The New York Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,148, PETERSBURG Progress of the Investment of the City, THE CORDON OF UNION TROCPS, Change in the Rebel Com- manders, General Lee to Command the “Whole of the Rebel Armies, General Johnston theArmy in Virginia and Gene- rel Ewell That of the Southwe XN Concentration of the Principal Portion of the Rebel Troops tn Virginia. THE FIGHTING ON FRIDAY. , ‘The Rebels Repulsed by Burnside, Kee ke, THE HERALD DESPATCHES. ke. Mr. 8.Oadwaliader’s Despatch City Porsr, June 24, 1 ATFAIRS AT CITY POINT. Mace the departure of the President for @m Wednesday ovening, there hag beon nothing to dis. fer the oven tenor ohour way at City Point. Vossels (aie arriving and departing datty, loaded with commissary (end qusrtermaster stores; laborers aro buaily engaged re. (SMiring and extending the wharves at tho landing; work- gon have commenced the reconstruction of the City Wotut and Petersburg Ratfroad; clerks, employes and teamsters are busy night and day receiving cargocs and Wading the lnterniinable waing of six mule teams that @zew supplics to the front, and the bustle, hurrying aad ‘eenfusion of » week ogo, is fast morging into the regular Feutine of business habits, A ‘THE FIFTREN INCH GUNS—THE REBEL RAMS, ‘Might before last the monster Gieen-inch guogy of tho Meet below Fort Daritug woke the echoes with their bel- Dewing;dat nothing of particular tnterest cccurred in ‘Whe: quarter. A rebel ram dropped down within range, Se cvoms, and the gunboats wer firing at her across the petnt, near Jones’. DIMMIBRALe, ‘Within a week @ number of officers have been dis- galesed the service for and cowardice. Among others, Major T. H. Addicks, of the One Hundred amd Fifty-seyenta Pennsylvania Volunteers, wags pro- moenced utterly worthless and incompetent by his regi- mental, brigade amd division commanders, and the fact gated on tho papers discharging him from the service. here is a determination to weed out all the grossly in- @ompetont and cowardly officers, whether field or line, and reward the bravery of @eserving men by promoting ‘bem to fll the vacancies, “- MMOSPITAL FOR RORSEE. . ‘The old and broken down horses of the army, howeyer, @ré pot being mustered out, as formerly, but Bow have an “‘asylum” provided for them a few miles Delow City Point, whero they can literally lie down tn the coolest of shades, and nibb.. the sweetest and freshest grass and lover, beside the stillest and purest of waters. Tho place ‘wa real horse clystum, and is intended to rest and recu- porate for service such horses as bave hereto!ore been pent to Washington andconcemned, Not jess thah three ‘Mousand of these are here now, sud a great saying to tho wevernmont is anticipated, ~ GENERAL WILSON’S CAVALRY OPERATIONS. Aromor reached here yex.erday that General Wilson's @avalry expedition, whict fiarted two days ago, mets Barge force of cavalry and infantry southwest of Peters- ‘Durg ani were unable to proceed further. I could trace & to DO reliable source, baye no evidence of its truth, gan find no ong returaed from it, and disbelieve tho whole story. Guneral Wilson {3 one of tho most briiliant end dashing officers in the service, and, thougia nowly wsppointed to this command, ouly twcks an opportunity of proving bimseif such. 4 CUANGE BY 248 REBEL ARMY COMMANDERS. A telegram from General Shorman “yesterday states Mad captured prisoue.s say Ewell bas been appoiuicd to the reve! army tn Goorgia, in place of Johnston, who is wade cOmmander of the army of Virginia, Lee being oted General-in-Chief of all the armies of the con- , fu imitation of the gimilay position givon ly ‘the Union governmont to Generai Grant, Southern pi- pers rocoived mcke no mention of these important @banges, but their publication may have been prowib tod by military authority, : GENERAL RAY COLONEL BIL Among tho arrive! general hoadquurters none have Mfirced more satiafeotion than those of Con bi @om and Colones! Hillyer, The former tar won a Ww veputation by his dashing bravery, and ‘ered from a wound received fa the Red river oxpo @ition, under Generel Banks, Tho Intter was foog known as aide-de-oamp to General Grant im the ‘West, 204 Provost Marsal Geveral for the Department of the Lonnesseo, Cojovel Hillyer’s jutellectual and social Mbilit'ss are of the highest order, and insure him @ frout- wank jo bie professton wherever bo goes. REREL NUWS FLOM TRY QOUTTIWEST. Atlanta papers of one weok ago say that the britqe ‘ever tho Chattaboochie, leading to Roswell, is strongly for. Pied ; that the nearest the Yankees hare boon to Roswell ‘ten miles vorthenst of Marietia: that [ooker’s corps wee rOpulsod arith great loss by Cleburne on Wednesday f Jast week; that the rebel tices hud been extended cast- waerd,and the main body of tue army moved to the whinity of Brosh Mountain; that the rebel position was ‘The best hola *ince the eviountion of Dajton, Johpston gommanded at that time, ouempan. Tho Petersburg Axprees of the 22d gays eight hundrod Privonors and five oF SIX 19608 Of artillery were cap- tured from Sheridao noar the White House on the 20th, ‘and that tho rebel cavairy wore in pursuit, Those pris- oners and guns are undoubtedly more anda part of their own mon taken by Shoridan bofore, é THR WILDERWERS BATTLR FIELD, ‘Tho Richmond Seniinel claims that the rebel government gathered thirty-eight thousand small arms on the battle ground of the Wilderness, AORAMAN AS WELL AS GRANT. ‘The Arpress says a fatal necessity rests on Sherman @e well ns Grant to advance, A worse fate than that of Tova wife awaits both of them if they look back, For: ‘ward they must move, even if it be to the annihilation of thoir armios, They have undertaken the job of ‘Making © finish of it. ‘They most finish or finish ‘themselves. TRISORERS SENT SOTTR, | Three and sixty-one prisoners, being @ portion ‘et those red from Grant’s army on Friday and Sas- [mrday, wore gent Soysh