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rM.a roiro XD'TmomtTOB."" ,. - I . - ' ! - )ur ail 'naontbe. V jty subscriptions received for a' tut ths inf luMrtiu aad l per qri for each asks, f hUoffam. r,-.-( k. IVm eeadiag advertiaemsato, will also seed the nHMf l pay for them. . Ntiee W.7f wr er le iN t: 9 for the irt,' aad $1 far cW WtloftlabUwli1o.,;Ntii of targer sis,' ia th aem proportion. . J, '4 V . a : -, v' EioBHOMi May 3d ; Orant'l army Is entrenching d Ova Norrti and West ot Tolpoktnoy Creek."" vLIni X tending irregularly from th TaditT'key to ocar IlanAver town, to Oilman's mil oa (ho road Uwa Ifecbankaritle to Old Church: A raiding party of caralry. appeased at Hunga ry o tattoo mis Dorning, , ' . KicMMtoaa, JlajrSO. Tha LoadoTiiaaif lb 4ib aaya.uffieara slb O rargia, mnm lyinf ia ik Marrty for iht aarfoaa f Wf sold, were airtaiad I a diaaer ia liveraoot, kjr tka Mtkani Clab, A effort sriil be made to mala thaj ettw for Ike m of war Aleaaadria. AMeri aa a(eka deareaaed, eieeat OAafoderate boa da, wbieb adfaneed 4) per eeat. 34 of May.ekiehiff at 10.70 above aooUtioa, UmU e4 Kiatae 480. Na raaalta hare ietiarrired at by ttfe London Conferenee GMra .war ia Earoeieaprehoaeel. A SpaaWb Adiat rl has aeiMd Chiecha Maad, tba'property of Kievoso, May JO. Oar troope at I o'clock to-day ire reported to Thea i'df batfls" 14 froat of AtleeTa Station oa the Virginia Cealral KaiU mad. Mrhapa a ewlUiaoa saay eeear to-morrow. The eaeaty haa hit t! earner C IL- The af my eorreHwadeM af the H. Y. Wmrli, reaorted -aptaad to-day, with aapera va bid aerara ahoajiaf V-m of ike 6th 8ed(wiekS eorpe. Pipers foend oa this a jrreepearJeat, also show the 'Cusonrmeot does not mraa to tight a ay lanre, aa baa heea aappoaud. ' Hereafter h wal try eolreachiag. J (Sen. Ilamploa to-day has heea'ptacadtUm pararily,la eomeiaad of this array Ricaaosa. May 30. Tha Senate paeaad a bill after debate, allowing comfniaaioaera aa der act savpending ilabeaa Corpas. $3&0 per moalh. llouee. toll, reletire to Memraiager referred to CaaamUteaoa the Jadiciary. Af tor wlthdrabat of Ceairrflttee Of each tale, a reanlatioa. waa aduptad etleerdiaf tha eeeioN aatil the 7th. The President Vetoed the- hill eeubbebieg Geaeral Suff.. . JlicnMOND, Eeccircd 6 p. m. May 30 It ia reported that Butlcf's forosa arc laav ing Bermuda Iluodreda, under protectioa of guuuoau. Nsw.IIora, May 29. nil Jackson dismounted cavalry en gaged the enemy lat .evening on our left, General Bates was ordered to ted their posi tion, lie deployed bis command at nkinn ubera, driving in those of the epemy, ta king possession AT th ir ' breastworks. He then ordered a charge, but ascertainiug tha enemy's force, countermanded the order, and did not reach Lewis' brigade. The atroontL fourth and fifth Kentucky, ruabed forward with great Impetuosity, leaped over brvart works when found themselves oonfronted by Logan's 15th array corps. Killed, wounded and missing Killed MaJ. ..Miller, 4th Ken tncky, Cap:. Mitchell, 5th Kentucky J wound eJ, CapL Desbdcsba, 5lh Kentucky, Cnpiain Henry, LiauL Cevelaod, Lieut Forshaback, AuUnl Moss, 2nd Kentucky. J , BATTLE GROUND NEAR MtCIIAN- v ICSV1LLK, - ! May glsteYceterday evening ahoet three o'eleek, ihare waa a onoaiderable aagtgaaaeal - bet wee a a portka of Early sad Rodedivisioos of EwaTfa eorpa, and Ibe Stb corps Yankee ia ' taatry The Bgbl lasts abtiat two boors.