. It will re" and retreating.'- “1 he Union forces on to Rich- Bom * d «s'» >’ a ‘ to cool it sufficiently to be mond.There is not the least ddubt that “Pc- ' eJ ' tereburg is In flames," “Fort Darling taken," A Useful Institution.-The Subsistence and many other sensation rumors are started in Comm,, tee of this city entertained 7,000 soldiers e ajmenuuiner. There is no manner of doubt during last Fri Jay ami Saturday This is no that the Lnion forces are steadily pushing on theoretical institution, but one of real uraeticul wtn S l <he reb<?l CaP ‘ tal ’ ’ md ,h '' t lD ,imC ,hey Ut ‘ llty - The ->' kn °»' where their money goes will be successful; but the achievement is not ~' 1 - _ 1 b the work of a day nor a week. There are many T7T T? f 1 1 ) 4 T ) ITT f l obstacles to be overcome JbeforeJßichmond is ~ U J.Vi\__L llllj, taken. Still we may look forward in hope for the accomplishment of this purpose. Our army - - is well fed and equipped, and it is stronger than The Result of n ~, Lee'B and is being reinforeed every day. The * NUPSday S Battle. Government has every facility at its command to make the army a powerful one, while Leo is ron TVDTTTniT narnr, not only blockaded, hut limited in railroad re- BEIVEN OVEE THE POE. souroes and in the means of recruiting and sub- sistence. It would be strange indeed if the m Union army oouldnot bear down the rebel army Sheridan Still BuSV in the Ep»r under suoh eiroumstancee. We say then that * “°“ r ' we may look forward hopefully for a tinal vic tory. But, really, we can Bee little sense in one half of the bulletins that are placarded about printing and telegraph offices. They have a ten dency not only to excite unduly, but in man, cases to disappoint and mislead the public mind". Everybody believes that the Union army will finally be victorious, but ciery one know! that it Will be with great loss to the Union army. Every sensitde man must know that when two armieß fight both muet suiter lubs. When Itv expect this, it is useless to attempt to fortify the mind with false hopes which must finally be blasted. It is much better to leach the pub lic mind, through the press, of the raal condition of affairs in the army. Parentß haring so „s there would rather be informed ol the truth of results that transpire from day to day. False statements cannot possibly inure in good to any one, while It deceives the public, and cause i them to look for victory when defeat is crushing the army from one wing to the other. It dl»a|t. , points the soldier also, and often causes whole j brigades to run into danger. These idle rumors running along the lines of the army may have I caused thecapture of the 7th Pennsylvania Ite serves, who by some unaccountable mistake ap proaehed t<TD near the enemy's liru- 15 60 25 00 5 00 10 00 500 00 600 00 60 00 600 00 600 00 600 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 60XXJ 60 00 23 00 3 00 3 00 3 0U 3 00 I Lo.B of Rafts and Oil.-On Saturday the I n ' er '° ok unex P»««l n*e. uwiue to the late rains, and many rafts and oil hosts, i , : ,f a , had been “arelesalj- fastened broke from 1 : ! rt :::;rz » ' I „ f A were flowing by allday on Saturday. The firs. I ' tnort- pitrti,• 11]aj 1 v sinoo tl.u . break was up near Hare’s island, not far from ! ar, ". v *‘“-s been fiHfiiiftnl in !]„• v j r j nilv the Arsenal, and as the timber came down it |n; Snottsviyinj.. r, i„i r- . i * struck other rafts and broke them from their l, L . t . n . r . u , Mh .' \ ° '“' n * '*“ Te , moorings. A large quantity of oil and consider- 1,, ' ' f,,rw ‘ r ‘ l - 1 "five able ratnber was caught again by the tug boats ! tIIOUS ' lia »‘Pll left th i - ciiv on Tllllrs and saved, but it is estimated that not less than ! ttntl it is stiltdl that Si n l run rein two hundred thousand dollars worth ol property • burr !]„■ \ rn ,v of,bo P,„ T, ' • . waslost. .Many owners ef boats an.l rafts bid to, o ' 1 "t, Intto avttl, nf , left them in the care of other person, and had h ° U /’ :Uul 1111 »• j gone home, not expecting any rlao in the river. 