The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-08

FROM WORTH 0kOR0IA.


| MOBILE, Jaly "a special 10 tho zdeert;.
ser and Registsr, from Macon, Miss., says
that Gov. Clark to-day Issued q proclamation
calling out every able bodied man in the
State to repel Invasion. The rendezvous are
at Brandon and West Point
fsgCoNp DIsPAICul
MARIETTA, July 2.-By q kind Of .tacit
agreement, there has been very little mus
kerry firing for the past two days. Yester-
day evening the enemy attempted to erect a
battery in front OF Gen. Cleburnes lines IL
was supposed with the intention OF conceal.
ing some demonstration, when our artillery
opened on them, which was responded to
veiy vigorously by them. aud there has been
constant sheliing, with slight intermission,
| along the whole line up TO S O'Clock this
morning.
Late Cincinnati papers say That during the
late skrlnshing on the 18th, l6sh, nth, and
18th uIt, they lost 1900, as shown by the
Official medical records at Chattanooga.
irnlED pIarATCH
MARIETTA, July 3.--Nothing new to-day.
The usual skIrmishing has taken place. A
Sergeant and two privates came In this
morning from the Yankee lines. Their
terms OF service had expired, but owing to
military necessity they were not permitted
to leave. They represent tho army as being
much dispirited and averss to prolonging
hostiilties. Many men whose terms Of ser
vice expire in July and August have deter,
mined not to fight.
FOURTH DISPATCH
IL THE FIELD NEAR RUFUS STATION, July
4.--iu order to counteract flank move
ment made in force bythe enemy on our
left, the army commenced to withdraw from
the neighborhood of Marietta night before
last The movement was conducted in o
successful manner Characteristic of Gen.
Johnston. Gen. Hardee's Corps, though In
some places not more than 40 or SO yards
from the enemy's lines, did not begin to
move until just before daylight yesterday,
and the movement was conducted so quietly
that the enemy was not aware of IL uLtil
the evacuation was completed. Not gun
was fired along the line during the night
except from Kennesaw Mountain.
About sunrise the enemy hoisted their
flag on Kennesaw An hour or two later
they advanced, leaving Marietta to the left
aud passed the rear of the Military Institute,
when our cavalry commenced skirmishing.
A brigade of the enemy this morning a.
tackled small force of 100 dismounted cav
airy and were compelled to retire. We
captured 81 heavy rifles, few prisoners and
horses. The enemy have been feeling for
our position to-day, and considerable skir-
mishipg has taken place, mostly along the
trenches In front
FIFTH DI9PlTCH
CHATTAHooCHE, July 6.--There has been
very little diminishing to day. The enemy
is cautiously feeling his way. They yester-
day burnt the paper mills at Roawell A
Yankee Major and ten privates were brought
In this evening.
1SIXTH DISPATCH
CHATTARoocHE RIVER, July Gal! quiet
this morning. The enemy yesterday burnt
the dwelling at the Junction of The Atlanta
md Decatur Road. Some prisoners we're
brough. in last evening. among them Lieut..
George Scott, of the 10th Indiana.
IsEvfNTH DIsPATCnl
.rAHooCHEE, July with the ex-
N OF occasional skirmishing aud she'll
ing 10y onr batteries on the east bank Of the
river, at Turner's ferry, responded to by
those of the enemy opposite, all is quiet
along the lines. Among the prisonera
brought In to-day are Col Sherman, Gen
Howard's chief of staff and his orderly. Tho
Colonel was captured by our pickets while
making reconnaissance 0f~Qur lines and
works.