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

Kecs who came out OF tho woods to render
II were picked Of by our sharpshooters -
Grant 10 too much Of q bull dog 10 send in
flag Of truce, according to the customary
mode Of Civilized warfare, since 1t would be
j a partial acknowlef & ment of defeat.
The following are the casualties In the
Fa,ctt Artillery, Of Richmond:
On the "a Instant, Geo. A. n swton, Wash
ington city; on the 81 instant, Peter Fritz,
and On the s,h instant. --- Phcaney and
Thomas w. SaeeaSali killed. Three are
wounded, whose names were not reported.
FROM OUR OWN coRgEsPoNDENT.l
| ARMy or NosTHxEs vRarEIA,
| Near daines's Aa,ii, Jnae ), Ic6t.
Since Friday morning no engagements OF
| any magnitude or importance have occurred
between these two co.tcnding hos Is, and
| the situation Is essentially the same that it
was at the close OF those repeated and des.
per tie eharges. Ga Ffiday evening the en-
cn'y attacked Early's front, aud also Fields,
| OF i.ongstrcei's. c 1rps, but were easily re-
pulsed.
About eirht.o'clock on Friday night, as
Iioke, Brrck;nrisge and Afahcue were NOV.
ing forward in order to re eGtahliah the
picket lines, which had beca temporarily de.
ranged by the slight repalse which Ireck-
inridge sustained on Friday morning, the
enemy suspectiug that we meant to attack
them, also moved forward. A collision en-
sued. 1t was, however, OF short duration,
and the enemy speedily gave back, so that
our picket lines were established rs we
desired.
Yesterday there WAS some cannonading
and heavy skirmishing through the day
aiopg the lines. but ii amounted to nothing.
Last night the enemy made q feeble as
sauit upon IIoke and Finnegan, but were
quickly repulsed. To day all has been un-
usually quiet. Grant ia doubtless keeping
the Sabbath holy. Our men are in tiue
spirits, and are being blessed with full Ia
tions aud vegetable issues.
1t is eaiimated by officers in high position
that the enemy's loss is not Ices than Is QUO
in the fights oi the past week, whilst ours
can scarcely reach Gne fifteenth CT that
number.
The following promotions have just been
announced: Brig Gen Il kershaw to be
Major General; Cols Bryan Grimes, James
C,nnsr. Rufus Barringer, aud Jno McCaus-
land, to be Brigadier Generals.
The following officers have been appointed
to the following temporary rank Il II An
dcrson and Jubal A Early to be Lieutenant
Generals; VIM Mahonc and I. D Ramseur
Major Generals; W K Cox, 7 II Toon, w G
Lewis, Lilly, and - Tork, to be
E:igadier GeEcrala. X
FROM BOTTOMS BRIDGE
The enemy's column still remains at Bot
TOMS Bridge, and have their artillery posted
on the heights beyond There was occa-
sional sheling on Saturday, which, up to
nj hit. had resulted only in the wounding OF
one Of our men.
Everything remained quiet at Bottoms
Bridge yesterday. We have heard another
version of the firing On Saturday,, which is,
that it was all from our side that our ar
tillery fired ten shots at a wagon camp, two
Of which went oyer, bat the remaining eight
caused rapid 'skedaddliIg" Of the horses,
wagoners, and wagons.
FROM THE sOUTEsIDE.
The news from the south side OF the James
is devoid OF interest. On Friday there was
all occasional discharge Of musketry Or a
field piece, which inflicted no damage upon
our troops. The gnnboats in the Jam IS and
Appomattox continue to shell the woods at
accomplishing nothing beyond the
wasteful expenditure of ammunition and
Keeping their gunners in practice. Oar SOL |
diers have become used to this species of !
warfare, and it does not in the least disturb |
their equanimity. !
IMPORTANT FROM THE VALLEY
We have important information from the |
Valley OF Virginia. Hunter Che successor
OF Sgel) has advanced as far as Port Ee-
public, in Rockingham county, and Crook
Is advancing over the Warm Springs road,
from the West. Hunter refuses to accent
battle from General Jones until he has
e1acted a junction with Crook. 1t is pre-
aumed that we have sufficient force in thai
direction to render the safety of Staunton
secure.
AFFAIRS AT FREDERICKSBURG.
We learn some interesting particulars Of
the eituatiOn of affairs ut Fredericksburg
from citizens Of that place who have just al
rived in Richmond. Daring their occnpa-
tiOn Of the town tho Yankees arrested sixty
eight citizens Of Fredericksburg and yiein-
ity, aud sent them to Washington, whence
most Of them were transferred to Fort Del |
aware, and are now held as hostages for
number Of Yankee stragglers who were
picked up in the place and sent to Rich
mond. Ten Of the number, whose names /
We give, were released at Washington, and
have returned, viz: James II. Bradley,
Thomas +. Knox, James MeGuire, Connect
lor Cole, Michael Ames, John g. Hurkamp, |
John j. Chew, George IL. Peyton, w. Ii.
Thomas, and John ID. Elder.
The houses Ia Fredericksburg were gen.
orally occupied az hospitals, aud the num-
Der Of wounded Is represented to have been
aery great; indeed, some OF the citizens say
here were more than they supposed could
awe been Disabled had s'ali the armies In l
he world" been engaged. A Yankee
Christian Sanitary Commission came /
rom the North to assist Ia the care of the
and among the number were
sishop Ncllvaine, and other leading minis
ers Of varioas denominations. Notwiih-
tanding their Christian professions, these
men were the most unscrnpnlons, 4od-
n AtrcSx a. 1snA r. q. II