to Amderpenyille, 1) anpounces ‘Danville Railroad also, our infantry lines’ in front of with its history, The disaster appears to have been rae bare a en aay th vance was ordered to'take piace al! along the lines NEW YORK, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1864. the captnre of Lieutenant Colonel Stoughton, of the Second | the Second corps achieved a victory yesterday. It was United States sharpshooters, GRANT TO BE ANWIHILATED. ‘Tho tone of the paper is deflaut and blusiering through- Out, and expresses 2 firm boliof that Grant will yo} be annihilated and the siege of Petoraburg and Richmond speedily raised. JOE JOHNSTON'S ARMY, JOINING LEB, There 18 no longer much doubt but that a portion of Johnston's army from Georgia has been brought to rein- force Lee in the vicinity of Richmond ard Petersburg, General Polk’s division is known to be here. Large trains of troops are reported to have been passing from Richmond to Petersburg yesterday and last night. Every- thing points to the fact that Johostom is appointed to the subordinate command hero, and is bringing many of his troops with bim. . — Mr. Finley Anderson’s Despatch. Barris Fiewp, Near Perersuuna, June 23—10 P.M, INVESTING PETERSBURG, General Wilson’s and Kautz’s cavairy baying out the ‘Weldon Railroad, and proceeded to the destruciion of the Gervices of that portion of this corps sent to their sup- port nob being brought into requisition, I understand ‘that crimioal neglect is assigned as the cause of this dis- aster. The loss of tho services of those taken prisoners, and especially at this crisis, 19 deeply regretted; but no imputation {s cast upon the brave soldiers so vofortunate ‘a8 to have been taken prisoners, UNION PRWONERS IY PETERSBURG, And this reminds mo that the rumor that our pris- oners are détamed in Petersburg to deter us from shelling the city is, according to the statement of @ captured rebel officer, wholly unfounded tn truth, Ho seys that all of the enemy's prisoners are at one for- warded to Richmond, thence to bo conveyed to jirisous forther south, It isto be hoped this statement is true; for certatuly no act of warfare can be conceived more bar- barous and inhuman. GEM, CUTLER’A. OPERATIONS, Tn my aCeount of the advance and assaults made on the ‘enemy’s works the second day after our arrival here by the Filth corps I failed ta do justice to General Cutlor’s division, This division was the first to reach the railroad we now i, drive the enemy from the position me held. there, and possession of the track. The desperate valor with which the division fought may be gathered from the fact that he lost over oné-third of bis meo aud every regimental commander. Few records of the war show like heroism of troops and such severe losses. Lieu- tenant Chilsov, of General Cutlor’s staff, is tho name of tho officer men‘ioned as killed, aud Captain Daly, alo of his staff, the one wounded, avrsind ON THR nIcHT. ‘There has been tho samo eutburat of musketry and artillery this evening on our right aslastevening, Shere are times when there is no use for soldiors. It is a wou- der that the unending excitement of fighting and watoh- ing and throwing up intrenchmonts does not wear out more than it does. But all bear up bravely, and tho con- fident belief of final victory inspires every one with strangth and courage to do tho duties of toil’and danger agsigned him, From reports of signa! officers it’was believed that the enemy designed making a geveral ‘attack this afternoon, but tbe day bas passed without the expected assault, The sigcal officers reported seeing a large force of the enemy moving toward our left, and it was supposed they were massing in front of this corps, and 2ome changes were mado in the disposition of our troops to meet such contingency, THE WEATUER, é This bas been an exceedingly warm day, altogether the hottest of the season thus far, The intense Lieat tolls with the greatest severity on our wounded, Thore is no intermission in the musketry and cannon adipg on our right as I close my despatch. THE Sian CORPS, Mr. Oscar @. Sawyer’s Despatch Heapovarrans, Sixrm Ansy Cones, b) Near Perensuvec, Va. » Jume 21, 1864. ‘TRE PRESIDENT’S VIeIT, abe day with the Sixth corps has been marked by one important and interesting event, which is worthy of a more extended notice than Iam able, at this Jato hour, and id/the:nurry and bustle of a change of headquarters, t@ give. Daring the afternoon General Wright was noti- fled.of President Lincoln's presenco at Genera! Graat’s hoaaquarters, and bis intention to pay-a visit to the front,” 1a compasy with the General commanding the armise of the United States. General W. F. Smith arrived at theze hoadquarters, With @ portion of his staff, abot moon and theyFréat the day with Genorai Wright. Later in (fe afternoon Major General Meade, with a portion of bis sivf snd au escort, arrived and were received by Genera! Wright, At about dive o'clock President Lincoln, Geceral Grant, Asawtant Secretary of War Dana and Gon. Grant's sta® rode up to headquarters, dismounted, and ware welcomed by General Wright and Generai Meade, the bana of tho First Now Jersey brigade playing ‘flnil to the Cuter.’ General Smith them paid his respects to the Prow!deut aud bo General Grant and party, and a number, of officers availed themselves of the opportunity to be presented @nd pay their respects (0 the Presidevt and Lieutenant General, Master Teddy Lincoln accompanied bis father, boldly ridiug General Graat’s pony, captured from tho Petersburg are being gradually extended to the left, 80 am toinvest the city. Tuis proves to bea tack of considera- vie aifficulty, as the encmy stubbornly opposes every forward movement of this army, Whorever our lines bave beem established parallel! with the rebel fortides- {ons we baye thrown up earthiorks for the protection of the men. Several agsau!ts by the enemy havo heen handsomely repulsed. Im tue course of this campaign it bas Deon cloarly “demonstrated that for cithor army to attempt to take tho other's worke by assault, when thoy are vigorously defended, i3 a very serious business. ‘THE DISASTER, 42ND HOW TF OCCURRED, The unfortunate affair of yesterday is the cause of great regres on tho part of those who aro moet deeply interested m the hitherto untarnished wame of the Secoud corps, and moat intimately associated caused by the swinging round of two divisions of tho Second corps without regard tofts connection with tho Sixth; for, while the lineggpf the Second corps were well in advance, Hill’s corps, of the rebel army, marehed in between these two corps of ours and struck tho Second op the flank and rear, Had our men faced to the rear and fired the adyantege might have been on the other side. But, taken as thoy were completely by surprise, the absence of their old officers, who kaye led thom and have failen in former batiles, jolaed to the unfavorable nature of the ground, which was covored ‘ith thick ‘woods and tangied underbrush, the cousequence was that meny of those who formed the front lines of each of the three divisions wore easily captured, The missiog num- bers more than was av first expected. Une thousand was named as tho number of priscuers taken by the enemy; |. Dut it ts ascertained to be morc than donbie that, acd that tho casualties in the corps, including killed, wounded aud captured, will approximate three thoofand, with tne -a genera! od. ofthe’ Sixth and Sesond corps., Soon after daylight a hear skirmish jine pushed forward and ascertained’ thatthe enemy bad withdrawn from our immediate frent, aad had either retired into his work: or marched Of to meet us at some other point, Our lines wore advanced /appa- rently about the tma that the eaemy’s were withdrawo, ‘and'consequent!y a few of the rébeiz, who could not, get Away, fell prisonors lato our hauds. We also regained alt the ground which we bad lost, Tuo lines were then re- adjusted, Matters have remaiued for the most part in salu quo all day, though the skirmishers on both sides have been popping away at each other at intorrald since four o'clock in the morning. DEATH OF COLONE! BLAISDELI. Abont nooh to-day Colone! Biaisde!l, of the Eleventh Macsachusotts rogiment, was killed whi's suporiutendiog the intreaching of the live of the brigade Me was com- manding. Se was o galiantaad patriotic olicer, Hie term of service had expiced, ‘but he chose to remain ta command of a brizgad-, for ne had no desire to leave tne field until either his own Ife .orthe war was ended. enemy today: Very eariy'In thet Lieutenant Colonel Bates, of the Lighth beavy artillery, | go-catiod President Day's’ stable, in’ Missiseippl. He re- was mortally wounded by @ bullet ta the abdomen. He} ceived bis due share of attention, After @ ‘was a most officient officer. few moment’s conversation the President retired RBAEL MOVEMENTS, This afternoon {t was belioved that the enamy was movivg masses of men down to our left for the purpose of attacking the Sixth corps. Burton's and Rickett's batter! ened on the columm a it was passing down; but no demonstration has beeo mado by the eaemy io that direction. At balf-past cight this eyeniug a dash was made by tho enoisy further te the right of our line; but he was quickly repulsed, aud nothiag more than oo- casional picket firing’has been beard ethat time tilt this later hour this ening. Wo await auticipaied operations and their developments. THE ATTACK UPON 1M WORKS, Twill now give you an incidest of the first attack upon Petoreburg which I think bas not been pubis! Whea General Smith's troops advanced the enomy opened s furious fire from all the batteries commanding that portion of the The Sriog was vory rapid for a time; but as Smith's troops marched boldiy up, wita colors Syivg, tn front of the rebel works, the euemy soon left tie,rifle pits which formed the first live of defences for tee main cordon of forts, and when the beavy cloud of skirmisuors rushed forward, firing, followed by the imposing lines of battle, the rebels evidently became astonished and alarmed at the boldoces of the movement, and, alter a feeble resittance, fled from the works, leaving guns, caissons, horse, equipments wud some intrenchjog tools behind them in (hoir fight. ‘The forts were taken for the most part by tho troops who formed the skirmish Ine, the lines of battle hay. fog no occasion to become engaged, A number i Goublis were captured, and in them prisoners and guns, PETERSOURG MUST FALL ‘This cata of fortifeations gives us the key to Poters- burg, which must ultimately fall into our porsession, notwithstanding (ae report that the enomy is receiving rijeforcemeuts from South Carolina, Lynchburg and Richmcad, to Goneral Wright’s tent, together with Generals Grant, Meade, Smith acd Wright, whew a pri- vate interview wags bad. After the consultation was closed Gonoral Wright took the President aud General Grant to a commending pozition ja front of his bealquar- ters, and clearly pointed ous the lines and positions of the opposing armies. Although Geveral Wright's headquarters are within eazy range of (he rebel guns; they relraiced from throwing apy shells in the immediate neigh borhvod, probably through ignorance of the important, group of personages overlooxiog their defences. iad they opened we should probably have witnessed ene, and a oom. mendable hegira from this position of the distwguished visitors, After gainivg a clear Sosight of the position Of affairs at this point the President bade Genera! Wright farewell, mounted, and, with his distinguisvedt suite and siroug egcort, started for General Grants headquarters at City Point. - THR SCENE AROUND AEADQUARTERS. His ride out, though perhaps a tedious, dueiy and un comfortable one, was amply repaid by the beantiful view gxined from these headquarters, embracing as it does a a country, with tho city of Petersburg