American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-08-03
New YoRK. July 90

A special to the Post, from Washington.
says :-Adviees from the Army Of the
Potomac show that Grant has secured
very important strategetic position above
Bermuda Hundred, as the result of the
engagement of Wednesday 1t gives the
command of good base of supplies, and
only ten miles from Richmond.
WASHINGTON, July 80.
A letter from the Army of the Poto-
mac, dated the 2Sth, says: The arrival
of some troops in the vicinity of Bermu-
da Hundred day or two ago, attracted
the attention of the enemy and caused
them to believe that an advance on Rich
mond by way of Malvern Hill was inten-
ded. A force consisting of Kenshaw's
division of Longstreets corps and Will
eox's division of HilPs corps was imme-
diately withdrawn from the vicinity of
Petersburg, and sent down to check the
movement.
To ocunteract tlfis manoeuver Of the en-
emy, the Second Corps was detached, and
sent across the James river, and at $50
yesterday morning our advance met the
rebel skirmishers in an open field opposite
Jones Meek with a battery in position at
the edge Of the woods.
On the further side of tho road a long
line of skirmishers was at once thrown out,
who soon drove the rebels to their breast
works, wheye they were kept hotly engag-
ed while brigade of the first division
moved around ON the left of the enemys
line, and getting on their flank, charged
and drove them from their guns into the
woads, capturing fifty or sixty prisoners,
four guns and a Quantity of small arms.
The enemy fell back on their reinforce
ments which occupied strong works bulls
there two years ago, and our troops follow
ed, taking positions on their front fanks,
and before this reaches you.the entire
force may be captured or routed.
The guns taken were four 24-pounder
PARROTS, marked g May 20 1S64--near
Richmond and are the same that were
captured from the 18th Corps at Drurys
Bluff last May. Our loss was only abous
h,iI a doaen wounded, Bone seriossly.
Gen. Grant rode to the front this after
noon in company with Gen. Hancock,
and viewed the eucmy's position. He
seemed well pleased with themorning op.
eratioRs
Gen. Fosters command had quite a
lively time with the enemy yesterday at
this place, but his force being weak, he
fell back half mile to a strong position,
which he held until the arrival of the I'd
Corps. He lost forty or fifty wounded
during the day
An attack was expected on Warren's
front yesterday, but it was not made.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.
A special from City Point, July 2Stht
to the Bui,etin says All last night and
this morning, Wednesday, there has been
very heavy firing on the other side of the
Appomattox.
There is rumor in circulation here
that one of the rebel rams has sunk one
of our gunboats, and the rams contemplate
an excursion to this place. Two of our
monitors have gone up the river.
PHILADELPHIA, July 28.-A gentle
man from Baltimore reports great ignor-
ance there regarding military movements.
The city is quiet, but there 4 an intense
anxiety over the suppression of the news,
which has caused improbable rumors, and
among others that the banks and public
officers are prcpariRg to remove their val
uables from the city Our informant be-
lieves that raid into Pennsylvania is the
object of the rebels, bat before they can
get there they must defeat our forces now
threatening their right wing.
PHILADELPHIA, July 28.-The even
ing telegraph has the following:
WASHINGTON, July 28.--On the arri-
val, to-day, of the mail boat from City
Point, we have intelligence of great in
.meDt only allows this announcement at
present.