New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-11
HEApQUARTEEs ARMY OF PoroMAc


News 10 Wednesday Nisht-A Quiet Day
The Truce 20 Bury shc Dcmd-Ecbei
Anxiety About our Candidate for Prr-i-
dcnt-Coutess for the Railroad Bridgc
Over tie Cbjckahorniny-gDi usiiCe 20
Officers.
Special Dispatch Q TIE y. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Friday, june TO- 1864.
Il. e. Gray sends the following:
HEApQUAhTEks ARMY or PoToNAc
Wednesday Night. June 2. 1854. :
70 day has been o! comparative qriet scarcely
sho; having disturbed the visils Of our men in the
pickle, line.
The short intolys al Of last night, employed By both
sides In the humane occupation Of removing The
wounded and intoIring the dead between the lines,
seems 10 have vsiby diminished the hostility OF the
p.cko;s and lod acit agreement On the subject Of
picket firing at certain points along oar front
The courtesy aud apparent aIni'y which character
lied the meeting Of the parties accompanying the flags
Of truce last night orciby remind Of the dshoics
nature Of war into which tho country plunged by
its unnatural enemes The truce lasted from Fix to
eight o'clock. and pending the removal o. the wounded
and interInent OF the dead.
Conversation subjects foreign 70 the situation was
freely INDUCED in One Of the first inquiries Of the
sfest-"S+N
nominate for the Presidency I" On this subject they
appeared especially anxious frequently repeating the
question and desirng 10 know the probable candidate
Our men were also frequently Intercepted as to the
price OF eod-anoiher subject on which the Rebels
seemed particularly interested.
But few wounded were found 10y either party. As
several days bad elapsed since the battle many had
probably died from exposure alone The bceled firm
Of many poor fellow whose name had been enrolled
among the "nssing" found lying between the
line. ard buried whore fell Bne jackets and gray
lay side by side In the embrace Of death and in many
instances were found within few feet Of each others
works Decomposition had already commenced. and
in many cases Identification wa impossible
During the nrnistice the Rebels openly exhibited
themselves In their works TO witness the scene which,
TO both parties was one Of peculiar interest
All firing rlonr the line ceased at o'clock and In
few moments after curious eyes were peerng above the
works Of the opposing armies where ten minutes before
they would have been greeted with leaden shower
A short time anci detail from every brigade con
,s,ipc Of surgeon. accompanied by the pioneers and
stretcher.besrers mounted the works preceded by
white flag and advanced midway between the works.
where IL was met by similar detail from the other
side 4 few moments conversation on the object OF
the truce and both parties proceeded 10 explore the IN
teryenng space Tor their dead and wounded The task
~ burying the former and removing the latter con
cluded the flag returned although hostites ~ many
points were not renewed during the night.
Our left wing now extends the railroad on the
eastern bank Of the Chickshominy. An advance IN
tia, direction wac made early yesterday morning py
Griffin and Cutters divisions of the sth Army Corps
and Summers brigade possessed after short encounter
with the eneny's administers.
I'm arriving opposite the bridge. and forming in line
o. battle the 18th Mass advanced up 10 the river
driving in the enemy's pckets, and occupying The
bridge Two North-Carolina regiments were found
stationed on the opposite bank OF the river, at the ran
road crossing and Rebel brigade at Meadow station
The enemy held two small earthworks one at the
railroad bridge and the other one-fourth oil nile ABOVE
Each work mounted two guns. A number OF heoei
shells weighing 20 pounds each were thrown rom car
battery placed the railroad track some distance DC
You'd the bridges The is believed to be protected
by iron patcs and Of be advanced or retired
as occasion requires
The position OF our Hne IL being strengthened daily
and IS npregnabe against any assault which may he
made upon it. Knowing their ability 10 hold their
works our men specially DESTROYS Of an attack.
which however Ia at present quite improbable. The IN
cerernonious manner in which their charging columns
have in every instance been hurled back upon their
works has probably induced the Rebel General to adj
here simply TO the policy Of defence
All kinds Of specuIations rs to Grants plans are rife
bu, whatever they NAV be the confidence OF the men Is
still! uuimpaired. While implicitly believing that our
efforts 10 capture the Rebel capital will be crowned
with Success they fully conscious that time Is neces
sary 10 accomplish ts downfall.
Complaint il made that in many cases proper d'scrim
inaton is not exercised by the Provost Marshas De
psrtmen, in Washington in returning men TO the front
where II is believed that their authority for absence
from the army is insufficient.
That many have been guilty Of recreancy there can
be no doubt but the writer's attention has been called
to several cases where officers have been submitted to
apparent injustice at the hands of the Washington a.
hoi.ies II asserted that in instances wounded
having full permission from the proper medical OH
GERS and being known Us efficient soldiers have been
sent back in disgrace TO their regiments no regard DE-
ing paid 10 their authority for going away.
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