in the middie nee, (he Appomattox river, the line of tho rebel wale, the fleid of battle beneath Cur feet, and tho rolling country in the distanee, verdure clad, aud glowing warm- ly under he raya of the sotting sur. Aslam notin the confidence of the high coatrecting powers, 1 am unable to give the points discussed aud tke results reached {a the Important interview ia ‘Wright's tent, Doubticss something will come out et ir nnd we can afford to await tho development of {uo noxt fow days, Lam not arare how long Mr. Lincoln will remaio in this locality. The telegraph will doulniess keep you fully advised, ARTILESRY FIRING, ‘The batteries in this corps have beon engaged today iu replying to the rebel guor, which are thicIMy planted in our front, and on the ridge bordering the other bank of the Appomattox, A now battery of thirty-poundor Par rotts openod on the enemy to-dny, near headquarters, aud made somo capital shots, knocking, several of (le rebel guns out of position, and in & great moasuro sub dulng thelr iro, Soveral shell struck about hoadquarters, but no damage was done, THT WORKS, inost of which are now in our possession, extend in one rhpoetng chain completely round the city. They cousist fats bes constructed bastioned works on ail tho higb, cotmmandiag ports, amd generally conmeoted with each +, with parallel lines for infantry or artillery, which- night be moet airaatageously weed at the (breat. ccod poiat, The forts are all regularly numbered--bat. tory No. 1, 2, 8, 4, &o.—reund from tho right to the left of tho ohomy’s line, Many hayo magazines, nod ail havo Faavquanrers, Srxta Amur Cor, Prrors Perunsrene, Va. , Jae 22, 1964. } {do an’ deop ditches tn front, Somo of the ditchds aro MOVEMENTS BY THB LEFT FLANK. nearly filed with Wwoter, forming excellent moats, and ‘This corps made anothor movement by the left flank rendering the works very diMcult to cxptare if they were | jogt night, and passed from its position oa tho right of vigorunfy defe ded against » grand assault, Some of (ho works are fincly Gnished, aud demonstrate tho fact that much time, labor and engineoring skill must have been devoted to their constraction, Extensive folds of meadow and growing grain flourish In front of some of the redoubts, and in front of others, whore there had formerly beon forests, the woods have been out down, affording the most admirable range for artillery the army to its extrome !e(t, and its extreme Jeft is now in position about three miles from the Danville Railroad, which runs south of and nearly paraiiel to the Appomat tox, abovo Petersburg. ‘Tho Second corps, Gen. Birney, also moved to the left, and is next as on our right. Tho tente were not struck until after dark, wheu the positions 19 our front were filled by the Eighteouth corps, which had come over from Butier’s oomman'l to relieve the Sixth corps. OCR ADVANCE. At balf-past ten o'clock the column was put in motion by order of General Wright, @onoral Russoli’s division in advance, followed by Geucral Wharton’s division, late Mr. L. A. Ht 4 ta ARMY Conts, General Weil's, ordered to Geporal Butler's dopartuwent, Scan Peeves and, June Se 8 EM } General Rickett’s division had already moved in tho afternoon, and bad established Ieelf as tho extreme right Of the extended line, Tho two divisions were bivourcked at about four o’olock im the morning to the north of Gen, Barlow’s division, the left of tho Second corps, and on the right of Rickott’s. No evidence of tho ouemys presence was discovered during the night, At ton o’olock the two divisions had moved forward, and formed a line with the Second corps aud Kickett's division, of the Sixth, ‘Tue Framr Wren THR SECOND CoRrs. Our skirmishers wero then advanced, and in a moment ‘SKIRMISHINGeeTAE RARTHWORKS, ‘This has been a marvellousiy quiet day as regards this corps. Beyond some brisy skirmishing and slight cannon. ading, adout noon, therefhave beea No hostile demonstra Fions on olthor side, All night our troops were opgaged in atrengthoning thoir oarthworks, This morning developed lke activity on the part of the enemy, with tho addi. tonal feature of sharply pointed stakes at close intervals lining the summit of the latter's intrenchments, the object delog, Of course, to inorense the difloulty of assault aud sealing, Tho ing breastworks are iu more dange: rous prezinlly then bee ever been the case heretofore, | tiscovercd the enemy in considerabip force In our An ol oAnnOt show iteelf above the works of oither | ‘rout, and alight skirmish oosued, when our pickets without ing the target of a dozen rifles, Some of fell back to thetr Original position, as the onomy camo jo our boys bave been shot in the hand by holding their on our felt fadk and made gome prisoners, The Se0ond Cups Over the sarthworke—a wound It (8 possible some | COFPE Was hotly engaged on our right, and wo awaited « may eourt and be giad 40 recolvo, as it would rid them of general attack. But the enemy retired after a little, fighting. keeping & ai Hine Of skirmishers in our front. THR APA ON OUR L¥PT, ba gypenenaans My Inst evening's despatch pllowed the inference tha j. During this “atvetioon our menwore at work digging” Tif pits and proparing other dofences tp case of a night assumed and believed that such was the casefrom the | attack. The mo. wait the result with confdeuce, The enemy seem inclived to try Birney’s Sccond corps line to our right, but may posaibly test our strength, Our lines ‘now extend Doarly six miles, from left to right, aud are strong, GQeNRRAL xet,, contmanding for ® time the Second division, and whos Bame has long been identified with the Army of the Potomao, lias been detacbed from the Sixth corps and or- ered to report to General Butler. His abseuce will bo felt among his own comrades, with be: Novd has served long and faithfully, General Fra tom assumes command of the division temporarily. Amongthe names mentioned as probable successor