- We - liw the seemy hack aboat one mite and a .If .1 m - MH.I W MMlaMHMk. sd Nae of works, from which k waa Impossible to dislodge them We a ttaeked the eaeasy for the parpose of dlsooveriar hia poaitiuo. aad tbead him stroagty eat reached oa ear right. Tha fight occarred aear Betbeeda eh are b, ea Meebaaleevilie road, about aiae miles from Rtebmond. - Osr iues aboat three haadred woaaded aad fifty killed. Among tha former ie Col. Willie, 13ih Georgia, aad Major 8mith, 45th N. Amoag the latter ia Col Terrell, I3th Va, mor. tally woaaded, aad left iafroatof the enemy'a wurt. W nrrtttfcdht 110 eeitemfciSi-ivRnt'ailarge killed and woaaded evpposed to be heavier thee .. oars : e --- - To day there has heea heavy caananading and sharp sklrraiahwg ia Mahnae'e trust bat o- general Svgtgematr" lr ts rappoeed HI enemy Is mortng sli It towards oSr right, so as to cover sad ae the York rivsr rail road. Tlie London ctorrr-wwnilont of the New York TimetTof the 30tU April, says: Memo rials will shortly be presented to Parliament fiom every part of the. Kingdom, under "the auspices of the ' clergy and the' establieshcd Church, urging Government to e iU in.lu ence to, plop the wa? iq Arnerica, , ' , . , -, JnicJfftoo, May 3CTlMiEleiu'yte day wneurred in House resolution extending the aetaion To-day, chiefly 000a pied in die ensaiiig bill coiifl ding powef to make imprt'Sa men( exclusively t the Collector. ' Go Bio lion f Mr. 1131, the Jijdkaary Comrriiaee was dischargrd riwp lurtbreonslderallon of the Mat-iaa uitmo: " wtr13)m. eiittee wh of Opinion thai it was inexpedient W KTIWH HJrillCT Wt IU l IIMS lima.' w in uiaivjpJi, nwmnHiin( an mi O up- clared vacant, Was, aJler -achat e,rcCHrimir.ted withltiiir-jcrtynaie take additional testimony during reeess. The Senate bill,' doubling pay and mileajje of members of Congress, passed. , -' - ... 1 . Sraaa'a faa. May Slat, 1864. 7, 'Banle'aaad DanUTb brigade yeMrrday ee. lag Staked the Has af le eaeaaiea akirmlara, eaMariffetiandredaa4 tweaiylse pnenweta of I be ilk t, wbf bate bee a rcaeired here J asaa heaey Aimg fa Llhla leraiag, aof eayiaiaoa yei 1 .-.t -.,-.., . 'f 'i 1 ; .....t , .4.4 . -x '. . t. f. tMniiMaav May list 1864,- ' f Nd pS(a) eVaSrmatloa received at lheWar Deparuoeat of the evaeaatiua f CKeererfield eoantf by Bailor j hat ad doabt It la a fuel, a Bojiius 'af hie Cfeetwra eeat off, aader Smith, toninfbree Grant. bar caaaoMding waa heard thia muraiae la iha dtmrtiua if Mecbaa- ieariite. Weather elear. dad very warm. New ilora. Vii. Maairrra, May SlaC 1664 Scared a. ahct Ared yesterday r U-dar. Both armiM lahing eovaetafe of thia temparary ia eejny reat in as anurded alter the fa lifaa of iba laM ibirty days. Weather very Warm. Uest almost iuaaOerable Small aqaada erprraoaera eMMiaaa I coma ia. -Aboat Ave haadred have heea captared so far. -a . 11 -. - -r-f- --; Ricnwon, Jane let, 1844." The New York Trieae of the S2rth ,Tilt lays all ths Ysokee woaaded at Frede ricktbarg, eseept 40. were removed preparatory to aa racaatkia of the eity. ---rrr-- .