The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 1, 1864, Page 1

—F FF ~ SPP wre sé a = — Tet ee eet 25 §: *, rH H RT Y*PIRAT YER MBE ER 10, The Latest Nev ews By Telrg:raph to the V. ¥. San. —_-— 5 VERY EXCITING NEWS. GREAT BATTLE Al AT ~ PETERSBURG: A Mine Fired. BEBEL BATTERY ‘BLOWN UP, SEVERAL GL NS DESTROYED AS Rede! ‘Regiment Demolished, First Line of Rebel Works Carried. THE’ BATTLE PROGRESSING, The Late Battlo on James River, | FULL AND GRAPHIC DETAILS. FROM sunk vs Anny. ATLANTA CLOSELY INVESTED. Rebel Attacks Ajparently Ended. The Rebel Invasion. PIENDISHNZS:3 OF THE ENEMY Chambersburg Nearly ia Ashes. | Thousands cf Ho..seless Peoplr:, GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA Fears for &e., Marrisbuarg,h, ko, &a, GENERAL GKANT. Terrible Fighting (1 orious swicecen, Laltimore, July 61.—We hi vve the glorio us News fom Gen. Grant's army,by the Old Point boat that fo siege of Petersburg bas had’ an auspicious com. Mencement. The news recesved thie noorping sas follows ; The sicge of Petersburg ope ce? im earnest on Baturday mornings and at dayfight weblew up enc of the prince’ pal rebel batvcries consistiug of | @xteen guns, and had carricd bree tiers of the @ribworksof the rebels before the wai! steamer deft Cty Point thet morning. The reports by the eficors of the Old Poiutateamer are to the same | effect. BEOOND DIEPAT Baltimore, July 81,-A'l doubt aa te the good Bews from Gen. Grant's arty seems te Le removed, A later Gispated, just receive |, aayay The assault commen ced at 4 o'cle k on Saturday morning by a terrible exp » Whick ipletely eastroyed one of the enetay’s priucipal forta in front of Petersbory, conta ning sixteen guns. This | was rendered s mers of rune. Immediately upon this expianion, our aruilery «; 1 with one simul- fanrons and cr Up to the wehad captured two other carthworks and elso the eutire © The bartle rontinved to progress with tie greatest fury. ntinnous roar sloug our eutirs line, leaving of the mail boat, at 10 o'elock, TRIIY Nisrarcs Beadquaviers Army of the Potomac, Saturday Tuly 0-10 A, M.- The zreat event ao long antici- pated, namoly, the explos on of the mine under the rebe! fort in front of the G1) ar orp, came of this morning at 4:40 o'cloc Picket fring wae kept np oi! night, ami in fact at the me the match was oy i the mine the ekirm! shers were still engyeed on beth sides. The volume of dirt t eising over three bh mena and the ©, reewme- bled an immeas earsh font.ia more hen nay th ug clu, Phe Mth Corns at on tured the works, driving the rebadds to theli seco e of entre mentaand woking a number of prix of whom were dug ont of ueir al Tove rele) pr euite that ’ mut 9 fozen remain of the rrog went # South Caro tue our. As soon sa Yp of on too’ place, 120 cune im. Medistely opeur ¢ ny walle the muskotry Dlazed fo one vous Lue of Cre along the front of the Mb oud part ot the Sin and 1th corp. The ecene i¢ on et ered by those Who Withesee! it. The smoke from the cone son obacurad the View, andthe first par rs of wuccedy were gleancd from those who caine in with the pris- oners. The prisoners say we compleely surprised those fp their fret, thes being most) cp at the time, The prisoners slse state that there were four guns | wm the fortificution, which, of course, were buried fr ontof agnt One of the prisoners stated that hey were bury miping under our works, and that in two days more they would heve been ready to Liow them ™) We got the s‘srt of them, however, and it is boped thet iony ore this reaches you Petersburg Will be iu our possess on, FOURTH DITTATOR, Headquarters Ariny of the Potomae, July 30— P. M.