, 1864-06-18

Court q Inquiry Investigate the matter.
The New forS @ Trtouns's correspondent. june
in three column1-Hancock at the right, nearest
the Chickahomtny. Burnside On the LETT, and
"Shcridan IL Of with the divisions of Gregg and
Torbett, to ind Hunter and pilot him In this di.
The Btraldt correspondent With Butler, 18th Of
large force Of cavalry in the direction Of Peters
Tie Htrald'. Fortress Monroe correspondent
possession Of the key to all the railroads connect
Ing Richmond with the South. preventinE supplies
from reaching Richmond, and also keeping rebel
railroad now open Is the Lynchbnrg and D1ngille,
snd that ia to be attended to BY Hunter and Sher-
dtn.'
are rlfo that the rebels are evacuatng Richmond
that the rebel Congress adjourned hastily, without
closing the business before them, and not only the
moved south. It ia said the evacuation was pro
vided for three months since. when they COM
menced moving the public archives to Columbia,
as heea 11u Of an
children recently. and aome think the place evacu-
ated now, and TINT Grant viii take 1t without
now. The railroad south ia in Graui's hands, and
Ayerilrs forces arc in poeeession Of the DanVille
Railroad, and the capital Is completely isolated
C1sc1sxAT1, June ia dispatch to the Gdzests
We may soon expect something stirring from
Grant again It Is certain his army hsa safely
OF tie White OAK swamps ,4na took shot cut 10
Charles City Court Houee, By crossing the chicka-
honiny At Long Bridge and Jones Bridge.
march in the direction o.. Petersburg, and Gen.
kautzfs cavalry were already engaging the enemy
in the ontedrss Of the town:
Their operations were distinctly visible trom
Gen Rnt1nre heaHnrhTtefA.
White Houee Is entirely abandoned, aud steam.
ers leave this city now 70. Charles City Landing,
The Rlchmond Dtxpctea, received yesterday.
states TINT Sherldan's forces encamped on Thare-
day n1ght at New Market. IN SpottsglTania county,
sboH ye mes o HgIss and s9 es
good authority for sta,lns taat Eencsal Hampton
WIS between them and Go:donsvfl!e. a citizen Q!
T6S In hs Is assas s saas
with ten pieces Of artillery, and that they moved
in three columns. A rumor was IN circulation
yesterday that Hampton surprised the eaemy's
G. mp and pnt them to rout, but this lacks conf5.
! nation.
FORTRESS MONROE. June 16.-The following
wounded, from Point Of Rocks, were admitted
Ill., Ill., ride iae :G1pisstc II co3Ttp Sa IN m oea a. a.
:7th n r, foot; c. F. chspln, 39th ILL.,, died On
18th In Hampton Hospital.
NKw Yonk, June II. The Woy'ds dispatch says
determined effort, It Is understood here, would
be made to eet immediate possession Of Port Oar
ling, which. ii accomplished, would bring oar
navy within coap1e OF miles OF Richmond and
| lead to the immediate occupation Of Petersburg
| and the road running sopth: With Lynchburg in
POI sion Of Hunter, as It is hoped to be by this
tmc, the rebel army would be practically invested
as 1t would be cut Of from Ill ts sources Of supply.
The bert military critics here say that Lee will
| be compelled to fight battle at once, Or else re
treat from Richmond and leave 1t to tts fate It Ia
not believed by my here that The defenaes On
| the south side Of Richmond csu be carried By
coup de main. II Ia acknowledged that II the
rebels had sufaciency Of supplies thoy conld
| laugh siege TO scoEn. But lnrge city and an
army Of 100000 men cannot live on air They
must have large. area Of country from which tc
draw euppl1es. With the Petersburg and Danville
Railroad cut they vii! become at once etraghtened
1or provisions and needful supplies.