The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-25

which they did in considerable confusion,
working through the infantry line. The
infantry, Notwithstanding tho cavalry
panic, staod their ground and punished the
pursuing cavalry severely as they came
within nlusketry range. The enemy's cav
airy numbering 5000, fell back and did
not show Themselves again. From this
time the fighting was between Crawfofd's
division and the enemy q infantry. It was
half-past three, p. N. when the eneny's In
fAntry arrived brisk diminishing ensued,
and the enemy making the attack were 30
decidedly repulsed that they did not ven
ture to repeat it.
NEW YORK, June lathe Herald's cor
respondent with Hunter, Of the 18th inst,
says: The army is again advancing.
Dispatches from Lee, which were cap
tured, urge 1mbOden to hold out and he
will reinforce him.
Hunter is moving with a view to coun.
teract the movements of the enemy, who
are preparing to make strong defense at
Lynchburg.
The HeraSTs Charles City Court House
correspondent says: The enemy are COM
pletely nysafed by the last movement,
and were thirty-four hours occupying the
ground we Left at Cold Harbor. The enc
my has since made forced march for NAL
vern Hill, expecting us to occupy it, but
that was not a part Of Grants programme.
from Port Royal 18th, arrived. The rebels
opened tire from Sullivan's and James Is.
lands on the 7th which was replied to by
our guns: NO damage was sustained by US.
Last night the guns Of Fort Putnam open.
ed on rebel steamer plying around Charles
ton and Sumter, laden with troops and
supplies. She was disabled and run
aground, and at daylight was demolished
Deserscrs are constantly coming within
our lines.
WASHINGTON, June 2O-A despatch from
the Headquarters Of the Army Of the Poto-
mac dated the 18th says: There was very
severe lighting yesterday along the greater
part Of our line. Most determined efforts
were made to break the enenny's line, but
little ground, however, was gained except
on the left.
NEW YoRK, June 20.-The CONNER ial
says: A private despatch from Washing
ton states that the enemy yesterday. cap
tured one entire division from Burnside.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The Hc~alds
special says that Hancock . old wound has
been so troublesome that he wss obliged to
request to be relieved. His request was
corps. Hancock did not command in Sat-
urdays fight. He expects he will be in
the field again in week.
1t is said there are &C, 600 rebel troops il
Petersburg and they are continually REIN
forced.
In the attack ate q. H., Saturday, the
second corps met but little opposition our
troops passing the formidable works occu,
pied by the enemy the day previous, and
captured SO or 60 prisoners. The casual
ties on both sides are but Few. We moved
on and developed another line Of works
about 500 yards beyond. Here the rebels
made . stubborn resistance. At neon ir
the general advance the I'd corps was orr
dered to assault. The enemy's force con-
sisted of three brigades. The line march
ed forward CALAMITY but could not with
stand the deadly fire of musketrv, grape
and canister though they got within rs
yards Of the entertainments they fell back
leaving their dead and wounded, and an
other attack was ordered at another point.
The storming party consisted Of several
brigades in columns OF regiments, who
were cut down so rapidly that they were
withdrawn about p. m.
Another Herald correspondent OF the 9Th
corps says the fighting Friday commenced
at daylight when they found the rebels had
fallen back to the second line in the night.
The works were attacked with great gal
lantry and there was severe struggle for
ing to Norfolk which was finally taken.
This appears to have been the only adyan-
tage gained.
Another correspondent with the 9Th
corps says the rebels made an attack at 10
.. m.. coming up in two columns. On
reaching our line, whether Intentionally or
the result Of blUnder, one column shouted
surrender: thus A0 we're made prisoners.
The other column attacked our works
hravely, aud under cover Of their battery
admirably posted, drove our men into the
intrenchMents. They sprang over the
works and 4 hand to hand fight ensued.-
Their muskets had been discharged On
both sides and bayonets and atocks only
were used. Only the lat Michigan sharp
shooters were the men engaged on our
side; about rs were captured and the re-
mainder escaped. THE rebels held possess
sion until daylight and then evacuated.
NEW York, June 2i.-The Tires has
the following special
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
Sunday, 8 A. Mo positive advantage
has been obtained over the enemy during
the last twenty-four hours. There has
been more or less fighting along the whole
line. Charges and counter charges have
been made. Our right and left have been
while the center has been advanced but
little. Petersburg has beer surrounded BY
abattis. Yankee haycnets are within easy
range Of the city. All was quiet last night.
No casualties on either side. There has
been no fighting this morning.
The Is-ibune's special, dated ueadGuar.
tecs Army of the Potomac. Sunday, June
10. A. NJ, says: The fourth days battle at
Petersburg ended last night. II it should
OPEN again to-day it will be G siege Of Pc
.ersburg, briefer, perhaps, than any on re-
cord. We attacked their lines yesterday
ut a. M. ard at p. IN. Warren joined
the left ard swung around with Skin
mishing front half mile q. each action,
taking one line Of works and pressing up
Ato another and the last. Hancock and
Burnside, n the center, found 10 oppcs.-
ton. The former has gained half mile
lin tho after move. Our loss in the FIRST as
hault was particularly severe in Barlow's
NubbeSs, Swirgstoae's and the "a Division