The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-21
THE WAR NEWS.

| There Is nothing new to report from the lines i'm
| mediately below Richmond. The eeaseless drizzlt
of the past two days has converted the fields and
| roads into quagmires, and mud again stops the
| armies of the Potomac and the James, if, indeed
| immediate active operations contemplated by
| them There is general impression that part oi
Sheridan's army has reinforced Grant, but nothing
positive is known on the subject. The tales of de-
serters signify nothing. If, however, any portion
of Sheridan's forces have to the James, it is
probably Wrght's Eighth corps. Besides strong
body of mounted infantry, Sheridan had in the Val
| ley three infantry corps-the Eighth Sixth and
Nineteenth. His object in entrencfing himself be-
tween Newtown and Kernstown may have been to
enable him to dispatch part of his army to aid
Grant in the last Onto Richmond Of the campaign
of eighteen hundred and ty-four. If these men
have reached Grant he must be ready to make his
effort and will make it, no doubt, the
ground shall again become firm. In the meantime,
he is, of necessity, to the military phrase, quiet
For several days past the Yankees have been en-
gagged leyeling former line of works which ran
from Fort Harrison to the river. Deserters from
their army say they doing this to be prepared
for an assault which they are expecting to make
for the recapture of Harrison.
On General Pickett's line, south of James river
there has been some brisk skrmishing for several
nights past. We mentioned on Friday last the cap
ture of portion of the enemys picket line in his
front The following is General Lees report of the
affair:
"HEADQUARTERs, ETC, November lS.
&" "Hoa James A. Seldom:
General Pickett reports that last night, por-
ton of the enemy's picket line in his front
| ken possession of and held
lone colonel, two captains, two lieutenants and
one hundred and twelve prvates captured, be-
| sides the dead and wounded left the ground.
"Our loss, one killed and nine wounded
''R. f. LEE"
On Friday night the enemy made effort to re-
capture the position and re-estabsh their picket
lines. but were Tepulsed with loss. They are be-
lieved to have renewed the attempt Saturday
night; but with what success have not learned.
Heavy musketry firing kept up that line for
an hour on Saturday night.
From Petersburg there is news of interest.
THE TWO ARMIES AT THE SOUTH.
There is not much to be gathered from the Geor-
gia papers about the armies of Sherman or Hood.
The assault upon Atlanta the Sth seems TO have
been made under the mistake that the city was
weakly defended. This mistake being set right by
finding vigorous resistance, the assault gwen
up. Our tro, rs attacked under General IveTson,
about sunrise, and drove the enemy from Tedoubt
on the south side of the town. but in turn
forced back On the east side, General Lewis drove
the enemy into their Notifications; but, they
showed good line, the assault not pressed. 1t
turned out, after the skrnshing over, that the
enemy had about twe1fty thousand men under Ge-
neral Slocum. The Yankees were about evacuating
the city preparatory to Shermans great march, and
some of the Yankees said they were going to Mont
gomery.
General Hood was at Columbia, Tennessee, on the
%, with Thomas's troops ninety y-eight miles in his
rear. Forrest is said to be at Paducah.
From Sherman's army we have the intelligence
that it is moving in two columns-as the report
says, one upon Augusta and the other upon Macon.
1t is not likely that he is about to separate his
columns for any length of time; and his line of
march will, probably be follows: The column
marching on the Georgia State road for Augusta
will go as far as Madison, sixty miles, and there
turning to the right, march Milledgeville, the
capital of Georgia. The column marching Ma
con will probably go to Crawford's within fifteen
miles of the town. and there turn OF to Mlledgeve
movement, Macon falls and the enemy are at lib
erty to move on Augusta by following the Georgia
Central railroad to Brlnsonvile, and then march
ing north, or Savannah, by following the rail-
road to its terminus there We shall soon hear OF
their cavalry around Macon and very hear posi-
bly,, to Augusta sherman is moving rapidly, and
is not much troubled with transportation. He has
burned several stations at the depots he has passed.
and is devastating the country generally Iii ioragng
We give list of the distances from Atlanta to
Augusta, on the State railroad, where one column
| is marching: From Atlanta to Decatur, miles;
Stone mountain, l6; Lithonia, 2i; Conyel'S, 81 ;
Covington, IL; Social Circle, 81; Rutledge, SO;
| Madison, 81; Buckhead, 75 Greensboro, IS; Union
Point, 9j Crawfordvi1e, los; Barnett, llS; Camak,
| l24; Thomson, 1874; Dearing, l42; Sawdust, llj
Berrelia, ISL Belair, l6l; Augusta, III.
The distances from Atlanta to Macon, on the
| Macon and Western railroad, From Atlanta IL
| East Point, miles; Rough and Ready, III Nor
rows, II; Jonesboro', %; Lovejoy's, %; Fayette,
| So Griffin 4S; Thornton, 40; Milner, 54; Barnes
vile, Gl; there is branch line from this point TO
Thonaston, 10 miles Goggin's, Sc; Golfers, II
Forsyth, II; smart's, 81 Crawfoid's So How
ards, 9j Macon, l03.
FROM THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.
Late news from the rans-Mississippi region in
forms that the only portion of Texas occupied by
| the Federals is Padre island, near Brownsville
They give us trouble now, and their blockading
| and invading forces are both nominal Price, with
largely augmented force, is in the lower portion OF
Missouri. His forces have not been very active for
| some weeks past, as the Yankees have deemed il
| prudent to keep aloof.