, 1864-06-20
Gen. Hunters Army. Marching
Towards Lynchburs.
Gen. Sturges Relieved Of
his Command at
Memphis.
A MOVE TO AbR0GATE THE
LAKE NAVAL FORGE
TREATY.
The Great Drought in the
WeSt-.-Sr atement OF
the Condition OF
the Crops.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

Gcne.al DIE:
The following dispatch from Gen. Grant,
dated yesterday, II a. NJ, at City Point, has
been received BY this Department:
The 9th Corps this morning carried two
more redoubts forming part Of the defenses
Of Petersburg, capturing $50 prisoners and
four guns.
Our successes are being followed.up. Our
forces drew out from within fifty yards Of
the enemy's entertainments at Cold Harbor,
made fink movement OF abou. ftty-1ve
miles march, crossing the Chickahominy
and James Rivers, the Inter 1000 feet wide
and 81 feet deep ut tht point Of crossing,
and surprised the enemy's rear at Peters
burg, This Was done without the loss OF
wagon or a piece Of artillery, and only
about 150 stragglers were picked up by the
enemy. In covering this move, Warren's
corps and Wilson's cavalry had frequent
skirmishing with the enemy, each losing
from fifty to sixty killed and wounded, but
iuficting an equal, if not-a greater, loss
upon the eremy.
The 18th corps (smith's) were transferred
from the White House to Bermuda Hun-
dred by water, and moved out here to Pc
tersburg. The night Of their arrival they
surprised, or rather captured, the very strong
works northeast OF Petersburg before suf-
ficient force could be got In them BY the enc
my to prevent them. He was Joined the night
nfter this capture By the3d corps, which in
turn captured more Of the enemy's redoubts
further eoutb, and this corps was followed
b, the 9th, with the results above stated.
Allths corps are now up except seven d.
visions, covering the wagon trains, aud they
sill be up tonight
The enemy, in their endeaFora to enforce
Petersburg, abandoned their entrenchmcuts
III 'front.' Of Bermuda Hundred. They no
touht expected troops from North Of James
River to take their place before ne discover
I'd IT. Gen Butler took advantage of this,
and moved force at once upon the railroad
and plank road between Richmond and
Petersburg, which hope to retain possess
sion OF.
Too much praise cannot be given the
TROOPS and their commanders for the energy
and tcrtitnde displayed in the last 1--WE days.
I}uy and night have been all the same, no
delays being allowed on any account.
LArER--Unof1cial dispatches show that
IT 8 o'clock this morning the enemy still oc-
cupied Petersburg.
Major Morton YVES killed in an assault
yesterday.
Nothing to-day from Sherman OF Hunter.
E. II. STANTON.
EEw York, juno 18.-The Heratd's Charles
City Court House correspondent sa1s:
1.-THE enemy ap pear to have been completely
myst1fled by the last movement, and were
twenty four hours occupying the ground We
left at Cold Harbor. He has since made a
forced march for Malvern Hill, expecting us
to occupy It, but that was not In Grants
programme"
TIE Rera1d's correspondent with the 5th
Corps gives The following account OF fight
near Long Bridge:
"1n crossing the Chickahominy Long
Bridge, Crawtord's division had the advance.
Alter crossing, he at once pushed forward to
Itching himself, md there remained till day.
light, when other divisions Of tho 5th Corps
took positions near bY- Here the corps re-
NAMED all day, but not without an indepen-
dent and most brilliant fight by Crawford's
Ss Sssea aavspce ahe sa.5 poron %as wss ss sent IT
IN m the direction of Turner's Ford,
across the Chickahomfny, and some
toward Tho White Oak Swamp cross:
ing. At the latter crossing the caya1ry came
Of Hamptop's brigade, and being Inferior in
numbers, sent back for infantry supports.
Crawford sent for Gen. Bates brigade, with
Instructions to aid the cavalry to get posses
eion Of the road and cntrench- Very shortly
alter, Lyle's brigade went to the assistance
brigade In some redonbts thrown mp by
Mcclellan the ehemy Ind planted three can
non, from which they kept up q vigorous
shelling Of our troops Three objects were
to be gained-the holding Of the Long Bridge
road, upou which we're all our trains, ST.
| Ing possession Of the White Oak Swamp
bridge Barnes battery 1st New York, was
located SO as to command the bridge aud
prevent the enemy crossing over from that
direction. Meantime other batteries directed
a fire on these redoubts, and there was conf
while. Our cavalry got out Of ammunition,
and at this time were heavily pressed, and
compelled to fall back, which they did IN
| considerable confusion, working through the
/ infantry lines. The infantry, notWlthstaud~
Ing the cavalry panic, stood their ground,
and punished the pursuing cavalry severely
as they came within musketry range. The
| enemy's cava1ry, numbering 5000, fell back,
and did not shoW themselves again. From
this time the fighting was between Craw-
] ford's division and the enemy's infantry. It
was half past in the afternoon when the
euemY's infantry arrived Brisk skirmtshing
| eusued, and the enemy made an attack, but
| 1t sas 60 deeisiEe]y repulsed that they did
not venture to repeat It.