The New York herald., 1864-06-26

NEW YOKk HEKALD,
frpiturt were removed 10 lose exposed pos uou Many
runos we're aoss just before sformants left the
ssy asa ~ t.st during the entire day toe uurpors
that ''ths the most terrific 20 sssolo., ana
A. thsss rspors como from ...,s ~ sss asa
no comment We - exaggerated, they require
reason thai the. ssentssn ihem here for the
;s,s sny on seseraay a. anusss. % excitement Ss
and IT,, 1avd, that heavy skirmlshng did
Sao uI loops suffered keayy ioss that term
Is not warranted by any information received
Awe War Once. oncial intelligence distinctly informs
os that nothing except heavy sk,rmshrg occurred
aurng hat day. The fact that number Of Fhells fell
.ne city gave r,se no doubt TO the silly rumor that
nen''ng occurred iD the very streets Of tho city,"
SUNDAYS OPERATIONS.
very hftls fighting OF occurred before Peters
DUR yesterday. The cnemys forces are in no humor
rr thai vigorous pitch style lighting which the ina
thlm with
II is reported that Grants army is weakened by the
absence o Warrens corpe, which has goue 10 Washing
ton 70 protect that clay from threstened attack from
portion Of Lees army, which reported To have
crossed the Rappahannock few days ago. % youk for
the purpose OF taking 1t by surprise.
FROM oHEsrsRFIRLD.
On Saturday evening the enemy attempted 70 turn
left flank in front Of Their lines In Chesterfield but
repused with heavy loss. About nine O'Clock
day night the made two feeble assaults in front Of
Hoke's division, but were driven back with similar
suit Little OF Importance occurred on yesterday.
friend Petersburg the following note yeser-
day afternocn;The Yankees threw several shell into
Petersburg Saturday,. Ono sheh struck near he
new railroad bridge, be)ow Pocahontas, and another
stand General Bsauresard sen. flag Of truce to know
whv Smelling without giving notice the
GRAFT replied That ne DID not know that
ther notice. Several large ramp post shells also
thrown above Pocahsutas and lodged the Richmond
turnpike near the river At twelve O'Clock tod day San
day. slight shellng artillery hrng and skirmishing have
been going on in 'front.'"
VICTORY NEAR LYNoHBuRs.
The following received at the War Office yester
day and Indicates shat Hunters career has been sud
denly stopped,- .
Jun 10, 1894.
To TER HON sKCRErlRY or WAR;
despatch from New London states that an assault
was made lines at Lynchbury last night and re-
pulsed by troops that had arrived When the rest of our
force came up preparations were made to attack this
morning, but tho enemy retreated in confusion Our
troops in pursuit. r. +. LEE, General
THE EkEEY's LAST EASE BROKEN UP.
On saturday last General W. H. r. Lee reported 70
have made descent upon Westover, the James river
she last base OF Grant the north side sunk .ree
transports with hs artillery and frightened of sundry
other vessels Colonel Gary reported have
the wharves from Harrisons Landing down to Westovev
20 that those memorable vesges Of Yankee occupation
al least have disappeared Their reconstruction BY the
enemy VIII scarcely be attempted during this campaign
GENERAL HAMproN's vIoroRv IN LOUISA
The Charlottesville CA,sMls contains the following IN
relation the recent brilliant victory over sheridan
ne'r irevilan's by Gen. Wade Hampton:-
VICTORY.
