The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-06-30
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
foRT MosnoE, June %.
The voters ofNorfolk decided, yester
day, 3l6 to 4, that they preferred military
TO civil government.
/ Yesterday morning the rebels charged
on the first division Of the 18Th army
corps, but were detected with great loss
j About 4CO dcrscrters came in during
the action.
Generals Sheridan aud Getty, with
their commando, left White House yes
/ tcrdny.
The weather is excessively hot OF Old
/ Point, 90 in the snadc.
, The Hera'd's City Point coTc'pon'
don't says: Atlanta papers Of week
ago state that the bridge over the Chat
/ tohouchic TO Roswell is srJngly fortified;
that the nearest they onkccs have been
TO Roswell is ten miles North Eurt OF
/ Marietta: that llcokcr's corps wns re-
pulsed with great loss last week Wednes'
day; TINT the rebel lines had been cxtcn-
dcd, and the main body Of the army
moved to tho vicinity VI Brush noun.
tnins; and that the rebel position is best
held since the evacuation of Dalton.
The Worlds special from Washington
25th, +. NJ. says:
Our corr, spondent writes, under date
oi yesterday morning, that we now per.
mancntly hold tho Petersburg ard
Weldon railroad, south Of Petersburg.
The 9Th corps had severe fight with
IIil's corps and drove them back sever
nj miles, and held the railroad in all en-.
trcnchcd position.
Other important movements arc in
progress.
NEw YoRK, June 81.
The Tribanc's special, Army Of the
Potomac, Saturday 25th--A. NJ, says
during two hours yesterday morning, from
q to 4, the earth lrcmblcd to the thunder
more than 100 cannon. Badly Smith
wns attackrd.lt will BE- remembered he
holds next To the Appottomor, within
less than mile of the city. His line
stretches along the plain ut right angles
with the river, while the rebels have un.
disturbed possession ol the bank on the
opposite side aud loug distance In his
rear. On that bank they suddenly I'M
covered 60 guus, suhjrcting the 18th
corps TO nj cniilading and reverse fire.
At length Tho enemy attacked with m,s-
h, try as well ~ cannon. They very
foolshly moved their line upon works.
,incc nsccrtnincd 10 huvc been lIaygood's
4, nth Carolina brigade, of Hoods divis-
ion. The rcpuIsc wns but the work Of
few minutes aud was complete. l65
prisoners fell into our hands. By n strn-
gctic movement they were drawn into
our rifle pits aud lhrsc being commanded
rebels were obliged to surrender.
A spccirl to the Philadelphia Enquir.
er, 24h snys: Yesterday Z. NJ. Gen.
Wright with the 9th corps made move.
mcnt to the lelt and rcnchcd the Weldon
ruud, uf which he destroyed some five
miles Fires were hult along which
destroyed the ties aud at the same warped
the iron no ns to make il unfit for further
use. Aflcr having accomplished his oh
ltct he returned TO his former position.
The Times special of the 24lh snys:
This morning LongSlrect mud Hill nrc,
II Is usccrtnined, moving towards Wei
don, having vacated their entertainments
IN our front.
During u brief skirmish this morning
u few prisoners were taken, from which
II appeared TINT Bcnurcgard's mniu army
IA now covering Petersburg, while Tees
forces arc moving to our left, with what
J Inai,Vn rnu.atna ,.,tt tn 4 m
A rebel dcscrtcr who curo in this
morning states that our recent Smelling
of Petersburg by Birncy's artillery was
very disastrous, He adiIs that the rebels
are marching and cuuntcrmnrching to
guard against our expected attacks.
WAsnlSGToN, June ~
The steamer Highland Light arrvct
here from Guy Point. which place she
lrIi yesterday morning and brought up
the Slh Ohio volunteers, commanded by
Mai. Winslow, whose term ofservice has
expired. The regiment numbers l5l
officers aud men.
There has been no very heavy fighting
within the past few days but skirmishes
ure kept up all along the line aud the
! uA Nlllfo 70 ntHNls
Heavy firing was heard from Bermuda
Landing, where Gen. Butler is entrcnch.
/ ing.
The rebels made an attack upon But.
lcr's entertainments but did not succeed
in affecting anything aud wcrc driven of,
On Saturday the rebels attacked Shcr,
idou's rear nt WilcoS's Landing and cap.
lurcd n few of his men. A brigade ol
infantry was at once dispatched to pro-
tcct Shcridan's rear and the rebels were
kept back and Sheridan made for thu
James RIVER, crossing il successfully will
his entire train.
The railroad is advanced . miles iron
City Point towards Petersburg.
| Yesterday heavy firing was heard il
the direction of Petersburg.
On Saturday night the rebels made or
attack on our pickets at about the centre
I Of pur lines MS they were being reinforced
but were repulscd with little or no loss
on our side.
On the heights beyond Petersburg the
rebels have an ls gun battery bearing
upon the centre OF our lines, aud in front
OF Il at place. Ills battery hus been tor
heavy for our nr tilery.
Gen. Wilson has gone on another cav
airy expedition, and good news may b'
expected from him soou.
1900 rebel prisoners were at Cit!
Point yesterday morning.
New York, June ~
The headquarters correspondent OF tn,
Commercial A drertjser, under date o
June 25th says;
The portion Of tho 10th corps unde
Foster, sent across the James river, is nov
operating on the west bank Of tho strean
in conjunction with the gunboOts.
At last accounts Foster had workc
his way past Aliens L,ndirg, whicl
place will be remembered as hav
ing been declared neutral ground for tn
exchange of prisoners, and before thi