The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-08-26
WAR NEWS.

The position of that portion of the army on
the north side of the James river is described as
having its left wing resting on the river and hold
ing the position gained on Sunday, whilst the
right wing has advanced upward of four miles
beyond Malvern Hill towards Richmond. TIE
Union army now has possession of Malvern Hill.
AT one o'clock on Thursday morning the enemy
in front of Petersburg are reported to have open
cd a vigorous fire upon the entire lines of Gen.
Grants army, from the Appomattox river to the
Jerusalem plank road. 1t lasted about two
hours, without doing much damage, and since
then the usual quiet has prevailed.
The Richmond Sentinel of Wednesday, receiv-
cd at the Navy Department. contains dispatches
from Mobile, dated on Monday, announcing that
five of the Union gurboats and two monitors had
that evening crossed the Dog river bar, and ad-
vanced to within two miles of the obstru cti ons,
and opened fire for three hours on the batteries
and gnnboats, without doing any damage, and
then retired. Firing in the direction of Fort
Morgan was heard on Monday morning.
From the army Of the Potomac further partic-
ulars of the fight on Friday afternoon, at the
Weldon railroad, have been received through the
Associated Press. ltappears from these accounts
that the enemy, early in the afternoon, made a
charge in heavy force on that portion of the
Union forces near the railroad, and forced
them back with heavy loss in killed and woun-
ded, but before dark the Union army was re-
inforced, and being reinforced, they made des-
perate charge on the Coufederates, and recovered
the ground that had been taken from them in the
afternoon The Union loss is estimated at over
5000, including prisoners. The enemy are re-
ported to have suffered more in killed and woun-
ded than the Union army did. Nothing but
skirmishiug took place on Saturday, both armies
being busy in entrenching themselves
An arrival at Fortress Monroe from City Point
on Sunday morning. at 10 o'clock, reports that
heavy cannonading commenced at II o'clock on
Saturday night in front of the Fifth Corps,
the extreme left OF Gen. Grants army, and was
kept up until o clock an Sunday morning, and
that musketry firing continued until the mail
boat left. At the latest accounts the Fifth Corps
still maintained their hold on the Weldon rail-
road, from which the enemy were endeavoring to
drive them.
No important intelligence has been received
from the Valley Of Virginia One of the WASH
inglon papers of Monday afternoon says there
was considerable diminishing on Sunday in the
vicinity of Charestown and Harper's Ferry, Va,
BUTT is not thought the enemy will make any
serious attack upon Gen. Sheridan in his strong
position at the latter place.
Very little definite news has been received from
the Shenandoah Valley. A despatch from Ha-
gerstown, received in, Washington, says that all
was quiet along the border yesterday, and there
was no fighting in the Valley as far as was
known. On Monday the Union forces DESTROYED
"a rebel supply train on the Winchester and Mar
tinsburg turnpike. A detachment of Union cav
airy are reported 10 have entered Martinsburg on
Saturday afternoon and drove out the rebels, and
at latest accounts on Sunday still held the place.
Heavy cannonading was heard in Hagerstown,
Nd, all Sunday, afternoon, in the direction of
Charlestown, Va, and the impression there was
that severe engagement took place, but the re-
suit of it was not known. Gen. Averill still
had possession of the fords on the Potomac riv-
er. - H. ~
Advices from Georgia received in Washington,
stato that fitzpatrick has returned from his raid,
having destroyed the Macon Railroad effectualy
for two miles, and the track at various places for
ten miles He brought in one piece of artillery
and seventy prisoners.
An arrival at Fortress Monroe on Monday af-
ternoon, from City Point reports that the enc
my on Sunday, made three desperate charges on
the Union lines, and were repulsed each lime
with heavy loss. General Warren still maintaiu-
ed his position on the Weldon Railroad.