The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-02

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AtAsr. n. gussAst, chest severe
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
what sAs RsoAmoad Papers OF Aatas-
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Grant has definitely deoissd battle Il Hanover Jsns
him the srousis q dsoi".e ne osrs.is S:. -
ARMIES once more moving TWO stories have lately
prsvailed Of the direction 10 Witch Grant % go.s o.
Foot. In the appsr part Of Hsoevsr. but hes uss ~.
confirmed and s unlikely The more probable statens
10 that Grant put fortncations along his line Sssse
the Junction 70 prevent attack from General Is, -
then returning to the northern bssk OF The North An
miles above the Ppiss Tree-ths poss 70 which tosas
Here he In sMd to have crossed the rlvsr ~
n: % Sss e his s.s S
he be said 10 have already reached the desassso
predicted for him since his check a spotssyiyani.es
munkey and York. the White House and West Point
Then his whole campaign up 20 This mornest has ssea
tho derded scheme II Mcclellan instead ofm he mgAs
have como . West Point IN DAYS sailing from Wases
He e X. - dow Nv Army s:r' !.
:utbsd and he might b.vs brought Leo from the las
tho Rapdsu 70 the rh.ckahomay and our icrtiAoasns
Grant nor Sis government woud touch nocSiasAl
plan haA besa risd and he'd failed besides. y
was nccisllans So they Nosgned another are. ~
his base. and destroy him thsro Failing 10 this NJ
would light him ,l his army w:s wrecked and theo 30
they would thea approsph the city not from the river
but from Hanover JunctIoS, Keeping the .ensM -
FrsdsrieksourG railroads always u sss pos;sssos.
army army could ~ net !: dsnfsa, nessii..s -
sSros sST ~. ase q coedousvs gu. their plan 1
the 18th Of May o. that day the Soes'na. ~hSsA9
they could beat Lee y the nsa az 20, % ssn 49,
DAYS Grant underworld TO renew the assault! wsnoa ~
ability to bring his columns Unable 70 remcys -
obstacle On the Threshold OF his proposed campesea
nothing LETT but 70 abandon y and make his W.
down tho valley Of the 70 the mead wsts
he might have landed the LIST OF May, had not be
head been added By hh victories over -
Junction, but found only repetition Of spos,syvaaa
Court House In readiness there.
Nov We suppose we may n.ys s.o,hs r. 1 S
so much enaored with his left flank that hs WIN CO..
tinue from the YORK 70 tho James and form lunees
with Boiler. II be does may have long sunADO
day Perhaps he win dig parallel. and como % the oty
with tho xg-zag. Perhaps be thinks himse,I BACK =
surrendered vicksbure has lately been pi:rsd rasn
modest title In high command ct Richmond " 49,
true Fourth Of July not afar on but Lee -
Beauregard Also closs At hand, and R'cnmona wn
never be clrcumvailsted
THH WAN NEWS.
There IA little news 10 be givon morning from 0ea-
era Lees army In addition that contained In the 'est
Of special correspondent and the despAches WITT
pretty well stated IN them. appears TO DO knows.
least. tbot b04h aruhes are moving Grant u repcrtse
moving down. probably for ths point knowa Ptplns
Tree New Kent county some fifteen or sixteen m0es
Kcnmond me 81. csy = ~s ss.orsd ~
M hds hi apo~ his odrevsdvv ana WIN % ptepefss
for him whenever and wherever be may show h'nsss:
Leo mas never yet been surprised outsenerAed and
u nos likely thst no win be In this instance
80 FAR the armies havs only been naneeuvrtns. -
the battle wiz likely come OF In tew days Passsss
down from Ashland yesterday. that there has -.
some severe sklrmishsg and brisk cannonadnx % s!e
ali ' was ' quiet, tho enemy having disappeared.
Deserters from Grants army that he does ncs y
tend 70 asn sos :p e ~ ss 70
burg. They report great dissatisfaction among 49,
men and say that 81: sr: Leaving .hcss term q 49,;
the Northern 10 which shs resars o. several r
ZION Inc soutS ado 70 Aavs nothing new this uossas
All remains quiet with the situation The same as -
been for several days past The enemy Y ssih 49,
accounts n tina Northern p.pers, which No publish ss
where ia very probable he VIII try BesurxerSV
ecunts, tbst Cutters army has been most rcush1y
handled and bis mon are In state o. great dssccatss
there rsI ~ no,s,oS sadsiona from the Pen,nsua n
Yankees are at rerorted lurking In tho victnlsy
The White House, but we hear nothing now O -
YNR AyYArR IN CHARLES CITY cocNrr.
We have some further particulars Of tbs anAk =
tured partial force Of the enemy inreooese
the James river. The statements OF toe Nses
strength Of the cueys sortidcaions fully corvsse
rated They were strongly iotreuched behind Hss g
Notifications stretching out from the river IN tns sorn
horse snoe before this ran d ditch some ten or t~e've
feet dseo and some fifteen eighteen feet wde and -
abstts made more intricate and mpenetrsbe ny the -
tertwinng o wiro with the limbs and branches Of -
e,ed 20 formidable ard complete we're thets t0
ncatons that told by ofcer who osrtcipass4
In tho affair that would have taken our men two houss
10 get into their works, had there even oesn DOT -
rho force Of tho srsmy, too was considerably Isrss
than vss nrst supposed. Besides the< Numbers ~
enched there were SIX unDoata 10 the river playing
nros our mon all the time with grape and canister.
Under tho ccunsaBces General FitzhuVh Leo tbo"Gee
unwIse 70 nuke the sacrifice that would have one ~
carry the position retired after unsuccsssfs ~
saut upon portion &c the works 10 which Ne had seeo
sixty mon killed and wounded.
The Howitxey bstsioo anotAer Of hs companies -
out BY Richmond at the beginning Of the war, was =.
gagged 10 the battles near snotsyivsnis court House
has boon the great battles fought oy Genera isev
army Several OF the company were wounded-heessA
c. r. Ptessants. Cary kggieston. - Coyie, whha.
Hardy, Berry sublett Tho Yankees made several -
Temps 10 charge tbs,s battery. but were hasdsonsy
repuIsed each time.
Brisadisr Gesersi @ ". Randolph. OF this city rFss
ocmpany Rowitssrs was then commanded by Col. Q.
shieds ~ present commander |" CApe kd"sro -
CENTRAL ras's Arxr.
ARxy o. NoKrnvS vfHoWrA,l
Nsas A'.tAsc, Ny a1 a.. l.
tnas O-aat oommescsd the work Of rserossng the NeA
night About ten O'Clock lest night the eaemy ops.s1
upua COrdous dvisloo heroe canu0nadna, ana seesY
afsesw.rds assaulted hs ssir| NJ ".n ID se
There was ecus Arng This ncrning sssweea enek 49,
guard and administers, bot has NOT amosnsse
right with MS whole force and corresponding nsve
msois are on roes % our side 70 sss those Of GRAFT
day wii probably reveal 10 an the nsw sssaesA
Meantime asss bds our tios.
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