1 U ' n ' is 1 Vol'v )>r> !nbiii: v i|, , t t | l( . | os . and, indeed those in charge did not apprehend j s< * " f llle nrmv in the b,lo l„iltl ( s I, ; any danger. Bat the river rose abouteight fee, i been cmulv n „.., ~ , , j J XI as hinny hours, and as the oil barrel, were 1 rein tor-on , i,, I lying in close proximity to the water tliev were ! ~'■ ' " r ' hon »><Ul !!6 w ith great difficulty removed. Men laho'red on ’ r< ’ fVm '' l l " a!,OV< '. v< r y marly makes the wharf all day, removing barrels, from ton to U l> H«t tu-lual liis-t.-. l !«“;“ tk '* r “ t ' rt,Ul “ nElh ''! S ° Trill lie ~uite as Sr*i.Av._Th.. river still continues steady at I i ’ tronK ln 1,1 »»'l mime, ie,illy as it tlfteenfeet, and occasionally rafts .ire soon com- ‘ vva ' w ‘ H ‘ n l[ out upon its rumpaiirn tag down. Hast evening ten unfinished ,„1 b„„ s Gen. Grant StTlTPuslltnif Tne came down empty, six i„ one „„ and f„ ur u , . W xs,UN.,T..S May H - mfirn, Hi ’another. «eo. Moore, ee,,.. had ah,,,,; receive,l ornutnm hundred thousand feet of lumber fastened a, noon to-,lav. Inirn 11, aLv^MI," 1 Po' 1 * ood-s Run, as he thought securely, but a break ! bum,,, sa V ; tint Ihev wer l,i , ,hinw ! above came down, and snapped the cables a„d i in Lee s rear ’ 1 j jul went together. ; The Monongahela has not risen much and the I | i important correction. ’ loss of so much lumber. ' I 3 00 3 00 3 % 3 00 3 00 buroavitvsKnio.-The river Bill continue* ( fifteen feet water and the rain falling in heavy showers occasionally lumber is seen Koine | down in small quantities. Funeral of Gen. Hnys.-The funeral pm | cession of Brig. Gen. Alexander Hays took , place at two o'clock on the afternoon <,f Satur day. The General, it will be remembered, was | killed in the battle of the Wilderness, the corpse , reached here on Friday at one o'clock, and was immediately taken to the residence of his broth er-in-law, John B. McFadden, esq., whe.e it i was kept till Saturday, when it was taken to i the First Presbyterian Church on Wood street where it lay in state and was visited by thous! j ands of our citizens. The colltn was placed on j a bier in the vestibule of the church, guarded by ; B ° lJ i«rs. It was decorated with tasteful dra- I lwry, dowers and evergreens. About two o’- ! clock the coffin was closed and plaeed in front of the altar, when Rev. Dr. Howard opened the funeral ceremonies with prayer, and Rev. Dr. Paxton, preached an eloquent sermon, in which , be paid a glowing tribute to ihe deceased. A j procession was then formed, consisting of a j brass band and military escort, pall bearers, officers and men of the l)3d regiment, family and friends, Ninth Penn’a. Reserves, Mayor and ! City Councils and then prominent citizen.-. ! The afternoon was showery ami the streets very muddy, yet crowds of persona fullowed the pm- j cession through the various streets till il passed I the limits of the city. The procession proceeded ’ to the Allegheny Cemetery, beyond thc;Arsenal, where the remains were finally deposited. The bells were tolled and minute guns ored during ,ho inarch of the procession. There must 3 - 5 I bare been near five hundred soldiers In the J cort ege. 6 00 3 75 5 00 5 00 Tlie full details of the G-enemf's funeral have been handed In, but for want or room they are deferred till Tuesday morning, when they will appear at large. ' Guo boats—We paid another visit to the gunboats on the Birmingham Bide, an,Mon ml them progressing rapidly towards completion. The officers, managers and contractor's namoß, as near as we could learn, are as follows' Thomas King, Naval Inspector; W. E. R ac , President Inspector ; Snowdon and Mason, Con tractors ; Joseph S. Kirk, Superintendent ; and David M’Connel, Assistant Superintendent. The drafts are sent from the East and are furnished by the Secretary of the Navy. Persons who desire to see the boats can do so at any time by giving twenty-five oents toward the Sanitary Commission. More Reinforcements.