New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-03
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The late Bceounoi,snnce.

Tom Oar specisi Correspondent
CITY Pokr. Oot. 90 1864.
Richmond papers of the 18th (for which we
are indebted to tie courteous consideration Of Gen
Butler give fun vent 20 their customary howl over
or successes before Petersburg on Thursday C2aD
snd the Copperhead pr,ss az the North true TO iher
instincts wiH not he long in emrsE their accustomed
juilan peal in response T. Tie eiaror oi their Icl'
Iord friends This is suspicious moment ior The
manufacture 81 Southern capital ard be friends Of tlat
oanse on both sides Of tue line VIII not be slow
to improve ii. Like rats IN sinking ship
they fret and foam most frantic aily-cAnGing WITH
the desperation of drowning men 70 plank, I" Che
smallest event calculated, however obscuroly or re-
motcy, to shed ray hope over their falling for
tnnes-the more fran,cay no they lnd themselves up
preaching their inevitable end.
There is practical lesson IN this system Of keeping
I'D appearances At the expense Of honor and honesty,
40 assduousy practieed by Jeig Davis and lis Con
fclstaics which should not b. lost sight o. II is high
time that the loyal people Of tie North realized and ap
Irccatod the oonCiton Of affairs and ceased to be
Influenced by the garbed statements OF the Rebel press
North as well South. This much by way of intro
ouetion Now 10 the presentation OF few facts con
Lectod with the NOV Cment on Thursday last.
How much Of rsh cause for graduation the Rebels
have will readily be inferred 10y consideration Of what
follows;
IECONNoIss AECE IL FOECB.
TIE movement naugurnied on the afternoon q Wed.
nrsday 2G,h By the 5th and 9th corps, under Gens.
Hancock and Warren. the south side participated
IN by Cen. Butler with . portion OF his command on
the north bauh 1.-THE James simply reoanoissazoe
~ toras-nothag more lessmade for ID. sole par
pose Of oscetanng the exact position Of tho enemy
the Interior design being Of course, Il prospects were
favorable 70 make general forward movement along
The entire line The brisk and for short space bloody
fighting which followed was the result Of pushing
the reconnaissance beyond The Boylton Plaukroad,
where the enemy under Malone and Hampton, were
innenched and mased to receive io'ces' Between
and o'clock NJ night small detachment Of tie
Second corps took posses ion OF the eDCmys works
vida. IL known the Baxter Road Immediately IN
front Of Pecrshurg but owing to tie smaness Of
rcconnoierirg force the darkness and stormy state Of
the weather snd, than ALL ~ NE uncertainty Of
the eneuv's force and movements. 1t deemed pm.
dent 10 withdraw cur troops. This was accomplished
81 order aud without much loss. Soon sfer midnight
and before morning. force all Withdrawn, and
occupied their old position. In brief our line had been
advanced westward beyond the Boylton Rosd dis
lance Of over four miles. and then brought back Onr
captures during the entire afternoon engagements
amounted as nearly as can be ascertaiued 20 about
which we're on their way from Stony Creek. On the
Weldon Railroad 10 the Rebel lines via Boydon plank
road.
MOVEMENT NORTH OF THE JANIS.
The movement OF Butter on tie right was merely
fent planned by Grant divert the enemy attention
aud if possible part Of bis force from his Grants
line Reconnaissance and ii seemed to have been emil
nenty successful Butler succeeded in advancing Lis
lolf mil.
spsition githia eight miles Of the Rebel Capitol.
HEAVY FIRING.
TIE Pe,ess5Irg Eryvess Of the 2sth saws the firing
the heaviest yet heard around Petersburg and The
fighting was as desperate as any that hes taken place
these lines "a piece Of wholesome information, the
truth Of which they doubt fully realized. And thus
ended the forward movement commenced on Wednrs
day p. N. and completed on Thur.day last. have
sought only to make brief bit truthful statement Of
The facts they present themselves to me now Your
correspondents at Headquarters Army Of The James and
at this point having already furnished you with patio
uiATs.
FEELING IN TIE AMY.
find the utmost good feeling prevailing among the
troops stationed ct tie different points on this river
aid the utmost confidence expressed in the gbjity Of
the GeneralinChief TO take Richmond. The recon
hoissance just made has opened up H and fs army
= rae Of country before unknown TO BIN. He has sue
fcss'ely tapped Of The vital arteries Of the be-
Aeheuesod city-the only now LETT then-and al.
tNopgh he las withdrawn his advance lines their old
P'Noh ne has the assurance doubly sgfe" Of occupy
'ng Petersburg and Eic5mond IN dae time
4Nsie IS no oaose for dependency but the other
hard every cause for hopcfuness and even rejoicing
me ides Oh Ho'embsr, II DO not greatly err, will
orng US substantial advantage Of which Ills novo.
mea Just mode gives hapDy onen loya hearts Of the
Sertb, and all the bread Union take couraea |
The xork goes bIavely on. yus