New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-18
The Rebels Abandon their Notifications in
Front Of Bermuda Hundred.
PRECARIOUS POSITION OF RICHMOND.
Details of Grants Great March and
Crossing the James.
WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Secretary Stanton 10 Gen. Dix-The Cap
turc Of Petersburg-HighIy Important


Secretary Stanton 10 Gen. Dix-The Cap
ture Of Petcrsburg-HighIy Important
Details.
WASHINGTON, Friday. June II. 1864.
MAJ. Gen. DIX: The following dispatches
have been received by this Department.
CITY PoNT. Wednesday. June Is 1864,
via jamestown Island, $3.50 q. w.,
Thursday, June l6, 1884,
Smith with 5000 men. attacked Petersburg this
morning.
Gen. Butler reports from his Observatory near Ber
muda Hundred that therehas been sharp lighting and
that the troops and trains Of the enemy were as he
writes moving from the city across the Appomattox as
II retreatine
Hancock is not near enough to render Gen Smith
any aid.
The Richmond papers have nothing TO indicate
pieon Of crossing the james River. They expect
10 be attacked from the direction OF Malvern Hill.
CITY PoNT. Va, Wednesday, June $3.50 p. m.
Our latest report from Smith was at p. IN. He had
carried line Of ntrenchments at Beattys House the
colored troops assauting and carrying the rifepits
with great gaantry, but he had not yet carried the
main line He describes the Rebel artillery fire very
heavy
He expected to assault this line just before dark
Hancock IL within three miles Of Smith.
CITY PoNT, Va, Thursday, June &C. 1864,
via jamestown 1sland-ll:45a a. IN.
At7eOp. m. yesterday Smith assaulted and carried
the principal line Of the enemy before Petersburg taking
10 cannon several stands Of colors, and between 300
and 400 prisoners. This line is two miles from Peters
burg. Hancock got up and took position on Smiths
left at a. m. to-day. There heavy firing in that
direction from to O'Clock. No report has been re-
ceived yet.
DoUTHARD's LANDING, Va. p. m, June &C.
A..
nights southeast Of Petersburg went over tho con-
quered lines with Gen. Grant and the engineer officers
The works are Of the very strongest kind difficult
10 take than was Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga.
The hardest fighting was done by the black troops.
The forts they stormed the OF all After the
affair over, Gen. Smith went to thank them, AMI
tel them he proud Of their courage and dash. He
says they cannot be exceeded soldiers and that here
after be will send them into difficult place as readily
% the best white troops.
They captured six out Of the sixteen cannon which he
took
The prisoners he took were from Beauregards com.
mand. Some Of them ssd they had Just crossed the
james above Drury's Bluff.
do not think any OF Lees army had reacb ed Peters
burg when Smith stormed it. They seem 10 be there
this morning. However and to be making arrangements
to hold the west side Of the Appomsttox.
The town they cannot think Of holding for 1t lies d.
fectly under our guns.
The weather continues splendid.
CITY POINT VA, AIS p. m.
June l6, 1864. :
General Butler reports from Bermuda Hundred
that the enemy have abandoned the works In front Of
that place. HIS troops now engaged In tearing up
the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond.
The following dispatch does not designate the hour
but it Is supposed to be later than the preceding
JAMESTOWN VA, June &C. 1864.
II came down from the pontoon above Fort Powhs
tan with dispatches for Secretary Stanton. Just as
left Capt Pkin reported to that Petersburg was in
our possession"
Nothing Of recent date has been heard from General
Sheridan, but The Richmond WIG Of the 18th contains
dispatch from General Lee stating that Sheridan had
been routed in engagement with Ftz Lee and Hamp
ton losing 500 prisoners and leaving his dead and
wounded on the field.
From General Sherman. dispatch dated last night
Of O'clock has been received 1t only states the rea
tive positions Of the forces. No serious engagement
had yet occurred.
EDWIN NJ STANTON Secretary Of War