Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-02
fCorresSyndeaee q The New York News
Wtsnfxorox. June -. lSt

fCor-es..ernenCc 81 the New lork News
whsafSorox. June .. 1864.
Through tie KIND attention Of genileman
lust from The army AZ Petersburg an in pos
session of some facts IN regard 70 the position Of
afflirs there and thefelbouis, up % the 10Th
instant.
The great "fsuk movement" Of Gen Grant
has teen definitely abandoned Nothing what
ever was accomplished by l.. aud ii resulted IN q
serious disaster 20 the three corp engaged IN il
The movement vas fully known to Gen Lee a.
soon a IL began. and the maneuvers OF he latter
came very near cutting Oh the corus Of Hancock
snd Wright from The rest Of tue army The
Confeierate attack on these two corps WIS made
in such a manner that neither corps could assist
OF support the other. and that each one re
ceived the attack Of greatly superior force
The loses which these two corps sustained IN
the aff,ir rnu.t greatly impair their efficiency.
IL was feired or the 2lfh that strong Con
Tolerate force had ken possession of the June
ton Of The Prince George turnpike and the Je-
rusaem road. eigdt miles south OF Petersburg.
which would have prevented the return Of Han
cock and Wright u the lines before Petersburg:
but fortunately Tor these tgo corp'. the Coufei-
crates retired - point nearer q Petersburg and
on the 25ih the three corps e Hancock. Wright
and Warren feifaced their steps. anu resumed
their places in the lines before Petersburg
Thus. owing 70 the failure ct this flank move
meat. our lines before Petersburg AZ present onig
lay 10 the east OF that city Our right rests on
the south side of the Appomatox river. Our
left rests on the railroad running from Peters
burg to Norfolk. General Grants design IF
moving his line around 90 the south anu west q
The town has completely failed
An ind islrious attempt has been made q uu-
derrate the importance OF the recent destruction
by the rebels Of the wharves and public property
at Harrison's Landing. Wilcoxs Lsndng aud
/ Weslover. en- the north side al the james river.
/ Every one who is acquainted with that locality,
however cannot iail 70 see that it is great mis-.
/ fortune 20 US, and that it may seriously cmbar-
rass Grants operations. The wbarves and land
/ iugs were very extensive. and very durabiy con
sfrucied Of tue best materials a. great cos to the
Government The position Of these wharves was
such that there is every probability that they
would have been required for the operations 81
I the army during the present campaign. The
work of destroying them wes done by regiment
under Col Grey, by order Of General ". II. Lee
We have not yet heard the last of the defeat
of Gen Hunter a. LynohDurg. Il seems that
Gen. Pope with his 4 900 men had not Joined
Gen Hunter when the latter made his attack on
Lvnchburg. although be had been ordered 10 do
SO leaf1 to day that Lynehburg il now con-
sdered entirely out Of danger. that Gen Hunter
has retreated to the western part o Virginia. anc
| that Gen. Nichols has sent out a strong cetach-
ment to gobble up Pope. They will have tC
march fast enough. If they exDect TO catch In,
nimble-iooted Pope
IL is reported to-day (and this statement CONES
direct from Lynchburg,) that the main body o
| Nichols force and Breckinridge's whole division
are in hot pursuit after Hunters column Hun
ter's fight. it Is stated Wa very preciptate; hi,
troops threw away blankets, knapsscks accou
rements. and even arms, in large numbers
Eleven pieces of artillery and fifteen caisson.
were found abandoned, the guns being spiked il
bungling manner but being entirely uniujured
Hundreds of siragglers from Hunters command
have been captured and sent back under guard
! to Lynchburg
Gen Sheridau's cavalry arrived AZ Wilcox.
Landing on the James river on the Doth. frou
White House on The Pamunkey. On arriving OF
the James river. they encountered a superior
force of Confederate cavalry. supported by in
| fantry, and severe engagement ensued. Tht
account which have received OF the affair statet
that after fighting desperately. the Union caval
rv succeeded in crossing. and joined Gen. Grant
Their loss was very heavy lt would seem frou
this account that there is large Confederat,
force on the north side of the james river, o
which Heath's division east of Richmond. men
toned in nv las forms only part The move
meuJ OF Gen. Foster : division 20 New Market
on the 22d. has no doubt PIT his force on IN,
guard and caused them 10 be very alert in guard
INC aguinst any demonstration on Rchmon,
from tue southeast Gen Sherdans cavalry
however, could scarcely have been in a condition
to fight with much vigor, a. neither the men an,
horses have had much rest for many days