Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-24
PROM THE AkMy oF TrE PoroMAc.
Movements Across the ChicEahominy--T The
Corps Crossed at Fariens P Points--James Xiv.
or 30 be Crosscd--GrHnt al Bermuda Lam
dilg-rfaichmond TO be Attacked d from the
South,
WAR DEPARTMENT. june l5-7 4. II.


To MAJOR Geaerat Die, Nesu York:
The movement of the Army Of the Potomac to-
the sorth side Of Richmond, across the Chicka
hominy river and James river, progressed far
enough TO admit the publication Of some general
facts without danger of premature disclosure.
After several days preliminary preparations the
movement commenced ON Saturday night The
18th army corps, under command OF Gen Smith,
marched to White Hoose and there embarked on
board OF transports for Bermuda Landing.
Wright corps and Burnside moved to Jones
Bridge, where they crossed the Chickahomiay and
marched thence to Charles city, on the James nv
er
Hancock's and Warrens corps crossed the
Chlckahomlny at Long Bridge and marched
thence 70 Wilcox's, on the james river.
The James river was to be crossed By the army
at Powhattan Point
A dispatah from Gen. Grant dated Monday
evening, halfpast FIVE o clock. at headquarters
Wilcox. S Landing, states that the advance Of our
troops had reached that place, and would cona-
mence crossing the james river tomorrow Tues
day. and that Cen Smith corps would COM
menee arriving at City Point that night that no
hghtlng was reported during the movement except
a little skirmishing.
Yesterday Tuesday, at one o clock p b., Gen.
drant was at Bermuda Landing. In dispatch
from him dated clock of that date he says &:
Our forces will commence crossing James river
to-day. The enemy show no signs of yet having
brought troops to the south side of Richmond -
Our movement frein Cold Harbor to the James
river has been made with great ceerity, and so far
without loss or accident.
An unofficial dispatch, dated at Gen Buffers
headquarters, , % p NJ, Tuesday says. that Gen
Smith corps was coming IN, five thousand having
already landed
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman headquarters,
dated at Q clock yesterday afternoon, near Ken
his lines on Kenesaw
Another unofficial dispatch, dated at o'clock
lastnight, reports solneadyance today thatThom-
as has gained ground, and that one rebel brigade
is nearly surrounded.
1t further reports that the rebel General Polk
was killed to-day and his body sent to Marietta
In another part oft1enerai Sherman 5 East Mis-
sissippi division, forces have not met with the
success that has heretofore attended competent
commanders.
General WashburD. at Memphis reports that
the expidltion consisting of three thousand caval
, FIVE Thousand infantry and sixteen pieces of ar
aliery, sent out from there few days ago under
command ofGen. Sturgis, encountered large reb-
ell force on the 10th inst. under command Of For
rest at Guntown, on the railroad running south
from Corlnth, and after a severe fight, in which
our loss In killed and wouned was heavy, our for
ees were worsted That the latest accounts Stur-
gis was at Colhersvile retreating towards Mem
phis. He further states that with the troops that
had lately arrived Memphis is safe.
Gen. Sherman, having received the news of
Sturgis defeat, reports that he has already made
arrangements to repair Sturgis disaster, and pa
ced TEN A. j. Smith in command who viii resume
the offensive Immediately
NO other military intelligence has been received
at thus department since my last telegraph.
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary of W=r