- Juosah tiidilings dropped dead at Moat real oa the 23rd. One of Mosby'a me desj ruyed. al blockade hoaoea aad bridge froM Uaion Mute tojbe Rapid a. t Knthmg 4srrestia from either army. - - OuM aotea i new York at 1.86. RiCNMoMD.'Jaae 1, P. M. ' The 8aata passed a hill relating to impress meals, after ameadmrals aof snVeiinc ibe ob ject of measare. vis: It tranefyre the porerof imprramebt with iimitaiivas from the miliary aatbority to lB eadleetora, Jtto passed Sea ale bill, aathorisiag apooialtneat of additional Qaartar Masters and Cvrniotissariea. ' The tloese was ucenpied in the further con etdrraiioaofr and 4taieadatory te the tax act. Yanoas bills sad resotations Jnlrocaced. The Ni w York Tubaee mvee aarticaWn sf the attair at Ibe butel is asfctagtoa, bet wee a Vorhaea aad Senator Chandler, In which lbs latter was roaghly hsadied. .The colli mod grewoet af remarks at the table by Chaadler against Copper be ads.' . RrcMMorut, Jaa 1st, Pv M. A Large fore of Ysokee cavalry mada a raid oa Ashlaad to-day. Persons from Ihs vicinity report tbst- they saw columns of amoks averag ing i a ths directioa of the tow a. A severe fight baa laket place to-day oa oar right. 1 AH reports rrem tha front are favor, able. Press reporter asad particulars to-night. - 8tVb Fiaa. June 1st, 1864. No general eagagemeal to-day bet some fighting reported ia Wilcox front, resulting ia oar repelsiug the eeetny. Breeklaridge hat she heea engaged to soma extent. Capturing 100 prlamera from ths Sd Yanksa corps, who are oa their way to Richmond. Also, heavy firing at oua tune ia Kerahaw'e front hat ha lisved aot to he snare thaa heavy akirmlrhiog. Also bsavy firisg this evening hi the directioa of Bottom bridge. Yesterday eveaingoareav airy fought the, Yankee lefaatry aearCoal llkrbur, and wercpresard back aatil reinforced hy oar (nlanlry. Duiuig thia fightMaj. Floor Boy, 61a Ya., waa killed. There was also a fight aear Bulahcharch.ua Monday evening; but it amoanted to vary little. ' Prisoner cap, tared report Grant aat of rationa. Quits pos- MtrrJ-A ....:..:. .... A .geaeral engagement tnayoccnr lo-mor row. Ibe length of oar Imea preclndea any thing Ska aecarala reports from the whole front. . - , ' , :. .. l . Mobile, Jan 1. A speeisl dispaleh to tha Advertiser, dated Ceaatobia the 1st, gives Norther dales to Ihs 98lh alt. whirh enntsia many eommentao tha lata Federal re rarer endprugnoelicst Great's sacceas with new inoyarscnts. - v The MetroptJilau's rrcord of snramary is damaging to Federal pride. . It aeKavca tha South can never be cooqoered. Their recent' aaccesa is audeniabhr. ..They have already achieved their independence. ' TJi Ohio CxkiaHlirnates ths Joaa of cere ale In eonsequence of reduction in latorin Ohio, ht ISOO.voo atisttrt. ' .1 a w ;: i v 11 imii saya a men drafted id Vonaeeticalt, feUleea stgui flsd willin-aea to aerva the balaaee of the pe riod out, at get'otToa medical certificates- RicMsiofin, fitn Sw--TisC3lowrrjg' was N- eeiaed at Ileadqaarters or tha army or IXortn srn Virginia, oa ihs let of Juas: T the Secretary ad War i There haa heea skirmishing along oar lines to-day. Anderson and Hok attacked the aa amy this morning and drove there, to, their ea trrnchmeaia thia afternoon. ' Tha sue my attacked Heath and wer hand anmsly repulsed by Cook's aad Kirk laad"s brig ade ' ' ' - : r Breckenridga aad MahonA drove th see my from their front, taking aboal ISO prisoners. ' A force af infantry ia reparte4 to bav arrived at Taaatairs from lb Wait Uoaae, axtoad :tby belong fo Butlers fires. 1 ' (tfigaatf) B. C. LEE. 'J eairrr ofjhe JOih. ali with itebea frora Urael'a arlnv teeied.- Ilta flird wUh eaa. cubed jmdaaya 4m waVfeaeratted Oraltr fL l. j t a . www mrmm s Croat ins rnmAsy aMf i Dlfoaichea fri tirorsia aaimaiVuBt!''