The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1864, Page 1

OCULISTS AND AURISTS. IMPAIRED BIGHT, vores IN THE WEAD, a7 sRRUAL AVPECTIONS 1. wee THROAT, pat ‘@HRONIO CATAREE, @ATARR OF THR SIMPARIO MUCOUS MEMBRANE, ‘ORETEVOTION OF Bit ris BUSTACHIAN. ‘yuBR, eURED, CROBSEYE S#RAIGUTENED IN ONE MINUTE, f gat evere dienand of the Eye and Bar requirkig’either med. eo) oF ou:i0o0) ald attended to 7 DR. YON EISENBERG, aenaor cf “Surgical ane @racticn! Observations om theDie- scans of tice Hat, with the New Mode of Treatment,”at his Bec to General Dix. PETERSBURG IN OUR DANDS. The Rebel Intrenchments At- tacked and Captured. Generals Smith and Kautz in Possession of the City. No. 816 BROADWAY, No. Hib BROADWAY, ‘O7iNIOWS OF THE NSW YORE PRESS [Prem the Jontnal of Commeres,) CATARRH CURBD, CATARKP CURED OATARRH OURED, (RY 0488 OF HUTCHINGS, TEE “LIGHTNING CAL | Captureof Artilleryand Prisoners. eal z Six Guns, Out of the Sixteen Taken, Captured by the Colered ‘Troops. al § H a i p i [ ‘ a few days aince tue remericable cure af Kurcnings, the “Lightning Caloule vr eo well known to the pubic daring the many years he eubMited Lule wonderful arichraetics! powers at Barnum’s by the celebrated Ocullst amd Anrist, Dr, Vou Beecoverg, of thiseity. Hotchings Je represented to have deawat ihe point of death, and but for the timely inter- ference of the drotor. would now be reeling in hie grave, ‘This te 2 remarkable ensz, and worthy of the attention of peresve similarly afficted. We tink 1 ip but jnat to De, Von Bisenberg to eall public atiention to thie csc. There are hundreds im the ermaonity suilering from catarth, who, like the “Light- wiry Caleulator.” ti not .actusliy praying for death, are Yeady (0 accept of anything that promises to relieve them. fora whois dletresses. ‘To such we wonld aay trtlle ned with Mexperenced inen, but conaalt, without unnecessary delay, Be. Too Uinenbery, who, at iowst, hae the honesty to. assure bts puttonta whether tt lewithin hie power to make them ‘Waeeam:, Additional Details of Gen. Crawford's Fight Near Long Bridge. The Crossing of the James River the Most Brilliant Scene of the War. SEE MAP ON SUPPLEMENT SUEET. Reels om nok mits DEAFNESS CORED. * The Rebel Report of Sheri- ila = ir dan’s Defeat, EARS TO THE DEaP. &c. Myery man, and espectaliy every woman, bellevesin bis fr Der pursiclan, There ire pbilesopbloal minds which bald to an abstract faith i@ Aliopathy, or Homeopathy, or Wx écopethy,.or some cther forin of selentifie cure; but-with &e., Despatch ‘¢rom Secretary Stanton 40 @eneral Dix. Wasaincron, Juve 17, 1864. Ken Major General Dix:— fas world at Jarge tho belief donot in the system, but imthe | The following despatches have been received by thie fester. Eapeoially ie this true as regards aurists andecu- | department:— Gry Port, June 16, Sard. The patient whe hea recovered bis signt or his hear- Vie 3. Jeuanp, June 162-5°30 A, Mt fag te sure that the blessing coud bd have been restored to hin br ooother practitioner than that particular ene by whem Des eyes or ease were opened. Dr, Vou Eisenberg te mene evr test known auncis. ‘He hes mot lent us care ga 2 brother practitioner has eyes, and fn whose stiti, there. fore, we beltere -above ali oiera But we hear of him’ fren those who-csteom bimi not merely.ea.e eurgeon, bat ae this morning. General Butler reports from his ebeervatory, near Ber- muda Hondred, that there bas been sharp fighting, and that the troops and trains of the enemy were, as he wrote, moving feom the city across the Appomatlox, as if retreoting. « aR, | Pre + cane ha m related tous, for the |} Hancock te not near enough to render General Smith Lyauatainess of which wecan vouch, though we can ame ne || sR stames. ‘The patient was @ indy who had-been deaf ftom | tency, 08 2 convaguence of some of the ailments to which Siren are Hedie, Latierl’ the disease had taken an acute farm, aud the pation: was mibject to Melenso-euffering. The daccrass was rapidly becoming complete, and the general boosh Draaking dowe onder the phyxtcal exhaustion attend. Ordinary remedies and ordinary watags were nseleas, and Dr, Von Eisenberg was called in, Wagued oot repeat his-diagne: ls; for that would he enty @ ds: ct bard names tothe general render, But bedetected at Gigb) ake teat of disease, fret jn one portion o1 the organiam, foe 2 another, ase with manipulation as szilfal as bis ” psighe ons accurate, be removed the causes, andshe who, frac inspacy, had beard with difficulty, and latterly hardly Pres red, firet to perrrct hearing and then to per. fret nest: Dr. Vou Bésondeaz's advertisement reminds us ‘The Richmond papers have nothing 4o Indicate e suspi- clon of our crossing the James river. They expect to be attacked from the