to General Neil ts thnt of Brigadier General A, H.Terry, Tenth corps, one or ihe ‘Most accomplished soldiers in the army, casvarTon. Taubjoin a list of en in the skirmish of to-day:— founded, Watson Hessolgrave, 8, Be NY, loft arm amputated, Jas Beers, B, 6th Md, tlosh wound a cen we! ia bana, Oharies ) Hyde, A, 87th Pa, thum’ Nathan F Litmosey’ Myth NY arty Michi Garis, 206ih Ny fewuot i orn, meray ! J ‘ol art wi leg, serivusly. Sergeant Samnol Sheaden Sith Pavdeeh wound, ped Dennis Cravens, K, 67th Pa, flesh wound in le; Putal spent bal in breast, THE TENTS CORPS. Mr, William H. Mecriam’s Despatch. _— Hranguarters, Naar Pont op Rocks, Va., June 23—5 P. M. ie TMB GREAT BRAT, ‘The mercury in the thermometer to-day bas exceeded aM bounds, and overleaped its tubular encasement. The deranging Leas of Siam and other tropical countries have nobusiness with the Virginia heat of to-day. For thia roason I shal! not write a pinguia despatch, contenting myself with a plain eudmission. of the meagre facts that shall convey sqne notion of what has transpired witbin ‘the last few hours in this stirring section of the Depart- ment of Virgiaia and North Carolina, WE HOLD THE RAILROAD. By holding the Petersburg and Weldon Railroaa— Lieutenant General Grant telegraphing that wo crosgel it iast might—we permaventiy sover tho Sonthern communications of the enemy and place another of these really strangling avaconda coils around tho neck of the rebellion. This railroad caunot and wil! not bo sgain surrendered, WHERE LEE 13, Another statement is true, and may ve implicitly ac- cepted as such. TH® ‘revel Cenoral Ice has concentrated most of bis force. in front of us and in defence of Peters: burg. Iam onabled to state, upon authority, that Ofteen car loads of dirty rebels passed down to-day (20d) from Richmond to Petersburg. GENERAL GODTREY WRITZHL iNIERROGATES 4 SWI88 DE sehren—waat We saw, A descrter, Swiss born, camo into Gonera! Foster's dines at Deep Bottom, on, tue James river, thia morning, from the enemy in front of our force: on the north of that viver, He bolonged to the Twenty-third Virginia, Richmond City battalion. His name is Zviber, and be bas served for three years in the rebol army upto tha Ist of Iss} March, guording prisoners all that (ime tm the rebel capitai, Since the Ist of March be hag been on duty at Chopin's - farm. He seomed fo boan bonert Siviss, and stated that he had always desired to escape tha robel thraldom, end (hat in al] the time of bis gloomy and unwilling service the first (avorable oppertuaity urred this morning that seemod likely to promise success. Zviberjstates that when Geo. Foster's movemont was made on the north elde of thy James, at Deep Bott m, his battalion, with a Rich. mond militia regiment, were moved dowa the Kingsiaud road, and constituted the only force opposing us, Yester- day moraing (22d) @ large additional force wag sent to the support of tho rebels from this side of the river, He Knew nothing of the nature or extent of any of the op- posing forces save those with which he was identified. Quive @ number of rebel prisouern Bave been brought to. ond axaminad hy Ligutenant Davenport and geat to Fur. tress Monroe. THE ENEMY OPEN OW TUR CENTRE OF CENMRAL BUTLER’S LINB 2 OF INTRENCHMENTS. At Gre o’ciock this afternoon the exemy opened at largo oa the centre of General Butler's lines, more, per- haps, for. tho purpose of giving us “oficial notice” that they dosired to know that we ‘‘still lived” within. there maguificest’ fortifications, ‘Tho fring at one timo was exceodingly sharp, but did not Tast long. 1 could learn of no casualties. It miy be said to have beon a sportive artillery duzl, if a0 grim a joke is admissivio. Juss 2-5 4. M. THE ENEMY OUT OUR TELEGRAPH. Some pirovettins th Carolina cavairy bave cut the telegraph connecting General Butler's headquarters with Old Point Comfort, Last eveniog Captain Shaf- fer, aid-de-camp, in gencral command of a body of cavalry, proceeded Euffolkwards to put a period to this sort of bostile operations. He will certainly ‘clean out’? those raiding North Cerolinians. CENERAL MO Tam permitted to say, is swinging hi # ines around and _siretcbing them out to encircle Petorsburg. The gap loft betweeu bim and General Smith is already Ailed up. TRE EIGHTEEATH CORPS, Mr. Charies H. eahaees Despateh. Branquanaens, Excurcesia Amy Conve, 1N THE Fieun, Juno 23, 1964. } MARCHING AND FILMING, During tho Inst week the Hightoonth corps has been constantly employed oither marching or fightiog. But short lutervals of rest have been enjoyod by either olft- corsor mex, Just one week ago to-day thoy landed at Bermuda Hundred and marched to their old camping ground ja the vicinity of General Batier's hoxdquarters, They rested for a fow houre, aud shortly belore mid- night tho long roil was beaten, The line of march wag then taken up for Petorsburg, aud im a few hours afterwards Raidy Smith met the rebols, capturing prisoners aud artillery and seizing their earth. works. They wore thon relioved by tho arrival of the other corps and reerossed the Appomattox. On the 2st thoy again crozeed that river, aud now hold the right of oar live, their right resting on the Appomattox, Tho Sixth corps, General Wright, commanding, bad been holding this position, but moved away as the Eignteeath came up. ‘THK SP\RBS OF PEERSRURG can be distinctly seen without the sid of a glass from General Smith's headquarters, Over tho trees wo can aieo see housetops, ehimneys and other things ingicative of m large city. General Smith’s present position is ono of grout natural strength, Hig earthworks for a considerable distenco crown the top of arango%f hills considerably bigtier than the position held by the rebels, Military engineering scionce bas added much to the uatural strength o the position, Tho leit of General Smith's corps now joing the right of the Second corpe, Geaoral Hancock commanding. ‘THR COLORED