The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-05-31

Army Of tie iOt0maCln Virginia.
ARm AxY Casfs, uarl
bswaas 6uaa, s., MAJ Ittaing !
IAe srlss 0i ,he eampaso IS eN.
deuily approaching. iue ao1rmen.s
; 81 tie eou.cHdma Wmios Is l.ac on luc
one ide, and Meade oalhe other have
Itsulledm GRAND race for Richmond.
/ lAai race ls jgsl now ia progress, via,
/ our iortes iu possession 80 tb1 nsldu
track, 70 continue tue iliu,tration from
tie terms Of the tuh, besides The adj
ynsge q twenty -.our hours starr.
The race Was 10 have commenced 81
our side 81 laesday las, ANA Han.
e1ck corps Vas getiue ready lostlke
tents. Jual D, las numetH, however,
Ewea niade hls fa4ous charge upou
lhe nst,i, and .eayrd tAe movement.
Il comm acld q Friday sseung.l,o0
ever, and before da5 hgbt the Whole
corps vas ca rpate Tor Richmond,
marching 20 ,he southeast, a4l pas,
lic ligui hank oi Lee. lbc Second
corps is IN tue adsanoc, followed by
tie t,tth. Our corps is on tie leit OF
the Fiilh The Sixth lc.t camp To-
dag, abandoning tie works 10 lhe east
oi Spotts4lrauia Court House, and is
now bringing up Tie rear o. the coll
umn.
Our line Of advance fIoui this point
Is due south course TO Richmond,
giving Us the side OF right angled
TRANCE, which las the DISTANCE be
tween opousJ wanna aud Richmond
Tor hypolheuu,e. Over this longer
side Lees army wall have to marchlr
order 10 intercept our progress, and
the probabilities are t,al We shall reach
The goa fltst. Lee, however, ma, b,
iorecd MARCHES, arrive al lae same
time; buI ms army Viii be 50 t0oro-
ughly exhausted as 10 len, no doubt
as 10 the result OF an engagement when
The hostile armies lolu oaltle.
The present movement Of General
Grant Was wholly unexpected at least
SO the citizens on the line OF our marcu
report. They SAY that the4cbcls had
no expectation whatever oil our lntun-
tlon to advance on Richmond by This
10 IT,.
Yesterday alt rHuon orders were re
ceived 10 leave the line OF worhs winch
had been thrown tp on our front dur
ing the Two days We lmd ueid lhe po
sltlon, and march for Inns point. III.
movement was covered by so4le ol
LedIe brigade, ot Cuiteodeu dlyls-
ION, VINO depioyed along the ilont IN
skrnish line. Two regiments were
heid IN reserve whiie the rest sdsauc-
nhe pts and pursued abou. mfie !
towards opoasylyanid Courl House
The whole movement was executed ID
a most dus ilng manner, and w,ln very |
Slight loss. nc resi- oi the corps /
mo, cd oul ol The works, aud by night
iall wefe tar OH the road.
The sortie Of LedYs brigade was
tie occasion oi a subsequent attack by |
tie rebels, WHO ralied Oh Their man
line and advanced III considerable
force. Reaching Inc Vicinity ot our
iie pits, lhey charged across The open
space and carried lho pVsAion onglu-
ally occupied BY ou skIrmishere ime,
la the meantime, the SIKH corps had
| flied INTO lie iAlrenchmems lust va
Gated by our troops. The whole lue,
IN addition, Was bristing wilh aril-
lery. 10 this position The rbels nov
advanced on The double Yuick, with a
! teroclous yell. Our boys reserved their
/ fire, aud allowed them TO come within
good range, when they suddeAly
/ sprung up and poured in d terrible
| yolley. The artillery al he same time
! opened along the Whole line, much 10
the surprise Of the rebels, who IN.
donbtedly SUI posed il gone, and that
/ the infantry force had been left in lie
inlrenchments - cover its Withdrawal.
A front and cross fire OF cannister and
/ sharpnel tore through Their ranks.
causing great slaughter Tie defiant
4 yell suddenly ceased, and the broken
! column fetrcated 10 lhe woods once
moe
Two subsequent chatges were as
galltntly repnfsed, and al nightlail Tie
rebels finally gave ap tie attack
10 return 70 Tie Ninth corps, which
I i leit upop The rad. Tie marcel was
kept up steadily uhil cieycn o'clock.
when shot liait was ordered. Pick
cts were thrown out upoH our flank 70
presenl 4 surprise Willie dhe men resi.
ed. Orders eeIe given al die .auc
time 10 conceal iiies as much as pos-l-
Die, as some went 70 cooking coffee.
General Potter. ID tile meantime.
resemnoiercd a Dad which ou!l
lave been a SHORT cut 20 our pfesoni
position could We bsye nsed Il. lle
found tae enemy 10 force, however. and
The route wss ab4adoucd. The eol-
umn proceeded once more retrograded,
few miles on tbe Rlchmo0d aBd
fredericksburg Telegraph road, ard
thence struck oh to tjie southeast ~
~ piue o'c'osk ihis morning ap bait
Cd cooked bfeasfsl, rested 40 hour,
am then resumed the mareb. GRO sing
IAe railroad near Gainey station, ana
arriving here aboul fur r. 9l
~ lhe severity Of ille march yop
can judge when intorm Sou that our