The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-02

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ss5 Tie nneny-1essiGe Caano1oinks S.
New York. Aug. l.
Morning papers have nnthing later
from Petsnburg than our dispatches yes.
terday, except few additional details. The
following is Of interest
ITimes' Special.

II
explosion vss the signal for ths disehSres
Of every piece Of artillery We have 10 po-
sition from the Appomatox to oar et-
treme, The effect was magnificent. 95
pieces of ordnance were fred 90 simul-
tansously that it sesmed as if they might
have been discharged BY the pull Of one
lanyard.
The firing thus opened vAtept mp in
the same manner With scarcely any per.
l,peptible lull for at least ose hour and
half. when il tslAckened to some extent.
The result q the explosion Of the mins
was almost 70 annihilate one regiment
and burying guns. Under cover Of ar,
tllery and pushing our advantage ground
by the suddsness Of the assaslt, The 9th
corps advanced, taking possession Of the
works through the gap made by the ex-
plosion, and driving the enemy 70 the
sscond line which crowns the hill tops
eastward Of the town.
| Nineteen of the ED 8. g., buried By
the explosios. have been dug out alive,
badly bruised and scratched, and some
doubtless mcrtally hurt. The attack they
pronounce surprise.
The mine was 1000 feet long, con-
structed with two galleries diverRing from
the main passage, makisg three chambers
in which train Of powder, Is inches
vide and deep, was laid.
The effect of the explosion was very
disastrous. The grandeur Of the artillery
ere has never been surpassed. The ene-
my's artillery played but feebly.
Very few minutes elapsed bsfore the
rebel lines we're entirely shut from view
by banks of smoke. and our gunners could
only be guided 10 their work BY having
obtained the proper range before. Many
Of the shells from front of the 18th corps
must have struck far into the streets Of
Petersburg. From that dirscsios heavy
black smoke arose soon after the opening
of the fire, evidently from the burning OF
buildings.
After the rebel lines we're pierced thsvl
made hurried movement 10 their left
and suffered heavily from our en6lading
FIRE.
Gen. Leslie's division of Burnside's
heavy artillery having the advance.
About loo prisoners 90 far have been
brought in To Burnside's heaquarsera
The cannonadiDg is still hot and rebels
hold their position obstinately. Our in-
fantry just received orders to advance.
Especial to Herald
The mine vas 10 hsve been sprung at
o'clock this morning, aud the Lieut..
General. accompanied by his staff, reached
Burnside's headquarters about that hour.
Meade and staff assembled at. the same
head quarters. The appointed hour for
the explosion of the mine arrived, but
for some reason it did not take place.
Everything movable in the way Of troops
had been placed in position to move at
the fint signal. The entire I'd corps wss
held in reserve, but up to the hour Of
writing this dispatch they had not been
called into action.
| At a o'clock cloud of dust Was seen
rising from the rebel eutrenchments.-
This was followed by general upbeaying
Of sarshworks, reaching probably 50 feet.
The whole macs looked like one huge
fountain Of earth and dust spd formed .
most imposing spectacle. Simultaneously
with this explosion our batteries in the
4 entire line opened most murdsous and
destructive Ere on the rebel breastuorks,
and The infantry. with deafening cheers.
rushed into the embankments Of the enc
my.
Constant csnnonsding, lssting now one
hour sad twenty minutes, has been going
on. At 6 o'clock our valiant troops had
captured and occupied the 6rst rebel line
of entrenchments. eesNest
Prisoners are constantly arriving from
the front. f.ae,4 2d AZ !.
Several Of our wounded are also coming
in. They report the slaughter inflicted
upon the enemy, by the exp}osioa and
accurate range Of our. shells kensg 1ns
and mortars, ~ terrible in the extreme. :
So far the victory is ouFn.9 The sir i
thick with flying missiles. We are puth-
ing the enemy steadily and surely and oc.
cupying his forti6catioDs. 'l2sS - :
Worlds Special.
The movement Of the Sd eos7s asross
the james River vas feimt, % thegsvsre
ssnEAt bssk during the dark 1ees of Fri.
laal night to iheir. old -positinn.
Sheridan with = largo force = opersk
ing around the 'rsbsl right wing a1d in
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4 The W6fffs special IRON Fredsrioks'
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