| Show BY TELEGRAPH telegraphy I 1 1 1 t id i especial 1 i TO THE DAILY VEDETTE 1 1 I 1 NEW YORK may ath ll 11 hy y y tile steamer ocean queen the government of nicaragua lias can clouded a contract with capt pine pinc for tile construction i of an inter oceanie railroad advices advises from lima state that tile the questions between peru and spain had reached rc chad an alarming stage the spanish minister having been refused lecog sent in an ultimatum to tile peruvian vian government 0 govern ment was w as returned unopened and lie left the country some i imports speak of a spanish sli squadron taking c possession of tile Chili chincha clia islands the project of a railroad across the andes in ill chili harlost lias has lost none of its interest ferest in elicie the tile reports of tile the surveyor general says thele are arc no obstacles to td be encountered FORTRESS P fOX 1101 may M ty etli all port royal papers to the ath state that florida georgia and south garo caro lina ire arc neatly depleted of rebel troops who have been sent north to join 1 1 lees army arni y I 1 b A admiral amia I 1 dahll roii ilias has arrived at nilton hilton head A great 0 female riot 1 occurred at savannah on the dittli tilt the women collected in a body with arms arm S al and id streets in procession demanded broad bread or blood they seized lood W wherever here ver found tile soldiers ocic carld out and aftel a bi brief fla i 1 et 1 I w were arrested arid confined 1 ad in jacif i f 4 ath at the last dates Balti banks cs was it at alexandra Alexand lia intimation i having been given that lie designed to leave that position positive larders from grant ulio c him to ta to tile the gunboats gun boats his foice is strong onon 0 h under competent con command imand to bid defiance to any force the rebels can call blin bring a against ainest him arrangements for supplies are to be made with energy and celerity by gen canby who I 1 has las 8 gone one forward with special instructions washington may 8 on friday an attack was made by longstreet Longst on the right while lethe jhc thc rebel troops under tinder hill were hurled in like manner against 0 the left wing composed of IIan cocks corps and warrens corps the centre was also calga engaged 0 cd in assaults and the fi fighting 0 litin cont continued in bcd with hardly any intermission for two days but yesterday morning lee having failed completely in liis his object withdrew from the onga engagement ga gar gement 0 rement leaving leavin 0 the army of the potomac in possession of the 6 ground round faud and a large 0 number of tit the rebels killed and wounded 1 heralds correspondence from the sames james livel liver ortho of alie ath says it is most positive now that tile the city of petersburg has been evacuated there is a tremendous fire raging in that vicinity the only solution we can div give 0 is that the rebels have set fire to the extensive mills and factories located there CIN may ath specials from western esi ern virginia announce c tile arrival of gel crooks command at princeton 1 this portion 1 of alq Av rills crills command wha was 1 sent out to cut olf off communication between virginia inith and east Twin tennessee enec tit alie 0 one iny my 2500 strong retreated leaving 0 their camp ill our possession cillo CAIRO ady ma y 9 ali P aiom I 1 om alexandria wo we learn that diat the enemy attacked greensville a small town app opposite 0 ditc but were driven 41 back by gunboats gun boats they drove in the pickets and took several federals tile the force now at alexandria is reported strong the rebel force is quite heavy under kirby smith magruder taylor and others A flag of truce with a demand for the surrender of alexandria was sent to banks on the day the boat loft left with what result is not known the alarm which existed at different points along c the river a few days since has generally subsided I 1 I 1 BALT BALTIMORE monn may ath fortress dates say the report of tile capture of petersburg on oil the ath is incorrect philadelphia may ath we 0 give tile the following special to the Lv evening ening telegraph 1 washington 0 ath communication has been opened with smith and gil mole who are near richmond and have been fighting 0 no fighting 0 yesterday our army is believed to be adv advancing ancin successfully fredericksburg bill is occupied the ilioyd i at being bein under hinder repair alar extra says grant lias has a t field full of prisoners and and lidd had advanced to S p ott sylvania I 11 A all bal iacch acl at a I 1 it head e quai tasby by it bitici gseller ss eller fr the at aimy my sates stages that the ba battle we clo can the enemy having avill fallen alck ab twelve miles leaving their dead aia 1 wounded on the field on oil stanl at 3 lee was it in full through h Spott sylvania when jalle in messen messenger or left II 11 ancock was enteric the place m in pursuit butler it ih ed cd within ten tell miles of LOLIS louisville VILLE may jay alb A made a iani into Plin princston ceton caldwel county coil ty I 1 on oil the ath 4 ali and ro robbed abbed tho the stoles stoics F lai largo go amount of goods good they stok many horses ru mol S fi oil INT ash ill say johnson retreated from dalt Bail bailouts outs to atlanta shermans Sher mans pass passed edtl tho tunnel without opposition abdale andale and aio out flanking tile the rebels sa at t buzzards ST sr louis may the democrat publishes tile the follow 1 in ing 0 tile the expedition of gen ell towards shreveport is ended A gou aleman conversant conver sanh with tile the facts lias has arrived hero here and communicates UK all following 0 in ill r aid to t lie expedition expedit iou steele found fo u nd no ii 0 stoics to subsist ins is troops and had to reduce tile fillo allo ance to quarter rations and as af tilo tho movement was to bo be operative cooperative co with the main one of banks which had failed 0 remained no course but to i return n to little rock hock price dundei took to retain steele at whilo marmaduke Marrna duke with a strong force set off for little roc aock t k which lias to thank steele for ile sit safety