—Beports just 'o say that we have possession of the ontire first line of the rebel works, with » lerve number of prisoners, Our loss in the charge was severe, os Our men Bed Ww cross an open field to reach the rebels. The troops engage were the Mb corps with the ter line of the rebel intreachments, | __._ NEW_YORK_ MONDAY. [as supporting them, the $d and Sth being im re- serve, The firrng ie ett going on with great fry, con- AUG Ust 1, ASG. “ete a aon GRANT'S NEW MOVEMENTS. cairo Gt ek Main wih a he core Map Showing the Scenes of Onerations on our, uencee" the North and South Sides of the James River, and Battle Field of Saturday. ne vIern pisvaton, Heidouarters Army of the Potomas, in front 0% Peterabury, Seturdig July 90.8 A. M.—The @Taad confict cor b earnest at daylight this morning, A loud and continuous roar of can« non all along the lines startled the whole country from ite slumber, and spreading throughout army the wildest ex tement and enthead em. mencea our { General Grant's new flank movement bad ontire. Is changed the «. pect of aifaire here, By it, bis weed Fight wae thrown on the north «ite of Jaroca river, ~ Mile PF Within ten milea of Rich romd, enabing him te | switeb bis eutire foree 1 pou either side of the river x hurry to cover Richmond with «1 rye force ne well ee Petersburg and the exterior line betweer . F which bey could nat yey and havo had to risk » genera) engay nt j; The ton thowasnd-t } Magnificently at this b iD 8 very few hours, and compelling the rebels to «i art » the howling shel] burst- Angin wild profusion in camp and battery, and Song the trembling pines. The musketry have bot yet come much into action, but the whole army is under arms and in line of battle, Nery duel progresses Ammunition trains are distrit niting thelr etorer slong die Mines and ambulance trains are hurrying Up for the reception of the wounded, while the te coverlets of thousands of hospital beis are i down, aud army surgeons, with Sprous on, sheir instruments at hand, and sleeves rolled t ty fe MONROE NOWPORT NEWS AN ws “pr > sre quietly awaiting the bi harvest of war ? ite } Considering the eansn the ary anf the position, Ay : Rs see No NORE OLY | it ts the grandest spectacle the world ever saw, e RELAY, 8 \aones deaiga to move on Farvieary, Inte!l - gence from Harper's Ferry is to the otfec: th Mosby's gang had crossed the river on @ wars. (- tng expedition, Our forces are lane in the district throngh which the rebels ary operating, but the latter exhibit grvat ingennity in avotding danger As there aan absolute enbargs for obrioun rea- sana, on all news of movements on our sila tho lary {s rouch greater than it woul! be if the pubs lie contd be apprizad of the military preparations of the Federal and State authorities tn Ponusyls + tis and Maryland. LATEST BY TELEGRAM. Thousands of Hemelem Peoplo—An Apors! for Help. Chamheradurg July 81,-—On the morning of the 80th of July, the rebela onder the comma: McCausland, &Ith « force of about 600 men enters! Chambersburg, Px, and demanded fire hundrt thousand doliars from the eftizens under « thray of burning the town, This requisition craa in writing and wos ater by General Jubal Tt t@ now estatlished by indiapntable proof that thie demand was @ mere protest on the part of the marauders to cover up a pury formed before they reached the town to burn it to the ground without giving any tine to rere: private proner ty and scarcely time enoych for the clr to re. roove their families. They fire! the honses of our ct- {eens fn porbaps filty ploces. Over two bun tread and fifty houses in the heart of the town were congum ed, Including all the public builuingsy ateren, an hotels, comprising about two thirds of «torr taining six thousand 'nhabitants, Thos a large boar of citizens are reduced from comparative wealth to absolute poverty. Many families hava toat all there bedding and sell thefr clothing t euch oe they had on their persons, The a will bo largely over one iniilion of dolar, without aid trem abroad. PRICE ONE © “CENT pve, Cl ENTS. ENC ar oon ox there will be great euffering In our communite. "b " olin er ° | The tate Vight on the Nowe Haak ef the i The Rev, Joho R. Warner, Surg, provi | James River. dentiolly With ua at thie thoe, fa the aceralitet By Mai!) SUre — i _ che eitizens fr r ny a — congributiona for our reli Sgn sal sees ge ae of @ px hei of Gen, Geant’ The above Map represents the acens of Gourral | at Deep Bottom, near ¢ Po'nt, and fonpht and P.M. Kiwvrir, 1 ‘ ve North side of the Jomes R | nttle Patrad I ‘ tod ca sage tudal nes Grant's military operations.on the north and south | Fon the bart'e Tinrstey near that place, ree Bamsaun Worry and many others fardod as prelimi 1 | 200 BA Pre iminary to an important ¢ ‘ turning in tine t the aasaniting party on { connectad with the coprure of Richmond A de benk of the James River. Our linea extended los = ; J Pr ; ¢ A ® D DISraToR, t le. e other en t te urd on Saturday, 4 7 7 sar taled account of thie change of hase w theres | from @ point near the Noryole and Petersburg | phe Eiohteonth « xtreme left of the Marrisbury, J 1 —4ienernt MoCansland wag fore, be interesting to tt nee ‘ ‘ cleft of (80) ty command of the rebel troops when they burned , De © ,eneral reate wee | reilroad across the James River toc point nee | Noe nearthe elroy end noet the Sint! om >) 1 ty watches the develonment a hae} jf y ’ A saiah the |e rt Mambersbary. Alter he bad taken formal pase eae Yea ba ak Se tabeacaiv ees ae ; ermuda a uneese on the north mide a; ha ae eral Burnside, wk had heen pror ne the | seasion of the tows, he made proclamation domande | insects 4 . : river—distan? only @bout @ dozen milea from | on " 1 ' vps were on the | Sng one Ltuired thousand dol ngold, It wan ad secure certain t Richmond, The Second Army Corps welover | richtof Ror ¥ Tancock'4 weterar | serbia ohaln oe dalens Saari aint M . ‘i i" coarse, imps to comply with euch a de = - - di; an etek (hat the uaoot valuable partion in order to open a passage for the cavalry for an - oie Ge ‘| ca man cespatil ’ A iviageare "Ulin i, During the day, Schofetdte and THE REDLL INVASION, of the merhandice hud Leon removed previouslys ac i dot now judicious : ; : Logan'a corps advanced — thei bes within le fo the rs lisappoints A GAG Ob basailiie'k Hetil Wh l 4 vr line ih | On Friday afternoon the most intense excitement | ded to the razo aud disapy uont of the rebels. ei River wee commenced near hebemibredaiddet ltl deserted sad Aecnle huietaacalel RC prn t u Chambersburg, by the | Patties of sWiers having sacked the several drug ye as hap scnglaredis dering { Atlante toa point where {ie forts wud buikiines , i . a | emi ‘ fe rpen General Butlerywho planted a portion of his com: | arated Al soba eatin eh arte news of the ay yrs falorge rebel force on that | ne chemical es & manuf tuved tu tine tand at Deep Rotioms, unter the protection of t pn = F r Ala tien the iphabitants at once | lly which iboy threw in all directfons creating snateais, On Thursday, the Qhet inet Ede et cathe tal inl bond Ney made prey v leave, and the railroud traing |“ Many diferent flames in different localitien, . ‘ ANs 2 tty ter, but which wajtir ly proved the mitvati which soon united in ope general conflagration bridge was thrown scrose the rives gt Straw 1 eats A ae Were crowded with possengers and merchundize ’ ! ne ¢ Ona 4 Plains, t rl HOUA, ef sh Naw irene Valnaia he army. General Blair's corps be tah a a laoe af Fink: dia ballthud ane | Spoeuily the scene became beart-rending an® | Enviveers, and on Friday morning a port ‘ POH is: Lone Onan. Bort Phiten had n tions Were & nited tes only memall proe | SPP ad. Too cracking and roaring of the flamers ‘ i day r 1 of the } . " or he D lwgdar. G ru § te ' Nineieonth Corps were’ advanced to. protect {ion Lecfipnhitshelocte i uakt gday. ¢ ald get of) and Whe but of Wis habs they leaped from house to house the ahrieks af the North side, These operations seeiwed to has Abbas Nee ta titel ba § were forced to remiin and abice the iaaue of | (rFifed wore, —pante-strl veils ts ied } i Waiting for orders, and just at to). A ‘ Spe emceene a ‘ . cbildren, and the pltitul appeals of the old and alarmed the everny, foron saturday their force in P Ata Siturday morning a body ; that