direction of Malvera Hill. Coe Vout, V«., June 15:30 P. Me Gur latest report (rom Smith was at fourP. M. He bad carried a line of intrenchments at Beatty’s House, the.colored troops aseaulting sud carrying she rifle pits with great galiautry; bat be bad mot yot carried tho main line, He describes the rebel artillery dre as very beawy He expected to assault this line juat before dark. Hancoek is withia three «miles of Smith. } Ciry Por, Va., June 16—7 A. M., Vin Jammscown LaLAND—1145 A. M. Attwonty minutes past soven P. M. yesterday Smith Assaulted and carried the principal line of the enemy be- fore Petorsburg, taking thirteen cannon, several stands of colore and vetweou three aud four hundred prisouers, This line te two miles from Petersburg, Hancock got up and took position on Smith’s left at three o'clock A. M. to-day There was heavy Gring ip that direction from dive to six o'clock. No report Bas beon received yet. Dow's Hann Laxnusa, Va., June 16—1 P.M. After sending my despatch of éhis ning from the hoights southeast of Peterspurg 1 went over the con- quered lines witt General Grant and the engineer officers. ‘The works are of the very strongest kind, more difficult to take than was Misstonary Ridge, at Chattanouga. The bardest fighting was done by the Diack troops, ‘The forte they stormed were the worst of all. After the affair was over General Smith. weat to thank them and tell them he was proud of their courage anddsush, He nays they cannot be exceeded as soldiera, and that bere after he will send them io @ difficult place as readily an aesoron constant pate relate, though not.et his ot eurs. hear. af the carey, which werthas fotictec co. Let him Ghat bath [From the 7 Times.) srcmr pORED. SIGH? “HESTORED, COMARANING ETRH AND OCULISTS. OF the fre someon that wikich we call seeing in the moet becorcnt asad most valued, Im proportion as this sense inte us, we are seduced to elplesgness If entirely deatl- tate of eight howssiow wouldiba our progress in knowledge, ‘acd how linutted onraphere of ection and usefulness, En- Avo) With ih.tbe mnieerne Hecomes Anew eration, clached aus beanty and diveraited | iby that tetinke variety whieh eover (ain to atten the mini And homes, Bogsevoral montha past t Tas been praciteal subject era a inflamed enndition of she eyeiite, communicating amdezed th ‘The discharge of daily duties 4, Attributing It to the ef- fiseif to the pupil. roteay painful, but Wangen mete Avsid, we endurad Hibvough'the spring, with the | the bess white troopa, Rope that with the roturm of m weather 4 world en. They captured atx out of the sizteca eamnon which he Were doomed to disap. | took The prisoners he took were from Beauregard’s com- mand. @ome of them said they had just crossed the Jawes above Drury’s Bleif. I do not think aoy of Leo’s scmy had reached Peters. burg when Smith etormed %#, Thoy seem to be there ths morning, however, aod to Be making arrangements to hold the west (north ?) side of the Appomatiox. The town they cannot think of Belding, for i lea 4i- rectly under our guns. ‘The weather cunsinues splondid. Crry Port, Va., June 16—4:16 P, M. General Butler reports from Bermuda Hurdred thet tue enemy have abaudened the works in fwont of that place. Hin troops are uow engaged in tearing up the rail- pa pririment. Summer returned, bub mot one worsted sight, Woat might bee been the Aavuit, either of farther neglect teasing owe case (on frien i assured us that ¢ almflar ia own facully hod Poon y Deon trented with eatire Shot Avacity. Satietying eum hat the doctor Is no em @ anviat, we concinted so now rea. mata’ wecceas by Dr. Vow £19 savrem by more particles . #riq but @ egemtific ocvl st soot the Denetlimaf bie torstn wa} soknowleigeve wary p° nya ne, whith we ha. Mdough but a few weoke jauer bis cara, the appourinse of our ayes bas totally qasted The pupil mew fol and clear, Aud the Hide are fveiy Gee from imilamwation, The Coser sass at the opto nerve Bae teem weakened and the yf wascmed @ ghrowe intamméatory stale, of. } fod betwoon Pevarsburg and Richmond, tng atore or W ‘all the. - other. ans Tho lowing deapateh does not designate the hour; but it iswupposed to be Isier tham tho preceding:— Janesiown, Va., Jane 16, 1864, Tonme down from the poutocn above Fort Powhatan, With deapatehas for Secretary Stanton, Just est teft Caran Pikin reported to me that Petersburg was in our possession. Nothing of recent date has beet heard from General Shoriden; butthe Rietmond Whig of the 16th contains « doe potoh (rom GonsLae, stating that &boridan had been tented {nam angigann@t with Fijz leo and Mamptor, teaing Bve hatred privohare and leaving his dead ond aded on the field, From eneral “hotmad a deap. toh, dated fost right ab pine o'vioek, Kae eon