The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-16
allE WAR NEWS.

~ a.a1 fscm official sontees, .apa
'''~ -, .s follows Tie people 81 Bal
Wa ,ss o,js.n" ups u the Federal forces
n,., city, ovrrtomc ihem' and i''Si''a
'I.r,nleaesaics 10 tnter aid take i'"sses
uh,,h the, accordingly did. Uecn
tom At The War Department, we
'.f "a, u, ceudrmaiion ai this report
',.l,a.rc wss In our possession, the au
.,.,.s here knew nothing OF Ii. THUS
,.,,,oor lad no foundation in iacf, though
=, rraofcssed it gathered proportions,
49, ,icbtfali had spread through every
IN II the city. II mas stated that II
,',. ,,,.s,p In this way That eeutle-
.,.urrlel with the press was informed
,..,.,b.r Of Congress that S.aii tiii'
t.,t,ia him that the Government an-
y. ,.,i,s LaI a Washington paper OF the
..., which furnished the important news
So. ,,uo,t needless to add thai The news
hs n.ner Of the i$ih, (giyan IN another
hmm j contains no su h intelligence.
~ evening It was reported that Yam
r.. A,s,rter, who yesterday came into our
los 8: Chester, stated that Washington
.t. tie hands of the C0uiedtrates. Ii IL
..fran!h.t su.h r statement WAS made, II
..-irlsd tu no credit, for deseriefs are
..u,uy % bo relied upon. The latest
W. lave Is from the Washington
.t..,.. OF the 18Th inst, which viii be
,.aat ia this mrrning's paper. We learn,
-. sA;,tion, that General Lew Wallace,
,,l, sas defeated by the Confederates
., venocacy Bridge aud fed from the field
n. .,pfasiou, has been relieved of his com
,,.ri aud sulcrseded hy General Ord.
Gentleman from tire Northern Neck OF
(.rriuia reports that Forts Llncoln and
S;,nb,us, which constitute portion OF the
t.4r,css ci Woslgi,igtoil, we're carried by the
t,b[-derates on the l3lh. We are not pre-
f,pdlo yeaich for the accuracyo oi this state
r,.,t. thoHeh we see no reason for disabling
H5 have it from the bfst authority that
Grant las moved two corps and large
.41iiiy Of artillery from the front OF fe
f.fshgfy, and sent them to aid in the de-
lr.ss oi Washington.
tusGllrmla who arrived in Lynchourg
"a. Wednesday night from Faifiax county,
,.tisb place Ge left on Monday last, states
fla. the excitement in Washington was
,.,epsr. and that the Lincoinites were in
..,eal fear sud trepidation consequent upon
rseatyauaa Of the Coniederatts into MARY
l,rj The Yankees were removing all stores
nom Alexandria and Washington, and all
rl..ic archives and property Of every de-
,,Ti0tlon Confusion worse cJnt"unded pre-
r,B.. ia The Federal capital. This gentle
.gir derived his Information from parties
..-tlfoiu Washington, ana il may be relied
ugon.
rf,ya;e adgices from Maryland affirm that
l,erdrr ot the General commanding, private
faopcTty was strictly respected by our army
il. sr5laud and Pennsylvania. This disa
frees totally with the Yankee accounts, aud
We hope, so far a. it applies to the miseege-
ualors, that it is untrue. They should be
lualeto feel some ot the evils Of the war
which they are 80 rtleutlessly waging upon
IAc South.
IHE ClNTEDERATEs IN MARYLAND HUNTER
uJHk 10 PENNSYLVANIA.
Ne had 2 conversation with an intelligent
arnt.eIBan from our army in Maryland, who
arrived here last night, having been within
iLgec mits of Washington city with The
Confederate cavalry Monday at / O'CLOCK.
lie gives some interesting particulars about
The iaidefs" in that State, some OF which
be1Iu make public.
the cavalry on Monday was in three miles
al WELingtOn city, and met on the ROADS
leading from the city many citizens who
hal come out from the place, not desiring 10
be tAcse when IL was "carried by assault,
As thty supposed it would be. Several Of
them claimed TO he good "seceeh," and
raid they hoped our troops would go in
That l0w was the time. The soldiers there
they said, were nearly all heavy artiiierymen
.,ad most O! them new 100 days men from
BE North. All tue old soldiers and tightinf
Hoops Lad been sent week before TO 5 gel
aul are now with him on top of Maryland
iirlElts They were sent under the iInpres
sion that tue Confederate raiders were :
aln1ll force and would not think OF goins
ai0uui tue rear oi the Heights and leaving
s'sel III their rear. With gel they are now
r#i oil from Washington. These citizens
.-Il there were not two full regiments o
il Il soidiers in Washington city. Their,
etse good many long faces among th'
uioD people living along the roads in tht
vicinity Of Washington, and they got a goo,
drti longer Monday when a farm hous
Aaodt three miles distant from The city Wa
h0iht by the ConiedeIatef. Oar iuforman
tii not know the name OF the owner of tn
house. 4 gentleman living near the cit
hAndtd over abont 100 fat cattle to our cav
airy, TO be driven into Dixie. lie refused L
lake pay for them.
At Baltimore, our cavalry was hovefin
'ions, which are about two miles distar
!rotn the city. The Yankees are all insid
0i tue works and have no piekets Out, OF
'-'Ary having run Into town the few the
uid have out. Gov. Bfsdfofd's house wLic
Vas bufued, wac within stones throw
one OF the works-so close that Yanke
hAIlooed out "neyer mind, d-n you, We
Pay you Tor that" To this ragged reb'
tephed, begging him not 10 mind that it'll
tA''' that the Contederates intended to bur
h1iamore next day, and he could settle il o
al once
|'sizens who eame out Of Baltimore sal
tue place could easily be taken By the caya
~ linen around H. aa the soldiers af ha .va