Show ak 0 E LE PH Sri SALTO W DAILY r A 4 Is X I 1 POTOMAC 3 ath W HEAD D QU QS the great ebent cven fc long ex expected viz the explosion Cx of tile the mine min 0 under tinder tile the rebel fort immediately in ill front of tile the ath army corps c came ime off at athala IA if past four this mornin morning pa picket ca reri luing n g had been icett up tip all and in fact at tile the time the match was applied to the mine the ski skirmishers were still engaged on both sides an immense volume of dust was thrown up three ali ree hundred feet into the air the th fort I 1 i which mounted moun ted sixteen lakteen s guns was rendered a mass of reins haills and immediately after the explosion our artillery opened with onn one simultaneous and continuous roar along alon the entire line the ath corps alien afien clini gedwil their works driving the rebels before them to their a second econ d line of entrenchments and taking I 1 I 1 I 1 a number of prisoners riso ners some of whom were dug out of ae the dirt badly bruised these prisoners state that only J about a dozen remain of their regiment anici t by 10 wc we captured two other earthworms earthworks earth carth works rp r J A J ol 01 1 NEW YORK july 31 aspic Aspe dial ial from headquarters head quarters army odthe of the Pojo potomac inac s says ays As as soon as tile the explosion of the mine took place cc one hundred bundred ano twenty guns immediately im opened while the musketry played in one contini continuous fire along alona the front of tile the ath and part of the corps prisoners say sav they J NIC were re colip completely leap ly t i 1 I 1 r p surprised ed alps tapp in in front r b k x iipp th we they had been busy mining under our works and that in two days more they would have been ready to blo blow w them up latest from head quarts army of the potomac P r M n reports just in in say we have possession of tile the entire first line of rebel wo works i with a T large I 1 k re r e number of prison prisoners ers our I 1 I 1 in n ta the ic charge is severer severe as our men had to cross an open field to reach the rebel position the engaged were jhc thc arps cof ps supporting them ahem the ad abid ath being iq in reserve reserva firing is still going on oil with great fury buryj grant granta and meada eade with hia the corps generals are at tile the front watching I 1 the progress of aff affairs aies the special says grandys new ne w flank movement entirely changes the aspect of bf affairs by it his right was thrown on the north northside hide side of the james jame s river river within ten miles of richmond enabling him to throw his fis entire force upon either cither side of the river within athin I 1 ti a very few hours and compelling the enemy to with a large force as well as petersburg and the exterior line thus compelling them to risk an engagement engager nent with the advantage conour on our sidel side nw yol york k july the heroics nashville i special I 1 1 of bf friday says sherman chernia nia army I 1 was wa again in notion motion yesterday yeat erday to accod accomplish ap an impo important operation looking in g to the early investment of atlanta the ene enemy iny attempted to thwart the movement by attacking tho ia esth th corps corpe but were ba repulsed during the contest WO we took regimen nag tl tajai t gen hrag came to I 1 abw from i bud awl at the t iod of vall owr i biad akl 1 jthn Jt hIrr hc q 4 purpose stated ablat L ill mint ar be behel data ll 11 hazard jonnston Jod n aepli i d that diat to do da so it W would require the sacrifice of till the whole army to which lie he would not consent and therefore resigned ili liia coin commission mission which was then ten tendered derca to hardee who refused to accept e on oil a any iby terms it W wai en given to 0 hood m on oil lie he would defend the city to the last tile the rebels have very strong works and it is possible they may keep I 1 us at bay a few days longer 1 A letter from a general officer at the front describes esc ribes the battle of the I 1 1 1 P as being the severest fight over ever had in the west we li had a d at the time lie ho wrote buried 2200 rebels a and nd had I 1 1000 more to bury chelc the aads correspondent a at t de deep e p bottom ya on the says prisoners report that when it was discovered that the ad corps was north of the james river the eneny enemy y immediately commenced pouring cr in hi ro re anfor enforce ce ments from petersburg to richmond rieb mo nd lee was taken entirely by surprise and was obliged to use the ru i dispatch in forwarding troops to the threatened pa points ilits all the roads between the james river and white oak swamp were strongly defended last minnett brigade of cavalry drove hamptons Ham troops from an important t point on tac central road at 10 this tin s morning tile the rebels reinforced re info rcck hampton ham p ton with three brig ades of infantry making a steady a it cm e assault valry fell back taft dalr to where the desei rem erell a jed M when both delivered a im destruct tire ives volley f lind and charged upon tile the rebels causin causing ra them to break and fa fall I 1 1 1 back I 1 a c ic in confusion leavin leaving their dead and aou wounded in our ii hands ai id s a at t the ilic same sailie time gregis greg Is divise divi sn became beckin 0 engaged d ft at another point with a superior force ind and the fighting was very sel cre D davics brigade was Avas its ground and lost one gun g un lie ile however soon rallied and checked the rebels and finally drove them back gen rantz kautz took possession of mal alai i K 1 vern hill which had be been en abandoned by tile the rebels to protect one of tile the w Kich richmond ni mond roads road S dibi during i the engage ment the gunboat mendota did good service alese operations had the effect to draw a 4 large force froni peters b burgh U agh 1 the richmond nond exam examiner anen aspea speaking king of tile the fight on oil the ich 2 near new market acknowledges a deet t 1 and loss of four 20 Par parrots i the TC esth army corps correspondent says in an election wae waa held on tile the amour among the north carolina troops and notwithstanding the of the rebel leaders nearly hattlie half the votes NV were cic cast for holden 1 jaqw race july fremb bremen n and southampton the mariy hariw Mw vUe says NeL negotiations rotia for peace between denmark austria i aud and prussia will take place at vienna me co t el says r the a d mission of denmark into tl german I 1 confederation would ditre tile balance of powers i the loar at 4 ii 1 on saturday morning rebels 1 A r eti t e r A 6 ha m b e r rs s burg and dern demanded hernanded li liala alf a million dollars 61 from 1666 the citizens under threat of the town A requisition tin writing signed by gen early was presented and it is isnow biow an established fact that this demand was a 1 nere mere pretext to cover the ultimate purpose of the town viz to burn it with 1 l ija LJ 1 ai out giving any time to remove private prope property Kt y arid scarcely time e for the citizens to remove their cami heathey li Hes They fired j the I 1 town in nearly my fifty places and two al thirds birds of the cai city L y w was consumed including all the public buildings stores Wre sand 1 and hotels A lar labare por portion ion of xe citizens were reff jt J 1471 li ja f hd deuced d from comparative wealth to absolute poverty the loss will be over one million dollars I 1 july i the fact that the most valuable portion dt d T h me merchandise aa mi s e had been rei moved from chambersburg Chambers buro burg in added to tb the rage and disappointment of tile the rebels and when thus inspired and under orders to fire thi the court house a strong braio breio br eio the flames to the adjoining buildings 0 part of df the soldiers sacked several dru faff and lid ehe chemical mical stores and made turpentine balls throwing them in all diorec ft f Z ass tion fw abid settin alire fire to various various parts 1 floon i i 1 r one genara general I 1 conflagration 0 ration and th the s acne ck ne soon became appalling the boarin roaring of the flames and screams of women and children were pitiful and PC joc them the old eld atud cr 1 l A 03 yimin an scene af horror i one hundred iago i sixty five 1 valuable U a and nde elegant leg an t public find and private privat buildings were destroyed the rebels remained long enough to see the flames get under er proper head headway ay when in an alarm was given g iven that averill was advancing van cing and am they lert left |