103d N. Y. V., which was highly successful, 
aud resulted in the capture of a rebel picket 
post. The troops lauded ou James Island, from 
boats in Secessionville Creek, advanced through 
the marsh and took the rebel pickets by sur¬ 
prise. 
Valuable salt works had been destroyed near 
MurrilPs Inlet, S. C. Upon reaching the works, 
an armed crew was sent ashore, who succeeded 
in destroying and burning the buildings. Ex¬ 
tensive arrangements had beeu made for extend¬ 
ing the works to double their size. There were 
four works, eaeli containing twelve large pans, 
the water being raised from the beach by horse¬ 
power into cisterns, capable of bolding 100,000 
gallons. 
street, and the whole town was in flames. 
Women aud children were running frantically 
up and down the river bauk in great distress, 
where were a great many shell and large quan¬ 
tities of powder, grape, <fcc., on the bank near 
the fire. 
Orders were given to all men to assist in 
removing them to a place of safety. 
Gens. Banks and Smith were both present, 
and did everything they could to check the pro¬ 
gress of the tire, but without avail. 
After a time the beat from the buildings be¬ 
came so intense that all the boats were obliged 
to drop some distance down the river, where 
they awaited orders. 
At three o'clock the order came to get under 
way. They passed down the river a distance of 
about eight miles, in accordance with an order 
from Rear Admiral D. D. Porter. 
At seven o’clock on the morning of the 14th, 
they again started down the river. Saw noth¬ 
ing of the guerrillas till about eleven o’clock, 
when they were tired into from the ieft bank of 
the river. They returned the fire briskly and 
succeeded in driving them oil'. They were then 
about twenty miles from Alexandria, and had 
proceeded about ten miles further wheu they 
were again opened upon. Firing was kept up 
ten or fifteen minutes. It was replied to 
promptly, but did not succeed in driving them 
off. The whistle sounded to lie up for the 
night. At half past six o’clock a steam tug 
came up with orders to get under way at 
daylight. 
On Sunday, the loth, fearing that torpedoes 
might have been placed in the way, the gun¬ 
boats Carondelet, Louisville and Lexington went 
down some distance to reconnoitre, which so 
detained them that they did not get under way 
till about noon. 
From Suagay Point down, for a distance of 
sixteen miles, they were subjected to a continual 
and destructive lire of musketry from the rebels, 
who were concealed in the bushes. 
About live miles below Shay’s Point, they 
were fired into by about *200 guerrillas. Five 
balls passed through the Hattie Stephens. One 
man was killed and several wounded. 
They were again fired upon a few miles above 
Fort DeRussey. For upwards of an hour tbe 
deeisive engagement at each crossing, they suc¬ 
ceeded in crossing the enemy’s line of rifle pits, 
and driving him from his vantage ground. 
Advices of the 24th are as follows:—The army 
advanced at an early hour this A. M., but the 
enemy was found to have fallen back in the 
night, and their skirmish line was captured 
after firing the first round. It was suspected 
that this might be intended as a ruse, and cau¬ 
tion was exercised as the troops advanced. 
Skirmishing took place at several points, but the 
2 d corps had met no force of the enemy up to 
2 P. M., when your correspondent left the 
front. Warren had advanced some two or 
three miles, the enemy seeming determined to 
dispute his advance, although at the same time 
falling back. 
8 P. 51.—A messenger who left the front at 
6 P. 5f., reports the enemy crossing the South 
Anna, with our troops in close pursuit. Over 
600 prisoners have been brought in since yes¬ 
terday, and more are arriving. Firing was 
heard this A. M. in the direction of Fort Royal, 
and it was supposed to have been from a rebel 
battery placed twelve miles below Fredericks¬ 
burg. 
An orderly of Gen. Lee was brought into 
headquarters on the 24th. on whom was found 
dispatches from Lee to Ewell, ordering him to 
fall back to the defense of Richmond. 
The Secretary of War, ou the 25th, gave no¬ 
tice that everything was progressing in a satis¬ 
factory manner. The rebels bad been outgen¬ 
eraled. and 1,000 prisoners captured. 
