The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-20

THE STU ALTON.
The assault Petersburg continues, up 70 last &C
counts progress steadily Mr.. Stanton acknowledges
the receipt Of despatch from City Point dated at nns
O'Clock yesterday morning, reporting that our
troops advanced 70 within about a mile in from,
Of Petersburg, on Saturday, and found the enc
my occupying line OF defences, which
our forces attacked repeatedly, and failed to
Garry. but still held and intrsnched thoir positions
was inferred from the strength Of the enemy within the
lines that General Beauregard had been strongly
reinforced from General Lces army So much for the
ofhoiL accounts Our dispatches from City
Point to nine O'Clock Saturday morning state that heavy
firing was then going on and that prevalent
70 the effect that . corps Of General Lees army
attacking General Butler It was said that portion
Of Buffers command advanced 10 the railroad and Dc.
stroyed four Eve miles Of track II was also reported
that he drove the enemy captured several pieces Of
artillery and some hundred prisoners
Our correspondents with the different Army corps give
splendid description OF the whole movement against
Petersburg, with the succession Of desperate battles
which occurred from the 18th to 17h Gen. Burpsdes
corps did the principle part OF the lighting and did IL In
magnificent style Although official account Of the
casualties has been obtained Is known that in many
instances the loss both sides heavy We give 70.
day very full list. Some OF brigades carried the
ensmys works only after hand to hand nght m which
che bayonet was used with undaunted Grmusss by the
oombatants.
Another bulletin from the War Department, at hapast
nine last night that Sherman reports that
the enemy gave way Saturday night the midst OF
darkness and Storm and daylight pckets entered
his line from right to left. The whole army 10 In
pursuit FAR the Chattshoochee. General Sherman
adds start at once for Marietta -
On Wednesday Blair's corps stormed the enemy's
works and drove them back Blair was at last accounts
south or the Chatahoochee whore Johnston had assed
ht artillery to prevent right from crossing.
The euerlas attacked and captured Bsrdstown, Ken.
tucky Saturday The garrison only numbered twenty
I've The rebels destroyed the railroad bridge
near Boston, and when last heard from on their
way to L,chfeld after crossing the Nashville Railroad
Eizabethtowp.
No intelligence from other quarters has been received
Accounts rem Memphis OF the late disaster TO General
stugis in Mississippi represent that affair in leee dis
NAL light than heretofore. The loss will not probably
exceed two thousand The confusion whereby
the disaster brought about occurred in q narrow
road. knee deep With mud, near Ripley, where the
cavalry fell back upon the infantry artillery and wagon
trains. which were Embedded in the mre wholly
unable operate and thusca n manic
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
II was announced yesterday BY tho Rev Dr. Stars
during the services ST. Patrick's Cathedral 10 Mott
street that the official documents constituting Bishop
Mocloskey OF Albany, Archbishop OF New York. to suo-
coed the late Archbishop Hughes had arrived in this
country from Rome, and had been received by the ap
pontee but thar his acceptance Of the responsible posi-
ton was not yet certain though there good reason
70 believe that be would accept within . short time
The decision Of Judge Barnard legalzng the appoint
m Vt Of the new Board Of City Tax Commissioners was on
,,ars " last rsarmed By the general term OF the 81.
prems o>urt AZ there 10 no resource left for
hes,rs willis son and Brown but application to the
cet OF sbd 1 It, Is not Likely they VIII carry
- ,na, ,riuunai II 10 reasonable 70 suppose that
- m ,n,eY,ose no further distractions 10 the per.
,or,o,,oo az their duties by the new Commissioners
sCn,s,o r N. Burmester, Of the schooner or'en'al'
vs.tsrdsy, reports that Information bad
Sn'O' .,vsa q, 81. Johns. Porto Ris', frcm $. Do
n the success 0 the nSats Christie expedition
thus confirming previous advices
a.. ~.,rned veterans Of the Ninth View YORK stats
Mutt. are % BE- oomplimspsd by dinner a. the o.
N,csolss Hotel Tomorrow evening, 70 p gwen ~ o.
members OF the regiment
Amos, shocking outrage was recently COMMITTEES On
~ oersoe OF poor woman residing In East Seventeenth
s.., nv four ruans, who broke into her room soou'
o.a o,oock in the morning Yesterday two young men,
n,msa rbomas mckinney and JanSes Bergen, we're ar.
rostsd and taken before Justice Dodge on the charge -
be,os engaged In The strocy They committed for
,r,al In default Of one Thousand dollars bail each.
mao uamed John Heal on Saturday night last ar
rested and identified by policeman Robert Thompson, Of
the Eshtccsts precinct, % the person who shot him
tho arm with pistol on the 18th ut 81 the corner Of
Third avenue Twenty third street. Justice Connolly
required Real 70 Uve thousand dollars bail for hrs
70 answer the charge and also i've hundred
dollars bs TO answer 10 charge Of having shot woman
named Mary Miller, some VI, .ss ago.
The CmvALRr STILL LrNo.-The rebel
journals made show Of self-congratulstion
over the defeat OF Sheridan. We hear from
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