, 1864-06-19
Gen. Sturges Relieved Of
his Command at
Memphis.
A MOVE TO ABR0GATE THE
LAKE NAVAL FORGE
TREATY.
The Great Drought in the
West-."St atement OF
the Condition Of
the Crops.


The following dispatch frcm Gen. Graat,
Gated yesterday, II u. M, at City Point, has
been received by this Department:
The 9Th Corps this morning carried two
more redoubts forming part Of the defenses
Of Petersburg, capturing $50 prisoners and
four guns.
Our successes are being followed up. Our
forses drew.out from within fifty yards of
the cnemy's entertainments at Cold Harbor,
made flank movement Of abou. dfty-flye
miles march. crossing the Chlckahominy
and James Rivers, the latter 1900 feet wide
and 81 feet deep at the point Of crossing,
and surprised the cncmy's rear at Peterz-
burg. This was done without the loss OF
wagon or piece Of artillery, and only
about 15o stragg1ors were picked up By the
enemy. In covering this m ore, Warfen's
corps and Wilson's cavalry had frequent
ekizmishiDg with tile enemy, each losing
from fifty to sixty killed and wounded, bnt
inilicting an equal, II not greater, loss
upon the eLcmy.
The 18th corps (Smith's) were transferred
from the White House to Bermuda Hun
dred By water, and moved out here to Pc
teteburg. The night Of their arrival they
surprised, or rather captured, tho very strong
works northeast OF Petersburg before suf.
dcient force could bo got in them By the enc
my to prevent them. lie IVES Joined the night
after this capture By the2d corps, which in
turn captured more of tho enemg's redoubts
further sou:h, md this corps Was followed
b, the 9th, with the results above stated.
Allthe corps:aFe DOW up except seven d.
visions, co: sriuy the wagon trains, and they
sill be up ontght.
ThecueulY, In their cndeavors to re Inforce
Petersburg, abandoned their entrenchmcnts
10 front. Of Bermuda Hundred They no
doubt expected troops from North Of James
River to luke their place before we discover
I'd it. Gen Butler took advantage Of this,
and moved a force at once upon the railroad
-rd plank road between Richmond aud
Petersburg, which hope to retain posses-
sicn Of
Too much praise cannot be given the
'rross and their commanders for the energy
trd tortituce displayed in the last five days.
bay and night have, been all the same, NO
jelass being allowed on any account
LArEn.-Unofllcial dispatches show that
IT'S o'clock this morning the enemy still oc-
cupICd Petersburg.
ltajor Morton was killed In an assault
yesterday.
Nothing to-day from Sherman OF Hunter,
E. II. STANTON.
new YonK, June 18.-The Heralds Charles
City Court House correspondent SAYS:
'*Tbc enemy appear to have been completely
m.stidcd BY the last movement, and were
twcnty.fonr hours occupying the ground we
left at Cold Harbor. He has since made a
forced march for Malvern Hill. expecting rs
u occupy It, but that Was not ia Grants
The Hsra1d's correspondent with the 9Th
corre gives the following account OF fight
I'm crossing the Chickah, h,m1ny Long
Bridge, crawiord's division had the advance.
ALTER crossing, he at once pushed forward to /
the heights on the other side, frmly estab-
ilthiDg himself, and there ramaincd till dAy. !
light, when otner divisions Of the 5th Corps |
took positions near by., Here the corps re-
mained all day, but not without an indepcn-
dent and most brilliant fight by Crawford's
division. The cavalry wns still in
In the direction of turner's Fofds |
acrots the Chickahominy, and some
toward The White Oak Swamp cross-
upon the 1st and "a South G4roltna reslmen.s |
OF HEmpton's brigade, and being Inferior in |
numbers, sent back for infantfy supports. |
CrawftEd sent for Gen. Bates brigade, with |
Instructions to aid the cavalry to set posses
sion Of The road and entrench- Very shortly |
Of the LIST brigade, followed by Col. CaEles' |
brigade In some redoubts thrown up by |
!NcC1ellan the enemy had planted three can
non, from which they kept up ! vigorous |
to be gained-the holding Of the Long Bridge |
road, upon which were all our trains, g. |
lcnctng The guns Of these redoubts and keep
Ing possession Of the White Oak SWAMP
bridge; Barnes battery, 1st Ne~ York, was
located SO ae TO command the bridge and !
'sa,ia1 Hfsssns the snemy crossing oTe1 from that
fire On these redoubts, and there was coun-
ter cannonadlng, heavy and furious, for |
While. Our cavalry got ont Of ammunition.
and at this time wore heavily pressed, and I
compelled to fall back, which they did In
conslaefaole confusion, working through the
Infantry lines: The infantry, aotwlthstand-
Ing the cavalry panic, stood their ground,
aud punished The pursuing cavalry severely
as they came within musk0try range. The
enemy Is cavalrF, numbering 5000. fell :back,
and did not show themselves agafn. From /
this time the fighting Was between Craw-
lords d!Ttsion and the enemy's infantry. It /
was half past In the afternoon when the
enemG's Infantry arrived Brisk sksrmlshiue |
ensued, and the enemy made an attack, but
1t Vas 80 dcclslyely, rcpulsed that they did
not venture to repeat it. .......-