The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-24


Another grand move of the army of the
Potomac has been made, full! particulars of
which are given il Secretary Stauton's
Official Bulletin. The feat # moving S.
large body Of troops as the army of the Po-
tomac across a river Ike the James, in the
very front of the enemy, is considered one
of the greatest military achievement i'll mod
ern warfare. The army is now south of
Richmond and investing Petersburg, which
is very strongly defended By works cons
tructed under the Immediate supervision Of
Gen. Beauregard, who nowsupecintends their
defense, and will doubtless exercise all his
skill in retaining them. On Saturday there
was severe fighting before Petersburg, the
enemy having been reinforced with detach-
ments from Ewells, Longstreet's and other
corps No fighting has taken place since
Sunday.
Gen. Butler received information early ON
the morning of the 10Th. that the enemy
were evacuating their works in his front, and
determined to ascertain the truth of the
statement, ordered Gen. Terry to advance his
whole line. This " As promptly done. The
force penetrated TO the Petersburg railroad
and efectually destroyed some four miles,and
when the advance Of Lees army appeared
arrested it by an unexpected attack and with
drew safely in face of an overwhelming force
before the enemy had recovered from their
surprise. OF course it was impossible for
Gen. Butler, with handful of troops, to
keep possession of the railroad while the
main body OF the rebels were coming down
from Drury Bluff
The rebel general commanding at Charles
ton has had the folly to put FIVE Union Cen
eral, whom they hold prisoners of war, under
fire, as if to protect that city from lombard
ment by Gen. Foster. At the request OF
Gen. Foster, the Secretary of War has sent
five rebel generals to be placed also under
fire, and meantime the fire on Charleston
continues. The only way to reach such in
human and unchristlan acts of the rebels is
retaliation, and We rejoice that the govern
ment begin to see it..
There were rumors in New York Monday
that an entire division OF Burnside's corps
had been captured, bat were probably started
by stock brokers, as no news of that kind
has reached Washington from the army.
Every battle in which colored troops take
part gives the lie to the assertion that "nes-
roas won't fight" The dispatches to the
War Department, from before Petersburg
refer I them as "assaulting and carrying the
rifle pits With great gaIanly :" and adds
THE hardest fighting was done by the black
troops. Tie forts they stormed were the
worst # all. After the affair was over, Gen.
Smith went to thank them. and tel them he
WIS proul of their courage and dash. He
says they cannot be exceeded as soldiers, and
tnat hereafter he will send them into a diff
cult place as readily as the best white troops.
They captured six oat % the sixteen cannon
which he took" The accounts of all the
newspaper correspondents are of the same
tenor The facts are beyond question.
The gold bill, which took effect Tuesday,
makes it unlawful to sell gold or exchange
without the seller is il actual possession of
1t, and shall receive the pay for it down, and
'he trans action must be at tie place of bust
ness Of one Of the parties concerned. The
penalty FOR the violation Of this law is very
heavy, from $1,000 TO $4,000 fine and from
three months to one years imprisonment.
This bill of course cats off the sale at the
brokers' board and therefore We have no au
thorized quotations.