The N. Y. Sandai/ "Him* (the 29th) says that 
on Thursday night our army was all withdrawn 
from the south bank of the North Anna, and 
immediately on the march for Ilunover Ferry 
on the Pamunkey river, at least twenty miles 
southeast of its former position, below the con¬ 
fluence of the Xorth and the South Anna, and 
within twelve miles of Richmond. Our cavalry 
secured the ferry, capturing 75 prisoners, and 
advancing at once, occupied Hanover Town, a 
small village only a short distance from the 
ferry. 
Gen. Grant saysthe whole army marched with 
great rapidity and in the highest spirits. The 
movement was a complete surprise to the ene¬ 
my. as only a small force of rebels was met. 
Hanover Town must not be taken for Hanover 
Court House, which is fully eight miles north¬ 
west of the former, and which was yesterday 
morning occupied by a force of from 3,000 to 
4,000 infantry, and two brig:ides of cavalry, 
Hanover Town is about fourteen miles above 
White House, on the Pamunkey, and not to ex¬ 
ceed twelve or fourteen miles from Richmond. 
By this movement, Gen. Grant has reduced bis 
former distance from Richmond one-half, and 
must certainly be as near the rebel capital as 
Lee himself. 
Special dispatches announce that Lee has re¬ 
treated from his strong position at Sexton’s 
Junction, which is probably true, in view of 
Grant’s movements. 
Gen. Grant has changed his base, and his sujv 
plies must now come to him principally by way 
of West Point, on the York river. 
A special dispatch from Washington to the 
Rochester Democrat May 28, is to the effect that 
during Thursday night and Friday morning, 
Lee evacuated his strong position on the South 
Anna, and, with his whole army, was in full 
retreat toward Richmond. He was being pur¬ 
sued closely. 
A Herald Correspondent with Butler, Sunday, 
5Iay 22, gives an account of a midnight assault 
by the rebels the night previous. The pickets 
received the five firmly, and gradually fell back, 
when the artillery opened on the rebels with 
withering discharges of grape and canister. 
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ROCHESTER, X. Y., JUNE 4, 1864. 
The Army in Virginia. 
The latest reliable news from the two great 
armies in Virginia at the time our last issue 
went to press, placed them iu the vicinity of 
Spottsylvania Court House. On the night of 
the 19th, the rebel cavalry attacked the right 
and left wings of Grant’s forces. The attack on 
the right wing is thus described: 
The attack, which was impetuous, was met 
with great steadiness, and a heavy volley from 
the rifles of the colored soldiers brought the 
rebels to a halt. They however formed again 
and advanced, but were met with unflinching 
bravery. Finding that they could make no 
impression, they left the field. The next morn¬ 
ing not a rebel was to be seen in our front. 
Here, as on our left, the rebel strategy, so often 
successful with this army, of cutting off our 
supplies, failed, and they abandoned the attempt 
with disgust. 
Important army movements have taken place 
the last few days, which has changed the 
aspect of afl'airs very materially. Lee became 
aware, it seems, by the maneuvering of Gen. 
Grant, that a flank movement was being made; 
and it was more than probable that his strongly 
fortified position would be of little avail, should 
a large opposing force get in between him and 
Richmond. While Grant, therefore, was en¬ 
deavoring to get Lee within his toils, the latter 
concluded to place his army in another position, 
nearer the rebel capital. 
Long before daylight on the morning of the 
21st ult., Gen. Hancock, with au immense force, 
started southward. We give, in a condensed 
form, an account of the operations: 
The Herald special says:—On the 21st. the 
9th corps was ordered to advauce aud march to 
Bowling Green. Sedler’s brigade made a sortie 
to open the way. The rebels were driven a 
mile, when they rallied on their main line and 
advanced in considerable force. Reaching the 
vicinity of our rifle pits, they charged across 
the open space, and carried the position origin¬ 
ally occupied by our skirmishing line. In the 
meantime the 6th corps filed into the intreneh- 
ments just vacated by our troops, and the whole 
line was in addition bustling with artillery. To 
this position the rebels advanced on double 
quick with a furious yell. Our boys received 
their fire and allowed them to come within 
good range, when they suddenly sprang up and 
poured in a terrific volley. The artillery at the 
same time opened along the whole line, much 
to the surprise of the rebels, who supposed it 
gone. A front and cross fire of canister and 
shrapnel tore through their ranks, causing great 
slaughter, and the defiant yell of the rebels 
suddenly ceased, and their broken columns re¬ 
treated to the woods once more. Two subse¬ 
quent charges were as gallantly repulsed, and 
at nightfall the rebels gave up the attack. The 
rebel loss is estimated at little less than 500. 
