The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-30

papers have spoken In terms OF merrmcnt OF the appear
Of theee destructive missiles but II n exceedingly
probable that their tone has by this time changed and
will probably be still further changed gunnsrs
have perfect range, and the opening OF splen
did and numerous guns, when they commence bonn
bardmsnt, win prove to be anything but . subject Of
mirth.
GARTHwoRKs
cover our entire front render utterly iDpcss
bic for the rebels BY massng troops 'front.' carry
our lines Tho scientific skill OF Capt Farquhar COW
cred advance with line OF sarthworks imprsgnabe
70 any attack and Geld batteries enabled
advance almost to the extreme 'front.' Lieutenant Beecher
has his battery almost MP TO the rebel line and the
bullets OF the sharpehoote constantly strkng the
parape that protects his guns bnt he has been enabled
70 bold his position and nnct serious damage the
enemy For the last three he has been occasionally
dropping bis shells into the city, and ey before long
10 make himself a. cisagreeabe 10 our misguided
brethren OF tho South the ned bis father has
ready done In the pulp.
SIGNAL coRys
The services OF the signal corps present extreme
" arduous The constant nutterng Tags by day and
the waving d torches by night monosonous labor
continue day and night without sxhaustinG all on.
gagged Lieutenant Theodore " Patterson chief signal
ocer o. the corps has made his arrangements % ad
part Of she front Of this csrps Va communicated
70 General Smith with remarkable rapdty. To accom-.
plish this II has become necessary establish every
signal station Of the corps under nre Of the enemy
far no casuales have occurred and the rebels have be-
come tired q shellipe snd shooting AZ them.
woHKne rARuu.
II always easy when q working party has been sent
70 the front mako alterations and improvements
works 10 discover the fact by the sndden voeys
Of muskey thas ssrte the soldiers from their beds a
midnight. Al party is discovered working The
rebels open on them without hesitation.
TEN sxBu wosxs or mn raoss.
me rsbo WORKS that ie between this corps ana Pe,s
burg hardly deserve elevated tts than rins pits
Intrsnchmsnts Is almost TOO large 70 apply 10 me
piled up earth they have besn enabled place before
them On tho level country they occupy. Only one
elevation Of ground remains IN Their possession and
that b far enough 70 the hft OF General emaAs com.
mand 10 enable ths latter every WORE ,hsy
hold into tho city for their numerous batteries
and ntSsschnenis that Nns the heights ihs opposite
side q ths Apponastox, which entirely command
NE city. when BaiAy Smith carried The works
1efsndlns rstsrsburs aoih,ng rsmaissd between him
and tbs ety. and haa he then had sucsns troops q bic
command ~ would have had Mtls or no dncul,y N 90
supyis Ne ely and carrying NE worhs Mat esnnssd
- v q sAs sosih SIDE y NE Appomassr.
vsw ~ ysxassvRa
5As view sf stsy ~ Ssssvsbsyu fron NJ Asso>ss~
eupisd BY General SMITH rcssSsy Of Shs ines,
ths South. 1As hills W Ne rear ~ IN posisicn tower
seventy svs fest above tho level country ihss syssebss
sAsvshs without single obstruction " Ne nnss sf
shs oisy. nsse quarters Of ihn level Hnsss n.sws
y our possession; but 90 admirably our wss con
ssast tAas oss might stand and view Me ground from
the hsilsops fov hours together vhcus discovering any
thing tha, would create shs slshsa suspicion that an
army was before him Evwy suy, even cIumps o. trees
bushes, and evory pesss freak ef nature are ahea
sdvaDtnss o. Tho sudden Aischavss rho, however
changes the whole appearance Of aGsirs; bosh
sdes immediately awake from their apparen, lehaysy
and hs rsnid yo,eys " Muahs,yv, me ,hucdsx