received. J} only states tho enim Amanrosia, Opthalmitia, p believe, ls Me term who’ lots apply to eyes affected Waring obta ned ‘he wnoh denved ratte, we vanvening. f meylooted, te grent pensnre in scknowindging Ur indautedmens to sey and of evtlfog to tt the at jon of oviers who may be suffering from ®simiiar or tm worse condition of their ever. , It Is exid that Provi. OF enaey Dane, ia covtatn Sibjeot AY Meverer intus than teenie. them, that as we Inorease the Wekidew witch destroy the or, an of vishon}, howe teadonioten, (2Nat im nd. anti 8 Be e7e \a, a these the Let ue brthe met the progress Geweney Koope pace wi Ne of them. Ovyiow NO. se HROADWAL, I | | Smith, with fiiteen thousand men, attacked Petersburg | NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1864—WITH SUPPLEMENT THE TOWN OF Fae | NS PETERSS. 1 ome RAIL ROAD DEPOT Sce Supplement Sheet, or Ninth Page. PETERSBURG. vee WATERS~SUMNe SKETCH OF THE TOWN. Petersburg, which is an exceedingly handsome and fonristing post town, as well as port of entry, of Diowtd die county, Virginia, 1s situated on the right or south Dank of the Appomattox river, at the crossing of tha @reat Southern Railroad, at @ distance of twenty two miles south of Richmond and ten miies from Jemes river, at City Point, -in latitude 27 14 north, longitude 77 20 weet, In reeyect of population and commercial advan- tages, with facilities for a rapidty increasing business, it tanks ag tha third town tn Virginia, The town displays much architectural ‘taste in the miuner in which t built, end also possesses = geveral important = pubire buildings. Tt covtaine aumerous chorcnes, in which several denominations aro rapresented, viz:—Two of the Matho- dist, two of the Episeopalian, twoof the Presbyterian, one of the Baptist and one of the Catholic, ‘besides other places of worship, principally for colored peop.e, With those it basa number of cotton factories, three Danks, two ropewnlke, one woollen factory, ene iron farnscs, and milla for almoat every purpose of trade. It hse also oducational estadliahments, 10d, before the can ture of the pineo, published three newspapers. Tne boroagh limits extend aa. far as the decayod village.o” Blandford, in Pricee Georges county, which Is stated to have beon superior to many respects to Petersburg, which has quickly grown up, as it wore, alongside of it, Among the exceedingly interesting and ple: ly Picturesque rulng scattered over Virginia the remains of P'ancdford’s once imposing church attract the atiension of the traveller. A destractive conflagration occurred here $3815, by which a vast deal of property, includiog four hondred houses, was conaumed. ‘There is unlimited water power about Petersburg, as the ascent of the tide, becoming arrested by the falls directly above the town, affords extensive supply. Some entorpriae bax also been manifested by tho construction of a canal around the falis, by which boats of a light draught c1n ascendthe river for a distance of nearly one hundred miles, The town can be approached by vessels of ove hundred tons ascending the river, while those of a lirzer size are obliged to discharge at Walt ere the Sonth Side Railroad han itseastern terminus, connected by the Appomattox Rallroad with the mouth of the river and City Point, where vessels of large eize are chiefly discharged. ‘Some tdea may be formed of 14 trade and indostrial re- Sources from the fact ‘that from ten thousand to fifteen thousand hogsheads of tobaceo are «xported annually. ‘Tho popuiation of the pluce is about sixteen thoussad. relative position of the foreee. No serious engagement had yet coourred. EDWIN M. BTANTON, Beoretary of War. THE HERALD DESPATCHES. Mr. 8S. Cadwallader's Despatch. Canes Cry Coorr House, Juve 15—8 A.M. ‘The activity of the army has bees unparalleled for three days past, It marched from Coal Harbor to this point over narrow and tortnovs roade that needed much rerairing, 2nd now fully matt over the James river, sad moving towards City Paint, below tho mouth of the Ap pomuttox. The general headquarters of the army are breaking up as I write, aed the traing wit! proceed to that point by night. Geveral Grant visited Bermuda TTundred yesterday, hada long conference with General Butler in regard to milttary aairs, aud returned in the evening, apparentiy well pleiwed with the condition of aflairson the south side, The work’vo that quarter will probably be sharp ‘or afew dogs, aud decisive in securing certain atrategical potnts from which to conduct the work of the succeeding week or mouth THE RVEKY PUZZLED, The army is in five health ana spirits, and seems to bo well fed aud well clothed. ‘The enemy appear to have been completely mystifed by our Inst movement, and were tweoty four hours in occupyiag