loeality wox reinforee! by Kershaw" \ pueda shite A ead rom 8 aki | of ive hundred F ry eutercd the town,and | bellows formed an indescribable scone of borror, it y Wow reinforee! by Kershaw's divi« h marie. and @ wed of t 1 : bi s . nwa t ’ Wilts gation oh hear ch tue ci ee ona Party, an ri nt avid mado @ tq 5 Pr we and eupplies | The town was fir databout Lf o'clock {n the fore- | Grant to throw va. | appearance of the enwmy In unkaown force upon | on ie in Rai no opportunity w noon. The rebels remained fst tong evough i» , ow ong forcemer PON c : ‘ bul ‘ auiby ad i “ , atrong rm nforvene “e Toss Ul vr left flank, He tnetntly placed Generals Py eal oy wy hohe afer |’? cet under proper headway, when the stream, and for that purpose tache aneoek* r ax 5 ere , oe te rw few be ¢ ; Corps 80. oo ie Wika isa Ricca Late |) | Sweeney's and Pullerts divious Hom ant | ihe . f Ce ven that Averill wea approaching the | donee Av m f " thea ancertaioed the meuong of the my aterc is ; A were desiterud. Ge t Inatantiy every freehooter was in bie aad- fhe a ar aaa caren 2 we the cory rebel movement of the preceding night, It ap- .., chod during the das, | d's and hneviediy took to the Bt, Thomas road. 9 ¢ ral sivle rapidity at % . no ‘ . a Lite leic Phot pees de! , Eider is EG ine Glee ean ladles ibe peared that Mardee's entére corps had revred f cal tha soother point, The news | With Averill ip purmait, and itis belleved that he tion of the reads highly ¢ Vie tor the pure ur front and made the cirewt of our left fant ota (Ci " pr al Aha th mieceeded in puniahing MoCanstand vary severely. pose. Cop! ous shower: of rn : | with a view of falling upon our rear, and cube! ube weer alt fly laden with com Seated isa Uusimaa: that: fechas A k i , . af f Linley York » A trnin heavily laden wit romissary stores was enemy to perceive en upel abey h mel ee. SER we Had Sweeney's civin v } busin wae for the most | @iepatebed from thie city thia morninr, to Cham. | proached uncomtortabl se. Themen felt jnt been in apy other plice at that mornt ¢! port 1 G » Curtin e t ¢ bersbure, to relieve the present wanta of (ho house a } P. 4 ’ ' ‘ at Once . tah oa a be an Alace ti at t result might have been fatal to our entre |. ins 1 J at Masrisburg , les Women and children af that town, who now Ht 7 a y P “ soe yh } . . - Led | reached the pontoon tribe a litle atier «| army and the campaign. Tle proper disp widhir Py son ane ltrsin. ‘TheGoe. | crowd the murronnding telds and woeds, Manv imu H ly com nem at “roast, ‘The cavalry | sitions} scarcely been made when the.) of the facty and of | residences of prominent citizens in the outelirte of etlected a crossing about tbree-fonr'b of unite furs | enen merged from the wools, with'n three ' ' 5 » to . ther down, Alter ander ant had been effected on | dy . Rare toate * nJitery reasons are withLeld for | the town, were © burned, | the north vide of the river, the cavalry irameciately | 2Undred yarcs ot olnt, An Ohio battery lov | ing iD Ate ulopted on me f ier eaen | deployed in ue of battle, followed by the vntry, | stantiy rent tue « cutting with unerriug aim ¢ 1 ’ 7 ‘ e The rss d Kk har oen defenar, and ieewed ihe wing proclamation s 1¢ tires division wok @ position In the centre, | through their runks which rected back at the an- 8 mations — | with the second ana third «iy sons on the right sti Chimber, Harriabure, | Three Days Later New jand leh Manks reepe tive! T'wo batteries were | C8 Pected remisiance, then siesdied, and ayninad- , ; § fap teal | also brought over aud m!vautaceously posted ina! vanced to the charge, 1. Dodge's quick eye | cd Ponnsylvina. Thay sconped Chambersburg |, Cane Race, July 30th,—The steamship Beeman. sir p of Siaben § r Wea Slaht appeared s) saw that the enemy's ine was too long for hia 85 AMY to- valry and artillery, from fouthampeon Wth in, en route for New | Iniabers wer we we ic ‘ w hour " ely foree ane r * i aud from | the Pirpose bo uted oaeelion Balt {gp oneg ne rs 