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INLAND LINES.
Official Report of Gen.
Ileauregard.
file Attack: on Petersburg.
Briinregapl Reports the Rupture of Some of
Our Dead and 'Wounded.
PICKETT IN COMMAND OF THE REBELS,
Dispatch from Gen. Lee.
Five Rebel Vessels Sunk.
From Atlanta
CAenerol Forrest's Rr6por,
Hooker's Charge on Claihorne,'s F orces.
lIFADQUARTFI3S ABMY OF TBI POTOMAC,
June 20- 2 -5 A. M.
The Richmond Evqitirer of the 18th gives
the following dispatch from Beauregard to
general Bragg:
PETIMSBUItia, June 16, 9:4'0 P. .111.- 7 -Sir: The.
onetay Made two attacks on our line this of- '
ternoon, but were repulsed with loss. We
captured about 400 prisoners, inclUding eleven
commissioned officers. They belong •to.the:
First Brigade of Raucock's Corps. All is
quiet at this moment.
It also says that:communication was inter
rupted on the railroad to Petersburg, but that
after taking:up a mile and a halt of the track
and pulling doWn three hundred yards or tel
egraph wire oar men werck so warmly pressed
that they backed out and retreated from Port
Walthall Junction; - after making a stiMoria
fight until late lathe evening:
The principal .fighting occurred two ; miles
from' 'Chester, where we 'repulsed the enemy
and took two lines of their breastworks. We
captured a few prisoners and some of the en
emy's dead and wounded fell into our hands.
The enemy's troops were commanded by
Gillmore, and consisted of about twenty-five
hundred men all told.
Our forces consisted of Pickettls division,
and our whole losses were not heavy.
DISP ' k W= FROM GEN. LEE
The followi . g dispatch was received. from
Geu."Lee:
. HEADQUARTERS, June 17 .
To :Ells Recellency .Teff Davis: —At eleven laSt
night we took the breastworks at, Howlett's
Douse. Other portions!of the same line were
taken. The battery at HoWlett's is being re
estaulished: Five-vessels have been sunk by
the enenik in Treat's Reach. , Ten steamers
era within thd Reach, beside 4 the Monitors.
Some fighting occurred near Petersburg
this morning without result.
I have ordered the rsilroad at Port Walthall
Junction, destroyed by the enemy yesterday,
to be repaired and reopened.
Signed it. E. LEE.
5 :F.130X .44LANTA. -
ATLANTA. GEO. June 16.
It telegram from General Forrest to Capt.
4d:dr, dated Tupelo;lnne 16, says: .
There are no Georgians hurt. The victory
was complete. Tee killed wounded and cap
c2ros of the enemy exceed the total of my
t r o oi ns engaged.
h m - e sent forward 130P,prisoners and there
are more behind three miles from Marietta.
There was 2ittlo*.'skirnifshitig by the enemy
yesterday. The ehnrp shooters were fighting
a ll d a y. Maj. Massey, of-the'2oth Mississippi,
was killed,
At five o'clock : yesterday, Hooker's corps
made a charge,;ml_,Clanhurne's Division three
lines deep, and was repulsed with great,slaugh
ter. A few prisoners were' taken, who confirm
the above.
Claiburne's - Division fired 315 times with
shot, shell and Canister.. The enemy was not
able to bring his artIIIS - 4 to bear.
From Annapolis.
g•rivafi of Wo d e d.
kOVIitiI7SIS GAINED _ GENI BWINSIAEr
Affairs At Petersburg.
ANll.troms, June 21.
steamer Connecticut has just arrived
with Over 'GOO womuled, including sixty ofll
cars. The 7 are - rine 4 oally from the sth and
9th arn.l . corps. They were wounded on the
17th and 18th bst. while. charging the rebel
works, aroOnd. Pete..7 4 burg-
TheyloonNm the nev, -4 that Burnside gained
urd and that
decided. advtuatages on b.'"t ay,
Petersbnig wiould soon fall our hands '
The surgeons at the naval sehou - . 1 44r0 doing„
all in their power for the relief of the IC 11.111 " 6 ",,*
The field of - work for the Sauitarj. and
Christian Commissions.is very large.
F1e.014 - N,Ew:y4anK.
Operations of the Gold Speculators.
Nov.Jurte , 2l.--Evening.
in excitement raged in the gold market to
(lay in consequence of the passage of the gold
bill-205 and 206 was bid. 203 acd 210 asked.
Operations in sterling exchange entirely sus
pended.. The prominent bankers and brokers
of this city will hold a meetiug on Wednesday
for the purpose of urging the .repeal of the'
sold bill.
