The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-29
Tl7E WAR NEVIS.

Il was Icpnitch C5iCiua1 that 'A.''i',
DARING The preceding night, had thrown n
considerable body of troops across to c
the north bank Of the James, below Va s
INA Whatever may he the object OF 4
Tins movement, it was not developed 5
Yesterday, the day, on this side of the
,ty.r passing oil, like many OF its prede'
ctssors, IN unhrohen quiet. During the
morning, very brisk Cannonade was
heard to the south Of the James, the
occasion of which has not transplred.
Grant, probably, was firing another sa-
late Tor some imaginary success. On
tuesday he fired a saluteuf one hundred
cams in honor OF the capture OF W dining
ton he had previously, on Monday, fired
q similar salute to celebrate the fall OF |
savannah Though unable to do any |
thing himself worth making gforiticatlon |
over. we must accord to him the credit
OF celebrating both the real and imaginary
successes Of others with the utmost
alacpity. In the instance we have just
mentioned, he allowed himself to be
carried away by his zeal. Old Butler
will feel rather cheap when he learns,
while humping about disconsOlately on
the North Carolina coast, that an hundred
runs have announced to the Army Of the
Potomac that he has captured Whining
ton
With the exception of the firing Of
these >alutc2, and some cannonading and
picket friu@ on the left of onr line, near
tny Appomatt,N, there was nothing new
from Petersburg on yesterday The con
lition - the "round precludes the posi-
biHtv OF any extensive military move
ments being attempted for some days to
come But we consider it likely that
Grant will make some effort to mar the
pleasure OF the forthcoming soldiers
New Years dinner, unmindtul OF the
fact that we permitted his troops to stuff
themselves in quiet on the OCCASION OF
their THANKSGIVING dinner.
FROM eoUrnWr4rEKN VIRGINIA.
We have received some particulars o
the CAPTURE oi the salt works by th'
!. Yankee raiders. They were attacke,
about one O'Clock on Tuesday by th
whole force OF BurbIidge, numbering
about five thousand The tight was hep
up all the evening mainly with artillery
um forces being commanded by toione
Rn + Preston, andnumbcring it Is SAID
not more than three hundred and fifty
When night sat in, they still held thel
.Wn but, under cover OF the darkness
the Yankees succeeded in reaching to'
Hleckinidge, one of tire main detenreS
the place, IN oyerpowerlng numbers, an
captured it, Colonel Preston deem
ing it impracticable to hold Il
works longer, then ordered the ev
.nation. He and three hundred
his men are known to have escape
safely. It was believed that some othe
would succeed i'll working then way OF
The works were fired the next mornln
1t is believed, however, that no serlo
damage has been done, and that tn
will be in operation again IN month
The Yankees did not remain long, a
are reported to have left for East lie
nessee. At Abingdon, VIC understa
they destroyed two entire blocks OF bu
ings. including the courthouse and j
office of the Tirginiah, and private re
dences, besides the railroad buildings.
A MOVEMENT FROM MEMPHIS.
An official telegram, received at
War department yesterday, states I'll
two brigades Of negro troops, and one
white cavalry, left Memphis on the q
moving on the StateLine road. His a
vance reached Fsyette depot on the y
(22dN The telegraph says that the
iect Of the movement had not been
yeloped -.,,.
FROM TIE SOUTH
Nothing Of importance was recei
from " lmlngton or the lar south
terdsy. Butler has withdrawn II
Fort Fisher, but, as yet, his iu'
mans have not been developed.
thought probable he will attemp
movement directly against Whining
Through the Northern papers we Ii
that Sherman is marching on Charles
Before he advances far i'll this direct
he must fight battle.
COLONEL MOSBY.
A private letter, received yester
states that Colonel John 5. Mos
wound is not mortal, the ball with W