Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-05

caeuslt o. those Of the eHemy. Thos IN Inc imme-
dists Ont ~hsre the mine wa spuog. report that ms
JxAvAton mad4 by the s1pi sop resembles ihe mouth
OF crater Tn earth Gas lIOsaQed AID thrown in the
air Tor hundF' do of yards arouIe-
The behavior of cur uocp4 challenges the admlra-
ton OF al veteran commaId ers Their bearing ID
highly credHable and they are onlJ IpFns nPoo KING
the rebel tort They are Determined TO wiz, Snd with
ush residue and brave troops there Is no saeh WoFd as
defeat
dnNM :EoIMINr or TIE NIsIsG oPTRGTIrEs.
The correspondent Of the Herald attached 10 the 9Th
Amy corps, thus describes toe commencement Of the
miDing operations in front of our wo'ks;
The work vas commenced on the 20 b Of June last
previously stated Such the secrecy with VII Oh il
vas CO. daut that Tor 10 time the project was \
known eve those AZ whose side Il was gong on
Il IL true that reports we're In circulation OF nine
bus nobody could speak certainly OF tie matter. b.
much douot was there. indie d, that for Time 1t
Nas So, / eyed that any u0i' uuderfsk og was on
foot Ole dltr in the breastWoIks BY Whoss side
venrla tug shaft emerged, told bis miades IN tae
tturD ised nneF, that "hfrs Nal let OF fellows
under ann doing sometime; he knew here was,
tor be c, uld hIar 'om talk To guard against In
discretion ID part Of TIE pcksis, TO prevent snJ
meeting OF soldiers with the rebls vile eat the se-
cs. Of she mine might be bOastBely or ipprudenly
di closed pick Is were ordered 10 nfe continually.
nee the nevs'- ndiDg iuslade on the front oil tne
Ninth CORPS so neomI Tshe isibs 10 The other eerpei
ana heh W4s often referred 20 10 neSeptper para
q
graphs: Toe enemy, dou1tes suspected ct hfst tat
che dsrmin ng going On but Ehen stVeral Weehs
psed without any demonstration their suspicious be-
gan 10 Vsuih especially their engineers thought the
pan unieasole.
PRoesBss OF THE WORK.
The progress, OF the work vas osss7ily very aov,
ard il was not until the 70 IstAut- Just one month
afstF incs pion'bat it completed AZ the on set
one Of he Important points 70 ascertain the
eI Ct di.ta ceand beaEir Of the rebel tort.
TIE txcaTA ion commenced IN the eide OF the
hill WaeIeoa eur * orior line OF works RI Tbs tun'
n n, 10 use ths technical tenn, gallery" is about
hu, sud 8 hall feet hgh, reeTly as many feet Eide
a. the bo:cJc aud TO feet wide at the top The
ua amy pick was not sui ed The work. as lie fixes
were too brosi permit their sWngias IN toe lulle.
This dficnl vas easily overcome By hirg oosn the
dukes 20 the of tne regsar min ng pick. Water
vas met win moi iar from he entrance, and for time
gave no little trouble The or, oHever. ss plAnk,o,
and the sic aud ceiling showed up. q'ekea q was
met with, aud TO OoVia IL the Iange Ut the Hu9nei
curved upwards 81 that the lAtee hall vas several
feet bigbe than e. tue entrance. Tho e6zng OF be
wafer form, mud 10 several places so that regiment
came from their daily labor 6esoauered snc stained
A. ler 9Th he end was rssched and The trangLlaon
vas aOuIdsn lJ verAsd in the hoises ov rbead Toe
mailing Of timber and parks could be dstn city hesTo,
and lei, no diubt that ,he men directly beneath
the rebel ior,.. The enemy were evidently mskpg
flooring for TIER ar y. As near as could DO -
tain d, the distance fOm the tunnel 10 the olt was
Twenty feet.
TEE NINE.
Alter il was sufficiently evident that point d'eo.y
under the oss r-scned tn sHuc ion OF the miT
was commenced The angle OF the or PR sets wares
our lines aud und this gle tue tunnel GlVrtged IN
two galleries. each running, near as could Re asoer
"a ned der On side. 1t was Ire intention to make
hs mine cone of eight msgtz nes placed at 10 erSas
along these branch CELL r s. tnat the entire iengh
Of III fort mig It 9 own p, in place OF one spoi-
do nv
vito car lidg Of powder, which be Inserted 10 the
earth aud igiteJ by fus. h asoeTtained that the
work Of nskng breach would be more d cualy Sc
cured By distributing the powder icsiesd OF ng lh
bulS. In the later tho explosion resulted IN
deep and broad crater in the former in vide cha3r.
