The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-15

drove the enenys advance otit OF oStoed last night
"AiI the pa,tcuiars.of the Font uaiiie~ surrender
known, are that the commanding officer comlhuni-
Gated with the eucms and made terms, without a~
thoIfTy. His for; was in good ooniiton--the san-
son having suffered little,
- He made no reply 10 repeated orders and Signals
from General Page 10 hold iis fort ana surrendered
upon conditions moi known here.
80 II M,rRy, Major-Ueneral.''
Each fresh development III regard to the surrender
ot Fort Gaines goes 10 prove that ltwas an act OF
co1tardce OF treachery on the part of It's command
ing officer, Colonel Anderson, OF the Twenty-ttrst
Alabama regiment. The fort is 4 casematcd work,
mounting some fifty guns, WAS We'll manned, and
proyiSioncd for six months; and we have the assu-
rance Of General Maury that it was IN good eondl-
ton, and that the garrison had suffered but little.
All this looks very dark for Colonel Anderson
though there is 4 vague hope-very vague, We con-
fcss,-that when the facts are developed They may
justify the surrender and save his reputation.
The press dispatches give the enemy's version OF
the naval engagement OFF Mobile, copied from New
Oriean. papers of the 9th. 1t shows that the Ten
nessee made most gallant fight, and even when
surrounded by Yankee vessels, and after having
been struck amidships by the Monongahelo, poured
iull b,oadside into the portfolios of the flagship
Hartford causing .,leaifu loss of life. Fort Nor
gan seems TO be bravcly holding out, though. the
telegraph wire having been cut, there is no direct
communication with that point. Dog River bar, off
which two vessels reported, Is much nearer Mo-
bile than it is agreeable 10 have the Yankees ap-
proach, though when they have got there their tash
has but just commenced.
II is gratifying TO leaIn thar Forrest is again at
work III SIississirp lie has begun by driving the
enemy advance out sf oxford Whenever Forrest
strikes blow he does it faithfully ana we'll,
FROM PETERSBURG
Il was discovered on Thursday evening that tho
enemy wy,s moving large bodies oi infantry to the
Iesr, and forces, by way oI facilitating their
movements, opened upon them With aiz-ty-tour-
FOUNDER which had the desirei effect. The heavy
missiles bursting ana crashing their midst, gave
q powerful impetus 10 their looomotion, and they
more than 'double-quicked" IT from the front.
1t is stated that the Court OF Inqairy which az
scmblcd at Grants headquarters, Cty Point, o
investigate the causes Of the terrible dter % uy
30tli has decided tha:, Oh account OF the egaty O
its appointment, II had no power to examine Wit
neeses OF go into The merits Of the question. The
matter has therefore, been referred back to General
HiAO - -
against Burnside, in which event a tral of that
officer by Coult-martal viii follow.
| One of the Yankee sanitary commission, nance
Wilson, who was wounded board the supply
steamer D. A. Brown, on James river, day
ago. by rebel sharpshooters, has died Of his injuries
The Yankees term this river firing ''gutarilla 0pe
- say that it mas become very annoying
and call for vigorous measures to stop ard puni
the offender.
The shelling Of Petersburg was almost entirely
suspended last week ana the people enjoyed an iIi
teryal OF quiet TO which they had tor long TINT
been strangers. Various conlectures arc indulgec
as IL the reason OF this CESSATION Of balbaron'
practice. Many think the enetay has removed Ia
heavy guns, having become somewhat consolentlod
updi, the subject Of shelng city known to be oc
cupied only by and children, and aged, uIl
armed men. Hardly A Yankee has no conscience
and particularly Yankee like Grant, whose entii
smtary reputation is staed upon the success oi III
present enterptis- The more probable solution II
| that he Is preparing tor another brilliant move
ment" designed ,stonish the world bur which, ="
hope, may result dtsasrously 10 hn IS the lAsI
Silence with Grant @eans mischief; AMI Let thps
who kindly attribute to him the possession OF con
| science quietly await tie progress OF events, an
they viii what they will see. But, whatever ma
| be the plans OF the enemy, have the utmost con
fd,nce that they will be penetrated by the sagaclt
| OF General Lee, and successfully thTarted.
| The Petersburg train, due last evening at hal
past six o'clock, had not arrived up toa late hou
| We learn, however, that no shells Were thrown =
the city Yesterday, and with the exception ci som
artillery practice on our side, every thing Was quit
| along the lines.
| The columns of smoke observed yesterday IN
l .onrherly ,lirection were caused by the bulnir
| woods between Richmond and Falling creek.
FIGHTING DOWN THE RIVER.
Our picsets were driven in yesterday morning b
tween Malyern-Hill aud New Market, on the mott
side Of the James, and heavy slfiiInshing was ke
up during the day, with no particular advantage
| either party. Grants entire force OF cavalry vi
crossed to the north side of the river.
The heavy firing heard down the river on Sat't
day was caused by an engagement between the en-
my's gunboats and our ron-clads, IN which our lai
batteries participated. The enemy, il appears II;
| commenced cutting a canal across the narrow ne
| Of land formed by a bend in the James and know
| a. Dutch Gap; and the object being supposed To
to flank our position at Howiett's forces dete
mined to interrupt their digging operations. II
. engagement was spirited one, the firing Oh DO
sides being heavy and rapid, and are info'nr
that the Yankees were finally driven away ffo
, their work at the Gap, One Of cur iron-clstds l
. eeived shot through her sMoke-stack and an0tl'
| was struck near the water-iine but not injured.
Our Casualties i'll the land batteries We're kill
aud five wounded.
Another account states that the Yankees We
erecting battery at Dutch Gap, and had land
1 three brigades there. Our fleet opened at sev
I | o'clock A. M, and was joined be the battery
Howiett's, when the enemy's feet, attracted by I
. tinng came up to the Gap and took pant III the
o | gagement. The Yankees We're driven from porti
of their works. and the iriEg ceased at eight oelo
T.. N. There were ne casualties on board cur ga
boats, and the only damage sustained WIS by I
Fredericksburg, which received two shots thron
: her smoke-staek. ihe vessels engaged our u
0 were the iIon-ciads Fredericksburg, Virginia a
u hichmond, and the gunboats Hampton, Nam
! mond and Drowry.
/. The heavy firing heard yesterday ia supposed
= have been caused by renewal Of the engagement
FROM THE VALLEY.
II We have no later news from our forces in the V
y ley OF Virginia, Passengers who arrived by
Central train last evening report that heavy fri
was heard yesterday at Charlottesville in the dir
ton of Winchester The lafast Vantee nan