The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-06-21
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ha nrrnxih sod l.esitiea ressalsa 4
slonR She sn3fx hoe. Tee fgaiing
wm nassiy ccaaned 80 diminishing.
wslh a. oecasioaal sfgslirry dusl e -.
Ilvcn he saoassony a liss IN tli~
trenclses. ana he casoali;iss q 'h'
week are eonsrqasnlly maeh smaller
Ghan for sny eonrsfgnding periSa
since wp crossed he kspiaan.
Bot sbe PERIOD lof inaeiton ended
aay before yesterday In the afsr.
nson Gen. warTen'. corps moved from
10 posision, one mile IN lhe rear u
Coal iIari,or, AID marched soushuafd.
scroa ibs Richmond and York River
Railruad. inking ,he Rad 30 Long
bridge, over ilsu Chlckahominy. A
short T,onloOn d thirty PAGES in leagib
wns tufiieieni 10 span ihe main branch
81 The river. Al ~ structure Was
uill 10 eHissenee across The muddy arm
or bsanch a the river beJ end the lii-
lie aland IN the centre. The troops
commenced crossing about ten o'clock
that evening. No.enemy aas n front
70 oppose our progress, and the whole
wRs soon over snd ready 10 defend The
passage u tie balance a. the army Il
necessary.
llancoek's corps left il jntrcnch-
msBis yesterday and followed 10 tie
rear u warrsp. The head II the col
umn began crossing this morning. and
Al noon the whole u tie corps was
over. 1he men o. this particular
command are Ia fine spirits and con.
disi0n, notwithstanding The immense
amount Of work nnd exposure they
have bsen A0hjesird 60 since the be-
ginning Of this campaign.
Wright corps moved al The same
time Ilancock's did. on parallel road
leading 10 Jones Bridge. four miles
bclow Long Bridge, and was nearly,
IL not entirely, across AT noon. lie
neither fired gun nor saw a rebel, ]
believe, on the march Or NJ The bridge.
Burnside's eurps follows Wright,
and IL no extraordinary detention o.
ours v III be on The tight bank Of the
Chickal.osniny AT daylight il-morrow.
Smish's marched TO the White House
ri the sAnae time. and are tmbarking
on transports to-day. They are said
10 be ordered 10 Bermuda Hundred
again. There Is no longer any reas-
on for conrealing that lltr Army oi
ihs Potomac isvxreuliDg another flank
movement similar TO those that have
preceded II. These movements have
distinguished this campaign from all
ah.rs IN history, and IL will lie the
ma brilliant, because the most dJi.
cult and dangerous one of the war -
Ihr army !. also changing rs la.v d
suppIi.s. aud d, fore lhi> REACHES your
rra.hrs will be un the Jan,e, river, &C.
copying the heights OF Malvern lIil
aud vicinity, and drawing supplies
from Charles Cdy landing, a fca mile.
bsias.
Although The enemy !. yigilant n
Nil foinlr and 10 clusr proximity ey,
cry here. he has maui, sted 40 dis
lo,nion TO attempt tie gaining d
doubtful ad,anlas's by counter move.
mrn,s that might rrecipiiai, a genera
engagement outside Of has mteneh
mtnts His former experiences viii
tbis arm, in opvn field lighting are moi
hFg,atrn 20 soon. lie cuniin HIM
nli TO ii.r shelter Of lli. we'll construct
rd defeuees, and hazard, nothing ii
battle on equal ttrnis.
Like tic classic heroes Of sid, Gen
tsram k.s ssrl ~ Ltr, by his move
mrnss ior a month past, " II you ar,
the general you claim - lie, come gu
and fi.hl me" Lee has III like man
ner replied, II you are the genera
,ou are represented to be, compel ~,
10 come out and fight YOU II cal
scsd the signs Of the times Alright, L.
will coon be surprised by the liiera
acceptance Of the challenge.
cnARus Carr coeRr llorsE. June 10.
The activity Of the army has bee
unparalleled Tor three days past !
marched from Goal Iarbor to tlii
ro.m over marrow and toriuous road
THAI resded much repairing, and
now fully halt over the James rivel
and moving towards City Point, belo,
the mouth Of the Appomatlox. III
general headquarters Of the army AZ
breaking up As write, and the train
will procrrd TO that point by night.
Gen. Grant visited Bermuda Hun
dred yesterday, had a long conference
with Gen. Butler in regard to militar
Affairs, and returned in The evenin,
apparently well pleased with the con
diilon VI affairs Oh the south side.
The work' In that quarter will probs
bly be sharp GSr few days, and .,
cisivc IN securing certain sraiegicsl
points from which to conduct the wo
Of the snccreding seek or month.
The army is in fine health and spii
IL, aId seems 10 be well fed and we
clothed. The enemy appear 10 ha,
been completely mys,i6ed b. our la