We publish elsewhere the important now, from ,ne
@ @Ss..ie ne'd near lreviian'S The enemy Is only
beaten-h flight The prisoners being captwred Nv
ne aGaeseds fEe victory is ~ last decisive. God be
snanmul - ,eooa =. s,.
our arms with another victory" of tho n6>t mpor
Of the campaign The terror o. our failroaSs.ne
GRANTS at hast tackled what announcement 30 crate
fu 80 opportune, that SHERIDAN Is flying 10 conIu
Tbs. Splendid ,s.1y ss 1ssu Of Srss dsys
ing-and with tr0ing loss. Such are the lofts Of
concentration. Such the effect Of corr. move.
pnept between HAMPTON and Lea mere was Sheridan
gofng9 nobody kpo~s Bus .e6vy hand was laid upop
his shoudes' a west's Mi, nsar Trevilan's de,ot
Imagine by oens.erEAti6nl BIT he fought btsveay J.
took tb.ee days 10 crush him the telegraph does not
mnDesd ns he s force tying about and scat
ssfins Oh, this s sweetI
Strike Hsmpton strike, Fitz Lne-Htrike, and spare
not! May the last man perish
And now pos Major General Pope Bave We troops u
.s oonn s s0d ,om 0on s sar se
thanks FOR the defeat OF Piedmont. The combined
armies o. Pope. Hunter and Crook seem 70 be marching
ths point which viii effect junction with BrecknrdRe.
The move OF the hcsr concentration 70 overwhem this
The following list OF the Yankee prisoners brought
30 this place yesterday asd to-day
Two hundred and seventyone brousht n this evening,
twenty six yesterday, hundred and fifty do twenty
two do, four hundred and sixty four from Trevians,
twenty.three from Huntsfs army-fcur hundred and
onosrs-ons adiutans general, colonel.
special correspondent from Hunters army for the
Cincinnati cesSmeyciaI npd Wheeling ineu01scs and DR.
Lester Lloyd, Of Fairfax county, charged With pi'ong
sH1RIpAs's xArpERs.
o a 1epp Sss
along towards the White Rouss wherc the gunboas and
. number Of Esnsports awaited them. IL va: sxpscted
that thew would be interrupted in their embarkation W.
indeed their should not be completely set n
nausht before they attempt II
yIRrro DOWN rHR RIVER.
TIE firing down The river yesterday wsa brought about
BY several Of gunbeats which dropped below
for distance and nred Few shots IN the direction
of The enemy's batteries. Nothing important occurred
FROM SUFFOLK AND VICINITY.
Raiding parties says the CA,sidn Sun, going out 10
every secscn Suffolk robbng the farmers Of horses,
&c Butler has s,ned ordsro 70 nave az ss
county, North Carolina. a. 70 prevent the making Of
srsps party came INTO sack last fria.s ,, with % one
sss ssrss Dr. % Sasn E ;srdss he ssns ssre pa .sd
nation pervadse the whole section Of country given
| up 70 the rasages o. Ne oxuS enemy.
Hsons HIAvY aWIRNIsBNa.
Grants whole army - in front Of this place in lae of
battle. TsrehAs been more or lees lighting every day
as ., :. ss'V
whsa tsey got within one and ban Y.ss q she city,
Of SSS "Sss. s:y ~, aS .
dkng, however, but lists damage
Grants new base - - Oty Point, 90 James river,
The enemy have constructed IN mmsnse observatory
about twelve miles below, from which 10 observe opera
| tions hereabouu
| ne enemy yesterday attempted IN advance on our
lines on or troops eesec upon them with artillery and
ss r.. - ns sos ossr -
four hundrsS yards a our lines.
To-day there has BEEN sonse csnDcDsding and heavy
l diminishing.
The people Of Petersburg qeis and rcsoius, al
who are able 70 bear srrne being " The service.
The bulk of Grauts army 10 south Of the Appomaftox
Advcss from Lynchbrra say that tbs enemy have been
pursued since ssd that We have captured hres
| pieces Of artillery and two hundred prisonera
CITY Intelligence.
R,csuIn yos BnssAs Yorxo-eons eight hundred
hormons ZEN thh cisy FrioAy evening for Albany 90
board the ssamboas "a John q. sov sY the denluoDs
Of Brigham Young, 10 the Tar Distant region Of Utah.
These Aornene arrived here IN ies sbSp George r.
Mcclellan, from Liverpool and composed n people