A. Secession Canard Exploded.
BALTI36OItI3, June 21.
The that any hostile force has crossed
the Potopac- into the Cumberland Valley or
eLsewherft - IS without foundation.
Genso ffigel, Kelly and Weber . ' are • on, the
alert in command of troops along the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad. They have seen no
enemy for weeks past in their department.
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BY GEORGE 13B1ONER.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
ACCOUNT OF SHERIDAN'S OPERATIONS,
Crossing of ibho-Pam:suilr.ey
Strength of the ExpeditiOn
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Effects of the E*cessiTe. Heat.
Fonntras M010 .. 10E, June 20
On the 6th day of June Major General
Sheridan left Old Chuich - Taiern and encamp
ed at New Castle feriy, , Ol the Pamunkel.
He, had been joined by Captain Turnbull,
of the engineeis, and a party, of the 50th New
York pentooniers, with a pontoon-train. The
pontoons were laid across the river and Gregg
crossed his division that night, Gen. Wilson,
with the Thiid Division, having.relieved him
of dutpat Bottom's Bridge the' - same after
noon.
•
Every ono knew now that something' was
up—another raid,- probably, and nothing
pleases a ca....)lryman so Much as the idea. of
Evraid, if it only be thrOugh a country whore
supplies may be obtained. The expedition
was to consist of Gregg and Torbet's divi
sion, leaving Wilson with the Army of the
Potomac and also the dismounted men and
those with inferior horses belonging to the
first and second divisions.
-This force Was to have three days' forage
and five days' rations. Ten ambulances were
also taken. The whole forming a train of one
hundfed and, twenty-fide wagons,' besides the
pontoons.
All being in readiness, the General sot out
at 12 o'clock on the 7th, and: was followed - by
.Torbert, Gregg having pushed forward in 'ad
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VWELCO.
Nothing of interest occtirred on the first
day. We passed through Agletts, and then
proceeded up the left bank of the Mattapony
to Douglas' farm, where we, encamped
The day. as dry, bright and hot, the dust
alniost sulteating to both men and beasts.
A largo number of horses gave out 'during the
latter portion of the march.
They were shot, 118 is the lunge in war, and
their equipments destroyed, to prevent their
tiein of any,benefit to the army.' .The second day we found much the same
weather and roads... We passed through
ReedyYs Mills to Polecat Station, on the Vir
ginia Central railway, and encamped two or
three miles northward of it, upon Hugh
Chandler's farm. This man has five sons in
the rebel service, and no one at home to
work the farm.
• The
_third clay, June 9th, was remembered
iaost vividly as being the anniversary of the
battles of Beverly,Ford and Brandy Station.
Many of those present had been wounded
or Made prisoners in those sanguinary flights,
and they were, not likely very soon to forget
A small parV . visited" Compass station on
the railway, some ten miles "distant, and cut
the telegraphic communication to Richmehd.
Fourth 'Day, June 10.—Crossed the' north
fork of the North Anna, and the South Anna
at Hope ,Chureh; nine • miles from Spottsylva
nia Court House we learned of a large rebel
hospital 'containing some of our wounded:
Colonel. Davin was ordered to send ft regiment
to see to the matter. 'He detailed Colonel
Anderson with his regiment, the 17th Tenn
sylvania; for the duty. , • * .
Thislaight'we encamped some sixer seven
miles from' Louisa! Court House, and-about,
the same distance from Trevillian station.
The latter pant was tip 'be destroyed on the
next day,
June 11th was an eventful one. Torbert's
division were in the alliance. Custer's bri
gade was to.moire by a wood road on the• left
below the'station, and between it and 'Louisa
Court House, and follow up to the station,
where he would foul Torbert, with the rest of
the division, who were going up by the direct
road. Custer had not proceeded far from his
camp before he struck the enedty's advance.
He at once charged them, and 'drove them
back on to what appeared to him to be their
main bodv. •
General Torbut, with laterritt's (reserve)
and Devin:s _brigades, moved up the road,
Merritt's regulars . being in advance. They
also soon came upon the enemy's outposts--
Captain Rodenbaugh, ems:imam:ling the 2d
United States • eavalry, 'ordered' 'ldeutenant
Horrigan to charge them with a platoon,
which he did at once, and with such effect
that they ran for nearly two miles closely fol
lowed by Horrigan, who was supported by
Redenbaugh. 1
The enemy having now reached his sup=
,ports, made a stand in the woods; and the 2d
FAB diSMounted to meet them. Horrigan led
the charge, and met a most 'determined foe.
