, 1864-07-03

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utterly destroyed thirty MILES, and burned
bridges beyond that"
NEAR PETERSBURG, July 2a, II p. m.-A
large body Of rebel cavalry that moved |
around our left, is now at Rean's Station, |
on the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad.
Gen. Wilson's Sd division OF cavalry passed |
this Place few days ago, e. ;o'.ts for the
rebels were too slow In their movements t. |
head him off Gen. Wilson reached the road,
destroying many miles Of the, truck before he |
returned his steps. BE met With no opposi-
ton until he reached the point from which
posed Of rough iron, planked with wooden
supports, the destruction Of tho one Was the
destruction Of the other. As the track was
torn up It wns placed upon the wooden
sleepers and burned until It was bent and
useless. A locomotive aud a traiu were sur
eer could move OFT, all were In the hands Of
ourmcn. The cars were crowded with refu-
gees from Petersburg. All the cars. with the
locomotive, ~ere destroyed Gen. Wilson
having accomplished his work In the most
successful manner. and destroyed over TWEEN
ty miles Of the rallroad, rendering 1t com.
pletely uBcless, commenced his return.
When his advance guard reach neam's sta
| tfuu, the rebels we're discovered IN torce
! waiting for his return. At this station NIL
Iue CUfHlEI LIE EEUcAs EUAlu uusktI hE1E
spread out bel ween our gallant raiders and
| their infnntry supports, All night they
fought, until the morning OF this day. Gen
| Wilson could not push hls way through she
| rebel force, consequently must light on until
relnforcements reacne,l him, An officer sue
ters With intelligence Of Wilson'S awkward
position. The 9TH corps, being On the ex-
trcme left, nearest to tte scene Of strife, Was
| instantly dispatched there 70 divert the at
tention Of the rebels.
Ii FRONT or PETERSBURG, Sunday, June
GO, 1eGL-This is the twenty -fifth day since
a drop Of ruin has fallen to moisten the
tile residents here*bout tell me has not oc-
! CURED for many years before. The springs
and email streams are nearly all dry, aud 1t
If With no little difficulty that sufficient
water can be obtaiued to qnench the thirst
ical heat during the day is 30 ensrsating that
but for the Surroundings being OF an e1clt-
Ing character, nature could not hold out
much longer. With the heat, there is, also,
that inevitable accompaniment, dust; the
Indeed everything, is white with dust-Vlr.
gtuia dust FnlEerzed. Most OF the water
We drink Is filled with It, and generally oil
the same color, unless f1ltercd;. al kinds Of
food is more or less aprinkled with 1t, %
that biting q piece Of meat Or hard tael
meates the very clothing we wear, and
forms q paste upon ohe's body; ills one't
hair, eyes and nostrils; the rays OF the sur
} reftacted by the innumetable PARTICLES tha
. fill the air 80 lntensiies the heat tha
ior twelve hours In tho DAY 1t Is almost IL
G supportable; everybody is constantly In
I profuse state ofpesplration; the cntlcle thu
. moistencd Is m exceedingly tempting lodg
ing place for the dust; friends who start on
In the morning az clean as circumstances Vii
/ M Hnf3nr he 6a
without recognizing each other-clothed a
they are In a coating Of 1nst, making cyerJ
body look alike; indeed, 1t Is next to tntolel
able. Under these circnmttances, just In
agine What the soldiers hare to endure ia
tWenty-four hours at time, behind hastil
thrown up bEeastWofks, In position whe:
to expose nny part of the person, evep haut
isto be made a target Of BY, pezhaps, half
dozen Of the enemy. As write, the sound
Of distant thunder come gratefully waited
my ears on the first breeze I hare felt for Z
{ lea3ta week-betwcen the slow booming {
a section Of artillery near at hand; and a
T. are praying for rain.
l. The New 9ork He4ld's CORES ponder
|. gives the following account of Gcn- Gregg
o battle near st. Mnrv's Church:
!. In protecting the fankB and rear Of II
= corps trains, Gen. Gregg moyed hts diyisio
toward Charles City Court House, dudin
- and ek3rmishsng with small bodies Of the g
!, | EFDY. WAcH At4t ST. ElAE3 + NQuICQ. On Il
= 9ath, he asccrtained that large force Of Il
= fantry and cavalry were posted and intrcnc
< ed short distance In his front and On b
= flank, apparently with the DESIGN to intercel
4 bis progress From the formidable prepar
- - lions made It wss evident that they expectt
- Sheridan's whole force to attack them.
- - this they were soon dlsappointet
4 and, !, 6ndiDg that Gregg WAS fan
= brfesdes, they LET their works y
=. ftcrcely attacked his flank and rear With
- rallSrg fire, disnaonnted. This attack belI
10 Expected, did not In the least confuse o.
y | gallant troops, who at once returned the III
., and having dlsmounted, gave them batsl
- L. Gregg placed his led horses in the safest p
IIee eition be could select, and fndlng he "
" u. largely outnumbered, fell back, dghti1
y eyerT inch Of the way, till he reached I
!. ~ opeulpE where his artillery could be ms
70 70 TO. tel upon his enemT's ranks, but st
- keeping Them in such position that til
~ could not reply effectively with the sau
# arm Of the service
he ? pAxDoL AID DETyLsoK ON uAFIs1ER.
ia 'CAptain RAndors and Lie1t Dennis or
st | batteries were ordered into position, and
or euch ehort rnnge as to pour canister direci
lie into the rebel ranks: Right gallautly d
er these officers md their assistants peHoi
dc 1 their work. The effect VIA 1nouaentary CO
fusion and great mortality. In this II,