The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-19
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vatorv near Bermuda Hundred, that
there hasbeen sharp lighting, and the
troops and trains of the enemy were
moving from Petersburg across the
Appomatox, as if retreating. Hancock
is not near enough to render Smith any
aid
Richmond papers have nothing TO /
indicate a suspicion Of our crossing the
James river. They. expect to be st |
tackled fIom the direction Of Malyera
Hills.
ca PORT Iaas Is, 100 P. M-over-
land reports from Gen. Smith state that |
at 3 p NJ, he had carried line Of in |
trenchments at Betty's house, the col |
ored troops assaulting and carrying the |
rife-pits with great gallantry, but he
had not yet arrived at the main line.
He describes the rebel artillery FIRE o.
being heavy. BE expected to attack
the line Just before dark, Hancock is
within three miles Of Smith.
CRY PoNT, I A. NJ, June l6, via
JAMESTOWN ISLAND, 1l:40 a M-At 40
?. n. Yesterday, Smith assaulted and
carried the principal line Of the enemy
before Petersburg, taking thirteen can
non, several stands of colors, and be-
tween 3, 900 and 900 prisoners. The
line is two miles from the city. Han
cock came up and took position on
the left At3 a 81. to-day there was
heavy firing in that direction. No re-
port has been received yet,
Dortkard Landing, Va, p IL, Jet1s
I6.-After sending my dispatch of this
morning from the heights southeast of
| Petersburg / went over 10 the conquer
ed lines with General Grant and the
! engineer officers. The works are of the
very strongest kind, and more difficult
to take than were those of Missionary
! Ridge and Chattanooga The hardest
/ fighting has been done by the black
troops. The forts they stormed were
the worst of all After the affair was
over, Gen Smith went and thanked
them, and told them he was proud OF
their courage and dash He says they
cannot be excelled as soldiers, and
! hereafter he viii send them to g diff
cult place as readily as the best white
troops They captured six out of six
teen cannon, which they took from
Beauregard's command. Some of the
prisoners say they had just crossed the
James river above DrUry Bluff do
not think any Of Lees army had reach
ed Petersburg when Smith arrived
They seemed to be making arrange
ments to hold the west side of the APP
pomatox The town they cannot think
. Of holding, as it lies directly under our
. guns. The weather is splendid
} Ch Point, Jtme Is, 4 p. M-Gen.
Butler reports from Bermuda Hundred
that the enemy have abandoned the
works. in front of that place His troops
are now engaged in tearing the railroad
up between Petersburg and Richmond
The following dispatch does not des-
, ignate the hour, but is supposed to bt
later than the preceding ones:
l ''JumcstoCn, Va.-I came down IRON
the pontOon above Fort Powhattan witt
dispatches for Secretary Stanton. JUS
2 as | left, Capt Pitkins reported TO me
Y that Petersburg was in our hands
No dispatches of late date have beer
! received from Gen. Sheridan, but thu
Richmond Wing of the 18th has dis
J. patches from Lee stating that Sheridan
r had been routed in an engagement
with Lee and Hampton, losing 500 pri
soners, and leaving his dead an'
wounded on the field.
From Gen Sherman, a dispatch ha
been received 1t only states the rela
tive position of the forces. No seriou
engagement has yet occurred
L E. N. STANTON.
q WAsHISGroG, June 1.-THE army 81
preparation bill, which has just becom
a law provides as follows: Ali person
of color who have or may be mustere
: into the military service the same un
|, form, clothing, arms, equipments, cam
eduipage, rations, and hospital after
y dance, pay, and emoluments, other tina
/. bounty, as other soldiers of the regula
or volunteer forces of the United State
: of like arm Of the service, from an
; after the first of July, 1864, and ever
person of color who shall hereafter b
y mustered into service shall receiV
: such sums in bounty as the Presider
y shall order, in the different States an
parts of the United States, not exceed
ing one hundred dollars.
- All persons enlisted and mustere
into service as volunteers under th
n, call dated October II, 1862, for 10000
E. volunteers, who were at the time of e
i Hstment actually enrolled and subleC
to draft in the State in which they 70
- upteered. shall receive from the Unite
States the same amount of bount
without regard to color All persons
color who were free on the 18th day
g April, 1868, and who have been enlis
d ed and mustered into the military Sc
/ vice of the United States, shall frol
the time of their enlistment be entitle
O to receive bounty, pay and clothing, q
IL lowed to such persons by the Law G.
q istinp at the time of their enlistmen
al and the Attorney-General of the Or
ted States is hereby authorized 10 d
ie termine any question of law arising al
Il der this provision; and, If the Attorn'
ly General Shall determine that any sue
enlisted persons are emit tied to pensio
paw, bounty, or clothing, in addition
what have already been received, Il
Secretary of War shall make all neee
rs sary regulations, and enable the n
IN Depaftlnent to make payment in q
NV cordance With such determination.
- A terrible explosion occurred at Il
80 Washington Arsenal to-day, few mi
IS utes before II o'clock. 1t appears tn
ed some red stars for fire works had be-
he make and set out on black pans to Oh
IN They could not stand temperate
"a more than two hundred degrees, an
he under the hot sun, soon reached tn;
One Of the stars ignited which set {
an remainder of, exploding the labora
lie nv. The occupants of the buildi
ito were all females. Upon the explosiC
mr. a terrible scene was witnessed IN
on ward There were about 200 men q
we 300 women st work. number Of whC
nd were burned and bruised in eneeayD
a ing to get away. The alarm WIS INN
.ad diately given, and, after the ire was
nd | tinguished, a search for bodies comm'
no. ced. and eighteen bodies have thus
lei been taken out of the ruins, burned
a crisp. II was impossible 70 recogn
ing them. Eight females were taken {
"a. in a sad condition, and placed IN
ans hospital The scene at the yard was
ore heartrending description The 7
q a ents of many Of those at work ia
ION building and yard rushed to the see
ma of disaster to male inquiries after tn