Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-30
Operations the Enemy the Dsnville Road
Our Comm unic aliens with Richmond.

Operations of IN. Enemy on the D.nvilis Road -
Our Communications with Richmond.
From gentleman who, in pursuance Of orders, tried
to reach Richmond By the Danvile route we learn the
following particulars:
He got to Danvile on last Friday evening and left
there on Saturday evening at O'Clock. Up to that
ume and indeed up to Sunday, be knows that the
my bad not appeared on the Piedmont Read (Dan7ile
connecton ror got nearer TO it than the bridge the
Danvllle Road over the Stsunton River cay 48 miles.
AT D1nvile he was informed that the enemy had
struck the Danvilie Road last week at Burkeve
junction and had been busiiy engaged in the work of
obstruction between that point and the Stauuton River
and had done their work pretty eectualy At Green's
boro on bis return be learned that the enemy had been
INST, repulsed three times and finally driven off from the
Stanton Bridge. This was done by such force OF
soldiers Of different commands as could be got 10.
gether on their way to their commands at Rich
mord or elsewhere, together with the local
militia, numbering about six hundred. The whole
Confederate force IVES about twelve hundred -
The enemy's force is differently estimated at from fl
teen hundred to eight thousand. Probably tbs first
would be nearest the truth.
On Sunday one hundred and seveDtysi men, princi-
pay composed Of workmen engaged at the Government
Naval Ordnance works at Charlotte, passed through
Greensboro On their way to the theatre of action. We
presume that sui cisnt force will soon be gathered
aud will dive the enemy CT thu line Ct the Danvie
Road but bow soon the road be repaired so as to
restore communication, is than We can even pre-
tend to guess at.
1t is believed that communication with Richmond
0a Petersburg will soon be restored, an6 hope to
again be in receipt Of assuring advices from both these
cities.
1t was reported acd believed last week that the
my, following up his policy OF sliding around
#iih his Left in front, had been enabled to
reach the lire of the Petersburg and Wei
don Railroad, and it was even said that bis en-
repchmcnts stretched across that Road. This belief
received strength and confirmation from the fact that
no mails had been recsiVed from Richmond or Peters
burg for nearly week. for several days had there
been my communication by telegraph.
1t was aigO said and believed that something On
foot among leaders, the result Of which would
be apparent W. 1t that something was to be, no pre-
else inf0r mati0n given, but the point to which
things bud reached, seemed to favour the idea that
something must be done and that something
lcoud be done. 1t was even limited that lest
Wednesday would be marked by the occurrence of this
The interruption Of communication has
5fd Us without the means OF knowing whether anything
lid indeed occur, although rumors not wanting to
he etcs that the enemy he'd been attacked and driven
ID aud was tetreatjng to bis base on James River
la confirmation Of this we may mention that we
we're iofoT1Dcd that th wayline wire to Richmond
md Petersburg lad been restored on Sunday, and
gentleman who arriced here yesterday morning and
vas in Goidsbofo' on Sunday evening learned there
hat dispatch lad through from Richmond, Dia
Petersburg, fer q gentleman now, or recently, tex
graph operator in Wilmington informing him that in
lay Oh two he could get through to Richmond, by walk
ing some distance, Al neon On yesterday (Monday)
the wires were working through direct to Richmond.
Fhey crowded with Government business, but we
expect TO receive press dig patches of highly favorable
character.