The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-31
THE WAR NEFS.

Nothing Of Importance has occurred On the lino
| Geo" Richmond since We whipped the rnrIny o1
| tie DlIeytowH anl Williamsburg roa Is last Thurs
| i4y. On Saturday morning NJ daylight tho Yan-
ke@5 ""ie sen IL motion along tho vJle front "
| our lett ami ceutie, AMI Il was Ior llu, belev,
,hry Wet I1er@'lII- + attack ~ Heavy nasse- II
! troops could be duuIy seen IN the g1rv Of tha
| lh@'1uuS apparently Advancing towards our nUes
son oi these approached near the line IL front
q" Fort dl'ineg that everything va, ggttor. IN rl,
l-@7 t. open upon them. But as tie ,;.v became
brighter II VA discovered that what Aa1 had tho
importance Of M advaA-- was nothing more than
the Eighteenth Yankee colps and other trooIs re-
turning - the Positions held by them previous 10
the battle u Thursday. The Eighteenth Corls re-
turned to Ioit Harrison ami it, vicinity, and Iy
midday the Yankee forces had settled down into
their Cld positions. Later in the day thev lad 4.
grand dress parade ia full view Of our troops,
Yesterday morning tho qulot tha, preceded thu
battle Of Thursday had agai1 settled down On the
hostile lines.
II has been as5ortAlnet that Grant crossed no
tto,s l. the North sllo last "Wednesday night but
made the movements and lights Thursday with
The !arueI which We're already On this sie-ths
Army of the james 1t Was 4 most bloody auI dis
astrous altllr - him. both here ami south Of
Petersburg; but It Is easy to foIeton how Ia Ia.
explained II away 10 his masters at Wa>hlngton--
He has sail that, under toyor II a ieu,ustratlol
against the ,e,a. line. the i by road part u
The Eighteenth corps ware sensUn rccunuoi.,4ul.
a;1os7 70 the Williamsburg road. whrc nding strong
works held by largo force Of rebels. and th. ol
jet Of the Reconnaissance being fully accomplished
II not thought eXpeIient to do ulole than lee,
the enemys Nns after which the Eighteen III corps
was withdrawn with slight loss
FROM PETERSBURG
In the battle OF Thursday last cur infantry los. |
IN killed and wounded viii not exceed one hundred
and fifty. In prisoners lost between three ana
four hundred, IN the cavalry, our loss was not |
very severe, General Hampton main attack WAS |
made upon the Federal rear. General Ha.4ptou, |
however, lost zon killed and ui.otheI severely !
Inlmchat"!y AFTER the cessation Of aostllitcs Oh
Thursday night, the enemy commenced 10 withdraw
his forces III the direction OF his lotlii,atons on the
Vaughan and Squirrel Level roads and by o'clock
Friday morning hs1 entirely disappeared from the
Ilhnkr0ad with the exception Of a small force lcr
here t. keep up an appearance Of his presence in |
Jur front. As soon Us this was discovered Il brigade
1t our troops was ordered 70 advance and feel the
'ue'ly'7 position and, meeting with such slight ie-
stanc" thsy pushed forward, only Ascertain that
Ia, enemy hgi gone. SJme two hundred and fifty |
!dltonul pEisonols were taken hero. Some three
.unirad Federal dead found urburis,i on
thursdays field, and about two hltndret Of his
'ounded too much disabled TO he removed Flf-
cen hundred stands Of small arms were gathered
p, with number Of limbers. caissons, wagons,
tc which the enemy had abandoned. showing that
is retreat was hurried. Ii is probable that many
youndei were carried off in ambulances.
Tho enemy has fallen back to his original position,
nd Va have re-estatlished our former lines
During the fight Of Thursday, three stands OF CO.