The New York herald., 1864-09-27
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Aew days ago Lieutenant General Grant obtained
formation from . reliable source that wagon oad Of
orpedses had ieft or uas about 70 leave Richmond to
DO sung in tho James and Chckahomiuy rivers and 90
sae strength Of thts Intelligence no sent Commodors
helaocthoa Smith commanding the James river DO
sus, 70 take susn measures a. will prevent aoy
damage % our vessels frsm these nferna, ma
chimes. Commodore Smith at oacs ordered the
gunboas Hancnbsck, Lieutenant Fyns commanding,
TO repair to the locality indicated and spare pains n
taking up the tospsdoss already planted aod not al
ready down, to prevent u being done. Capt Fyns on
arriving at ths mouth Of the ckshominy
ont picket boat in charge OF Acting Masters Mate Thos
y: Wright. ~ pstro and on Friday night ne bad nus
started on soe ten mles sp that stream
He was accompanied by Paymaster Harry Cushing and
Acting Master Edward X. Valentine He had not proceed
cd far before he encountered force Of robsl gusrias
whom he engaged, and aftsr stubborn light succeeded
ballet shea Ihroagh bi eap feat he applaudsd fos -
accuracy o. atm, and fke hero--whioh he has on
sscus eecAsons proved hnss- 70 direct the
1rinG Of hN nea untA tho gUsriias had skedaddleA.
THUS Ses Csian Fyns has srcccsds& discovering and
femovss o6s Of shs sorpsdosA Tho army gunboas Noes
tue ahisssDomsy river ooSS WIN the % auocSS.cs
and sustained considerable damage.
rhs wssSossoo mall B boat Thomss A. Morgan, Captain
Edgar, which arrived this morning from the national
capital, orcugn: % a. passengers err % Hon VIM. sswMa,
roe to tho front 10 Lieutenant General Grant aud
Major General Butior Brgadisr General Geo. shsp.
Icy, commanding tho district OF Eastern Virgins, lett
Norfolk at early hour for this place 20 receive the
distinguished guests but on arriving here found the city
already left owing a change in the time oS
departure which had been altered from ten O'Clock
TO oght. He however, met Hon. George Harrington,
Colonel Seaton, OF the National Inei,gncer and Mr..
nj IA rpn
here this morning from Washington on board Of tho
revenue cutter Northerner Captain John taunce These
gentlemen likewise bound Tor the OF war Cap
tain George Siicer, commanding the revenue cutter
Philip Allen. stationed in Hampton Roads, called upon
Mr. Harrington in au official capacity
QUIET
Everything is very que, dali The weather, after
chs eQn'nocsal storm. IS exceedingly pleasant.
Rebel Aocounts.
FURIOUS cAsNcgADfN1 BEFORE PETERSBURG.
From the Richmond Seminal, Sept ~
At Ave O'Clock Wednesday morning the enemy
opened all mis- batteries, aud shecd the city for moro
than an hour Our batteries replied and the cannonadug
was furious for time. Yesterday was comparatively
quiet
HEAVY REINFORcEMENrs FOR sRANT-vIGILANCH
UNION FORCES.
From the Richmond Wing, sept. "a
Heavy renforcements Grants army are still coming
in The ouemy are very vigant on our right, evidently
fearing an attack on the Weldon Railroad.
THE sHoTrED sALUTg.
From the Richmond Examiner, Sept. %
All was quiet at Petersburg yesterday but on Wednes-
day, at daylight, the whole OF the Yankee artillery
opened lines and upon the city aud along their
line from Deep Bottom 70 the Weldon Railroad evory
mothers Of Yankee 10 Grants army cheered and
huzzaed as II he would split throat. All this meant
that they had heard the OF their victory In the
valley and 10 honor Of the same firing salute with
shotted guns aud making Jubilee generally.
GENERAL HAMPIoN's CAPTURE OF THE FEDERAL
CArTLE
lFrom the Richmond Sentinel, Sept. "a.
The federal buy beeves OF the largest size
for use OF their armies Virginia The expense and
trouble OF transportation, which Ia proportion 70
numbers make the very cxpedient. The besves taken
in Hamptons late expedition are judged BY Ioudon gra-
zer weigh eight Hundred pounds nett Twenty tour
hundred and eighty.six beeves, At eight hundred
pounds would make aggregate OF one million nine hun
eighty eight Thousand eight hundred pounds, or
within = fraction OF two millions OF pounds. THIS dis
tributed daily ratons OF pound e4ch woud feed
thousand Be,rly two thousand days. ten thou
sand for hundred days, or Atty thou and men
for forty days and 90 FORTH Il IS very nice addition
to our commissariat for which are very much
obliged Mr.. Grant, and particularly TO General Hamp.
cad his braves.