Washington telegraph., 1864-08-31

Richmond. August Especial to h1
( WING from Petersburg to-day, says tie
I Washington Chronicle Of the 18Th has
. been received, and contains full accounts
\ 0f the recent explosion nt City Point.
Y Saws thr explosion was tha most terrific
7 Of ,hr kind III the history of Eunpowdcr.
! Two har-e= loaded with ammunition, OF
/ different kinds, m0Orrd at City Point,
. were blown 10 atoms. with ail thni- con-
n tents, consisting ot about three thousand
barrels ~ shot. shell and canister. which
was hurled in all directions. amidst
volumes cf smoke and an avalanche rf
broken timbprz. The warehouse on thc
wharf, few hundred fcrt long anl liry
wide, filled with comnissary stores, was
shattered to pieces. The Express Office,
4 iadi5ininr Government building, and q
\ train ot carr. wa5 sl-o destroyed, with
about fifty persons killed and one hun
I dred and eight vouuded-mostly black.
I Petersburg. Aug. li-Fnamy crossed
division of cavalry, and perhaps some
infantry. tn north sidr MI james river
I last night, supposed only demonstration
while the real blow, if any, vii! be struck
somewhere else.
| Cnnonalin- here for the lat TWO DAYS
which proceeds from nh engagement he-
tween our river batteries and cucmv's
@unboa.-. Enemy attempting 20 cut 4
canal across Dutch Gap or Turkey Bend.
twenty miles below Richmond, at place
where tho river ~ seven miles wide and
thirtv-four across. Our river batteries
opened upon cnemy's working parties.
and their runboat= responded. Object
ot the enemy in cutting canal l. ID flank
some of our batteries near Chaiiin's Bluff
on north side Of James river, in front Of
\ Petersburg. some little cannonadinE and
picket firing. Matters comparatively
quiet.
/ Petersburg, ij.-Ah0ut six O'Clock
( this crcrin-, considerable mrsketry and
cnnnonalinE wa5 kept Hp ali along the
lines, and was participated in on both
sides. 1t was nothing more than the
discharge Of tile guns and small arms Of
both parties, after the rain which passed
over tha citv.
I.c,mcnd 15.-Col N1scIv reports
officially that he attacked tie enemy's
supply train near Berrvsvilie on the
18Th, capturing and destroying seventy
iiye loaded wagons, secured over two
hundred prisoners, including several off
GERS, between and six numbered beef
cattle. many valuable stores, and killed
ana wounded considerable number of
tho enemy. Nosclv l1-t twO killed and
three wounded.
Eiehme.I, August IA duel was
tnu-Lt tLIs morning near .la CITY, ha-
tween Daniel, editor ut thc Examiner,
and Ein0rc. III The Confederate Traa-
surv. Daniel received a flesh wound
above the ankle. Correspondence grew
ouI Mi publication In thu local column
0f rhn Examiner on THE lst inst, on tha
arrest Of detective for affcmptin. to
hrite another detective To- suppress GER
tain ttcts injurious to ihe reputation oil
high official rt lAa Iroa=ar- Danart-
mrnf.
Bichmond. Aug I6.-lankec4 unusu-
ally GcmonstrG.ivc ON New Market road,
below the city, to-day Reported they
ar- attempting a hInN movement. which
will probably irad ta active operations I'll
that quarter.
Richmond, August l6-Enery's cav
nlrv advanced .n .hc Charles r..v read
. ..H- morning WI Whites tavern. y miles
from city. Force w Cong teraIc cavalry
engaged them, and q severe skirlnisA
continued until afternoon, whaA they
4 drove tha Fankz harl1 several miles Na
further y5rticular-
Z FEcE AriiNTA-Atianta. AugA To-
v Al la.a hoHr yesterday evening enemy
Ia.-.nrtad to drive in onr pickrt- on thc
centre. Af,er sharp skirni5h were re-