Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-02

thls morning.. he wOrks are oi NV W.!
strongest kind, and more difficult 10 take than
Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga. The
hardest fighting was done by the black troops.
who captured six of the sixteen cannon. The
prisoners taken were from B~eaurcgard's
command. Some of them said they crossed
the James river above Drury's Bluff.
don't think that any of Lees army had reach
ed Petersburg when Smith stormed the place.
lie seems to BE- making arrangements TO hold
the west side of the Appomatox. They cam
hold the town, rs it lies exactly under our
guns.
Later dispatches from bermuda Hundred
confirms the repor, OF the enemy abandoning
their works in front of that place. and say
our troops are tearing up the railroad between
Petersburg and Richmond.
Nothing Of recent date has been received
from Sheridan, but the Richmond Wig. Of
the 18th contains a dispatch from Lee stat
ing that Sheridan had been routed by Fitz-
hue Lee and Hampton, losing five hundred
prisoners and leaving his dead and wounded
on the field.
(Signrd,) STANTON.
Ph1adelphia, lime 16.-Presidcnt Lincoln
arrived at the Continental Hotel to-day.
lie attended the Sanitary Fair this evening.
aud briefly responded to a toast. lie said,
Grant is this evening in n position from which
he can never be dislodged by the enemy until
Richmond is taken. lie declared his pur-
pose of rapidly pouring to Grant all the re-
Inducements necessary to capture Richmond.
Nem York, June 1S.-Dispatchcs from
Stanton referring to the forward movement
says, our forces left their position, within fifty
yards of the enemy's intrenchments, at Cold
Harbor and made flank msrch of about 80
miles. crossing the Chickahominy and James
rivers and surprised the enemy's rear at
Petersburg without loss of wagon or piece
Of artillery. About one hundred and fifty
%stragglers were picked up by the enemy. In
covering this movement Warrcn's corps and
Wilson's cavalry had frequent skirlnishes
with the enemy each loosing so to GO killed and
wounded, inilicting on the enemy a greater
loss. The 18th corps under Smith was trans
ferred from the White House to Bermuda
Hundred by water. and marched out near
Petersburg. On the the night of their arrival,
they surprised and captured very strong works
northeast Of that place before a sufficient
force could be thrown in to oppose them.
The night following they were joined by
the I'd corps. which succeeded in carrying
the enemy's rcdoubts. This corps was fol-
lowed by the 9th. All the troops are now up,
except several divisions guarding the wagon
trains, which are expected 10 arrive tonight.
The enemy in their efforts to reinforce
Petersburg abandoned their ntrenchments in
front Of Bermuda hundred. Butler took adj
vantage of this and marched his force upon
the rail plank roads between Petersburg and
Richmond.
\ dispatch dated City Point, IL o'clock.
18th, says the 9th corps this morning carried
two more redoubts forming a part OF the de-
fences of Petersburg. capturing $50 prisoners
and 4 guns. Dur success is being followed
up.
Washington. lime 19.-Dispaichcs from
Sheridan reports him Il Trcvillian's Station,
on the Virginia Central road near Gordons-
vile.
On the morning of tho 18th, Gen. Torbett
with his division attack the enemy, and after
an obstinate contest drove him from the lines
of breastworks though an almost impossible
forrs, back of Ircvillian's. His intention WAS
TO break tho railroad ut this station, march
through Mechanicsville, cut the Gordonsyille
road near Lindsay and then march on Cor
louisville.
General Custer was ordered to proceed by
the county road so as to reach the Station
in the cncmy's rear. On their arrival at this
point, the enemy broke to a complete rout,
leaving their dead and nearly all the wounded
with three hundred horses in our hands.
On the morning of the 18th we commenced
destroying the railroad from here to Louisa
Court House, which was thoroughly done at
three o'clock.
Gen. Torbett's advance, with Gen. Davis
brigade were directed to proceed in the d.
r%ection of G ordonsville and attack the enemy
who had concentrated md had been reinforced
a point about five miles from Gordonsville.
The advance made an attack but found the
enemy's position too strong for assault. A
general attack was made on the extreme
right OF the line, and a portion of the reserve
brigade arrived at the enemy's works, but
were twice driven back by their infantry.
On examination we found there was INSULT
cient ammunition to continue the engage
ment and during the night we moved across
tho river.
The engagement of the l2th was decidedly
the most brilliant of the present campaign.
The encmy's loss was very heavy; mine
about $40 killed and 400 wounded, Of which
we brought off 375; the remainder with a
large number of rebel wounded were left be-
hind. l captured 375 rebel soldiers and 20
commissioned officers. My loss in captured
will not exceed l6O.
A dispatch from City Point dated this
morning reports that our forces advanced
yesterday to within one mile of Petersburg,
where We found the enemy occupying a new
line of entertainments, which after successive
assaults we failed to carry; but VIC hold and
have intrenched our advanced position from