The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-24
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llr. Oscar q. sawysr's Despatch.
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NEAR PnnssuRG, Va, June Il, 1884.
We have bad vary quiet day on our lines, with ons
two slghS iDssryupoas, which amounted 10 little and
served only for mOmsnt's excitement tn 8ss S
.s, OnslnAI RUssHlL's HKADQuARrms unID.
no enemy - soon they could discern objects within
lines aer the dissipation Of ths dense fog Of last
nght, opsnsd Are General Ruasellb division bead
quarters Of Shs First division, and shecd with great
vigor, making ryy shout thsm decidedly unoonf0rs-
'7s = Ast, ss sf xsGlo Hurs. t1tH VeAt ~t
AltR they HAD occssionsd as much trouble q tney
thought advsabe they turned their attention 70 large
sscs Of men near tho Second DIVISION General Ne who
had assembled to witness the execution Of negro, who
had been tried and sentenced By court martial for
mitting heinouS crime on woman near New Kent
Court House .s 81 ~ ss,ss y S. % ei
The clprs and mot the sentence, wan suspended, m
spite Of rebel shells 6asf rae
GENERAL, wRrGHT's HEADQUARTERS mMLED
me shells then began 70 drop about General wrishvs
hsadquarters and Of them carried away tho legs Of
Of the provost guard but Otherwise nothing resulted
from the nre, although about hundred shells fell
almost within headquarters limits. Our batteries In the
vicinity replied, and finally slsnced the enemy's re
rsn BRIDGES ACROSS TIE APPoMArrox MADE DANGEROUS.
The railroad and bridges across the Appomat
tox connecting Petersburg with Pocahontas and Rich
mond sheled daily by two batteries which are
placed in rather warm position. Both are ennladed
and taken by the FIRE Of the rebel batteries
on the opposite bank Of the river. but are
80 we'll protected BY strong traverscs that but little
damage has yet been received Our guns opcued yeste
day nernpg on the railroad bridge md the pontoon
bridge Pocahontas and after the range obtained
sectuay ciosed them to rebel One long train went
the city just before the batteries opened and =
second had reached half way across when shells be-
gan drop about Il. The locomotive whised down tho
brakes and after coming 70 suddenIstop backed rapid
" or and since then not has passed during the
hours Of daylight The pontoon bridge equally
available 10 the ensmys II Is quite much exposed
road bridge has been found TO be All that now
the river sneak under the Of the ngh
when asailersts cannot detect their movements.
80 TIE NHADnAxn MOVING OUT os rErRRsBuRo.
From information that get, and from other svideuss
that is brought to by lookouss, certain
that the Inhabitants Of the town are moving away
rapidly a they with safety. Tho town cannot be
regarded very sas desirable locality for quiet
nhabitant who unacoustomsd TO the rude and blood
Accomplishments 70 siege. Although we have not yes
regularly sheed the city, yet there occasional shells
dropping into the town. snd doubtless some lives lost
fron thor explosion. Such sccidenss cannot we'll be
avoided when our lnssars wishinNa mile and halr Of
shs town and our batteries IN range.
IS asfn HEAVY 0uHs. ta
heGvy Siege Run battery win Be opened soon and
directed upon the rebel works across the viver which
viii doubtless be The signal for heavy duel all along
our.line. ...t
The enemy very busily engaged In snlarging and
their works the other side Of Apo
matsox, and u constructing ones by which they
hops check advance towards the city Their srts
viii b. All their heavy works of bot little
service TO them atsr they completed. They build
e9 ! Al NupEr. t..- ..,-
A very singular occurrence was noted In the Tenth
Massachusetts yesterday. sergeant had been engaged
IN The Second division hospital ths day previous IN
placing upon number Of hsadboards ths names o mem
ber o bis regiment who had been killed n the late neht
had died in battle which mark their last rest
sporivs vein hs placed with lead pencil his name
upon H. and the dae Of hs demise, 2oh Of June his
Of service bad then expired and he about TO
leave homo. Yesterday morning. while the front
bidding hs companions In other regiments farewell he
was struck the breast by twenty FOUNDER PAvrost
and instantly killed. His remains inferred to-day,
and the very hsadboard be had unthinkDgy inscribed
with his namewas placed his grave and, with
date correctly marks for time his resting place. War
blasts hopes at the moment of fruitionshs les plans
and expectations In mysterious II is marked
the above efs
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