Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-30
H.om nIcumoNp ANp PETERSBURG.

arrived here Tuesday morning for copies of Richmond
and Petersburg papers as late as Saturday He him
self left Petersburg about four o'clock on Saturday az
teruoon came out with Others on an engine as far
the yellow House. some ak or seven miles from Pc
tersturg,-was told there that thu enemy which had
been driven off the road had returned to it at Reams
The party then left the road taking through the woods
with the view OF fapking the Yankees at Realms,
which they did, striking the road again about Stoney
Creek From Stoney Greek they made their Wa y to-
wards Weldon on hand car Upon the whole, it was
pretty tolsone trip bat successfully worked through
He says that the amount Of damage to the Peters
burg and Weldon Road is rot great, not probably ex
ceedng FIVE hundred yards Of track, all told.
Just before be left the enemy reeumed Smelling slow
y one shell struck the Presbyterian Church, upon the
root of which detachment of the Signal Corps is sta
toned. Another fell near The Post Offce aud third
struck house in Sycamore street.
The fact that an engine ran out from Petersburg
South Saturday evening" to negative the idea
of the enemys entertainments stretching across the line
of that road.
Tne following is Gen. LgE's official dispatches in
reference TO tie operations Petersburg We'd
ne. day last -
" HEADo'Hs AnxE NORTHERN vrncnrA,l
50 Ron, James 4 4 Seldom, Secretary Of Var
the lines in front OF Bermuda hundred and Peters
burg The Federal army appears to be concentrated at
these two places, and IL strongly In'reuched.
yesterday of infantry cavalry and artillery
made towards the right OF forces and Petersburg
he of the Weldon railroad The enemy was
driven back and bis Infantry reported to have hailed
His cavalry have conuued to advance upon the road by
route further removed from our poaition.
The enemys infantry was attacked this afternoon On
the West side of the Jeus llem plank road and driver from
bis first line OF his second that road By COIL
kahone. wi b part of his division.
About sixteen hundred prisOnes, four pieces OF are
y,
arrns were captured
:" r. &. LEE, General"
The following ere the teIearaphic reports il tic
Richmond papers
PETERSBURG, Ju2e 22-lO a. M.-HaneOck's Yankee
road, but ar getting within half mile OF it. on Davis
farm, two miles below tie city, artillery opened
them and at the Infantry action
driving the enemy back capturing sonic prisoners
and kiir AID Wcundins number OF the enemy. Our
gallant Col Hartg OF lie I2h mississippi, wos &C.
yerely wounded ycEseId3y By sfegsi!og shot.
Grants whole army Is ROW III CIR IECt The South Ride
Of the AppomGtt1A
Nothing exciting is transpHing this morning,
IsECoND DIrATcHl
IoE4.EEsEUfG, Jaga 22-7 p. h-Two iigades Of our |
army attacked ard f-Lad Hanc0oEg second army corps
this evening, about two I,ea south Of this place Tie
fight began st 0'clock Tie enemy made coRe:dss
resistance bp! driven back fully two aies,
captured LEGO IricH7rs, including 81 commissioned eff
GERS, pieces Ct artillery, OF two
lines breast#osla. The my .do effort recap
the breastHolks, but epulsed. Another
on the enemy a. some poii IL rs" AID il
cCedirg admirably. light
The emery have The Weldon road ten miles below
le.e, bat Ii Will t2on o. repaired il is Supposed.