—ln addition to about fourteen thousand men which passed through this city last week for Washington City, we noticed, yesterday afternoon, about lour o'cioek/the arrival of a detachment of se lect men, numbering three hundred and fifty five, from the army of the Cumberland, m route to the city bf Washington. They are under the command of Captain Thomas E. Douglas, and left Louisville on Friday evening. This move ment indicates that reinforcements are needed in Eastern Virginia. 2 fiO 383 75 Cambria County—The Democracy of Cam. brla Ootmty meet at their respective election Districts, on Saturday the 28th Inst, to elect delegates to a County Convention to be held on Monday the 30th lnat, to put in nomination a county ticket. Cambria is oallod the ban sa County and will, no doubt, select sound %ffß good then for the various positions to le filled. -.- Presentation of a Watclu-Tbe non commissioned ntßeera and soldiers of the 9th Reserves, Pennsylvania Volunteers, presented CoL Anderson a beautiful and costly watch, on Fridaj; Ifight ip pppmmt Bali. The presentation rapecdh by.tSeffv-Stewartyof Co: A. The Colonel replied in a neat and appropriate speech. The watch was worth three hundred and fl*y dollars, Hankin’* Spioed Blackberry prepared from ! D i i. . the root and fruit of that most valuable of all “UShPOd JOhnSOn Sends S Flag vegetable astringents and tonics, possesses in a . _ marked deg Tee its medical properties to the en- , to G6fl. ButlOl*. i **‘* < *-U s _ tire exclusion of anything which might be con sidered injurious. Sold by all respectable Drug gists, FROM OUR FIRST EDITION. | Fresh Troops Sent to Gen. SUmt. ! N a*iiinot.jx, May boat 'Vhicli ieft Belle Plain. Fredericks- at ten t his morning, is just in. A passenger brings the of'the . result of yesterday's battle. It lasted | all'lay. and Lee was finally driven out i 1,1 l>‘3 entrenchments to tbo P,, river, ; lour miles. During last night the great j er part of his army crossed thatjsln-atn The glorious victory of the doming has thus been rendered decisive and brib Ictnt by the result at evening I Additional advices from den. Sheri ■ dan, show that nis has been a great suc jtess. Both t:.e Fredericksburg and J R cllI »"»'l ati.l Virginia Central Hailroad I hate been destroyed for miles Gen. Sig.-l * cavalry, in mot ing d.-wn the val ley- of Virginia, have tapped the Vii-gi- ; nia Central Railroad near Charlottes villi 1 . Tli- Secretary of War. in his dispatch yesterday, -talc,l that tl,c (iovenra.ent Our Losses Greatly Overestimated, ! Fresh Troops in Pursuit.; W.isffington, May 14. —We learn jtliata careful investigation makes our; I total losses ill killcil, wounded and miss i ing, i ni■ l Ucti nar, id course, tin- prisoners ! y the rebels and stragglers, in curred? by our a-niy of the Potomac! up ; tn the roinillrnrcnirllt Ol' 1 1 1 e balth- ol'llu- ; day Indore yesterday, at -JO.OOn n „i ;«) . | j 0011, as rt_-pr.-s.-ni.-d in ollicial statement. j I An extra ol tin- Si.ir says from the j tael tied no cannonading was heard ves- I terday trom the front, it' is believed tint I j I.ee, on shifting his position, lias taken I can- lo put himself out ol immediate rigbt | ing range. If lie has uni actually moved I I " l! rapidly toward the etv ~f lliehnioml i tie public may soon expeet to heir of | the oceurreiiet oi the nexl rigid—that is, it Lee ha? not hern so weakened in the series of engagements ending on Thurs day last, at r, p. 111. US to eornpcl him to seek the cover of the liirhmoml foi tilica tinns, or to retreat rapidly in the direc tion of Lynchburg and Stanton, from wliieli puin; his army has been provis ioned for the most pint ever since Grant iToss -d the Rapidun. We may add that we do not share Uu apprelien.