The New York herald., 1864-06-27

The SITUATION.
There is official news from the army in Virginia
within the last twenty -four hours.
Our dispatches state that the only fighting which
occurred Saturday attack made by the enemy
IN General Bsrnside. They opeacd with heavy fire Of
artillery, which returned by batteries, and the
rebels making charse driven back in confusion,
upwards Of one hundred being taken prisoners.
About tho same time-oght o'clock A. M.-a battery
pponed In trout Of hospital the left Of the Fifth
eorps. which the rebels seemed desrous OF cleaning
sus bat tley deferred by our guns before any
damage resulted.
Our oorrespcDdsnis with the different army corps keep
our readers thoroughly Informed to-day OF all the events
ranspring UP 10 the last moment OF forwarding their
scspaches. The railroad from City Point to Petersburg
Is being put N order, and engine and cars are al.
ready procured 10 put it is in running
condition.
Supplies received tho font regularly, and the
troops lack ncsing in this respect bat they suffer
Eha. from the scarcity OF water.
We give very fine map to-day showing the sceue OF
asnera Hun,ers present operations in the vicinity Q:
Lynchburg and rs surroundings and the three I'm.
portan, railroads whose functions csA.ered there.
Our dates from South Carolina tho Esd iust by
The Arago bui there lie nothing report, All
,uis, around Charleston
The robeis the Southwest continue q 10 troublesome.
On the 18th instant they attacked aud captured heavy
train between Kingston and Dalton.
Eight hundred rebel oonscrpis broke camp the Hen
aersonye road near Atlantis and made for the Union
ases oo Friday.
MISCELLANEOUS NEwa
The steamships City CT Cork aud City OF Man hester,
tie Irnan lue reached tits port yesterday. The City
f Cork let oaeep epstown Monday the 18th OF June
Her tcegrs2hc advces about day later than the
report Of tho Africa. She brings no Gpaucial or CON-
mcrcia news II reported 10 Paris that The Car Of
Russia who bad just had in.erview with the King OF
Prussia would visi, Paris to meet Napoleon on the 18th
ossn under the strctest lncoRniio. member OF tie
spanish Ccres denounced tbs diffusion OF democratic
deas' dangerous TO the oncens government.
II Is kno In Rome tha. Monsienor Ledochowsk, ia:
sunco o. The Holy see Brussels, win be accredited
with the title at the Court Of Haxmilian l., En-
pcror cr Mexco lie will leave FOR his destination when
hc yciov begins TO disappear from Vera Cruz
The steamship Ariel arrived here yesterday from As
ouwai which port sue LETT the l1th inst The news
which she brings Is interesting. The administration OF
souor Mcrio the President OF Colombia, seemed TO
se gying satisfaction 20 the country The government
was devcing its attention TO internal Improvements
,siher than preparations for war has been SO mnco
ne with preceding authorizations. bin was ey.
pected 10 pass Congress for loan or eight millions OF
,elars 20 be used 10 opening rosds, contracting
sanals ana improving harbcrs Congress had passed az
l'nportsrt decree, declaring the Catholic church
/, the country independent or the Pope OF Rome,
tod permitting olergynen OF all Protestant deuomi.
satons - hold religious services when, whore and how
they choose An opinion o. President Murlo had been
issued 10 reference the disposition 10 be made Of the
Panama Railroad, when, after twenty years from tho
time OF construction, Il shall revert TO the Colombian
EovernmsDt by tile terms OF the contract with the
rsnF Santa Coloma had elected President OF the
state OF Panama. There approximations or another
revolution 10 Ecuador. detachment of coorcd
for the Snied States squadron In the Pacific had srr.ve
II Panama Tie Ariel brings later news from Peru o.
Chile.
We learn by way Of Panama thsi on the "a instant th
French feet entered the bsbor OF Acapulco aud AZ cnc'
landed their forces. who drove the AexIcans from Tho
lawn al the point of the bsyoEet.
Governor Seymour has written letter 10 Dstrid A.
iorey oassy Hail. Of this city 10 rciersscs 10 tho s,s
Grend Jury q the Court of Cegcra Sessions declining q
iaqutc into the suspension Of public aloo, BY order
The military autboriiiss Of the JourGi n Conssye and
Word newspapers tbs Governor says that az these
gentlemen hAye refused In violation Of ,hor OATH 10 In
vss,igas toe mstter, win be pecessaryNto have II
brought before acme mss suate for proper adjudication
Geoera Mcclellan who at prcsert scJ,uruins Lake
George, WIS ssrsnaded Al hls hotel On Saturday nlsnl
AsL lie responded 70 This compliment & bis friends and
admirers "a patriotic speech telling his auditors ,ha,
tbsy must support 70 ths as tue Union Of our grsa.
naiion.n
Tho brig Vision, osptan Donovan, Of lltls ever on.
ton bUtncn. sailed from the Battery yesterday after
noon, at two O'Clock, 20 the Atlantic Ocean Hsr
destination Is London. Thousands OF spectators were
assembled the battery witness the departure Of tbi.
: mnistarc ocean craft and bid her Q goodspssd
fhom. Hyer, the well known champion OF th
American PRIZE Ring cisd q, mis- resldencs In Thirty az.
ssxos Ia tht oy, early yesterday morning from Drops
of the heart,
The hsaisd term coDrsusd yesterday, which wa
hotter day svss thas Saturday the mercasy soise up
nssy nlss aal bali in hd shade Al two O'Clock 10 Ii
sfsssaees There were some ssditional casM Of suu
Srsv " ~ Wv "a Ticsniss.