American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-05
FROM RICHMOND.
General Grants Advance. Within
One and half Miles Of Richmond
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept 81

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept 30. /
During the night of the 2Sth, the1Oth
and 18th corps crossed the James river to-
the north side, moving with great celeri-
ty, and at day ybreak on the 2Oth suddenly
came upon the enemy. The 18th Corps,
General Ord's, met the enemy at Chap
in's Bluff, charging the rebel works with
great gallantry, and were successful, car
rying the post of Fort Morris with seven
guns, aud then charging and carrying at
the point of the bayonet six other earth
works, capturing in all sixteen guns and
500 prisoners. The works thus captured
are very strong. and fully equal to any
the enemy have around Richmond.
Gen. Birney's corps also met with great
success, oriving the rebels from their
works commanding the Newmarket road,
and gaining an important position seri-
ously menacing Richmond. All accounts
agree that the colored troops behaved ad-
mirably--a fact which is abundantly
proved by their large number of wounded
which have been received here. Our
brave white veteran troops also fully sus-
tained well earned character, so nobly
won on many hard fought 6eld and show
ed clearly by their actions that they fully
believed in conquering peace.
| HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE
PoroMAc, Sept. 29-Evenng.-Reports
from General Butler department say that
the 10th and 18th Army Corps crossed
the Lames River at Deep Bottom, and ad-
Vaseed against the enemy swerks at Chap
in's farm, taking the first line of rifle pits
without resistance, at 3 O'Clock a. IN. At
l0 Il. M. the enemy's strong position at
Chapin's Bluff was carried by assault, and
three hundred prisoners taken, with six
teen pieces of artillery, flags, &c A di-.
vision OF the Eighteenth corps is stated
to have suffered considerable loss, but to-
what extent Is not known. Our troops,
hold the position which is about seven
miles from Richmond, Heavy firing vas
heard late this afternoon onthu' extreme
left. 1t is believed to be Gregg's cavalry
engaging the enemy. They went sn %
reconnaissance in the direction of the
South Side railroad, but the result oftheir
trip has not yet been ascertained
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The Bulletin
of this city has the following special dis
patch: at is reported that General
Kautz's cavalry on Wednesday evening
advanced ON reconnaissance to within n
= mile and half of Richmond, and were
surprised to find so few rebels in the vi.
oinity Most of Gen. Buffers forces,
were within four miles of the city. TREAT
activity prevailed on the left of our lines,
and Gregg's cavalry had advanced to-
Ream's Station. The rebel lines wero.
very thin. The cannonadng of We'd
nesday inflicted but little damage upon
us"
New York, Oct. 9.
The Herdlds 10th Corps correspondent {
says Of the operations of that corps in the
advance on Richmond The corps broke
camp at 3 P. M, aud by rapid march
reached and crossed the James at day.
light on the 18th, at Deep Bottom. In
mediacly on advancing, met the enemy
and skirmished up roads and across fields
till near New Market road. This road
was occupied by the enemy, strongly in
trenched on the right. The advance was
obstiuatoly contested. The position, in
7 addition to a strong natural character, was
rendered doubly Formidable almost i'm
pregnable, the covering Of the slopes.
The eolored troops under Gen. Paine
were ordered to carry this position. Their
charge was one of the grand features of
the operations of the day. They never
halted nor faltered, though their ranks
we're sadly thinned, as they advanced
The successful accomplishment of their
task put the enemy into confusion and sent
them rapidly down the road towards Rich