The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-17
TIE WAR NEWS.

An interest In The campaign In the vicinity
., R,ehmopd having been Transferred 10 the
.,oih side Of The James, the utmost anxiety
,,syaIlea yesterday TO hear from that quar-
%, sna ,ha usual number OF rumors were
= circulation II is now generally con-
,,ie5 that tie iasger portion Of Graat's
.,,as has been moved to the new field
= operations. We may state here, by
WAY Of encouragetns nj to our pcorla,
n,, by al Older recently promulgated, Gen
Iii ,e las been assigned to the comm and
# all The forces in Virginia aud North Ca
,,,aa. ani all ether commanders are directed
:, report 10 him. With such master split
a,.trot,jar The movetntn,s If cur armifs,
,..,e rccd be NJ fear Of the result OF the
t-sA,ai.il
,l, operations of Wednesday, below
r.e,ashJ, axe summed uo ia the following
euisral Dispatch iroin Gen. Lee:
u,Ap0'gs ARMY of NORTHERN Va,
JuIr l., 1854 u T.. 81.
IT,. S.retify q Har
sit Alter The Withdrawal of our cavalry
y,,lefJai evening. from the Iiont oi the enc
az 2, woiks al Hastison's I.,n,ing, his cav
,,r .y,it advanced cH The Salem CEnreh
a4, .aa, tAis morning, We're reported in
s,aae force OH that soad aud at Malvern Hill.
Gsa. Wan II F. Lee easily drcge back the
i.tec Al the latter point, which retrealed
! 0asn ;ht liyei read, beyond Cartei 3 Mill
brigade oi infantry Was sent 10 support
Tie eayllfy OF the road to Smiths store, and
drove the encuy TO that point without diili-
daily.
A)lhing el5e OF importance has o, en- red
Today Very respectfully, &c.,
X. l.. LEE, General.
II was reported yesterday that cavalry
. isi.l wss in rrogics5 in the vicinity of Mai
vera ilii, hnt We understand that nothing
ii The sort occurred.
FROM OUR oWs CORRESPONDENT
.AKaT oE EoRTusKK VpoisiA,(
June i6.h, GP-M.
Grant sent his cavalry reconncitering Par
ties towards our lines yesterday to amuse us
and ree0nnoitre our lines; while he himself
VS. busi!y engaged N removing portion Of
lis Ices to the SoulLside, but how many
ClauDt now be as asccrtaincd. From facts in
luy POSSESSION, however, l do not think
Gllals whole force has crossed the "npbc
J,nta" Both OF the demonstrations on
Out trent, Tie Que below Riddles Shop and
The other near Malvern Hill, were easily re-
pulsed The former by q line Of skitmishcls
llom Cooks N G. brigade, the latter by Gen
T. iouck" I.ee's elyalry diyis ION
To-day nothing Of interest is occurring
along the lines. The weather ia uncom-
monly hot, and the roads are deep in dust
ua fer rain 10 inyigoraie both ,n.n and
beast. X
THE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PRTERs-
ttUG -AnyAhCE or IHF ENEMY IN FoBCE--
at PERttE TIUHlf 1876 a PORTION os Qua
NohkS TAhsn--cAfrURE vi sfrHDiy.Nf's
GAtItfF, sc.
At an early hour yesterday III ornipg the
various rumors from Petersburg began to
assume shape and form, and as the day at.
VAhCcd reliable ace 3uuts of the situation II
aid;a were received. 1t appears that Oh
wednesday morning, soon after dawn, the
chcmy advanced with seven regimen OF
in4nIry ana one OF cavalry, by the City
PJiut road, upon some breastworks hastily
iAfnwn- np daring the preceding night, at
Esl Iafs iafm. six OF seven miles from Pc
iesbuTg Here they were met by Colonel
tenrbe,'s %th Moth Carolina cavalry and
1naams (rctersbnre) battery, who fought
hlaltiy aud held them in check for four
hours, but We.c finally compelled to fall
back before overwhelming numbers, which
"Ao done in good order aud with but few
casualties. Tue loss Inflicted upon the
tn,lny Vac serious, the balls and shells tell
iug upon them with admirable ell ct. A
fcpolt that Graham lost one gun, ia conse-
qaence oi the horses being disabled, is
hot coLhnLed. At other poiuts along
liu,a the attacks OF the enemy
were icIble, and easily repulsed. Good
execution MAS done during the morn.
ing by Cur sharpshooters, who picked Oft
the \ lAusees Whenever they showed them-
eeives. A few prisoners were taken, who
represented that they belonged to Burn
tides corps, aud said that h,s entire con-
inand was at City Point. One fellow.
inouuted tn blooded horse, rode into our
lines at full speed, without his cap. The
aniual WAS probably stolen from some Vir-
gseia gentleman, and being anxious to get
tack to his lormer owner, ran away with his
iider, aud delivered him up to the COnied-
viates.
~ i've O'clock in the afternoon, when
comparative quiet had prevailed along the
iiGcs ior two hours or more, the general
oppression was that the lighting had ceased
''rthe day This, however. proved to be
miatakei for it was asceftalued before dark
That The enemy had massed very heavy
iorce on Our ieit-cspecialIy ON the City
Point and Prince George Court House roads.
at sunset ihfy charged our batteries COM
l'auding these roads, advancing In line of
Battle six or seven columns deep. The
bfaa; oi the assault was sustained by the
20 Ii and 10th regiments, Of Wise's brigade,
aud sturdivaat's battery. Of Richmond. OF
,he result Of this attack the KxsYess says:
ll,se taIioas assaults were made, the enemy
'auiiug ny with yeli, and mailing the mos. deies-
'aiaed hoi,s W eaUy tbe works. Our troops re-
'eiSsd them with tsfIihe v0iley each time scnd
ais The columns hack brokeu and discOnfled -
1hc ioatsh assault Wal made by such 0vefS> he M
aug uiisbeis that our force foaad II impass1ihie 70
i'@ist the pressure, aud were c0Snpeiicd 10 eiye
way The e"eSy aow poured ovcs The works in
iframs, captured th,ee VI our pieees, asa tutw.
Lee The aass ou Ous Mea 0peksd upon thsha an
'shf'i,ag IRE, which caused them 10 leayc rre-g
s'ai''.iy 1he gIas captured belonged 10 etus-
a'Vehs battery, AID We iagset To hear thar Cant
o 'aa'Ssii was captured, and two vi has Lteule
hshs wounded, both Of whoA ich tmtO ti,e ems.
iaf's hands rhs gallant mamaey ~ vhich ,Lis
s,trty was fought hp 10 the last u0,u.A ~ ~ ia.