-3 There ha beta maay aharp eaeoaatera, bat aothiaa; decWve 1 y - " - i'S-,-; . Jld dlured at IBS.' i RietUMsrav, Jaa gloke sJjiaao eecoaa- lered tha eeemy'e left yesterday taoraiag j ia flietiag beav (oaa, apt arfng balleriea, slaad f eoVir aad aamhrr f prieoae.r. Col. La ere ace Keitt. f Soaib'arwfiua. aa' erary yroaaded yesiesay.T -y'rU'-' ia Mihdr Uowa of Coagrssa u , Hoaea speat soaa sim )a secret sssaio. : 1 . Ricawo, Jauef Opr (brceso hgonth 9id attacked tha Yankees (his moraine la their rilla piis asar.WeTelloltomchaVch, Jtillinar anmberaad eaptariag the KOtlt Connecticut. wa-to utlbttg. ' r - -'AaUieeti vereioa ef tftarrs at Ashlandnrcs tsrday. repreeeal the sn'emy attocksd. Lee's cavalry' near Haaever C H. lit the morning preaaed them back to aad throoga Ashland. Tha Vaakc1 tbea .proeeeded aear ap the Kail Road, aad while tbet sagagsd, Rosssr's caval ry (hshed u, rusted the aarty. eaptana 300 hnraee aad a aamber of prison em, Th flying eaemy .was prsaed aearly to 4e Upurt-buuie Srcaaioaa, Jaas 2-Osly a small force of the I aakeee at AsblaM yeaterdsy. Very lit tle damage da maja body attacked aad de feated ?y Lomex. , . . 1 Official"" dispatches from Jehniton, dated New Hop,-Jaa 1st, says This army is in a nealiby eoadiuon. I a partial engagements, it has had advantage. Enemy cavalry traus- portatioa ammate are m a raffering eendilion. Sever nghling tn lbs drreetioa of York Ri ver Railread reportea this rbreoooa. . No par ticalars received. ' - .. . .. ... . Svaaa's Fabji, Jane Id - -Ilamptoa foeglit Wilaoa'a dhrisioa yesterday. defeating nd aarsaing them over 3 miles and eaptariag 75 prisoners aad SOU horses. Osr loss estimated at 7a. Th' enemy daring the lay, yesterday assaulted oar hoes at Verioo Untes ia front or Heath s, nodes, and Anderson corps, aad wer tMBdsomerj-, repulsed aen time. ." . About dark yesterday three eivJessa f tb 61 h Yankee corp aseanlted Hoke's division, eaasing Ctingman'a N. C. Brarbda for a while to give way. (Jolqael eMstygia Brigade quick ly came to ila asMsisace recqvencg -nearly all tha ground kst,by Clisgmaa 'a. Our toss not over. 300, and we esptered abat 60 priaonera. A goad aseey of r toe as missing, bat' it is suptiorwd they will edm ia tbtk mayaing. The enemy were fonad to have abandoned the front of A. P. HiB's corps, strstching from Alice's nearly arouad lo ibe McbanesiHe pike- WiVeoi's skirmishers parked forward and brought ia abnat 100 prisoners. This eve aiug about 4 o'clock Ewell flanked the eaemy 00 tha Mechanicavilhi pike oa their right,, cap turing over SO0 prisoners, Includiag tea com missioned officers, mostly from 24, 9th, Utr., 12th snd Uih Regimsata of regulars in 5ih Yankee corps; and at 7 o'clock, Ewell had taken three lines of the enemy's' breastworks Oar loss not heavy, bill atnong.t the killed is Brig. Gen. Doles, of Georgia. - It ten mono, Jan J. Morning ushered ia with loud reports of aaaaadiag norih of the eity, coalinuiug aatil nearly lOoelork. About nooa it waa ascertained that the tasmy had at tacked our lines oa lb right with desperate energy, but bsd beea repaired with ease. The mall waa renewed several times wua iresn troops, maay of whoa. It ie raid, wsrsdrauk ; hat every attempt to break threega waa re pelled, and the purposes f. ths saeiny eflectu ally foiled. - Aaderaan eommaada right snd Hiil ths beatr ; but only a pordea uf the lattev'a cm roand.waa engaged.; Early, eommauu'iag Ew ell'a corpeo th left, attacked Ibe eaemy ia bia front and drove them aome distance. Gen. Lee waa at Gainea Mill thia