New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-22
REBEL NIGHT ATTACK REPULSED.
A Flag of Truce Refused
DISPATCH FROM BEAUREaARD.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES or THE NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Late frsm City Point-Beporscd Demand
for the Surrender Of Petcrsburg-It t.
Said 10 have been Denied and sbe
Tswu eheIled-Detail Of Operations.

bpseial Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune
wAsHIsoToN, Tuesday, June 81, 1864.
The following extracts apd reports are from
lste Southern authorities:
The mail steamer Keyport which left City Point OF
20 O'Clock Monday morning. arrived here this cues
Aay) morning Her passengers report heavy cannon
hdng heard there that hour from the direction south
n Petersburg Officers who in from the mont TO
City Point that the Rebels having failed to CON-
ply with demand from Gen. Grant 10 surrender tie
town wo began to throw shells into the city on Saur
day afternoon
On Friday evening, as the steamer Winans was pass
ing wicox's Landing. on the James River, she was
fired by Rebel battery from the north side OF the
Sver shot passing entirely through the boat near
th< Yndder One OF our gunboats stationed In the vi
ciphy returned the FIRE. bat with what effect Is not
known
| Dr. Epsey's house. City Point Is Gen. Grants
Headquarters On Saturday evening. Gen. Butler Wis
lied Gen. Grant ss his headquarters and spent several
hours In conversation with him.
Six pieces Of cannon which were captured from the
Rebels In the vicinity Of Petersburg. have been brought
eovn to City Point They must have been defended
With desperation for they literally covered with
blood largo force Of aborers is building whsrves at
City Point
H. Our wounded continue to come IN from the front In
considerable numbers. The smbulances bring In the
perious cases, while many Others walk In.
To-day the hospital steamer Connecticut went TO An
napolis with q load Of wounded.
! The Rebels have adopted q new plan Of surprising
and capturing outposts They advance toward our
uirhes with arms at q trail indicating surrender, bat
when within few yards of men they recover arms
md FIRE. One day last week they practced this game
and succeeded in wonndng and capturing about sixty
men They generally select North Carolina troops to
plsy this dodge. ii is well known large numbers Of
North Carolinisns have within our lines from time
% time to give themselves up. On the day following
her successful attempt they again tried TO play this
game but it would not work. as our troops fred upon
thcm, when they Immediately turned and fed.
! The hospital steamer Wenonsh arrived here to-day
= IL o'clock, having on board sos wounded six Of
whom we're officers. Her wounded are slight cases,
he majority Of them walked in from the battlefield to
City Point
Later information from the army Is that all was quiet
% Sunday with the exception Of firing ct intervals
eSans the line. An attack made on our confer.
which wss quickly repulsed. The Rebels occupy a
n4gh epeuce near the town, and IL would be useless
sacrifice Of life to attempt 10 take the town as the
Rsbels unless disodged would be able to throw shells
b the midst Of any force occupying the town. The
position we hold is very embarrassing one 70 the
Rebels as they admit.
Hospital tents have been erected at City Point for the
accommodation Of our wounded but they are coming in
b such numbers that 1t is almost impossible TO provide
hem al with shelter. The wounded now being brought
II from the front serious than any since
he beginning pf Grants campaign This is accounted
Ior ffom the fact that the Rebels arc enabled " nss
her artillery to a better advantage. Among the
Bounded landed here last evening are:
fsl Z. @. Ca.sha H. Ohio, Major }. Kershew 81 Wis
T hip both legs.
re b Fol- 81 Mich. ann MAJOR C. P. Lsriin, % Wis.,
Gel C. T. Hspgood, ~ H.. side; ,
lisst Col J. N heElroy, 10 o:g, J. T. Hail. n Md
Eisot Col, p B. DO.y. i7s Capt 4; Taylor Any Cay
CAPT I Fisni I. Hobbs, 81 VII. Tsv.
Capt VIM S. Schuyler, l5oth New York. Aid TO Gen
Tyler, died on the night Of the Goth at Douglas Hos
bita Of wound received the ID OF June in front Of
Richmond while raying bis He lived in Sara
togs The 18th Indiana. Col Dobbs. reached here this
morning from the front their term Of service having ex
pired 1t came ont with over LOO men. 1t re-
Surns with 2l5