The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-16


balances Information Of the burning
Of Bowling Green, the county scat OF
Caroline county. by our forces, has
been received at tie font A traia Of
ours was Grol upon from no houses
while passing through the WAGE, wbef
the cavalry in charge ofiils train took
the citizens, placed tAem IN Two bopses
standing away from The town, after
which the town was set on fire and
completely destroyed.
a rebel citizen from RichmonlIa on
Tuesday last reports that the dbfeat Of
the rebel Glen Jones, anil capture Of
Stanton by Gen Hunter, has caused
great unea'iness among the citizens. =
Business in Richmond Is st stand YIN,
most Of the stores being closed, and
many Of the citizens not lioble to mill.
tary duty are fleeing from the ploce.-
There are no soldiers there except tllpsc
guarding The rebel prisons Every one
seems disbarenel, and a perfect qlaom
hangs over the place.
There arc aboDl three thonsanla Of
our wounded at White House, but sev
eraI hospital boats were there taxing
them on board
Some three hundred rebel prisoners
are also there
Reports from the front are 20 the eff
feet that Grant is swinging slowly
around to the left, which has occasioned
more or less fighting in that direction
Lee hns made several attempts to
break our lines, in oil Of which he has
been loleI On Tuesday night lie
made desperate attempt, but was
handsomely repused.
There is considerable cannOusding
nightly, commencing at about IS O'Clock,
aud continuing until morning.
Yesterday, about noon, a furious can
nonodine was commenced in the dlreo
ton of Burasdc's corps, ont j. probably
was only an artillery duel.
Headquarters are SO near the rebel
s,hat frequently oshell comes fly
ing almost into their very midst.
WAsarsGToN, June lO.-Waslljngtou
is on the qW riye, again, with what is
believed to be good news OF skillfuI
before Richmond,
The wounicd fom The White House
have been nearly all moved to Alcxun.
dra.
WAsmH6ToS, June ll-By an arr
val here to-day from White House, it is
oscertainei lhai nothing is now being
landed at that place, excepting re en-,
forcemenIs and folage for the immediate
use Of the army, The railroad track,
which had beer completed to wit in Al
mile or two Of the army, has been torn
up again, and the raids and ties branshl
back TO White House. where they Arc
being placed on barscs.
WASHINGTON, juno IL The follow.
ing was received this afternoon;
HEAuQuAarERs Army PoroMAc, Juuc
0.-Tberc is nothing particularly inter.
cstioe to report. On part OF the line
picket firing has been kept up all day,
while a, other points it would seem as
if by mu!uol agreement The practice had
ceased.
Last evening battery in General Biz
neys division fred on a house on our
left, which, according to a deserter who
came in this morning was occupied by
General Wilcox Three shells went
through it, causing lhs occupants TO
leave it rather hastiy, T5a fire was
returned with very gooi aim, but with
out loss TO US The dCserter says that
Beauregards troops are posted from
Bottoms Bridge all the way to James
river, watching for The appearance of an
army in that direction
HEADQUARTERs, June IO-The enc.
my are busy throwing up Notifications
in the vicinity Of Sumner and Bottoms
bridges. Tie spires Of Richmond are
visible from these points, and wagon
trains eau be seen moving within three
or four miles Of Richmond, where The
road for short distance is visible 49,
Very little firing has taken place to day.
No change in our position has been
made within the past two days. Last
evening as Col McCaliSor, of the lilh
New Jersey, was riding along the line,
he was fred upon by rebel sharp.
shooter Notwithstanding there had been
a lacil ogreemen! that no picket firing
should lake place. The bullet passed
across the CoIono's breast and entereb
the hea If the coloue's orderly, who
was riding with him
The entire command was at once put
under arms, expecting an attack, but
aothing further r1nspired
New YorE Jane l2. Tho Heads
Stanton correspondent states that up
to the 7,h wc had lost $50 killed and
wounded, and had token four hundred
prisoners. A Reconnaissance on tho Sin