, 1865-02-12

The Recent Operations South Of
PeteFkburM-EeDcl Accouuts-D1s.
patches from t5le Army of the Po-
f0m2C.

uEApou4nTEHs AE:tr OF TIE poToNAo, Feb. s
Nsp: ~, m:-NotlinE Of Interest has transpired On
more favorable than 70: some days past. The
troops arc busy building works along the newly
established line, which will take some days to
asiPef. oe asn aE M a I na 4
cult jch as theso is plenty OF excellent timber iu
the netehboshooa, and the men havo got 30 used
L!eut Col. Trcmaino, wrongly reported as,Ma].
Trcmalne Of Gen. Gregg'a H:A6, and OF the 1Dth
New York caya1Ey. who was badly wounded in
He was esllant officer and much respected md
loved BY hfs comrades In the service:
Capt: FSSrees. S. co%m:ssaEy Of Subsistence ofthe
badly Injured Day Or two since isd this morn
HS M e Gspoa T9an aaaa
ngeinat tho logs. Ills skull was badly fractured,
und 10 remained inHensible up to the time Of bis
death.
The total number Of casualties In the late en-
gagcment hare not yet been officially obtained,
put VIII prove somewhat larger than ut arst re-
That the movement which has thus successfully
been accomplished. may have other and Interior
objects is doubtless tfuo. One thing Is certain 1t
viii iuliy oceupy the boastsd army OF Northern
Virginia, and will prevent Gen. Lee from sending
oftroops to Icfnfofcn the artn.ee opposed to Sher
mans operations, ind enable that gallant leader to
carry out With case the programme ta1d down
NEW YonK, Feb. 1.-THE Richmond Eraminsr
Of Tho sih says: sit appears that the enemy still
holds his de!enses On na,cher'a Run, where he is
Of cavalry In tho direction Of Dinwiddie Court
House, seems to haye been planned aud executed
to give his tnlntry time to inGench 1t Hatchers
Kno. which they seeln to have done very eaec.u.
As matters stand, tho Yankees have extended
thc!r lines two or three miles.
Besides the casualties In officers mentioned In
General Lees report, VIC learn that Captain Floyd,
Of the F1orfda brigade, WAS killed, Colonel Scott,
Of Florida, painfully wounded, and Captain Young,
Tic R,shmond pspeIs of fth he 5h Sta lave to fol-
"PE1EnsBuna, February 7.-Thcre was heavy
1iinE On our r!glt yesterday and today, which re-
smiled fas0Eab1y to our army.
"During Reconnaissance made aSnfnst Pesram
beyond natchcr,s Run yesterday, the enemy al
IL @ vas ' Ieniorc.d M hy Gsneral Gn1aons Iiyis,on
when, IN turn, the enemy WIS forced back. 4 Sec
oEd Tine, the enemy being reinforced b. 4 corps,
Sy
made, md The eneny's ljnes breSen.. 4 rnnn,ng
5a ssp u s9 wolfs 81 Ce s sG
was killed. Many OF the enemy we're Killed and
wounded, and few tA1en prisoners. Our loss Is
."This morning the enemy advanced upon and
charged our lines south Of burgess, hiss., but
we're handsomely Iep%lsed IN charge upon The
wounded.
'.Eery heavy firing was heard late this afternoon
but the cause Is unascertafned."
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE NerGtd'8 correspond
cnt In front Of Richmond. 9th, says: " There nre
renewed indications OF The evacuation Of Rich
mond, and it Is believed the rebcls contemplate
concentration in North Clzolinn for grand dnal
struggle III an carly day. 1t Is known that rebel
troops: among them Hreckinridge's old command
though it Is at this writing wholly uncertain as
to whlthcr they 50. Wiekhau'A brigade OF caya1-
r. has aTriycd In Richmond Tithin few days.
The XtrGfd's correspondence, 6th, SAYS: "Thc
tncFemeet weather has snbstdcd. and the brigade
sErEet rs report no mcn rs having become dis-
ab,ed by tho storm.
ale a1eo says It Is now definitely settled that
Run, II to be permanently hell.n
Tile 5t, Corps scorre.ponlentsa say. that the results
Of the movement begin to manifest Themselves,
and It is now clear TINT they are greatly to our ad
vantage, aud that IN the succeEafu lensthenf1g OF
our ltne and the terrifying in progress, decisive
and brilliant victory has Been gained. The .sct
battalions Of the enemy were hurled
in VAIN against our advancing col.
u1uus to prevent our establishing a perma-
ncnt foothold here. This foothold has been
gained. we aEe more, nnd l lsrtnel toward the
ling of the. cars IN the track Of the road and
the ehsl1l whistle Of ths engines CEN now be plan-
~ heard. 1t Is sayin. q good deal, hut dont
think it Il sayfng too mueh that the entire rebel
army In our front c mot drive us from our pres
ent position, and furthermore for them to With
drnw amy considerable force to aid In the defense
Of Charleston would be extra hazardous now
compared with what 1t would have been before
the present movement