The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-30
2a 9slsaEaph.
The Situation ArOuna Petersburg.
The Railroad 10 Weldon Net occupied
As 1t First reported
II Is Taken On the 9Th inst. EIsheut
opposition.
Great Number Of Sick in PetersbuFy
and Richmond.
Kautz RestroIIng RalLrnad..

NEE YoRs, Jure 2e.--The Tribgue's spe
eial Of The 2fA says: The enemy Is very
strong in our front, and only ibe raczt con
sgmmate skin aud bravery viii be able g
wresi She Petersburg and Weldon railrosd
'roin them. There IS he doubt ihey have
strengthened The portion Of their line where
The rePuiseof the Vermont brigade oceurrsd
on Friday.
Tho Worlds special Of the 27ih say Wo
have not Possession Of the Weldon ard Pe.
tsrsburg road, bat csn prevent the enemy
running trains over It.
Gen. Grant Is making the enemy. posi-
ton g warm one.
The Herald's Bermuda Hundred CORES
pendent Of The 25th says A reconuois- snee
nssr Jones' Neck resulted in some picket
firing. The gunboat Hunchbaek opened on
the. enemy, who were throwing up earth
works at the head Of Four-Mile creek.
After several rounds, the enemy lefl.
sheridan's loss n she recent. sight is less
than 20.
It is expected that Generals Wilson and
Kautz are doing great damage around
Lynchburg, though nothing has been heard
from them.
The HeHald's 9th Corps correspondent Of
the 26th, says our loss in the rebel stack
sunday r 'ght did not exceed six wounded.
Rebel loss severe. Their skirmisb line
marched right against our breastworks.
The Herald's Rermuds correspondent
says hat in the channel above Trent there
is only II feet Of water, which prevents our
iron-clads, drawing u feet, approaching
nearer Richmond.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Rebel deserters
continue to come into Buffers lines, report
ing decentralization among meu and officers.
Lee has sent two brigades Of cavalry ans
an infantry force against Hunter.
The advance Of the rebel troops is giving
way. It IL estimated that Lee has 40 or
50 O0O sick on his hands whom he cant re-
move beyond tho scene Of conflict, and
population Of %, 900 depends upon him Tor
food.
New YoSE, June 29.-T The Tribune's
Washington special says Secretary Chase
viii ask Congress to provide for the raising
Of seventy-fve to one hundred millions
more revenue By increased taxation on
petroleum, tobacco and whisky.
WAsHrEGroy, June 29.--senate-The bill
to establish Bureau Of Freedmans Affairs
was passed.
Headquarters Army PoTAMAc,
June .,
Our left wing has swung around and
taken possession Of the Weldon railroad,
four miles from Petersburg, without oppo-
sition.
It's believed the enemy's lines have
been concentrated and force sent to drive
back Hunter.
We have about 5000 sick and wounded
at the City Point Hospital.
st. HnESA, c. Fan Emegrant train
went over Beloit bridge, to-day, with So
German emegrants on board. Thirty-four
bodies were recovered, so far and about 80
taken out injured.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.-Gen. Rosecrans hes
ordered one or two Companies Of Enrolled
Militia from each county for protection Of
their respective localities
Leavenworth papers say that on The 18Th
General Convers' rebel force sunk steamer,
with Government stores, on Arkansas river,
Is miles above Fort Smith. The rebels had
battery Of three guns. Convers, with
large force, occupied his old position on Ar
kansas river.
NEW YoRE, June 20--Gold 2;40; cotton
I:4j.