Ours very trifling in comparison. 
Another correspondent, of 5Iay 23, gives a 
continuation of the movements, as follows:— 
The advance reached the North Anna yesterday 
A. 5f. The 5th corps are arriving by the tele¬ 
graph road from Guinney Station, along which 
they had followed the enemy for several miles, 
skirmishing and taking a number of prisoners. 
Ewell’s corps were in the rear of the retreating 
foe, and when they got to the North Anna, they 
took position ou both sides of the river. The 
2d corps removed to 5Iilford on the 22d, and at 
1 P. 51. yesterday came up, taking position on 
the left and reaching the railroad. It was 
found the enemy held a strong position on the 
south side of the river, with their advance on a 
peninsula formed by a small stream which 
enters the river near the railroad crossing. 
Barlow’s division occupied the right of the rail¬ 
road. Kerney was in front, Gibson on the 
right, while the 5th corps were on the way to 
Milford, a mile to the right. 
Skirmishing in front of Birney’s command 
began at 2 P. 51.. and at 4 the batteries got to 
work, while Burney's division was ordered to 
charge aud carry the works, and if possible get 
possession of the bridge across the river. The 
charge was made in splendid style, and although 
met by a shower of bullets from the rifle pits, 
as well as by the shells, our men never halted 
till the enemy were driven across the bridge, 
and our guns placed so as to «o in maud it. Some 
of the men went half way across, and one was 
seen with a rebel flag and was forced to throw 
it in the river to prevent its recapture. 
The highest praise was given to the line by 
Gen. Hancock, for the gallant manner in which 
they stormed this strong position. The contest 
continued till after dark, each party holding his 
line. Our loss is about 250; that of the enemy 
full as heavy, beside a number of prisoners 
taken by us. 
At about 5 o’clock (len. Warren effected a 
crossing and a position on the south hank, and 
threw up breastworks. Soon after, he was at¬ 
tacked by a large force of rebels, whom he 
drove back with heavy loss. Their dead and 
®lje Nctuo Ccmbcnser 
— Coal isjtlAper tun in Boston. 
— Hay is only $5 per tun in Providence, It. I. 
— Hamilton College was recently struck by light¬ 
ning. 
— It is said Garabaldi speaks fourteen different lan¬ 
guages. 
— The European population of New Zealand is 
160,000. 
— Manton Marble has written a letter to President 
Lincoln. 
— There are 1,433 full-blood Merinos in Middiebury, 
Vermont. 
— Straw berries are $ 1 and upwards per quart in New 
York city. 
— Rev. E. P. Hammond is holding revival meetings 
in Chicago. 
— The Hartford “ National ” horse show will be held 
Sept. 13-13. 
— They have a live Horticultural Society at Levan- 
woi-th, Kansas. 
— The African M. E. Church has three bishops and 
40,000 members. 
— Thetown of Landgrave, Vt., made22,900 fts. maple 
sugar this season. 
— The rebels assert that Longstrcet was shot by his 
own men by mistake 
— Mnd’lle Patti has settledan annuity of $1,200 upon 
her fat her and mother. 
— There is a Pteuro pneumonia excitement at Han¬ 
cock and Stoddard, N. H. 
— A nugget of gold was recently found in New Zea¬ 
land, weighing .Ml ounces. 
— The yield of gold in Australia and New Zealand 
for 1863 is near $ 40,1100,000. 
— The Vermont State Fair is to be held- at White 
River Junction, Sept. 18—30. 