-ion ol many around us tliat Lee eau make a more obstinate defence oil the north or south than he made on the 1 o, the lines lo be decided ofi both these rivcis being much longer than that on the Pn, and therefore much weaker and easily pierced or turned Lee's Retreat Becoming a Rout. THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS TAKEN New 1 ouk, May 14. A Times spc ual dated Washington, May 13, 1U p. m. says; A dispatch just received from our correspondent at the front bated at head quarters at 3 ..clock last night, says- The rebels are in full retreat to the North Anna river, with fresh troops in hot pur suit. Lee s retreat is becoming a rout Thousands or prisoners are being cap tured. The streams in his rear arl verv much swollen by recent rains. Supplies are reaching the Kapidan. Our wounded are coming in very fast, and being sent to TV ashington, many of them without stopping at Fredericksburg. The rebel cavalry was routed by two companies of the 22d New York cavalry and 3d New Jersey last night near Fred ericksburg. Some of our men are miss mg. They made no attack on Fredcricks buig, as they are evidently after our trains, and all their movements seem for that object. We have as yet lost nothing in the way of wagons, except four ambulances captured in the field. Our losses in killed, wounded and missing are estimated at 45,000, many of whom are absent with out sufficient reason, and cannot be counted amongst the losses. Gen. Grant will crush Lee before he gets to Richmond if he has to use his teams to do it. We captured over 6 OCO gun° nerS yeBterday and near 'y forty Troops Moving to the Fffiont. Cincinnati, May 14—The National Guard is being rapidly moved to the front. Nineteen regiments have already gpne -—- GEN. BUTLER’S REPLY. Nsw 'Vork, May If. —A Times cor respondent, dating from Bermuda Hun dred on the 10th, says: In the course of this morning Gen.‘Butler received a flag of truce from the enemy signed Gen. Bushrod Johnson,containing three prop ositions, First, asking permission to come within our lines to remove their wounded and bury their dead; second, asking an exchange of their wounded] and third, asking a general exchange of prisoners on both sides. To the first, General Butler replied i that the work was already done; to the second, lie announced himself perfectly willing to assent, and to the third he replied that no exchange of the healthy and well prisoners could be affected until the Confederate authorities ac knowledged colored soldiers as prison ers of war. On the 11th the enemy made no dem | onstration, except to feel our pickets j with their cavalry. Toward evening there was a brief engagement between our gunboats on the Appomattox and the fortification near Petersburg, a shot from which blew up Gen. Graham's steamer “Brewster.” The other day a shell was thrown into the fort withgreat precision. The opposing fire was feeble. More of Thursday’s Battle Johnson and Stuart at Breakfas Federal and Rebel Repulses. | -New j uuk. May 14.—The W„rtd's j special Irorn the field, dated May 13th [al s p. rn , gives 'the further detail oi i I bur-day's great bottle. The opening was a complete surprise to the enemy Gen. Hancock moved athalfpist four am., and gained the outermost ritie ! PO-s nf the rebels; they then rushed on I the rebels with fixed baronets, and cap tured about six hundred 'prisoners. Ben Johnson and Stuart were taken at breakfast Forty-eight guns were also taken ami brought off. The remainder, fifteen In number, were left just beyond our skirmish lines and fought for by both sides. Several times the rebels also attempted to retake the ritie pits] but were repulsed with great slaughter] The Fifth Corps under Warren, clmrired repeatedly against the enemy’s works, tint were unable to take them, "an enfilading fire sweepiug down our men. In some portions of thp field, our troops gained and held their line of rifle pits, in addition to that occupied on the left! Schofield Pursuing the Rebels. Occupation of Dalton Confirmed, 1 Hl l.a de I.l’ hi a. May 14 — A special to the Evening Telegraph , dated Cin cinnati, May 14th, Hates that General tvihofield's army moved from Bull’s Hap on the 2d. After four hour's fight ing on the 4th, the rebels retreated, the Inn n troops pursuing them into -North Carolina. Xu particulars re eeivcd. ■ Ihe news that Hen. Thomas has ta ken Dalton, is c-uifunied, with .1,000 I prisoners and 10 or 12 pieces artillery Tim rebels retreated in some disorder to Ho-.cea and Home. Our troops are in hot pursuit. Lee's Army Utterly Exhausted. New Y,ihk. May 14.