The Placer herald., 1864-07-02
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EASTERN NEWS.

The eastern telegraph deals out the news with
great charness. Part of the time the line is rep
resented as down, and again rs 30 much occupied
with private business as to give no chance for
press dispaches-and occasionally as few items
have slipped through, they are found to be from
week to ten days old.
Pretty much all of the news from Grants army
received this week, is accounts of fighting before
Petersburg on the 18th and 22d of June. On
both days the Federal troops met with severe
repulses and sustained heavy losses in killed and
wounded. 1t seems to have been Grants inten
ton to carry the rebel works by assault, but they
were found too strong. Some correspondents say
regular siege of Petersburg will be undertaken,
but there is no positive information as yet that
such will be the case.
Hancock's Second corps, and Wrights Sixth
corps, that fought on the right of the line on the
18th, were subsequently transferred TO the left,
or nearly south Of Petersburg. AS they were
moving on the 2lst, they were confronted by a
A. P. Hills rebel corps, who by sudden flank
ing movement captured four guns from the
Twelfth New York Artillery. On the 22d, the
Sixth corps occupied the extreme left, with the
Second corps joining on the right. But gap
being left between the two corps, Hill took adj
vantage OF the oversight by dashing upon the
flank and rear of the Second corps, putting it to
flight, and capturing over | 900 prisoners.
The same evening the Second corps re-occupied
the line it had lost; and at daylight on the 23d,
the whole line advanced, but found the rebels
had retired to new position during the night,
which they had inrenched.
Dates down to the gath. say no more fighting
of consequence had taken place.
1t is reported from Buffers headquarters, that
Gen. Foster had occupied position on the north
side of James river, within nine miles of Rich
mond. Perhaps this is an Independent movement
of the redoubtable Butler to take Richmond, and
deprive Grant of the honor.
There is nothing from Hunter except what
purports to come through the rebel papers They
report him in the vicinity Of Lynchburg on the
18th, and constant diminishing going on.
The arrival Of Hunter and Sherman's com.
mands at the White House, was announc ed but
the news was premature.
President Lincoln visited Grant at headquar-
ters at City Point, on the goth. The object of his
visit has not been made known
Assistant Secretary Of War, Dana, says that
the losses of the army will not exceed 10000
since it has gone to the south bank of the James
Little news is given from Gen Shcrmun's line
johnson is intrenched in a strong position in
front of Marietta, and as near as we can make
out, the two armies occupy about the same ground
they did month ago.
The Democratic National Convention has been
postponed until the goth of August
The recent Gold Bill passed 10y Congress TO
prevent speculation in gold is represented to
have precisely different effect as it gives specu-
lators the control OF the market. However this
may be, gold has been quoted as high as 230 in
New York; and the sellers of sterling exchange
from asking three dollars Of greenbacks to one
of exchange, have finally refused to sell exchange
for anything but coin. The New York merchants
are clamoring for repeal of the gold law.
The U. 5. Senate have voted, by "a to to
strike out the $500 exemption clause in the
military enrolment law. Another draft for
troops is looked for