The New York herald., 1864-06-26
Hersism Of the Unien 0facers Re-
leased from Richmend.
" Death Hather than the Libby
Prison."
H. &s. q.
THE HERALD DISPATCHES
OPERATIONS OF THR SECOND CoaPS
~. Finley Andcrsen's DsspatcAes.
RATTLE FIND, NsAn PrrssssuRG,
Jupo 21-l1 p. M.

MARCHING ~ m rAM-rm RAnRoAps.
A considerable postIon Of vhe army has been 90 the
march TO day to execute another flank mevemen4 The
grand object IN view 70 be 70 operate against the
snsmys communications from the south Of Petersburg
and Richmond Should we sain possession Of oil the
railroads running noTthward into Petersburg would
irfct incacuabe injury the enemy, and perhaps
ssssitats bis immediate Abandonment Of Richmond.
OF the four railroads convergng at Petersburg, and
thence branching on in disrsn, directions southwark,
she Cay Point and the Norfolk roads are already In our
hands Only those two railroads have been included In
the line army has hitherto held In front Of Peters
burg and for some time past they have been Of bst he
Consequence TO the eDomy Two sthers SAN open
and are Of greater service 70 him, namely, The Weldon
and the Danvie railroads II the present operations
designed TO give up permanons possslsn OF nose roads
kewiss-ars entirely successful the erect win ~ 70 pro
vsat supplies from reaching Richmond.
rD SECOND ooRps IN yHs ADVANCE
fhe Second corps has Nd the advance this important
movement Last nisht Burnside's corps relieved -
from its former position In the line, and this morning
General Brney commenced moving towards the Jerusa
lsn plank road and the weldon Railroad me move
msnt y participated u by other portions OF ths army.
TAs troops have been marching all day In the soorchsg
SUM- and this evening sbe Second corps line Of battle
IN iho position 10 which General Ncado assigned IL
cAvAIny soovnSe rARnR--A pHsm yoRcx oArruREp
During the morning desaehnents Of cavalry aud sman
scouting parties sent ont ahead 70 discover The
bearings or cian farm and forest roads and to learn
the ocstlon and observe the movements OF tho enemy
Ono OF hcse psres consisted Of Lsosnant Colonel Nor
gan, Major Angel and uap,ain wilson, d General rIan.
cocks sta and Captain Ecsichael OF General Birneys
Accompanied by erdsrlics, they rode out Ia front
for the purpose or obtaining Information with . vhw
- tho formation Of ihe hne Of battle, when tbey
suddenly came upon q small party of tho enemy and
captured every enc u them. The rebels were very
much chaErincd whom they found bc position they vsrs
In, and how easily ,hey had beeH captured rhsy
belonged 10 HAls corps Of 1es's army,
rHR ErHxv--foLx's COMMAND JOINING tps
me general Impression is that Tho main body cs TEE
rebel Army Of virsrn IA Is oppos,ng In our lmmsdass
'front.' Largo bcdies Of rcbs troops have been moving 70
eur sf snd he result OF made 70 day ~
sAh direction demonstrates the ac that that psssscu o.
the outsr ns Of tho Petersburg defencAs pct 10 s~ ps
ssssIsa has recently boon strengthened and s sry
Asia by ahs enemy. rlp division formerly commanded
~ he late Reverend rebel General Bahop Leondas Polh
arrived N Petersburg, u said on Saturday, rom Jshs
sssn's Amy n the vest This DIVISION tpsa 70 II least
swo corps d Lees army, Hls and icrgs,reess, wsss
wsads ana the rsicfcrcemsnss from North snd ssu<h
Carolina, unass Bssursssrd wi, unaussi,enably svoll
the force opposed 70 considerable Numbers rrun,
We ssnobcrn res'ssncs shown This afternoon 10 the I'd
vance o. ssr skirmshsrs, bloody battle on THIS immc
shts ground s ncs n all ispreAsbs, and M sht be no.
nsntssiw erected.