The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-09
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TIE WAR NEWS
The storm Of battle which ragged so furi.
ousiy last week in the immediate vicinity OF
Richmond has been succeeded by com.
para,ivc calm, and matters are now almost
as quiet as when the coutending armies
were seventy miles away. Grant has evil
IDENTIFY become tired of "bu.ting" against
the rebel fortilicatiOns, AMI what he failed
TO effect by brute force he now essays to
accomplish by strategy. Consequently we
fad him steailhily moving away from our
front, aud siidiug down the south side Of
the Ihickahominy, endeavoring, il possible,
to reach the James, with view OF CO ope.
rating with Butler, who is still pent up bc.
tween that river aud the Appomattox. The
uncommon stilluess that prevailed along
the lines yesterday has given rise to the be-
lief that the Yankees Were engrged in bury
Jag their dead, privilege which they asked
OF General Lee under u ll,g Of truce.
Notwithstanding tue generally received
opinion to the contrary, it may he that
Grant will again oilcr battle on The memo
rable scene Of Cold lliTtOr. lie measured
strength with the CDntedcrates there last
week, and failed, il is true; but AZ il amount
ell to only cheek, with heavy loss Of HE
numbers, he had the hariihood TO telegraph
The Yankee Secretary OF War of continued
snccasnee, with the object Of securing the
Icnomins!ion Of i.,neoin at the Baltimore
Convention, held yesterday. lie doubtless
feared to risk another tight until that pur-
pose WAS cousuiamatej, for = decisive vic.
tory for the Contcderttcs would have de
stroyed Lincoln's prospects completely
The Convention over. and the denomination
elected, it is not impossible that ac tive
hostilities may be immediately resumed.
Skirmishing continues at intervals on the
lines. Some OF our boys say that one OF
these sEirmishes would have been called q
battle" twelve months ago.
FROM BOTTOMS BRIDGE.
Some firing is reported to have occurred
at bottoms Bridge yesterday, but without
any important result. The situation at that
point remains unchanged. There is prOba-
bly, no truth in the rumOr Of the capture
4 portion Of lenley's battalion.
FfoM THE sOUfHsiDE.
There is no news OF renewal Of active
operations in Chesterfield county. Dn Tues.
day brisk little skirmish occurred on the
south side Of the AppOmattox, between
portion OF our forces and a party OF mottied
Yankee cavalry, twhite and black, who at
tempted 10 drive in our pickets, but We're
themselves repuisod, with the loas OF few
wounded, which they succeeded in carrying
oil No injury Was done to our men. The
Yankee force numbered about ljO GA the
same day party oi Yankees advanced nom
Temple's np as far as Green's farm, an,: after
committing come deprcdationB upon private
property retired.
The enemy are erecting "lOok out" be
low Fort Clifton, having already elevated it
some distance above the tops of the trees
The object is to command clear view OF
the surrounding country.
FROM THE VALLEY.
All sorts Of rumors prevailed yesterday
with regard to the situation of ailairs It
StauntOn. 1t was stated that dispatch had
been received asserting that the enemy had
burnt all the Government storehouscs, de-
pots, and public buildings in the place but
we could trace this report to no reliable
sOurce.
On the other hand, it was confidently
stated that the Yankees had not yet Cccu-
pied Staunt0n. We have every reason to
helieve that this Is an error
We heard last night, in I perfectly reliable
quarter, that the enemy had left Staunton
aud gone in the direction OF Lexington IN
this connection it may be stated that letter
from q lady III Lexington, dated the Sd inst,
mentions report that Ayercll, at the head
oi large cavalry force, WAS within three
miles of the place. There was probably no
foundation for this st tatement, though Crook
who was reported advancing by the Warm
Springs road, was at MiiiborO', in Bath
county, on Monday last.
Lexington is in I:ockhridge county, TAG
miles West OF Richmond, On an elevated
bank Of the West side OF North river, and Is
the seat OF Washington College and the
Virginia Military Institute.
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