New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-27

hat moi less than 600 men, This check at put
stop 10 anv fr,sd mo, ement and Grants whole army
fell back upon itsinirenchments upon the eastern SIDE
Of Petersburg. Thus IFS extreme ieft resting on INC
P,terslur and Sprnlk line of railroad, and its right
on iie Cty Point inc Grants Army occupied the posi-
iet rniber of bsiegcd than bcsieging force ana
,ya- o,ytnuy fl more intent upon securing its own
lconmnrirnt,ous han assaulting Petersburg. Indeed
The Whole efforts the Federal General seem TO have
bcen directed ess the capture OF Richmond than to
cavalry raids in Snthern Virginia. "a II the Destruction
rr our or forty eight hours Of line OF railroad
ond nrcuoe pinic Ia the Southern capital and COM
rel GO to lerrea In fact The DAILY Neos Is so de.
yLtod with Grants mastery inactivity as 10 found
ts only hope Of Ultimate victory on these cavalry RAIDS
ana fn conparr Shuman's critical position IN Georgia
VITA that of lee IN virginia.
Eut the didrenc, Ous. Lees depot Of supplies
l.; pi.hnonJ Thetown has been supplied for a siege.
N contains within A. limits al the requirements Of
now erfnl army il il abundantly provided with water,
Il bos immense rot-works aud other manufactures
and if Grant rcmoed twelve months IN bis present POI
i,ion unless he wa able permanently 10 hold the lines
of railroad he niga for all practical purposes be drill
ing his men at Bull Run. How slght the damage ne
can do 10 the rsI,sd communications OF Richmond
nus, no Is shown hy wilson's cavalry expedition to the
Danyile ue 1hsforce is reported 10 have destroyed
twenty miles Of the mad but on its return s aacAed
bv The onfrleracs finds the way hack 10 The reucfa
eamp barred by strong Southern force. attacks ANA IL
beaten aud finally ompels Grant 10 dispatch an army
of 80 COO ~ itsrcbcf The engagement seems 10
have taken place leans Station. tue Petersburg
and weldon line; ant according to Federal accounts
Cen Wilson was unable 10 accomplish his purpose
But the dispatch Of the 9th and portion OF the "a
Corps will hardly improve the situation"
Already We hear that the CCnfederatcs are moving
in the direction Of the Federal and II Is quite pos
,bo that the attack Of Gen. DilIs corps Wlu be re-
pcntod aud that the 30 coo men sent on u eAtf1a ne
cavalry may also fud on their return strong Coied'
crate fjIce barring the way. Certainly. tie ftderhs
are very unfortunate In their cavalry expeditions,
Sheridan failed 20 reach gordons'iie OF 70 Ievnioce
Hunter; and We now hear Of his disastrous relreat
from Wost Point 10 the james River, with TIE admitted
loss Of upward Of $50 II Wilson's cavalry corps
meets with Or treatment The RAIDS OF the teGria'
army in Virginia VIII specially como 10 an end NM,
for the moment the most dangerous enemies on inc
Northern amy in Virginia are Tie heat ana the
drcuth. Men and horses, II ~ said are dying by
hundreds Of the fatigucs Of campaign clrrod on IN
such weather Water was not t0 be- had; the an hu-
Iances were hard at work ~ daycauyng the sick 10
the rear; aud in the hospitals mien were dying IN
crowds.
An army of veteran. w0nld become demorlized by
these priyaDns supery oning constant defeat ~ the
field What be expected or hoped Of the raw tool
under Grants command
And II Gen. Grant has played. or Is on The point u
playing his last clrl without The fntest prospect oi
saCoes, We may say TIE same Of s fellows Hunter -
said tn have escaped with the uk of his force bt win
the lOss OF 3 pieces Of artillery and large numbers oi
men The COn.cdcratcs are on Dis track ava u 10 as
yet uncertain HAT lie hns been able 10 reach place ol
safoty. Sherman, alter advancing within ., "i'fs 81
Atlanta has come tO Llll iu 'front.' ~ TIE henesGW
Mountains and. after having Lost eTr1t battle and
some > 600 men, is reported 70 be rctreating
Generals wheeler and Forrest are sad 10 be In hs
rear with powerful cavalry iDces and II tie story II
true that Sherman he's already commenced Die retreat
IL ia possible that within week two may bear -
the greatest disaster that has occurred 10 Tie FEEDER
aims IL Eew.York AID Washington tie situation %
is beginning 10 be appreciated Nr. Cia,e's rcsrnn-
ton. when he has plunged ilc North TITO ilimliaIe
bankruptcy Il III months too late iur Dir reputation
ana his county; while the fluctuations IN the p1icc Of
gold bctuken state Of things that only precedc a
grand crash On The whole. We arc inclined TO THINK
tlat within tie next fortnight decisive aud highly
satisfactory news mey be expected fom both Of tho
Ircat Confederate armies.