Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08
For the J0uFaal,
HEApQUAETE2s 6IsT II. .. TGocPs,)
Ii the tIGa2Aos near Petersburg.
AuuU1L 2S b. 1854.

August Is h, 1864.
KessRs. EDITORS Il promised yon in a short commur
ycu posted 10 the o. the enemy, who
I s a. ; Sy & So'a qna ;h M dan IL and o aSs.q %
but soon ater in ia with nly the machinery
Of wLiA was worked by sregy, and soon lerne TO ae
upon the principle "w1G1 yvu you will! ) w0n4,'
and vica versa. sm free 10 oonfess theIe $ buC e
m even 70 ~ r. Isabe !. s S, tns 3 81 81 wSo ae k
aud tolls s'l thng YET tho stil l,ls ruth fit,
ald viii sndeav51 to stio1 ,9t9 tbs letter l4uch as
General OrdaE No. - trom HeadqnaF ters vii alicW.
am nov wGa5 termed ''boapi Al rat Deip who
had and teas on dccscies w1f we fSr those
really siok bat who biapl9 rs III, ruins passion
OF the army is to decoiye, and whio az Jar il tie
to prac ce i ol enemy, a,u2 myself ~ pby.
irg IF tie Doctor jast by way kosp1g 10Y hand ID.
Well my oiaar clGnahicatio2 was headed Bernud h Al.
dred4 A. hat time had just wai9red <be BeasG at
Drewry's Bluff sQou afterwards onr Div tatn VAS order
e. acrosa the James and the lst Of IaGo
up wit. tie advance Of General Graaa army Gain e.
Hills, when desperate ea2dgem 1T too place, "ur
brigade Hoogng heavily. We hin again st Cold uar
boI had a short interview with him. 1 result of wbi1A
was he backed fghng IL oat OF that ne' a"d
put for MaVern Hll, Dnt Rhme Of Uncle BoB's
children had carefully wandered tAa way and Kreel-
cd his approach with few "swtct elo2ing n!nnlea."
heights OF Gaoes hl and maze opc-
1ators bat falling lhs rsked G-spetae battle at
Column to toke pozsssson av5In hu, spot
ble OF lis predecessors. Bat low vain al
his hopes the rcbe army IN his Il )nt here as they
had been from the Wilde dJw0. Seeing h5 u is said
he his stat aroaad him. auI whispered almost
inaudibe that his iae had given out no" need your
advice. retreat iy repuatfn l5 gone SEQ BIT two
ata1nGfves left must eithr take teC or The
Jameshe chose aL9 Latter, " crossed -ho huolco1 ana
is vet FROM lie has been successful ain the Ia
weeks far 30 asn possaszOc OF e Peter
Weldon Rail- cad, wLicn he hodp, the de- not
tar distant when le tat Yankee viii h2yc to leave it at
double quick, Or bite The 0nst
W. 6rigsdes d!Y son CoIq1itbs ard Oi2gn rs,
together with m&honC Z, made > fax nCVvToEt them
week, drove tnCr back Two mie capturing twenty.
seven hundred pEiH2Des, and ubsI o. stands OF c0iOs
Tie PENIS lv4EiA rij res .uy' (eguas= sUrea
dered our reg a., private n % oapiu-0g thoir
war-woln fag This seems IL have been pet regiment
th le Yankees; tLey 1rmel 18th the Spencer IL
as, shooting tl-oes- ghC3 two Cther IS
&c ntnr1d By gmsat, but The ca noG thinking
ATTACHED to suGn, pasa5@ them r.er to N
eae and pressed ID Tie At. The less in OIL res
nerE was 50
Ge1. 4. p Hill fankcd them again - lass Thursday
ca uG1ag hundred prisoDets oino pieces of
tery &c hsse last oir}y Sc, Ind to bo very
saucy. The aasaCltrg oounE il this Il, hG
posed oi 4 L CaE9H1I&Is, COOKS ffo1as ands Lane
brig des.
ln he first engagement With than Gen CI:nQ1can wag
wooaled; he nj ooE SOFAS WaFks VII ch t5 euamy occu
ped for own, and rode Lr hcrss up them,
uered to surrender, refused, II rec1cssg shot
through the leg 1st above The ankle bis wound paiaiu
th0Ggh aGC lie is at private house il
*ss city AID Going well. We eli anxious to him
back, better General to lis man, DTavef IN the
! field of battle never liY5d.
on the rip) fc~ tho lass week Ihs usual
shelEg is kept doing bu little damage Cur troops,
though conderaDi7 Jaied IN Gcod spis, &2d get
The picketa of oue regiment oaptuEed YaDtae Colonel
ths morning. he had escaped frCnl the suard md W.s
aaimniag TIE Appomattex when discovered; they tooh
| him minus .
This is Sunday, ard ~ tc his hour o'clock P n all
is lie Ih0pa by this day waek may be pie 10 Tor
Railroad gyiag yoa ta9 Information mat the ast I@nk3e
las disappeared fEcm Cur fIpGJ
hear tDeIo is probability O. Wmlo%t0n being at.
tackled socn i is jusS tt tef4 fellow b@io" TO no q
tneir bolt," Hokos div or Will pc 2ftqr conn6 and
.whan they d., voc :: unto Yaatee'
Nothing uloIe, oE'- J1ua I'LL la&t1, r-r