Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-22
8ee Gslegrapg,
From the ARMY Of dc Potomac.

NEwEYoRK, June 2l.-A special, to the
Times sdaled Headquarters Army of the
Potomac, Sunday p: M, says no positive,
advantage has been obtained over Ewing
during7the last "a hours. There has been
more or less lighting along the whole line,
charges and counter charges made. Our
right and left have been swung in soms-
thing more than one MILE while the centre
has been advanced but little. Briefly,
Petersburg is surrounded by an abattis of
Yankee bayonets, within easy range of
the city. All was quiet last night, no de-
nonstrauon on either side. There has
been no 6ghtipgthis morning. or
The Tribune's special, dated Headuusr-
ters Army OF the Potomac, Sunday, June
10, q. ~, says the fourth days battle of
Petersburg ended last night. If it shall
open again to day, 1t will be the siege of
Petersburg, brtefer perhaps than battle.
We attacked three times yesterday, at 4 a.
m at noon and at p. m. Warren Joined
on the left and SWING around with skir-
mIshing front, half a mile ct each advance,
taking one line of works and pressing MP
to another and the last. Hancock and
Burnside in the centre found more epposi.
ton; the former has gained haIfa mile
and the latter more. The Ioss in the last as.
sault ia particularly severe in Barlow's and
5ibbon's divisions and the God division
Burnside's corps. Mills' division, 9Th corps,
and Msrtindales division of the 18th corps
swept up the river to within half q mile
OF town. One more line and We have the
town. which We now semi-circumyolate to
its last defences.
Col. chamberlain, commanding bril-
gade in the 9th corps is badly wounded in
the hip. Col. Beaver, of the l4sEh Pa.
WOuRded in side.
The Herald's special Of the 18th, q. M
says that at 4 o'clock this mornin9 Burn.
sides corps attacked the enemy's works ON
the left of our line and carried them after
severe and protraeted struggle capturing
about 500 prisonere. 8 good brass pieces
and two that were spiked.
HEw York, June 2l,-The Times special
says: The exploit of small part of Gen.
Butler's force on the Richmond and Pc.
tersburg railroad was brilliant affair. A
force of 900 men advanced three or four
miles directly in tho teeth of Lees veteran .
army whom it succeeded in cutting in two
by destroying three miles of railroad, over
which troops were passing as fast as the
trains could run. In taking the almost
Yaca'ed rebel works they captured 400
prisoners. e
While the men were DESTROYING the rail-
SASASS
9 mere. handful of our men held them AZ
bay till the work was accomplished. The
piCkets were reinforced heavily and our
men retired. - ~ ~
NEW YoRK, June 21.-The HersId'a spe.
cial says: Hsncock's old wound has been
80 troublesome that he was Obliged 10 ask
TO be relieved. The request was granted.
and Birney has command of his CORDS.
Hancock did not command in SATURDAYS
fight. he is expected to be in the field
again in a few weeks. FL. lG
1t is said there are 80, 900 rebel troops
IN Petersburg, and are being continually
reinforced.
The attack at 4 A. N. on Saturday bv
the 20 corps met with but little opposition,
our troops passing over the formidable
works occupied. by the enemy the day
previous, snd captured fifty or sixty pris.
oners. The casualties ON both sides were
few. -- @ Ii = -
We moved on and developed another
line of works about 500 yards beyond.
Here the rebels made stubborn resistance.
At noon . general advance ofthe I'd CORPS
was ordered. The assaulIing force con-
sisted OF three brigades. The line rushed
forward CALAMITY, but could not withstand
the deadly fire Of musketry, grape and
: sAANAtS SuS9 BUb WlGu1Q seventy
i've yards of the earIhWorks. They fell
back, leaving their dead and wounded.
/ Another attack was ordered at another
point. The storming party consisted of
several brigades in column of regiments.
About 4 P. NJ, in two columns, they were
met with q murderous FIRE and cut down
30 rapidly that they were withdrawn.
L Another correspondent ofthe Herald saws
of the 9th corps fighting on Friday:
The days work commenced at daylight.
when they found that the rebels had fallen
back to "a second line In the night. The
works were attacked with great gsllantry.
There was . severe struggle for possession
OF the railroad track leading to Norfolk,
which was finally taken. This appears to
have been the only advantage gained.
Another correspondent with the 9th
corps says: @
The rebels made an attack at 10 o'clock
P. m, coming up in two columns. On
reaching our line, whether Intentionally or
the result of blunder, one column did
surrender, and 24o we're made prisoners.-
The other column came up to our works
bravely, and under cover of a battery ad.
mlraoly posted, drove our men into their
entrenchments. They sprang over the
works and hand to hand fight ensued -
AApGunEkeu Oh O0bQ 0IQ09
and bsyonets and stocks only were heed
The LIST Michigan sharp shooters we're
the men engaged on our side, and about
l25 were captured, the remainder escaped.
The rebels held possession till day light and
then evacuated. 81 ,.is. = = T. : Pr
A Times special of the 18th, says, the
rebels on Friday night made furious at
tack on Burnside front, and after a, se.,
we're contest reoccupied the Fort he had
taken The previous morning. This change
IN line has concentrated BeaureRard's for.
pes while it enables onr troops to cover
important approaches 70 the left and right,
and plaeesa,the city within range of onr
guns atabout 14oo yards.
the rebel lines to devslope his situation.
which was accomplished with, consjdeFa!
BILE LOSE u. gwoundeds Btrneyls division
suffered most. Prisoners state that Bean