The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-01

80 much. A halt WIS ordered, and, In brief, no
further efforts were made 10 accomplish the END
Of the expedition.
OF course, disappointment prevails throughout
the army at the result, for the roOps engased-
each one emulatisg tie daeh and gallantry Of the
pther-were Satisfied Of their ability to 70 on. No
negative victory plainly won, and the only regret
expressed among the men In, thst the 0fucefs In
command were, as they believe, In the present in
stance, over prudent in ptting probability against
what seemed a certainly.
Our losses Ia the afiair will doubtless not fall
short Of a thousand or twelve hundred men- six
hundred AMI five killed and wounded have been
reported in the corps of General Stewart. Our
captures two three stands of coi0rs and
some three or four hundred prisoners Hooker,s
corps is reported by prisoners to be badly crippled
General Stevens was shot while leading his men,
the ball entering behind the right ear aud logging
in the braiH from which Ii has not, up TO this
writing. been removed his horse was killed al
the ssme momeai, aud two men who went to his
relief were wounded. One may judge Of the
verify of the eneRy's fire from these statements
General Stevens will probably be sent To Macon
~ mofrow, and, IL possible, from that point home
wards
THE REMOVAL or GENERAL JOHNSTON.
A letter to the Columbus tGa) San, speaking Of
the epion of the Intelligence Of General John
ston's removal, says:
The news of The removal OF General Johnston
from the CO mmand OF the Army Of TeDnessee fell
this morning.
Scarcely any one early In the day could be made
10 believe It, and il was looked upon even In semi
oficiai circles as ean1rd. Reliable Inteihgence
from headquarters followed by General Johnston .
fareweli address TO his troops, left no room foe
| doubt, aud the peopc had nothing left TO do but
| wonder
| | rode out 10 General JOhnston's headquarters
about ten O'CLOCK and all along the road could be
seen groups of soldiers, taiktGg nestly together
| about the all important news, which had speeded
4 th.x yfa. md
| Teamsters checked their teams iad biocKeu up
TIA. road, car vassiag the matter with brother team
sters, and horsemen and foot soldiers mingled to
| geher In the dust, and told each other all they
knew about IL.
There was apparently little excitement abou,
headquarters.
General Johnston was sitting upon bench upon
the front gallery of the pretty little cotiage ih close
conversation with General Hood, and upon the lay
of the former map was spread OUT over WHICH
| the iEdcx fnger of the great Chief passed from
time TO time, while General Hood b mt over IN
| earnest attention. Ii WIS an interesting sight
| these two great men. all alone there, not a star
! officer to be seea, pouring over the map OF the
| situation; one impartng the plans by wnicn ne
had hoped to achieve vtctory-tt other drinking
| In everything which fell from the lips of his old
| commander and stowirg IL away for future use
General Hood Is said TO have been taken quite
| by surprise by this unloohed.for promotion Th,
| news was conveyed to him last night at Didntgh
| by telegram direct from ktchmGId. and II was
| some time after he h1d read the dispatch before
he could realize that he had been seicc,ed 20 take
supreme command of the Army of Tennessee.
| General Hood will have but little time TO make
| changes of any great iInpotl tlnce, even should III
desiIe to do sO for the enemy have already cr0sset
In fnrce upon our right, and will soon be dowi
upon us. He crossed the main body OF his arm.
| Il, isham Ferry, below Roswell, leaving two corp
on the other side--at least they had not followed
up TO this morning They viii, doubt. ss. advanc
by what Is known as the Peachtree Road am
Buckhead.