The New York herald., 1864-06-28
OPERATIONS AT REAMs' STATION.
Affairs at Petersburg.

FROM INC oteTspurg papers, June 2Z:l
INCEssANT F1hIHG DURING MONDAY NIGHT.
From ten O'Clock until day dawn The entire line
the popping OF msketry distinctly beard through
out the city. II was ncessan not second time elsps
ing between the discharges Of the pieces and he dis
tsnce occupied resembled more the irregular cxplo
sion Of fire crackers than anything to which
likon II.
Tux shAxILEr oUs-sHKLLISe raE CITY.
Tuesday morning early that same old thirty two-
ponder Bakelcy or The eDomy, which has become
familiar to the OF Petersburg people, commenced
It's daily BUSINESS and OF the usual intervals five
minutes ts reyerberatDg Doise would break upon Tho
This gun is stationed at or PAGES farm tho
City Point road and has thrown many shells into the
lower part OF the city but so far has caused desruc
tion of life On Monday evening one OF it's missiles fell
the market house. entering one Of the small brick
buildings TO the west OF the market, occupied by Mr..
Frank Perkins, cutting grder in two and scattering the
pasiering In all directions. Another scraped the TN
roof Of the sonhsde depot bnildng glanced over the
depot yard rcochltcd, and 1nay brought up bot
tom OF the Appomkitox.
YHS ESSSr OPENED on PROM THK cH.spnpIELD
SIDE.
About ten O'Clock couple OF our batteries sccupy,pr
antageous position the Chesterfield side or thn
Appomattox, paid their respects the enemy guns in
the vicinity - Jorians farm, stopping the thupdcrs of
tho Bakeey monster for while, and causing the gun.
To leayo hrst IN twos aud then, the ali,y
became hotter, in squads OF ave eight, ten nteen
our batteries were supposed TO have dsaranged mat.
ters that locality considerably, M we did not hsar
from the Bskeley for several hours About seven ,ast
evening she opened ssan and continued her drng Al tie
usunl intervals
rHs ENEMY FEELING orR RIGHT.
About eleven O'Clock yesterday movement; wss mnde
by portion of Grants army lines TIE Lcru.
salem plank road IN tho vicinity of the residence Of Mr.
william A. Gregory, but hi. advance guard only srovo
In pckets, for he discovered a body o troops which,
had they continued their advance, would have adins
tered TO them terrible eastigaton. Tns same body,
which sha here be nsn,ess, bas already rendered
less than twenty Thousand of Grant wholly unger
viceabe since The present campaign commenced.
MOVE ON rus WELDON RAILROAD.
About two O'Clock our mounted vidoties dis
covered the encny In much force moving around
towards the Weldon Railroad, on q road which
crosses the rails At point about tso mics from
Boiterworth's BRIDGE and In the immediate ycniy
OF william H. Davis place, 81 the forks OF the Halifax
and Vaughan roads The Yankees engaged In this move.
ment were encountered by q body of North Carolina
cavalry, Who held them In check Until renIor cenens
up both Of cavalry and Infantry when The eney
vere speedily driven backthe cavsgy alone oecom NJ
engaged.
BALDy pHrru CROSSING rHs ArPoMLfrox.
large bodies OF troops, supposed TO he attached to
Bady smiths Eighteenth army corps, were observed
crossing tho pontoons on the lower Appomattox and II
not improbable that General Ulysses, chatting under tho
restraint imposed by we'll massed lines around the
city VIII repeat be often tried process OF hurting large
columns against our intrenohments. They will be vel
coined as they we're spottsyIvaDia Court House and
Coal Harbor.
GRANTS voRrrvCArtovs IN PRINCE groRgs.
gentleman who lett Prince George q day since,
saye that Grant has apparently very large fcrce bo-
tween tho detences of Petersburg and CITY Point ne
heavily forned his line OF ssrtbworks extending from
the Appomattox at point short distance below Peters.
burg, 10 and beyond the farm OF Timothy Rivcs, 10
Prince George, w q southeastcrly dreclion Here Il
unee with another hne which stretches OIL town DIS tho
James river In q rortheastorly Objectionable two
ing On acute angie or IN otncr worcs very brpad ctlor
v Tho nor.hsaslos bae ka " course Intended y saara