the ground we left at Coal Horbor. Hehar since made a forced march for Malvern Hull, in expectation of our attempting to econpy 18; but tt sow transpires that this was no part of Cenoral Grant's plan, General Warren was thrown out im that” direction to cover the flank of the main army on its morch, Dut bas been since drawa in to this point, avd will transport hie corps across the river to day. The weather continues plossant and the ronde goed The days are warm, with the nights cool, and often very ebilly. THE SECOND CORPS. Mr. Frameis C. Long’s Desprich, Seeonn Anuy Conrs, 1x THe Freep, Newz Cnaein Crrv 6, H., June 13, 1864, AGAIN ON THR MARCH All the pecersary arrangements mg been mado for another rapid movement beyond the right of Lee’s army, the Second corps loft its positiea noir Coal Harbor, whore it has faced the enemy so heroically since the 3d inst, and at nightfall op Sunday evening, 12th, took up a Hine of march towards Long bridge, oa the Chickahominy. The corps followed @ sarrow and winding road, which doubled and twisted among the swamps, forests and hills "Between Coal Harbor and} Despatch Station, on the Richmond and York River Railroad. The evening was remarkably cold for the climate and season, and the ohilly, damp dows that sottic in vapory masses on the low, swampy regions of the Chickabominy dampened our clothing aed made us abudder with an gue like chiliness. WHERE WAR THE ENEMY? ‘The enemy in front of us yesterday was remarkably quiet, and had It not been for an occasional shel! be throw from his battories we would hardly have been aware of bis presence. AR opinioa prevailed among in- tolligent officors that Ize hed removed the bulk of nis army from the vicinity of Coal Harbor and Mechauice- ville to @ point furtker down the river, antictpating an- other flank movement hy Grant, Had thero been any considerable body of the enemy Im tho earthworks, | front of our late position, hey would moat certainly have attacked (our rear, since eur withdrawal could got bave failed to attract their attention, Goveral Hancock marched bis colamn all night, with as much rapidity as the nature of the country a dored condition of the ronés would admit, only halting for a fow briet moments at long intervals, Ad daybreak tho column was baited, a short distance from New Providence Church. There the troops regaicd thamecives with warm coffee and bard tack, until THR ORDER CAMB TO MOTE FORWARD, Ta,8 long, dense column the Second corps wonded ite way, while the steady tramp f thoumands of foot stirred up cloade of reddish dust, which floated lazily away on the sultry atmosphere, showing at @ distance the course the columa pursued. 108 COUBTRY AROUND. Ia the low gronnd and mrienes, thickets of swamp magoocling i full bioom perkgaoed the alr with (heir sort | breathing fragrance, whiie (havright emerald enamolting | of thetr teaver seemed to Sioa Sapelet whitonaes to their | sdowy biorgoure, Th forest trees rowing about ap were prt TOON vives, Alshov"d there aro wa syecies of vak, tpatly but they do not flourish in such abundance as the pine. There are plenty of persimmon, holly and amber treon |] growtog im all the wooded districts in this part of Virginia, ‘There is comparatively Ittle undergrowth, however, n the fores's, what there in boing prinoipally Gwacf ouk, laurel aud ebinquapin ebrubs. The further eouth proceed the richer the soil becomes, as the immense size of the forest trees attest. The soil is not only darker in color, but ‘reer from stones, sand and clay than it is around Spotisvivania Court House and eloag ‘he Mattapony, and cereal crops of every description grow ‘with greater Juxarisace. THK INDABITANTS. ‘The citizens we encounter claim to be “of the manor born,” and have always associated with nothing but the “prime mesa, A No. 1's’, of tne State = But aa far ag our observation oxtends the F. F. V.’s as a clas are not to be compared with the farmers aud mechanics of some of ‘our Northern States jo point of intelligence and general inforroation, The truth obliges us to state that we oc easionally meet an educated man or wowan; but for one teat con boast of any amount of intellectual acquirement we find a score that canoot decipher the English alpha. bet, or toil the difference between an almanac anda child's primer, ARRIVAL AT LONG SRIDGR—THE CHICKANOMINY ROUNDINGR, We reached Long bridge at about ten o'clock this morn fog (the 13th), and found that the Pith army corps was slready across the river. We bad to halt for @ short time before crvesing; the wagon trains of the general army Beadquarters being to front of we, and in possession of the pontoon bridge and the road leading to it. Long bridge is situated about eighteen miles from Coal Harbor, und it iw