—A 11 arid'* n arhinglnn special dispatch of tlie I:sth s ivs: Near dark, our centre, forthe first time, occupied Spottsvlvania village. 1 his morning our pickets sent word that I.ee had fallen back on the roads run ning straight to the Po riverand Penny's tavern. J At seven o\lock this morning it is said that General Warren had come up in pursuit in time to capture one of Lee's pontoon trains. The rebels, however were on the south side of the river! Prisoners state positively that Lee’s army was entirely wont out and fearfully re duced by tremendous losses. Longstreet, Hill, and Lee wounded. Washinuton, May 14. —Yesterday tl. 'itto prisoners, including 400 officers, arrived at Belle Plain. One of the rebel gentlemen captured is Bradly S. John son, formerly employed ill the House of Representatives, and a prominent mem ber of the Mary land Legislature, when it undertook to run the State out of the Union. A wounded rebel prisoner states that Longstreet was wounded in the right breast, and subsequently his command understood he had died on the way to Richmond. A. P. Hill was also wo'tmd eifin the same engagement. It is stated by several that they heard that Gen. Lee was also wounded. | Gov. Bramlette Calls for TO,OOO ! Kentuckians—He offers to lead Them. I.oursviM.E, May 14.— I The following j dispatch was re- eived at the Military ! department last night: Fuankkoiit, t Ky., May 14 — Editor* f.oitixriUe J <>u | mil: Kentuckians to the rescue. 1 want ten thousand six-months troops at once. Du not hesitate to come. I will lead you. Let us help to finish this war, and save our Government. (Signed,] Titos. K. Bit.\iti.ette, Governor ot Kentucky Rebel Prisoners at Belle Plain WASFiiNGTOtt, May 13—Midnight—To Major Gen. Dix:—A dispatch from the Commissary of Prisoners at Belle Plain, announces the arrival there of over 7,000 prisoners, including four hundred offi cers, with Major General Johnson and Brig. Gen. Stuart. (Signed.) K. M. Stanton, Sec’y Af War JOSEPH MKTKH JOSEPH MEYER & SON, MANUFACTURERS OF PLAIN AND FANCY FURNITURE AND CHAIRS, WAREHOUSE, 136 Smithfleld, and 434 Penn Sts., Between 6th Bt., and Virgin alley, '"' 9 _ PITTSBURGH. rjIHE GREATEST VARIETY OF ELEGANT AND CHEAP WALL PIPER, OIL CLOTHS WINDOW SHADES ABE SOU) AT FOERSTER & SCHWARZ'S, 164 Smithfleld Street, VERY LATEST* His Fight with General Stuart. Destruction of Rebel Property. In the Richmond Fortifications, First Line of Works Captured. All the Troops In Fine Spirits Virginia Central R. R. Destroyed. Death of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. Washington, Midnight, May 14._ To Maj. Gen. Cad wallader, of Phiiadel pbia-An official dispatch from General Sheridan, dated at Bottom’s Bridge via Fortress Monroe, May 13th, states’that on the SltU inst. he marched around the enemy's right Hank and on the eve of that day he reached the North Anna river without s enous opposition. Dur ing that night he destroyed the enemy’s depot at Beaver dam, three large trains of cars, and one hundred cars, two fine locomotives, 11011,000 pounds of haeun and other stores, smountiiur in all to a □ nlhon and a half ret.el rations. Also he telegraph and railroad track for about en miles, destroying several culverts, and re captured three hundred and seventy-eight of our men, including two Colonels and one Major and several other officers. On the morning of the 10th, he resumed operations, crossing the South Anna at Ground Squirrel bridge and went into camp about day light. On the 11th he captured-Ashland station. At that point he destroyed a locomotive and a train of cars, an en gine house and two or three Government j buildings containing a large amount of I stores; he also destroyed six miles of| railroad embracing six culverts, two trestle bridges and the telegraph wires. About 7 o’clock of the 11th he resumed his march on Richmond. He found the rebel Stuart with his cavalry concealed at Yellow Tavern and immediately at tacked him. After an obstinate contest he gained possession of the brt.nch turn pike, capturing two pieces of artillery and