, 1864-07-31
The Rebels Driven Out and
Pursued by Gen. AVerin,
GRANTS SDELLS CREATE /
PahIC In PETERSBURG.
THE EE1aj l0AE BEING RAPID
lTTAkEn or TaE PEOPLE.
A DECIDED uHtCM VlcT0'
RY NEAR HELENA.
Negroes will Persist in
Fighting.


Everything Going We'll ns:
shcIled by our Nlor'ars.
tBpecaal D.sostch to shn Chicago T.1o1rs.1
WAsnrsoroS, Sa'urd.y. Ju'r o.
From the army in front Of Petersburg
there Ii only the usual report Of much artil-
lcry firing: On Thursday our zaortara opened
upon the city and apparently set several
houses on fire, and many PEOPLE In coinmo-
tiou Alarm bells were heard for aome tiulc.
The rebels nre said 80 TT building new works
behind those they believe mined. Concern.
ing the movement to north OF the James
River, It is simply proper to sag ut prrseut
that tie selection Is favorable Thers Was
brilliant dght OIL Thursday In tllat nctghhor
hood, in which the enemy were wursted, and
lett 100 prisoners and two rrEimental colers
In our hands. Our loss was about 100, Ill
told.
WASHINGTON, july 30 0-Passenscrs By the
nail hoat II port thai nn Thur ,lAy alt:rna'}:s
the rebels in front Of Petersburg "prrrl a
fir on our fJrccs from their batteries. The
batteries OH our side rcp'!to, aud Boon 81
fenced those Of the rebels,
The u.ortars also opened fire upon the city
and continued to throw s'n:l's iato 1t unfsl
latc hour of the night. Several lou-es We're
! tct On Gre, Which must have caused no little
| copsternAtfon In Petersburg, AS tho A1ar1n
| bells could be heard I'll gunA IN All sululatsd
style.
NEW Tonk. Ja1c ao.-The specials IN tho
morning papers con.uaa no uuW iacss rela-
] t,yc " the movement on JAtnes river other
| than telcgr'phtd yrster'ay.
| j special to the H'..hI, dated Washington,
,Jnly -, has the following: Thur, Is 10
'lopgcr any rsesea for ks:pins tzc;st tilq fAet
| 1nond Ia s1pect* by Gran. hhtlseIf aud bis
'tis nds, to result In sometbin.: tar NOR: de-
| efbiye than any thing be It's yet undertaken
ugu ust the rebel c#I'itAt.
s, nator Wudc. Of Ohio, aud bis wife, some
| THREE weeka since pat.t l. visit In 1tlu arsn5
| Of the Potomac, tno Senator tt:-iing vury.
| lIuc Ut "tat he supposed Wso tne lstiara 81
| Grants cau,p III, q axainst Richmond. Tn 6is
| return to Washington, afscr hi@ Fi,it, hoWeV-
| cr, he was In the best OF sEir1's, aud told his
| but the rebel capital would enon be captured.
GEnnt told him :hat bis long delay before pe'
| ttrsburg was due eolrly to the extensivc
Grought, which rendered il Impossible for
him 10 move bis met, aud animals from where
| fresh water could ht. procured.
Grntt told Mr.. Wad. that lust as scoa as 4
sufficient quantity Of rain fell to iusure .
snrply Of water and lay the lntoleraol datse
In the rpads, he would ruske movement
which would fully satisfy tbr fullest e1pec--
tnlinr,s Of the cnuutrt. 1t will be remarked
that rains have inst fallen In the vicinity NJ
| Richmond ant Grant true to promise 70 Mr..
Wade, Is uow IN the march ~ the rebel cap
iial-thIs ttme On the narta nAnS oi tue
Jsme4 River.
Notn ithstand!ug the Withdrawal OF the 9Th
Corps, very large rcnfarcrnen6 have been
rynt to Grent's army from various qu u'rsers,
i, cludtnE the 18th Corps, which recently
c1.tne = from the Mississippi River.
Officials Etrt, hare the utmost co1afe1c:
! ,hat Grant viii achieve brilliant stccessts.
FoRTnFss MONROE, July ao.-F"ur hun
dred prisoners, captured opposite Ci:y r'.n'
IN Westnesda~, have arrived hcre. It Is Ee
rartea thpt cur forces arc ady4reins, an,
h.ye captured three rebel b'fsaaes' VIII
their arms, etc und several gunr;.
The 18th Army Corps aud Shcs1daas cav