New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-07
THE FOURTH nv THE ARMY
NO DEMONSTRATION on THAT DAY
DISPATCH FROM LEE.
EXTRACTS FROM PETERSBURG PAPERS,
Special Dispatch to The ~ Y Tribune
WASHINGTON wednesday, July Go a. m.
G.. A. p. transmits the following:
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GYS. BUrLEgs HEADQUARTERS, Tuesday, I

4. n. L. transmits the following;
GIN BUrLEGs HEADQUARTERS. Tuesday,
July 5-Noon 1864
Independence Day passed even more quietly than
'her days. Very little cannonadng on Gen. Meade s
'front.' though the quar- boariy shell dropped regularly
INTO Petersburg.
No firing on Buffers front save bis salute u "a
,hotted guns in honor Of the day. Beside being
yersary salvo il bad the character Of bombardmen
Of the enemy's works He however. did not deign TO
reply. ard the afternoon Of Sunday quietude In
the evening number Of rockets sent up from
hose headquarters disclosing high in the sky the ma
ional red white and blue Tho noontide salute and
bese pyroiechnics constituted the celebration There
fas muskctry anywhere during the day, except
itycss sharpshootBg.
On Gen. Burnsdes front mortar shell seen 10
brow Rebel 25 or 30 feet into the air His body fell
outside their works and remains there for certain death
from our rhemon awaits any who should attempt to re-
cover it,
The enemy. in anticipation Of attack on our great
day doubled his pickets along his whole line But We
were wiser than humor his expectation, preferriDg
10 let him remain on the qu viye today and 10 fight
him another day. We ate onions-thanks to anti
soorbutio friends aud slept from their soporifc iuhu
encc True we had hoped TO celebrate the day ~ Rich
mond but satisfied with the progress made, We phllo-
sophicalIy hide our time The Offering of vegetables
for the Fourth arrived and distributed just in the
nick Of time. Doesiicks cIclaims: Whats bottle Of
whisky among one :" which illustrates the fact that The
vegetables sent up this time evenly distributed. have
lasted only one day. The moral is-send more.
Gen. Getty has returned and resumed command Of
the I'd Division 6tA Corps which lost Che largest per
centage in the Wilderness.
Gen. Smith, whom TIE london Timo calls Gen
Badly has not awaited himself Of bis twenty days
leave but remains with his corps.
There are hundreds Of officers whose health demands
rest whose bare application would obtain item fur
oughs, but who remain. and win remain. unless CON
pletoy Frustrated while the campaign lasts Ious the
expression Of a division commander they hang on BY
their cye.lds II is Elisha Ken, Kane pluck that sns
tains chem.
The cavalry. after lie late arduous but successful
achievements needs and is being given rest Having
aided all around Richmond. having troyed all the
airoads that center in that city until II may almost
ake up for itself In is speedily the AerHndrine Ia
ron Of 10 more worlds 10 conquer. tie cavalry may
well rest Meanwhile clothing Is being issued. and
Parmnsters have been ordered down. stu no rain
How long. Lord. how long
Appended are extracts fom Tie Pdr'srg Rsi''o
Of July I, Yesterday
From TIE Peershur. Rcrser. July g..
The following official dlspaich RON ucn. Ice pfns
,lc ort 81 chaos In respect 10 the recent captures IN
the engagements with Wilson, raider.
HIAD0uIETKRs Amy or NoHTHrHN SI1o''"
To ne Hon Seereflry Of Ha,.
Gen Bsrrerard rports feeble dsmontfi1n made by ne
enemy portion 81 Gen. Johnrous lnrs a1.ut p ~
terday Hs .iiruisheIs. supported by two hn' ~ Troop,
drove In or itirmishefs, which was frcan''a ~
dsrk In the various conflicts with the euHmys cove ~, ~
their late eIpdon ssaiu the raload beside ihef srd
ard wounded LEFT or h-ld 1909 prisoners % pieces OF ar
/ 81 h
ordnance and several hundred nrHocf ken nom TIE
plantations their route we're captures. . - ,,
Interest BECOMES intense a. the Day comes on when
/ Yanlce enthusiasm vii fcach IT. aclne.
TODAY Is the LIST day OF grace allowed ne fedcTal
army IN winch 20 sustain itself Should tbey maAe \
general assast upon Petersburg, and meet win iAt
rcpuse all SO confidently expect the tide OF var i9
! eyer set against them. They VIII mover recover ing
/ lost anmus with which Fourth Of july WHISKY ana
HuncOInbc " III inspire them. The touith oi JUN ly Z
tLcy are lost with It, TIER game s up and Grant ana
Lincoln and the Union cause al 20 up The spout 10
gcihcr. ,.u. %,
/ On saturday the enemy continued % throw shtHs NJ
the city without noticeable results. No movements oil
any importance hanspTod. festsI1ai INC enemy
commenced throwing shells at an eaiiT hour VIA CON
siderable rapdify and many thought u was Tue D, gh-
ming Of % general bombardment. bat toward nid.dhy
tue IRE sackened ard soon ceased altogether Al ~.
NAMED quiet from noon up to the date 81 ouf iAi'.i
I gcnce last night.
one representative OF the Press registered NJ The
proyost Anrshals among the captured Of Wilson's thid
srs lie gives the Of Ira j. Van Giiden reporter
FOR TIE n T. T,mts and Philadelphia Pres. This ndi'
g.dual viii now have ample time 10 write out notes
1 made by the way.