fety of tile tho arl arkansas ans as capital with population and millions ofIl of bollara lars dolth of fedail S far for icv W rescue tie his army biou through Pric prices elir set out to got get t lf afi timo time to save it aloin who was inaldo making emy exertion on oil tile rollic to ba bag liis his pl pio po posed sed game at sabine sabinc fork it became necessary 1 to give pi ice battle which was handsomely done lie drove the rebels fron from tile alie field tile the fight was protracted and bloody listin listing lasting in three or four li hours licourt ourt but in in a coit pleto repulse of tile the anem leaving steele to resume his exciting race with marmaduke tit alie latter 31 approached pro a ached cl to d hiti liette le rock tb throwing lowi 1 1 n 9 shells into camp on the afternoon of tile shortly afterwards carls cans cavally came up and joining g tile troops at tile tho post compelled marmaduke Marma duko to relinquish his undertaking lie iio made a little resistance 1 anthe n ain allain body of steeles Ste clos army was rapidly arr arriving iVill curing aurin 0 the enair march flom Ca camac the tro troops aps ops were constantly with the alie enemy who hung r upon their rear and hanks flanks strenuously avol ing ilg to impero their brogie ss there were no ambulances I 1 for or tile alio wounded and they had to be left at tile the houses of residents on the road our indor informant represents steeled avady as va P ice fcc s i deplorably deficient in horses forces ale still ling lingering ain int in the he and were strip striper pr fin that it aft ell desol desolated country ne new w new NE yorm YORK TARI may y oth 9 file w news by specials arc me mcatic ti tribune th c following d dated 1 I t cd wa ington ton trains of aou wounded aided laro 0 on oil the way from tile the front tile 10 hospitals arc ready for for their pa that t a exports aiom sources sa wounded tile says lee c was ivas tile e situation may bo be thu epitomized epitomised tile army suta sustained ined sue silo on thursday ay of the bill bulk of f a fierce att attack ack cef cefaly lly oil 0 friday we atta attacked cled sanny briny lee cc s and drove sonio some distance talin taking I 1 all 11 their S eve iely ivoun wounded ded prisoners I 1 anil and avon an indecisive victory on oil saturday batur day 11 no 0 fi fighting 0 biting lee is believed to be ret retiring irin 1 inina YORK af may ay ath it h the following was received at wish wash inn fth 10 k a in yo to gen dix intelligence is ia 1 ed cd this morning 0 by scouts direct flory tile the aruny army as late as saturday evening but no DO official 1 exports as yet the genal jesuits may bo be stated as ai a success to our arms the fi fighting 0 atin 0 on boday was the most desperate known t a ailt n times gen wads worth was tilled killed wai while lle leading his troops against one of tile the strongest positions position 4 gen webb is wounded the con condition di I 1 of our army is is represented as ad at the latest accounts min iian cock was pushing forwald rapidly by the left loft for Spott sylvania court house and yester day heavy cannonading canno 0 was heard card nt at acquiat acqua creek from that di lection tion we lve IQ lost some onic prisoners ono regiment raiment 0 of pennsylvania ani ged through an abattis abatgis of cynt wore were unable to get back aud them were captured taken a large number of pris prisoner prison onel cis s supposed more than we ive lost artillery ivas not much used oh either cither bide in ill tile the first i 1 lit 1 t W IN s licali aiom 1 last a si fat fc o afriay tack i tile the ile ilefeld beld i foda fo aay da i 1 I tw signed S STANTON T A N T Wis may 9 11 2 a ni to gen dix dis the delai has just lecci ved from gen butler gon gen official deport of the of fliday iday iio says says ill his s loss in ill killed is not large but lias many wounded ile he states that our foicey attacked and caused sonic some confusion he is ii grieved to announce that cot was ivas sove lely wounded gen jenkins gen pe aarn badly wounded oil ilir thursday hurs day ile ho thanks a merciful god that every advance of grant lias bas been repulsed the belief hei c e is that drant grant is achieving 0 a complot comp lct Q signed S T AT 0 N OLD wilderness may gatli 9 1 p m tho terrific battle yet fought was ivas brought to a close today t oda lees entire army furious as faults alts upon our right and left wings by hancock and sedge wacl avith tempo temporary iary success but alave ilave been driven back with great reat slaughter A simultaneous attack was ado ade about 4 in the after afternoon imon winch cli was gallantly repulsed to iraids aida dark they concentrated upon our ir extreme right and fell suddenly von pon I 1 sedgwick Sed Ivick crushing crus liing in the of ins his line lille sod sedgwick wick however in his line and curing it against further disaster d tile the enemy with withdrew diew from the fi fiant ont cover of ilo dall daleness ness our issos aro are heavy our army today to day et ainaly baffled all the offensive efforts of alic enday an almost ini 10 lo wood which covered tile battle saved saved the i lelela el els ft on a crush ing defeat as it canall d thin tin in to cot coi coal then movements cements alu bolfe ta until the deiy moment or of tal ir cx cac e c cibik 10 un ir fay ty ath I 1 have 3 oil evel rociy 11 1 1 iti hero here in icard to tle battles and friday the accounts of the battles of wednesday aio plo baly axa oxa papi cratem py I 1 i f nothing liia has been received in iii repaid 0 to it except the ono one dispatch sent you on saturday Satu iday tim arny gen ingalls fr from iii old Wild wilderness einess tavern 11 au on saturday Satu iday that the enemy aio aie said to be letin ng gen butler telegraphs 0 that he lic made mado a demonstration 0 rail raili railroad i oad between petersburg burg and richmond and succeeded after pi city severe 0 0 in breaking communication beam egal d commands the rebel forces at petersburg and richmond this authentic account disposes of the 14 statement that the rebels evacuated and bained petersburg burg |
