Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.


Gen. Grants new Movement-Capture Of
SIX Guns, Two Moftars. and One Hun
dfed PFisoners-FlghtinSW Within Seven
Miles of Richmond-Twe Lines of the
Enemy's Eafthworks Carried. fr=-e g
CITY POINT, Va, Aug. 15.-When, at early
dawn on Saturday, the 18th, the ever fighting
"a corps came marching into our wrecked city
with bands playing, bayonets cleaning. and
torn banners proudly fiuttering, every body and
Dis friend guessed its destination to be Mary
lard or Pennsylvania.
The shipment of the troops was made from
TWO points-the ordnance and the forage docks.
had an ample supply of ice water, which was
duly drawn upon. As each vessel loaded up,
sne headed down stream and anchored on
Lighthouse Point. "If bound for Washington,
why not 60 ahead I! Why anchor there % que
rled one ''cute" person, which caused another
obseryant individual to remember that he had
seen the pontoons, which lie just 1bcye the
Point, all manned and awaiting orders.
This settled the question of up or dolgn stream
in their minds. TIE loading of trans ports con-
tinued until dark. At midnight l was dis.
same two whose opinions have just recorded.
They had watched since dark the feet as it
lay at anchor, and now they were about to
have their views confirmed, for presently there
gliced past us in ominous silence the Kenebec,
on which were Gems Hancock, Barlow, Miles
and their stats. Fifty rods to the rear came
another vessel; then another and another, until
their lights were put out by Turkey Bend,
retired.
At a. m. of Sunday, the l4th, the Metamora
received on board Gen Grant and staff, and
passed up the river. Half an hour after the
United States Sanitary Commission tug Gov
ernor Curtin, laden with supplies and nurses,
followed to find the whereabouts of the I'd
corps. Before arriving at her destination,
she was hailed by the gunboat Agawam. This
vessel while engaging a rebel battery the day
previous, had received shell, which ex-
others.
Leaving all necessary supplies with them,
the boat soon after arrived at Deep Bottom, the
had already found the enemy, and were en-
gaging him about mile distant from the bot
tom, and though it was evident that we had
surprised him, be was rallying admirably.
Later in the day, when the Gov. Curtin took
more supplies and reinforcement of nurses,
we learned from very reliable sources that our
forces had wrested from the rebels several
we'll defended positions, in which we lost $50
In killed and wounded, very few killed, how
ever.
We have captured six guns, two mortars,
and over 100 prisoners The object of the ex-
pedition is not yet apparent to outsiders. If
the capture of Fort Darling be it, we have first
to pass the Hewlett House battery, built on as
high bluff as Darling itself, from whence they
could deliver plunging fire such as no vessel
Commanded by this battery Is bar over
which only very light draft vessels could pass.
hope it is not contraband for me to tell that
measures are in progress by which both Of
these obstacles will no longer be considered as
such, the conformation Of the river near there
favoring canal project, which already gives
earnest OF better results than the Vicks6urg
affair. Other points, not necessary for me to
name here, discourage the idea of Fort Darling
being the real point Of attack.
Before these lines reach you, however, this
point will probably be settled.
Movem ents of Han cocks Corps.
BERMUDA HUNDRED, VIA FORTRESS Mon.
ROE, August 14.-Yesterday (the 18th instantly
the I'd corps (Hancock's) were going ON board
transports at City Point all day, apparently
for Washington, and started down the river,
the bands playing gaily. or course, the rebels
Were watching from the shore, and no doubt
felt much nterest in the mo ovement. The trans
ports did certainly 60 down the river for ten
miles or more, when, however, they suddenly
put about, and under cover OF darkness re-
turned, coming up by this place under full
speed at 10 o'clock p. m, and proceeded up the
riyer
At the same time the 10th corps, with the ar.
tillery OF the I'd corps, were crossing to the
north side OF the James river, and they were
all landed up the river within twelve miles of
Richmond before O'Clock this morning. This
force, with Gen. Fosters, makes quite re-
spectacle army. 1t is understood that their
first move will be to destroy, If possible the
rebel pontoon bridges above Fort Darling II
this is done, Lee would be unable to cross his
army to the north side without marching by
way Of Manchester, more than 20 miles. Thus
tar all works well.
Musketry firing was heard in the direction
of this movement this morning.