forenoon, ia good health and saoeltent spirit"' President Davis and Gem Bragg rod to the front iWa aftamoon. r : - AM aeeoaata rsceivsd ar decidedly favors bis and eoneae ia representing ihs enemy's ios te killed very heavy esr comparatively light. Aboat 1,000 prisoners captured. Among casualties a oar aids.ar Geaa. Kirklaad and Lea, of N.C., woauded-lba latter 'severely. Tranquility of 8unday prevsilr ia the eity. 700 priaoaera arrived at tha Libby thia after-, aoea, being those esytared ymteriiiay. . . RiCMHOtro, Jaa aJL- Tt- ssate adoBted o reaotulioa rSqsesting th fyesident te rrbjks aa eiposilioa lo Europe a a pofter of th au treeitiee of th eaemy. . The lloase bill amending th act au thorizing the army officer lo draw rations, with amend-' me Me, passed. , T'v s " Atawths Ssnatohdl prevjdiag paymast 'for .. rtosae passed .appmpnauu-i wn jox jne next six months, tbre huadred aad fifty-six millioiis YANKEE . STEAMER . CAPTURED. " " ; ' SAVajiKAH.'Jana 3d. Th Yanks stesmer, Water Wlicb, was boarded and captared with astir craw, after drsperat ftghtiag thia raoraiaf. by a delaeh meut Irun tba SavaanaH aquadroa. LL Pslot, who led oar mes, was killed, together vrilh tbe pilot, and a few others. The ssemy was repulsed at BsUsria. RtCBMOxO, June Srd. The enemy renewed the attempt to carry toe commanding position near .Gaines Mill beld by oar right, and :jja refled them with heavy k)t Doriog the fight Li. it i- .'l . - . J? . ?Jr .1 fulL' but tot aerloua InltirV br tlm niiUen. ta.ll 4bewtstfcide H - a V hi 1 t C- f 1 -j.'r - Imttlx mt KAk OAmts Mrti. Tune 3." 5 P M. Heth'fudi viiion participated With KweU ia the fight yestwday, eaptieriog over two bandred prtaoqent Jbrnoog bia wvaatW from th? Wechaalcsvtlle road to MeCfellan's btidgw, making tbe'.lniw of battle over seven mileslong,' the enemy making ths atteokv J J '' Th heavjeft firhtinff ia n-ttortntla flivtee'. Xayaw'aind Uolres frijarb,lajo Cm gU hmC'TOmtoirik IA rt!rfdvery aenast of lb eoey; - of.retiritrjf blrrlgbr behirwl UiaR, ifit Z, i is srry suikuu . not over.nva nm orraio suiiea. ana wounded. That of. ths) 1 a te a . m . m T eqem'y is fully six thoosud, mt Sdmate it a high M ten thousand, " 'ri The enemy atone time broke ttmriirh Baeckint kliers division, captnrin- three fiieces of artinfry; -Kqneigaflr cma$?tiriaisthhrtinerj and uldng fH! fifTtJ T Tmy' Bndlfi kobably two bondred prisoners. vf, ine neanesi ngnting was up to 11 o'clock, stnee then there baa been heavy cannonadine and rncessant akirmishintf. Generals Law and Knnegan slightly wound. ea ixe utter aid not leave the field. ' . ' Richuoitd, June 4. , Headquarters Armjf Virginia,' About 4 o dock, A.-Mn to-day the enetoy I made an attack open the rieht of oaf line in r.. r iti.i. .Lj . - r r.i.: I . n,t Z7' "1 1. TTSrV " hne and wen. .iwbjd.;wbo5t ue aocceeaiSL in penetrating Jreckmndges lineead eaptored a port io. of the batuhoq iA - t';.,: r: 1. - j -l. I Maryland Battalion immediately' drove tbe enemy back with severe loss. Repeated at tacks were, made upon Anderson's position, diiefly against bis right under Kershaw, They were met by greaKsteadineas and re pulsed in every instance. ' The attack extend N to ear whole extreme left under Early "with like results.1 Later in the day it wis twice renewed against Hetb who occupied ariys ieft, but waa vpufaed with great loss. I Hampton, encountered tho enemy's cavalry ! near Howe's Shoo and Dart of William H. K n.t r U7. .n. II V I Lee s di vision and drove them from their en trenchments. Our succesa under the blessing oi uoa u au tna. coiuu De expeotea. FROM. THE WEST. . . '. Currron Ls., via Siaufir 4th. On Friday nieht Isst, a appear frdra New 1 - . t3 -. 