, 1864-06-06
FROM VIRGINIA.
Graphic Details of Events up to
Tuesday Night.
Movements from tho North Annn
TO the PamunIy.

t1GaL low FGEI1s dl1uUbt que EQutu 10 4UlUpa-
fomoy Creek, three miles south Of uano!essou,
stands. Five miles vest Of our line runs the f.
front Of md covering that Of the Virginia Central
Railroad, from Atle'e Station to Shady Grove, i've
m!es north . Ct Richmond The rebe! fontis formed
poInts. The tE1rmish lines Of the two armiea
meet, and to orr ears the morning alt brings the
dron. willie now and then comes m tho boom ofgpns,
rhose teEerberations are easily heard In the capl
GaInes' Mills and Mechanlcsyil1e IRE within m
hours ride. Fair Oaks you can reach In two !
hours stroll. Richmond Is ten miles OF. II is there
TT H. 65iss s lssnt TIE poalon
movement, which. commencing on Thursday last, |
U TWO days planted our corps across the Pamunky !
With York river, the Chesapeake, and the ample |
resources which those waters aoat Of tbs move.
been possible to send With such unfrequent
opportunities q communication is a. are offered.
undeisiood to be following I'D @ Of the enemy. Who
Is supposed to hare fallen back from his lines be-
tween the North and South Anna conception |
sss was 1T t. se ei 6ai Gf st Fl oo
re Initiative. Leg would gladly have remained In
his line along The South Anna, and would willingly
this cherished hosition ast as be was compelled to
fh91sateng his
Day, the ssb !. has definitely declined battle at
hs has asve liz Gbe Hs q dsans
Stories hare lately prevailed Of the direction which
body of Yankees II Negro Foot in The upper pill
OF Hanover, but it has not been confirmed as Ii
put ioridcatons alonc his line before the Junction
to prevent an attack ffom General Lee, and then
returning to The northern bank q the North Anna,
miles above the Piping Tree, the point to which
boats can come. Hero said to have crossed the
river with the greater part Of his force II Grant
ready re5ched the destination predicted for him
since hts check at Spottsyl York and Pc
oe wi hoass Ssss M @ e ea Ss SD
proposed campaign. nothing was left but to aban-
to The hcad-waters Of he York, monatrons circls
thc ars. Of May, had not bis head been addled by
| This is the tone Of men who knowing the pro-
diCfous labor expended In fottifying chosen po-
sitiou, themselves compelled to forfeit its advan-
| tages ard seek elsewhere and ominouEly nearer
thc,E capital, new line Of defense. Certainly, II
the Richmond journalists find any satisfaction in
II 1hy nss i Il ssnd
Recosaing The North Anna on Thursday night
parallel par roads down The course Of The Pamuakey
10 the town OF Hanover, In the vicinity Of which
two di1eions Of cavalry crossed the river at sx IN
the morning, Three hours afterwards, RusseU's
division OF the eth coEps, alter beautiful march
of twe1ty-two miles, made the passage. The en-
7 ag1 not sp seg hs asa ez sn s9a to es
force IN observation at this point. The party was
easily driven Of, GO being captured. The fords
WIS not till this movement was fairy under way
that Lee commenced the mancuverfng necessary
to meet 1t. "Grnnt," Rays the correspondent Of
the Richmond papers, writing on Friday, "last
night commenced moving rapidly toward our right
with his whole force, and corresponding move
mente are now on foot on our slde to meet those
, Of Grants"
The Increment Necessary on the part Of the
srsde march m due south along the rsilrosd snd len
miles would bring, them to the Ch1ckahomin1.
