The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-04

Concentration or COnfcdcrateS on James
Rivera Confederate Dash on Gloucester
Capture OF Confederate Mail Carrier, Re.

PETERSBURG. Aug. 3--New York and Phila
dc,phia dates of the 2sth aud 10Th ult. have been
received
The Fortress Monroe correspondent OF the Fhii'
aaelphia IaGurr says he Ia credibly informed that
large rebel forces concentrating on the line OF
James river, above the junction Of the Appomat
tox and the James, supposed to number between
Fifty and seventy thousand. and "Stonewalf' Jack
son In command.
On the night of the Gath nit company Of rebel
cavalry dashed down On Gloucester Point opposite
Yorktown and carried of a large lot OF contra
bands forced into tho rebel army all the male in-
habitants, aud then set Ere to lot Of ship timber
and taking with them the trophies departed Sim
liar dcpredatons were committed in the vicinity OF
Williamsburg on the night of the 25th. The rebels
made incrrsops into the lines Of McCellan's army.
, aud carried II large number of army bsevsA
Two thousand "eontrabands,' on their way to
Mcclellan passed Old Poin. the Roth
jeff Daviss mail carrier running to Norfolk was
caugh, on Friday, with 2,Ooo letters.
Fifteen or twenty rebels captured S4tfolk
have reached Fort Monroe.
Gen Pope took tho fold las. Monday. There
have been numerous desertons from his army. Be-
tween 20 and so of the loSih New York deserted
within the past week.
On the 23sh ult., four guerrillas fired upon and
| wounded two Federals near Warrenton. Capt.
Williams, OF the Michigan cavalry, went ont ard
brought In eight unotfendipg virginans to be held
responsible.
Within three days past Gen Hatch has crossed
Swift Run Gap to Mcdaheysyille. The people OF Gull
perer, Orange and Madison were thunderstruek at
the recent sudden appearance of the Union forces
under Hatch.
dispatch dated Cairo Goth ult says the steamer
from the Tennessee river brings the news OF rebel
raid at Florence Ala, on Tuesday. The rebels enter
ed the city, burned the warehouses, filled with Yam
kee Conmissary and Quarte rmnster stores and also
burnt all the cotton in the vicinity. They seized
the Yankee steamer Colcnna, used for conveying
army supplies over the shoals, took all the money
belonging to the boat and passengers, and then
burnt the boat. The property destroyed Is reported
to be Immensely valuable A small detachment of
AitcheN's army was captured The rebels then
proceeded down the Tennessee to Chickasaw, Wa
terloo, and the vicinity OF PASSPORT, and burnt all
the warehouses containing cotton.
Another band of forty rebels alta cked a wagon
train, near Pittsburg Landing and captured sixty
wagons filled with Government stores.
l'eo Albany, July 27-The Ledger says that
the febcIs oonsre gated in considerable tores at
Hulve,viile, Ky, end boldly and defianly ingu!ted
the Union citizens.
Passengers from Henderson say that guerrillas
have appeared in strong force opposite Mound City
/; was feared they would attempt TO burn the
Z picn glnboats building there.
!Tcskeile. July 27-The 10th Ohio regiment,
guarding the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
between Decatur and CORTLAND. was attacked yes.
terday by large force of guerrilas and thirty or
forty Of the regccnt were killed The road was
considerably damaged.
large rebel force is reported near Tuscumbia.
Forest is reported to be ct Carthage with the OBJ
ject of making descent on the Louisville railroad
Neso Yora, July 2s-News from Fort Monroe, to-
dag. that Gen. Jackson was demonstrating down
The left bank Of the James made some stir here,
aud nervous people very uneasy. Until later
telegram received announcing the arrival OF
Porter's mortar feet, Intended for Fort Darling.
tDrury's Bluff made al! right again.