The New York herald., 1864-07-10
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THE SECOND CORPS.


mr.. Finley Anders0n's Despascnes.
CANT HEAR PlnRssuR0, July 8, 1854
Nothing worthy Of special mention has transprsd TO-
day 10 front Of the Second corpa Our iDes are well
established and apparently every person ia the army
feels conndens Of the ultimate d the speedy
OF the canpsign under distinguished leaders.
coMNmsARY RcHMoED.
Information received direct Richmond aud Peters
burg shows that by sovetag tho snemy's railroad oo
nnunicstions with the South, have nnicted more
injury upon him than could have dcoe in defeating
him In pitched battles. The citizenr o Rich
and vicinity said to be suffering from the lack
provisions The rebel sold ers, however, ted as
well Is possible 70 iced them. Most Of the residents
Of Petersburg, have left the city. Some Of Tho sup
plies for the rebel army hauled In wagons
into Petersburg, from the Burkess lie station, Al
the junction Of the Lynchburg and the Wsldon
railroads but portion Of the suppliesecoecialiy those
for immediate useare brought IRON kchmond, thus re-
dlciRg the amount which the ens-
my may have accumulated there IN anticipation OF
siege Tho enemy fuiy appreciates the Importance OF
these railroads. and hence large portion OF Lees army
have been placed in position IN m adduionai line OF
brsastworks outside the original deiences OF Petersburg
Of those railroads For several past tho enemy has
had large number mon At work repairing the damage
done by Wilson's recent RAID
SIKH CuRPs
My attention has direcL cd injustice said TO
hevs been No ths Sixth corps report tho ops.
rations OF The second corps the 22d OF Jsne,
and published ia the liERALD Of the 30tu After careful
ipauiry have sat SIZED self tia these 90 m teral
snasers OF iact IN that report Ins pfIuoil
statement " ancA exception Ia takenr appea sttnat
the sixth corps did not advance lar, u adva1cad AZ
ALPS susceTtoe OF expaDston Ia this, taai tne right
OF The Sain beng the lett Of The Sesond II
to tie rgnt o. the sixth that tho remark APPLIED and
the acs that whiIo It Ia said thnt the eit Of tho sixth
corps ung round. advancing nearly = mile and
thrssauaTters tue rant oil the ne did not advsnoe iar
u u advanced ~ all hut II VIVA Do remembered, ~
distinctly etsted in that report, that each
dered iDdepeL dent OF the other and
dsasosc wni.h misnt happen 10 the one couss not
possibly To attributed to Inc Other ANY impression,
b6feore whign might be created in reading tue re- ort
that tho 70 the second corps sustained 10
cca1siue OF he sixth advancing with IL, not ia
She purpose Of the writer. For In that
rcIsrt the Of the not ~ ths
SIKH corps. but from the Second oil vaia
as. opne0tn aad brigade oumaDdcrs who have been
kil ed or wounded IA former bais!es
CAMP sEAR PETERSBURG, July 7-Evening.
THE SITUATION AryAIRs
The 1suAtion In HancocSs corps has
hanged for week Of The enemy not in such
proximity lett the right OF the general
Botn sides actively preparing for the
ash which will ~ far distant day The siege OF
Petersburg will undoubtedly be equivalent TO sego or
whom the ermer falls II ia evident that the
lator woulhbe regarded untenabie. The enemy is
sructing heavy works In 'front.' that when
the fer,fcat,ons Of construction both
mpetsd there viii bs work both osids and
outSlde u Pos9rSDurR.
MIGHT
To night constant picket firing is kept up further to
right, Warrens aud Parnsde frcns bus IL does
not extend downto that OF the Second corps
RxBsIs
Deserters and prisoners from Petersburg and Richmond
that the sclders three quar- pound OF
salt issued every days. but that they
have had fresh Lees army caras 10 Peters
burg II is the expectation OF rebels Lieutenant
Early will bring back csste and necessary
things when he returns from Maryland cad fsansy
yana-
coNDn,oN TROOPS.
The trOops In the Second oorps In ane condl-
tion. They have made themselves quite comfortable in
tho trencacs and ready any momen, meet the
enemy again.
REoEPnos ALABAMA.
The the destruction OF tho rebel prato Alabama
has created great enthusiasm throughout ths army
evening
ooAMAHDEs or ARSTLL SRI.
MAJOR John q. HazAa OF The sirs Rhode Island lisas
artillery has been formally announced comandaut OF
The artillery br gade Ia the Second corps.
There nothing else OF Interest transpiring In this
immediate vicinity.