The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-08
TIE WAR NEWS.

| Up TO Tuesday night, Grant had been reinforced
| By two corps from the Valley believed to be the
Fifth ana Sixth; and it was confidently expected
| that ne would make attack on yesterday morn
ing If report brought to the city last evening be
true, the expectation was realized. 1t is told by
gentleman from the front last evening that the
eny mad thrown force across from the north to the
south side Of James river, ana effected landing
| between Fort Hewlett and Drewry's Bluff In the
absence Of official intelligence, slow 10 be-
iteve this report but, If there any truth in it. it
Is most important movement, and one which mu It.
| We think, lead to Immediate battle. Some ex-
planatlon IS necessary to enable the reader to COM
| pTehend the reported movement. The left of our
line south Of James river rests on the river at How
letts, which is opposite, and south of, Dutch gap
Drewry's Bluff, on the same side of the river Is
over two miles higher up the stream. The left of
the Yankee line, on the north side, rests on the
river near Cox's landing, which is considerably west
OF, and higher up the stream than Howletts "A
force thrown across to the south bank from Cox's
would land between Howlett's and Drewry's Bluff
Late last eveang, official information had been
received OF the above-reported movement During
the most of Yesterday, the sound of cannon reached
us from below; but the firing may have been no.
batteries on the south bank of the river.
LATERAL late hour last night, no official in
telgence had been received at the War Office of
any movement of the enemy on James river in the
neighborhood of Howletts but persons who came.
over from Chester in last nights train report that
they heard there that the enemy taking advantage
of the dense fog of yesterday morning crossed from
Cox's landing in barges and then set about con-
structing pontoon bridge across the river.
FROM PETERSBURG.
With the exception Of some cannonading on the
lines Immediately souta of the Appomattox, no.
thing Of interest has occurred at Petersburg within
the past few days. The Express says that Grants
army in that neghborhood has not been reinforced
by troops from the Valley.
FROM GENERAL HOOD.
There is still direct intelligence from General
Hood and his operations in Middle Tennessee so, |
FOR the present, must be satisfied to aInuse our
selves reading the mendacious accounts given by |
the Yankees of the battle Of franklin With each |
succeeding day they herald it as greater victory
They are in fair way TO make it the grandest mill
tary operation Of the war
FROM GE0RGTA-SHERAIAN'S MOVEMENTS.
We received no news from Sherman on Yesterday |
At our last aivices, he believed to be moving
towards the coast, and our troops were concentra-
ting to obstruot his route.
We are glad to see from the Augusta papers that
the railroad companies in Georgia are going to work
vigorously to reconstruct and repair their railroads
The Central railroad is already running from Mt-
con nearly to Gordon. The Atlanta and West
Point read will be in running order in a month,
and tE2 Georgia road, from augusta to Atlanta in
forty days.
Latest accounts, received last night, state that
Sherman Is moving in twa columns do Sn the
Ogechee river, one column either side.
1t is evident that General S. II. Lee OF HOODS
army, does not coincide with the Yankees in their |
estimate of the results OF the battle of the S0th as
the Northern papers tell he has issued an order
his troops upon their victory.
1t seems that reinforeements being hurried to
Thomas from the Trans-Mississippi. An ofl2ial
dispatch, received at the War Office on Yesterday
says:
"Seouts report that General Steele, with fifteen
thousand troops, landed at Memphis on the 2ith |
ultlmo, and went up the river on the 26th. It is
supposed they are gong TO reinforce Thomas al !
Nash lie. This movement should put General
Kirby Smith III motion"
CAPTURE OF TRAINS, PONTOONs AND |
STORES IN NORTH ALABAMA
The following telegram, from Lieutenant Colonel
" yndes, of the Fortieth Alabama cavalry, was re-
celyed at Tuscumbia the 9th ultimo
"DEcATUR, November 2s-6 P NJ
- To Byigadier- General Rcddg-
81 have just returned from Huntsville The en-
amy evacuated last night | entered town iInrac- |
ilately with lieutenant and two men, at day |
light Secuted two miles each side Of town; found |
no enemy and returned; had Just arrived when a |
,raln loaded with two hundred negro soldiers came
N from direction OF Stevenson after negro women |
md children.
81 with one man, attacked the engineer with |
PISTOLS and frightened him that he ran the en- |
glne on the track. L pretended l had & regiment |
near by aud caused the negro troops TO stampede |
had the engine put on the track, and, with twenty
i've cars, brought 10 Decatur; am now putting nv |
eglment on IT TO go to the assistance OF Colonel
Russell, who has the road cut above Brownsboro'
ihd nine trains loaded with ordnance and quarter
master stores cut off and guarded BY two hundred
rooPs. Colonel Russell says they have DESTROYED
NO trains, and, If pressed, viii destroy the remain
ler T. W WYspEs
Lieutenant Colonel, commanding Fortieth Ala
bama cavalry"
A more recent dispatch, received here from Gene
al Beauregard states that General Roidy reports
rom Decatur that Lieutenant-Colonel Wyndes cap '
ured two locomotives, with their tenders, twenty
ars, and the pontoon bridges the river, +