rnoofs, under command of Generat Hinks, aré massed in the rear of General Smith's corps, a8 m reserve, Dur! og the last fow days a great change has taken place jo the opinion of our soldiers in rogard to the fighting quaiitios of their colored companions in arms. Cur mon speak with considerable astonishment about tho way the darkies charged on the Tobel works, It has forn ed quite asubject of conversation aud commont, The «sptured guns spoke in eloquont terms of the bravorf of ti > olored troops, and the opinion ff gradually gaining ground that the colored troops may be mado good fighters if properly olicered and excited to emulation by the example of white soldiers, iN PAST BIDE OF THF APPOMATTOX, ‘ whore tho Army of the Potomac is now encamped, pre- sonts a somewhat different, appearance to what it did about ten days sive, when Genoral Gillmore was ordored to capture Petersburg. Thon the folds aud trees looked fresh and groon, now they are out up by tho passage of tho troops and trains, and overything beara a thick coat- ing of dust, Then most of the houses wore inhubited; now they aro deserted. Their occupants wors, donbt- leas, alarmed by the silly stories of ‘‘Yankeo outrages,’ podblished fm the rebel papers, In ome few instances wo found a colored family remaining in thelr cabin. They are now reaping quite a little barvost of greenbacks for services rendered to our officers aod men, T!» deserted houses are handsome, comfortable structarc:. Fine grounds gurround them, and overything botok vss what the owners Were Luvpio of ———— PRICE THREE CENTS. wealth aud consequence, veritable 8. F, V's, In rome {nstanges they failed to remove what was probably but useless lumber. As a consequence thereof we sce lying around old account Déoks and other papers stained and mildewed, They give an accurate account stores hare been bought mob only for the family at the ‘great house,” but also for the field hands and other servants; Roomy barns and ott buildings and smal! cabling for tho negroes are in the Immediate vioinity of all*the houses. The felds were, fer this scotion of the country, ina high state of cultt- vation, Everything shows that the landowners had but to look after their plantations with ordinary diligence snd they would be woaltby and prosperous’men. DUST, DUST, DUST, Rverybody thinks that bo has at some time or other of his tite acon a considorable quantity of dust. From City Polat to our front the air is full of dust dust so, thick that at ihe distance of a few yards s toam of six mules and a large army wagon are Invisible, Horses aud riders, wagons and teamsiory are enveloped fu duct. Trees are. covered with dust, Men go slowly along inhaling and cursing the dust. Horses encoze and stumble etupidly along throtigh it. The Bloomingaate road, even in its dustiest day, could gos be compared fo it. Mr, John A. Brady’s Despatches, Hrapquancers, Eicurgeyta Army Cones, Tx 1s Fiivp, June 22, 1864, A WRAVY ARTILLURY DUKE. About half-past six o’clock this morning the enemy on our fiont suddenly opened with rapid discharges from Bearly thirty pieces of artillery, Tho canister fell in showers upon our skirmish line; wut, owing to the ingenuity with which the mon hayo erected oxtewpore- neous earthworks fortheir protection, no damage what- ever was experienced. Gur battories replied, and ia @ short time the thunder of every piece at Captain Valier’s command convinced the enemy that these harm. less greotinge would not pass unretnrned. Their light field pieces were soon silenced; but for an hour the artillery battle raged between our heavy. twenty and thirty pounders and tho rebel fort on the opposite side of the Appomatiox, 9. THE REBELS CHARGE AND MEBT A SEVERN RFPUISR, Immediatoly after the cessation of rebel canistor fring a desperate charge was mado upon our line along the front of Henry’s brigade, Here the Fortioth Massachusetts junteers, with thelr Spencer seven shooiers, gave the enemy so warm a reception that they were compiete!y cut up, more than half their ad vance falliog. At the enme time our artillery, with terrible effect, opeved upon their reserves, who were advancing to the rescue. Tho latter imme- diately fell back, leaving all their advance line who had escaped our bullets prisoners ia our hands, Tho enemy’s force consisted, on Henry’s front, of floke’s division of Ewell’s corps. The greater part of the prtsonera, about two hundred in number, are from South Carolina rogi- ments. Five of the prisoners we captured were officers, and far superior tothe gencrayrun of livs-stock oMd¢ers who have fallen into our hands. ROW THE PRISONECS WERE TANNY, ‘These prisoners were takex most unoxpected)y to them seives by @ skilful manwuvre ou the partof Colones Henry. . The latter drove back the thre regiments under his commaud—the Fortieth Massachusetts, Fifty eighth Pennsylyauia and Niuety-secoud New York Vol- unteers, a3 if bo was on full retreat, and’ the esomy, deceived by this movomeut pushed forward and occupied. the sbirmish pits in front of our first line, This was exactly what was desired that they should do, The pita had been constructed witha viow to this very ciroumstance, and the rebels were un- ‘able to get out, Tho heavy fire kept up by Henry’s Now York artillery rendered it impousiblg for one of these rebels to show himeelf and live. Harivg the advance line of the enomy safely bagged, the brigade opened dro with musketry ia their second line, while the shelling drove hack the resorve with their supports. Ii waa a matter of no diificulty to take Im the rebels from the rife pits. pawl Buanqvantane, E.curraxre Corr:, Ay 748 FienD, June 35, 1864. & MONTH’s WORT OF TRE EIGUIRENTI CORTE, fo march and countermarch) to take a position and afterwards leave it, to resume it and recommonce tho ceasiess skirmish Cring and the less frequent artillery discharges, varyiog the monotony with an occasional battle of the most desperate character, have