The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-13
TlfE. WAR NEWS.

,t,r,isno c,,angc in the general si;ua-
ofsldrs at the front. The shayrshoo,.
"a, both s.d s continued their practice, and
.f..,.l. the scene Is varied by the luIsi.
.nfAshcll thrown over among ihc ene-
~. working parties, For this purpose
tx:r-,fs are mostly u;cd, aud are fouui 10
a ,.g.. very well. The shells drop with
q ,..itec,Ala accuracy inside OF the Yankee
q n.,;Gsl'ions, and must to some extout IN
q ,.-..rc with their digging operations. Ttu
q -,,ps c. Gen. l.,c's command are ia h0c
IA ,,lth auA spirits, and enjoying abundant
"a r,,.ans, incluiin, sugir aud c.tf;c. The
a ,olec bill cf fare is said 10 bo nothing tut
s. .-t taxi. AID cclsce, their supply of inca.
E ..rE been { y lauSted.
BE- Grui has apparently an eager desire 10
M ID. a5ssess the strong position on Turkey
M AIR. anil with that OH sct in view is making
"a ahl l1pr0aehg a. teriiising as he fs.3ses.
4 gsl4tes earc 10 have his front we'll pro-
,@,.i and his works are said t. b, Of the
q b,lsi formidable character.
N Hail be- seen from the telegraphic sum
@ m.-r @. Northern news that on, Yankee
nj newspaper hts the honesty ID acknowledge
# ia; Gr1nt has been whipped in front Of
Isl hmoai The truth Will gradually leak
"a Z. Notwithstanding the eff ,rts Of the all
So mites to conceal it from the people.
@ lPKoM OUR owN CoEgRsPoNDENTl
81 ARAv os NnRTnsRs VisaisIA,
# NraI Gaines Mtil,
III Jnnr I'm, r.
81 f5ar readers want to know the situation
s aai what has been done as well as what is
4 stly - be done. Grant stin conironts Lee
M without any essential notifications OF his
81 a.a sAec my last letter. lie is strongly
ss iosihed, and is at worK night aId day
81 t'ren2thtning his front His lines are not
g more thlu .nrty yard, from ors in some
81 I.17ls, aud on two points OF the lines are
8 IL two armies II ,re than one hundred yards
3 l..m each other. The artillery is OCCASION
8 5 brought into play, bnt the sharpshoOt-
lE is incessant and quite destructive, VIC
q sing nni irHs than forty per dag i'll this
4 w.y. 4 man dare not show his head above
s III. ~orke, or even at any loop hole in them.
8 !. ao does nc is sure to be picked off like
q tr gallant Capt Slade, of the 10Th Missis-
81 .l regiment, who day or two since had
ID Jst gotten from recumbent position for
81 10 3ut, III order to fix snade over his
a w,lks, when in an instant his head was
81 4,ygcl by 4 bail an,i he fell dead.
s# Grants dtsi lre at last buried. By an ar.
s4 r,- .slh out with Gen Lee, the hours oi six
81 oi e. 'ht 0lO.. on Tuesday evening last
81 WtJc Il i de Dr this purpose. aud woFe
81 tHet ol b;U q urant. Ills wounded were
81 "a . taken oil 1t The aamo time.
81 al htrpy to Inform yoa that | have it
s. On ood authority that l.. Gen Longstreet
81 vii probably be able 10 return 10 duty in
81 The ncEt ten days, ana that when he comes
~ lo viii most probably have the tenpJ1ay
81 lal uf tail General
"a acre IS not an item TO day worth chron-
81 ishng. s. lu,5 who have last come IN rc-
81 ro.i the e0emy TO be tearlug up the York
81 i"er hlilroad. It Is thought more likely
q ih.tthe enemy are probably changing The
81 Glisc .. the road. y,
~ sdERIDAN's EAIDING PARTY. n
a i:lt little had been known CT Sheridans
d Ia Hements since Friday until yesterday,
4 Narn information WAS received that he was
& 1t. at heAr Louisa Court-HouBe. Il was re.
4 lntcd that Gen. Hampton attacked him on
4 HAGrdly in that locality, capturing several
! Landed prisoners and battery OF artillery
i thl' news was communicated by the tele.
4 EAph operator at the next nearest station.
] aair though not confirmed by official dis.
lttheF, WAS generally credited. That a
Asht took place on Saturday is evident from
lhc fact that private dispatch was received
iJm one Of Gen. Filz Lees staff, stating
tAa' an engagement was going ON with ia.
v'fAhle prospects, aud that our men were
we'll aud in good spirits.
S-N OF Satrdan's men, captured whilst on
. iofAsug expedition, were brought to
EcAmond by the canal packet yesterday.
The object of this raid OF Shel dams is
III m'hlicstiy to cmbarrass our transportation
by cutting our lines Of communication with
The interior. lfGen Hampton shall succeed
in defeating tha. purpose, and In routing
nheFican's gap9, he will win for himself and
LIS command imperishable renown.
rhE fIohr AT rErERsnURo.
It appears that Gen. Kautz 9 retreat from
feteisoarg, after his rerulse, nearly proved
stampede. II was Iumored in bis CON-
H'ad that Gen. Bcanregard had sent out to
intercept him, and they made a detour OF
'N''iy miles in marching to Point O. Rocks,
on The Appomattox, to avoid meeting the
'ohicderaies. They had four ambulances with
'ufhi hiied with wounded; and kau,z. while
PASSING taronsh Piince George, express
I'll great chaSrin that he should have been
frI'ai7ed ty 'd-d militiamen," as he termed
'l'm. Rev. Mr Hall, Chaplain of the Wash
ius'oh Artillery, who was captured, made
as escape He gave partial list of the
i''a'ieis who the enemy carried of after
'1' "SAt at Petersburg. The following arc
Tue names a NJ Kelley, member Of the
i''s'aiatGie from Petersburg; Rev John A
VFi''sop, j II Lahmayer, John McIIwaine.
|'"h smith, Thos ID Davidson, Of the Da.
'"'oh female College; VIM T Davis, of the
'oatuefh Female College; Jas Kerr; John
'"idson, leather merchant; Capt James +
"oh' feyton Alfricnd. harness manufsc-
1''i John Is Stevens, city Chamberlain
wa w." ! Mecand!iah slightly wounded; Timo-
~ '''es' OF Prince George; Thomas H
'"''ei' 40, Dir Chalkley, iirm Of Cooke &
'1ik'ey. Three gentlemen-C A Broduax.
,a 'e'ies, and hr Kinsmau are missing.
sue she'ny lost two pieces OF cannon aud
f"''hy-iour horses.