The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-23
TIE WAR NEWS.

tLp time the tram lett Petersburg
.3., ef.,rnocn nothing OF especial in
,t,4 occutred Gu the lines during iii,
,,...,,. vas an occasional discharge @
..ls,, and probably some exchange G
aeswecu the sharpshooters, hu1
thing approximating general engage
. even an assault at any point. Few
@.,,l,s than usual fell within the city Limits
,,orasv and but little damage was done
f.,ect,us to Lave adopted the expedieD'
ending out faidiDg paities, one OF which
..,,r spear, has already started, and, it 1t
It'd has succeeded in cutting the Pc
.,,sAgfg and Weldon Railroad. This oxpe-
t.c, II IS slid, was moving through Din
a.ABje Yesterday mornirs, and itqniriug
he road 20 Bugksillc aud the High
stt,e. Hence it is inferred that demon
...,i,n ag.in,t the DAnviile AMI : 1tbside
c..y,,ls - "a contemplation.
snerthr ihuye WAS written telegTaI'1ic
,..,,t,A was received, which will be found
81. another column, announcing That an tn
...,rl..,Bt took piao5 ia the evening, III
stt.n ii.c lnkcee were whipped, losing a
I..rr4.Abct oi prisoners, with cannon aud
.a.ls, Ikc prisoners belonged 10 the
..rs., corps oi Gen. Hancock.
This news furnishes pleasant comment
,rlp0n Al account published III Northern
r..rsrs Vi the 18th, received ia this city,
vs,.a ASSUMES With great jubilaiio On the
e.plule OF Petersburg, and gives the minutc-
,.t details of the f1lCcs which pertormet
tL.s important exploit. On the strength OF
i.s news gold went down TO l!p i'll the n, W
Yafk market
Wr have n0thirg authentic respecting
,ae luakce forces at Detp 3 tom, ON the
.,.iA side ot james river. Their numbers
arr not known with any certainty, some
.a.poslnE il to be only 4 brigade, while
ctlcgs think there is a large force At all
,;euis, they are entrenchine, with the evi
dent design OF spending the summer IA that
iejghb0rho0d. The enemy have 4 prntoon
tIige from this point TO the south e'de II
He river
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
Ga tuesday our iron clads dropped down
tbs river 4 lew miles below Chaliins bluil
aal ofcu,d upon the Yankee monitors al
"i.uy iaW' The euemy's fleet was Iot IN
e.; Il. ard il l. rot known what damage Wa
done. uif II at came oil without iijnry.
lac 80 called CT Igement lasted from about
LAt pas. /. Till ! o'clock Z NJ.
RuMoR spoILED.
4 rumOr was started yesterday by some
n.=lLiry0us individual, aud obtained gene
1Ai icicdatlon, that the Departmental bat
t4.ion OF the lccI defence corps, had been
u,,l 10y the eucny below the city asd cap
l4rul Ii was soon authoritatively an.
nOuuccd that the iumor had no foundailo
ii truth, and the friends Of the battalion
were mftsursblY relieved. Oar information
thd the p ,si!ion OF this command is such
lAAt Is capture would be Al impossibilty.
srLbiDlN'5 EAIuEEs - THE ENGAGEMENT
NEAR HE WHITE HOUSE, ETC.
Gar account oi tae engagement near the
Waite ii0u.e, Oh Monday, Published in yes.
tef1ly's paper, WAS substantially correct
Sheridan WAS not there, aud the entire force
q. gle enemy engaged WAS composed Of III,
fairy, pcsted behind earthworks- Ii ap-
pears that the original purpose of the dis
romi:ed raider WAS to keep on down the
hoF'h bank ot the Mattaponi to Gloucester
Point aud there cross the river to o,k-
town; tut this programme WAS changed, it
Is uPpCsed, 10y an order from Grant, direct
him 10 retracc his steps II the James.
tJaseI lculiy, lac crossed the Mattaponi at
\ A}iett's FeIry, and is believed to have reach
I'd Tie White House during the night Of
Nj onday.
un Tues,lay morning, we learn, the enemy
llnoW cat 4 ine oi sktrmiehers. who com
lAeL,td fliiGg upon Gen. Hampton's COM
4iud, Wh,u our troops made a charge and
,AIIdlei the whole but II )W the surprising
i,,t tyu, 10 light that they were entirely
llls o.loitci that they had been thrown
forward !. a tent TO cover the retreat OF the
lntiu body, aud engage the attention Of our
troops Wilde Sheridan eluded pursuit. Our
Inform ,ut rep 1rt5 that SO far from going 10
West PJiut, the enemy took a route leading
towards james river This might have beeu
Iae bT striking road which run MS south.
" 'td from point near Tuustalps Station,
the Williamsburg road near
New Kent &. H., and thence proceeding
south TO The Forge Bridge, on the Chicka-
hohi"si but neither they ould be permit
led TO cross that stream withou nolestation
is problem which is yet unsolved At all
events, 1t appears to be generally conceded
HAT Sheridan and his gang have made good
thoiF escape. While this is matter or
'tsret, 1t is satisfactory to know thai the
i"tpoees OF the expedition have been sig>
hAi!y defeated, with a loss to The enemy OF
IL " Alteen hundred men. Hampton kept
dP the pursuit with as much vigor AS the
! ''ed coaditioh Of his men aud hotses waulu
HiO", while Sheiidan hal tue advantage OF
The line oi his retreat
Ahp'aer account is that the enemy All
'-'Atcd on Tuesday morning when our
'''ops icll back to Tunstai's, and took posi-
'i'H GA Alli, where they were reinforced,
ana charged the Yankees, driving them back
'Ato HE woods A number of prisoners ar
'Sea here yesterday, including several badly
u 'aHdcd, VINO were left on The field by thei,
''ich's' showing that The retreat was somc-
what preeIpilate. :.
me following is the substance Of mem
11du'' found III the pocket OF Sergeant
"l'eA Il Barke, OF Eieh,hond, one OF our
Jus, %sho hid been seat dowa to ascertain
= "'i. oheiidia wass aud was killed by the
''.@ees just below Kiny William canr,-