Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-29

LATE NEWS FROM rRE SOUTH.
TIE Ffghtins At Petersburg - incessant
firi.g-The Biskely Gun-Gen. Grants
's 'sFsPtificatisns - Rebel Accounts from
Georgia, &c.
Richmond papers Of the 23d and Petersburg
Of the god instant have been received at New
York, and the following extracts published:
Affairs at Petersburg.
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From ten O'Clock until day dawn around the
entire line the popping Of musketry was dis
tin city heard throughout the city. It was In
ceseant, mot q second DIS time elApsing between the
discharges of the pieces, and at the distance
we occupied resemhled more the irregular eI-
9losion Of fnre.crackers than anything 70 which
". can lken ii.
TIE Blakeley Gun-Sh ellins the City.
feserday morning early that same old thirty.
two pouhder Blakeley Of the enemy, which has
burg people, commenced its daily business,
and at TIE usuaA intervals OF 1ve minutes its
reverberating noisH would break upon the ear
Inis gun Is stanonec at or near Pace's farm. on
the City Point roao, aud has thrown many
shells into the lower parl If the city, but &c far
has caused no destruction tt life. On Monday
evening one of the missiles fell near the market
house, entering one Of the small brick buildings
to the west Of the market, occupied by Hr
Frank Perkins, cutting a girder in two and
scattering the plastering in all directions. An
CtEer ecrdpeQ IO9I OF tue Southetd6
depot building, glanced over the depot yaxd,
ricocbeted, and finally brought up at the bot
tom Of the Apporattox.
The Enemy Opened On from the Chester.
field Side.
About ten o'clock a couple of our batteries,
occupying an advantageous position on the
Chesterfield side OF the Appomatox. paid
their respects to the enemy's guns in the vi
cinity Of Jordan's farm, stopping the thunders
OF the Blakeley monster for q while, and caus-
N - m tvun
then, as the locality became hotter, In squads
five, eight, ten, and fifteen. Our batteries were
supposed to have disarranged matters in that
locality considerably, as we did not hear from
the Blakeley for several hours. About seven
last evening she opened again and continued
her firing at the usufl intervals.
Baldy Smith Crossing the Appsmattox.
tached to Baldy Smiths Eighteenth Army
Corps, were observed crossing the pontoons on
the lower Appomattox, and 1t is not improbable
that General Ulysses, chafing, under the re-
straint imposed by our well.massed lines
around our city, will repeat his often tried pro-
cess Of hurting large columns against our en-
trenchnents They will be welcomed as they
were at Spottsylvania Court House and Coal
Harbor. t..r-.
Grants FortificatiorS in Prince George.
A gentleman who left Prince George q day
or two since says that Grant has apparently q
tersburg and City Point. He is heavily forti-
fed, his line Of earthworks extending from the
Appomattox, at point short distance below
Petersburg, to and beyond the farm OF Tim
othy Rives, in Prince George, in a southeast
erly direction. Here 1t unites with another
line, which stretches off toward the James
river, in a northeasterly direction-the two
forming an acute angle, or, in other words, q
very broad letter V. The northeasterly line is,
Of course, intended to guard against any move
ment which may be made to strike the enemy
from his flank from the eastern side.
Operations at II Reamx'e Station,
Dur yHn INN VoDl lraar
party, after cutting the Weldon road at Reams's
station, proceeded toward DinwIddie Court
House for the purpose Of cutting the Southslds
road at that point, and telegraphic communi-
water tank and depot were burned at Reamss,
and one hundred and fifty yards Of the track
torn up, but 1t will be repaired TO- might. A
force Of ours has been sent in pursuit
The Latest from Grants Army.
The latest from Grants army, Tuesday
night, now arrived Petersburg, at IL o'clock,
was q villainous she'll The noisy missile fell
in Bark street, striking the large mulberry
three in front Of the old Intelligencer building,
| and cutting OF q limb some eight inches in di.
| ameter. Nobody hurt.
Naval Operations.
1t was expected that our rams and the bat
| terry at Howletts would, on yesterday morn
| ing, renew their fire upon the Yankee moni-
tors lying east Of Dutch Gap; but no cannon
were heard in that direction mp to a late hour
| last evening, and there were no rumors OF m
| engagement. Our people have learned to ex-
| pect little from our iron. .clads, and naval af-
fairs occupy very little of public attention.
Indians Captured among the Yankee Pris.
| oners.
| The following is a partial list Of the names
| Of the Indians captured near Petersburg:
JACKIE Penasenorquod, Louis Miskequat, w
| McSurraw, Michael Johnny, Jackson War
| gishwebber, Adam Scohboquaheem, Peter PEN
| arroquaquaw, John Nicheraw.
The provost marshal, or the conmand ling of.
| icer at AndeI son willie, Ga, whittier the pris.
| oners are now going, will have sweet time in
| getting list of them.
Rebel Accounts from Georgia.
| MARIETTA, June 21.-The enemys right at
| tackled our left yesterday, under Gen. Hardee,
| and were repulsed with great slaughter. We
| captured sixty prisoners, among them Lieut..
Col. Watson, Of the 4th Ohio.
Gen. Johnston, as well as the whole army.
! Is anxious for an engagement.
| A FREMONT RATIFICATION MKETINe.-A
| Fremont ratification meeting was held at New
| York on Monday evening. The Times tells MS
what sort of an affair it was:
| The Frpnnonf last ipby a