M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-06-16
THE CAHnAEGN OF TE.I CHIC
kAIIOMiNv.
HON the Nnw Yurk Ncws,l
WAsuISG ToS June J, 1864.

! WhlcH lni'l"G5 nave dSN'i'Ieu ~ 'ha
yAii"y e ihe Chic: ihun NJ. H.
rau-r Gsunal Crafts army had gnt
t. within iw,.v= or thjrtcen mile, UI
Il camlnl, the public were assured
chat rhe csplur: OF the city and
'he defeat OI Tie rebel srmy would
Lnow fni,,w ~ . matter OF G arse.
! Nothing Gds SAID ~ the 'Crii,. IA
bulletins" about the ValI,, nf the
rhickai"miny, VIII ch arrrtchcs be-
tween our army and Isichin NJ, IS Q
military ob,tace. lOdred, the idea
,hn, The ,nStgn,t".oj ChckailOmi-
ny" wurIl I've AZ Ub,t. etc q; AL wUuni
'iavU teen scurt,,! iw"d iysH,o. AL
any r>:S"p who uaj ,Xorrssla the
opinion two ID, agO, that L'c would
''af" to dpp'"e oul passage a"r"ss the
5rtam. vetoed have been hnplcd.-
! But intrln ErrcG has hecn received
"rrr, which Ii iur"a"t,Un with Wh6'
has hee:i ,n"l".rrcartd 10y Geners'
Grant, rn Ire It cr:;!.~:. ;nar H.,
arl work OF liz? campaign against
/ il crm2ud has only jI,' L-.un.
Tw" vrdls 49,. wu"n G,n,ral Nc
! Cir'an's army Wis in the position
nnw occupied Dr Grretai Grant, The
Courtiera'rs p!..a. lao Obstacles in
/ the way O Gur crossing TIC CEMka-
, h 'm'ny. Ii was nee, sssry, hei re the
amy CuU'G ..mv, that right or 'Cij
bridges eh?u!1 Le buiit, and as many
chuspwa,s ln"uld lie constructed ieaI'
/ iLg tn md from them 90 ~hii side c
of the stream. T%S nature OF tho
soil, tur haia mile on both siiy5 %
the NlItkah. m'nY ls s .nhlgy ard
porous, that IL ~ ot '"r mtnnrl
cru,d llHn t,l.ty l., t."En arI -,
t..~ e.'eom. AiIphis ~rIR reqn,r,d
mucn timo, Lul Geacr.. Mti'u,!ri
was altered e. dG :; plI unmu;estlG
an1 tic corrs OF Il nrlais I.cinzG'
men and X yes were sIi""y4 70 cross
without opposition. Th"m, on The
3I,l ct MAY The r,b,Is attacked G.n
, 4., :. 49,. 80: r...:., aaI iii,
nat,le known by that name took
pre-. In thrs ::.:H2ai2n. it 10 evident
rom vhat | have learLch 10 day. :I'a'
tine rrb. Ia intend 10 dispur inc Ia3
sac q tho Chi"ka!.pHInv, aud that
sever" ~ gen.rn!s ol rhG Is h anr
3l.t Of May aG1 st ii June. are only
| tn preliminary shIrnlIshes 10 u gram
bpt,!r, WLi-h will b, I.ughl either uI
the n,ErIl "r s"atiI eide ~ ,he stream.
the line now heii by tho icb,
forces 10 one which gives rh,m great
q !vinItag,s OF rusllron. ThlIe il 1t
G"a'i, On tne n"I III side ( the Chicka
hoInluy, winch ru;.S irun Ash'anG
Station (or ;..v ra!Ir"ad, ii teen miles
pot" vi R'chn md } t. boltOnI p,
Bridge, 'h;,,-"A mjl,s cast of the city
This g9Hd runs nearly para cd with
the river, at an average diStancu ~
twumIrs num 1t. S,Ndy Grove
Ghurru, Marnan!ca9i'Ec, Gainss Mill
CoiG i'~:..c. and Dispatch Sa'i"n
(pn thv RAILROAD winch luHs rom
Il chmnnd to the Nm,ie llousc J arr
ali ur thi, road. The cOuEtgy, ne
tween this rIad and the ChIckahorr.
my. except ini"e'i a'r!y hear III,
5uvam, is rolling Hnd billy, ann in
sumo plac' wooded. Tue Nun,.Icf-
! G,e iurc,s hold the line Uf ih;s -lad
:.nd ID ori,v - Cross TIC Chickahum
, my ,hry viii liisI nave 10 be dls' '>lH
cd. They c"n either fight OH thIs
liae, Lr tney car ct0ss ~ the sruth
SIDE ut tn tile eiGuLiu. Whoa they
40 take l".sI oil al" ",h.h Slir, /, wllI
be IA !nrIg io"lrtV I::;cG. the crUsG
ins uI al AN! &C lsderably.
AIaI cjenl', the hne VI tactics
which .ney n.'.t adopted s nidcr-
etJUd here - ue lnG cauvr vi purpose
on the'r part to n.Ia, Goiiera! Grants
nl'erA;IVhr, nnd b1nlud this delay
I.i>ru drks SOluc c. nc,ai@d pu,p1sc
/, s og..d ,linl aii ,nis manLuvLr.ng
OH The ~, y; Grncral Lee Is IN order
~ salL elnl iufth.r tIuIu u Iocciyc
muIc rrirtulccnen's. Ii Is c,eLt
now, llVn ), crrt intlEigcnce That has
uuvu received nom Va. "eo;, tI.at 10
IarL Of tiumera! JOhrstUn's :; my has
been rr"usht t" VIrsInra 10 f'lalurca
Loe, but tnaL hc .'.ii Has at Alfalfa
auu III. IilI i,ne Oi lhu Chattaao ,cht e
Il v,r, AL The troopS that lac had d.
.Jd.t9u, except the lew MAT he las
| Jst III actlvn. From GGh.rsi B, Ali
.vsari at Re mIlId, however, rum
North Carolina un irUn Ch 'iesioI,
G.neraI Lee has bon !ar5cIy reIn-
iugcud, hui COIN. Of t.. s. :rln'o.cc-
nleut= hal not reach. hi,n lew
days ago. 1t is bclIevet here, ta'rs'
Ivrr, that he has Iecn IlauenVerinS to
gam time, aud That as SOON as G'd