The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-04


not Citing in this redgt you would curse
the day that II happingcd. You art (artillery
We tuppose) talk about going on Picket
duty, how would you like to go when you
cant put up yer he'd. That is the way theay
do here.
The company that am in has lost 80
wounded killed and 0 prisoners. All the
slrgents went up and all the corpls two but
one. am the only corpl left. They wanted
me 10 take sargent but would not take it,
It's too hard acted sargt for while an got
my fill OF 1t and by Judas i've got my fill Of
fighting too. We expect battle In few
days, We will be first in line, think we will
get hell this time. The rebs has got lot o.
forts In frent Of US and we will have TO
charge on them, | don't like chargin, at North
Kuu we made "A charge on the rebs and theay
made q charge on us and dlove US into the
river thot was conner.
You can send NE your likeness.
STEPHEs THoKr.
BELOW RICHMOND.
Z Everything is quiet on the north side
of James river, below Richmond. There
are but few Yankees on this side Of the
river, and they occupy ground between
Curle's Neck and Deep Bottom.
We have at length heard from Shcri-
dan through late Yankee papers. 1t ap-
pears that he crossed the James at Deep
Bottom, a few days ago, with two divi-
sions of his cavalry corps, and took posi-
ton to observe the approach of the rebels
AFFAIRS IN FLORIDA.
A fight took place recently at Brandy
Branch, in Florida. The enemy burnt a
bridge over ST. Mary's river, six miles
above Baldwin, and fight occurred the
same day between the enemy and our
troops, under Major G. w. Scott, com
manding a battalion. The result is not
known. The next day the second Flo
rida cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel
Mccormick, engaged the enemy at Brandy
Branch, and at last accounts the fight
was still progressing.
General Patton Anderson has been re-
lieved from his command in Florida and
ordered to the army of Tennessee. Gen
eral John K. Jackson has assumed com
mand of the Florida department, and
has arrived at headquarters.
We are gratified to learn that our
forces in Florida are sufficient to repel
any attack the enemy may make. The
present advance is supposed to be moth
inc more than raid in order to destroy
bridges and other property,
TIRE LATEST INVASION OF PENNsyLvANiA
At a late hour last night we received
Northern accounts of a rebel invasion oil
Pennsylvania, though the force engaged
is somewhat a matter of conjecture. In
burning Chambersburg, however, th'
Coniederates have done thorough piece
Of work. This carries the war home t
the doors Of the Yankees, and is a goOt
| retaliation for the burning of Jackson
Vile, Florida; Jackson, Mississippi, and
other cities in the South. Chambers
| burg is in Franklin county, Pennsylvania
and situated forty-f five miles southwest
OF Harrisburg. 1t was 1t large and pros
porous place, having good water power
improved for propelling cotton ant
woolen factories, Touring mills, pape
! mills and other manufacturing establish
ments. We learn that the Yankee
threaten to burn fredericksburg i'll re
| taliation; but they have nearly ruine'
that town already, and perhaps they ha'
better try their hand on Richmond
city that would have long ago been lai
in ashes but for slight obstacles in tn
| way.
A Baltimore paper of the lst heads ii
account of the invasion thus: "lnvasio
of Pennsylvania. - Chambersburg
Ashes.-Three Thousand Persons Rer
dered iIouseless. s.-Great Excitement
| Harrisburg Rebels Driven Bac
| by AyerilI," &c, &c, The same papt
| speaks of an expedition towards Whee
ing, under Breckinridge.
We are somewhat surprised that III
Yankee papers admit a defeat in front (
Petersburg on Saturday. 1t is an II
stance of honesty rare among th'
people,
ras- WE arc under obligations to Colon