The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-03
LATERfRgMTH The NORTH.

1on. hUbl. Oattsy ssExANsss's'oD"s VI IsACuhHge.
New York papess Of To aath nit We give
the following sannaxzof the news they con
tain:
THs rsrsacfprEp nasrA5e5ks ya0s P2sssDxsT
Dsyss Asp assa Gssyftfs- THE roaeE Asousb
E.CHs md, ETs.
Tie Nsw York Hesa Publishes tins fol-
lowing Intercepted aispae ehes from Presiser,
Davis and Gen. Csopsr to Gen. Lee, sent
wbils the Confederate army was in Psnnsyl-
vauia, ia reference to aproposi'ion for assem-.
bling an army at calreper under Gen. Beau
regard, and the lats Union operations Oh The
Peninspsa:
AnJUrasF GKSERAf's OFFICE.
Riesnond, june s8, 1868
General w lille with ihe President lsss
evening received Jous. letter Of The ed inst
After reading it to tbs President he was en-
barrass ed 10 understa nd that part of it whiel,
refers to the plan Ut sembiipg an army at
Cnlpspsr Court Hoes ss,aaar l,sss laeerr--
gard This 10 tho Ursts irsi 1ifsscn sllag he hes
mad that eaeh plan &as ever in contempia-
ton, and, taking all things into consideration
be cannot zee no " it can by any possibility be
carried into effect You will doubtless learn
before this reaches you that the ensmy has
again assembled in free On the Peninsula,
estimated between 10 GOO ard 30 Jij men from
G,0D0 TO 10, tN6 of whom are reported to be in
the vicinity of The White House and the re-
maipder at Yorktown. l. j. impossible to say
whether the estimated number is correct, e.
the several accounts yarr, and are net ieeme,
altogether truatwofthy. hut the estimase max
ing Ine allowance ter errors, ia quite near
enough TO esiisfy tins most iucradaious that
bo is in the vicinity in suffcie force
in, rpyatrU aptyiiapv a..l inf MIR ts, Io
much harm, whether bis purpose be TO
make 3 demonstration ON Richmond, or TO
contine himself to raids in breaking your com
mupicatiOns and devastating the country.-
His efforts in the last case may prove more
suocsssfnl tbaD in the first, if we may Judge
by what took place At Hanover only two days
ago, Wien about Ona thousand or one thou-
sand two hundred of his cavalry suddenly ap.
peared there and did come execution in break
ing the railroad aud burning bridge, some
buildings, public stores, &c. l. ia important
that thls raid took place only about two days
after Gen Co;se's brigade had loft there for
Hordonsvile. Had 1t remained at Hanover
Junction it is reasonable to suppoee tia. me 81
OF the enemys cavalry would bavs been
ejsiie- destroyed or captured, aud the properly
saved from injury Every effort ia being made
here to bs prepared for the enemy at all points,
but We nust look chiefly TO the protection of
the capital. Ia doing this we nay be Obliged
TO hazard some other points. You can eaaiiy
estimate our strength, and l suggest for your
consideration whether in this state of things
you might be abba to spare portion OF your
force to protect your iins OF communication
against attempted raids hy tho enemy.
. Very respectfully.
Your CbesoIt servant,
:. CooPIR, Adj liant GENT.
Gen. Il. u. Lte, Commanding Array Northern
Virgins, Winchester, Va
III reference 10 affairs in the Southwest, the
dafenes Of Richmond, and the plan OK raising
an srmy for the capture Of Washington, in :he
syeni o. iss boia & aacoysroi by Gen. Hooker ::
RicuMoSD. Ju.le 28, 1858
Genera!-ionfs ii .hs %, reeeevd this
eeenrg, and hasten 20 Feply to tbs point
presented liz ressiuD Ia tn's ioEcs5 or Tbs coes+s
Of South Carcliua ard Geot%ia IRE hopes
il ta gsd ~ to c1r epeT.t;susa3 IRE tine IS oh
w; utd intervene between The discharge ef lie
re-4S 8 tFstiDoG r eEs and tae substitution iCr
thaln Icy others r.ge tesn disappointed by Tho
very etrof sgaiust which it was s0uxhs by
" ,ts 4lpE 20 guard, Grant :-acned The river
get reinforeaments, made eutTenannents, sud
General johGston continues to call for rein.