rather less tham baif that distance below Bottom’s bridge. The Chickshoming, as It hag frequentiy been stated, Ie & ninggish and mnddy stream, resembling ® Louisiana boyou more than @ ri lis width at che point we crossed is about thirty yards, It rung in the midst of a morass almost as (eose af an Indian jungle, It is a very anboalthy neighborhood, owing to the poisouous miasma it congtantiy exhalcs. ‘Tho swamp and river are infested with venomous rep tiles, particularly water mocersons, several ef which went birsiog and writhing across the road as wo paseod About three-fourths of a mile from the river the ground gradually grows hicber, and cultivated flelds can at times be seen. Still the most of the land for some aistance is wot and marshy, not improving much before we reached St Mary's church, which stances some eix miles from Charies City Court House. ‘TUR CROPS AND FOTL. Arora! New Yorker or Vermonter will scarcely believe that the cherry trees that were in bloom en the 10th of May have ripened thelr frait by the 10th of Jane Nevertheless auch ts the case. The cherry season is al most over, as weil as the strawberry. Wo also saw a Heid of wheat to-day that had been harvested. This looks rather like rushing the season. As we approach Charles City Court House the quality of the aotl improves very much; tbe land becoraes dryer snd leas uneven, Some of the finest wheatfields I bave seen fn the State are growing around our present temporary headquarters, ‘WILE OOR MARCH BE pIRVTTRD? There (s no doubt that onr altimate destination wil! be James river; but I hardly thinktee will leave the way ‘Undisputed. The fact that he withdrew hie pickets this Morning as soon as we did ours proves eonciusivoiy that be hasan tokling of the movement now on foot, and he will doubtless strain every nerve to head us of Whether he ts outgeneralled or not few days will teil. AND 8URe Mr. L. A. He foe } FHEKO WR ARF—NOT WHANE WR WILL Im Where the next change will tnke us, avd what is (ode Our gnoboste and transporte jo the James river break OPERATIONS OF THE FIFTH CORPS. Heanqoarrens, Fiern Arwy Cones, Cuanies City Coont Be vem, Juve 14-6 7, M, T give our prevent locality, as before this can reach Jou the position of the army will be wholly eusnged, the next move ta the programme, are ‘acts, of course, f gannot make known, As l write the shrill whistles of the quiet of the stilt night air, mx wooks cut oif from raiironds aud etaamboata, these sounds ars ayroea ble, not only aa mamontoes of cirilization, but aa proof of the preeenoe near of agothor aud important ausiliary power toad ia further carrying out the groat object ot the present exmpeig: yo Ming of wid, Ove Biarent vont tv the James river i two ontee, acd @ DN | ) MOOF wa Commande N Gone View Of 4 PO HOR OL the Fiver vane, steamers and Motilla of grabente | moops titeg ts watore, ‘WHAN WH STARTED—THU FMPLOTHERT OF TWO DATE Forty-eight houre ago, the tine of sending my leat despated, left the Fifth corps tm readiness to move. ‘These forty-eight boars have been important ones—n08 that we bave performed miracles of marching, not that we bave undergone any eousual hardships, oot that any great battles bave booa fought or great viciories won—bus success of our and evemy by the Lolinesa aad audiolty of ite eoncoption and execution. jm the resulte gained, in the entire third great’ flank movement, to the complete bewilderment of tue Tp this time we have crossed the Chicka hominy, thrown ouraelves aloof from the base we bad ocouried, ani e-tablished a new one, The exemy has Rot mHiested us to avy exient; for be bas not kaewa how to do it. RS FIFTH CORPS EY ADVANCR To tho Fifth corps has belonged the Leonor of the ad- Phig ©» p> was the first of our tn’ the Chickahominy, a8 f§ was the first to cross the Rapidan apd toe Nort Aove. I crossing the Chicka hominy, which we @id at Long bridse, Geners| Crawford's division had tha advance, His division crossed at mid night, foliowing Chapmau’s brigade of the cavairy, He Bt once pushed forward to the beights this side, by tho Mattox House, two miles to the right, firmly establishing bimeelf, aad there remained til daylight, wheo the uthor @ivisions took positions near by. GEXRRAL CRAWFORD'H MIGIIT. Here the corps remained all day, but not withont an independent and most brilliant fight by C-awford’s divi- sion, The cavalry were atiil iu pis advance, A portion was sent in the direction of Turner’s ford, acrosa the "Chicksiiominy, and some towards the Whity Oak swamp crogsing, At the latter crossing the cuvalry oime up the First aud Sscon’ South Carolina regiments, of Marap- tou's brigade, and, being inferior in nuiavers, sont back: for infantry rupports, General Crawtora gent Gay Bates’ brigade, consisting of