— It is asserted that sixty thousand Tennesseeans 
have taken the amnesty oath. 
— Garabaldi says Gen. Grant is the “ right man in 
the right place." Doubtless. 
— Charley Noyes, the express robber, escaped from 
jail at St. Louis Friday week. 
— Gen. Grant is reported to have said he would take 
Richmond by the 4th of July. 
— Sharp people assert that Leach’s “perpetual mo¬ 
tion machine ” is no humbug. 
— Charles Kean, the English actor now in Australia, 
is coming to the United States. 
— The Superior Court of New Haven, Conn., ha 3 
just untied 16 connubial knots. 
— The city of Mexico is importing an opera company 
aud ballei dancers from France. 
— A vile woman in Chicago stole and sold another 
woman’s child for $100 recently. 
— Of 132 represcntiitivfs in the rebel Contn'css, 62 are 
from districts held by our troops. 
— Manton Marble, Editor of the N. Y. World, was 
married in Rochester the 26th nit. 
— The people of Auburn propose to build a horse 
railway lo the foot of Owaeco lake. 
— The rebels propose defending Richmond with 
“stiuk balls,’' other methods failing. 
— Federal prisoners taken by the rebels in the recent 
battles have been sent Lo Lynchburg. 
— The Emperor of Austria has postponed the inter¬ 
national exhibition of 1666 at Vienna. 
— The magistrates of Blackburn, Eng., fined a man 
£5 for kissing a woman against, her will. 
— A letter mail from Cincinnati to New Y*ork contain¬ 
ing drafts for over $1,900,000 is missing. 
— O. F. Tingley, of Philadelphia, died suddenly in 
Davenport, Iowa, while on his bridal tour. 
— The Princess Helena has recolved a proposal of 
marriage from a gupner in the Royal Artillery. 
— The Allmnni or Bowdoin College propose to erect 
a monument in memory of the late Prof. Cleveland. 
— J. Howard, Jr., City Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, 
is the author of the bogus proclamation, sensational. 
— A colored Sergeant, Stephen A. Swarts, has re¬ 
ceived a second lieutenant’s commission for bravery. 
— Fifty thousand dollars have been realized in San 
Francisco from the sale of confiscated Chinese wines. 
— Judge Catron, of the Supreme Court, IU., has not 
yet learned that there is such a State ns West Virginia. 
— Svlvanns Cobb, Jr., the Ledger story writer, is 
captain of a company doing garrison duty at Eittcry 
Fort. 
— Miss Lucinda Proctor, daughter of Jas. N. Proctor, 
Summer Hill, Ohio, was recently drowned in Conncaat 
Lake. 
— A daughter of Thomas Bowers, Winstcd, Conn, 
crept Into a pail of hot water recently, and was scalded 
to death. 
— In the stomach of a healthy cow Slaughtered at 
New Bedford, Mass., were 1 lb. and 30 ozs. of rivets 
and nails. 
— Gen. Horatio Gates Wright, the successor of Gen. 
Scdgowick to the command of the 6th corps, is a Con¬ 
necticut man. 
— MaxmUiun says he has nothing to pardon to those 
w ho have fought the French in Mexico from convic¬ 
tions of dnty. 
— W. G. Shenks, war correspondent of the N. Y. 
Herald, with Sherman's army, was killed instantly at 
Resaca recently. 
— Express truius are rnn from New York to Buffalo, 
over the Hudson River and N. Y, Central road?, with¬ 
out change of cars. 
— The new two cent coin, to bojraade of bronze, is in 
size about midway between a Spanish shilling and an 
American quarter of a dollar. 
— The best dressed woman in Springfield, Mas?-, does 
not wear a single article not made in America—oi 
American growth and American made. 
— The Prince Imperial of France gave a fete the Sth 
to his young associates of the Sooiete du I'rince Impe¬ 
rial— a children’s benevolent association. 
— A Republican Convention is called to meet in 
Indianapolis ou the 1st of June to nominate a candi 
date for Congress in the 6th Disc of Indiana. 
— The “ pretty waiter-girls ” have all been expelled 
from the concert saloons of Philadelphia, under the op 
eration of a new law enacted by the legislature. 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON. 
