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

baby convince him that the Siege is not all on
one side. For several days it has been known that
the enemy were mnng..n front of Gracic's brigade,
near our centre. At this point the pickets of the
two armies were in such proximity that they threw
hand-grenades at each other. General Beaurcgard
determined to surprise the "man on horseback"
and pushed forward a gallery, which soon passed
under that of the enemy Noon of Friday was fixed
upon as the hour for blowing up the busy Yankees
hut the operation postponed until six and-a-haf
o'dock, +. NJ At that hour some of our men went
out and effected an exchange Of newspapers with the
enemy and the latter, TO the nuinber Of twenty
OF thirty, clustered around the lucky man to hear
the latest news from Dixie. The signal was now
given, the fuse lighted and in less time than it takes
TO write it, up went the solid earth to the heighth of
about forty feet carrying the news-gatherers along
with it. Others i'll the vicinity fed 20 the breast
works, badly frightened, and communicated the
alarm. The enemy Immediately opened their bate
ries, and their infantry manned the breastworks.
Our artillery replied vigorously, but charge was
ever intended to be made by us, and consequently
the enemy were greatly disappointed. Our expert
mcnt accomplished all that it was expected to az
complish, and our officers expressed themselves as
highly satisfied at the result
Major Talbot, commanding the battalion of
Mary rylandeTs raised for the defence OF Petersburg,
who struck by shell while walking through
Bank street. died of the Wound on Friday.
1t is positively stated that Grant is sending more
troops to Washington
1t was reported yesterday that number of tram
ports-some had it forty-seven and the more excited
ut one hundred-had gone down James river from
City Point. We learn that an unusual number OF
transports went down Friday and Saturday, hut
not more than fifty in all.
MORE SUCCESS IN GEORGIA-TTIE ENEMY
TWICE REFUSED RAIDERs-ANO-
THEIR CAPTURE.
The news from Georgia is still very exhieratng
Sherman, it appears, has ceased his attempts to
flank General Hood, and has commenced his attacks
onNlr front. On Saturday last he made two, both
Of which, will be seen from the following otficia
dispatch, failed
"ArLASrA, August 6, ls6l
g Hon. James 4. Seddon, Secretary Of Var:
1.-The enemy made two assaults to-day Finley'S
and Lewis's brigaaes, of Bates division, i'll Lees
corps, both of which handsomely repulsed with
loss 10 them. j. d. HOOP, General"
Sherman's case just now is very much like Grants
lie cannot flank his antagonist and he cannot re-
treat. lie must come up III front. We believ,
Lookout Mountain which We Trust, will never b,
repeated is the only iii which IA Confederate
amy, Of respectable numbers, was ever driven GU
Df position b. an enemy that came up III front
and ii this Is Sherman5 only hope he had bette
commence preparing Tor a retreat--a retreat til,
horrors Of which have not been equalled since Napo
ICONS Russian campaign. Cut of from his supplies
harasscd by an army i'll his rear, busiiwhacked b!
thousands. OF men whose homes III his onward marcl
he has destroyed, ana annoyed at every turn by GU
country may be penetrated too far even though sue
cess attends every step Of the entry.
The recent raid IN Georgia about whi, very littl
can be learned from the press telegrams or indeed
from the Georgia papers may be readily understoo
ly a reference the map 1t appears that there L
one continuous line OF railroad from Atlanta t.
Charleston quite direct, and not direct run
ming to Savannah. The object was to cut both o
these, and General StOneman, with force of eigh
thousand men and sixteen pieces of artillery wa
detailed fog the work OF course, this body of mel
divided into small parties, numbering from thre
thousand down to five hundred. The line to Charles
ton was cut by Stoneman first at Coyngton, fit
miles from Atlanta and he tlien went straight sout
t. the line to Savannah, which he struck at Gordon
one hundred and thirty miles from Atlanta by rail
road but not more than half of that by stage roads
He then went thirty miles below Gordon, on th
same road, and destroyed quite All important trdg
over tine Oconce river THIS constituted his indivd
uai portion Of the work; and having finished it, b
started for Mason, which was named rcndezvou
for all the raiders, but captured, with five hGI
drei of his The party he sent to oeonee brida
not three hundred siong and very small blide
guard might have repulscdit. After Stonemans cal
1 turc the idea of making Macon rendezvous Va
given up and the raiders commenced making their
/ back to sherman The following dispatch, receive
l bv 4 member Of Congress, shows the fate OF
| the returning parties. They We're going back ii
ame way Stoneman came, but went to Madison
/ twenty miles to the cast of C0vington, in order
give that Atlanta and Charleston communicate
another and farewell cutting.
1 " MADIS0S. Ga. AuollSt 4. 1851