Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-17
a Novement up the James River.

A Movement up the James River.
PHnADELPHIA, August 16th.-fhe mail
boat Report reports the movement OF
most OF the I'd Corps up the James river,
on Saturday night, resulted in the routing
of q large rebel force at Dutch Gap, and
the capture of over Eve hundred prisoners
and seven pieces of artillery.
The position occupied by the enemy is
said 70 be very strong one, Is now occupied
BY our troops Who are able TO hold il
The Report took down from Bermuda
Hundred 70 Fortress Monroe over one hun
dred prisoners from this fight about forty
of whom claim to be deserters-
There was but little fighting done. Han
cock accomplished his end by skiLful ma
neuvreing and q surprise, and consequent
~ our loss was small, il being estimated
at less than 100. Previous to the move
ment up the river, the troops were placed
upon transports and moved down, ostensi
bly, to below Harrison's landing, thus COM
pletely deceiving the rebels, who at ouce
supposed that the siege of Petersburg and
Richmond was being raised. Under cover
of the night the troops there turned up the
river again, and the result was q complete
surprise of the enemy.
Our troops have now gained very i'm
portaut position within two miles OF Fort
Darling.
BALTIMORE, Aug. I6th.-BERNuDA Hun
DRRD, Aug. I4-Yesterday, the 18th inst,
the I'd Corps, Gen. Hancock, were going
on board transports at City Point, all day
apparently tor Washington, and started
down the river, bands playing gaily. Ut
course the rebels we're watching from the
shore and, no doubt, felt much interested
in the movement. The transports did GER
e. n -
more, when however, they suddenly put
about, aud under cover of darkness re-
turned coming up by this place under full
speed, ct 10 o'clock, P. NJ, and proceeded
up the river, at the same time the 10Th
Corps, with the artillery of the ID Corps,
were crossing to the North side OF James
river, aud they were all landed up the riv-
er, within Il miles of Richmond before
o'clock this A. NJ.
This force with Gen. Foster makes quite
q respectable army. It is understood that
| their first move will be to destroy if posi-
| BILE the rebel poutoou bridges al Fort OAR
ling. If this ia done Lee would be unable
to cross his army to the north side without
marching by way of Manchester, more than
| 20 miles. Thus far all works well. Mus
kerry firing was heard in the direction OF
this movement this morning.
| FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. l5.-The hos
pital steamer Hero, of N. j. Capt. Han
cock, arrived from Deep Bottom, on James
river, this afternoon, with $50 wounded
men, who were wounded in the fight oil
yesterday, after landing on the north side
They belong to the 10th army corps.
The Hero brought away all the wounded
of the 18th corps up to 5 o'clock yester'
pay afternoon The following ofi:ers are
among the wounded: Capt. G. &. Porter
10th Conn., Capt Jas. Newman, Tooth n,
| Y, Lieut.. E. E. Fairchild, 9th Q. S, col
| ored, sun stroke; Lieut.. J. S. Muuson, same
regiment, aud Lieut.. P. Mcdaniel, ID s. c.,
rebel prisoner.
Artillery and musketry sighting had been
kept up all day aud still continued when
our informant left.
Our forces drove in the rebel Pieketl
early on Sunday morning, and during the
day had succeeded in carrying two lines o
the enemy's esrthwOrks, the outer one be
| ing about nine miles from Richmond.
The loss in the ID army corps, go far, ha
been very small,
Gems, Grant and Meade are commanding
in person.