, 1864-06-27
while the rebel loss is proporrionately a

General Foster, with his troops, moved
north Of the james to position within nine
miles Of Richmond, and entrenched him.
self. This movement puzzles the rebels
KEaEI ACCOUNT OF HUNTERS OPERA
: IION9.
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Crook and Avesin reached position near
what Is known IS the Quaker Church, on the
Salem turnpike, four miles from the city, on
the left Of our lines, where considerable
Bkirmish occurred With our cavalry under
1mboden. In the fight the enemy gained
some advantages owing to the loss or our
Yankees. 1t Was promptly checked By our
infantry, and they retired to.their original
line beJ ond the church.
On Saturday morning ut daylight tho hea-
y booming Of artillery on our lett and centre
told that fight had begun, and many believ-
Ing. 1t was soon aseertained, however, that
1t WIS only an artillery duel, and up to one
o'clock no infantry Was brought into action.
Shortly after this time the fapidity of the
discharges increased, and sharp rattle OF
mueketrJ mingled with the roar Of artillery.
About this time the enemy advanced in two
lines Of battle to capture the outer entrench-
~mcnta, on the left Of the turnpike. but we're
repnlsed. Again they were rallied to the
charge, and again driven back, with cou-
siderable loss. Forty OF their killed were
left on the field, and eome twenty prisoners
Including killed and CAPTURED, thelr loss was
at least 25o--pe1haps 3o0-on the entire line.
It was ascertained that the enemy'a loss vas
seventy five In killed on Saturday night
The battle ground ia On both sides Of the
salem turnpike, about two and half miles
southwest Of the city, About 12 o'clock the
enemy On our extreme right and center,
opened heavily with artillery, but after q
HnrrA n rf a.
lenced and driyenarom the field
There Was report Saturday night that We
had captured i've pieces OF artillery, but we
were unpb}o to learn whether It had any
foundation or not
A body Of the cnemy's cavalry made a de-
right, on the Lexington turnpike, about five
miles from the city, hut were promptly met
by some OF our cavalry, and easily checked
Our friends at q distance may rest assured
that 1ynchburg Is ns safe now as 1t would
be We're there not a Yankee soldier within a
thousand miles Of the city.
general engagement was anticipated on
Sunday. A scout arrived here on Saturday
night and reported that body Of Yankee
cavalry, seven hundred strong, had P used
AleIatde1's mill, three miles this side of
Campbell Courthouse, on Saturday cyen-
Ing, moving in direction south Of the rail-
road. 1t is presumed TINT they aee endeav-
oring to cut the road again. Another scout
reported body Of 2,0O0 Of the enemy's cav
airy moving on the Wards Bridge road, In
the direction Of Danville, with the supposed
intention Of tapping the Richmond and Dan
vile road.
UnofEcial information from Lynchburg
states that the Yankees, under Hunter, were
overtaken in their retreat to Liberty, and q
Ik6TnER AccoUNT OF WEDNESDAYS
Nr~r von,- c11a.w I-,. ae rh. Txu
ald'. headquarters correspondent says it ia
| reported that the force lately under com
mand of Polk had arrived in Petersburg On
Saturday week. This division Joined to at
1east two corps Of Lees army, Hnrs aud
Longst1eet's, Wise's brigade aud the rein
under Bcauregard, will unquestionably 8 ssel
the force opposed to Grant by considerable
| numbers.
Under date Of Wednesday, June e3-l1:st
p. H., he says: During last night the Sixth
Corps had moved to the front with supplies
mandiDg the brigade, was captured on th'
wilson and Kautx' cavalry had cut th'
Weldon Railroad 30 that orders were at ouc'
given to suspend the demonstration in tina
direction, and swing the left Of the I'd corp
round 80 IS to develop Tie enemy'a works il
front Of Petersburg without regard to tn
connection Of the 9Th corps upon the left.
