kins killed.
General Pegram was badly wounded yesterday.
General Stafford, it is hoped, will recover. R. E. Lee.
Headq'rs Army Northern Va., May 7th, 1864, 8 P. M. Hon. Secretary of War:
General Gordon turned the enemy's extreme right yesterday evening, and drove him from his rifle pits.
Among the prisoners captured are Generals Seymour and Shaler.
A number of arms were also taken.
The enemy has abandoned the Germanna Ford road, and removed his pontoon bridge towards Ely's.
There has been no attack to-day — only slight skirmishing along the line. R. E. Lee.
The following later dispatch from Gen. Lee was received yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. It was sent from the battle-field at 9 o'clock in the morning:
May 8th, 1864.
Hm. Secretary of War:
The enemy has abandoned his position and is moving towards Fredericksburg.--This army is in motion on his right flank, and our advance is now at Spotsylvania Court House. R. E. Lee.
co K, 19th Ga; C. D. Lowell, it co C, 61st Ga; E. J. Phillips, it co F, 1st Ala. bat'y; R. M. Hood, it co D, 31st Ga; P. Byron, It co A., 10th La.; J. D. Graham Capt.
co D., 2d S. C.; H. L. Farley, It co G., 3rd S. C.; T. S. Moorman, It co E., 3rd S. C.; M. Charles, It co C., 1st N. C.; F. M. Farr, It co H., 15th S. C.; G. A. Atwell, It co E., 34th N. C.; G. W. Flowers, Maj. 38th N. C.; D. B. Sanford, It co A., Phillips's Degion; T. B. Lamar, col. 5th Fla.; J. H. Strein, It co H, 2d Miss; S. D. Mann, it co D., 44th Ga.; J. M. McConnel, It co F., 4th Ga; S. A. Saunders, It co J., 53d Ga.; M. V. Timmens, It co G., 15th S. C.; S. E. Fahn, It co E. 50th S. C.; J. J. Hicks, it co D., 2d Miss; W. F. Hartsfield, It co 53d Ga.; E. J. Goggin, Capt. co M., 7th S. C.; R. S. Saddler, It co I., 55th Va; J. H. Fleet, Capt. co H., 55th Va; H. Baxter, it co B., 5th La; A. W. Gibson, Capt. co K., 46th Ga; N. T. Johnson, Adj't 12th Ga.; A. S. Thorp, it co C., 4th Ga.; W. P. Neely, Capt. co E., 21st Mis
dd, It co it, 50th Ga.; J. H. Small, It co F., 9th L, Brig. Gen. J. H. Stafford (died Sunday morning) Brig. Gen. Henning (painful, but not serious), H. C. Williams, It co E., 4th Ga.; W. H. Willia, It col 4th Ga.; B. R. Herty, It co H. 4th Ga.; T. C. James, Adjt. 3d N. C.; W. C. Hodges, col. 17th Ga.; A. K. Melton, Capt. co I, 3d Ala.; W. McKenney, it co H, 12th Ala; R. T. Pry, Maj. 31st Ga; W. B. Jones, Maj. 6th Ga.; J. F. Ferguson, Maj. 5th Ala.; E. J. Martin, A. D. C., to Gen. Johnson; E. D. Willet, col. 1st La.; H. C. Gill, It co B., 1st La; G. W. Woody, It co A., 34th N. C.; J. Castein, It co A., 3d N. C., J. Rossler, it co I, 13th N. C.
Movements on the Southside — Butler reported to be in command--two fights at Port Walthall — the enemy Twice repulsed.
Owing to the difficulty in transmitting intelligence from the Southside during Friday and Saturday a number of extraordinary rumors were in circulation relative to affairs in that quarter.
The rumors relative to the stre
ter, it co B., 5th La; A. W. Gibson, Capt. co K., 46th Ga; N. T. Johnson, Adj't 12th Ga.; A. S. Thorp, it co C., 4th Ga.; W. P. Neely, Capt. co E., 21st Miss; T. A. Hudgins, Capt. co B., 7th S. C.; L. Poole, Capt. cod, 24th Ga.; L. S. Crawford, It co K., 10th Ga.; T. W. Alexane, Capt. co C., 1st Tenn., D. L. Duke, Capt co F., 16th Miss. J. A. Morgan, It co A., 1st N. C.; L. C. Latham, major 1st N. C.; B. D. Calhoun, It co C., 4th Ga.; J. P. Pugsley, it co C., 38th Ga.; G. F. Pierce, It co C., Cobb's cavalry legion; C. W. Baldwin, Capt. co G., do; J. I. Dodge, Capt. co D., Phillips's Legion; R. A. Pierson Capt.
co C., 9th La; W. C. Holt, It col. 10th Gen., W. C. Dodd, It co it, 50th Ga.; J. H. Small, It co F., 9th L, Brig. Gen. J. H. Stafford (died Sunday morning) Brig. Gen. Henning (painful, but not serious), H. C. Williams, It co E., 4th Ga.; W. H. Willia, It col 4th Ga.; B. R. Herty, It co H. 4th Ga.; T. C. James, Adjt. 3d N. C.; W. C. Hodges, col. 17th Ga.; A. K. Melton, Capt. co I