Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-29
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Contrary to public cxpcctalicn. there vis
not general engagement Yesterday between
the TIVE great ARMIES now massed near the
corporate limits Of Petersburg. From certain
movements Of the enemy, which were unuiis
.akably apparent on Sunday, every body with
whom we conrersed, fully expected the ball
to open at an early hour yesterday. 1t was
thought, too, that the chief efforts of the fco
would bedirected sgsiust our left, as in that
direction he was observed actively moving on
| Sunday. But IS an evidence of the uncer.
tainty Of military operations, :lls6was unusu-
silly quiet up to half past six o'clock Last even
ing, du that part Of the enemyfs lines. 1t
ln.y be that the enemy contemplates an as.
sault here, and as it is very near the river,
and would give him control Of that important
stream, we should not be surprised at any
momen. TO hear that Grant had made one
of his characteristic assaults iu the vicinity of
Jordau's Farm: but of course he is vpder the
eve of watchrul leaders, and strike where be
will, an opposition will be offered, that, will
,ast the metal and endurance of his hordes
to their fullest capacity.
On other portions of the lines there was
heavy skirmishing yesterday. but nothing
more. The enemy have learned lesson,
during the past four days, which has not been
without its salutary effects. lie approaches
now with great caution, and the least show
sf determined opposition on our part, gcner-
ally causes him to desist. This was especial
II the case yesterday.
There was considerable artillery practice
Yesterday, ay must always be the case where
two armies of such magnitude confront each
| other. The damsgeinficted, If aay, we could
not ascertain.
The inhuman, uncivilized and anti Chris
tian practice of the barbarous foe, was con-
tinued Yesterday without abatement. All the
day long, at intervals of every FIVE minutes
his shells were thrown into the city. Fortu
nately, the ingenious foe have discovered nc
plan or method of deadening. or destroying
the sound, when they hurl their deadly mis-
siles into our midst, and every report which
falls upon the ear, puts all persons in sxpos
ed situations on the watch. Their whixzinf
sound and rapid fight th ough the air, are
easily heard and seen, snd hence we are glac
to know that the damage inflicted yesterday
amounted to comparatively nothing. W,
heard of q little bricks and mortar being
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three streets, and in one instance lsrg,
store door en- Sycamore street was unbinged
But we heard OF no irjury to life or limb yes
tcrday, and the enemy probsblg threw al
aggregate Of $50 or more shells into the city
limits.
1t quite evident from speech delivered
by Lincoln in Philadelphia, on Thursday las
that his ticklers, Grant aud Stanton, have i'm
pressed upon his ottuse brain the ridiculou
I ide. that the army Of the Potomac now oecu
pics position, from which it cannot be driv
en- by Gsh. Lee. Ns&sA however, did Lin
coin labor under, moro fallacious idea. U
all the POSITIONS the army Of the Potoma
has occupied, and they have been numerous
no one has. .hecn more prccarious than tn
present. Undue time Old Abe viii learn L
:. lis sorrow, that onr opinion on this matter
correct, and that Of his "greatest of all livin!
generals" wrong.
An ordinarily intelligent Teuton, who fel
into our hands Saturday night, gave the brav
Conf ffderate who captured him a statement