The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-09


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From numcro3s deserters who have
entered our hpcs within the lasi week.
il had been discovered that the rebels
wcre mining IN several places On cur
front. We we're therefore folly pre-
pared, though somewhat surprised,
when. al about five o'clock yesterday
afternoon, a mine blsv ~ between
our line and that % the enemy, The
explosion being immediately succeed.
I'd by rapid aud successive v0llrys OF
muskeirs. Tie smoke from The ca.
plosion bad hardly clea red away when
cur men answered the rebel fire and
drowned The rebel yell with their wild
cheer Of derision At III e failure Of their
mining operations.
The enemy, IN all probability, in
tended to have blown up sap we
had run out towards their line and
charge through the opening, They
had, however, sadly miscaleulaied
their distance, acd the explosion took
place i've rods IN advance Of the head
.! the sap. Not particle Of the de-
bri, was thrown into any petition of
our lines, and the sharpshoolrrs did
not even think ii ncces sary TO abandon
the sap.
The explosion could, of course, bear
no comparison in magnitude with that
OF Burnside's mine. A mass Of dirt,
thirty feet in diameter, was thrown in
the air TO the height OF one hundred
feet, the centre portion being elevated
considerably above the sides.
II was Immediately perceived by
the enemy that their mine was fail
ure, and they consequently satisfied
themselves with rising behind their
works aud pouring in their muskelry
fire. The main part of the firing was
on Ames' front; but il afterwards ex-
tended slightly to the front of Burn
sides right. The artillery fire was
almost as heavy as on The ever me-
morable Saturday.
The rebels developed number OF
new batteries, and fired with far more
accuracy than they have hitherto been
accustomed TO do. One peculiar fea-
ture in connection with this fire was
its extraordinary rapidly. AT Gen
eral Buffers headquarters is said TO
have sounded like almost one conIinu-
Gus roar.
New York, Aug. 6.-The Posts
Washington special says the report Of
the capture OF Gen. Stoneman is dis
credited in military circles.
There is no news from Sherman 10.
day.
The report in regard to Farragut's
operating at Mobile, are believed to
be correct,
A special TO the Chronicle states
that the rebels in Maryland have
saised the black flag, and announced
that they have come TO burn and des-
troy.
Adyices from Petersburg announces
everything as quiet.
New York, Aug. According
TO the Petersburg papers the rebels
brought info action only two briesdes
in repulsing our force before Peters
burg, Que brigade repulsed charge
by our troops, and the other followed
up the repulsed with a charge and
drove such OF our men as could get
away back over the breastworks, and
made prisoners Of all lef; behind,
about 1000 besides the killed and
wounded.
New YORK, Aug. THE BALI
more 1me,icdn OF the 9th, says Of
the invasion: The best we can hope
is, that the rebels will attempt to
make aeserious invasion Of Maryland
or Pennsylvania. We have com
potent force in the proper pt siiion TO
force from them on this side Of the
Potomac fair open field fight. All
that we need is competent Generals to
make our forces available, and that If
We may believe the reports reaching
US, is want that has at last been
supplied.
New YORK, Aug The Herald's
correspondence of the 4lh mat, says
both armies are active in their works,
each constantly strengthening them.