The following document of the Secretary of 
War gives cheering accounts of the move¬ 
ments of the Union army: 
Washington, May 23—9 50 P. M. 
To Major-General Dix :—An official dispatch 
from the headquarters of the Army of the 
rotomac. at Mftgahick Church, ten miles from 
Hanover Town, dated yesterday, five P. Jf., has 
just been received. It slates that our army was 
withdrawn to the north side of the North Anna, 
Thursday night, ami moved toward Honovcr 
Town, theplaee designed for crossing the Paniun- 
key. At nine, Friday morning, Sheridan, with 
the first and second divisions of cavalry, took 
possession of Hanover Fcrrv and Hanover Town, 
finding there only a rebel vidette. The first 
division of the 6th corps arrived at ton A. 51., 
and now hold the place with a sufficient force of 
cavalry, infantry and artillery, to resist any 
attack likely to he made upon him. The re¬ 
mainder of the corps is pressing forward with 
rapidity. Weather tine. A later dispatch, 
dated at seven o’clock this morning, (28th,) 
from headquarters, Magalilek Church, has also 
been received. It reports that everything 
goes on finely. Weather clear and cool. The 
troops came up rapidly and in great spirits, and 
that the army win be beyond the Pamunkey by 
noon. Breckemidge is at Hanover Court House 
with a force variously reported at from 8,000 to 
10 ,000. Wickham’s and Lomax’s brigade of 
cavalry are also there. The dispatch further 
states that after seizing Hanover Ferry yester¬ 
day, Gen. Lorbert captured seventy-live cav¬ 
alry, including six officers, who say that the 
rebel cavalry is exceedingly demoralized and 
flee before ours on every occasion. 
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, of May 28th, 
six o’clock A. M., near Dallas, reports that the 
enemy, discovering his move to turn Altoona, 
moved to meet our forces al Dallas. Our 
columns met. the enemy about one mile east of 
the Bumpkinvine Creek, and we pushed them 
back about three miles to the point where the 
roads fork to Atlanta and Marietta. Here 
Johnston has chosen a strong line, and made 
hasty, hut strong parapets or timber and earth. 
Gen. Sherman’s right is at Dallas, the center 
about three miles north. The country is densely 
wooded and broken. No roads of any conse¬ 
quence. We have had many sharp encounters, 
but nothing decisive. No dispatches from any 
other field of operations have boon received 
to-day. E. 51. STANTON, Sec. of War. 
Secretary Stanton’s official of the 80th ult., 
which we give, is also encouraging: 
Washington, 31 ay 30. 
To Major-General Dix: — A dispatch from 
Gen. Grant has jilst been received. It is dated 
yesterday, the 29th, ami states that the army 
has been’ successfully crossed over the Parntm- 
key. and now occupies a front about three miles 
sout h of the river. 
Yesterday two divisions of our cavalry had a 
severe battle with the enemy south of Hawes’ 
store, driving him about a mile upon what ap¬ 
peal's to be his new line. We will find out all 
about it to-day. 
Our loss in ’the cavalry engagement was 350 
killed and wounded, of whom but 44 are ascer¬ 
tained to have been killed. We haviug driven 
the enemy, most of their killed and many of 
their wounded fell into our hands. 
Another dispatch, dated yesterday (29th) P. 51. 
at 2 o’clock, details t he movements of the several 
corps then in progress, hut up to that time there 
was no engagement. Earlier dispatches from 
headquarters had been sent, but they failed to 
reach Washiugton. 
E. 51. Stanton, Sec. of War. 
The Secretary of War has received a dispatch 
from Gen. Sherman, dated near Dallas, May 29, 
7:80 A. 5L The General reports that on Sat- 
urday au engagement took place between the 
enemy and McPherson’s corps. They were 
driven back with a loss to them of 2,500 killed 
and wounded in our hands, and about 300 pris¬ 
oners. Gen. -MeF’herson's loss, says the report, 
was not over 300 In all. 
