Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-02

lull. for at least an hour and a half when it
slackened to some extent
The result Of the explosion % the m.ne Sas
almost TO annihiIate one regimen, and buryiug
three guns
Under cover Of the artillery and taking ad-
vantage Of the suddenuess of the assault. the 9th
corps advanced. taking possession OF the works
driving the enemy to their second line, which line
the bill tops east of the town.
Nineteen Of the 22i South Carolina. buried by
the exposion. have been dug out They are bad
ly bruised and scratched, and some of them
doubtless mortaly wounded
The attack they pronounce a surprise
The mine was 400 feet long. constructed with
two galleries diyerging from the main passage
making three chambers in which a train Of pow
der fifteen inches wide and deep was laid
The effect OF the explosion WAS very disastrous
The grandeur Of the artillery firing has never
been surpassed
The enemy's artillery llayei but fee5ly.
A yery few minutes elapsed before the rebel
lines were entirely shut from view 10y banks Of
smoke
Our gunners could only be guided in thei'
work by having Obtained proper range before
Many shells from the front Of the 18th corps
must have struck far into the streets Of Peters
burg from that direction
opening, evidently from burning building
After the rebel lines had been pierced. they
made a sudden movement to their lett and sui
tered heavily from an enflading FIRE
General Sedlers division of Buru-ite's corps
led the attack, the l4th New York heavy artillC-
~ having the advance
About 100 prisoners 50 lar have been brought
into Burnside's headquarters.
Cannonadiug is still hot ana the rebels hold
their position obstnately
Our infantry have just received orders TO ad-
vance
The Herald's special says:
Tie niue was 10 have been sprung At 3 clock
this rning and Grant accompanied by his staff,
reached Barnside'- headquarters about that hour
aud Meade and staff arrived % the same head
quarters.
The appointed hour for the explosion of The
p'ine arrived but for some reason did not take
effect
The troops had been placed in position TO move
~ the first signal
The entire 2i corps was held IN Ie-erse. bu'
up the the hour Of writing this dispatch they had
not been called into action.
AT 1 o'clock a cloud oi dust WIS seen rising
from the rebel entertainments. This was fol-
lowed 10y general upheavng of earthworks,
reaching probably Gity feet
The whole mass looked like Il huge fountain
OF earth aud dust and formed most imposing
spectacle.
Simultaneously with this explosion our bate
Ties along the line opened most murderous and
destructive fire ON the rebels breastworks, and
infantry with deafening cheers rushed into the
entertainments of the enemy
Constant cannonading lasting now one hour
and twenty minutes had been going on at six
o'clock.
Oar valiant troops bad captured aud occupied
the first line of the rebel enirenchnents.
Prisoners arc constantly arriving from the
'front.' and our wounded are also coming in
They report the slaughter inflicted upon the
enemy by explosion and accurate range OF our
shells from guns ana moriaTS terrible in the
extreme
SO far the victory Is ours. The air is thick
with dying missiles.
We are pushing the enemy steadily aud surely
and occupying his Notifications
The Worlds special SAYS:
The movement of the 30 corps across the
James river was leint, as they were brought
back during the darkness of Friday night to their
old position
Sheridan with large force is operating
around the rebe' right. Important result anti
cipated
The W Word's special from Frederick says:
No rebel Infantry force has yet crossed the
Potomac
Three regiments OF cavalry, with five pieces OF
artillery, penetrated Pennsylvania as far a.
Chambersburg, and perhaps beyond.
Our cavalry, under Colonel Lowell, hold the
passes of South Mountain and Boonsboro; also,
the enemy has recrossed the Potomac and no
rebel force in Maryland