The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-24

punished In Philadelphia papers Of I've lS.h, had
scat gold down 10 9s y but spoa subs qaemi ad-
vices showing that the place was not captured, !.
fuse I" s.. The following is a Description Of
rHs CAPTURE OF pxrsassuHa.
DouTnAkr LAsDiHa, Va Up M, June I6.-Af
ter scHding WY dispatch III this mursius fIn. ,hs
heights southeast of fetcssbu,g &, / west over the
@ 49, '"es wa" "eaeiai Gfaat and the ensl.
The wOfAs are Of the very strongest kind .,ars
dificuit to take than was Mi, sa0uaIy Kiise a,
Chattanooga
The ha1dest fighting was done bv The h,..k
Of all. "''
After the affair was over, Genera, Smith wen, Il,
courage and DASH
lie says they cannot be exceeded as soldiers.
aud that hereafter he will send them in dilicult
place as readily as'tis best white troops.
ihey captured six out Of the thirteen cannon
which he took
The prisoners he took were from Beaurrgard's
command. Some OF them said they had lust
crossed the James river above D.ewry's Bluff.
LIDO not tiiink any OF lees army had reached
petersburg when Smith st0Tmed IT, They seem 70
be there this morning, however, and to be making
arrangements 10 hold the west side OF the Apo
matiOx
The town they cannot thiuk Of holding. as IL
ftrs directly under our rams
The weather continues splendid.
CRY PolSf, Va, June lG, 1 Is P N, IaJames-
town Island. II Is r N M-Generai Butler reports
from Bermuda Iiuudred that the enemy ha e aban-
doned the works In font of that place. His troops
ate now engaged in tearing up the railroad bet
fe,ersbntg and Richmond.
The following dispatch does not designate the
hour, but II Is SUPPOSED be later than the pre-
eeiing ones
JAMESTOWN, Va, jane l6 II came down from
The Pontoon above Fort Powhatan with dispatches
iOf Secretary stanton. just As left Captain Pit
Kin reported 10 me that Petersburg was il tlAlt pos
session.
Tha inquirer says editorially of the "capture 0f
Petersburg" and the great movements Of Grant
f'hc capture Of Petersburg Is 4 very important
ohpei IN the pian of the eampaiga. IL completely
tiiiis on all access 10 RichmDnd by the railroad
Itading To Weiaoa, GoldsbotO' WILMINGTON,
Chatieston, aud Savannah, with lateral lines run
mag from thiriestou to- Atlanta, and from Savan-
nah ~ way "t Macon to the same city. Ii Hun
Ter aud Crook have captured LyDchburg, which
IL their object, no railroad communication with
kithWond remains but the road to Danville. Sheti-
dan isprobabiy operating upon that line. There Is
report in the Richmond papers of the defeat OF
'hat gallant 0hcer by Fitzhugh Lee hut with the
.iien"ry OF the mendacious dispatches from Lee,
Senior, IN relation To his ptct0Ties Grant be
tween the Wilderness and Cold larbOr we shall
take the liberty Of doubling this piece OF rebel
news until we hear further
Petersburg is a very important place. IT had a
p0pu at ion In 1860 Ot twenty thousand. It pos
ses ses extensive facilities for business. Vessels
o. one huatred tons burden caa 60 10 Its WhaTveS
up the Appomattox, and those OF large size TO
landing, SIX miles below. the larger
vessels engaged In the Petersburg trade usually
discharged their caTgoea al Ciiy Point. The town
Is well built and contains about dozen churches.
Ii has also three or four banks, several cotton and
wOolen factories, three rope walks, two iron fur
nae, and numerous mills OF various kinds The
limits Of The borough include the decayed village
OF BandfoTd, in Prince George county, which was
once, in some respects, superior even 70 Peters
burg itself The renlains Of its church are among
Ihe most Interesting aud picturesque fuius ol Viz
!. MA
The next a,ovsments OF Gen Grant will be of
girat importance. Re has several objects to AT
IAN uAr is the capture Of fOn w altiiali. which
nav ga4fis the e;t hlHk ot the rebel iine. An
1ihe, wisi be ia, i.duciion al f"st u ,i,as, and
another Wiit be 8Gch powerful demonstration
isainst tn. itac lhe Daaviile isit0ai = will
tIace iual last resource ut the iebes within our
,owrI. Hard fighting may be Necessary 10 feet
hese OhJecis, but with Gfaut There is ''nO such
word as fail"
How GRANT Is WORKING H-THs GLORIOUS CHANCES
IN The MILITART sITrAfiON.