Froni.carbineei they same to pistols, .and :from
pistols" to_ sabres, and Lieut. Hortigan •• had a
hand tolhand fightwith a rebel officer, whom
he Vanquished, Gtn. Merritt led in the let
cavalry, Captain Sweitzer, to the aid of the
.2d, and General Torbert, also finding the en
emy growing strenger, orderedin a portion of
Devm's brigade, still weakeneclby the absence
of the 17th Pennsylvania at Spottsylvania
-.0 eurt lEfoutie. . The 9th New Ydrk, ColOnel
:Sackett, went in on the right of the 2d - regu
lars, and all.fought with the greatest vigor and
'Wetermination.•gradually pushing the enemy
back towards Trevillian station.
Col. Sackett, of the 9th New York, Capt.
Rodenbaugh and- Lima; liorrigan, of the 5d
liegulars, were'Woupded early in the day, the
Nriner mortally, but poi-until they had per
fern2ed acts of h'eriaisni.for which they.will be
remem.!'"e4' tient. Ogden, Adjutant of the
Ist cavalry; was killed,; and Lieut. Ellis, of, the
9th Pennsylv:.‘4 ll, seriously wourided. Gen..
Torbert led a ch.‘rge in person, of the most
desperate eharact,:v. and General Merritt,
another, to drive the ,':Abels out of the railway
cut, and a brick kiln belP.!td which they - had
_entrenched themselves. Gei;,. Sheridan, with
his staff, was also up in the ceNtre of these
oPerations, where the shells flew and burst
thickly mound him, but, Where he had a full,
view , of what was suing on. It is reaily,won
derful how our oonirnanding officers of cavaliy
escaped'all injury when:they were in the habit
of expodingAbemsebM as 'recklessly as they
did.
' - Theenerny has now `been driven from the
woods into the station, butp yet nothing has
beenheard,pf Oristß::;- { There - had been a:con: ,
'start din and s initf,AfLolention ';musketry
and of thirsting ihßls, from six in 'the morn
ing till noon, and no one could tell Caster's
guns from those of the enemy. Torbert had
"THE UNION—NOW AND FOREVER."—Webster.
HARRISBURG, PA.., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE -22, 1864.
,
to be very shy of his artillery fighting in the
direction of the station, where he was to meet
Custer, for fear-he would injure his own men.
Effort, after effort to reach General Custer
wade by the staff officers of Generals Sheridan
and Tcirbert proved unavailing till 12 o'clock.
Each time the efficer would run- into the ene
my's fire and up to the lines; thinking it pOs
sible they might be Custer's, at the eminent
risk of capture, only to find that he must race
back again for dear life. ,
At about noon, however,- Captain Dana, A.
A. G. to :General - Torbert, dashed through
the Linea of fire up to the station, where he
found- the inevitable fighting Custer with
his, inevitable bugler sounding the advance.
Dana's description-of CiisterlS line of battle
at this'moment is - most anausitig, The first
portion he came to' was facing in' one direc
tion, and their seven • shooters were going
crack, crack; crack, in the most lively Man
ner. Reaching the centre he found that
facing in an exactly opposite course, the same
weapons discoursing the same music there.
Again the other wing was facing in a third
front and just as fiercely engaged as the rest.
It seems_that when Custer had driven the
force wlaich he found opposing to a point near
the station, he. ordersd "charge by the fifth
Michigan, Col. Alger, which managed to get
'in bet Ween the dismonnted cif- the enemy and
their horses. The reenit was the capture of
eight hundred led horses, and about'lice
hundrqd men. Custer's 'command also-had
ninety , : of their wagons, four or five Cessions
and , fifteen ambulance . These were all
placed in:his roar, or what was supposed to
be the nearest`point to Torbert, with *hem he
was expecting to connect at any moment
The result was-'that when Torbert forced his
combatants back on the station they fell right
upon - Custer's plunder, guarded -by the fifth
Michi,gan; and before all could be removed
everything was 'betaken except two hundred
prisoners, and with it a portion of General
Ouster s pack train,-his headquarters wagon
and a large , number of the fifth
_Michigan.
The . " Boy General" now-began to rave some
and look around for,reprisals, - when-Penning
ton rode up -to him and said, •
‘;•General they . have Pilien one of my guns!"
• "NO.— if they have; come nn," and' off
he dashed, followed by Pennington and a few
men. They charged the enemy with the ut
most fury and retook the piece. • .
It was about this time or shortly-after that
Dana found the Generalsurroimded and fight
ing three ways. The, enemy obtained five
of Penningtou's caissons and his ordinance
wagon, but these were chiefly recovered.