Wa re { g carridges-his miniature mage nes-wtre
not dconDto;sd BY packing, the tendency OF the *
ploslOn was fGd vent at the frat hole. Hence he
resoried packing the mag nes or as 1t Is
technically knoWc, "nmping."
CHARGING TIE NINE.
TIE mine vas c at.ri ay. The quantity Of
Doodsr used cas SIC tons Pause, and II /. Sx
,en twelve lnOu AID pounds InSg ~ sig't dry
good boIe- he mag aes r moe III m in tizs aid
rhsp) ed -itn poVoer and you ell have an idea OF
the mlt. What a terrific spectacle Is in store for
Auoths Herald correspondent, attached to the 9th
corps ose task i; VIs to scribe the fight the e1-
pOscn being within the province Of he cOrrep ndent
Of the n core, 10 froa o. which it took place. tbus
de,Oribes the artll,ry fir:
HesSq'r. 6.h Army Corps,
Before P,le'sourg Juy 20 IA L.
can write anc should Hri'e, q ID yes Whist Cal l
WriteP Malvern / Fredericksburg, Getty bu 6 nd
he GsIc.st Ug1t tt o the pr, sent campaign pre-
q mt No parslei the osDnonsdn g nov in Togress.-
Il Ia rrbls beyond Description The fash OF the eau
Ion u musketry, and smoke OF battle are all 4 at can
be sc, D. Will, the rtsr OF hundred Nlsga as and
s,rtkil g Of ahes 6l the ayr.
gresl b,uls has be gun-is in progress. No results
are determined yet. IL was kuoWn last Dignt tta'
Petersou e ROud bomosrded this morLog, frat tie
great mIue, Of VII Gu 20 mDCn been pr m sed aud
20 MT oh xoeeted WoulI ba sprung IN the eVenug -
[, was a busy night-no sleep for sny one. Osnron
we're hurried 10 he iTo & we're placed in posi-
to- the guns For Warren aid F,ri Orsw ord we're
put IN their places l wsa tia; no amOuuto
was va ting; every pOss bic 10 e b, ughE e cary
ully The plan OF 9s-au stxsrcseo, anu,
lei ne say here, tust CicJTs ald men we're impatient
Tor The attack 20 op n.
Al three A. 4 the stack was TO have commenced
Every preparation al been completed, bOEeve a that
d u BeAIprhe as durI < tne IRht our pickels kspt
10 lively skim shing, and there was the usual amount
OF art e f. lug To { jouCee, was dss gued 10 i'm
press ne enemy that nUtbiug unusual was on loot, ana
have 10 idea that be I'd The slightest tim ton CT
,xpee.aIion OF The attack until It was made
RE attack began at twenty mi uCs U five o'clock
Tee expIos on Of the he zig Tor tie open
ing Of canon along Que whole line
had good snd u va'ed 10 ition from WHICH, ~ sec
t. ana mort arfLl it was TIE ear h treuoled at the
shock aud far into the giOus of the uppr cir lie
tossed shauere fragnants Of tbs enemy's OFT above
tne mine. mome.t ard the mil had done Sllot-
ted work, least setmsd to have done 60 from ny
standpoint OF view.
As stat, above We have nothing yet az to resulta
Follo1 ng the CXplOsi n aud may almost say accom-
psnyiDg It. entire at lery opened. Two hours and
ser bsve pasei and tb is no cessation in The can
nObaditg Tue fire OF m isketry from behind the op-
piRit brea tRorks III knows 10 Information. long
clOud column OF smoke hangs over the OPP osin battle
H. es. AmbuaOoes Degin 10 arrive on the h'ld. l.
these two urs many pstrioc father std N 'ny be
roc sOn have ia and WlYeP Tearl' VITO Whtc ing
and waiting, have ben made Wdoae and children made
tar eFltss.
have 70 close abruptly here tn give this 10 the mss'
s'Igsr who ID waiting. Tee days work IL but begun.
Oar loss ihus far, sm sat6ed, IN only bs slight Il
h. 10 hn hn mad h. na,Ia rlcnrh III aid anOt tr the