Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-25
GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
CITY PolNT, Feb. Il, 1865


Night before last there was quite q heavy
artillery and musketry fire heard on the left
of the Army of the James, indicating heavy
picket skirmishng, if nothing more; and
yesterday we had the gratifying intelligence
that some little hostilities had taken place,
resulting in the capture of a regiment. They
are now en- route for this point, and will, no
doubt, reach here to-day. BY rebel Reg
iment," however, must not be understood
the full complement of a thousand men Il
rebel regiment that numbers three hundred
men is considered to be, numerically, an
efficient organization.
The Iowlet Battery, one Of the most for
midable batteries that the enemy possess
this side OF the James, though mostly silent
except upon extra occasions gave some in
dicatiOns of life and energy day before yes
terday. Half q dozen of our iron, clad gun.
boats having gone up the river upon that
day, until directly within range of the bat
terry, the rebels opened fire vigorously
Several shells passed over the deck of the
Miami harmlessly, and killed and wounded
nine men on one of her iron clad consorts
Our fleet was necessarily unable to respond
to the salute with any effect, being unable
to elevate their guns to sufficient height
to play upon the rebel world
Opposite Hancock Station, and some dis
tance beyond, the rebels have guns in posi-
ton, with which they have on numerous oc-
casions she!led the City Point Railroad, but
never with damaging effect, as in the short
time required by the trains to pass a given
point, it was impossible for the rebel gun
ners to get the required range. Once they
succeeded in putting a shell through the
smoke-stack of locomotive The officers
in charge OF the railroad took the hint, and
at the most exposed portions of the route
caused cmbankments to be thrown up
Nevertheless, the trains are more or less yisi-
Die still within the lines, and the enemy;
every little while, send over few shells to
scare tlmid travellers. Yesterday they drop.
ped three or four shells within two hundred
yards OF the track just as the train was dash
ing along. If they had not cut the fuses so
short somebody might have got hurt. But,
practically, travel on the United States Mill
ltarY Road is attended with no greater dan
gers than trip on the Camden and Amboy,
or any other Northern route, would be-
Though having but single track, and run
ming trains night and day over rails laid to-
tally regardless of grades" collision has
never yet taken place, nor probably half q
dozen lives been lost
The indications still lead to the conclusion
that Lee, tired of lying on the defensive,
will, at an early day make n determined ag-
gressiye movement; and there are conclu-
sive reasons for believing that his operations
will be directed with view to piercing
our centre, and SO forcing US to relax the
tight grasp We now hold upon Petersburg.
Opposite our centre tie enemy have some
of their strongest forts, mounting artillery
of formidable calibre, which could be used
with great effect to cover any advance upon
our lines from this direction. Sill more
speculation as to tie design of the rebels is,
of all occupations, the most unsatisfactory.
Just as the mail is closing am informed
that three thousand of our soldiers, released
by exchange from the Richmond prisons,
are coming down the river, The statement
may not be incorrect