, 1864-06-28

knowledge of the four cardinal points, Fl
whole length is piled with aand-bags, sir {
s;at eight deep and fsoss"eT forming 3gg; por
ontworks - complete Enclosures = sal1y
ports, 80 cons tructed that from n
rebel standpoint can they be detec'
ed; and there are guns, guns eEarf
where, trained upon every apprehension
pblique adoWn the line, some straight on
into the woods; and bo surp there fs n
road or open ground that isnot swept by
score Of them. These lines were original
laid ont by Capt. Farquahr, then Cbief Engi
neer Of this department, but kave since bee,
| altered, improved, and vastly strengthened
! By Gen. Weitzel, who seems to hare cxpen1
ed upon them all thu devices Of modern en-
! R1neeriDg, and then superadded thoss OF hi
| own exbaustless coutrivances, resources
and energy. They are pronounced By Gen
Barnard. and other competent authoritieI
Who have lately inspected them, maryels O
skill md labor, irH1Fegnable against assault
no matter BY what numbers, aud tenab1t
/ against protr2cted siege in force nnd b.
regulnr approaches,
THE CoLoRED TROOPS.
Brig. Gen. Carr will probably be assigned
to the colored division now commanded b.
Gen. Hinks- The latter. if he would bui
take advice, is untitled forr active service by
any one Of three or four of his worst
Wounds. particularly one received rs 1onp
ago as Malvern Hill; but ho inslstcd nnon
6eiDg permitted to lead the negroes untfl
the} had an opportunity, Of showing Their
other and less actifB,dutY.
New YoRK, June 27.-The headquarters
correspondent OF the Commercial Adstrtiser,
under date Of June IS, sags. the portion ot
the 10th corps under Gen Foster went across
the James River, and is now operating on
the west bank Of that stream, In conjunction
with the gunboats.
At the last accounts Foster had worked
,y niS Way past Akiu's Landing, which place
WILL be remembered as having been declared
neutral ground for the exchange of prison
ers, and before this 1e.ches you he viii prob
ably have attacked, and, VIC hope, captured
Cha11n's Bluff.
If Gen. Foster succeeds in his mission and
carries this formidable eebal stronghold We
ca then reduce Fort Darling BY erecting =
ments assisted by eeveraa mortar boats.
a concentrating, sweeping fire On Drnry'B
Blutf IS the evident design Of Grant In bis
operat1ons-
Tho capture Of Fort Darling virtually
places Richmond In our hands. It will then
be veTy easy matter to destroy the rebel
iron clads, or keep them at Richmond.
Nothing then can hinder our batteries from
Smelling the rebel capital.
The manGurers Of Grant for the past week
have not been to bring On general engage
n>ent, neither have we fought any consfd-
ernhle hattie. The main object waa to give
relief to Gen. Hunter. Our main endeaYors
are to obtain full ind permanent possession
OF the Petersburg and Weldon road. which
cuts the rebel confederacy in twain:
Correspondence N. T. Herald-1
NEAn PonT OF RoCKs, June ~ 1:64.
HIS ARRIVAL AND RRcKrTIoH.
The President Of the United States arrived
ut Lieutenant General Grants headquarters
yesterday at l O'Clock p. n, entirely unher.
aldedfsnd unsnnoupeed. Mr. Lincoln caro
down the Potomac aud ascended the james
In q United States wnr- vessel. and 30 quiet
and modest was his approach from the City
Point landing to the grounds immediately
SUR ounding the heaquuarters of Gen. Grant,
that the sentinel stationed at the South cute
Of the enclosure challenged the Chief Mnvis-
trate, actually taking him for member Of
the Sanitary Commission, and upon thfa-
ground disputing the Presidents progress.
A Captain upon the staff passing, aud fecos-
o}ziug the stranger, set the matter right, and
conducted the President to the Lieutenant
Generals tent.
Mr. Lincoln Was accompanied By three
friends, including bis little son Tad, and bis
!" holly unexpected arrival at City Point Wna.
