, 1864-08-26
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Fr: III GRANTS Operatfonr-1hea Move
mcnt 0u tho Weldon Railroad
Hebe1 Ne&xH

mcnt ou tho Weldon Railroad
Rebel NeMy.
WAsHEe1oS, Thursday, Aug. a5.- Intelligence
asy are rapidly destroYng lie fsi!s and bs,daes b.
tween Petersburg and Weldon
Gen. Warren = 60 strongly entFenched that he
Our troops have made a most thorough destzuc-
ton Of the Weldon Railroad tt1a not proposed,
Our forces will 1eHtn there fs The present. While
the Weldon Railroad is totally los: to the rebels,
another movement ts, on foot which will cause
Col. II den, who was mlsaiDg efser the action OF
Friday, il safe. He WIS taken prisoner, and with
e;teeat Of !PtssEsens s a. but during Fl the s1
tu elude the Vfelnnce Of the GuaFd, aud ran into
some buahee, where be 1av concealed oil chance
Into ou1 lt',es on Monday, IN njEred-
The Pzeasdent has appointed Gen. Hancock
b1iensa Gsnssa1 IN tse be rsq1ar a1y
Eegimenta1 hand LEADERS OF the array entitled to
receive in addition to th.tr monthly pay an allow
ance Of cIo.ting, equal to that Of zsg,msntal
The folio wing Hgepcies have just been estab-
EEhsd for the payment Of pensions: c9lumbus, o.
J: " Dyer B: @ ASent; & , Cairo, H.. D. Hay, Agent;
Lieutenant Co'onel Vest. Of the 1S5th 1tino.s,
bas beeu uismissud the service by order Of General
Ro;eSsane, so5 gross neglect Of du'y aud for
General Barnes, for *orcrsl months paat Acting
Surscon-Gereral has been appointed By tue Psesl-
EAsn1soTos. Tnnrsday, Aug. s3.-The feeling
here with resard to the late movements ol the army
otthe Potomac, and those In contemplation, full
CT nepS n0a ssas + Il
indeed, 1t ba= more than Just commenced.
Lee disposition Of his torc.s has been based
on tuch an idea, that he ma7 ind cut his error
NEW YorK, Touredsy, Aueue.. a5.-Tbe Wor3ds
tperial, In the fed before Petersburg. s9l, says:
burg sesferroE. and found that the enemy had re-
tired from hts fraut- Taklng advantage OF this,
Wntren advanced his lines much nearer the city
than our lcft had yet heeu when our Lines we're ex
tended toward the railroad. Our Iue cro.scs the
Eood. as heretofore. The rebels have prob1bly
fallen bRck to their regular line works, or may be
they arc n.aneuVeriDg for flank attack.
4 large number OF d.serters como In, and they
soy Lee hss expressed determination to retake
this road If It costs him every man he hiss.
raie he story tbat there aIs oily sig days saions
In Petersburg. When these are consumed, tbs
supplies held ot Richmond will be brousns Into re-
satacicht as means for transporting supplies
iyom the Southern districts.
UEApQuAnTkRs, ARMY OF T1B POTOMAC, Aug.
a5.-No engagement has occurred since Sunday.
The enemy has fallen hack, as previously stated,
to their lnee, two miles FROM Petersburg, and are
ere.tiug etrong works similar to those we eucoan-
tered on our arrival here. Tue rebels work night
and day, evidently expecting IN attack.
RIcbuond papers ackno@1edge heavy lo*s IN
officers aid men On Sunday. but cia1m that they
our }oeses IN tie 5;h corps are IT officers aud 1sa
men killed, "A officers and 7e1 men wounded. %
officers and ), ,s53 men missing. The ahcosp- lost
anout sc which makes total loss Of a55 Ii these
commando. No doubt many Will yet turn up. Gfaw-
fordfs division sustained the Cr ateSt proportion
b. hav:pE lost about too, mostly PRISONERS:
1a,1rcaa: {. Cox, ssth Wisconsin, slisht Henry
Crane, 18th Indlana, eight; Geo. 14rh,u, elth
9sa 9s9 psaa sh ea a. &sss;a
der: s. r. Hilton, III Wisconsin; John NeIson,
SsRsa S ays 5a fh o Ss SS;Df esb sSEEs %sSv "
sin; More, - Wisconsin battery: Captain
DS % ST.
eeant Millard, :th Indiana John J: L!nsic, 7th
issSnsn hqMttsy ~ Y Fl spsa5 h Indiana
FokrHs MosEok, Ang, si Tbs mail steamer
John Brooks, from City Point, arrived at 4 P m.
All 10 quie-not even the usual firing BY the sharp
Tic enemy have eviaently given np thet. eEort
TO retakc the position 60 strongly held BY onr 1eft
wing, which i. REPRESENTED as perfectly secure and
NEW YoRK, Thursday, Auanst e5.-The Ro71d 3
Dispatch from headquarters 9Th corps at HalstoWn,
oa %
cred nothing bnt q line Of skirmisherl. The move
ments the past few days show that the return ol
Sheridan from the banks Of cedar Rnn had placed
fensive and defensive operattons, which 1t was In
popsitle to obtain at that point. There arc two
roads BY, which the enemy can attempt to enter
totnac vim shephazdstown. and thence through the
gap Of South Mountain. To go through smIther's
Gap they muat first retreat, and in either case We
Guerias have leen fearfhlly active all along ou1
lines Of march Several Of ouf men, shot BY
MOS bY's land were found hung By the 1e:s, and
others With shetpakfps stuffed Ia their mouths.
Picket firing Is now going on In front OF our left
and left centre. The enemy developed no strength
and our artillery shots elicit no response, as yes
BAIrrucEr, Thursday, Aug. 25-1s:so a: m
The CommeTeIa1 has received tonight the follow
ine special dispatch:
noisonce Was made this morning By large fosee o
caral.y under command Of Gen. Torbett, which re
| tn!ted IN Obtaining very important Information
Nth to ne ens%s
grable portion ofihe erepy's forces broke csu1l
at Chat1es,own this morning At daylight ant
marched IN The d!tcEqn ,est r killed
! xonntci. ali of whom We brought otf the 1c1d-
Ar .hc ttmo Of writing this dispatch heavy friuf
st fs 81 !, Mssainsson r.
quiet song The Upper Potomac, and all reports
! rebels croesing are humoogs.
Wellington epcc,si saJe adyices received nero to
oaT fton1 Harper'a Ferry, state that there was (
lille rkfrm!ehiug going on It tho front on Wednas
| doy. but without any Important resntta.
| The rebels were evidently trying to Get aeross
the Potomac AGAIN. but our cavalry kept too clos'
an eye On thsm.
have been brought in c3arged With being e1erillas
! WAsuso1oa, Wedrcsday, Aug. 24.-len. War
rcn advanced his line mile along the raieoa.
toHards Petersburg yesterday, tho rebel picket
| te]]ms back be- ore his eE1rmishers. The 1t di
yts,o1 OF the I'd CORPS Were engaged al day yestet
day in tearing up and burning. the railroad as IA
| ss Ream's Btatton and beyond. a distance OF tire
| nj e.. That portion that the 9Th corps advance,
orer vas completely destroyed
All IL Quiet On the line this morning, with th
exception Of the usual picket firing.
Te1egraphic Items.
HA1R1sBuno. 1buftdast. August s3.-The calte
session Of the Pennsylvania legislature adjourne
bis morrIuE, to meet again On the eoth Inst. I
| the HQuse 4 resolution IVES Qteled, c9l1lng Q