the Twelfth Massa Major Cook; Ninety seventh Now York, Colone! Wheolock ; Eleventh Pennsylvania, Captain Harris; Eighty eighth Pennsyivania, Captain Phoades, and Niuth New York, Lientenant Colonel Moflatt, with instruc. tions to aid the cavalry, got possession of the road and fntrecch Very shortly after, Tyle's brigade, comprising the Thirty-niwih M»szachusetts, Col. Payis; One Hundred and Seventh New York, Cotonot Metoy; Nivetieta Pennayivanta, Captain Davis; Sixteenth Maine, Colonel Iilden; Ono Hundred and Foorta New York. Colonel Prey, and Thirteenth Moesach iretts, Major Pierce, weut to the assistance of the First brigade, fol- lowed by Colovel Carle's brigade of the First and Secon’ veteran Penneylvania reserve regim ute, General Craw- ford accompanied the two Intter brigades, aud directed audsequent movements tn person, In some redoubts thrown up by MoCloilan in bia campatyn the enemy had PRICE THREE CENTS. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOLUNTEERS, A correspondeut here bas given (ue credit of the exp. ture of a piece of artillery, auring the recess reid of ow cavalry to Petersburg, to the Fifth Penneyivania cavalry, when, in (act, the credit belongs to the Firat District of Columbia Volunteer cavalry, and the piece jo question is tow iu thelr camp, with the permission of fleseral Batier to take it with th to Washington upou'their retaro, 1 make this correction that a regiment which bes always doue ite duty may have the credit whicn is due it, BRIGADIER GENERAL OWx%, Of Gibbon’s division, Second corps, Army of the Potomac, ia now here under arrest for alleged disobedionce of orders The friends o General Owen need have no fear of the Tesult of the court of inquiry in his ease, as he bas shows bis ability, bravery and obedieuce to the orders of Bw Superiors upon too many hard (onght basttie felis to be Jong kept inactive. In consequence of active operations in the fleld, 1 mey be some wreaks before action can be taken im big cage, and ho bo relieved from bis unpleasans | positon Five o'Crock Po ML NEWS FROM PETERADERG HKFORE THR CAPIT RE. ‘The Ke\port bas just arrived, having left W) on'e Jonding, on the James river, at eleven «clock this morning. She has on board the Feventh Massacnusctis Volunteers, Cotone! Johns, whose term of service has ex- pired. When the boat left heavy canuonxding was heard im the direction of Petersburg; but no pews bad beea re ceived ‘The Second and vixth corps were on the south side of the James river, and the Fifth corps was then crossing. CAPTAIN ALEXANDER W’EWEN, of General Hancock’s staff, who was aevercly wounded a few days since, aud sufvred an amputation of the leg, was removed to Washington on Sunday last, Mr. H.W. Powers, of New York, arrived bere to day alter bie body, bis friends maying received Intelligence of biw death, Our Army Correspondence, Coarias Cirt\ oonr Hone, June 15, 1854, The Chicahominy his been svfoly eroseed. Gritfin’s Aivision of the Third corps. preceded by a brigado of cavalry, advanced from Providevee ehurch to Long bridge oo sunday night, After a brief skirmish our ad vance guird drove off the few rebel pickets guarding this place. The bridge had been destroyed by the rebels: but We jaid pontoons across the ri A oolzmn moved up the aouth side of the river towards Botton’s bridge and drove every rebel out of sight. On the margin of White O.k swamp our cavalry raw against a cousiderabie number of the enemy. For a fow minules there was a sparp skirmish, in which « number of cannon were freely used on both sides, and two regi ments of infantry were deployed as skirmishers. Abou twenty men were killed and wounded in this short affal Some of thevebols were made prisouers. They report placed three cannon, from which they kept up a vigorous shelling of our troops, Three objects were to be gained— holding the Long bridge road, upon which were all our trains; silencing the guns in these redoubte, aud keep- fog possession of the White Uak swamp bridge. Captain Barnes’ battery, First Now York, was located 30 as to command the bridge and prevent the enemy from crossing over from that direction. In holding this bridge some sharpshooters in Bates’ brigade did exceileat service, Meantime other batteries directed their fire ‘on these redoubts, and the counter canncoading was heavy and farions fora while, Our cavalry got out of ammunition, and at this time were heavily pressed and compelled to fall back, which they did in considerable confusion, working through the infantry lines, the in fantry, notwitustanding this cavairy panic, stood their groued, and punished the pursuing cavalry severely as they came up within musket range. The epemy’s cav- airy, numbering at least three thousand, fell back fall well, and