forcsmente, though his irst reqaisition wee
more than filed by withdrawing troops from
q .narals BaauregaYd and Bragg aaueral
Bragg is threatened with attack, has fallen
back to his entrencteI position at Iullaho na
aud called on Bnckuer Tor aid General Bean.
regard Says that no troops have been with
drawn by the enemy from his from. siuce those
returned to Newbsrn, and thai his whole force
is necessary TO cover his line. This being III
answer to proposition to follow a movement
of the enemy, said to be to tho West, with all
his dIspoaabie force, pointi4g him st tEs same
time to tbs Eitai lnpoftaacs of holding the Mig
slssippi, ,alld communicating ths fear that Vicke,
burg would fall uniefs Johnston was strongly
aua promptly reinforced. ID. III. Hill has email
force, part of which has beee brought here -
Clingmen'a brigade ID aear Wilmington; Col.
quiths at kinston; Martins, nominal, ON the
railroad ut Weldon. and {. Cook g, Ransom's 3,
AID Jenkins's have bean bropght here-tLe
two last tempor srily from the defence OF Pc
tersbnrg and the country theraabouts. Wise q
brigade ia. az you left ii, engaged ia the de-.
fence OF Rishmcnd, aud sewing into the conn.
try to the eaa. OF the city. The enemy have
been repulssd III large force at the White
House, with Indications OF an advance on
Richmond. We are lgan'Iirg companies for
home duties, and the spirit OF resistance is in-
Uteasing Corse's brigade, in accordance with
your orders, has been left at Hanover JGno-
tion. All the artillery, / am informed, was
taken away, and the single regiment of infan.
try which eonatitntsd the guard for the bridgss
proved unequal to the duty, as you have 10
doubt learned Rslnf0TcaHeats were ordered
to go up, but some delay occurred and they
arrived too late TO save the bridge or the brave
guard which had unsuceeesfuiiv defended it -
Tae Yankees, reported TO bs three regiments
of cavalry, KetH,nsd from tho Central road iI
the dirac1ien of Hanover toid town, and moth
ing has been heard OF them since
ii was stated that Gen e. T. Lee waa cap
tured at the house Of Mr. Wiokham, but |
trust ii will prove to bs enc of the many
startling runiors which she newsmongers in-
Vent. The advance OF your army increases
our want for cavalry or the north and east OF
the city but, except one regiment from North
Carolina, do not know Of any which we can
expect soon 10 be available to na In yours OF
the 2Oth you cay 'If any Of the bsigades
that have lsfs behind for the protection of
Richmond can, in your opinion, be spared, !
should like them to be sent mo IL has been
an effort with me to anew or the ciamor TO have
troops stopped or recalled TO protect the city
and the railroad communicating with your
army. CoIss brigade has gone and Wiee's il
the only other ief. by you. Cook 9 WEB in
North Carolina, and Davis' i brigade was sent
t. complete Hesh's division in piAeeof Cooks
aud RansOm's s and Jephins constitute the de.
fences of the south side az far as Weldon, aud
are relied on for eefsiee elsewhere from Vii
mington to Richmond
asn. Elzy is positive that tne enemy intend
to attack here. and his scouts bring inteiii
genee which, if belisva it, would render no
more anxiety for the city than az any former
time. | do not believe that the Yankees have
such force as Is stated, but they have enough
to render i. neceasary 10 keep some tfoopa
within reach, and some Il, Petefabarg, at iea1l
until Suff,lk is truly evacuated Do rot uDdas
stand me- as balancing accounts Ia the matter
Of briasdos. only repeat that have not aay
to ssud you, and enough to form an army 70
threaten, fnot cap.are Washington az soon a.
it is uncovered by Hooksr3s army. My par
poes was to chow you thar the tores ners ano