General Custer's color bearer was shot, and
the flag was so near falling into the handa'of
the enemy that it was onlysayed by being torn
trom the pole by the General,. who stuffed it
into the bosom of his shirt Ouster's Colored.
cook and laundress, Eliza, was captured With
the traitt; -but she'igiCapeff-ifitli the General's
valise, whichlphe succeeded in bringing to the
outer picket, where they took it from her,-but
414 came safely to camp . ' • __ _
When Ouster again Joined Torbert short
foik.was made_at routing the rebels out 'of.
Trevillien Station.:
Goloit'el Gregg's brigade has nearly all em;-
ployed in guardin g ianW picketink our left
witig. A portion of it was actively engaged,
and, as it always , does, ~acquitted itself with,
great; credit. Geneial Davies' brigade was the
rear guard,. and liroteoted the 114110 ;and the
trains. - - '
The,Gth cavalry guarded the prisoners, and
made ohs or two scouts under the command
of. Captain ClaflM. About one o'clock Gene--
rid Sheridan had use 'tor HOMO mounted 111,011,
,and called on General Davies for the l'Oth
New fork and Gth Ohio to come up from the
rear._They were too" late, however, for the•
purpse intended. The dismounted men had
nriten the enemy irione direction arid his led
hoises in another. Had these, or any other
two mounted mill:nerds:been on the spot at
the moment, they could easily haiie captured.
both holies and. soldieris. •
Devins's brigade was engaged from early
morning on the right of the`line. and the old,
Wat horse" was, ae Usual, in. his. element.
His men suffered less loss than•some others,
being farther removed from the, centre of se
„don; but they maintained the important posi
tion entrusted to them with their usual; firm
ness and gallantry. , The grand charge - before
spoken of resulted in driving the enemy some
two miles from the station, and ended the
fighting for the day in one• of the most bril
liant Tietories ever - achieved for the union
Col. dregg was:slightly gratied• in Use cheek
with- a 'piece 9f lead, which lodged in his
Captain Craig Wadsworth, of Gen. Tor
-rbert's staff, had: twohors& shot under him,
maiting•fire which he 'has lout since the open
ing of the campaign. :Dr. Wilson, of General
Ilerritt'S staff, also In}d'hi4 horse kilted.—
, '..."Lietittinant Bertrand, Ofl'the..same staff' had
tlip , sleeve of his coat torn bira ball, without
,I.injurY•to his - artn. Gen: Custer's acting Ad
jutant-General Captain Greene, was taken
ptisoner. 'Captain Lee, Of the 2d cavalry, fore
teierly Colonel ofthe Bilskorth Birii-Zbnaves,
is also a prisoner •
General Sheridan moVed his whole-;com
mand to the station and encamped for the
night, after fighting for nearly twelve ' hours
incessantly.
The next day, Sunday, ,12th, was devoted to
the destruction of five miles of raiLroad,"from
near Louisa Court House to one mile beyond
Treviliall station in the direction of Gordenk
villa. The work was most thoroughly done.
The ties were piled up and the rails became
heated in the centre, , the cool ends were de
pressed by their own, gravity, and the rails so
bent as to render them utterly worthless with
out re-rolling. Details were also sent to bury
the dead of both 'parties.
These duties occupied the time until Si'. tr.,
when General Torbert made •an advance
towards Gordonsville,'"to reconnoitre for the
enemy, whp.had* not been seen during the
day. He came upon him about 5 o'clock, in
a strong position a few miles north of Gor,
donsville, reinforced with Pickett's division of
-infantry. ,
After feeling of, his position it was..not
thought politic to attempt to dislodge him
from it, as our ammunition was reduced and
;rations for the men and animals nearly ex
hisusted. - ' 1
In this movement Captain Dunkleberger
- -was seriously wounded. and Lieutenant-Nich
ols killed; - both of the tst cavalry. .Major Sip,
of General Sherid , m's Staff, t was slightly
wounded in the head by a fragment of shell.
t tit f t r e o ri m att Ai tZi n crita d . : ll 4 ,reia tant ti r e ull o p en na c w er;
Harris, orniv•Yprk. Lieutenant Baylis, of
Caster'sst - all", - Was wounded in the shoulder:
Lieutenant Pennington lost, with,his caissons,
47 men and 74 horses captured.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Later from.. Gen. Grant
NIGHT ASSAULT ON OUR LINES
The En e my Repulsed:
Operations Before , Petersburg.
Our Continued Success
HEAISQIJARTERS ARMY OF TIM POTOMAC t
June 20th, 5 A. '
Yesterday was a very , quiet day along the
lines, both armies 'seeming to be . desirous of
enjoying a day of rest after the severestruggle
of the two previous days.
