Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-01
THE EVENING STAR.
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA


The Situation at Petersburg-The Smelling
Of theCity-HancsckA Again IN the Field
Movements of Rebel Troops-W herea'
bouts of Sheridan.
NEW YORK, June 3O.-The Herald's CORES
pondence, dated near Petersburg oD the 27th,
says: Rebel tents are pitched in full view Of
err most advanced positions, and are said to
belong TO Hills and Longstreet's corps.
Lee is operating on our left, Beauregard IL
holding the town. Some dispositions in the I'd
corps were made to-day to anticipate the ope.
Iations of the enemy. A delightful shower OF
rain fell this evening.
The Situation Hancock Again In the
. Field.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-General Palaer's
raid from Newbern on the wilmington and
Weldon railroad seems to supply q perfect
explain alton of the recently reported march of
rebel troops from Lees army into North Caro-.
lima, on which such absurd speculations have
been based.
GEN. Hancock yesterday morning resumed
command OF The I'd army corps.
Spelling of Petersburg.
Correspondence New Yerk Herald
NINTH ARMY CORPS, BEFORE PETERSBURG,
June %, a. m.-The music Of the siege is now
enlivened by the more sonorous voices Of some
Aundred- Founders, which were put in position
yesterday. So far they have been fired but
seldom, and that with the object of obtaining
range and elevation. Last night they burst
the intention, no doubt, of disturbing the slum-
bers of the garrison at Petersburg.
You may form an idea OF the lively nature
Of the rtillery firing from the following incl
rain large number of trees were blown down.
On examination it was found that each one
had been perforated or honeycombsd by shot
and shell; hence their feeble resistance to the
force OF the wind.
The Pickets.
HEADQUARTERS EIsHTKBNTH ARMY CORPS,
In THE FIELD, June 27.-This morning opened
with every indication of d quiet day along the
har nod ha nait
ing between the skirmish lines on the front of
the corps not to fire on each other; and in fact.
throughout the whole day this implied agree
ment was religiously observed, save when
mounted officer or orderly presented too tempt
ing mark TO be resisted. Through the early
part of the morning no sound broke the mono
tonous silence, except thirty FOUNDER parrot
shells that regularly every five minutes speed
on their mission of destruction to the city. So
regular has this firing been carried out that the
gun executing ii has received the name OF the
About IL o'clock the rebels tired Of Witness
ing these discharges, suddenly opened on this
Battery with their heavy guns on the other
side Of the Appomattox. The first she'll fired
struck the parapet of our battery. The rebels,
however, had calculated without their host.
The heavy thirties were Immediately turned
upon il, and Howell, Raglan and James opened,
followed in few minutes by Ashly with his
twenty-pounders. In the midst OF the firing
Beecher commenced furious shelling of the
city with his ten-pounder Parrott, at short
showers of case snot into the rebel skirmlsh
pits, to avenge the perpetual passing of mus
ket balls through the embrasures of his bat
terry.
After many rounds of ammunition had been
spent the enemy was effectually silenced for
the time being, and quiet again reigned SUI
preme.
Clouds of dust were observed rising from
the Petersburg and Richmond turnpike, Civ
ing incontroyertible proof Of the movement of
rebel troops into the former city A train of
cars was also observed to be in q state of con-
siderable activity.
The Situation and Numbers of the Enemy
on Gen. r. 5. Fosters Front.
GEN. BUFFERS HEADQUARTERS, Near Point
of Rocks, Va, June 27.-Some important changes
have taken place in the movement and num-
bers of the enemy on Gen. r. S. Fosters front
within the past twenty -four hours. They are
now in increased force Immediately on his
front, on the line of the Newmarket road, and
an uncommonly intelligent and earnest de-
serter-earnest to get away from the rebel
thraldom-reports them to be under command
OF the rebel Gen. Ransom, and that they con-
eist of three large brigades, under the command
of Gens. Oracle, Cook and Anderson, together
with a large force of cavalry, supposed to be
portion of Gen FitZhugh Lees force. Ora
cie's brig de has lately arrived from Tonnes
see, leaving there some four weeks since. 1t
is very large brigade, owing to the fact that,
though 1t has been long time in the service,
Il has seen but little fighting. The enemy are
beyond all doubt, extremely puzzled to know
what Fosters movement means. I can assure
them that they will find out in due time to their
sorrow. 1t is really one of the most significant
movements of the campaign, and Fosters
forces know no such word dislodgement'
from their strong position on the James.