Operations Of Gen. Grant

IIeaduuakteks Ahmï of the Potomac, 1 June 18. Gen. Pierce was wounded whilo nlIantly leading hia brigade in a charge. Gen. Martindale on thèright attacked tho énemy and stieceeded in advancing bis lines and taking a few prisonure. His loss is reported at about 500. Tho 5th Corps did not lose heavily in their advance in the morning:, but their loss wns nonsiderable in the afternoon in their attack on the left. Our loss dnring iho past two days will reach 8,000 killed and wounded The loss of the enemy at some points was grealer tban ours, bnt being generally behind their intreochrnonta wen not so much exposed, and of course euftered less on tlie whole. All the prisoners taken so lar, sorae 1,200, of wbotn 200 carne in yesterday, represent themselves as being in Jieauregard's army. It, is not believed that such a resistance could be made without bis presence and tho aid of bis ronpL.v Th ere is no reliable news flora Gen. Butler tip to the present time. Gen. Ingalls has been designated chief quartermaster of the combined armies in this vicinty, to be etationed at City Point with Grant's command. New York, June 21. Headqcuhters Abmt op ths Potojiac, ï Sunday 6 a. m. 5 No positive advantage bas been obtained over the enemy during the last 24 hours. There has been more or less fighting aloug the whole liue, chargea and counter charges being made. Our right and left have been swung in eomething more than a mile, while the centre bas advanced but little. Briefly, Petersbug is surrounded by an abattis of Yankee bayoneta, wilbin easy rango of the city. All was quiet last night ; no demonstration on either sido. Tbere has been no fighting this morning. The fourth day of the battle before Petersburg, euded last night. If it shall open again to-day, it will be a siego of Petersburg. We attaeked three times yesterday - at 4 a. m., at noon, and 4 p. m. Warren joined on the left, and swung around with a skirmisbing front, half a rnile at each advance, taking one line of works, and pressing up to another, and the last. Hancock and Burnside, in the center, found more opposition. The former bas gained half a mile and the latter more. Our loss in the last assault was particularly severe in Barlovv's and Gibson's divisions, and the 2d división of Burnside's. Mills división of the tith Corps, and Martindalu's división of the 18th Corps, swept up the river to within half a mile of the town. One more line and we shall have the town, wbich we now scmicircumvallate to its last defenses. Col. Chamberlaio, cornmanding a bri gade in the 5th Corps, was badly wounded in the hip, Col. Beavor of the 148 Pennsvlvania, wounded in side. At 4 o'clock this morning, Burnside'i corps attaeked the enemy's works on the left of our line, and carried them after a severe and protracted struggle, capturing about 5000 prisoners, six excellent brass field pieces, and two that were spiked. New York, June 21. A special eays the operatiou of a smali j part of Butler's force on the KichvDond and Petersburg Railroad was a brilli;mt affair. A force of 4 000 advacced three or four miles directly in the teeth of Lee's veteran army, wbom it succeeded in cutting in two, by destroying tbree miles of the raüroad, over which troops were paesiiig as fust as trains could run, and taking in tha s-lüiost vacated rebel works 2.00 prUo.ner.s. While the men were dcstroyiug tli.e railroad a picket force of the rebtíls canje dosvn, and a mere handful of our men held Ihcm at bay till the woik was aeeompli.sbed. - TJie picket was Uien reinforced höavily. and our men retired. New York June 2Í. HüDCOck's old wound bas been so troublesome, that be was obliged to ask to be relieved. The request was grauted, and Birney has command of bis corps. Hancock did uot command in Saturday's figbt. He expects to be in the field agaiu in a weck. It is said there are 30,000 rebel troops in Petersburg, and they are continually reinforced. The attack at 4 a. m. Saturday, by the 2d Corps, met witb but littlo opposition. Our troops passed over the formidable works oecupied by tbc enemy the day previous, and captured 50 or GO prisoners. Casualties on both ssides were few. We moved on and doveloped another line of works about 500 yards beyond. Here the rebels made a stubborn resistance. At noon a general advance of the 2d Corps was ordered. - The assaulting force consisted of three brigades. The line rushed forward gallautly, but could not withstand the deadly firo of musketry, grape and cannister, thougb they got within 75 yards of the earthworks. They then feil back, leaving their dead and wounded. Another attack was ordered at another point. The storming party cousisted of several brigades in column of regiment, about 4 p. m. in two columns. They were met with such a murderous fire and were cut down so rapidly, they were withdrawo. Another correspondent says of the 5th Corps fighting : On Friday, the day's work commeuced at daylight, when they found the rebels had fallen back to their second line in the night. The works were attaeked with great gallantry. - Tbere was a severo struggle for the possession of the railroad track leading to Norfolk, wbicb was finally taken by us. This appears to have been the only advautage gained, though the rebels position was also fought for. Another correspondent with the 9th Corps says: The rebels made an attack at 10 p. m , coming up in two columns On rcaching our line, wbether intentionally ,or the rosult of a blunder, one column shouted surrender - 240 were thus made peisoners. The other column came up to our works brayely, and, under the cover of a battery admirably postcd, drovo our men into their intrenchments. They then sprang over tho works, and a hand to hand fight ensued. Tho muskets had been discharged on both sides, and the bayonet and stocks only were used. The first Michigan Sharpshooters were the men engagcd on our side, and about 125 wero cnptured; ' ] the remainder escapcd. The rebels held ! possession till dajlight; then they evaouatod. A special sajs the rebels, on Frida mght, maden furious attaok on Burn side'ö front, and after asevere ficlitrcnn" cupied the fort bc had taken the previo, mornfeg. This chnngein.he line h! concentrated Beauregard's forces, wLil ït enables our troops to cover important afproaclios to the left and right aJ places tbe city withio the range of 0Ur guns, being only about 1 400 yards dl, tant. ' About 5 p. m. an advance was made upon the rebel unes to develop bis stlIi ation, which was aceompüshed, and witb eonsidenble loss in wounded. Birnev'. divsion suffered most. Prisoners stat that Beajjregürd commands the city (i bis army, and a portion of the forces of Longstreet, Wilcox, and Eell. There is no decisive evidence of the présenos of more than a small portion of Lee'i army. The 18th corps dispatches 8Sy that Gen. Brooks has been relieved of the commsnd oi bis división, acd assW ed to the command of the lOth corp as successor to Gen. Gillmore.