The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-15
THE WAR NEWS.

All was again quiet on Grants lines below Rich
mond yesterday. The oft repetition Of this an-
n0uncement would be wcarisome in the ex
treme did il refer TO a matter of less vital inn
poftance But the Great Army of the Union
Hes to-day only distant, at one point, some eight
miles from the capital of our country; and not
only ITS every movement, but its very in-
activity, Is 10 us matter of the deepest con-
Germ Therefore 1T is that we think it necessary,
day after day, to chronicle its lack of activity
Though there have been no movements in ad-
vance, we learn there is a very important move
ment going on in the rear Of the Army of the
James gentleman who reached this city yester-
day from behind the Yankee lines reports that the
Yankee army is very much depressed by the result
Of THE recent Presidential election. They think
they see in the reelection Of Lincoln endless
prolongaton OF the war, and hence wofully cast
down. They had hoped for McClellan's election,
and that with this contamination would have come
peace Their disappointment ami depression IS
manfesting itself in descrtion. Our informant
says they are going off by whole companies-that
the woods are full of them They should rernem-
Der General Order No. IS, and come this way.
South Of James river there is not much quiet ON
the lines; but operations havo been undertaken
BY either army. There is a good deal of shelling
and bombarding in the vicinity of Petersburg, but
little is effected beyond keeping both armies awake
Three Of General Hampton's scouts have just
performed very handsome exploit. Last Thurs
day they penetrated to the neighborhood Of Fort
Powhatan, on James river, below City Point, and
attacked and captured twcnty-six Yankees, belong
ing to the Army OF the James, who were fOrsging
the south side. They succeeded in reaching General
IIarnpton's headquarters with twentythrea of the
prisoners three of them having escaped the way
TIE YANKEES on TIE MANASSAS GAP
RAILROAD-MOSBY'S OPERATIONS.
An Official dispatch, received at the War Depart
ment yesterday, states that the enemy are removing
the rails from the Manassas Gap to the Winchester
railroad, and that since the enemy occupied the Ma
nassas road he (Mo5by) had killed, wounded and
captured over six hundred OF their men, and cap
tured equal number of their horses.
FROM THE yALLEY-ROssER WHIPS THE
ENEMY ON FRIDAY.
Official dispatches received last night, state that
Sheridan's army is entrenched between Newtown
and Kernstown.
Merritt's and Cu.tars divisions Of cavalry at
tackled General Rosser the 10th, but were re-
pulsed and driven several miles, losing two hundred
prisoners and number Of horses. Rosser's COM
mand behaved very handsomely, particularly Lo-
max's brigade, under Colonel Payne and Wick
hams, under Lieutenant Colon el Morgan.
About the same time, Powell's cavalry division
attacked McCauslands brigade atCedarville, on the
Front Royal road, and drove it across the river
AFFAIRS IN EAST TENNESSEE.
A portion Of the Federal forces heretofore
fronting lines in East Tennessee have been sent
to aid Sherman. They told the Union that they
going to Nashville after the election. Colonel
Patton, of one of the Federal regiments, has
moved his family from Washington county, which
is indicative of the fact that they do not expect TO
hold the county Captain Reuben Clark, who was
captured by the enemy at MoTistown, has been sem
tenced to be executed twenty days by the authoTi
ties at Knoxville. 1t is pretended that Captain
Clark is implicated in the killing of a Union man
by the name of Gray, from Granger county, but
which charge understand to be wholly false
Should they carry out this order, doubt the strict
est retaliation will be iesorted to by the Confederate
authorities.
General Breckinridge has issued proclamation
granting complete protection to those East Tcnnes-
seeans who may wish to lay down their arms and
become peaceable and quiet citizens.