The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-09
NEWS or TIE WEEK.

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at Buffers headquarters, the 9Th, says
Both parties were busy at Petersburg yes
terday, erecting new and Strengthening old
batteries. Some firing took place along the
lines, but nothing of moment occurred.
Wilson's division and Kautz's cavalry are
on another raid, making detour by Mat
toway, thence across to the Petersburg rail-
road. They have not yet been heard from.
Gen. Foster still holds his position across
the James river. RRmors came late last
night that 1000 or 5000 troops had been
added to those already in our front. To
day will show. There are no troops in
Richmond save the militia.
a special to tie same paper, Washing
ton, 29cb, says the latest advices from
Grants headquarters report only such oc-
casional skirmishing and artillery practice
as, inevitably result from the close proxim
ity Of the two forces. The chief enemies
our soldiers have had lately to combat are
heat and dust, which have been of the most
malignant character. 1t is with the utmost
difficulty that men and animals get even a
scanty supply of water. Palmer's raid
from Newbern, on the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad, seems to supply a perfect
explanation of the reported march of rebel
troops from Lees army into North Carroll
ma, on which such absurd speculations have
been based. General Hancock yesterday
morning resumed command of the % corps.
The Herald's 18th corps correspondence
on the goth, at midnight, writes that for
two days nothing of moment had occurred.
except the regular FIVE minutes discharge
of thirty pound Parrot shells into Peters
burg. We now have perfect range, and
when our guns open they viii prove any
thing but mirth to the inhabitants. The
rebel works between this corps and Peters
burg are hardly anything more than rife
pits. Deserters are constantly coming into
our lines.
The same correspondent, on the 9Th,
says about eleven O'Clock the rebels, tired of
Witnessing the discharge of our 30-pOund-
ers, opened their heavy guns on the other
side of the Appomattox. The first shell
struck the parapet Of our battery. The
rebels, however, calculated without their
host. The heavy thirties Immediately
turned upon them, and Howell and James
opened, followed By Ashley, with 9O-pound-
ers, and Beecber commenced furious she'll
ing of the city with 1o-pounder PARROTS at
short range, occasionally pouring showers
of case shot into the rebel skirmislI pits.
Tue enemy was efTectually silenced.
The Herald's Bermuda Hundred cores
pondence of the 9th says important chang
es have taken place in the movements and
numbers of the enemy confronting Foster.
They are in increased force on the line of
the Newmarket road, under command of
Gen. Ransom. The rebels are puzzled to
know what Foster is up to. They will find
it tie most significant move of the cam
paigu. and he cannot be dislodged.
The Herald's New Orleans correspond
ence Of the 21st says the archives of the
State of Louisiana were found buried il
the earth near Baton Rouge, and portion
of them have arrived at New Orleans.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
the report that our cavalry destroyed all the
railroads leading out of Richmond is con-
frmed. Il is reported that Buffers guns
Icoyer Richmond and Petersburg.
4 telegram from Baltimore, June goth,
says prominent officer Of the Christian
Commission sends the following note to the
editors of the American
81 am just from the front this morning.
Everything looks very well. The troops
are in fine spirits. You may be assured Of
this, as l have been in personal contact with
hundreds, both in reserve and in rife pits.
81 had an interview with General Grant
Monday afternoon. He is confident of the
result. lie says there can be but one re-
sult-the defeat of the enemy, or his retreat
from Richmond, and then his complete
overthrow.
Extensive preparations are in progress,
and the country will still more loudly ap-
plaud the military genius and executive
ability Of Generals Grant and Meade. l
was surprised to find some of our Union
men Respondent when l arrived here this
morning at Baltimore. You can safely as
sure your readers that there is no occasion
for it, et
( dispatch from Stanton to Dix, dated
28th June, has The following
A dispatch from General Grant, dated
yesterday afternoon, reports no operations
IN front except from our own guns, which
fire at a bridge az Petersburg, 1000 yards
Distant .r a