Show BY PACIFIC TELi GRAPH especial TO THE DAILY UNION VEDETTE philadelphia may the evening telegraphs special from washington says advices advises via port royal on the rappahannock Kappa Rappa hannock from the army of the potomac up to thursday night say the rebel army was then busily engaged entrenching on the tb I 1 north side of the south anna and apparently parent ly expecting us to attack them in in their works no battle had taken place up to the time our informant left our left is reported to have crossed the river cast of sextons Sex tons junction 0 our ur whole army is in glorious spirits it is believed that lee is being largely reinforced from Beau regards and other rebel armies our informant intimates that stirring news is expected soon washington INT ASHINGTON may the ayes and noes call ed on the finance committee clause striking out the tax on domestic I 1 spirits on hand band were called by trumbull and it was adopted a by 25 to 15 two couriers from the army of the potomac yesterday morning 0 arrived the file rebel army maintained the same position these arrivals confirm tl the rep report ort that grant lias has thrown a foice across the below sextons Sex tolly tons creek in tho the direction of hanover IIa C H the enemy had strengthened t bened a strong position by throwing up en ell tre trench ments and making abatti ab attia nto fighting lias has taken place beyond skirmishing mi shing it is the opinion of tile the coll coir biers that no battle will willbe be fought in lees present position the 10 destruction of tile the virginia central railroad above sextons Sex tons junction has bee been so complete that it will be useless to tho rebels tile the rails were destroyed and tile the cuttings filled the embankments embankment thrown down and bridges burned the medical directors rolls shows that have been wounded in tile tho recent battles this number does not include any wounded since our ad vance from Spott sylvania washington midnight may 28 dispatches irom from banks dated the give details of tile the bi brilliant illiana ingenuity and achievements of col bailly in constructing a dam across the falls fall of red liver iver i for the relief of tile the gun gull boats our army in going from alexandria to the mississippi had an all engagement at Man azona and one at yellow bayou ba y out in both of which the rebels were beaten gen banks states that no prisoners wagons or other material of the 0 army had been captured hy by the enemy except that abandoned by him in liia his unexpected engagement at sabine cross roads on oil the tb e ath of april with t the ile exception of the losses sustained there the material of the army is complete p I 1 A dispatch from headquarters head bead quarters army of tile the potomac at magarick Maga hick chuich clit lich ten miles from hanover town dated 5 p m friday states that our army had withdrawn to the north side of the north anna on thursday night and moved towards hanover town the place designated for crossi crossing Dg thel the at 9 on friday morning sheridan with the and ad divisions of cavalry took possession of hanover ferry and hanover town finding there only a rebel vedette the division of the ath corps arrived at 10 a in and now hold the place with a sufficient force force of cavalry infantry and artillery to resist any attack likely to be made upon it the remainder of the troops are arc pressing forward with rapidity A later dispatch dated 1 7 a in this saturday morning says everything is is going on finely the weather we ather e lear clear and cool troops coming up rapidly and in great spirits the army wi will 11 be beyond the by noon breckenridge is at hanover court house with a force variously reported from thirty to one hundred thou thousand Wick hams and lomax brigades of cavalry are also thero there the dispatch further states that after seizing hanover ferry on priday friday p m gen tarbert captured seventy seven cavalry including 0 six officers that the rebel cavalry is exceedingly demoralized and flies before ours on every occasion A dispatch dia patch from general sherman Sh ermall dated near dallas on th the L ath reports that the enemy having discovered his move upon altoona Alto oua marched to meet ofir forces force s our columns met tile clio y about one mile cast of pumpkin vine ville creek and wo pushed them back about ahlee tin co lyl miles s to a point where aher C tile roads fork and to marietta here Jo johnston linston has chosen a strong C position arld and made hasty but strong parapets of timber and earth gen shermans Sher mans ri o ht is at dallas and extends about miles coith the country is is densely wooded and broken there are no roads in consequence of which we have had many sharp encounters but nothing decisive signed STANTON MONTREAL may joshua R giddings american con sul general dropped dead at 10 tilis this evening NEW YORK may p special says grants nois sance wednesday showed the rebels in full force and holding a powerful position immediately in front and somewhat in advance of a little river river the file ground is also very favorable to him bira and lie he had occupied every hour bour in fortifying if driven lack back from berehe here he had elaborately prepared a line of works on south anna to fall back upon grant therefore there foie determined to re choss the north anna 1 awing around to the left over lamun ky and loave leave him to enjoy his position 5 while cavalry demonstrations were made to divent tile the attention of the enemy while grants movement took place which proved a success for when it was accomplished the rebels were completely taken by surprise heralds correspondent says I 1 a ivoun wounded ded rebel officer says their loss in the late battles reaches the times special says redlies ledlies bri brigade 11 ade met with a repulse in crossing tile the north anna they had crossed the river and were driving in the rebel skirmishers when the rebels opened a terrible fit faie e of grape and canister from a concealed battery of four or six guns the brigade foil fell back to the cover of a piece of woods when in the height of a thunder storm the rebels charged and drove our men toward the river just then another brigade came up and checked the advance of the enemy four hundred and fifty of the brigade are killed wounded or missing worlds special says there was considerable sid erable skirmishing on friday but no beav heavy y fighting near hanover court house grants movements are progressing gressin g well and rapidly most of the casualties are among new eng land regiments |