1 lli.L I I i. I awap-.,,. 0...j ., --utb..... wer burned at the Levee in New OrHana. The name, are, th Black Hawk, Meteor. Tiro dr. Tide, Belle Lee, Fawn, Nebraska Bells, Belle Creole,' New Orleans, Empire,J Parish. mnA m lt-,m Kunra. On inl.MUfiii nf I shstl occurred on the' Fawn. Everything aboard of the steamers was lost. 'The Ne hravku waa a Yankee traasport. The Picka yuas and. the Courier Franeaise have beea suppressed. Gold in New Orleans 195. -.: .-.;. Nxw Horn, 2 p. m-. via MaajarrA 3d. Skirmishing continusd during Isst night by ths enemy's sharp shooters and ours with aome artillery fightingY Tba enemy - slid manmav ring and have bean properly met with tx far." NewIlort3d. Conaiderabte artillery skirmishing sines' on o'clcck to day. Gen. Ecclr vsry slightly wounded in the thigh. Prisoner continued to be brought in; : amoog them a Ideate J. R. 1 Bsgby Q. M, 9th Illinois Regiment THE ALABAMA. Ttw An, I.ImI I-.-.. A llAnlSjk art wmm learn that the AhtUina pot into Table Way, March 20, ror-coala and other - sup- plies. The total number of shiP destroyed and captured ia tbe Indian Seaa bad been seveo the Amanda, Winged Racer, Con- teU MarUbtn ' or Teias Slarisin'ora, j Ilifalnnder and Etftma Janebut Capt. Sera mes reckoned the damage done to the Federal commerce by bis craiaes )a the, Indian belts m equivalent to five iniliion dollars, as the presence of lie Alabama has caused such aauio . that great, num bers of Federal ships layja Singapore and other barbers Rr more than three raoolSs, unable to get freight and afraid to venture to aea. The Alabama was expected to re main in Table Hay for three, vr four days. eeiwirtl?ft :9tktk Obsertrr.Tjf theHl 2tb"lnstanLconfaioa tetter from its correspoiiJenl at Laraeca, in th Island of Cyprus, (TnrkUb dorpin f iorsx,) de vcr t ul n jr a inojbt rm jtrc tote" k tu$ natur recently discovered there, s It; is nothing less than a woman with born growing out of her head 1 She has 6ne large horn on the side of ber head of the size and consistency of as ordinary ram a horn, besides three or fonr coraiclea on other parts of tbd bead.. ' The writer etatee that be haa seen ber, and that she bas beea vkited by nearly all tbf Cdnsuls 'and Eu ropeans ia tbat placed some of whom are making an effort to secure ber for exhibi tion. . - - WILL THERE, BB .SIEGE,;- ; . TroRling-tti' jhe jplok' :njKtfie; pJe, Grant 1aa irirvwa'bimtoiracro lie JPa nmakeyJand is re'achinir but to4be York Hi ver! .roswL; , JJaJJy 8miUi4aBbeea osUeri 10 01s am : any suauen oua. 01 1 uia Jun- I mesntim. be will ex!ra bia war alowlv to-" wards, James River,, opposite Bemad, 7 Hundred, wbew Bqller. still maintains foothold. --i -r--r ' - mkto bw- . iod be U dS . . tb beat -be eaa er the face of U p- , . fxin .U.fora Idnu , II. ba eacbed a Doint now where tha elanelna- nmnees most . .m . m.1.m.t jMJt veto-. T....'