The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-19
TIE VAR NEWS.

| All continues quiet on the north side, and thers
is no indication Of early movement ON the part
| Of the enemy.
| The cannonading in front of Petersburg has been
frequent, and, at times, furious. During Friday
evening the Yankee batteries, from the Jerusalem
plankToad to the Appomattox, opened upon Sur
lines and kept up the cannonade till nightfal Our
guns replied at long intervals. We regret to learn
that, during this cannonade, Leutenant-C Colonel
L. Mosby, of the artillery, was strucklNY solid
shot from the enemy's guns and instal killed,
| the ball severing his head from his BODY onel
| Mosby was from buckingham county, azl ered
the service as a lieutenant of the Third cdmA of
! Richmond Howitzers. He owed his promot n to
skill and gallantIy, displayed on many bstile-
| fields. -
| Early yesterday morning the Yankees south Of
| the Appomattox fired shotted salute in honor of
an alleged victory over Hood, in Tennessee, on the
18th instant. Their countrymen on the north side
were probably deferred from indulging in this sa-
lutte by an indsposition to provoke picket firing.
THE MOVEMENT INTO SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA.
The Federals had, for some DAYS before the raid
into Southwestern Virginia been ooncentr ating their
East Tennessee forces at Knoxville. Trains had
eved that the garrisons there and at Cleeland and
Loudon had been carried to Knoxville. From
there they can be carried through Cumberland gap
and oppose Hoods apprehended move into Ken
lucky. On Thursday, the Yankee cavalry raiding
party entered Bristol, about four thousand strong
The place was taken quite by SURPRISE as the visit
though expected, not expected till next day
They burnt Goodson's mill, near the town. The
advance down the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
was then commenced. Both at Bristol and at Alb
ingdon they captured small quantities of quarter
master and commissary stores, but the amount
was lnconsiderable, except the loss OF number of
hogs at Bristol, together with some pork, already
packed.
LATER.-InfOlmation was received here yesterday
that the Yankees, on Saturday came as far as Mar
TINS Tank, fifteen miles this side of Wytheville and
then hurried back They travelled on two trains of
cars captured either al Bristol between that place
and Abingdon. The party who came to Martins
Tank camped at Wythevie on Friday night Du-
trip up nom Abingdon they said to
have destroyed no private property On their re-
turn they will, doubtless, rip up bridges and smash
Government and railroad property generally. The
salt works and lead mines considered perfectly
safe, General Breckenridge being in command at the
former, and General Vaughan at the latter, and
each having competent force.
FROM HOODS ARMY
The news from Tennessee, furnished by the Yam
kee papers, is of most unpleasant character; but
it must be received with the usual allowance They
tell that, Hood having sent off his cavalry and
part of his infantry towards Murfeesboro' Thomas
attacked him i'll his Entertainments, drove him out,
and pursued him eight miles, capturing thousand
prisoners. Though We positive that this story
is not true, and though We have hope that it will
tuIn out that Hood was ON the move towards Muir |
freesboro' when Thomas dashed into his evacuated
lines and pursued his retiring columns, yet we cam
not forget how the fall of Atlanta brought |
about, at least precipitated, by Hoods sending
off has cavalry distant expeditions and this re-
collection is fraught with uneasiness. The Yankee |
account will be found in another column. We |
hope, in few days, to have version of the af
fair, when We feel assured that the reverse to
arms, if any has occurred will be found to be much
less serious than it has been painted by the YAM |
KEGS.