The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-22

n. Smith, .7eorp. roaA cosSme. "A
ri,ing At City point that night n
No fighting reported dnling stheSmovesa
ment, except little cavalry skirmishins.-
Tuesday p. m, at one o'clock, Gen. Grant
was at Bermuda Landing. dispatch from
him, dated at,3 p. M, says our stroeus will
commence crossing James River to day.
f. The enemy shows no sign Of yet having
brought troops to the south side Of Rich:
mond. Our movement from Cold Harbor
to James river, has been made with great
celebrity. and SO far without loss or acct
dent.
An unofficial dispatch, dated Gen, But>
ler's headquarters two p. M, says Smiths
corps was coming on having already land
led.
"A dispatch from General Sher-pan's.
headquarters, dated three o'clock yesterday
near Kenessw, states that tho, General is
Another unofficial dispatch dated 9: 40
last night reports some advance to-day
Thomas has gained ground. and ono rebel
Fri:ade was nearly surrounded. It further
reports that tho rebel Gen. Polk was killed
to day and that his body was sent to Ma
1rietta.jt ina .a>3::.:e8r ~ s.c;2r i v!,~a*
/ Gen. Washburne, At. Memphis, reports
that Siurgis' expedition meta large rebel
4sorce under Forrest at Guntown, and after
Il severe fight and heavy loss was worsted
and was at Colliersville retreating towards
Memphis. -: =. s.. ... =. /. -,.-.
Late arrivals Of troops renders Memphis
safe. Gen. Sherman has made arrange.
mcnts to repair Sturgis' disaster, and placed
A. j. Smith in command, who will resume
the offensive immediately.
No other intelligence received since my
last telegraph.
Signed, EN-. STANTON, Il.
Sec'y Of War.
NEW YORK, June q.
The Tines special, dated Washington,
10th, says, one OF Grant &: couriers, who ar
rived here this morning from Bermuda
Hundreds, with dispatches from Grant,
says that when he left, yesterday morning,
Wednesday the 18th, fighting was going on
in the vicinity Of Petersburg, with cannon
and musketry, which could be distinctly
heard at the landing. At early dawn i,
was heavy, and app AIRED to be momentum.
ly increasing in severity.
Grants whole army was across the
James river. Its rear was several miles
west OF Bermuda Hundreds.
The whole of Smiths corps has arrived.
Several thousand fresh reinforcements
are reaching Bermuda Hundreds, and more
arc coming up.
The Ssh corps had advanced.
He thinks that ere this. Petersburg is in
our hands, as the rebels had but compar
atively small force there TO defend it..
| Nothing has been leard from Sheridan.
The Times special. dating headquarters
at Bermuda Hundreds, a. m. says the
:, 18th corps. Gen. Smith. detached from the
Army OF the Potomac on Monday, rejo,ncd
Buffers command last evening, landed at
Point efRocks on the Appomatox. =
On reporting to Butler, An order was i'm
mediately issued to Smith TO move at 2 q
IN, this morning upon Petersburg. in con-
Junction with q strong cavalry force under
Kautz. >.. ... ..fs-us~. .s,..,
While renning these lines tho .rumble oil
artillery and Gathering Of horses, as they
cross the pontoon bridge over the river, is
distinctly hearn. r&7 - aa~sra .e?si
Hancock crossed near Fort ePomhatte
alb ut 10 miles below City Point. s..s-.
! Gen. Benham arrived last night with ad
di:iensl pon.oon trains ard the crossing is
now. going on unmolssted. 5-asss - -
Gen. Grant spent nearly all day. with
Butler, visiting his line Of intrenchments =,
this polot and expressing himself as, well
pleased with the condition Of affairs here.
! Butler to day relieved Gilmore from du.
yas commander Of tho 10th corps. Ths
ground ofac,ion is alleged dila:oriness d
Gilmore in moving his troops on Peters
burg. last Thu, sday. Gilmore has 70
questcd~that court Of inquiry investigate
the matter. Ass<s ys.gE> sstzss.s,,- aee =
The Tribune correspondent; June 18th
SAYS the movement TO James river was If
three columns !; Hancock on the right
nearest the Chickahominy, Burnside on tn.
|left. and Wright in the centre. s~a,es T
/ Sheridan is off with the divisions o
Gregg and Torbettto find hunter and pilo
him in this direction. s. ~: <@sa-g&5 7'F.
The Hs.a!d'' cor1esponds:. viii; with Butler
Ina ... -. :. une, says Kautz left here las
4 night with large fofcs oi ea'alrysin tho di
) rectien Of Petersburg. s5s zs@a 9ssz5a:sg
/ The HsraLds Fortress msnroe cor :espon
|dent says the capture Of Petersburg vii
-iplace as in possession Of the key TO I'll tn
! railroads. connecting Richmond with tn
South. prsventsupplies from reaching Rich
| mond, and keep conscripts from going il
that direction.
i The only railroad open IS the Lyachbure
IL Danvills, and list IS ore this atten3sd e
lby Hunter md Shsrdan. z
\ The Hoylas " ashington special ssys Tux
rumoF IS rife thst tho rebels are eyaeutins
richmond. and that The Rebel Congress "a.
loeissd hastily without closing tho business,
before then. and not only the prisoners bui
non -conhetauts havs been removed south.
L Is said the evacutio n Was provided "a