driving the enemy's forces back to- j wards Ashland across the north fork of j the C’hickahominy, a distance of four ! miles ; at the same time a party charged 1 down the Brokel road, and captured the : first line ol the enemy’s works aruund Richmond. During the night lie marched ! the w<tttje of his command, between the I first and second lines of the enemy’s | works, on the bluffs overlooking the line of the Virginia Central Railroad and the Mechanicsvilie turnpike. After a demonstration against the first, and find ing them very strong, he gave up the intention ol assault, and determined to recross the Chiekahominy at Meadow Bridge. It had been partially destroy ed by the enemy but was repaired in about three hours, under heavy artillery tiring from a rebel battery. Gen. Mer- it! made the crossing, attacked the enemy and drove him off handsomely, the pur- suit continuing as far as Gaines’ Mills. The enemy observing the recrossing of the Chiekahominy, came out from his second line of works. A brigade of in fantry and a large number of dismount- ed cavalry attacked the division of Gen crals Gregg and Wilson, but altera se vere contest, were repulsed and driven behind their works, sun s division;*, after collecting the wounded re-crossed the Chiekahominy on the afternoon ofthe 11th. The corps encamped at Walnut Grove and Gaines' Mills. At a. m. ofthe 13th, yesterday, the march was resumed, and our forces encamped at Bottom’s bridge. This command is in fine spirits. The loss of horses will not exceed one hun- dred. All the wounded were brought off, except about thirty cases of mortally wounded, and those were well cared for in the farm houses ol the country. The wounded will not exceed two hundred and fifty, anti the total loss not over three hundred and fifty. The Virginia Central Railroad bridges over the Chiekahominy and other trestle- bridges are sixty feet in length, one thirty feet and one twenty feet, and the railroad for a long distance south of the Chiekahominy were destroyed Great praise is given to the division commanders—Generals Gregg, Wilson and Meritt, and Gens. Custarand Davis and Cols. Gregg, Devine, Chapman, M’- Intosh and Gibbs, Brigade Commanders. All the officers and men behaved splen didly. 12:30 a. m.— ln a dispatch this moment received from Admiral Lee, he reports to the Secretary of the Navy that the Richmond papers of yesterday mention the death of Gen. J. E. B. Stewart. He ANTHONY MEYER was shot in battle. This, no doubt, happened in the battle with Gen. Sher- From Bermuda Hundred. General Lee’s Loss 30,000, Desperation of the Rebels. Bermuda Hundred, May 13—4 a. m. yia Fortress Monroe, May 14.— Rebel prisoners captured last night say that Lee admits a loss of 30,000 in killed, wounded and missing. The Petersburg Begtiler, of May 12th, says:—General Walker, of Virginia, was wounded at SpOttsylvania, losing one foot. The enemy certainly fought with nerve and desperation. Gen. Hays, of Louisiana, was wound ed yesterday. Gen. L. Stafford, of Lou isiana, died yesterday in Richmond. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, FOB THE POST. FROM GEN. SHERIDAN. Gregg hnd Wil (Signed,) Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. LATE from VIRGINIA. Terrific Flghitng on Thursday. Bravery of Birney’s Division. __ \ its Loss Seven Hundred Men. Complete Rout of the Eneny. Our Troops Pursuing Them, Washington, May 14.— The Army of the Potomac has achieved the greatest victory of the war after some of the severest fighting ever recorded in his tory. The battle of Thursday is ac knowledged to be the heaviest of all, lasting from daylight till after dark. It was renewed about 9 o’clock p. m. and continued till nearly 3 a. m., both parties during the night contending for the pos session of a line of rifle pils from which our men had driven the enemy in the morning. The rebels tell back early this morning and skirmishing is now going on. Our troops are following them through the woods, the scene presented is entirely beyond (description -| The dead and dying are in the .breast works on each