1 | Shroe brigndes and would overlup our front on h ing s bi aud et? | York, passed this point at nuom toedayy, f « ‘ ” 5 ‘ ' venie may be dive j | position of the enemy, The rebet line of bat | either flank, and crush it. Amid a storm of bul- nt this ct In view Heh © Sontinveney, her tho following news was obtained tle tended iu . jive at of hy My lew be instantly gulloped across the open | !teretore wil the poople of Harriabury and In the Hous: of Lords, on the 18th Lert Lr re . a - ’ or ‘a t ot etene or tod 4 D tite { vorapty mosted bebind tea Saat eg raila, Poe! space to two Ohio revimenta and order | papi ait helt a th AT Oe “4 Brougham presented % petition from Jommulaty rele a} anid 1 ll be in: oa [the luk Knolls that were at: led ver Wi ea them to arre the enetuy. Tho men n ny pon application te the Ad) (2 | tive to the increase of the sero trade in Guba ond Aiea bela leiee oe ai rr eppoaing advanced on the doul.e qumak, and turn ng around | ster the service of the | asserting that spain had violated Ler Lroaty agree. wi natter \ " vA sp 8 Ve {tp o raking posiuon, and a pe t : 7 9 ay Ape bate | @vidge, atruck the enemy unexpectiily, and in- | 3 wastes will barre Utes Be | nent on this subject. tery & little we the luis of it, At halt past | diteted a dreadful slanghter, capturing a uucmber of | ¢ +e ONTESs |} Poe Austrians took possession of Feohs on the feron vlogs ur skirtusl.ers oi ‘ re and two stands of cologe, eweme| A a ting of t Was st once Convene! at | 18th. Au island on the wost cost of Suhleswig is t ihe poet hes mae rie | Morrilits bricede chur e e the Court House and adres es were delivered | in possnesion of the Allies | before mentioned ope uy | to the alge uf the Nat be a8 Lig | *e'R pepleton ‘This wax enemy ate | King Leopold has le Brucsols on & viait to the our batteries, under ed | wes comncited t talc aaveie (1 3 i bers proce to the vas | Emperor Napoleon, bs the canbowt Me from | chin aoe’ 9 : ‘ : ris hn Rassias arn 1Genouvder miei F Ls | under a galing fire, woich sweyt * uumber , r ‘ 7 1 entered their nauce + The Paris Moxie we % thut tho wagoWation» a the ranks of the enc t teh | of men apd suine of our be cers, Gever anid procured ts fre feecly given tw for peace bevwecu Deomwels and Austria aad Pris- ‘seo 1 we BHO t Pen vied p _ ree ray N ty Way required tia will take plwe at Vieuna, See a Dodve had geut for reluforarme » be ey 1 . i ow (he 28th Massachusetts snd rt edith New hiamp- |.) Abs ue Couch ( #4) OL Baturdays cupers) The Cossricrtonsut, agya the admission of shire regiments, under command of Col, Lyuchy | Ud not come, ood he r eRER VON i he ) ate ‘ tulvanced opon the 447un betters bef eaaait act ha wen ; do" idall teaale Whe e Ne opernt me wt for the present cannot Denuwark tuo the Gertwnan Confederation wou'd ww " aud & NG peerage ie t 3 I sted rugore pree ) du tied the balance of power tn Europes pd tue & cbt etal - ; Ba weral times onr wen ed miles “ay bs ul Pe the force gal fue secherae 18 impossible, } i | enews 8 : ane t tee er Forty tho do wen | oo Lala wor sola Lave been osdered to 4 x Was wet ate for 1 of tho rlel cruine off Ismabi, there being two suspicious crit point waa thus lost wud six c . ‘ as bah * pr 9} t 1 1 bterTy ou ty ut. tuevar, The coptures pune are supp. gained time nud es ’ ue Aer ve, os 4 belleved ¢ the | obs edo) that polut ‘i the same that were tar your but it waa achieved 9 © sur f 8 Pp t point iced ot ua | The proposals of Denmark ot Ber pd Vienpa Pevory's I + - v te W210. jan ta rane “time b-aiitaial tke t wt price Mian b.ibmore, were met by Austiawod Prussia with au agre were dr ven back by r vers, gud ting * : ¢ 3 ‘ ) . c 7 a , Pi lap a atrong position abont en miles tre Nala ae neath An aon at dhey bad 1 wever, that tue rebels up | ment to suspend hostilities on land aud see unt! rever, and at Lait advices we rr ne betwe the alors of 6 ag and keening st bay the am Bat . t we eat ip any considerae the Stat of Jul he evising blockade la the mea 4 1 ren we ( ‘ ree 8 i i] « " oO i g forces wna grin cn ey ribedty. ¢ pig eS for i V i 0 evidence of | time to be rained, Mee A while th of the eaciay weaq LATEST BY TCLEGRAPH, the eroe the hy any large forea | Gortnany bas ante request to Deuuark to send the exact namber of thor casualucs not beug Ans Well } ie that tela taay have been ef | ® plenipotentiary to Vienna iminodiaialy, in order siatad, . if bee ows stl continues, Bug | to come tw an erktanding with Avowma and e ene Washington, July 01.