The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-15

during shs siege Parties who lsfs 1t half four 5000
state that few II any shells thrown into the city
during the day. They heard OF The only cannon
aiding any Importance from several Of our
which operated at periods Of the day upon the
The Aspr.ss * yesterday tJuy 81 contains the follow.
II is literally true that there Is nothing stirring along
the lines OF the two armies In front Of Petersburg excepG
dust, which In clouds and volumes Aih the rosdsidess
sSd every conceivabs place rodden By man or hssas
either for pedestrians squesrans to 80 70
sHARpsHooTrNa AND susLLMe.
But this not all that is uncomfortable about walk to
the 'front.' On seine OF the lines the sharpshooters
on both sides have ugly practice OF shooting every
thing they see, and thea again the shss-those awful
thugs-are ever and anon hurting through the air to
the terror OF oil and 20 the OCCASIONAL
annoyance Of the struggling soldiers.
PRISONERS AND vHErW sroRIEs
Yesterday several prisoners were brought In, among
them Lieutenant OF cavalry ~, .as. all u: way fron
service as being IN but the best plight In
words, be says i Is FUSED up and VIII not nov number
Their operations the north side OF the James and the
south side Of the Appomatsox rivers VIII ~ them on Inc
shelf and render them useless for weeks 70 come.
The other pris0hers say that Barnard 10 still In
front.
MAHoNE's CAPTURBs.
The battle Tags recently captured BY Gensra Mahcne
ten in number-were Yesterday sent 10 the War once
manded by Malone has captured since the campaign be-
gan thirty Elk hundred prisoners fifteen coors eleven
pieces Of artillery and nearly three thousand stand o
bers Of filthy lousy greasy Yankees.
DEsERrERs FROM GRANTS ARMY.
From gentleman who arrived In this city yesterday
from lvor, learn that the country there and from
thence TO Suffolk Is lined with stragglers and desertefD
from Grants army He represents the numbers 10 be
tremey large, and tho are cxertng effort "a
escape Tue country around Petersburg does no1
suit them The weather is too hot for comfort, good
too and Confederate bullets too unerrng
The limited crops 10 that section have been completely
Dyed by The enemys forsgng PARTIES and but little
IS lett the remaining inhabitants 10 subsist upon.
Grant army the south side much longer the
counties TO his troops will be desolaed and ruined
Grant Reported Lcndin 3 Forces at Will
wharf
[From the Richmond Examiner, July
AS usual OF late there were rumors afoat yesterday
that had better not be repeated.
A gentleman who left Charles City county yesterday
morning brought the city the report that Grant Was
landing forces at Wilcox wharf.
Other parties who reached the city last evening stated
that large number OF transports loaded with troops
passed down the river during the day.
Upon these reports In circulation
that Grant Withdrawing from Petersburg and
Ing to the north bank OF the James.
Up TO seven O'Clock r VI. Official report OF such
movement had been received ct headquarters.
We hear nothing moro from the Yankee forco which
reported 10 have disembarked at White House
Thursday We should be inclined to believe the force
rading party but for two factsWe have nothing
worth making expedition against from that quarter
and tie enemy's slry Ia no ccnditDn to make
raid Sheridan aud Wilson have had rsdfng enough for
q long time to