The New York herald., 1864-06-27
THE HERALD DISPATCHES.
Mr.. 8. CadwRllader's Despatch.
CRY Porsr, June "a, 1864.


aal4. ArrAIRs At cuY roGST. ssnS q
1ncs the departure o. the President FOR Washington
- Wednesday evening, there has becn nothing 70 dis
xb the tenor otour way at City Point. Vessels
~ arriving and departing daily, loaded with commissy
onA sorcs aborcrs busiy engaged re-.
yarng and extending the wharves at tho landing work.
men have commenced tho reconstruction OF the City
EIiut and Petersburg Railroad; cerks employees and
samsters busy night and day receiving cargocs and
6Ading the inteTminable uains Of six mule teams that
arsw supplies to the 'front.' and the bus,le hurryng aad
ssnuson Of week ago. fast merging into the regular
SSusine Of business habits. a1t
THE rFrsE dUSs-rKE REBEL sANs.
Night before last the monster neen-inch guns or the
1sst below Fort Darling woke the echoes with their bel
wng but nothing Of particular interest occurred ia
oAss quarter. rebel dropped down within range
seems, and The gunboa were airing at her across the
Within week number OF officers have been dis.
u1ssed the service for incompstency and cowardce.
Among Others Mjor r n. Addcks, or the One Hundred
- Fifsy.seyenia Pennsylvania Volunteers, was pro-
nosnced utterly worthless and incompetent BY his resi
sntal brigade and division eommanderg and the fact
yeated tho papers dlschargng him from ths service
xhsrs determination 70 weed out all the grossly In
sonpeens and cowardy officers, whether ncld lire,
saA reward the bravery Of deserving men by promoting
shsm 10 fll the vacancies.
HOSPITAL HoRsEs -
ne old and broken down horses OF the army however,
~ not being mustered out formerly, but have
- "asylum" provided for them . few miles below City
Resnt where they literally lie down In the coolest Of
shades and nob the sweetest and freshest grass and
slower beside the stes and pures OF waters Tho place
real elysum and is intended to rest and
psate such horses have heretofore been
ssas 70 Washington and condemned. Mt less thah three
thousand Of these here now md great saving 10 the
government Is anticipated.
GENERAL WILSON'S CAVALRY orys ATOMS.
Arumor reached here yea erday that General Wilson'S
savalry expedition, whca started two days ago, met
large force OF cavalry and Infantry southwest Of Peters
burg unahh 70 proceed further. could trace
70 reliable source, have no evidence Of ITS truth
sau find no returned from It, and osbelieve tho
whole story General Wilson Ia one OF the most brilliant
and dashng officers in the service, and, though newly
uvpoined 10 this command only hacks an opportunity OF
yroying himself SUCH
CHANGE w 44E REBEL ARMY COMMANDERS.
A telegram from General Sherman yesterday states
nal captured prisoncs say Ewe has been appointed TO
The rebel army In Georgia. in place OF Johnston, who Is
uade commander Of tho army OF Virginia, Lee being
promoted Gene, a.u Chief Of al the armies Of the con'
fsdeacy In imtaton OF the similar position giycn ty
shs Onion government 20 General Grant Southern pa
psrs received mike mention OF these important
changes bu, their publication may have been prohibited
~ military authority.
GENERAL RlNsox-coIoSrL BIttYEr.
Among tho arrvalsz general headquarters none have
a1rled moro satisfaction than thosc OF coneTal Ran
sDm ana Colonel Hillyer. Tho former las won witc
reputation by his dashng bravery and has rot yotrccnr-
cred from q wound received In the Fed river oxre.
Aition, under General Banks. Tho latter was
loug known as aide de-oamp to General Grant 10 the
west and Provost Masna General for the Department q
sAs tennessee CoIobci Inyes intellectual and social
abilities are OF the highest order, and insure him front
sunk 10 his profession wherever he goes.
REBEL Ssws rnox rHs SOUTHWEST
Atlanta papers Of ono ago say that the bridge
ever tho Cbatanocche leading Roswell, rs strongly Tor
ncd that the nearest Yankees have hesn 70 Rosw ell
y ten miles northeast or Mariea that Hooker's corps
repulsci ~h great ioss by Ccburne on "Wednesday
last week. rebel lues hud been extended cast
ward, and the main body OF the army moved 10 the
vicinity OF Brush Mountain; that the rebel position ws'
she bes, belo since the eyacuaton Of Dalton Johnston
commanded At that time.
Tho Petersburg Esprs the 22d says eight hundred
prisoners and nvo or six p,sccs OF artillery cap
sured from sheridan the White House on the goth
end that tho rebe cavalry In pursuit. Those prs
cnsrs and guns undoubtedly mere recsptures and
part of their own men taken by Sheridan before
rHn wrpxRxrss sArrLs rsrp
The Richmond Sentinel claims that the rebel rovernmen
gathered hirtys,rh, thousand small on the bast
ground OF the Wilderness.
SHERMAN As WE'LL As GGAyr
fhe Eypvess says a fatal necessity rests on sherma
well rs Grant 70 advance. fate than that
Icss wife awaits both Of thsm II they look back For
ward they must move, even u be 10 the annihia,lc
OF theIr armies. They have undertaken The job q
rshng nnlsh OF H. They must hnish v or .dnis
themselves. ns
rrusovxss rwr sorrr.
Three hundred aud slxty-cne prisoners, being porto
u those caplured from Grants army Friday and Sal