The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-01

safe to our lines.
AIS O'Clock ?. m change WAS made
BY the u Corps. and The line of works
from (which they had neeh forced in che
afternoon was recovered. We lost scarce
~ man in this advance, as The rebels fir.
ed too high A numuer of prisoners were
taken.
HSkirnishing WAS kept up all night along
the line, lhe,pickets being n. some points
not fifty yards apart.
At daylight this a. m. an advance of
the entire line WAS made, when it Wa.
found that the rebels had taken new ?o-
si,ion, some distance farther back. where
they had thrown up strong inirench-
ments during the night, which they. sliil
hold.
Col. Blaisdell. of the l1,h Massachus-
etts, was killed to-day by a sharpshoo:cr,
while visiting the diminishing line.
Lieut.. w. II. Child, of the 45 b. Penn
sylyania, who was TO have been reins.a.ed
yesterday as 1st Lieu.edant, was shot dead
by rebel sharpshoo:er on.Thursiay eveu~
ing.
Maj Halsey, Of the 11th New Yolk,
is missing, and is supposed to be cap,ur-
ed.
The Oh Corps moved towards the rail-
road this morning a!riving the eneny:te-
| fore them. During the afternoon it WAS
reported tha. they were in possession Of
the roal. and arrangements were at once
made 10 destroy it. At 5 p. m. large
| force Of rebels were seen moving towards
the front, As if to resist the advance Of
the 9Th Corps, and an engagement, in that
direction is expected to night.
June "a, \. M.-Nothing but picket
firing took place during last nigh, and
very little is going on this a. II.
HEADoUARTERs ARMY OF THE Pore
MAC June % -SPM
| Gen. Bsrlow was marching rapidly so~
wards the Weldon Railroad Gibbon fol-
lowed. The troops moved in echelon by
! division. Maj Crownngshield, of the lst
Massachusetts Cavalry, bad 700 mounted
men OF provisional brigade, posed Of
de:achmen,s from all its regiments aud
companies. He Tough. the rebels on the
righ, Of the plank road long after his am-
/
termined valor whole brigade of rebe..
IN check. In the meantime the rebels
had succeeded in getting between Gibbon
and Barlow. They were as much sur>
prised as our men, but, being first to make
the discovery OF the position Of affairs.
were quick 20 take advantage oft. There
was very little hard fighting They Were
fully prepared for resistance The horses
we're cut from the battery and the guns
spiked. When the line was reformed .hs
rebels came up again, and were twice re-
pulsed with dreadful lose.
LATER The 9Th Corps charged them,
driving them some distance, forming on
the left Of the 81 Corps.
Nes York, June 81.
The Tribu,e's special from the Army Of
the Potomac, Saturday, 25lh, in the fore
noon, says: "During two hours vesser>
day morning, from 6 to S, the earth
trembled to the thunder Of more than one
hundred cannon. 'Baldy Smith was at
tackled. |, will be remembered tha, he
hold. position nexs to The Appomastcx,
within less than a mile of the city. Uis
line stretches along plain at ight nngles
with the river, while the rebels have un-
disturbed possession of the bank opposite
and long distance in The rear. On that
bank they suddenly uncovered sky gum,
and subjected the 18Th corps to an erfIa-
ding fire and reverse fire, AT length tbs
enemy attacked with muske,ry as we'll 8.
cannon, and they very foo'i-hly moved
their line upon our works The force has
since been ascertaiped to have been Ilav.
goods South Carolina brigade OF Hoks's
division. Their repulse was the wo:k Of
bat few moments, and was complete -
! One hundred and six'y-five prisoners fell
into our hands. Bv a strategic move.
ment they were drawn into our r:lle-pils.
and, these being commanded in the rear
by covered works, tho rebels were obliged
to surrenier.'
The Times special, 2I:h. says "This
morning Longstreet and Hill are, II is A..
certainel, moving towards Weldon. hsv-
ing vacated their intrenchments in our
font. During brief skirmish this morn
ing few prisoners we've taken from whi,h
ii appeared that Beaurcgard's main army
is DOW covering I'eteraburg," While Lees
forces arc moving TO our let!, with what
design temaiUs TO he seen.
CA rebel dese'ter, who came in this
morning, states that our recent sheling Of
Petersburg by Birney's artillery was very
disastrous He adds .ha. the rebels arc
marching and counter marching TO guard
against our expected attack"
The headquarters coireSponden. Of tho
Coumercial Adrertiser, under date Of juno
25th, says: The portion of the lOth
corps, under General Foster, which wenl
across James River, is Low operating on
the east bank Of that stream, in con junc.
tion with the gunboats. AT last. ..sccounrs
Foster had worked bis way past Atkins
Landing which place will be remembered
as having been declared neutral ground
for the exchange of prisoners, and before
this reaches you he will probably have At.
tackled, and we hope captured, Chafiin' a
Bluff II Gen, Foster succeeds in his mis-
sion, and carries this formidable rebel
stronghold, we can then reduce Fort Dnr-
ling by e.ectirg a counteE-work. A
heavy line Of intrenchmeHts. assisted by
several mortaI-boats, concentrating q
sweeping fire on Drury'8 Bluff is the esi