The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

from BeauregRrd's command, among whom
are sixteen rebel officers. Hancock has
also taken large number of prisoners, who
are on their way now to the rear. Our
guns now command Petersburgh aud can
shell the city at any moment. Our losses
yesterday are said to have been about 900,
while that of the enemy was fully as great,
if not greater.
The following, dated Washington, June
10th, is from Secretary Stanton:
"a dispatch from City Point, this morn
ing, reports that our forces advanced yes
terday to within one mile of Petersburg,
where they found the enemy occupying a
new line of entertainments. which, after a
successful assault, We failed to carry, but
hold here an entrenched position. We are
entrenched within a new line. We are in
formed that Beauregard has been reinforced
from Lees army. No report has been re-
ceiVed by the Department concerning cas-
ualties In the army, or operations since they
crossed the James river.
''Gen. Sherman reports that the enemy
gave way last night in the midst of dark
ness and storm, and at daylight we entered
from right to left. Our whole army is now
in pursuit as far as Chattahoochee. Gen.
Sherman adds; start at once for Marietta -
The following is from near Petersburg,
June 18tb:
Contrary to expectation, no general en-
gagement occurred yesterday, although
there was fighting on the left at times very
heavy. Early in the morning the 9th and
Cd corps, forming the left of our line, were
or aHu
time fighting was exceedingly severe. The
were favorable. -Four additional guns were
captured by the Cd corps in charge, max
ing total of twenty-five. The whole line
has materially advanced.
A dispatch dated jamestown, Virginia,
June l7Gh, says:
came down from the pontoon above
! Point Powhattan, with dispatches for Sec
rotary Stanton. Just as left Captain Pit
kins reported to me that Petersburg was in
our hands. No dispatches of late date have
been heard from General Sheridan, but the
! Richmond Wing of the / 9Th has a dispatch
from Lee, stating that Sheridan had been
routed in an engagement with Lee and
Hampton, losing 500 prisoners, and leaving
his dead and wounded on the field.
This is not confirmed.
The hardest fighting at Petersburg was
done by the black troops. The forts they
stormed were the worst of all. After the
affair was over, General Smith went and
thanked them told them he was proud O
their courage and dash. He says they can
be exceled as soldiers; and hereafter b.
will send them to difficult places as readily
as the best white troops.
An official dispatch from Secretary Stan
ton dated June 18th, a. NJ, says:
"The movement of the army of the Poto
mac to the south side OF Richmond acros
the Chickahominy and James Rivers has
progressed far enough to admit of publca
ton of some general facts without danger o
premature disclosure. After several day:
of preliminary preparation, a movement
commenced on Saturday night. The 18tl
corps, General Smith, marched 10 White
House, and embarked in transports for Der
muda Landing.
Wright's corps and Burnside's moved t.
James Bridge. crossed thu Chickahominy
and marched to Charles City, on the james
river. Hancock's corps and Warren's eros
sed the Chickahominy at Long Bridge
marched to Wilcox on the James river
which was to be crossed by the army a
Powbattan Point.
A dispatch from Grant, dated Monday
evening, 80. Headquarters, Wilcox
Landing, states our advance had reached
that place and would commence crossing
James river on Wednesday, and that Smith
corps would commence arriving at City
Point that night. No fighting was reported
during the movements, except little cav
airy skirmishing.
On Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock Gen
Grant was at Bermuda Landing. In dis
patch from him, dated at 3 p. M, he says
our forces will commence crossing James
river to-day. The enemy shows no signs
of yet having brougt their army to the
south side of Richmond.
Our movement from Cold Harbor to
James river has been made with great celer
ity, and so far without loss or accident.
An official dispatch, dated at Genera
Buffers headquarters $50 p. M, says .ha
Smiths corps was coming on, FIVE thousand
having already landed"
A dispatch from General Sherman's head
quarters, dated June 18th, at 8 CLOCK p
N, near Kenesall, states that the General il
in front, advancing his lines on Kenesall
Another unofficial dispatch, dated P. m.
reports an advance. General Thomas hal
gained ground, and one rebel brigade il
nearly surrounded. Ii further reports the
rebel Gen. Polk killed and his body sent tc
Marietta.
General Washburne, of Memphis, re