The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-22
TO Major General Dir

TO Major General Die:
The following dispatches ha % been re-
ceived by this Department:
CRY PuINr, June l5, via JAMESTOWN Is
LAND, $3.50 A, NJ. June l6--Smith with To-
900 mon attacked Petersburg this morn
ing,
General Butler reports from his observa
tory near Bermuda Hundred, th I there
has been sharp Fighting and that the troops
and trains Of the enemy, were as he writes,
moving from the city across tho Apponla- 4
tox, Hancock is not near enough to rem.
der General Smith amy nid,
The Richmond papers have nothing to
indicate suspicion of our crossing the
James river, They expect to be attacked
| from the direction Of Malcvrn Hill.
| Crry roNT, June Is, $3.50 Z. M.--0ur
latest report from Smith was ut four +. NJ,
| he had carried line of intrenohnents at
| Beattys House. the colored troops assault
] ing and carrying the riae-pits with great
| gallantry, but he had not yet carried the
main line. llo describes tho rebels artill-
cry fire as very heavy. lie expected to as
sault the line Just before dark, Hancock
is within three miles of Smith.
/ Ciry PoISr, A. NJ. June l6, via JAaEs-
4 TON Island, ll;a5 A. M--At T;20 i. NJ. yes.
terday Smith assaulted and carried the
principal line. OF the enemy before Peters
burg taking thirteen cannon, several stands
of colors and between three and four hun
dred prisoners, This line is two miles
from Petersburg.
Hancock got up and took position on
/, Smiths lett ut A. NJ. to-day. There was
! heavy firing in that direction from five to
! six o'clock. Noreport has been received
, yet.
DoNT HARD LANDING VRolSIA--l p. NJ.
I June l6,-Aftcr sending my dispatch oil
: this morning from the heights southeast
of Petersburg, l went over the conquered
lines with General Grant and the engineer
officers.
: The works are of the strongest kind, NOR,
! difficult TO take than was Missionary
:, Ridge at Chattanooga, The hardest fight
y ing was done by the black troops. tn,
), forts they slorned were the worst Of all
After the affair was over, General Smitl
went to thank them, aud tell that he wai
proud Of their courage and dash,
lie says they can't be excelled ae sol
N soldiers, and hereafter he will send thon
I in difficult place as readily as the bes
At white troops, They captured six out O
a sixteen cannons which he took, The pris
" oners he took wero from Beauregard's com
Of maud Some of them said they Just cross
~ cN llt tofnNS ANANNk AhoNS blNh
ID do not think amy OF Lees army had reach
IS. ed Petersburg when Smith stormed i
in They seem TO be making arrangements I
Q. hold the west side Of the AppomattoS, ia
Is town they could rot think d holding an
lies directly under our our guns. I'll
To- weather is splendid
ur Cry PoISr, June l6, 4l5 p. M--Ge
he Butler reports from Bermuda HuI
Or dred, tina. the enemy have abandoned III
works IN that place His troops are no
ny engaged in tearing up the railroad betwee
X. Petersburg aud Richmond.
cd The following dispatch does not desi
NJ nate the hour, but il is supposed to be lat
Ia than the proceeding ones,
at JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA, June l6,-l can
down from the position above Port 20,
ler hatten with dispatches for Secretary Sta
ton. just as left Captain Pillkm reporte
10 mo that Petersburg was in our posse
sion.
or Nothing Of recent date has been hea
from General sheridan, but tlie Richmoi