Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-28
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Grants Operations Around Rich
n0nas
WAsgrxcrox. June 27.-The steamer
Highs and Light has arrived from City
Point, which place she left yesterday
morning, and brought the Ssh Ohio vol
unteers. whose term Of servics has ex-
pired. The regiment nambers Isl III
GERS and men. - -
There has been no Eery heavy Sighting
within the past few days, bat skirmish-
ing vas kept Hp all along the line, and
cannonading at times Is heAFy. The
rebels made an attack on BaEleFs in.
trenehments. Bat did not succeed In ef-
f.eting anythiag, and they we're driven
eff o. Saturday the rzbels attacked
Sheridan's rear and captured few
Of his men. A brigade Of infantry vas
1t once dispatched to protect bis rear,
and the rebels wers ksel back While Be
made for the James River, crossing il
successfully with his eutirrfrsIts 70
The railroad has been advanced Eve
miles from City Point towards Peters-
burg.
& 0a Saturday night he rebslsmads an
attack on our piekets as about the cen
ire. but were rspalsed 9Th little orno
I3ss 10 rs
Gu The heights ksyosd Petsrsbafg the
rebels have al is gun battery bearing
upon the centre of our lines ID frunt@of
that place. This battery has been very
tEouhlssome, and 80 far has pgoTedapol
heavy for any artillery ne hare brought
against it a3 b&a9RfGE nsMx
Gen. Wilson has gone on another cav
airy ezpedisicn. and good neszrmsy Be
expected from him. Two buhdred reb-
Ell prisoners we're At CITY Point yssser-
day morniDg. $50 80
The maneuxres Of Grant, for the past
week have not been 70 bring on gen
erAl engagement, neither have We fought
cry considerable battle. The main %
jsct was to relieve Hunter and obtain
fall and paramount p0ssessiono Of the
Richmond and Weldon road, which cuts
the Confsderaey IN twain.
The Commercial says Of the aecidsnl
on the Erie road. that Il was less serious
than wag 1t 6rzs rsportad. The acei-
dent occurred at 3 clock Monday morn
ing. Il waa caused b. q ebIlisioa be-
tween q freight and gravel train. The
only person killed was . lAborer Who was
On she gravel sIAin.
Nsw YoEK, June zT.-The Head
quarters correspondent of the CONNER
efaI under date Of June 18th, says, .
portion Of the I0sh corps uadsr General |
Foster, was sent across The James river,
sad is now operating on the west bank
Of that stream ia eoniunetion With the /
gunboats At Lat accounts Foster had
worked bis way past Akia's Landing, at |
which place be remained, il having been
declared neutral groznd FOR the en-
change Of prisoners, and before this
reaches yoa be will probably have at
tackled, and We hops, caplared chssin's
BluH II Con Foster sueseeda in Bis |
mission - carries this rebel afrons-
bold, we can thsn reduce fos'
By sreetiHg 9 counter 40 lazy |
lins Of ensrenehmants, nss'sled b. say
sral moFfar boats concentrating anssep-
ing Gre on DruFy's BlniT, 10 svidsstly |
the dssign Of the Grant in his neat
operations
The capture Of Fort Darling virtually |
places Riehmopd ia our hands Ii viii |
then be "a easy matter 10 destroy the I
rebel iFon-elAds OF keep them e. Rich |
mond Noskfng thsa can kiusaer our
monitors from Smelling the rebel capital.