Skirmishing - and artillery firing occurred at
intervals, and the Fifth corps lost probably
one hundred men during the'llay, their lines
being so close to'the enemy that it was
,dan
gerous to enter - or ' leave them. An attack was
made by the enemy on the centre of our lino
about ten o'clock last - night, Wit was quickly
repulsed. ,
In the charge made by the fitli corps on
Friday evening, the 3d brigade of Crawtord's
division, Col. Carroll commanding, took' the
39th North Carolina regiment prisoners, with
their Officers, flag's;; &c.. '
This regiment was on the right of a column,
who were preparing to make a charge on our
works,
astonishment
were surpribed, and manifested
much beinc , ordered to sur
render. -
General Crawford had . two
,of his aides
wounded, Captain Suter and Captain Chester,
in the fight of that evening. 'The loss of the
sth corps will reach about 2,000 for the past
few days. The 2d corps lost the heaviest, the
figures being 4,200 since Wednesday.
A flag of truce was sent to the enemy's
lines yesterday' for.the purpose of getting the
dead and Wottided between the works on
each side out of the way, but it was refused.
The negro who was tried some days since,
for an attempted • outrage upon a white wo
man near Cold Harbor, has been sentenced
to be`hung, and this morning, at the hour of
nine, 'was designated: or the execution. He
was employed in the Quartermaster's Depart
nient, but has admitted that 'he belonged to
the I.st Colored regiment,and had deserted.
Rei)el - Views of pur Nom
nations•
A RfliF•SplitteV aria a Tailor
THE TAILOR THE MEANEST OF THE CRAFT
gictimolkd and the 4th of July.
DAVIS'RiLfi SUPONTRWDEMOCRATS.
TAT WILL GO FOR PLACE AND SPOILS
—.—
Their Interest is to Weaken the Union
Armies and Break .Down
the Finance&
[Front the Richmond Exaininer, June 131
The convention of Black Repnblicans in
Baltimore have renominated for President of
their country, Abraham Lincoln, the Illinois
rail-splitter, and for Vice President Andrew
'Johnson, known in the West as the Tennessee
tailor; one of. the.' meanest 'of that craft
whether they shall 'ever be eleeted or not de
pends upon the - Confederate army altogether.
The people of the enemy's country have
now two Black Republican " tickets " before
them ; and . the Democrats, are 36 come yet.
All these several movements we are obliged
to watch, and, if possible, understand—by
reason of their possible effects.npon the war ;
otherwise We have no "earthly interest irr the
matter ; and. if we were now at peace with
that nation it would be altog . ther indifferent
`torus what ape, or hyena, or jackass theY set
up to govern them.
'The great. army of contractors, then, and
office-holders--in short, thoie who live by the
war, and on the country—have succeeded, at
least, in starting Lincoln for another race.
It amounts to a declaration that the conven
tioners 'desire to see four years more in all re
spects like unto the last four years. They
-want no change at all; to the present incum
bents of power and profit; Nall Works well
enough as it.is. They care little, perhaps,
about the' "tmancipatien Proclamation,' .or
:the exact definition whicteniey be applied. to
LincOln, as an immediate,"or essential, or °en
tingent Abolitionist; - care little indeed" about
politics at all, or principles; or`the deatiny of
their nation, or other "abstractioni" of that
sort; they are practical men, and what they
know andSeetin their inmost souls is, that
four more yeara of reveling at will in
treasure and plunder will make them all rich
enough, them and their descendants to the
third and fourth generation. •
It appears, also, that , Lincoln and his friends
have been lucky, for so far, in .this ill success
of Grant and Butler, and in their precise mea
sure of ill success. :If either of these twohad
taken Richmond before the Convention, then
Butler or Grade would have been nominated
for President. If they had been already ut
terly and decisively defeated, and their armies
cut to pieces, then neither Lincoln nor any
other Black Republican would have had the
slightest chance of election. So essential was
it for the right guidance of the Convention in
this matter that Grant should not take Rich
mond, nor be advancing iiitriumphant march
toward:it, that the New York Times, Lincoln's
“organ," took care to publish at length a'dis
.ifial account of the bloody defeat inflicted on
the Feder* on - the 3d of June, and to express
the opinion that it - was a most disastrous af
fair. This was true ; but the 2imes did not
state it becanse it was true. The. Timelitated
it, notwithstanding that 'it was true, in older
'to lower "Grant's stock in the Convention, jist
in the niek of time,-and sneceedod. . Our
soldiers who'on the 3d strewed: the earth in
front' f their intim:4=6lgs With'l2,ooo dead
- and wounded . Yarkeelc - then - and there se
,cured the nomination of 'Lincoln over Grant.
