The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-04-08
GENERAL. CHANT.
President Lincoln Witucsocs TN Engages


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F1-hiogtyn HIr-h IS gentleman Who today
nriyed 8. ON ths font strs ,ha' While o. saturday
riornins Geuelal Grant and the ? osiicut AMI his
pirtr. wore on their aay ir1u city 20 NJ 10 Wit
ncss tAviar IN the Arm, Of ths P,tomsc. Aad vrn
about cn'y aiir- from hat p.,ce Gen. Pur.r. u',
from the battlefield, au1 1irael AL gave citoun.
ssntin aoc1uu. of the fSat tt io-t 5eadnaa Lieut.
con pu.n, thar Scd hin, FOR Ms sxili and brewery,
and the r.c.de1t aso corp.imcuisi Litu h.chly ior
u, mann 81 b. vlcl be-. end ne orccr' anil men
under he command. had conducted themselves in
that conflict. TIE pirty then resumed thor journey
and stci ped a. fo-', within m.c an n haf o.
subselucut artion, fom which thof hh
sood vicr Of the eonjendins forces. They
Afterwards continued their tin vsi ing
many 70 ns % interest their es rene 'opp ng place
tcine within ak miles Of Richmond 0u 'his ttour-
zion, General Gicnt and fcverai member. Of h. saf.
to- ether With General Sheridan ls,ouplnied tho
riosideu', party ON their return. the. si'noeed
the o.ots.n- OF She idsn'. oa,dr, Ton Tie Noith 10
the South .itc u tho Ianes river
The rtesido.t has been ndul"iuc in udi-s On
hor-hloA. ari hl. hra.th his tcc' caa'dsr.hp I'M
proved sinoc he .ci Wls0.Lson. lie may ,o'u n or
sday or tao.
Tho lest possible 'rii arimne. cur troors and
T-tu neat military "a, recin 10 he wsusa'i5fcd With
the ri"tc't l.rcot Of the si;u,tion.
The hosptai Steamer state Of Maine arrived here
ths noiu.rg from City ront with 800 wounded,
the ens,sement Of SATURDAY, a, Fort Steldman.
Yesterday, a trnn,port len City Poin. for Point
Lookout with I6p rebel pri.opcra csptnei IN SAT-
uIday
To-day, the steamer Lizzie Baker h-ourh. NJ as
iebei de~rters, all Of whom came within our hnes
the 2Sd and 2a,h in,ts. The steamer sso D. ought
down 40 rri,oners, alSo olp,u-ed on SATURDAY,.
Additional rnriic aisrs Of the retersbursh
Affair.
IIrApqrNaT OF 1HE AMI or Tnr poroS.c,
Mach 70.
Tho on-arcment hcre YESTERDAY, WA ~ifhous
| doubt, the mot important ami succo'siu 70: Tho
tnion arms that has taken place sinc srrivs in
| front Of Petcrsburgh. No! only va, the oscmy ues
and dcfeliel at every point but the result demon-
sIratci the tact that they have o-t heart In their
cause, and thai large numbers ready aud anxious
/ TO sy down their arms and give up the struggle.
| Afer they had succeeded in saiblng poss,ssion Of
Fort S'ea imam, they At fell TO plunderng the
baggage in the tents and all that their officers could
1 do would not induce them TO dssist This who 70
mainol in line fought With nothing like the enhus-
thy exhibited last summer, and many laid down
| their arms nj TIC frat opportunity Of reaching the
On witnessing thie the rebel ocers determine
40 return " their own lines az rapidly possib'o-
AMI M eiue their the works managed TO re
nrrlf PORTION OF tIt n tOutlu III
Hundreds however, ran and hid in the bonb-proois,
snd awaited there for our men and take thom
| p;soncrs. The numter brought IN h. the Niuth
Corp- reported yesterdsy correctly at eighteen
hundred Tho o4s in this corp Is NOT far from siK
hundred; the Official fiure, not ygt being aaccr-
tanned.