been the ut of this corps for the last month. Safe inside the intrenclke monte at Port Waltha!, it was believed by the uninitiated that the good time had come; that days, and perbaps weeks, of wore before us. 1 was imaged thai, ordered again to the department of General Batler, the Eighteeath corps would be cronched before Richraond until Grant, by a succession of flank movom had drawn Tee into Nortti Carolina, when, by an unexpected misfortune, we wovid eudlenty be thrown on,the rebel capital, and the headquarters of eeccsalon would at once become a magnilicest field for the enterprize of the energetic sutlors who fcllow our armfor, But those expectations were most tuceremontousty dashed to the ground op the moroing of the 20th, when Genoral ee aa ea Ee ee rt aoe eS Rr lie a ee Stee cer Gir ER een eres FRR MRy TRS Sal Te eA eee eo) 25 See Tis resem SEARS SP: ES 6 8 Es og Smith, with bis commend, reoroseed tho pontoon bridge, and, relieving the SIxth corps on the extreme right of the line, again took ap his position ta front of Petera- berg. ‘THE RERET WORKS. A mirconcepticn bas crept Into public opinion rewr: ot ing tho natnre ot the works nov defending Petersburg. It is beiieved by persons onteide the army that the cam rebel works have not yet been carried. Tholr principal forti@eations were thken by Baldy Smith in the Wedpes- doy’s battle, before tho arrival of the Army of the Potomac. The works that defend Petersburg now are not by any means (bo enccession of ride pits doriguated by the name of “lives” that the rebels havo thrown up dy revere = nocturnal exertions between ws and the clly, On the controry, tho main resisting power of the enemy Is found upon tho height on the opposite or mort bank of the Appomattox. ‘The Intrenchments thoy have thrown ep on this side would in themselves amount to aothing as a check to our fortber advance. 4 LiL AND ANTICIPATIONS OF A STOR. A lull {a proverbiaily considered the procarsor of @ storm; and, taking t © wiedom of onr ancestors to be founded on golid exvoriv.co, there {8 a great probability of the almost unbroken quiet of the last tree days being ARY 4 OF THB PoLwmre, Y June 2—-GA. Mj The only Mighting that took place yesterday was wn at- tack made by the enemy on General Darnil’ whether inteadod a3 a feint to cover sumo more iy ‘ant wove, OF au attempt to break tarough lis lines failure, ‘They opened with a heavy a " which was retuewed by our battey sad ihe rebe making @ chargepwere driven back ta confusion, wards of one hundred belug taken prisvmers. This ce- curred about oight A. M., and tho ariiilory Aring was kopt up for an our, whan all became quiot at that point. ‘About the same time a batlery opened in fromt of @ hospital, on the loft of tho Fifth corps, whieh tho rebdelz seemed desirous of cleaning out, bat thoy wore deterred by our gun’ before avy damage resulted, Picket firing is still kept up along the ontire ling, and im aimort every Lospltal are a few victims of this spocies of warfare, It ja almost impossible for a change to be made fn the skirmish lines without some loas from tho enemy's sharpshootora, and thee lines vo to be relloved always after dark on that accouat, ‘The engagoment between tho Sixth corps and ‘the onomy for the possession of the railroad on Wednesday was quite soyero, particularily in front of the Second division, commanded by General Wheaton. Oniy a short distances of the railroad. had boon destroyed whon the party were attacked by a heavy force of the enomy, tndst General Anders n, supported by Wilcox’s division, Captain Boatty, of the ‘Third Vermont, was in charge of tho party that reached tha road, and ho fell back #l slowly, while the skirmirt live lreld Yao enomy in check; but a Body of the enemy wade a flank movement, oxpeating to turm.dhe leit fleok of the ling of battle. They, however, did wotpencirate far enough, aithougd thoy suocgeded in taking a large Haanquartaae, 5 but, nome of the skirmishers priaouers, Principally of the Fourth aad Eleventh Vormons,regiments, of ihe Vormont brigade, Tho enemy afterwards advanced and attempted to dreal through the linc at severat pointe, but were met with such a heavy fire from our forees tbatithey were driven baok every time with heavy loss, They finally, ‘At dark, gave up the effort, and retreated across the raii- road bank, where they took up an adyantagéous pos! tion. Our toss was vory light ia killed and wounded, while that of the enemy, it is supposed, was more than double ours, We lost quite a number of prisoners; but the figures cannot be as yet correctly given, The raikoad from City Point to Petersburg fe being put In order, and an engiue and cars are already procured to put on Ht as soon as It is in running condition. Supplies are received at the front regularly, andthe troops lack nothing In this reapect; but tuey suffer some- what from the scarcity of water, Hancock to be Reinforeed—Brisk Reo erul for the Second Army Corps. ‘We understand that recrulitng for the gallant Second Corps bas again commenced at Tammany Hail, ufider the supervision of Colone! Robert Nugent, suporiutendent of Tecruiting for the New York city regiments of this cele- Drated corps, and Lieutenant James Davison, muatoring Officer United States Army. Tho Hancock Recruiting Consmittee are now offering $300 bounty to any man en- Hgting im any of the Now York clty regiments im that cofp2, and $100 Hand money to the party prosentiog an acceptable recruit. THE CASUALTIES. NAMES OF TES WOUNDED IN FinsT DIVISION, ALCOND CORPS, JUNB 21, 22 anv 23. Lieut Col P McCullough, commandiag'2d Del, ‘face, se- vevelyt Firat Lient Rd Parketall, A, 12th Ne¥, bick; Heut SE Lee, D, 34ith Pa, teco; Firat Lieut JW. a, 1, 116th Pa, lett arm; Adjutant 8 Milier, 126th N tog; Captain J M State: G, aiteh NY; Jolt foot; Firat 04.4 D.C, Gon Barlow's staf Black, right BF Oliver, G, 6710 N iM leit shoulder; A B U Baharpshootore, left wrist; Jno Boupton Y