LTHIaD rIsPATou.l
PETEnsTUEG, Julo IL Tie Yankee raidDg pa ty after
wards DGWidde tour: HUz, fcG the purpose of emitting
The South side ROAD at az out t:graph0 colnI1u
TIE tank tId depot weEe burnt at Reama' and
one hund. l,y sarda track torn rp buS il
win be repaired to-I force Of ca:s has been sent in
them ''"A'
LATEST Er0zg rrcE.;7spTTrc
PBTRRgUEG. Jun 23Io, =. aE-0ur forces AFTER driving
Tho enemy up to oClck is>t eyezg Tor of sufd
esd avoured TO retaka tie vorEs which they Eai lost
eargiag Us osogstSy icQT tno9 bat ,Tlthoa success
sumed this morning. There Is a ir il any pat
Gel snelDy Ct 1abaza, Yea hiied il the 6gh. yes;sR
1t rspotod tat cur forces came up with tbs snenys
Din wdde Court E0a33 ast night aud that here
WA fghtIng ali night.
TkEcoAD DIfFATcal
FE1EEsBUFG June 23I:3o p. + The prlsone-. can
tureo !ea,eIC8Y evening err by official a,- - re
teen hu d., aud sevonty-sis pt1Yatcs -cuns, nA
stoned ohicers, and s&Iy-eix c2Io" a" F a lin,
wouSded thai c! the Ia. taree hundred Eied and
0s one lou eop 10 estimated O. f1liy as many
we're tat . I've: fifteen hondEed stag o o. d WIS 'rs
. The troops engaged wero dl&hone :; OF VIZ
a eauPdo sbo. :. c Ai'DnLnd BY Cen Manons
our advauce fought tHe rear OF 'ls eAeS onTis res
he enemy are reported 10 have reaohed tho Sumcton
cf he
O'CLOCK. .,- e-,-,o rJrc.ar r,aa that he ha re.
Tie hfeo a Cap towarGs Salem, il Roanoke
eau - tins bonr here has nothing toe DAY except
,befushoutpg and cUaonsains Ihs shaEpsoooiess are
very n"mv took poss.gsar of the Weldon railway Eix
o;1 heow here ths aorli x, aud busy tortlyirg-
Their buckets that dre3 ion arc Whan l3of iies VI I
city, Our troops after e SUCCESS o. iast hlge'' rssso
The eHemy's raiders ths dspo', two engines and
feeu cars aud up milo OF the railroad at toIo
station, ies from h@F9 On the sou fluS Ao' M
night.
PETEEsBUFa June $40 Ia portion Of cur force:
last edged the enemy IRON their oo8ment On TIT
Weldon railroad, miles below heres captured I'VE hun
6red crs inc .uaiaS twenty 1ussioDc officers
The eutmy bLTLCd the SGrksyl!e JuncS01 isst pShS
ors o'clock. 1he bign brdge was sata at last
A Reconnaissance made IL the enemy 3 'front.' tni
mo1npg City Point road, bat 1t aceonPl he'd moth
Ing.
CsECoED DGsPATCH.1
Pgq.RsBUga Jure 2z.-There heavy oannonadn
this moIulng Ocoes, began by our batteries In Ches
she enoHys extreme rigat, ana oonthuea 10
one hour aud a quarter. Inc reauts ere unknoHn:
Four buad cd AID eghty-three prisoners captured D
Eah.ne hight tue RAILROAD, were Drought Ia Ia
morning.
All quiet
THIRD pEsPATUH.i
PErEEsBUlG, Juno 24-6 P. H.-GslsTal Malone, ate
The epemg trum zoad night pas
ed uruuud he AnK and captured TIE pKliOnsTa aI
ded in despatch OF this nloInlri.
The affair Oh tna City Point this morning.
Of lost br9aStwOrkG AID was Pr
ceded by heavy cannCpraGlDg hGgJCG drove the entn
from breaswoIks but other troops failing to supper
him, he fell back.
His loss between one and two hundred Il killed, wcu1
ed and pIs Jners.
NO bsen thrown into The city to-day and
has been quiet since O'Clock.
The raoers, ate bupi2g depot st Tie Junction Toe
the read t. nanVi!Ia.
From LYHCHBURG,
IyNcHBrxG Jcue 2].--It il difficult tn Get an. nav
from Hunter's flying army. Information received III
he ia IT,