t The principal portion of the corps wa
soon moving further to the front
Gtbbon wns already in position and in
trenched, for last night he had advanced q
near the encmy's intrenchments as he coul,
get without bringing on heavy fight
Mott and Barlow pushed forward thef
lines Of bnttle, With heavy ohlrmlsn line II
front. Mott Was partly In position and In
ttcnching, and Barlow was nearing the crea
in front 81 the resel works, when he encour
Il al
down in column, by brigadss, with tho 10
ttntion Of piercing our position ut the in
1etyEl which nov existed between the lei
of the I'd corps and the right of the 9Th
division formed his front line, the first brie
ace, under Gen. Miller, being held In sh
J rear Us reserve. In this assault by the or
). envy, the rebel Gen. Wtlcox's diylsior
marching in three brigades, led the adyanc
OF Hills veteran corps. It WAS early In tn
struck ut once the right Of the 9th and tt
lett Of the ID corps. Tbs rebels pushed q
I with Characteristic pertinacity, aud the shoe
| wus euoL te1t on the tlauk> OF both thoE
corps. The position which they occuple
renlrrcd It impe1atiTely necessary that Iii
should immediately witndFsw ths tanks tht
9 We're thus exposed, and ill up the existin
l gap By milking connection with each otn'
! I ulopg the line Of intrenchments in the rCi
Of " IicA this was being done.
: The enemy inflicted considerable dana4
on our lutn By bis murderous f1rr, and ca
s tured eeseral hundred prisoners from us.
D The nstlultinE column came down In q
!, axonal direction, amt as 1t happened strnt
the flsnEs of the divisions that were discu
T. nected, hence the disastrous CONSEQUENCE
which cnsued. This forced the retircme
2 Of Barlow, tue basty withdrawal Of No,
a aud OF part Of the lett of Gibbon, aud Il
loss OF lour guns The enemy swept dow
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Z quite number OF prisoners. AZ they adv,
+ ced, pressing on ettll in a di ,gonal 0trectio
G the column coon came to Gibbons line, t
T. | lett Of which suffered somewhat from t
shots. The right held its POSITION with {
tc,mincd courage, anopouEed lnurdero
n fire into the advancing force. The muskct
firing was terrific on both sides.
n Al the enemy swept over the angle viii
= marked the lett Of the division line, lie c
yeIopcd battery Of four S-tnch guns wht
occupied IN advanced position behind t
ralnpet, aud almost befurc the officers vt
d aware Of tic situation OF affairs, the artille
Ee was practically in the eneny's lAnds
It vas Capt. McKnlght's 1ath New IA
b1tttry. Tie moment the rebels appear
= in sight Capt. Mcknight opened on tt,
D. with canister. They separated III trout, 8
4. coming In on the right and lett comple1
in t surrounded tue guns. rebel color bea1
NJ Immediately planted his colors on
% Capt Mcknight ana Lieut. Bull be
L. ecorncd the summons to surrender, Il
Is fired several rounds Of canister st th3 CT
% nv, with the rebel ting floating b. tleir
t.ry. Buth these young officers dlstinsut
u ca themselves But it was Impossible
n take them oil the field. In the me4utl1
K Capt. Clark's 1st y. Z. battery, which '
I'd posted in the b1eastwotks further to
~ tight, opened on the cnemy, and contFil
" led considerably to check the further
- vance.
OF The rebels quickly turned upon Us I
kc captured gune, and at the same tune conc
I'd trsted the fire OF some twenty other pie
~. on Capt Clnrk's single battery. I
% epauIenaent In which this battery was pla'
~ was well battered bg the solid shot wh
uS9 came pouring over in quick succession fr
III the forttications Of the enemy. Whilst I
. active work vas going on at the right of {
" corpe, rhrt Of the rebel attacking coluu
~ which by this time had been dcploYed
b. inc of battle, was stll pressing down NJ
~ tie ltft,
"a The Interval between the right Of the
~ corps and the Lett Of the ID was gradua
9 growing greater from the fact that the
y. ! pe11lel uaNks thus exposed to the enc
~ ~ we're slowly melting away, when e
". ~ Niles' brigade Of Ba1low's division, wh
&: was in reserve, came on the double qui
- and one regiment Was sent Tor Sard throu
Nc Nc / the woods to check the enemy's a'lyaD
- whilst the rematnocr Of the brigade
u formed behind the breastWoEks to I'LL up
iptefvalin question.
=. At the sumo time 1t. Roders' battery,
a, a. 1T, a1tulerr, wheeled into position y
- eommencabsc celerity, and the infantry I
80 artillery soon checked the further progr
- Of the enemy at that point
a. Scarcely had these positions been effect
= | however. before the rebels made tnot
-, | attemp, to pierce or1T lines q little to