side in piles three and four deep, and many of them piercedln different parts of the body. The enemy hail removed a large portion of their dead and wounded during the night from some portions of the lines, but there were pits where they could not reach and in these places they lay as thi. kas our own. It was Birney’s Di vision, of the Second Corps, that charg ed the position, and in doing so lost aoout 700 men. Every regiment in the Division distinguished itself, and none bore a greater part than the 98d New \ ork. Col. Carroll’s brigade aided this Division in the charge, and, as usual, performed their share with marked gal lantry. \ Col. Carroll was wounded a second time bnt is still on duty, Some of the rebel caissons are Ww being brought in, which could not be before this time. The number of guns captur ed is 39, and many colors have been ta ken but the captors still retain them as trophus. Col. Carroll’s brigade took a number of prisoners and a stand of colors this morning from a rebel regi ment which they surprised in a pieceof woods. Later.—2 o’clock p. it.—The enemy are found to have fallen back to a new line, abandoning their works on the right and apparently getting into posi tion for another contest. Among the casualties to officere yes terday are the following killed : Major Tneloot Capt. C. P. Warner, Lieut. Todd, all ol the 119th Penna ; Capt Ayers, Assistant Adjt. Gen’l. on Gen M :! u s The Third Brigade, Rus sel! s First Division, 6th Corps, lost but field officer on duty, Major Hick- GEN. MEADE’S ADDRESS. He Claims 8 000 . Prisoners. The Work to be Pushed on. Washington, May 14.—Despatches dated Headquarters Army of the Poto mac, May 13th, 12 m., have been re ceived. The Associated Press messen ger brings the following: Headquarters Amt of thb Poto mac, May 13.—Soldiers, the moment has arrived when your commanding General feels authorized to address yon in I erms of congratulation. For eight days and nights, almost without intermission, in rain and sunshine, you have been gallantly fighting a desperate foe in po ! sitions naturally strong and rendered j douh 'y by entrenchments. You have compelled him to abandon his fortifica tions on the Rapidan to retire and at , tempt to stop your onward progress'and now he has abandoned his last entrench ed position so tenaciously held, suffer ing a loss in all of 18 guns, 22 colors and 8,000 prisoners, including two General officers. V our heroic deeds and endu rance of fatigue and privation will ever be memorable. Let us thanks to God for the meroy thus shown, and ask earnestly for its continuance. Sol diers your.work is not yet over, the enemy must be pursued and if pos sible overcome. The courage and for titude you have displayed renders your, commanding General confident your efforts will result in success. While we mourn the loss of many gallant com manders, let us remember the enemy must have suffered equal if not greater losses We shall soon receive reinforce ments which he cannot expect. Let us 1 determine then to continue the work so well begun and under God’s blessing ,in i a short tfme the object of our labor will ; be accomplished. (Signed) Geo. Meade, Maj. Gen’l. Commanding. (Official) S. Williams, A. A. G FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Butler Moving on Fort Darling A Rebel Courier Captured. Bermuda Hundred, 8 p. m., May 18th, via Fortress Monroe, May.f4L— At an early hour General Butler remov ed his advance towards Fort Darling, and reached Kinsland Creek at noon, and formed his line of battle on the southside of the creek, with the right on James River, with the monitors and gunboats near by the mouth of the creek within three miles of Drury’s Bluff. Gen. Butler superintended the concen trating of pie batten es yesterday after, noon. The advanced pickets captured a rebe 1 ’ courier with a dispatch from Beauregard to the officer in command at Drury’s Bluff, which yoitt position we’ll reinforce you this evening.” In two hours the reinforcements cams j huts Butler had sent a>- fofee to >tlxe - turnpike and «ttacjjstl i 9agl dro^tliembaikf'Gen'.' vMMWPft# to keep-Beaura, ga*d in Petersbuigh. The, rebels at Drnjy’s Blnff evidently are hotdisposed to light without reinforcement#.