Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-30
SMELLING OF PETERSBURG.

SMELLING OF PETERSBURG
The Petersburg (va Register gives the following ao-
count OF the effect of several shells which were thrown
into Petersburg 10 the morning of the nth instants
"On Thursday night up to the hour we went TO press
the news from the front satisfactory ne Arahery
contest continued all night and towards morning
at ntery ais the yoeys of muskey From dsybreak until
past seven o'clock A. NJ the cannonade was kept up the
firing slow but CONSTANT al regular intervals o. 'e~
minutes each A few minutes before eight o'clock A. M
the inhabitants of Bongbrook street startled Dy the
unannounced arrival Of threench she'll which glanced
against Mr. Wcoxs house. two doors east OF the Telegraph
office, indenng the bricks, and striking and passing
through the granite coping of the cellar doe exploded Do
low without damage Several other shells Tell without
damage the street. in the neighDornood OF inc
Wayside Hospital Another OF the Union missiles came
shrekng dagonay the Court House and entered
the second story of Mr. Browns house Sycamore street
1t exploded il struck the wall making an aperture
large enough for the admission of mans body brick
bat struck Mrs. McGregor who was in the room on the
head INJECTING cut; other damage was done,
the fragments of the shell falling with the rubbish on the
floor The most distressing casualty that occurred the
wounding of two slave children. They were in bed at
their mothers dwelling, in Banord when she'll EXPLODED
over the bed. girl aged four years had nor eit ann
broken temporal artery cut and the cap OF the knee
and ngers of the left hand injured boy aged Blk years
suffered more severely His left leg had to be amputated
and his right foot lost the toes and portion nsp
The necessary operations for the relief OF the sufferers
performed by Dr. Smith, assisted by Drs Walsh aud
May"
From the Richmond Examiner Of June %.
Information was received here last evening that the
Yankee German Kauz had crossed the Petersburg and
Weldon railroad south of Petersburg aud was supposed
to be making his way to Burksve, the junction of the
Sodthside and Danville railroads.
PETERSBURG, JUNE 22-The Yankee raidug party,
after cutting the Weldon road at Keamss Station pro-
ceeded toward Dnwdde Courthouse for the purpose OF
cutting the Southsde road at that point and telegraph
communication has already been interrupted there The
water tank aud depot burned at Reamss and one
hundred and fifty yards of the track up but it will be
repaired tonight force OF ours has been sent IN pursuit
PRISONERS FROM HAscocKs CORPS.
PETERSBURG JUNE 22-7 P M-Two briga1es of our
army attack I'd and nked Hancocks Second Army Corps
this evening" about two miles south of this place The
fight began at O'clock The enemy made considerable
resistance. but driven back fully two miles Our
captured sixteen hundred prisoners, including fifty
commissioned officers, four pieces of artillery, eight
stand of coors and two lines of breastworks TIE enemy
made ef rt to recapture ths breasworks but were
repulsed. Our loss is very light
The enemy have cut the Weldon road ten miles below
here, but it will soon be repaired, it is supposed
From the Petersburg papers Of June D.
| From ten o'clock (of Monday night) until daydawn
around the entire line the popping of muskery was dis
tncy heard throughout the city 1t incessant not
seconds time elapng between the discharges of the
pieces and at the distance occupied, resembled more
the irregular explosion of recrackers than any thing to
| which lken it.
! SMELLING THE CITY.
Tuesday moropg early that same old 32-pounder Blake
ley of the enemy which has become 80 familiar TO tue
of Petersburg people commenced it's daily business
and ct the usual intervals Of 1--WE minutes it's reverberat
ing would break upon the This gun is stationed
PAGES farm, the City Point road and has
thrown many shells into the lower part of the city, but
far has caused destruction of life On Monday evening
of it's missiles fell the market house. entering
of the sma brick buildings to the west of the market
cuped by Mr. Frank Perkins, cutting grder in two and
scattering the paserng in all directions Another scrsped
the tin roof of the Southsde depot building glanced
the depot yard rcocheted and finally brought at the
bottom Of the Appomsttor
About ten O'Clock couple OF batteries, occupying
advantageous position the Chesterfield side of the
Appomattox paid their respects to the enemys guns in
the vicinity OF Jordans farm stopping the thunders OF the
Blakeey for while and causing the gunners
leave Our batteries supposed to have dsarranged
matters in that locality considerably did not hear
from the Bakeley for several hours Alb O'Clock
last evening she opened again and continued her firing at
| the usual intervals
THE LATEST FROM GRANTS ARMY.
The latest from Grants amy, Tuesday night, now
around Petersburg at III O'Clock, vlanous shell.
This noisy missile fell on Bank street. striking the large
mulberry tree-in front Of the old Integencer building
and cutting off limb eight inches in diameter.
Nobody hurt.
INDIANS CAPTURED.
The following partial list of the Of the Indians
captured near Petersburg:
JACKIE Penasenorqusd Louis Mskequat, William McSur-
raw, Michael Johnny, Jackson Wargshwebber, Adam
ScohbOquaheom, Peter Pen rroqIaquaw Jnen Ncheraw
terpretsr would spell them The provost MARSHAL the
commanding officer at Audersonville, (Ga whittier the
prisoners going, will have sweet time in getting
list Of them.