The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-22
FROM PETERSBURG 6
lFaoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
P.TERsBURG, VA, June 20, is,

p.TERs EURO, VA, June ~, lSGi.
The battles ,,r the possession OF Peters
burg have bee2 fought aud won. Hence
forth the eng .,ements on this line will bs
for the capiGee Of Richmond. That Grant
has now no show of success it is scarcely
necessary for me to say. The time OF oul
peril has passed, and the hour for congrAtu
lation and telicitation now is. For three
times within the last month, Petersburg has
been almost, but not altogether, captured.
The first peril came when the Beast landed
at Bermuda Hundred, but the willy creole
General, though with bat a haud tall, met
his advancing columns, che cbed them, and
finally penncd him up in the hundred
Again, ON the 9th of Jane, Kaatz, with his
raiders, dashed into our outer lines
of works, and for awhile Petersburg was
endangered; but her citizen militia, with
Roman bravery and SPARTAN fortilude, re
| sisted the onset Of the foe, and linaliy he was
beaten back.
Buo the last aud greatest Efforts of the
foe are yet TO be adverled TO- The faithful
Espr. IS, OF this city, la, already given you
diurnai statements oi the situation, which
Will sipersedc the necessity Of my speaking.
in detail. propose briefly to recapitulate
the events OF the last ive days with a sh ort
summary OF results. On Tuesday night laA
the enemy appeared at Blylor's farm, about
five miles below here, where Graham's bat
terry and the militia fought them until their
aaimunition was exhausted and they were
compelled to give back. GA "Wednesday
they catne in overwhelming force up Prince
George and City Point roadF, again compel
lug our troops to give back. Daring this
evening they captured three guns OF Sturdi.
wants battery, and number Of the men,
including Capt ), and also batteries number
five 10 seven inclusive. That OF tive is all
exceedingly important one, aud is the key
ta the rest Just here it is not improper to
say that these works were constructed by 4
civil engineer. aud are said to be of no kind
oi service, aud We're SO pronounced by Gen
Beauregard when first he saw them.
The iirst very severe fighting occurred on
Thursday, near battery No 9. Here the en-
emy assaulted Hoke's lines, aud, after con
siderable fight, were handsomely repulsed
We capturing some three or four hundred
prisoners, and they capturing number OF
ours. On Thursday the enemy also made All
advance on the north siie of the Appomat-
tox, cutting the railroad ut Port Waithall
but were in tura dislodgea that evening by
Pickett. 1his is the only matter Of interest
| that has occurred OH the the north side, ey
| cept the attempt TO ascend Swift Greet.
which is one OF the tributaries OF the Ap
| pomaitox. on the Chesterfield side. They
attempted to go up this creek, for the pnf-
pose OF burning the bridge over it on tht
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad. The
| enemy also sheied Fort Clifton, on tn,
| Chesterfield side, about four niies below
here, quite furiously, to which that font re-
spondea spiritedly, compelling the enem,
to withdraw.
| On Friday m Orning about moondown tn
enemy attacked ur-front most vigorousl
| near the Baxter road and near Avery's road
| In this engagement the enemy had over
| whelming forces, and succeeded in capturiD!
the Macon Light Artillery aud some twent,
men, and Of the horses only twenty-on
were saved. On Friday evening, from si1
| to half past ten O'clock, the 'severest fgh
| that has occurred around Peters burg tool
place. BY this time Beauregard discovered
that Grant, with his entire force, was in ou
front Gen. b. fought this evening Bald,
Smith aud Hancock with force which wa,
| scarcely handful, aud, by \ miracle of God
saved the Cockade City, though losing bat
| terry 16. aud Withdrawing to point near th'
Jerusalem plankroad, thus giving up about
| one mile of ground. The conduct of some
OF the troops engaged in this affair has beer
harshly criticised by come, but, in the alb
sence Of accurate Information, forbear II
! repeat what has been told me. This was tn,
last Of the enemy's grand efforts. Anothe
feeble demonstration marked the day on
Saturday. but it was readily repulsed with
little eifort on our side. but with heavy
slaughter OF the foe. Yesterday pickle
firing and shcliing aud mere demonstra-
tion at one point of our lines was all that
was done.
To-day has Been unmarked by any event
of striking interest, and the following sesm.
to be the situation: Grants right rests Oh
the James river near Bermuda Hundred
where Gilmore eonironts our forces, theme,
he s etehes across the Appomattox, his lin,
resting OH that river, Just below Fort Gilt
ton. aud reaching on towai is the Jerusalem
pi..l kroad, to two miles ot the Weldon
a'iroad, which thus far the enemy have moi
seaehed, the enemy, however. hold posses-
sion Of the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad
Oa the South bank of the Appomattox the
enemy have the F!fth, Second, SiztA, Ni.A
aud facesaictA Corps. At Cobb's Bluff the
cneiny have an immense Observatory, very
mueh higher than the highest trees, from
which 70 determine tho new situation.
I Since Thursday Let the euemy have becu
shelliDg the city moro Or less eyery day
the mast Of the shelis falling on Bolling'
brock aHd Gycamoss stseete and Is Dland
'Jord 70 ~ ~ Guy Oonaeil hel9 ! neot'