-“ Fortress Mobboe, May 14. <Wtm (ha FRoM*6E(l,;Gill(fr. TSe ASvance-oresiv’sl^^* 5 Dispatch from Gen. Shppmfei| ’ i -M-FI rjjl' 3 The Enemy Evacuate, Dalton. General Sigetr sfeWoodstock. 'Cf i I‘iih.adsxphia, May 14; 8 p. jk.—The. diapgich has bfeggi&giied from the lon, May 14,4 p. ra.-^T6,Maj|;M ent i Oadw^lg^ from Gen.-Grant, dated ycsteHtofgSen p.rrtment.- enemy had fallen back; four miles' where they remained in jßositigm hrnewsn,. no engagement account" of General officers.hetogUtiilcd in the battle of the preceding da£. .Col. - Carroll -was ¥~~3A£ A dispatch has jttst^een’i-dcdived from General Sherman, ;;^[ 9 y., 14. It states that, by the fljmk; ititjyee i> ment of Hesaca, Geh., Johnatoi; had* been forced to evacuate Daltph”andduf' forces were to 'tii¥ reai»kta4adlpfirhe weather was good; ahd tad flfpojis' in fine order; al) working weil; todw fast as possible. 1 !■ No intelligent J4a beens&B4&M& General Butler. Guerrillas tbe telegraph- lines between' burg and d)d JajheStown. cd to be the reason why no report has - been received from him. • Dispatches from Gen. Sigel report him to be at Woodstock. The rumor that he had broken the railroad between Lynch burgand Charlottesville is not true" i ; ' Our wounded are. coming imtfrom Belle Plain as fast as the transport caii 1 bring them. Grant’s army is' woßhidpi' plied. (Signed). ... . ‘’I 1 ”*"-' Edwin jl. ! Stanton, , Secretary of War. ■ FROM GEN. BUTLER. The Enemy’s Works Captured. * Flank Movement lay Elmore! ' r.Mil .i: •! it, ti .Is.tiMeU War Dsp’t, Washington, May 14— Maj. <?f*j|pk.-The flowing tele grams bay® just ment; other been since -V. sti b% -of tSfr 1 —the. enemy General , wilh a portion of fiis corps and a brigade of the l£th :qprps,j assaulted j andjtgok/ the enemy’s works on theft / rt£St, al; dusk last evening. It wds v gallantly don “- ! •BrP.’BtTTliEk 14, 10 a. u. — To Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington ;— Genera), Smith carried the epemyjsrfirqt} line nn! r the right at 8 o’clock this morning, the lobs was small. The enpmy hasp,retired into three square .redoubts, uppn which we are now bringjpg onr artillery to bear with effect. ‘ . , (Signed) Benj. IBrnia.’ '. Major Gen. Commanding.;,., _ ■(; Capture of 6,000 Bebeia n Washington,. May 14.—Gen. Scho-* field has achieved a-yictory and pursued:, the enemy into North : Carolina. Gan. Thomas has gobbled, up 5,000 rebels and a:f; captured guner^ 1 -*’ n tflii. • if..- t j u : i.w b '-it? Grant’a»Army South Philadelphia, May 14.*-The Bul letin has a speciahdispstclr iugton that Gen, Grant's whole; armyis south fiyiiajpurguiypfrlye, gg Prom Wilmington, IT. c. , d Wilmington, N- C., May O.—The fron-clad. jAlbeihirlel engaged nfnefof * J , the enemy’s gunboats, and sunk-one. PITTSBURGH PRODPCR uj-nos cw th? IMidtjPqst, 5 4 1 Monday, May 16, 1864. f business—Was dfiii and * neglected. The tor out door ttamumMona w • ~<i ,u OD ® f° r others, i'rices unchanged. M 180805 to the BA w. SiWa A 64 plain, at canvaslXio'afr.. HAY—Sales 8 loads at «25@40, as St-quality.' PITTSBURGH OU TRADE. Oman Or van oAfhv'Pogffi - i i f Monday, May 16, 1864, i BUSINESS—On Saturday was inactive ; the ’ sales made were on a Umited.scile. .The only ’ sales that came .under our notice were the fol lowing: ■ ti. j W W £"2? n^« a^ er tSjJ»»* ,U,g W “* h “ Te ssa«v ■’ Nevada, Julia. America, I WStiioreiand, Damsel, New Tort, ’ s£™J 1 ’ Oamella, a ™gon, Vulcan, itate Robinson, Starlight. gas *.«bßL l j;ia Minerva. !r7' ■"•aanawi-w & -ws^ Gtohten&a, "' 1 ‘ . '-■ •• •: V' 1 ,OU«yPog gj£"£*> new boat, not > - w -'i“* ’ ' - ■■ -■ ■■■!.■ ■..■■•■!,;.« ' *•; *si»» ■!«>'>■’ amwaaM^o nrCHE DniECTOßa'iftl J S<&th > JL’ gave this day declared a dividend dr FIVE PEE BENT, (6 per centAon the Capital Stock, free of tax, payable to StockhoMeraor their lei gal representative! on after the 13TH INST 5? tj,* tXf&T'i I'* "V-.j
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