The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-01
TnE WAR NEWS.

tarly hour on SATURDAY 'o'"S's'
Ga. &C sheIling of Petersburg, and va
the practice by exploding a mine
'' - oar works on the Baxter road, q
II. and half from the city, by which
=. ,,incd temporary possession OF the
-, While our loss of men by this
.,,;t was not la,ge, we regret to say
...t i includes number OF The nsem-
~. os Pcgram's batsry, of Petersburg
aah., triumph, il ii can be called so,
slort hvpd. The invincible Ma
,,,a ,hrew his veterans upon the en-
recoyefed the salient and the four
ma with which Il zsas armed, cap
,.-ol twelve stands Of colors, seventy
.., commissioned officers, including
p..,aJ;er General Bartlett and staff, ana
,0, hundred and fifty-iive enlisted
nso We lost n few valuable officers
.,d number Of gallant soldiers, but
ia, !, one Of the fortunes (or mislor-
,-,asl Of war. At the close of the fight
,-rl.nes were identically the same as
..ore It's commencement, all the ground
.,>, in the morning having been re
canned
The tele~raphic dispatches announcing.
ts brilliant success were received yes
,-rlsv morning, and having been posted
gron the bulletin boards, were perused
e,b intense interest and satisfaction by
,a-oncs of our citizens, who were lavish
their praises Of the gallantry Of the
hoops in front Of Petersburg, The
rrsstion most discussed was, what will
Grant do next for since he has zig.
ra.ly failed in his blowing up opera
t7a he will undoubtedly resort TO some
o.ter method of accomplishing his pur-
rose. It is apparent that he is nearly
PLAYED out" for whilst mining is ad-
n.t.ed to be q legitimate mode of warfare,
# must be a desperate case which re-
.ar,s lis adoption.
The foregoing news IS confirmed by the
GLOWING
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
IN oll:citi dispatch rec,ivoj st the War
D15rtmsnt states that at 5 A. NJ. Saturday
,h. eaemr sprung mine under epe ot The
sllent7 % our front and opened bis bate
n5s np)n our lines and the city OF Peters
burg iu the confusion caused by the ex-
pl1,i5n he got. possession OF the salient,
whch WAS afterwards retaken and the enemy
edsea b.cs 10 his lin es with loss.
A later otli ,ial Telegram gives some inter
estug particulars When we drove the en-
eny rom the salient We recovered the four
glas with which it was armed, captured
twelve stauds Of color5, sevent y-fouf officers,
.1cIullng Brig q en-. B irtlctt and staff, eight
hundred ami ifty- Eve enlisted men. Up
w4,ds Of % ot the eneIny's dead are lying
aOburrd In the trenches. Oar loss slight.
The Brigsdier General Bartlett alluded
To- above lost = lee at the battle of Seven
Pines; but unlike Dahlgren, of wooden
es and turpentine ball notoriety, he has
ALLEN into our hands unharmed, ano
%lI doubtless enjoy prolonged perio6
ot rest and recreation in a Conlederats
fus3n.
The Otey Battery oi tins city was en-
gaged in action Oh Saturday, and had
nn. one ctsualty-a son of George NJ
NIyase, wounded in the leg.
The ambulance train last evening
brought over some two. hundred ano
twenty Il our wounded.
Ipto the time the train left Peters
burg everything remained quiet on th'
Ines.
Pegr2m's Battery was formerly com
mlnded by Capt James r. Branch (pro
noted to Lieutenant Colonelcy,) but
snow under the command Of Capt. K
q. Pegram. 1t is thought that goot
many of its men, at first supposed t.
have been killed, were stunned and ia
lien prisoners.
We understand that our military all
lhortles are we'll satisfied with the day;
work, and believe it has spoiled Grant
he" plan for the reduction Of Peters
turg.
THE NORTHERN BORDER
1t has been currently reported for tw'
days past that our forces, which receutl,
swept Crook, AverilI & Co, out of tn
Valley of Virginia, have crossed the Pc
''nac and are now again on the soil Q
MARYLAND. In the absence OF officia
continuation, We are not prepared t
'PHch Tor tale truth OF this report. Th'
@'ea' official advices represented tha
OUR forces occupied Martinsburg, an
''efe IS probably no other foundation
'Hah mere lumor for stating that the,
nave advanced from that point. When W
30 receive reliable news from the Vale,
we have no doubt that it will be favora
oie, and of character to reflect fresl
iuatre upon Confederate arms.
AFFAIRS DOWN THE RIVER.
IL Is now believed that a considerabl
portion Of the enemy's force which latel