The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-07-16
Operations Seftre Petersburg
Rebel Attack 1t, teiiupc. vtr.

N'' F''rst' y, Jny I-ErsninC To-day TIE
'4'hy N'i" di-cNcrei efectng fort in front Of on
''''"'''' "Atery oi as-poundcr-. recently placed
" lp-'"oh' OPENED utrn them from the line of the
gu" S"'iN' 'h'' ausi"ndei all operations at that
ONT All DAY our guns beloved forth their ,hun-
dniN ana we're arsgered By the rebel cannon Most
Of th"ii sho's fell short. Fora season this .c.roy.d
IN" hsrnony exciting betsecn ia. tso optn,ng line.
hl'WHohd hud feHnhurg paiers Of Ia. 9th inst b,
,f- iuhilu' over the excitement thsy i,na,ip. ,b.
rioers ne creating III Maryland No inti,ns,ion II.
oven of iHe uuuter ~ troop. detached from, Lee.
'rr5 or hy ~lnm commanded. In. p.oule of p.,er.-
butte 49, aii 20 i4,se given up their home. 10 the
"'''i' '... i'"s NAV lc consaIn.d 20 vh.z and
Sues e'' @. "otAilr go. BIi the hrt.v lo,s ia a..
i.".' Hus' moi hait 20. l.c.."
""g . l. E,'Uuic.- There va another outhr,tl
non. our line this afternoon. Lake tie lat, it vas
h'l'' Ani ~ uont oi Turner. Division Of the i.th
'oip@ with thi. difference Lat FRIDAY We provoked
t'e attack. This az, 1.oou the i.iel- were the as-
ggc'ro'-. The day had been unusually ritrv. 40
one etp, cicd assault aud ever. one seemed pleas
"i ihii t."r, should De- inonieutary truce b.tven
the h"'t.' cannon. Bnrisiie's lcn and smiths
rtht meet near the princc George County road
Here the line s ncnEott the cncmy's hreas, xo.ks
Atout ! o'clock ~ IN. the rebels ofioi,c General
Tuirc's works sprsng to thcr .,et u,,orius n loud
yen Which w sccomntnied hy rapid wolfe, OF uu..
kery. II was disnrcrshic to move liruh under .ncb
"Sco'ohinT heat, hut or spsane to their port.
ie'pohdinf to the iobcl yell with loud hur-
iah and oicn.nr upon them With tho, and shell
Tie i.,h lnuian- Gitnod with hooters rpur,d
several clo-" ami well directed voley- into the com,
pact line Of he enemy, which caused them 70 re,rd,
ana crouch under She ricudiy shelter " their earth.
works In the meantime, tao hll iegiinrnt- s.r,
soon mAssed ncar u large hoi4c oppo,itc oar men
I'r'e ~re hurried down to strengthen their line at
inns ONT Lieut.. Jackson, Oi the lat Connecticut
BItcy had cha7:c OF our Inortars an work,i them
Ia An Elective manner, completed -ilencing thus Of
IN cheii', which wcrr p1orlg served The excite
mint proved contagious our heavy hattciie. ~ front
oi bui'sid', ANA thoa. Warrru's head iuaitcrs
bepan to throw she to the tow H. IN. rebels ever and
anon tr'its 70 reach our guns bl, failing niserahlv
IN ever attempt. The ourmy's battery scro.. the
AW"nctioN threw several -he.ls into our works. \
bolt struck OF the soldiers belonging to IN, ID
NeN Nok ln'anifV. carryins avay his head
~ nifht the lo--cs in thr nivirion were no lager
than usua. Gen. Turner's hesdquartoi. W.ie near
the roGd which 'he enemy loved 10 shell This b.
came ~ aauoi ins ths. the guari.is were shifted a
short distance one aide Which TOOK them u of range
The object n mis- t-int IL unknown wien they
spTsns frum uIeE works this R'csnoon .avin. their
hs'u"-nass Oh Aigh, the, r,-tycd convincing proof
that We still here aud ARE hk.lj u remain viii,
stesdy pefsi.tclcy.
Both afaies lGe s'rnr'henine their lue. by for,s
VA which heavy guns az Mounted. N0thins that
t'i"'..th, inscLuity aud ski combined can do. /.
wGntins 10 make the works Of both uI.,..
Improbable