Lincoln, .theii; andlds , gang, have been
lucky, as - we 'Said, .0' far. Riit - to win his
election in November this indecisive work of
the Federal armies, neither triumphantly vie-
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torious nor hopelessly cut to pieces—neither
taking Richmond nor taken by Richmond—
will not do at all. Grant and Butler are now
at liberty to achieve the most brilliant suc
cess they can, and The Beta York Times will
not tell the truth any more when itis unfavor
able to them. In fact, the Lincoln party has
been reconciled to the delay in capturing Rich
mond by this consideration, among others=
that the Fourth of July approaches; and they
aro aware of the theory entertained by their
old acquaintance, Pemberton, - now in high
favor at Richmond, and commanding the for
tifications of the city, namely; that the Fourth
of July is the very best day to surrender a
place to the Yankee ; army, because, in the
warmth of their gratification at celebrating,
their anniversary with a triumph, they give
good terms. It is like approaching a bon
vivant after dinner to ask him ior a favor.
And, accordingly, the Yankee nation is now
holding itself prepared to put on its most gra
cious smiles and accord tons the same tender
consideration which has been shoivn to the
citizens of Vicksburg. Lot them only haul
down our flag. on that auspicious morning,
and read their Declaration of Independence
on our Capitol bquare, and Lincoln is already
elected President. In this stage of the busi
ness also, however, our army has a voice; end
if it shall continue to baffle, repulse, and cut
up the Federal forces, and finally drive them
from the soil of Virginia, as we fervently trrist,
then this Baltimore nomination• will not gain
Lincoln a single vote in November.
In that case who will be the next President
in the enemy's country? Not Fremont with
his "radical abolition." The era for that
school d pontica will be past, But there re
mains another party—the Democrats ; they
being also divided at preseut into War Demo
crats and Peace Democrats, but who would all
be Peace Democrats in the event supposed--
that is, in 'the et' ntcif'a total failure of The
Federal campaign of 1864. Now the very
latest intelligence brought ne from that corm
try. by a special channel informs us of these ,
two further:facts :140, the popular mind be
came at once agitatedon the announce-
went of this Baltimore nomination ; and that
in MarYland,_especiafiy, 'distnrbance was ap
prehended. In fact, the Democrats of the
North, who have waited four-, years, not too
patiently, trusting to, regain the power , and
profit 'which they but lately heldto be a-Dern
ocratic inheritance,must naturally be provoked
beyond endurance at this audacious attempt
of Lincoln and Seward to ride roughshod over
them four years more.
We- learn that the Democrats are now uni
versally turning their thoughts to Franklin
Pierce and the Connecticut Seymour a- their
nominees for President and Vice. President
Toi give them the least chance of electing
those two advoeates of peace, Grant must
be defeated, the invasion must collapse and
die oat, -and the very name of war must be
come a word of horror, urmren wititioartang
and execration. Therefore, it is the interest
of the Democrats to do their very uttermost
to weaken the Federal army, discredit Federal
finance, in , short, to extinguish the war alto
gether, in'order to extinguish the party which
-invented the war and -governs it and gives
by it.
The last significant fact, which comesto
by special advices is, that immediately on the
Baltimore , nomination gold rose to one him
.
died and ninety-seven. Gold is, a sensitive ,
substance, and it feels another shiver, and
sinks back yet a little more into its crypts, at
the idea of another four years of Lincoln and
Chase, and those dreadful paper-mills and
steam-presses, the smoke, of whose fatal ma
chinery aseendeth up for ever and .ever.
Here; then, are the elements of trouble and
storm, which happily threaten to interfere.
not with Lincoln's election, but with the
peace of Yankee society. Before November
the whole North may be writhing in intestine
convulsions; her brute mass now pressing us
so heavily may be fang off, and this Confed
eracy may be standing erect, redeeined, radi
ant, triumphant, shaking her invincible locks
in the sun. - '
-
For all this, we look to the tonfederate
Army. Lee, Beanregard and Johnston can
both give the Yankees a President , and make
us wpll rid of them and - their Presidents for
ever.
From Philadelphia .
Col. Thomas' Regiment Accepted for 100 Days.
Part,unnrma, June 21st—Erening
The War Department has accepted the ser
vices of Col. Wm. B. Thomas' 20th Regiment
of militia tor one hundred days' service. The
recruiting to fill up its ranks has commenced
and is progressing finely; it must close by
terms of acceptance, on the sth ofJuly. They
will be held for service either in or out of the
State, as the exigencies of-the service may re
quite.
From the Mississippi.
june 20.
The steamer Mollie Able, from' New Orleans
on the 15th instant. has arrived.
