LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 23, 23 July 1864, Page 4

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

.We take the following from the telegraphic correspocdence of the London Times t — New York, 13th May* 6 p.m.—G-ene-ral Grant reports that during Wednesday night Hancock changed his position from the right to the left centre" of the Federal line, and at half-past four o'clock yesterday morning assaulted Lee's right, which he turned, capturing twentyfive cannon und 3000 prisoners, among wKom were G-enerals Edward Johnson, Bobert Johnson and G-eorge Stewart. An engagement extending alohg nearly the whole line followed, which continued -with' greater or less seseverity throughoue the day. G-eneral Sheridan, chief of Grant's cavalry* reports, Oh the 10th inßt., having destroyed eight miles of railway in tree's rear, ahd the recapture of 500 Federal prisoners. Butler under date near Chester Station on the afternoon of 12th May, states that Gilmore held the entrenchments at Bermuda Hundred, while Baldy Smith was demonstrating against the enemy at Fort Darling. Beliable reports from Cincinnati reiterate that G-eneral Sherman had captured Dalton, with 5000 prisoners and 10 guns. 14th May, Eleven a.m. — Official and other despatches from Tefield, Virginia, to eight o'clock yest erday morning, £how Hancock's achievement on Thurspay to been less decisive than at first represented; but two Generals, Edward Johnson, and George Stere taken prisoners. Of the cannon _ reported captured many remained on desputed ground on Thursday night, wnile it is not perfectly clear that a number of tlierti were hot recaptured , by the Confederates. No success whatever attended the Federals at other points of the line, their assaults against Lee's centre and left being invariably repulsed with great slaughter, and at nightfall the Confederates maintained their position in front of Spottisylvania court house. Yesterday, at daybreak, it was discovered that during | the night Lee had withdrawn across the Biver Po, it is believed to occupy a j stronger position on the North and South Anna Bivers. Grant is represented as to be in pursuit' but, as the roads are in a bad condition, after the neavy fall of raim, amid which the battle was fought, he will have considerable difficwltsy m following. Tie carnage of Thursday is described as awful and the men on both sides to have fallen like grain. No estimate of the loss is given. There is a teport that Sigel has cut the Virginia Central Bailway between Charlottesville and Linchbiirg, and another report that he has been attacked and defeated by the Confederates under Breckinridge. Information was received at New Orleans on the 7th inst., that Forest's cavalry had gained possession of all Sherman's railway communication!, arid had also destroyed several Fediral transports on the TeniAee and Cumberland rivers. Letterslmii New Orleans of 7th announce thatßanksisendeavoringtoretchSrasheer city mth his army, his retreat%§n^Alexancriaw'a the Bed Biver, being cut off% theerection*r>f*the Confederate batteries on the banks of that stream. The steamers Ohio, Belli, Laurel Hill, Bella Donna, and Mattie Stephens, with supplies and reinforceniei"! 4 i'or Banks, have been sunk oi* captured below Alexandria. All Admiral Porter's gunboats are above the falls of the Bed Biver, § and as J the [Confederates have turned the waters of the river into other channels, their capture is considered inevitable. GenM'Dowell hasbeen appointed command of the military department of the Pacific, and will leave for California immediately. This step is supposed to have been taken in view of the possibility of a rupture with France, on the Mexican question. The House of Bepresentatives on Wednesday adopted a recolotion to drop from the army roils all unemployed general ofllcers, includidg Generals M'Clellan and Fremont. Yesterday it passed the bill giving to soldiers and sailors, both white and colored, homesteads from Confederate estates. G-old 192*.