did not show themscives again, From this time the fighting was between Crawford's division and the enemy's infantry, which wo discovered, from prisoners captured, to consist of Wilson’s, Mo Gowan’s and Scales’ brigades,of A. P. Hill's corps, om the right, and Anderson's division, on the Long bridge or New Market reed, It was half past three P. M. when the -enemy’s infantry arrived, Brisk skirmishing easued, and ‘the enemy made an attack; but be was so decisively re- pulsed that be did pot venture to repeat it, GENKRAL CRAWFORD, by bis ekilfol banding of bis troops, completely de- eeived the enemy as tothe number ne by etv- ing them to believe that be designed attacking them. That they were deceived was shown by their making only one attack, and by their acting on the defensive sud throwing up earthworks, which they dia with astonish- ing rapidity. ‘THE casvatries. ‘The foltowing w a list of the casualties io General Craw- ford’s division:— Captain Rh odes, suey eet Pennsy!ranta, Lieut, Daaiel Lay: G, Twenty second New York. Sergt. Jon. B. Feirbanks, Co, A, Ninety-fourth New York, Francis P. Pryor, Co. G, Twenty second New York, Wound John MeLarney, Co. C, Ninety-fourth Now York, Teaue Slippes, Co. 1, Eleventh Ponnsyivania, Corp. James imi, Co, I, Ninety seventh New York. Reury Jewet Ninety-fourth New York. ity Meoner, ‘oss G, Ninety fourth New York, Corover, Co. D, Ninety-fourth New York. Sane Crawford, Co. Dd Ninety fourth New York. Berry Drum, Co, A, Eighty eighth Penneylvenia, ton Thornton, Co, 1, Ninety-fourth New York, a b Moyers, Co. F, Nenety-fourth New York, Fred Ristine, Co. F, Fighty oighth Penneyivania, —* Bien hon sixbury, ©, rth New York, that Lee was massing his troops at Bottom’s bridge, But ha was too slow. Our advance along the rond to Bot- tom’s bridge kept the enemy back and gave the Second corps ample opportunity to pass over the Chickahominy. The Sixth and Second corps croseed lower down at Jones’ bridge, On Sunday the Eighteenth eorps em barked on transports at White Honse, and have since moved past this place on the James river, golog towards Bermuds Hundred, ‘Tho Second corps ws now being ferried to-day from Witoox’s wharf to Windm\?! Point Our present position on the banks of the James is much healthior than that io the Chickahominy swamps, where many of our moa commenerd to rulfer from fever and ague, and are now rapidly recovering, The Fortress Monroc Despatch. Fortress Mownon, June 16, 1864. Yesterday morning at four o'clock the Kighteenth army corps, under the command of General W. F. Smith, Jeft City Poimt and marched into Petersburg. General Kauta’s cavalry, composing the Fifth and Hleveuth Pennsylvania and District of Columbia regt- ments, attacked the fatrenchinenta of the rebels outside of Petersburg, and at eleven A. M. yesterday ancceeded tm eaptoring them, and entered the city. They were supported by the arene arene ees ‘Smith's foroes. The troops were at tast secounts marching io the * rection of Petcreburg as fast as they landed, ‘The crossing of the James river by thearmy is de- foribed by those who had the good fortune of viewing 10 as one of the most brilliant scenes of the war, An eudless stream of transports, barges and schoosers has been making tts way up the James river to the vew base of supplies all day to-day. Foutners Mopnon, June 15, 1964 ‘The following wounded, from Point of Rocks, were ad- mitted joto the hospital on the 13th Instant :— Goorge 8. Kotztine, 111m Pennsylvania cavalry, wrien. th Peonsyivonia cavelry, thigh, Sth Penusylvania cavairy, pend, fleid Ely, 6th Penosyivania cavalry, back, Jacob Suydam, 34 Pennsylvania arvillery, sigh Bem. Coiliver, 97th Pennaylvanta, bund, Jobu J. Purvis, 3d New York, thixh. 0..C, Olaon, 4th New York, knew Adain Grimm, Tth ¢ ‘onnect cut, breast. if yhes, 4th New Hampanire, shoulder, is 8. Fernald, 34 Ne thou.der. 7 jin the foot. y, 47th New York, in the foot 24th Massachusetts, in the breast, HB. Monroe (rebel), in the baud. The following deaths bave taken place in the Hamptoa Hospitat:— Wm. 1. Groom, 118th New York, Jane 13, Ww Oth New York, June id. bh Now York, J lino, Jane 13, June 16. Geo. Giiden, |, June le Sam, Wilson, Sth Maine, June 14 Peter Lagnor, #, Nine, Bergt. Jobo P, Ward, ¥ Geo. W. Cole, K, Firet David Ki tor, My First Penney encia veteran vols, Wise y-fourth New York. ‘A. A. Burlingame, Stephen Raymond, 1, F The steamer Express arrived this morning from Port Ri Fi at Ne tiie ¥ ca iui peat oa Walthall, with sick soldiers for the Hamptou Hospital Goorge W, Haich! B, Sixteenth Maine, , Dw gut Stannard, A, Ninety seventh New York. Thy Washing See Rebt E. See's. A, First Pennsylvania vet volunteers, Wasarxatow, June 17, 1864, Wm. Wail, A, Second Pennsylvania vete