New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-23

and hope our side will Kill the mostand the long hne
goes glittering on, banging on. This Is only hag'
ment Of the battle that Is raging. Heavier rolls OF
musketry than ours louder pounding OF artillery than
ours of In the wood at the e remind Us OF this. VI
that work we can see nothing. II Is In woodland else
belts Of woodland intervene. and the ground is cut In
every direction by wooded rayines and trayersed by
several sloughs perpendicular TO the river.
There is however one point four miles away. on
Warren's extreme eft where contending battle lines
may be seem and the same that we see but
outlined against different quarter Of the horizon stiD
tho view is not so good as this the city Is further away
and the enornys batteries considerably nearer. We VIII
remain here-and the long line goes giterng on The
Rebels retreat with Parhan shots holding each orchard
and house with some tenacty This Is only skirrnish
because ii can be In the woods Glo'
hon and Barlow have all their lines firing; there are
death shots falling thick and fast ghtnings from
mountain cloud" Thus for half an hour Our line has
halted for II must not 60 too far unless the ie' keeps
nane with i-othervise O flank IL endangered And the
ID Corps has halted not "for lack OF argument bu1
from stress Oft Some ground has been taken evident
w. and we will mount and ride along tho lines anu
learn the stuation We find that the Rebels have con-
cenraed IN front Of our center In good position Gov
cred BY rayne ard marsh for that Is the key TO refers
burg. -. ..o,-
alignment which must be dressed up, and heavier
masses must be sent In before another advance War
rens operations had been very Ike those we saw Win
the addition Of more artillery from the enemy AT
corps We learned that yet another general
advance is to be made at O'Clock.
have not been able TO ASCERTAIN the details OF tbs
last attack only know that the 5h 9th and "a corps
particularly the cd. encountered determined resist
ance and sustained the severcst losses OF tho day. re-
sutng In considerable progress. Everything 10 now
taken excepting t enemys last position Taking that
we take Petersburg But before We shall BIO able to oc
cupy the city the enemy must be disodged m certain
commanding positions on the other bank OF the river
where he has batteries some OF them said TO
DO Of siege guns planted.
Oficia bulletins based on kilograms from head
quarters viii have advised lyon Of any successes OBJ
tanned within the day two before any spcoua
tons Of mine can be transmitted by mail.
believe 1t is not certain that we have met In these
Petersburg battles any Of Lees original army IL We
have net that must be opposed to Butler. and TINS IL
probable enough since by breaking through Bu'ier
Lee would spoil Grants combination. 1t must DO on
the suspicion that he may aiiGci there that all OF
Buffers original force has been or-d " him. togetr
with two divisions Of the 9th Corr.
Escaped contrabands rport t.' greatest fight In
Petersburg. and hasty hogira thercirom.
Lieut. Col Locke Chief Of staff to Gen. warren
who shot through the face at sotsyvana returned
to his post Just in participate In the movement
from Cold Harbor wearing deep scar that Is stu AZ
much wound as scar There must be thousands at the
North wounded at the same time with him. or before
and more slightly who should be in their places at TIE
front. Send back the Bensohars"
The wounded are rapidly transported over smooth
roads to City Point and Instantly placed on shipboard
for Washington.
The Sanitary Commission was never so vel organ.
lied SO prompt never had such means OF is dsposa
as now. at City Point and rsdiating to the field.
Gen. Meade's headquarters are within two and naif
miles of Petersburg. Cen Buffers % near bis 'front.'
Gen Grants at City Point the best possible locality Tor
instant information from and wise banding OF the two
ayuiea. ~ II