The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-25


cover. 1t was dssh.fal e sce rses, drop R here
cry OF suffering from stricken comFade. No
charge was YET made. bvt the llae held.
Two hours ofahIs and then relief cane The
Sixth Corps had arrived, and the Veteran Reserves,
with their smooth bores, with which they had
fought nobiy against the Enktlsh rifles OF ther op
ponents, were received with swell done, good
and iaithlal" " from The crowd In inc pi.: a4s the
you, old vets:s' from ALL Those grim soldiers
weht to their work with sanc fesd mat DID ones
heart good 10 zee. Dressed 10 every Imaginable
costume, with battered and taitered Old hats, all
sorts Of taterdealion attire, with the dust OF the
Peninsula and the south side yer UPON snem, cnat
tng and laughing, they sauntefcd over the breast
works. Observing soiae win q o. secuon Of
canteen hanging on their sides, We inquired what
the tin noudescript was ga spade and drink
log cups' was the answer. We were more fully
enlightened In the morning, when we saw small
Tihe- pit In front Of eacn sknMssheI, uom oenihd
which many messenger Of death went to Its ap-
propriase place
Stretching out long, dark line, the 9Th rapidly
advanced, drove back the rebels, and held the
ground for the niRht As the darkness grew, the
suicn roar of the cannon and the peppeslrg Of the
mnsketry died away into silence, and washington
lay down to sleep In anxiety tor tnat which the
morrow might bring foTtn. IN tne mornihs, du,ing
through intolerabie dust to Fort Keno, whefe the
enemy wsre demonstrating upon the 4eff. and for
the first time bringing, or endeavorins to bring,
their artillery into play. A small battery was
playing uncomfonabiy upon cur picket reserys,
and we went after II. We cTawed around the
faux Off but the rascas scented the danger and
opened with grape and canister, with no thect,
and then ran away. Fort Keno, opening upon
them from distance of tw1fiiies and halt, cx-
ploded 100 pound she'll directly over their heads,
and rapidly advancing cloud of dust atested the
celeYlty Of their retreat.
At4P M. the skirmlshing in front Of Forts Ste
vens and pe Russey brought US back there. The
scattering picket shot had thic kened In sound and
on our arrival there was every appearance OF a
brisk engagement. With q mass Of troops or the
Sixth and Nineteenth We went In The work was
hot Men were picked off close by the forts, our
skirmish line having been driven In by reinforce
ments of tho rebels. II was evident that IL was
our army was now amply sufficient 10 meet them
fairly. Parts OF the Sixth and Nineteenth corps
and the Veteran Reserves rushed upon them a
heavy fire from the forts opened rain OF shot and
shell upon their main body. Rebel endurance
could stand no more, and they decamped, leaving
their dead and wounded on the field aRd In the
houses along the road. The sight Of the Potomac
| veterans, who, like Banquo's ghost, would rot
down at thefr bidding, scared their eye DaS, aiu
they fed away.
| Now that our danger Is over, some parties are
ridicuing the idea that danger has at any Time
menaced the capital. But that must nos be to'd
a soldier who has been though this little mill:
Prisoners, dosertcrs, citizens, from the scene OIL
their base of operations, concur In the one state
ment. Their Infantry in front of Fort Stevens
numbered forty thousand at least 1hcfr artillery
| was proportODally in heavier force. None oil the
| farmers, who have seen them, estimate their guns
at less than forty of the heaviest feld calibre.-
| Our cavalry fully agree In the estimate. The
arming of all civilians attac he'd 10 the Quarter
masters Department attest the belief OF the
| military authorities here. Their force In the
| condition of things was terrible threat against
the city, and but for the timely preparations oil
| Gen Augur, and the admirable generalshp OF Nc
L n hay eAD far
We win the lesson Of this brief episode had
been fatal 10 the rebels 1t Is instructive "a
| US. An Insane cbuckIe has been going the rounds
1 Of the press that Washington Ia uncovered-
Scarcely has 1t been subdued by the appearance
Of the raj der In front of gel before State need
Ing more than all Others our kindly protection, II
| pundered In every corner, our railroad commu
nications TO the capital cut our President driver
from his home, and a solid shot thrown into th'
streets Of the capital city. The call for hundret
days. men has been feebly responded to. In thu
hour OF our pressing need. when militia are scarce
| enough Z, come, Gunpowder bridge is burned ant
| they can't get here.
