The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-23


the latest intelligence by mail from the two
armies near that city. We copy the follow
ing from its correspondence:
In FRONT OF ATLANTA, July 16
scarcely a shot being fred; and nothing TO do save
10 try and escape from the fierce rays of the sun
read The .7Iq,sat and speculate upon the probable
fate of Atlanta, al the risk Ut being ennaied by
the subject, which Is ever present aud haunts your
thoughts by day and night, and II Is as impossible
10 keep this 0ut of conversation NOWADAYS, as i.
was for ar Dick to keep kiag Charles the FIRST oul
of that memorable memorial
A highly intelligent oiticer with whom con
vgrsed to-day, gives II as his opinion that SheT
man will not be able TO make another movement,
especially away from tbs railroad, until he has
;ccumu ated more supplies which Will ,quiie AT
least ten days yet Aud when he crosses the river
he will be met In an open field fight asd the con
test for the Gate city be decided.
A la,ee force OF The enrmy's cavalry, accom-
p3nied by two batteries of artillery, the whole
boiBg estimated a, e 900, started down The north
side OF the river last night for the purpose OF max
lug a raid upon the Atlanta aud West Point rail
road West Point being, AS ii Is suppose d, their
point or destination. Piampt measures have been
iakep 10 meet them and the result Is anxiousiy
looked for. haZ ard nothing in saying that they
viii yet regret their having raded SO far from ihe
main body
since at The quarters OF col Hit. Among NUM-
bsr of piisonefs who had been brought Ia was one
who evidently hadn't YET breakiasted, and was not
consequently in a remarkably good humor. "Have
you re enlisted 20 asked Reb, stepping up 10
him "No, aud guess shan't soon, without
get transferred 10 another department" answered
Yank. .'What department do you want 10 get
Ia ?' swell, you see, l belonged 10 PattersOn's
army in Virg iAia the first year Of the war, and
run all over that State after Joe Johnston and IL
all did no good, aud I'm getting tired of running
through Georgia 10 get whipped at last, for
kaowed he WASN'T scared like they said. Aud
now [ want to get job of driving an ambulance
ON a eunboat for the remainder Of this darned
war." The reply was well received by The clay
co,oted rebel, who shared his hard tack with him
aud as he turned away gave knowing look ut The
crowd aud remarked, ".ha, AZ Yank will do to
travel, sure"
ON every hand hear complaints In regard to
the quality OF the tobacco issued 10 the troops, and
ain asked many times during the day To ventiiaie
IL. have already called attention 10 this base i'm
position on the part Of The agents OF the Govern
ment somewhere, and am glad to learn that Maj
Moore, Chief Of Subsistence, has forwarded sev
etal samples Ia The Department at Richmond IN
show them what their agents are doibg In tue
West, which hope VIII have the desired effect.
PSAoHrREr RIoar, jaiy i6.
This IL one of the ff0nls-the infantry front
while ,he cavalry front Is still further Ia advance.
Neisher has been troubled by any movements Of
sp aiacauce for scne time Affairs here are as dull
and nlonolsnous as The siege Of Charleston, and
via remain until One party or the other be-
comes disposed 10 assume The Offensive.
We await with breathiess anxiety TO hear the
results OF Eweli's operations around Washington
aud Bailimofe. He has carried the "WaT int0 AZ
Tican with d vengeance, aud whether the oalect
In view be c0usmsehdabie not, tha attention OF
Gran1 IL diverted from kicAm0nd and Petersburg,
and u timely pretext afforded him Tor not cap
tusins those places, while Old Abe and cabiaet
are donbtirss quaking In their shoes like Beishaz-
gar when he saw the handwriting on The wall vi
his hlgouet chamber. We cuutd easily afford 10
sacrifce ictmDnd aud Atlanta temporarily a.
gala lhr obj ect OF this expedition INTO Maryland
The Yankee pickets called 20 ours aerass the
river yesterday that they had captured Cen For
resi- Ia North Mississippi
The practice Of exchanging papers aad tranieiag
viii. thrm hiss been abolished. UGr men became
10 fasNlliar with them at Oaa time ~ N suspend
hattiilies aud unste In = grand bathing 10 iifca-
don. Il Is thought that Yankee engineers were In
tisa crowd ~ take observations Aad learn Tho 10
caItftes OF fOsds. On one OF thase occasions y
working pssty was hsosghl down BY ths chrmy
and paa 70 Wink bnilaiag tortihcatioss, Ouf @sa