The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-22
Hancock COmpelled to ask to be re-
IieEed.
BE will be in the Field Again in a
Week.
Retaliation for Rebel Outrages Or.
dered.

HEADoUARTEEs Army or THE PoToxAc,
Sunday morning No positive advantage
1 has been obtained over the enemy during
the last q hours.
! Petersburg is surrounded by an abattis Of
Yankee bayonets within easy range Of the
city.
The Tribune's special of the 18th says the
fourth battle at Petersburg ended last night.
We attacked three times yesterday-at 4 in
the morning, noon, and at in the after
noon. In the afternoon Warren joined on
the left and swinging round with a Skin
mishing front half a nile at least, sdvauc-
ed, taking one line Of forts and pressing
up to another and the last. Hancock and
Burnside being in the centre, found more
opposition.
Hancock gained 8 mile.
Burnside's loss in men, in the last assault,
was particularly severe in Barlow's and
Gibbons divisions, and the I'd division Of
Burnside's command. One more line, and
we have the town, which some circumvil-
lates to be the last defence.
The Herald's special Of the 18th says At
this morning Burnside's corps attacked
the enemy's works on the left of our line,
and carried them after severe and pro-
tracted struggle, capturing about ,OO0 pri-
sonsrs, six excellent brass field pieces, and
two that we're spiked.
The Times special says: A force Of 4, 600
Of Buffers men advanced, on the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad, three or four miles,
directly in with Lees veteran army, which
it cut in two, by destroying three miles Of
railroad over which troops have been pass
ing. We captured 200 prisoners in taking
the almost vacated rebel works.
NEW YORK, June o. - The Herald's
special says Hancock has been relieved BY
Birney, at his own request, because of the
troublesome nature of an old wound He
expects to be in the field again within a
week.
It is said there are 10000 rebel troops in
Petersburg, and being eoastantly,reinforc-
ed. Our forces on Saturday made several
attacks, but were unable TO gain any ground
Beauregard commands Petersburg with
his army and portions Of Longstreet's and
WiIeox's forces. There is no decisive evil
dence that there is more than q small por-
ton of Lees army present.
The Hersld's 10th correspondents dis
patch says Gen. Brooks succeeds Gilmore
in command of the 10th corps.
/ BERNUDA HUNDRED, Juno 2O.-Yesterday
was comparatively quiet, and our lines now
extend some distance beyond Petersburg,
up the Appomatox.
Gen. Butler went up the James River,
and had an interview with Admiral Lee.
NEW YoRK, June 2l.-secretary Stanton,
in dispatch last night, says up to 10 O'Clock
Sunday night no later operations on the
James River had occurred.
Our lOssea Saturday said to be very heavy
but no official returns have been received
yet.
Gen. Foster informs staunton that FIVE of
our general officers are in the enemy's hand
at Charleston and are kept under our fire,
and Stanton gave Foster permission TO
place like number of rebel officers, same
rank, under rebel fire.
NEw York, June 2i.-cotton irm-prices
not quoted. Gold was stricken from the
board this morning At O'Clock this after
noon it was selling at 2O3.