The occasion Of no little evident surprise
among all who either SAW or heard Of the
.rtnt, 1t was generally thought that for
2nce tho telegraph wires running from
y Nashington hitherto to all the chief points
n the field, had failed to do it's appointed
work, aud the President, desiring some d.
:ect information touching Gen Gfant's cam.
3aign. had been compelled to report to the
Lieutenant General ID person, thus assuring
he country that the summer battles Of 1851
'tc to be fought on the green fields and By.
he cooling streams that lead to Richmond,
md not on the national spot in the Federal
apital whereof the White House is the
elt1a. $
At GEN. GRANTS uBApQuARrERs,
On reaching Gen. Grants tent, which, d
part Of the Commanding Generals head |
Euarters, Is Handsomely and alrilY situated |
N the south bank Of the James River, tmme- !
lately overlooking the stream, and consist
og Of = centre wall tent and upper ~, shaded |
less tent, the President was greeted pleas
ntly by the Lieutenant Genera, who shook
Gnas With him, and the several gentlemen
i the staff happening to be present, who
merely, but decorousl5, Ealuted the Presf-
ent By raising their caps. Aftern brief,
nt .,aa.s as ), observed i, an exceedingly
uiahed party retired to the mess tent
~ dinner, passing thereto Immediately
Trough, and not outside OF, General Grants
IsintsB or Office tent. The dinner was, as |
! usual with the hero of Vicksbure, plain
nd substantial though By no means j frn.
III meal, and the great Sprinsae1dian ate
earty and, make no doubt, al ENJOYABLE
zeal. Not this least conspicuous and peace-
ale parsonage at the table WIS little Tad
lincoln, who came down with his pony and
iDinutive ehou1der-straps to see the theatre
~nr. At table the President occupied q
osttlon on the right Of the Lieutenant Geu-
al, with Briga1ier General. Rawlings,
var JG nF4{3N nyff IL So IL 4
y the lett. Five other gentlemen only, b..
des little Tad, held places ut this memora-
10 military meal.
TIE VISIT 10 TIE 'FRONT.'. |.
Dinner over, the next thing In order was
sit to the front Of Petersburg, whittier the
resident, Gener,l Grant and a long cavsl-
DC Of staf officers and cavalry, proceeded
about two O'Clock .. m., taking what is |
'oWn as the City Point and Petersburg,
ad. may here say that the cavnIry escort ),
the Presidential party was u / :
tacbment of the Fifth United States cav !,
3, who have been tor upwards Of year |
ID a half attached In this specific capacity !;
the headquarters Of General Grant.
The President passed to the headquarters
Major General Wright. commanding the
h (Sedgwlck'f) corps. Here the party was
spitao1y entertained, the corps band play
= "Hafl to the Chief7' as the President.
lose approach had been telegraphed, was
ecried. General Meade anil star were In !.
slting to receive the President, aud all
at transpf-ed was both socially and intel |
:tually nuexceptionable The President
ok long and lingering look ut Peters
re-, and STRAINED his eyes toward tho xabel
oital. Remaining only half % hour, tie
rty returned to Geoeral Grnot's quarters,
lDg chcesed on the my By colored brigade
he only cheering heard during this pleas
trip. 4 contrast dis closed itaelf by the
ldway. The President and his caYalcaie lf
re passing gayIy along the dusty road, 8
zen, on slight and irregular elevation by + !
side, was discovered the new made grave ia
"rEiPate Orange Remington, Battery =, l:e
urth. Connecticut Volunteer ArtfllerY'
q J4ne a, lse4." The living President t
the dead soldier thus strangely met
" suggestive Of tie mutations OF earthly {
tune. The President will visit Major !
Eeral Butler today at his headquarters, | t
IT Point Of Rocks, when tour Of these
CsI1cent Notifications will be made, and | j
. I:Etsideht's opinion Of them elected.
FROM SPRINGFIELD. IL