After the hrh.ing ceased At thi, poin, a thu line 10
"a. thought that the attack might have been made
10 cover more important the left and couse-
qucntly the entire army was put under arms 10 10
ready for any emergency. General Humphrey vas
orde al 10 make Reconnaissance in front OF hi, lne
in order 70 develop tho en,my's strength and a.cer-
tain their movements. This VA done shortly before
noon and the picket line Va. either driven In or cap
tured, for = considerable distance our men contin-
ucl to advance, snd part OF the division Ioiohed and
the rebels Afterwards charged the latter, in hns
OF hattie. and forced our men back 10 the net line
taken This Wa prime pally caused BY th' enhlsiins
iiJc iiOm two batteries, which they were enabled 70
threw along ihi' advanced portion:
rom hi. time until four L. NJ the firing y "A not
very severe, enemy having retired 10 their otks
LEAVING - ong picket line to hold ih.'r ps. -
the hour the tienA TO ial IN was SOUNDED Nonf the
, rebel lire, and -oon after heavy column tppehci,
and, forming IN Line Of battle, advanced In thsife
on Genoa! Miese diviriOu, but they we're saltn "
received by the he oes Of this dvison, who soon
drove them hHcs In d-ordet With hGa,y los: ITies
they i"nceted ne attempt o break thionfh ne me.
Aud, taur In this, thcv endeavo I'd 20 urn he rshi
naA uu ~, hviS nie az ~ yesug 10 G .' sna
dit 'pIea ed, leaving their dead md many wounded
'tp ~ ia. Inc luar OF ulusketrN on tlls Iluuun
severe and continuous or two OF thee hours
ever heard, nnd gas not sufuuisel even ~ mat
head ri the WidCinesa General Milts and his oh-
4 ceir AID men, par ticu.lly the Irish hgade receiy
the "heet pa ~ iOr th-r gallant behavior on thii
. occasion.
: Tie hrd division under General Abbott. held tho
centre 81 the lire, mud Icpulr"d each stack " .
enemy ith NJ, although the CONTEXT l,lt not
- Gc.IcS,c rs IN cont Of tho F.rst di,t.on. Tbs
second division held tue extreme leit OF the las
n wala nItclrt- kuu, the irnCc commsnde! " - IA
| Sinvthc only ICING engagOd, They advanced 4 The
same line "l.h Tue rrst OF tie ae, nui took part o.
r she enem, e works, with number o. piisoncrs
q TIE 10 o. ~ the SECOND cuiIt ue-r re- can lie as
l. ccr aimed. are shout * nunLrcl End ti, with prob
\ shy oLc hundred Mr-lnf. H. c-glScmtnt het' ccr
the six "A ,Jfp ana the enemy not severe A al
OlAcr ptIA OF the line, WAtIc thr > coma an Ntntt
. coupe Ourh. lore NF0 u object Of The Httagk "A
% 20 igrl tc tuenY and ace. tNu n the po.ks Ne.e
= capped tufte. Some OF fhc Troops finally e "a
iar fchcl pt .c-r and too about Il1e hundleI ans
4o.t' .f.ru H.uut A. dfisin The CWbiudcr back Il
. tho rr.1n workF. The turmy'B uGtts ues Neie Nor,
b., .cti'C a. dd God Gtu Of ul-thlei firil. WH
A,t t "a = without any attempt on th-r part 4
II iCgglu tho .Jst ground.
l. ~. Lul.Itl % Isonor. In hands the retu'
De- Of Tie du} ~ C.GtCut. is .atI tIsted ut sua -
- oltr itidu' about loU vuUncei IN our hOsptA'.
An order has tecn ie-uci TO the t.fay c0ustat1lun,
90 nii.'.s ana Taea 90 tlo tpCu ia yGtuly achcvc
over TIE enemies Of she Cnuntry, and thhnkius tLen
H. tor thor lc. ..tlr Ou The 0gC sou lU-4u, goo
e deal o, picket ming has letn ke3t along the Tine
l- tut without any CssusIlirs ne Ia " known. AhoI
z 20 icc''tlr came IN tAs mo nns, brluRn- 10" ever
y, uOuCpt.