The Palmetto Herald, 1864-06-30

rccounotssances, slight skirmishes ana some sharpshooting along the lines, which now extend some distance beyond Petereburg, up the Appomattox river. Gens. Grant and Butler went up the James river yesterday, and had an interview with Admiral Lee. Later?Halt-fast 10 o'clock a. m.? Some little cannonading has been heard from, half-past & o'clock until the present time. HEADQrARTKRs, Monday, June 20?T? a. m.?-Yesterday was a very quiet day along the lifies, both armies seeming desirous of enjoying rest after the severe struggle of the two previous days. Skirmishing and artillery tiring occurred at intervals, and the fifth Corps lost probably 100 men during the day, their lines being so close to the enemy that it was dangerous to enter or leaye them. An attack was made .on the center of the liue about 10 o'clock last night, but was quickly repulsed. In the charge made by the Fifth Corps on Friday evening, the Third Brigade of Crawford's division, Col. Carroll commanding, took the Thirty-ninth North Carolina regiment as prisoners, numbering about sixty men, with their officers, flags, etc. This regiment was on the

W., or something of that sort, and I concluded we were all right. We are now in the sight of land, but I must preserve and digest mv reflections till another time. I must tell you however how a very disagreeable mau on board has been completely squelched. His name is McFuddle, and so disgustingly free from sea-sickness is he, that he can "smoke from morning till night. In the upper berth of the samestate-yoom with him, lies a man who has been terribly sick the whole voyage, and this inveterate smoker persists in lying in his own berth, and purling his odious smoke till the |ittle room is full to suffocation. Of course the sick man can't stand it, and finds refuge upon deck, where he read us a poem he had written while lying on his back on the berth. After the reading, McFuddle was nowhere. Nobody knew him, and at dinner all the plates and dishes were surely cleared before they reached him. I saw him try to eat some fish 'with melted butter, but the butter was adulterated so freely with kerasene, that he left it in.disgdst and resumed his pipe. Here is ihe song or poem entitled McFUDDLE'8 PIPE. vr-W-XII- e J VI.

fire. Against this weak and cruel act I have protested. In the meantime the fire on the city is continued. I respectfully ask that an equal number of rebel officers of equal rank may be sent to me in order , that I. may place them under the rebel tire as long as our officers are exposed in' * Charleston." This Department has issued a retaliatory order, transfering to General Foster an equal number of rebel general officers, to lie treated in the manner proposed as long ' as our officers are exposed in Charleston. E. M. Stanton, Sec y of War. Wab Department, Washington, June 22?10 p. To Major-Gen. Dix: Dispatches from City Point, at 9 1-2 o'clock this evening, report no fighting to-day. Movements are in progress which are not now proper for publication. The Richmond papers report an attack upon Lynchburg by Gen. Henter on Saturday, and that be was repulsed. It is believed, however, that there was nothing more than a reconnoissance, and that, having ascertained the place to be strongly defended, Gen. Hunter withdrew, and is

end lists of the casualties have been received. General Sherman, in a despatch dated this evening at half-past seven o'clock, says: "I \va%premature in announcing that the enemy had abandoned his position. I based my report upon these of the army commanders. The enemy has thrown back his Hank and abandoned all his works in front of Kcnesaw Mountain, but holds that mountain as the apex of his position, with his Hanks behind Noonday and Moses' creeks. Wo have pressed him pretty close to-day, although the continued rain makes ail movements almost an impossibility." General Foster commanding the Department of the South, at Hilton Head, forwards the following despatch, dated June 1?, at Hilton Head, S. C." I have the honor to report that I have today received from Major General Samuel Jones, commanding the rebel forces in this Department, a letter stating that five general officers of the United States, as f>risoners of war, had been placed in !hftrlpfitnn to ha rptidnpd ttwrfl nndprnnr

operating upon tne enemy s communications at other points. A despatch from Gen. Sherman's headquarters, dated yesterday at 8 1-2 o'clock, states that " It has ruined almost incessantly, in spite of which our lines have been pressed forward steadily, and an important position has been gained by Gen. Howard." The enemy made a desperate attempt to retake this position last night, making seven distinct assaults on Gen. Whittaker'a brigade of Stanley's division, and being not less than seven or eight hundred men. Two hundred killed were left on Whittaker's front. The assault was followed by a heavy fire of artillety, under which the position was fortified and is now safe. Our cavalry is across Noonday Greek, on our left, and one brigade of the,23d Corps is across Moses' Greek on the right; but the rebel left is behind a swamp, and the rains prevent any advance. The fighting has been quite severe at all points, the enemy resisting stubbornly, and attemntincr the defensive

And hedllled it op to the brim, For he knew the joys of the flowing howl, And the pipe was tho bowl for him. At morning he sat In his cottage door. And whiffed at his fragrant weed: j Twas his solace at dusk and his Joy at dawn. And his strength In the time of need. He smoked and pondered the way to wealth, And planned him a road to renown; And he fancied he saw in the smoke that arose HimselC the pride of the town. But castles in smoke are like smoke In the air, And they vanish like ckmds of the morn ; For the child of the pipe like its wreath of fame Must perish as soon as 'tis born. So Mr. McFuddie was never renowned. Never married the girl of his dreams, Never saw the wealth that hb hoped to find, Nor wrought his favorite schemes. One morning they found him dead in his chair, And his (avorite pipe was broke; His solace was gone, and he died of despair; So McFuddie ended in smoke. Tf* ? 1J a aL . - i?

tam Uia, nut coma see nouuug. ne suggested that I was looking too higli, ao I lowered the instrument, and sure enough I descried something, but I am not so sure that it wasn't the bulwarks of tlie steamer. I kept my eyes open and by and by along came a big steamer rigUt itc* us. She had guns aboard, so the captain said, and I, too, thought I could see something of the sort in the rigging. Captain said he supposed they wauted him to stop, but he wouldn't till they hailed him. I was terrified. I supposed he was going to wait till they hailed bullets at hira, and you can judge ot my terror, when bang went a big gun right at us. I crawled to the stubbord side of a tarred rope, quicker 'n lightning, (you see I have been at sea so long that I have picked up some sea phrases.) Captain told me not to be scared, as they fired

was lighting in Iront ot fetersburg up to, 2 o'clock yesterday without any decisive result, but our troops have been constantly gaining ground upon the enemy. Another piece of artillery was captured and brought into Gen. Grant's headquarters yesterday. It i9 understood that the advantage gained over the rebels yesterday, will be vigorously followed up to-day. Decisive results are expected soon. Gen. Gillmore and Staff left for Oid Point on the steamer Wyoming at 12 o'clock last night. Hp is relieved of his command. Everything is moving very satisfactorily- with the army; StcoxD Dispatch. Bermuda Huxprbd, Monday, June 20, via Baltimore, Tuesdaj', June 21.?Yesterday (Sunday, the lbth,) was comparatively a quiet day with the army about Pctereburgh. The operations of the day were confined to