The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-29

General Malone broke three lines OF BATTLE ana uu-
ring the night the enemy retired from the Boydton
plankroad, leaving his wounded and more than two
hundred and fifty dead on the field.
''About 9 O'Clock P. NJ small force assaulted
and took possession of our works on the baxter
road, in front of Petersburg, but WAS soon driven
out
son the Williamsburg road yesterday, General
Field captured upwards of four hundred prisoners
and seven stands of coors. The enemy left a num-
Der of dead in front of our works and returned to
his former position to-day. t. T. LEE.
In the engagement below Richmond, on Wednes-
day. the following were the casualties i'll the Third
Company Richmond Howitzers Lieutenant H. C.
Carter commanding)
Corporals NJ H. Gardner and Roberts, severely
mot dangerously wounded; priyates Gwin and
Tate, mortally wounded.
TIE FIGHTING AT PETERSBURG.
The enemy, in his attack below Petersburg, seems
to have gained no advantage and suffered heavy
loss 1t appears that the Second, Ninth and part
of the Fifth corps OF Grants army moved around
to our right Wednesday night, and eally on
Thursday morning drove in pickcts at Arm
strongs mill, pressing rapidly forward in strong
force il the direction OF the Boydton pankroad DIS
tant some two miles, striking, i'll the meantime, that
portion of our brsastworks occupied by our cavalry,
before which he was temporarily checked.
| By massiug and thanking, however, our lines were
broken and the enemy, pouring in, swept around to
the pIankroad, striking it at Burgess MILL seven
| miles from the city. Such was the rapidity of the
| enemy's advance that men We're compelled to
retire hastily, leaving them camp and all its appur-
Il, l.. q ], 4 ItI
of forage some horses and wagons and few prlso-
| ners, were captured at the mill.
| The enemy at once formed into line of battle
across the pinkroad, stretching his columns out
| through Burgess fields, and planting heav? bat
| tery on the commanding hill which oyerlook5 the
mill pond and the road in this direction Our forces
confronted him the emnence this side OF the
| pond, valley and bridge lying between them.
| The artillery on both sides mostly engaged
| until late in the evening, when the nusketry took
part and the fighting very severe until after
| dark At night our men had failed to dislodge the
Yankees from their position, and they still held the
| Boydton plankroad and BURGESS mill
| Anotieial dispatch, received yesterday at the Wal
| Department, thus describes the cnemy's operations
| in this quarter
THE enemy crossed Rowanty creek below Bur
gesss mill, and forced back the cavalry in the after
| noon. General lIcth attacked, and at first drove
them, but found them i'll too strong force. After
wards the enemy attacked and were repulSed. They
still hold the plankroad at Burgesss mill. Hetf
| took some eolors and prisoners.
Our loss in killed, wounded and missing Is eStl
mated at three hundred. This flank movement
| places the enemy still further from the Southsld
l raiIr +f,ap wha he ST pl q
to avoid our strong line of works, with the hope
| forcing our troops back into them, and Will amour
. to nothing more than to extend somewhat thei
/, foraging limits. Mr.. Brugess taken prisoner b
l the Yankees
Il About dark, the enemy made a feint on ok,
msh line in the vicinity of Wilcox's farm Thei
Z | attack amounted to nothing.
a About ten o'clock Thursday night, the enem
e made a determined and vigorous onset upon on
lines i'll the vicinity of Ryes's farm and to the le
e of the Southampton plankroad They We're entirel
g unsuccessful however, although they massed the
o | columns almost into phalanxes and endeaVofed
r press us back by the sheer weight Of their heav
:. | bodies of troops; but this only productive
| more terrible slaughter the artillery moving gre
| gaps i'll the squares of men and the Southern liii
| bringing down whole ranks at every volley
Il The Fetlerals made number of distinct assault
but were repulsed each time with very heavy loss.
| We took few prisoners.
Yesterday, the Yankees satisfied, or rather su
= fering from the results of the previous days h8f
as remained quiet. report prevailed among the pa
- sergers who came by last nights train that thu
had abandoned the position which they had game
~ | on the Boydton plankroad. Two hundred and iii
" Yankees arrived by last nights train from Peter
burg.
! General Dearing, who reported killed land
r suppoSed), only separated by accident from b
ac command and eventually returned to it.
FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK
The gunboats reported to be ascending the Ra
lie pahannock river have returned. They did Il
ht come up as high Port Royal.
MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD.
y Parties of the enemy, supposed to be detachmer
us from Sherdan's army, committing depredatio
Oh in the counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock
rg the line of the Manassas Gap railroad.
10 FROM THE VALLEY.
As Sheridan is reported to be retreating towai
" Winchester. General Early is following.
FROM MOSBY
A portion of General Lees official dispatch of v
M
- | Bunker Hill, captured Brigadier-General Duiiie a
y. several other prisoners, number of horses, a
60 | killed a number of the enemy. lie sustained
lv | loss"
~ Lieutenant johnson, of his command, with
small party of men, fell in, day or two since, W
a squad of fifteen Yankees. He killed six, wount
Al five and captured four. What became Of the
no mainier is not known.
FROM TENNESSEE.
The Feterals have evacuated Cleveland. Tenn
r.s see, and vicinity.
Pa. PRISONERS SENT NORTH.
VAS General Page and large number of the r
er | Morgan prisoners have been sent North fsom ]
not bile
NV FROM GEORGIA.
W. There is nothing new from Georgia. Soaae idea
the eelerity Of General Hoods remarkable INC
ments NAV be formed from the fact, that in fourt
, days his army has marched one hunsrsd and
miles. AL the railroad destruction which has
of effected was done by only portion ef enc co
ron which did not march with the maip army. u