The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-16
TIE WAR NEWS.

HNcH IL oTant pro-
poses to do anything more this winter,
he will hardly move before the return to
camp OF the troops sent North to over.
awe the Democrats and furloushed to go
nome to vote. These may all get back
oy the latter part of this week.
At Petersburg, nothing has occurred
ior several days worth mentioning.
Among the citizens of Prince George
heid as prisoners at City Point is DIR.
Feter Eppes, who was arrested on the
charge of having given General Hampton
'he information upon which that general
captured Grants drove Of bceyes last
summer
FROM THE VALLEY
30 lar as the movement of troops in
the Valley is concerned, all is again Quiet
save the steady advance Of our picket
lines.
On Tuesday week, the 8th instant, a
number of the most prominent citizens
OF winchester, among them Rev. DR..
ooyd; Robert Y. Conrad, Esq, formerly
member of the Virginia Convention
ana Phil Williams, Esq; Mr. John Bell,
a'merchant; Jacob Miller, and others,
were arrested by order of Sheridan. -
Ihey were allowed to take each carpet
bag of clothing and some bed-clothes,
and were told they might expect long
soJourn In Yankee land No reason was
assigned ior their arrest.
FlloM EAST TENNESSEE.
General Breckenridge reports that, On
ahe evening of the 11th, he drove the
enemy froH Lick creek into Bulls gap,
and the neI t morning forced them back
mile, and captured line Of works, but
was unable to expel them from the gap.
lie re-oS cupied the position held in
the mornS hg without molestation. Our
loss sligls t.
On tho night of the 11th, Major Foote
attacked the enemy near Morristown,
captured fifty prisoners and burned a
eialii ioI leu Win CoiHHiiSSdiJ StoiSS dilo
nine Wa CONS
I ATER-OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
Tho following official dispatch was re-
ceived at the War Department last night
HI ADar ARrsEs ARMY NORTHERN VIReIsIA,
November Is, 1854.
- Hon. JsiYeS A. SS1don, Secretary Of Wnr:
"Gs laIal Breckinridge reports that, on the night
Of hn ha turnpd Hull's when the
enemy attempted TO retreat.
a oout / o'clock the l4th instant, with
Veug hans and Dukes commands, he struck their
oolur and routed it. Several hundred prisoners,
ten stands Of colors, six pieces of artillery, with
caisspns and horses complete, fifty loaded wagons
With teams and ambulanceS with medical supplies,
&e. wsre captured H. l. LIE
sHERMAN'S MOVEMENTS.
The Yankee newspapers are, just now,
filled with deal of nonsenscal specu-
lation as to Sherman's movements. All
unite in stating that he is about to exc
cute grand move, but none of them
agree in what it is to be. The most po-
~pular, because the most absurd and SEN
sational idea is, that, having laid Atlanta
in ashes, he is marching across the coun-
try to Charleston, four hundred miles
distant. We have no official information
of Sherman's designs, but we are in pos
session of authentic information which
convinces us that the Yankee newspa-
ners are as far wide of the truth in their
speculations on the subject as they usu-
ally are in their pretended statements of
facts.
Sherman has not been to Atlanta since
Hood struck the railroad in his rear,
more than a month ago. Leaving SIX
thousand men as garrison, he moved
out of Atlanta when Hood tore up the
track of the Northwestern railroad at
Big Shanty. Hood, after F.rench's fail
ure to take Altoona, left the railroad, and
making detour to the southwest, again
tapped it at Resaca; and on the approach
of Sherman, pushed west through North
Alabama to Florence Sherman followed
him into Alabama with the hope OF
hr;ngino on a battle somewhere on the
Coosa river; falling in this, and believing
Hood to be making for Nashville, he
turned his front northward and marched
towards the Tennessee river at Bridge
port, with the purpose of being within
striking distance should he suddenly as
sail Thomas at Nashville. At last ad-
vices. Sherman had reached the neigh
borhood of Bridgeport, which is on the
Tennessee river between thirty and forty
miles below Chattanooga; and Thomas
had marched out of Nashville to Pulaski,
which is some fifty miles north OF Deca-
tur and rather further northwest OF
Bridgeport.
1t has been quite week since we
heard directly from Hoods army. At
that time it had crossed the Tennessee
river not far from Florence, and was be-
lieved to be marching towards Nashville.
1t may be the object of our generals to
strike Thomas before he is Joined, or
shall join Sherman.
As to Atlanta, that Sherman should
order it's evacuation is not unlikely; but
if he does SO, it is simply an acknow-
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