, 1864-06-24

town, is covered for miles with troops, white
and black, With tentz, trims, ambulauces,
horses, supplies OF all kinds. In every d.
rection,- every etrerf, road and avenue, lis
In front is filled with STEAMBOATS,, big and
little, and with transports, from which
troops are dtbarRing, and around which
thousands OF negroes are ut work, unloading
the material and reloading It on aims, which
st once push fora ART. It Is only to-day that
City Point has really been established as the
base Of operations. It certainly IL most eI-
cellrnt base. We have easy communication
with Petersburg, either BY land or up the Ap-
pomattox River; but the land line ie so far
superior thst nearly everything has been sent
thst way.
WAsn1xoros, June 2o.-The latest reports
from the Army Of the POTOMAC are under
thing was quiet along the line, except that
the rebels had developed new batteries OF
heavy rided guns across the Appomattox,
with Y hich they ehelied Gen. Wri&,ht's head
quarters some thirty minutes. Some Of the
Generals staff were injured. and two non-
commissioned officers and one private were
kiled Instantly by the explosion OF shell.
We opened three batteries on these guns,
and soon succeeded in silencing them.
It is believed here. from information OBJ
tained from prisoners and deserters, that
nine brigades Of Ewelrs corps have gone to
oppose Hunter.
Brig. Gen. Julius White, Of Illinois, has
been ordered to duty in the Army OF the Po-
tomsc He will probably be assigned q
diyieicn in Burnsf6e's Corps.
REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM PETERSBURG.
WASHINGTON. June 23.-The Richmond
Enquir,r Of the 18th gives the folio SiDg ver-
sion Of the late fighting before Petersburg:
The Interruption Of communication with
Petersburg BY the advance Of the enemy on
@tcz do -
dreds, shut us of from any positive intelli-
gence concerning events before Petersburg
on that day.
The Enquirer has the following from the
Petersburg Expzts. Which gives the rebel &C
count Of the engagement on Thursday:
road 1t AZ early hour in the morning, aud fol-
lowed BY heasJ ekirutshtnk that continued during
| the forenoon. In the AFTERNOON furious Assault
] was made upou Gen. noke's front, whose division
occupied position facing batteries from to H.
ipcutlye, and constituting poss Important sltn-
alton. The enemy came on in three lines Of oattle
pulted hy the heavy hre which blazed from our
lines. and sent the Vandals hack In confusion.
Our men occupied the tntreuchmants which the
enemy had partially thrown up during "ednes-
On our right, in the vicinity Of calvary's farm
hnuse. there was heavJ firing during the greater
came quite severe. the enemy attempting to carry
| the works hy nssau1t. This portion Of the line
was occupied IN the morning chiefly By our militia
ualties occurred. A. soon as tse rexnlaF troopa
conld be brought up and PLACED II position. The
militia were relieved, and Gen. Bushrod John
eton's division occupied the hreassworks, along
with the Macon, Ga, light artillery. and otaes bat
teries there, &c stated sboTe The work wa:
| qrite hot "a the dhy advanced, the enemy harin!
Inaaeed t@o divisions, II not more, OF our front
Later In the afternoon charge vas made, bat ths
enemy was handsomely renn'eed: In the las
charge, the enemy came within 10, yards Of oul
fosdfeations but the IRE YVES 80 terrible tbat theJ
halted. broke ranks. and retreated In great cont1
sion. seeking shelter in = EaEine, about 19a yard
from our l,Dee. Here large portion Of Yankee
brigade tcing exposed to IN enalsdin:
crose fire from our eunr, and not d,rtnc to aho7
their heads for fear Of being topp'ed oTer BY on
mutketeere, snHendt red to the 9TH GeoESil reci
ment. Taete prisoners number over 4oo men
They say they we're irfsh!ullJ cut mp.
The tqHirer gives quite list Of casualties
among them is Capt Fegram; son ofthe rebe
General.
Petersburg pape1s'of the 18th inst, com
plain bitterly Of our batteries shelllng tn
town without any warning having been give'
to the inhabitants, among whom there Is grea
| terror.