Grant says If we can take care of the North b
! will attend to Richmond. NO one doubts the III
| domitabie soldier; but In the name OF all that
| honorvble and manly, let US defend our own hre
sides with the Immense means yet at our disposa
| The season for active operations Ia nearly ove
We cannot command the sun OF this campaign
stand still, but we can al least held up our grea
Captains hands uEtil Its going down upon ouI dii
| comfted enemy.
FREMONT RATIFICATION MEETING AT ct LOUIS, NJ
On the 25th ult grand ratification meeting
| the nominate n of Fremont was held at st LOui
and the largest and most enthusiastic ever seen
| that city.
The five Fremont Clubs turned out with bal
| ners, transparencies, Union lanterns, caricaturf
| triumphs, cars, and bands of music. The stree
were TANNED with people of al! ages and sexe
| Sky rockets, Roman candies and other frewofk
lit up the heavens with a rapid succession of ms
| teOrs and the whole German part OF the city wi
| enlivened by shouts and cheers for the Patbfnde
| When the torch Hight procession formed Its iin
| Ii stretched from the Court house near 10 Chol
teau avenue, and presented an imposing spect
Gle.
Some OF the carioatures were drOll and hume
rous. while others were less pointed. One pi
tured Er Lincoln IS political barber, holding
| dog between his legs, shear!ng off his tai, inch
inch, with pair Of scissors. La another IL
| President was represented as a camel kneeIir
| before the French Emperor. Another Tepresentt
| Lincoln as a coachman driving the car OF Stat
| with Blair, Bates, Seward and the goddess
| liberty as horses approaching a precipice Il
| peopIe are holding the wheels having cut loo
two of the horses; Ffemont with an axe cuts Il
| traces of a third the goddess says: John, yo
had better take charge OF It," La another Lincoln
| painted as a tight rope performer, walking ui
unsteady steps, having lost his baanc,ng pole, q,
dropping his carpet sack, 700 o. GOO of patro
| age, army commissions, etc.
/ STRONG speeches Wefc mhut ny EMll
Mayor Thomas, Col Moss, Charles p Johnson, al
Or Hilgaerlner, breathing defiance TO Lincoln al
Incorporating devotion TO Fremont.
AHoPErUL FOURTH OF JULY GRAFTON.
The New York Times, of the Alb Inst, got off d
following On the "siiuation." Matters ha
changed considerably since that:
. Though we cannot to-day celebrate new G.
. | tysburg or another VicksbuTg, we can assured
| perceive reasons of aboundiOg hope In the prese
aspect of affairs Our military operations are nO
i, | reduced to a much simpler form, and form mu
. more likely to give US speedy and decisive resu
8 than ever before We operate directly upon 4
| two great armies In which Is centred the power
I the rebellion, and our operations against them
| the last two months have certainly been prOdu
i | tive Of very great results.
General Grant has not only driven Lee from I
. Rapidan 10 the AppOmattOx, and destroyed q thi
u Of the enemy's army, but he has gotten In I
i strategetieal rear of Richmond, from which no c
operate against II with the greatest possible iaci
J, | ". Already, by his great cavalry operations,
| has nearly Isolated Richmond from the rest of
rebel Confederaey, and every day of every we
D will see him vigorously pushing on this VOL
70 from which we anticipate the greatest results
J. The aspect of affairs In GeOFRia ts all Il
= | reasonable men could possibly hope for. Sh
/ man. In his great advance, has met with no dis,
e | ter, excepting the mOmentary repuise at Kenes
st Mountain last wees, which has already be
" | more than relieved by the capture Of Marietta
HIS army Is intact, his lines Of comm lnlc alton
81 TACT he has forced the enemy from all their sSs
Df posiious the moua famous territory, and he
" at last got them to poiut 70 rtmala at which
ID | destruction, 10 retreat from which Is ruin.