The steamer Progress 'CM bArned to The
water's edge, at Dead Man's Bend,Mississippi
river, on the evening of the fith'. ,_ She came
outiof Red river with a cargo of 1359 bales of
cotton, of which 500 may bo saved. The cot
ton was market "A. M. Rutl'er'it Co.} Cairo."
The boat took fire from a lamp, in the engine
room. About twenty lives were lost.
The cotton market is active, but the.offer
lags are small; middling $1 o'7ol 08, low
middling $1 03@,„1 05, good inquiry for sugtus
and molasses, with little offering.
Three buildings:were blown down in Cairo
this afternoon, during a severe rain and-wind
storm,. One man was killed bybeing crualied
in die.ruing.
Mat keta by Telegraph.'
Nov Yonu, June 21
Cotton is firm; sales of 150 bales at $1 50.
Flour has au advaitcing tendency; sales of
13,500 barrels at $7 85@8 10 for State, 5q 70
®8 80 for Ohio, and $8 90®2 20 for Southern.
Wheat has advanced le; bO.OOO bdshels sold
at $1 80@191 for Chicago -spring, $1 95®2
for Milwaukie Club, and S 2 15 for - white
Corn quiet. Pork buoyant; sales of 1,000
barrels at $39=50@39 75 for mess. -Lard buoy
ant at 104®17c. Whisky , firm; sales of 1;000
barrels at $1 , 60: The wool troirket ilexofted::
free sales °Michigan at 83WOci antra rise
to $1 is-expected.
Pew YoiIC 'Stock Market.
Stooks are better; Chicago,and Bo& Island
1101; Cumberland preferred 701 r; Illinois 'Cen
tral 1308; Michigan Southern 101; Michigan
Southern guaranteed 142; Hudson River 142.
ST AI PRINTING 01110 L
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GRAF.% Those haying advertising to do will fled I con
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irr Four lines or less constitute oneSbalf square. .nigh
lines amore than four constitute a square.
- FOR a BALE KW:RE
One day
Two leiye
dap'
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Three days '
i 6
shae week
One month 3 00
TWO months 4 50
Three months & 50
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One year 15 00
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rtineral Notices each insertion E 0
44-Business notices inserted in the Local alimeN or
before Marriages and Deaths, Einar emirs mat Luca for
each Insertion.
THE ASSAULT OX PETERSBURG-VIZOR OF 21CR
COLORED TROOPS-THEY TARE NO PRISONERS
AND LEAVE NO WOUNDED-GRANT ON NEGRO
VIGILINCE-GENERAL ATTESTATION OF TURIN
I find that in infaccount of the assault
upon the rebel works in front of Petersburg
I hardly did the colored troops justice. As
before stated, they held a position on the
Jourdan Point Road, and connected with
Gen. Brooks' division on their right. In front
of them was an earthwork and three redoubts.
They were first directed to assault the earth . ;
work. It is proper here to state that Gen.
Smith, in common with many other good
soldiers, while recognizing the propriety of
using the negroes as soldiers for certain pur
poses, has at the same time entertained doubts
as to their fighting qualities, and therefore
wished to try them. It is perhaps needless
to add that the quietly but firmly expressed
confidence of their leader, Gen. Rinks, in
their ability to cope with white troops, had
much to do with removing doubts which ex
isted, and dispelling illusions which.exist only
in imagination.
The accident to Gen. Rinks, alluded to in
my last letter, deterred him from that active
participation in the fight which he otherwise
would have been sore to have taken. its it
was, suffering from his old wounds, opened
afresh by his fall, to which may be added
fresh bruises and contusions, he still persisted
in directing the movements of his division,
add it is bat stating the truth to say that the
heroism thus displayed by their commander
inspired the officers, and through them, the
privates, to deeds of valor. To return, the
charge upon the advanced works was-made in
:splendid style; and, as the "dusky warriors'
'stood shouting upon the parapet, Gen. Smith,
decided that "they would do, and sent word
for them to storm the first redoubt. Steadily
these troops. moved on, led by officers whose
unostentations bravery is worthy or emulation.
With a shout and rousing cheers they daShed
at the redoubt. Grape and canister were
hurled at them by the infuriated rebels.
They grinned and pushed on, and with a yell
that told the Southern chivalry their doom.
rolled irresistibly over and into the work.
The guns were speedily turned upon those of
our "misguided brethren," who forgot that
"discretion was the better part of valor."
Another redoubt was carried in the same
gallant style, and the negroes established a
reputation that they will surely maintain.
"Well," said Gen. Butler's Chief of Stiff
to a tall sergeant, " you had a pretty tough
fight there on the lett." "Yes, Sir,; -and we
lost a good many good officers and 'melt"
• • How many prisoners did you take, sergeant?"