For US, On the contrary. It was necessary to give
eame point In which the enemy could make In .
ten mile march, It was necessary tor us to march
d1eeon 70 e
sage Of the rivel, and then move westward for the
purpose Of striking the enemy or meeting bis ed-
This detour o. "monstrous circait,'' as the
,, Richmond writer's term IT, was nccessia,ed by two
y different considerations: First, because flank
n ts always somewhat hazardous In the face Of q
vigla1. and cnerGetic epp9snent and secondly. BE-
= | watcr base, our communications having been
J. abandoned whom this move WAS inttiateu4
= This was secured yesterday, when cavalry
water transportation Is reported at that point
The york Of the past three days has been the stead
pressing forward Of forces from Hanoyeton to tn
,e and the Virginta Central and Fredericksburg
:. Richmond Railroads.
veloped the enemy with his entire cavalry force
and portion of his infantry, covering those roads
and brought on an engagement, which, from tn
u caynlrF f1cbts OF the War GregC's division los
Of over $50 and forty officers, but drove the enc
efsS say aa1syea ind ySsssssy M oas,2 Sg
ID couft House, while our len stretched beyond To
b. cspitai. Tie enemy showed in our fiont line .
ne battle and sklrnish line formed by part Of tn
=, corps Of Ewell and Hill.
10 We feeling the eli 1emy's line.
d Ea1ly in the morning. crawford's diyisio9 o. 2
dnpp91t n1t Of GfR Rs
q to m tuppest @ Srifin's ieif, Is be savanccd RI
- % on which It was advancing and was he'd armis 5
:. the enemys cavalry and come Infantry. csaWlor
determined to push scS thts 1oad Gtoss possible
" Accordingly be ordered Col. Hardin forward wit
or the first brigade, directing him to advance th
tba roa
re tLEec-tousths Of mile from our left flank.
cavalry, Which he drove across the road, occupyin
it Forming when the enemy advanced his line {
2, battle directly on his flank.
IL Crawford sent two reGtment8 to bis support, br
lp the enemy attacked On both 1anks and dndni, Ii
force hey snsassa be mosea to the ed with b
st ers brigade 10 hold the right. and advanced Co
s. Kitchen, with two regiments, to support the lin
9n bs to % 6aek 9s hill Hsls
g extended 1t and ordered the ncn to throw up II
n trrnshments.
used and breastworEs soon prepared, after whic
a. Fishers brigade was thrown across rayfne on th
T. right and nine pieces of artillery planted to ssee
he rebels advanced their iine oi battle directly u
on our line Awaiting their coming until they Wci
Tnc Exit eodSs
1 eve! had them e1awled away viii then
eash time taey wera dvaa back @ 1nt tho men {
our Inc marched out Of their WORKS and toof se1
y enty prisoners, among them slx oflcer5. A Yer
CT them colonel. many officers, and $40 dead we,
n ishefs.- Crawford lost considerable number
IN men, Briq. General Ramsay was len on the del
Reaa ss s sso. oe Sas f. E. ksn s.s e os e.p
,r~ Worth, Of the 9Th, was alao wounded: Col. II!
he is killed: Sergeant Thompson Of the Bnektail
ys who captured the battle flag Of the 18th GeotE1
no at Gettysburg, Was wounded and made phi
to When the att1ck was made upon W1TEen, 6al
cock was ordered at O'Clock last evening to NAL
diversion IN bis favor. The order was vieorou
ct " executed and rtter coup1o Of hours hes.
by cannonade Was Kept up on the rebel posltion I
re several batteries and eix mortars. This Hornf1
ey finds our Inc much the same formation Ae 1t ha
as yesterday. The 6sh corps (WItght's) holds T
to right then tie Cd {Hancocks); the 9Th {a1ren's
and then the 9th Buruside'e), which hold our lei
at The only portion Of our force thus far engaged
lal day is Hancoek's corps, from whose front hs
sly Just returned.
las The divisions OF BlIDeY on the right and BafG
he on the center, while remained on the ground, q
| yauced about SIX hundred yards, carrying the er
I'd. | myts first line, which WIS held by strong sk
er- m{eh force Birney captured forty prisoners, vi
rot | proved to belong to Breck1nrtdges commands
IN There is hardly doubt however, that the po
,ht ton now held by the rebels in our front Ia but
y, advanced line, which they viii bold as long as pt
2ut sble for the purpose Of gaining time TO- pelft
In their defenses on ne Chicknhominy. On that b
I'D toric line, It 10 now fully expected that We shs
ere long, deliver battle. need not aay that In {
relative positions Of the two opposing forces t!
II the only field fight we are likely to have outsi
Of Richmond, and that Its result must dec1
whether the rebel cspital can be carried by co
,er d. main OF whether It ia destined to become
object OF summers siege.