The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-01
THE gITUATIoN.

THE SITUATION.
General Grant has been digging and deving to some
purpose The mine Of which the Richmond journals have
been taking about in somewhat dsdanfui terms for
some time past completed of the Ninth corps
{Burnsides on Friday evening" fully charged with six
tons OF powder and exploded under the euemys breast
works. scattering the earth the garrison far and
wide into the air, including 1t Is believed, sixteen guns
which were in battery immediate assault was made
Into the gap thus created. artillery and muskctry
from the Ninth, Fifth and Eighteenth corps along the
whole line opened q tremsudous fire, and desperate
engagement commenceo. y which, !. is reported,
three tiers Of the acmys breas. works were
taken. Latest ofhcias nows received in Washington
last night affords result OF the conflict The facts
above stated all that 10 positively known Our cor
respondent with the Ninth corps gives . most minute
description OF the plan and working Of the mine which
was undertaken and completed by Colonel Pleas
ants, Of the Forty eighth Pennylvania regiment.
composed mostly Of coal. miners from the schuyl.
Of work. The work was commenced the 2Sth OF
June, and was thus exactly month in progress Il was
done With much secresy that the other corps around
knew nothing definite about Il, although a. We have
known for time, the rebels were acquainted with
che fact that General Grant was mining in some
direction. We give map in another column Of Pc
tsrburg and iss dences and two diagrams Of the
tunnel and the mine Prisoners taken state that the
enemy were undermining our works. and that two or
three days they would have the mines u.s. General
Grant and General Meade witnessed the explosion and
chs assault II il said that troops, having 70
GROSS a opsn feld In the charge. suffered
severely. II may be days yea before
Petersburg falls before the successful assaults OF
General Grant. Al vicksbcrg in june 1885, one rebel
fort was blown up, and the enemy's work were
sssauked. but line after line Of strong defences
were found. and would have had 10 be reduced
Ia succession, the city had not surrendered.
But interval Of nine days elapsed between The ex
posion Of the mine the Goth Of June and the capula
tion OF vicksburg. Ike result should accrue at
Petersburg We ought to be satisfied.
The Pennsylvania raid falls into nssnncsnoc before
th extraordinary exploit At Petersburg Our latest
from Chambersburg Is to the effect that General
Averil up with the enemy on Saturday at Mccon
nellsburg and punished them 50 severely that they
retreated towards Hancock II was reported
chat they had crossed the river and were
prevailed in Baltimore last night that they were
advancing force on Gettysburg When General Averi
reached Chambssburg the Are had far advanced
the public buildings and other valuable property could
not be saved Our correspondent gives pretty full
Of the and dwellings consumed amounting
in ali 70 two hundred and sixty Ave-
The last reports from General Sherman are quite salts.
factory The enemy remains within bis fortifcs.ons,
thus leaving nothing for the assailine army 70 do.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The tslegrspbic details Of the European news BY tss
Bremen on Cape Race given h the HsnALB 70 day
summary OF the advices, which dated to the Goth o.
July-thrse days lAter-having appeared columns
yesterday morning
The peace negotiations between Germany ana Dsnmsrf
we're Be conducted In Vienna II appears sbs
King OF Denmark had much choice 10 the matter
Germany has sent him request TO send penpoten-
Aiary 70 Vienna Immediately" and Napoleon declares
that Denmark cannot enter the German Confederation
armistioe Was agreed 70.
The rebel loan had declined two per cent in London,
owing In part 10 the realization Of pro6s and partly 70
- anxssy fe, TO know the time "wben She rebel armies
Vim venture 90 The invasion Of the North The leading
American stocks had rciapscd. Cousols dull 10
zopdoo, on the 10Th Of July, at ooh sox.
The Bremen has NOT reported the Liverpool cotton.
bresdstuns or provisions Market has she any
ship news for the three days
.-n-oxrov N al "a n
today calling the people OF this State observe the
aatlona fas, day appointed by the President
Ceueral Sendford's letter 70 Governor Seymour In
which he gves portions Of his correspondence with the
washington Authorities shows the progress and result Of
lie efforts 70 obtain from the War Department an eIemp
"a OF the one hundred days militia from the draft The
rotary Of war and the Solicitor Of the War Department
neued 10 the opinion that by the strict construction
he Enrolment oct all Of THO hundred days men who
,hs actually be In the military service Of the United
AZ the time they may BE- drafted VIII be exempted
n i exemption shall be duly claimed
IRA D. " Collins and Ferris Gushing, oaeer Of tho
a. a,ioa Of Mcclellan Minute Men, q tha city, deny
81 really 10 letters which they have sent 70 Us, to'
"a. uenu recently made 10 the S. Louis dispatches
ona gug tie Minute Men with being connected with th'
vi dshnm orgaDizatoo for overtbrowng our nasiona
a. nsas.
49, 81 LOU correspond nt o. the Cincinnati Gassfi
= concerning the great coprerhead conspiracy -
.ts sxpose OF the conspiracy has produced profound
,.son among loyal citizens 10 this State and this he's
b. Intensified by the well founded ths, within
a. sst twenty -four hours Colonel saDdersoo, the Pro
go vsrshsi General has released the Grand Commander
r.. css Grand Commander and Grand Secretary, thu
c,ss highest cnlcss Of the Order 10 this s,aA. THIS, II
= .,s,.d vu done 90 condition that they would make
ssAa brssa d lss plot, which sbsy dd .. andlDS W