Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-05
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Entire Lines Of Redei Entertainments
Cdrried-0peraiions on the North Bank
af ht Jdmes-IHe New Reid Raid
Chansbersburg.- Sacked ana
Burned-3000 People rendered home
less General ArerUi Reported TO Hare
Defeated the Rebels al Me Connellsburg
From Gen. Shermdn's Army ErerY-
thing Highly Satistaetory-3200 Dead
Rebels Buried By our Fotces-SHspea-
SION Of HoStilities betrcen DeRm0f6,
and Germanq-More Depredatioas hy
The Pirate Florida.
BALTIMORE, July 81.
All doubt as to the good news from Gen.
Grants army seems to be completely re-
moved
A late despatch just received says:
1.-The assault commenced at 4 O'Clock
GU Saturday morning, by a terrible explos-
ion which completely destroyed one Of the
cnemy's principal forts in front of Peters
burg. containing Is guns. This was ren-
dered mass of ruins.
Immediately upon this explosion our
artillery opened with one simultaneous
roar along the whole line.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAC, !
July 30th-l0 a. III.
namely, the explosion of the mine under
the rebel fort III front of the 9th army
corps, came off this morning at 40 minutes
past o'clock. Picket firing was kept up
all night, and, in fact, Mt the time the
match was applied, skirmshers were still
engaged on both sides. Nolumns of dirt
were thrown up, rising over 800 feet in the
air, resembling an immense fountain of
earth more than anything else. The oh
army corps at once charged the works,
driving the rebels to their second line of
entertainments, and taking a number of
prisoners. some of whom were taken ont
of the dirt badly bruised. These rebel
prisoners state that only about dozen of
their regiment, a South Carolina one, now
remain.
As soon as the explosion took place, 100
guns opened on our front. while musketrv
blazed i'll one continuous line of fire along
the front of the 9th and 9TH corps.-Thc
scene will long be remembered by those
who witnessed it.
Prisoners say We completely surprised
those in their front, they being mostly as
leep at the time.
One of the prisoners stated that they
were busy mining under our works. aud
that in two days more they would have
been ready to blow them up, but we got
the start OF them.
HEADQUARTERS Army Potomac,
July 30-P. VI.
Reports just in say that we have pos
session of the entire first line of the rebel
works, with a large number of prisoners.
Our losses i'll the charge were severe, as
our men were obliged to cross an open
field to reach the rebels.
The troops engaged were the 9th corps.
with the 18th supporting them, the Sd and
9Th being held in reserve.
Firing is still going on with great fury.
Generals Grant and Meade, with corps
Generals, are at the front watching the
progress of affairs.
New York, 3lst
The HeralGs Army OF the Potomac cor.
respondent states that at recent election
held among the North Carolina troops in
rebeT army the vote resulted largely in
favor of Holden (peace and Uniou) against
Vance (present governor, who is for war,
The Reralds correspondence from James
River shows that our governments surpris-
ed Lee,who pushed troops preciptately from
Petersburg and Richmond to near Deep
Bottom, where they had a. strong nasitinn
All the roads to Rlchmond between James
hlser ana White Oak swamp are strongly
defended.
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