The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-06
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A dispatch dated before Petersburg o..
/ ly 31st. says: As soon after ,daEbreak rs.
practicable for the troops to move in Cos
operation; an immense mine, reaching far.
away in the enemy's lines of earthworks
in front of Burnside's corps, was fred
The explosion was signal 70 discharge ey-
era piece of artillery we have in position,
from the APpOmattox TO our extreme left;
Ninety FIVE pieces Of ordnsnce fred 50 sim
ultaneousIy that it seemed as If they m 2gtt
have been discharged by pulIen one lans
yard. The result of the explosion of the
mine was almost to annihilalel one of the
regiments and bury their guns. Under
cover of artillery and pushing our vantage
ground by the suddenness of assault, the
Ninth corps advanced, taking possession
of the works through the gap, made byitke
explosion, and driviig tie enemy to their
SECOND line, which wassonS the LiH tops
east yard of the town. The cannopadingis
stiA hot, and the rebels hold their position
obstinatefy. Our infantry have Just receiv-
ed orders to advance, -.----.-.-
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe. July
29th. says it is reported that our forces ARE
sdyancing, and have captured three rebel
bri8adss With their arms eol, &C., and several
guns. The Tenth corps and Sherman's
corps are cooperating. safl)
The following dispatch is from Harris
burg, Pa, July goth: A.large7 rebel cavaI=
ry and artillery force entered Chambers
burg this morning. Governor CuIlin has
issued proclamation calling on the people
to organize and defend their homes. The
Patriot and Union say that atbe telegraph
wires are ali down between Chambersburg
and Harper's Ferry, and Chambersburg
and Cumberland. The most experienced
men are convinced that the invasion of the
State is by a large force of men composed
of the best troops in Lees army, and is Of
too great. character TO be regarded as a
mere raid Gen. Couch is at Carlisle and
it is presumed that he will abeoable to effect
ually resist any advance made in this d.
Fection. large public meeting is now
being held here. The people,are enrolling
themselves. and arms and ammunition are
to be issued TO all reliable eitizsns. qsf5 -
Mr., Cone, Of Lawrence, who is nov, m
Pennsylvania, sends the following Dispatch
to his partner. Mr.. Reid
.ia4l+ AMBERsBuRd. PA, 5Aug.EE
ChambeFsbprg burned by the rebels. I
am safe W. o. K. Cone.
a1The Philadelphia Bulletin has a special
from Hagerstown, 3Oth, which says the
rebels are marching in three columns. 1t
is believed in official circles thatthe rebels
have entered Pennsylvania and are making
Bedford county and,th mountains adjacent
sort of general rendezvous. Il is not
learned whether the rebels are PiIlaging aid
destroying in their advance,
The following is from New York, July
goth No longer any reason in keeping Sc
cret the fact that Grants last movement
against Richmond is expected by himself
and his friends to result ia something far
more decisive than anything be has yet
undertaken against the rebel capital Sen
ator Wade and wife, of Ohio some three
weeks since, paid a visit. to the Army of
the Potomac, the Senator feeling very blue
at what he supposed was failure IN
Grants cOmlpaign against Richmond. On
his return to Washington, however, after
bis visit, he was, in The. best of spirits, and
told his intimate friends that he had no
doubt at all but the rebel capital will soon
be captured. Gen. Grant told him that
his long delay before Petersburg was due
solely TO the extreme drouth, which rem
dered it impossible for him to move his
men and animals from where fresh wafer
could be procured. Grant told Wade that
Just as soon as sufficient rain fell TO insure
supplies and lay the dust in the read, he
would make a move which would fully sal
isfy the fullest expectations OF the country
1t will be remarked that rains have Just fall
en- in the vicinity Of Richmond, and Grant, !
true to his promise to Wade. is now on the
march to the rebel capital, and by this time
OH LIE HoI'h U@uA OF the games river
Notwithstanding the withdragaIot the 9th
corps, very large reinforceneuts- have been |.
semitic Grants army from various quarters
including the 18th corps WBicho recently
came up from the Mississippi riYsr--5 -
Specials 10 the New York papers of the
29th contain no new facts relative TO. theI
movements on James river, other thdur tel !
egraphed previously. The Times Wash-d