-L.l. ip wi- w m nmw Miwymm - asm AeuvituseTf ... . . . '. . . . ' W tfotihrt wirl ng bim apj good, .Cv-.. ..f.tVX'ilfi.vV. I . . Bicbmond M aot beatecd so lont? as IU f aveaues tvf supply aa'unUacbel, A tune witb a3at!er'iaBd tb oocupatioQof both aidef f tU riw at -a poinltolow down as Berroada Uaodred; will ot oo lUluto a aire, -Tirtween Cold Harbor and .,... .i. A - a-- ":,.M V' .".' " rw-y ,"rr rr w,ltt P7 rsmioitcefice. Un the other I M or. ln dames, from City loint U F tersburtr, the eoontry is level enough, but tbMtlb SaTalf vp till. 1 From Petersburg 7J. round-to the Jamea is a long disUnce, fall , j of perils, but partially teateOyJgofArT .J Front Hanover Court Honsa by way of tt Malvern Hill to the Jamea.' ibenc tn p. " - f trmnrT mnX then. t' tha lknikU "m "." " -, . . , M w " b"lred of more' milot ilf 1 -W TiTTi: "-;"- - 7-- T' woo,d hfvJr ,od.el.d ;. WOUltf require ..-1) anmnthino- like a mil I inn vf nun, Airant t haa aot rnore tbaa a 'tenth of tbat number. ' ' "f f ilii breseot immediate obiecfis to keeD TI from- being whipped. 'f Ha - ia bimaelf bV sigedt f What chancd is there of " bis hf ing aiege to Rhmptd --tcA. Whiffm? ' Important from BelouExtroordi- .' -.r t f , vrvk-.... - ... -. - ' I :J lorpedo JJoings. ; m ;.' W leutrii frdtj.1 Bwell-infonued coirwrjelident thltt' on FridflV last . . . .- . tbe Yankees at Newborn sebtoVitto Batcbelor'e Creek four large torpe does to be planted" ia tbe Nenee. I st-Spring -Gaadeov .ten ilaa- fren JNewbern to ftiard agraiost aot rebel I irnnboata'Iikeir to be sent down-op- - 00 thenirAtnhis DOint tbeT were . . 1 a .. ' ... - reojoTea irom tne cart to tbe com- . ,,. trt - -t. bnildin'Tbree of them bad been Safely deposited, bat the fourth, Oil eDteribflf the bnildlDsr. Wa8 . '.-.. . .. : etrucfc o . Tioientiy. that tbeV ma- chhie exploded. Tbe explosion "set off tbe other three, and as mar be Supposed thefonr'setoiT tbe build ing and its contents at a rapid rate through tbe air. " " - 4 One bondred, men, including 20 negroes, were M within range" of the missiles, of -hom tistty-thres- Dere instantly killed, the rest wounded. Amongst the killed' is a notoriods Yankee tiilaw, Lieut. Willis.' We learn, also, that Hezekiah Datis, an eld citizen of that neighborhood,' was present and got killed- Pwvt-C A the scene of the disaster jt is said th.e Yankees1 bad erected it tall f f. -ookotlt, fn the top of whlCh :"-W'" iuu iiuiu.pwwu.-s Tb4 tover suddenly disappeared and and if the sentinel on that toWerhaS jet. been' found oar .informant bat not beard of 1L, Tbe explosion was heard twenty miles, and created ' great conalerna tion rn the' garrison at New ber n.- The long roll was beaten,2 -signal' guns Were firedrnd eyerj'prepsrn.-. tion was qqickly made , to meet tne Rebels.' . bucb a scene of wild con fusion is said to bare existed, in the good old town as has nerer been ex ceeded, except in the Immediate vi emit of the: expleeidn. V e Vcgret thcr whole inferuil rate ws not wttbtn eaa range oibe-t Dedoes.oW JoumdL i-. l-.? " I. dent Stephens waa ia Danville hsi week, baying arrived" thereon bia way from bia , bole in Georgia, to tbe-aeal of vern- -meat. . After Tetnaialag ia qwb a,'.&w days, be returned te) Georgia, , Uia reason -for ao doing; ths Danville. Register en Jer staoda, was, tbat be lems while , there, (haCjCongresa would adjoarn is s'few days, avd7 that bia preaeoc would not be required ' at 'RicbTnooand bcatdes bis feeble, health adtnoniabed bim to ralora Si I onos to hia bom. i X 1 '1 ft T! ; ;.' :J -Ji ' it r ; ,..t:-' 5. II 1 x v: 'I -! -' ! ) - - - : I . t--
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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June 6, 1864, edition 1
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