The weekly union record., 1864-06-11
News Of the Week.

1uc Icoriai aiuiS Co1tinoe 70 press toe
rebels closely, with encouraging prospects of
an early triumph. Below are the latest dis
patches from the East:
The Times correspondent sends lengthy
and detailed account of The operations of FRI
day, showing that the move was one of the
most important of the campaign, beiug an
attempt 10 push the rebels back fr, N their
position on this side of the ChicSahomny: but
il failed though our army was advancing to q
new position. The key OF the point secured By
Barlow's and Gibbons divisions was wrested
from them BY an overwhelming rebel reserve,
10 strong line.
The Herald says: On Friday, the fight was
brief AID bloody, bat brilliant victory for the
Fifth Corps.
A james river correspondent says: The
iron clad feet moved up abreast OF Butler 5
right wing, which is intreDched on the PENN
sula formed BY the Appomattox and james
rivers, and east Of The Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad. which road our army has been
able to reach with recently mounted gus.
Under date of Washington, June 7th, Sec
retary Stanton sends the following: Dis
patches from the Army of the Potomac, dated
nine o'clock this morning, have been received.
An assault was made on Burnside about mid
night, and was successfully repulsed. Yester-
day afternoon, hundred picked men of the
enemy made a rush to find out what was the
meaning of Hancock's Advancing his siege
guns. Nine of the party were captured, and
the rest were tilled or driven back"
The New York Times special under date
Of June eth, Says: In the rebe. attack Oh
Sunday, the right of the rebels made 90 assault
just after dark on the front of Smiths brigade
of the Second Corps. The whole lower stratum
Of atmosphere was dense with mist, and under
cover of this fog the enemy advanced in strong
lines of battle, and succeeded in reaching a
point within pistol range OF our works before
they were discovered by the advance pickets
No sooner did the outposts give the alarm than
one sheet of fire burst forth from our ranks
on the front and both flauks of the enemy 10
half an hour he was back, leaving the ground
covered with dead and wounded Our loss
was small. Brigadier General Barnard to day
took the position as Chief Engineer of the army
The Herald's correspondence from the Eigh.
teenih Corps is as follows: Our line runs nearly
parallel TO the Chickahominy, but its main
direction is exceedingly irregular for the entire
length Our right is formed by Burnslde's
Corps, the center by Wright's, and the ef, by
Hancock's
Another correspondent SAYS: Large rein
forcements arrived this Sunday evening. The
reiuforcements outnumber our losses More
are coming
A Richmond paper of June 81 says that Oh
Friday the assaults made by Grant or the right
of the rebel line, held by Rensbaw, Hakes and
Breckenridge, were all repulsed with great
slaughter. 1t puts our loss from 10000 to
10000, with 1000 prisoners-tber men
escaping almost unharmed but acknowledges
that We gained q partial success against Breck
enridge, but the rebels subsequently recovered
the ground. The Richmond Sentinel further
says Grants object was to gain strong posi-
tion around Gaines Mill, and open the road to
Bottoms Bridge and connect with Butler His
object was signally defeated.
Our men are busily engaged in digging
towards the enemy's works; the attack of Sun
day night was by one of our working parties.
Dispatches from Dallas. Georgia. of June
Sd, say: The enemy made seven distinct
charges on McPherson's lines, last night,
making desperate efforts each time to gain the
works The first charge was made along the
whole line. The other charges were made
along the center, held By Sweeneys division
of Dodge's corps. and Osterhaus' division of
Logan's corps. The rebels were repulsed with
terrible slaughter. Our men never yielded an
inch. The enemy advanced so suddenly that
our skirmisbers could not reach the main line,
and accordingly lay on the ground and allowed
the rebels to pass over them. Two companies
OF the Sixty ninth Illinois remained out all
night. In this way they were sometimes behind
the rebel lines, aud sometimes between two
lines. They report that the enemy advanced
heavy columns, and suffered terribly from our
fire. but carried off most of their dead and
wounded as they fell. Some of our outlying
skirmishers were Killed and captured.
A Cincinnati dispatch of June Sth says: A
rebel force, supposed to be under the command
OF John Morgan, made their entrance into
Eastern Kentucky, few days ago. This
morning they captured Mt Sterling. They
also destroyed bridges and tore up the track
OF the Central Railroad between Cynthiana and
Paris, and cut the telegraph wires. Another
gang attacked the passenger train on the Lou
isville and Lexington Railroad, this morning,
near Smitb6eld. Two passenger cars and
baggage car were burned, the express car
robbed, and the engine thrown of the track.
n lone of the passengers were hurt.
The New York Commercial says Secretary
Chase is in the city in consultation with bank
ers, with the object of etfectiug q temporary
loan Immediately. The amount he desires to
borrow is stated to be $50 100000. The Post
says that the anticipation that the payment of
the loan will make money so stringent as to
produce panic, is not likely to be realized.
At the Treasury, to day. Chase, in concert
with Cisco and the leading financial Institutions,
are making such arrangements as will efectu-
ally prevent any such disturbance.