olunteers, A despatch dated Headquarters, army of the Potomac, BRETCH OF CAPTAIN RNOADES—ComPLuwENT 10 GENERAL | Jone 14, eaye:-- CRAWFORD, Captain Rhodes entered the service asa private, and achieved tho position he occupied by bis merita and courage aloue, He lived in Philadelphia, Ho was killed ‘The ormy ts now eronsing the Jamos river at two places—one from Wilevx’s wharf to Windmill Point, an@ the other «bout two miles below. ‘Tue Secoud corps croseed yesterday at the Aret mea by a piece of shell, Cevoral Crawford haa been high!y complimented for the hindsome manver ia which he checked the ouemy in toe above affair, ‘TUR ENEMY CONPOUNDRD EY GRAwT'N MOVEMENTS. Tt seeme from prisoners that the enemy was taken wholly by surprise by our withdrawal from the other side of the Chickahominy and crossing of the river at the prints we did. They hurried oo, and their intention was to occupy the line from White Oak swamp to Jones’ Neck, west of Malvern Hills, aac which Is the narrowest potas on the Por insula this side of Richmonc, and the most Cofenribdle line against an advance apon their capital, As 1 ip they sre completely nouplussed, and will have to vise some sew plan to resist our onward march to Richmond, THR INCIDENTS OF OUR MARCH from Mattox Rouse to this place can be summed op ina few words. Wo started ot seven P. M, amd marched till after midnight, going through woods and every imagio- able sort of road, with pioneers in advance to cut down trees and ciowr the way, and not knowing but at any moment we might stumble apon the enemy and have the excitement of a mid night battle, Bus wo were not interrupted in thie way. A brief sleep and rest st St, Mary's oburch, and our march wae resumed, whfob terminated in our arrival here at ten o’elook this mornmg. CAVALRY RRIRMISITNG— MEADQUARTERS MOVEMENTS, Toore bas been some cavairy skirmishing; but other. wieo it bas been quict all day. Our corpr headquarters aro at Oakland, th mer country residence of Judge Tho headquarters of the wmy are near us. The axpeot of the country has not changed meteriaiiy eince our army merened own Pere, nearly two yeore.s ago, en row’ to join the army fighiiag ander Goneral pa Mr. 8. T. Ralkley’s Despatch. Fomrarer Morrow, Vo., Jone 16, 1804 CHANT ARMY. ¥rom arrivals from Bermude Hundred we learn thas the bolk of Grant's army suoe 2 (te Jomen ay. and that the babe teoine, would bo on the aout sile to tiver yea! we Tokey nd (ho Wboke mo Vement tea Deew 2 grand success, tioned piace. ‘The Fifth corps starts at ten o'clock this morning. Sore rebel iofantry were found on the way, supporting rebel cavairy; but @ part of the Fifth corps cane up and drove them (rom the position to Whiteoak bridge, At this place the rebots were found in etrong position, with thelr artillery posted and General Hill’s corps sap. porting them. Skirmishing commenced, and was continued until dark ness set fo. Our forces withdrew towards Marrison's landing. Our ione was about one bondred to Killed and wounded, while that of the rebels was bearier. al Grant returved from his vinit to General Batler this evening, baving found everything satisfactory, Another Gold Model. STEAMER COMMONWEALTH MODELLED mM PRECIOUS METALS. Mr. J. Doan Benton, the builder of the gold models of tbe jron-claas Monitor and Roaocke, bed on exbidition @ few bonre yesterday a gold and stiver model of the steamer Common wealth, Captain Williams, of the stoning. ton line, Thie elegent model is made from 73 ounces of 14 carat gold and 242 ounces of coin atlver, and ie valued at $6,500. Sho in made to the scale of 3 Side, of a ineb to the foot, and i@ 31 Inches in length, 6% « beam and 43g Inches deep from the top of the on dowa to the keel. The hurricane deck is of guid, Oosting over $900, Tho domo is of the same, costing $187. She bas 1,600 gold panele, 128 gold blinds and !/4 wine dows, The caning are carpeted, cushioned, aud contain 73 and wblea, wpen which are gold phevors and gebiots, Tue mechiners ts propelied by a mn t s five national sire, She (e com re onte ba Tits, and fo fact everythiog which "oat be neon on the origina: crait i t» be found oa the miniae vit by @ party of gentiemeg Tus io box, wh ture oe, she has been | . Who will precent her te Captain Witilome as a token of their regerd and esteem. Ir, Penton takes her 7 Phi adelphia thie morning to exbrbit her at the trite, anit on bis reture be wil! place ber on Cabibitta iv} of FS Vander tis city, He wil el id am bilt fer Mr. G, Voydordyit 4 0 iy come talk moking a model of the Caption at Weabington, The wa Common ante ie « Criumph in the way of model making 0d oautt ul mechanity Olds Court of Appeals " iy ANt Ry Poe 9 caivotar of the Court of Apt or 3 bd Nos. 11,0, it, 10, a1, 122, 148, 124 and 126