, 1864-06-11
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Operations OF Saturday and sunday
Especial DiEpateh to the New York TInes.l
Anxx ur IHn PoTQNAc, dune Np. m.


There has been no material change In ths
position OF the Army Of the Potomac since
The close Of the hard battle on Friday. On
the left Of our line, the I'd Corps (Haucock's)
still holds the ground, stretched along the
road leading to Dispatch etatlor, and pro-
tected on the nank By Sheridan, whose dash
ing cavalry pickets the Intervening region
on the bark Of the Chickaho miny.
Our right wing Is along ths line Of the
Bethesda Church road. and gradually preas-
Ing toward the left, thus rendering the army
compact and firm.
Wileon'e cavalry division, watchfu1 and
adventurous, covers the flank IN this dI1ec-
tlon.
Our lines have moved forward q very little
advance might be couAted By inches
The enemy, snugly covered Inside his
high bfrestWo orks, makes vigorous defense
to al our assaults, and shows no signs Of
yielding.
On our side, especially In front Of the 9th
onward with full determination to win.
By dlnt Of pluck and sheer power Of endnr-
ance, our lines have been pushed ahead inch
by inch, almsst solely BY the use Of the
spade, ths nusket being simply an auxiliary,
until ut aoma psints In trent Of Martiudale's q
division Of the 18th corps, thay are not moro
than one hundred yards apart, This digging
aayance. large numbera Of the ba1tes. Roth
rshrl api1 our own. al thosa Wha faN IN Fri-
day. ara reached cnd buried.
On both silea slarpshs seterB-fairly ensin-
ed to TIE nanaa-persh in trees or hidden In
pits, take grim delight In seAding bullet
Into any luekless Individual whom ineaution
hsne 10 u quita painfully durisT the psst
few days by the loss Of several excellent
officers: Even This mofninp uas spoaktnc
to Cart P. Reed, Assistant Adjutant g Genera1
OF the Stat Of Btl:adisr General Brooks,
stationed nearly mile distant, aucceaded In
planting mimic in the Captains lag ~
he walked across the field in front OF Gen.
Smiths headquarters. These sharpsbooting
PESTS have disabled, at q low estimate. one
hundred men per day, since Friday, In bots
the 9Th and 18th corps, while other organiza,
items Of the army have also not boea exempt
Bptthe fight has not boon entirely con-
1pca to eharpshootipg. There has been
several artillery episodes, to vary with
hoaIset sounds, the lively, bat not continu,
ous b2pg, bang on the skirmiah lines.
At ~ o'clock last aisht, the rebels Ia
front of tho 18th CORPS, attem ptod Q thHArs
Con. Smiths settled purpose Of relieving his
troola in the 1ilc pitt. 70 do thia they sud.
denly unmarked battery about mllo dis
tant from corps headquarters, sending theft
screechins vctoes thrsugA the sir for = fam
ainutes, with raplditJ that was quite de-.
neraltzing to ever, body who listened, ax.
eept, Of course, the seasoned soldiers, te
vhor, such harsh-yslce9 messages are fam.
ilfar. The eannoasdo wns accompanied bv
several sharp yoIicys Of nusketry. scatteryd
shots Of which clicked upp,caaontly. In tbs
trees Of The pfcturescne rrora mbnrn
aen, smitl has chosen to pitch hIs taats.
c.uetur leaves 10 faii n rontIo abaTers'
Cart. Elder. Chfer cf ArtilferT Of the 18th
CORPS. speedily rcbuked iii. prcsumptlou Of
tie enemy, He nassed biz batteries on
their ncaitien and blazed away 80 aerceIy for
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