—1 sion trom Lien, ER SS > eral Sherman ; ratom, ; 3 » pr led wt Waah- | Prussia, Ge Sberma: army represents aftules to be im the r re the m ment Was ro- An eng mt took place on the 14h at Feoha ; ' Vhe Baule of the 22d, highert degree ealivtactor Our 3 ents for ra wo raid, Up to that date en the Aified and Dinval Alter the gremt batiies of tue dott July near Peach Cauwously towards Atlause, ers contesiel our moveroenis and mace # show of | and 20th of | wivanced the past day or so have met with y, but they crouct tifications, thus evident! of the artillery of Gen. § Do Opposition behind the) * rebel force continued to sor cirgumetances that indie Tiresb ug macbinea bad brought {nto nse at various places in Tree Creek, our liues froma the oner 1 | Tle revel skirmish | od sin The weathe j fighting, but fell back when pressed in force, On | has been intensely wars: for We past two days, the | the Valeo, and the grain us fust as threshed, was the 21st, Genera) Frank Blair cupiured an em nence | thermorneter 95 in the shade, eotpped Kechmondward, This mode of turning j uth of the railroad with a loas of veven bundrod | oo the swor! into reaping hooks is by me means rel- men, [his was the most serious engagerient of tbe | [ris officially announced that tho ‘ncreased poste | ished by the aut! oriticg, who are eaid te have dis- day. On the night of the 21st, the army of the Ten- | age of forty-five cents per single rate, which the patched General Wright's corps of veterans to the ponees commanded by General McPtersonm, | public was notified would be churzed on and after | South elee of the Potomac to intercept this game. rested on # Kine north and south of the railrosd.and threw up the usual entrenchments to guard | against surprise, The rebels were very busy | ted in the British mail via Southampton, wil! not | durmg the night throwing up works in our front. | be levied and callocted, the Pritiah office having | But » skirmishing party in the morning discovered | given subsequent notice of tte decision nol to carry thas they bad evacusted the place. This was re-| the proposed change into effect} at present. All garded as an indication that the enemy intended | letters, therefore, addreased as above, will continue mitber to evecuste the city, or and » siege! to he chargeable with the old rate of nomace July 1, 1964, upon letters addressed to the Aus- | It) trian colonies and New Zealan’, sud tre ustnite | pposed that the wary rebel leaders took ml- Faneae of the absence of these troops to throw a marauding force across the river into Maryland and Peunsylvania, The raiders advanced in three columns through Mercersburg, Waynesboro and Greencastle. The telegraph wires between Harper's Ferry, Chambersburg, Cumberland, and Shippens- burg areall down. The latter fact is rexerded as evi 1 of three 2 As ColMenoed Uw eonstru | ly oe Pe | m4. al Julg 20.—The rebel joan is two per cont, lower, partly owing fo the realization of prof- | tts, andgpart)y from anoety ebrood awakened asta | when the Southern arm ca will venture upon an in- | vasion af the North. Tse loan is quoted os | 14.76. | In American stocks, Erie ahares have relay 0d 3 per cent.; preferred 1°2; UMuois Central aiaresd per ceni., and pal up shares 21-2, The Pirate Fiorida. Two More Vemols Destroyed, The Dritish steamer Governor Bayloy, from % F., arrtvei a this pors on Aaturdsy, bring! ¢ QGsptain Winslow, of the bark Golconda, and Wow (Continust on las ge,r.)