y, ite aide, slightly; Grogge, ¥, 2a G, 12ith NY, leftyoroast: L Woaver, Bi, Ladth N ¥, vant wee, 30 Sott, B, 126th N Y, loft fout Henry soyder, ze Fase N'Y, both thighs; Simon Crandie, C, 2d U 8 a! shooters, ‘leit thigh fractured, died; Sam Latimer, ad ou sharpshooter, right ‘log, flesh wound}, 8 U Cailley 6, Sista, wertaviele actus ed: Chas Bloodgood. N, 125tBN Y, feft foot; F Reynolds, M, Sist Pa, left side; © 'n Boward, H, 24 U 8 sharpehooters, right John, 20th NY, left thigh; itesh wound; @ Pbaxea White, G bamer, © eo Stet Ba, 28 tog frachureds eat ss Stat (let eb, sughtly, John sverling, I, tlstyha Di bands: Herman Seivers, G, avth N Y, left thigh and side: HC Crocker, Tn NY mec: jioha a, Me ona NY Tghtieg, severely—died June 21; Firat Jentenant Leo Churchill, C, 126th NY, torearm ; Jentonant Wm Newell H, U'S aparrat orers, iv ry way ly Int Maine cavalry, right knee: James Hughes; c. WY or- iMory, bo: algney, a W Fiyuo, I, 5tp Wis, band; ee ilard F, basth ties T Colburn, M, 24Coun, rignt ‘arm: Jumes Galt, B, 125tH NY, lett log: J CBaker,K, 28th Masa, rigut thigh; J Borrow, k, ie anuillery lets tea ‘AP Colom, G, 111n NY, vert arm; 8 ee ‘+ D, 1451 back; Nicboits Cavo'ski, 30 oselter, C, 70 N ¥ art, ee Be posiersisy iat NY, loth hand; {i Brown, ¥, 624N Y, left clbow;N J Holcomb, K, left foot; Sergt B Paar, k, oath Boze, Pet "neo; at Fitoputricky Ae, 10 NY art, lal beel i Brock, H, 624 "New York, ee bipeW Corman, B, 116th Ponusylvania, ttl pens: 1, Kison, H, 26th Masa, bovels; Jeremiah Mars, | st hip; Geo Roge, 1, isbtn NY, Pi i Pe Boll, @, 126th NY, both logs; Bred Roane, H head: Sorgt George Shemmer! Read: Joba Lea@h 1, 110th Pa, bowols: MYcbael isMs Hitlom i, tote ye ‘back: Thos Peters, X16 rin aha ‘Chas Fisher, €, 7h N ¥ art, ieee, mere 10108 N Y, lett leg, "slightly; e pate a, es) fy left arm, wightty: D Kline, B, 143th Pa, fracture; Z ‘Aikens, C, Jet ie ‘ane second" Sager; win Taw, ¥, 62d °N Y, hand; © F Rey! #, Muth’ NY, arm and 5) Arobt Bonkor, 1, 11th Ys ltt loot, My Hy 126th N'Y, toe: Patrick Lee, baod; J Morris, H. 125th NY, right , 62a NI right shoulder: Jos Wagner, F, P vomrianen, D, 35th Mass left eg ‘Adsran, Gr iteu fas right log: ¥ Ponde, H, 64th N ; MI! flopper, 126th NY, pr I N ¥ le tehoulder; rod Babius, K, 30¢h NY T, lech wriat ou { Rammington, ‘g, 11th NY, righthand; 8 E Tore ta a aiiguuly:} rolgaeers 5, Mert, aoe Nett Dips, somott, I, 145th Pa, arent, ay hand; W reg ea, wNY foot; Anth'y Kelly, Pee oy we x ort 325th N'Y, band; Louis Hart, &, Faw fowe, 1, 4b N'Y, I i eae NV, rhe hutdss— iofhoa Ge Gath. N flesh wound: Alex Devina, F, 68a NY, Walicor, B, 25th Meoe, lot Ybigh, ect, ‘woud: Frenk Griffin, B, 28th Mars, ane ih wound; %Sbaelier. I, eoth NY, foot, H Myers, @, 125% N Y, lett arm, free tured, NAMES OF THE WOUNDED IN SECOND DIVISION, COND COMPS, FROM ue 20. beans Op 23. Liovt.W F Dutton, D, 108th N Del, shonlder; W Blake, Bi ch Nilay 12th N J, arm: CSmity, Fh NY, nals &, 96th Wis, howd; VP began Sel 42d N Y, ives. L, Sth'N X artillery, foot; P'Dar.any i, elbow; A J Drako, 1, 84 let Minn, finger; er, ie NY, tee; exer A ‘aa N Bide, J Puerg. G, ¥, arm; J Hayes, B fy Conn, head, '? Wiley, Maoh Mass, ‘arm; J As. 18th NY, leg? i’ Bowman, K, 20tb ; J Mulhalon, Bib Ohio, ‘ft Tiewtenn foot, “- iy eoth NY, pend; rd i 14th Lona, foo ; ah senate y , face; Hi Barns, oe N ‘7, NY, thigh; & Lebman, @, Dy Sth NY art, howd; wa "1% Ros, M, 152d a, hand; A Liout W’Keltai ‘A, 69th Wis, back; vss. Fr, S Leonard, < Y,ehoulder; OS Oroeney, ¢ aD Rent, &th N Yart, band; A USmith, K thigh, W. A Laciarence, A, YY, be ekcaan, fi, 170th 3 dj 1 20D Maks, BACK, mae cow ini NY. he; J Mite! elt, H, 19th Stata, Rip e. opking, FF. 19u Me, shel. der; J Freve Ee tonite | A 69th back; Capt , forenrea wet, C $i Odio, foot: D Maw cev, €, yfurearm; ¥ Thugl , 16h SY. toigh: 4 DN Y, arm; H ti Palmoles, M, Tot sues art, L Fophys, Gy 60th Pa, bead; J Derap: thighs; A Keoa, C, loth He, kbaoied; J Miler, » Pa, forearm. 8 Pom: rore, 1, 28sth Pa. * boon, @, kath Pa, arma: J SStepbee, | A) i Bersom, ©, 189th i'a,neck ; 1satnr Pe y ¥ + hemet, Oy load WY, face; LY Siaare, 4, YSdth Pa, arm; tout AV Wiler, i 1gdth Pa, hig IP Peery, t, Sth NY art, : er: t. Suorman, I, ath Da, choulder: os '¢ rigs C 184th Pa, tbe, G, Seto Wis, shoulder; followed by a terrific Moflict. Pt oviga 8 ebgrk con MOVEMENTY OF GUNS. Pa. BID; _ G re ; J Lee, Tonight Captain Elden, Chiot of Artillery, advaneea | a," teary Pa. pont ¥, okies sore of the guos of Ludlow's battory to the front, to | 4 Pisehennern ay Xy tight enable them to open from a fayorabio position on the ate pK. S6th Wis, robels in the morniag. Whethor a geveral atiwokets the | fr eer OR overs ¢ lee, OO Wiekbem. A, seb 3 s " SD Lea. 7 b; F programine for the morning yot romaius to bo sven, BY sees + om ly toed i 4 Hart, 1, The General Prows Despaten, ta auty 8 Jouve, i tele 1 shontaee; Lieut Tote sin Reed, K, 8th NY art, iB N ‘Groce: 184th Pa, bea lor, G, Wath 4th Pa, citen; 8 K peering! M, Sth N ¥ art, shou i art, tous; J A Johnson, C, rot a J McCart Om ire NY, shoulder rato 2 K, tt ¥ art ca 3 Fleming,’ 4th ni SH Woit, ¥, ist Pa, head; ME Moyers, arm; M Batlor, 7, roth Mover 'e arm; M Toga! N Bien, bon Me pb barrel, 'o Flyen, K, 170th NY, A actlony, fees Ly ° : laminae, Ki e iter} us a bead ry Sten B, oth N un otten, Ly St NX Srtary, one sboul- sin YY artillery, shoulder; 00 uBR cy, H, ovth Pay Droast; b Uwen (eoiored ), BE, Marta, yd cy “ tar, J clarke, G, Zp, ihe 4 oY artillery, Rare D Momartin, 1 oY Saitery. re Sorgt Maj 3 Mocarty 5 vung th Y, thighs JeDnred uly 44, Jat Mina, boad; W fr) Papestty. tint an, G) 164i NY), beel; Fa hieos, p Pie in arm 0 Met att K, ibaa ¥, ero # Haywood, seen es 3 hascher, Ay Ay acm; J Hopisina, aac vy, Drowst, P ea YY vioh' NY, Tha 'N iebouldes fy Ret 9 lee ia, r * tere, “E Be a hibor J 603 rg, By i Aer esay wrist, 3 Bgusebook, foot, Ft §: Burton, A, dth NY artillery, face oy) san ia aaa. 169