The Times Washington special saysthe Senate 
Military Committee is considering the proposi¬ 
tion to allow the President to call out volunteers 
for a less period than one year. Also, to repeal 
the $300 exemption clause. 
Department of the South. 
The Norik Carolina limes of the 21st ult. 
is received. There is nothing very new in it. 
The Rebels in Washington, N. C., set file to 
the town on the 11th ult., destroying all but 
about twenty houses, and robbed all the women 
and children in the place. 
Surgeon H. J. 5fem ingor, of the 2d North 
Carolina (loyal) volunteers, lias beeu detailed 
on special duty as surgeon-in-chief, with several 
assistant surgeons to assist him. 
Surgeon Hand, Medical Director, whosendmin- 
istration of allairs has been crowned with such 
success, has nearly relieved the department of 
the. small-pox. 
General Harland has been assigned to the 
command of the sub-district of Newborn. 
Dr. Page, of the Sanitary Commission, has 
started several vegetable gardens for the use of 
the hospitals and soldiers in camp. 
Muior II. T. Lawson, Second Massachusetts 
heavy artillery, lias been appointed Provost 
51ui>bal of Newborn. 
The poor Union refugees from Plymouth aud 
Washington, whose houses were burned over 
their heads, arc at Newberu in great numbers, 
in a very destitute’eondition. They are mostly 
women and children, without bedding or proper 
clothing, who arc worthy objects of Christian 
charity, 
Thestoamer Arago from Hilton Head arrived 
at New York the 25th ult. The expedition from 
Jacksonville had explored the whole country on 
the east side of the St Johns lor 250 miles. 
Two blockade runners were taken, and 2,000 
head of cattle. A great many loyal Floridians 
were enabled to escape from the swamps. 
The monitor Montauk, one of the vessels 
which lately attacked Fort Sumter, hud arrived 
for repairs at. Port Royal. Two casemates of 
Sumter were opened, and a large portion of new 
parapets were tumbled into the water. The 
south face of Fort 51oulLric was also knocked 
down. Our batteries on Morris Island were 
somewhat injured. The attack was still going 
on, and it was expected that the effectiveness of 
Sumter would bo entirely destroyed. 
We learn from Folly Island that on the loth 
ult., an important expediton was niude by the 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
Tub steamer City of Baltimore arrived at 
New York May SO, with late advices from 
England. A large number of ship-owning 
firms in Liverpool have united in a memorial 
to the House of Commons, setting forth the 
dangers to which British shipping' may be ex¬ 
posed under a state of afl'airs which permits a 
belligerent to construct and send to sea a vessel 
of war from a neutral port, as in the case of the 
Alabama, &<•., and praying that measures be 
adopted by the British Government, in conjunc¬ 
tion with that of the United States and other 
powers, to prevent such a sitate of things. 
The Times says:—The leaders of both parties 
iu the House of Commons seem aware of the 
danger to which the shipping property of this 
country is exposed, and it is hoped that no 
interest taken in foreign troubles or quarrels 
will lead tho nouse to overlook so important a 
British interest. 
The petition was forwarded to Mr. Honsfall 
for presentation. 
The House of Lords had their attention called 
by Earl Ellenborough to cases of kidnapping of 
foreigners in New York into the Federal ser^jee. 
Earl Russell remarked that Lord Lyons Rad 
made complaints to the United States, but had 
received no satisfactory answer. 
The House of (.'ominous had a debate relative 
to the admission of the pirate Georgia into the 
river Mersey. The Attorney General said the 
Government could not interfere. 
Department of the Gulf. 
The N. O. Era, of May 7th, has the fol¬ 
lowing particulars of the successful withdrawal 
of our army and gunboats i'rom Alexandria:— 
On the 12th iust., the gunboats Lexington and 
Mound City passed below both falls, where 
they received orders to remain till they should 
be joined by the rest of tho gunboats and trans¬ 
ports. 
On the morning of the 13th, the dam at the 
lower falls gave way, which necessitated the 
building of another between the two. This was 
completed in the evening of the same day, when 
all the gunboats with the transports passed 
down it. 
"When they arrived at Alexandria they found 
some person had set fire to a building on Front 