The Philadelphia Lnqairer follows "the capture
,f Petersburg wi,h editorial ''lhe operations
,f Giants amy and the "giorious change ia lhe
situation, % Ia which IL says:
To get full appreciation of the rapid character
,C The work which General Grant has lately per
Drieu, Ine reader should tIace back the course
vents during The preceding Ihsee days On sun
lay evening General Grant aud the army we've On
he Chic kahonliay with Lee's army ia their font.
,tOte ecIed BY that Hver, aud with i've successive
Ines OF deiences To fail back upon between II and
The Lcieaees mentioned WeIe known 10
very tOn dibic works, ant ttse character Of the
nteiveaing count'y, alternate sWausps and rolling
nils, made them exceedingly difficult 10 approach.
ieneIa Giant was therefore apparently brought 10
stand stili IL seemed out vi the que siOn tuG him
her IN v ief nank In
void these strong WOi rs of The enemy, for such
,,annuvre would uncover Washington. Al the
ame time General Batlet's column was confiaed
Utmost entirely to the defensive, aud was just so
much unavailable force, greatly waited Tor CO
operation, but not Ia hand for
that was the state of affairs on Sunday last, and
most people, even some OF the impatient ones, had
made up lheir minds that some Considerable time
must eiapse before there cDud be ANY decisive ac-
ion. But see how Gen Grants grand genius for
moving iargo armies and Tor overcoming III fc uties
As changed all that From Sunday TO Wedne sday
hut three days, but in that brief time the Column
lnder Hunter, Crook aud Averit are place ed in pO-
iiion to cover Washington from any eOterpr
see might be desperate enough to aitrmpt. Grant
NEE i,lure moves by the LETT Il ink beyond lees
elaborate obsttuctions, Gen Buuei's column Is ib
rated As 10 take the offensive; Smith and Han-
0ck are baiteIing down the defenses 1T Peters
'uIg, and Gen Grants whole army IL moving
lgainst kichnond, on the south side Of the james
liver, and on lis weakest side
Ii tne scribes OF the Americ an press had not
made strong word feeble by their abuse OF IL, we
h0uid be tempted 20 call such far reaching cOal-
,inatiOns, such rapid movements, and such bril-
ant results, truly Napoeonic
Ii has been observed that some people thought
Sea Grant had come to a stand sal on the Chick
Ihon,iny ior a considerable part Of the ummeT,
,ut those who mad studied his 0ther Campaigns felt
N Weii assured that he Woutd halt but veIy short
ime there or anywhere else.
lie is operating now very much he did In his
Vicksbulg campaign, not only with rsgafd to his
t,t haas ft,t flS
In seeking tue right point Of attack
When the direct attack upon ChtckasaW Bun
Iaiied under sherman, Grant Uied The canal Oppo-
site the city. When Il was found that ttia, would
not work, he tried successiveiy Yaz00 Pass, suM-
10 Wer river Lake Providence aRd 5teeie's Bayou
tier the failure Of all these he ran his transports
the gauntlet of The Vicksburg baResiss,
mare hing his troops overland through Lnulslana,
crossed the Mississippi at Bsuinstusx. aud headed
once more for VicksbaIy BY Tue Soath1n route, the
Daiy one not previously tried. tie fought several
battles aud won several victories on The way, just
as he has now commenced dbahg after CROSSING the
Iailes His Generals. while en- route, goh,ed w
considerable bodies Of The caemy and large num-
bers Of guns, just as smith did ON wednesday. He
DETECTED from straight liae 10 capture Jackson
Aud cripple Johnston, just As ne dt the other day
10 capture Petersburg and whip beauTeyaTd.
How suggestive Is all this. The same bold and
brilliant strategy, the same conlusion and discom
lilure 10 the enemy, the same lndomiiabie par
pose 10 discover the right pont for has attack, VINO
au duubt the same ultimate saccess' GRAFT will
,fy all ways and hold fast u that which h good.
Tenac,ty Il the very essence Of his cOmposiltOn
let il be bosae in MUD that lanters coiun,a II
ia Isl the position either cover w lshiust0n
cut Ler0H fro@ the SOuthwest, aud that 0faat,
wing uRiled Buties's coumn 10 his own, is
moving upoA Richmond II great toscc "a ~
weakest side, and il position ~ cut Lee Oh up0ss
the sss,plh
When The reader has LOU- ihis, he will have. 3
iaii idea III iiic glorious change aAe ~ the -StUz
liun bv ths escMeats ot she ksst fouI days VI the
pIrscEt week.