" Not any alive, Sir," was the significant re
sponse. - Gen Smith says. “They
_ /i don't give
my krovost Marshal the bast
. treit4 / -s o nd I.
don't believe they contribute to.wapt
any 'of the hospitals-with rebel vOtittriffitelsr" ='--
I saw these troops as they advanced *. line
of battle, and it was the general comment
that therewas less straggling than was ever
seen. In truth there was none. -
Gen. Grant visited the front yesterday, - and
while there one of his aids, who wore. no dis
tinguishing mark of office, was•Lanested by
one of the colored soldiers on guard. They
would not believe his story; but took him to
Gen. Grant to corroborate his story. "Well,
General, I have been arrested by this soldier,
who won't believe my story." The Command
er-in-Chief identified, and released his aid,
telling the soldier ho had done his duty. He
then remarked to his aid, "Served you right.
Sir ; I am glad of it, as it shows the negroes
are vigilant. The next time you had better
wear something to indicate your rank and
profession, or else keep out of their way."
Let me add that Gen. Grant and staff -have
become -quite enthusiastic over the perform
ances of the colored division. Officers on
Gen. Haneock's staff, as they rode by the
redoubt, surrounded by a moat with water in
it; over which these negroes charged, ad
mitted that this capture was a most gallant
affair. The negroes bear their wounds quite
as pluckily as the white soldiers, as a visit to
the hospital made apparent.
After capturing the defensive works- of
Petersburg on Wednesday night, arid driving
the rebels to the city, Gen. Smith turned
his attention to reversing the rebel works:—
that is, making them defensive for his troops
instead of the rebels.. Gen. Hancock, with
the . 2d Corps, came up before daybreak this
morning and assumed command. General
Smith had determined to assault the town at
'daybreak, and sent back for heavier guns to
shell the city. Gen. Hancock thought
otherwise, and so the attack was deferred.
Gen. Meade came up, and, after consultation,
,iintsmuch as the 2d Corps was tired and the
day hot, the assault was fixed at 6 o'clock P.
as., and the troops sat down to do nothing
until the hour arrived. "Johnny Reb" mean
while was getting well prepared for them, and
to amuse, them threw an occasional'shot and
shell into their ranks, which relieved a num
ber of our boys from duty in the assault. Six
o'clock came, and I learn the assault Was
made by the 2d Corps and two brigades of the
Corps, and that a repulse was suffered.
Ido not learn particulars , but they will be
furnished by J. W. ho was en the field.
The battle flag of ~,
Gen. Wise's division was
captured the day before by a private of the
3d New York regiment. Ha was sent with
the flag and the prisoners to Gen. Butler, who
directed that a commission as second lienten
antin one of the colored regiments be at once
given him. The flag now flaunts its stars and
bars to the breeze by the General's tent..._,A
sergeant was also promoted for bravery in fife
field. Among the prisoners were 14 'rebel
officers, viz : - - •
Maj P V Batte, 44 Va - Bet ; lan W H 0.04
City troop ; CaptN E Stuidivant, Art ; Capt
R H Spencer, 26 Va ; Capt R M Page, 26 Fa ;
Capt S B Sheldon, 26 Va ; Capt W H Weary.
City troop ;.Lt D W Radcliff, City troop ; Lt
J W Carroll, City troop ;"Lt G T °anthem.,
34 Va ;Lt A BCa horn, 26 Va Lt A W
Wright, 26 Va ; Lt. W L Minos, 26 ;Lt
S W Cobern, 0. S. Navy.
:Up: to. to-night over three hundred prisonere
have been received at Gen Butler's head
,
croarters. •
Information was received early this morn,
Ind from Gen. Teriy, who relieved Geneiid
Gillmore, that the rebels - Wgwe - evaeuatifig - thla,„
works in our front- 'With characteristic bold;
nelsi Gen. Butler determined to -ascertain the
truth of this statement andiidso,to AR AI ,
,t g.
the ahereabonts of Lee's army- - Gen.T(m.y
was therefore instructed to advance his
line, and to send Gene. Foster, Ames and
- VENT Tom Ririe 21:
ADVERTISING RATES--DAILY VZ:UID/iAPEC
708. WE /QUARK '
One day..s 60
-
Twlrdays.. 1 00
Three days .. 126
Chse week 225
One month 0 GO
Two months 900
Three months.. 11 00
Six mouths 15 0
, 25 00
One
• 05 05
Fr©m Gen.. Butl'er.-
COITII.4.GE.
Special Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribitrte.
lisangreniTas GENERAL Banana.,
Jane 16. f
CONTEWED ON FOURTH rAGE,