The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-06-15
LATE WAR NEWS.

The latest intelligence from General Gran,
is to four o'clock on Saturday afIe.noon.
AT that time he still held his line from Coal
Harbor 10 Bottoms Bridge The cavalry
north oil Coal Harbor had been out on re-.
conncissance. Some skirnishine had IA,
ken place, but with no important resnlt
vessel wi ich left White House on Friday
reports thai General Grait had taken up ,be
railroad 10 the Chiekahominv. TIE land
ing Of stores had ceased From this a the
ory hasteen constructed, that General Gran,
Intended 10 again change his base OF spn-
plies that be would move 10 the lanes
Ris or. Although such charge is very
probable. and we think il aItitn ateIy will
occur, yet We have no iDf0mation which
warrants the announcementihat the move
ment has begun. AT ionr otlock on Satur.
day afternoon, the army wasin It's old posi-
lion communication between Stanton and
Grant was unbrokeH and Ire Chickabomi.
ny had not then been crossed. This Is the
first movement in q march 10 the James
River, and If made. would crtainIy be re-
ported from Washington.
We have for some time tsfrained from
giving any details OF the movements of
General Sherman, as affairs ia Virginia en-
crossed The public attention Sen. Sher-
man is moreaban hundred miss south of
Chattanooga. The Confedefatss re AT Ma.
fietia and lis vicinity, twenty mile north of
Atlanta For more than q week bey have
not ret-ealed. They are now in a'tfoug DO.
tliion and seem TO intend fightiB. The
Federal troops closely confront hem at
Ackwor,k, few miles north of Mae,ta
The Federal line faces southeast Te lare.
est part of the force is west and so,h of
the Coniederaies. The position is sub that
TO make furiheE advance, General Sher-
man must capture, at great risk Of loa. The
high ridge known as Lost Mountain lie is
no longer able 10 NOV 9 by the flank, 70 the
moment he moves from his present psi
lion 10 go round the ridge, The enemy Gn
by few hours msrch, cut the railroad Al,
Ackwor,h and deprive him of supplies
Gen. Wheeler is towering in the rear win
cavalry force, prepared TO take adya ntaes
OF any such naaouvre. Ii Sherman aban.
dones the campaign and returns to Chatia
nooga, iha enemy, being east OF his mair
BODY, can start with him, and by movins
on parallel roads, endanger his trains, o
perhaps get between him aud Chattan ooga
Sherman's position is very critical, and wt
think he gave up The offensive cam paign
week ago The very measre nIelligenc,
OF his movements furnished by the War De
ParIment is bad Indication.
From General Hunter. official intelIieenc,
has been. received of his recent victory a
Staunion, in the Shenandoah Valley Tn
battle took place on Sunday, June 9Th. Fit
teen hundred Confederates and three can
non were captured. Three thousand smal
arms and large quantity OF stores wer
also taken. From Sunday until Thursda
last Genera! Hunter was engaged in de
stroying the railroad which runs ihTougI
Siannlon. This 10 not The Lynchburg Raj
| road. II is one running northwest troS
Charlottesville. and is OF hule consequenc
10 the Coniederaies. On Friday lasl Ger
Hun;er abandoned Staunton, and began re
treating up the Shenandoah Valley toward
| Winchester.
John Morgan has left Lexington. in Ken
lucky, and is besiegine Frankfort. He has
II Is reported, summoned the town 10 sur
render, but has been refused. In Louisvill
| the militia have been called out. and ,her
is great CONSERVATION. As there is scarcsI
Federal regimen: in Kentucky, Morga
will, probably, for time. have hrs ow
| way He seems 10 intend cutting The raj
| road between Louisville aud NashviIl.
| over which Gen. Sherman's supplies ar
carried He has defeated an Ohio regimen
al Cynthiana.
Gen. Butler has m ade demonsiratio
| against Petersburg. Gen. Rau,z, with To
cavalry, succeeded in penetrating the earll
works OF the town, but as the Infantry, ur
| der Gilmore, did not support him, he witt
drew. Forty prisoners aud one canno
were captured.
There has been a contest near Charlie,
| ton, in which he Confederates were defea
ed Three Federal steamers have bee
lost in Florida.
The Mississippi River is blockaded t
the CoD:ederatss fifty-four miles below Il
mouth OF the Arkansas.