The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16
FURTHER FROM THE kOaTH.

uRsSrs ARMY IHR FLAG OF TsurR BrRrALs- THE
FanafH or JutY To nx csLxgs4rEp IN ntcaMoND
Telegram from Dispatch Station, ON the York
Hyer roi, dated ih, s, lust; announces The ais9al
there OF two diYisDas of Gisnt's cD.ps. They
commenced the marc. abnut dawn tIlat day. II
says:
II was three O'clock In the msfning waen the
men began the march. When day dawned the
rebels o0 the south side 0i the Chick lisoniny os-
served the aovius column, aud Opnne,fsOn it with
Two guns Of very heavy calibre. Several Eacn a ere
injured waisf marching ta The rauks. Col Hnd-
mans brigade, OF ths 4th division, fmmediateIY
took possession Of this side OF the railroad bridge
harTici idc was thrown across the railroad abOut
bali 4 mile below this station.
between IA and The rehr nows the Chicha-
h1niny si|egtSh stream, bouas!ed ea either ST ie
by jhasies aud marasscs, ifoB which are coatin-
ualiy atisihg danpaess and noxiOas vapO.s. AZ
this paint The stieam IS not more ti1n hundred
yards Ia Widtt The bridge Is three times as long
AN The track Is ia excellent fuauiag 0sdeT, ii,oGs
lag ie rusiy itoM long disase IL IL Sill Guiic
complete, with The switches and side tracks In
gond repair.
rusing the afternoon III. rebels moved a h4avy
piecr oi oriaa.ce Il buck and approached With
in short distance of the bridge, when they threw
some six iuei SHELF over our men, eicIng cnnsh
e,ahie tieism from In J3c who Happened 10 make
G9tfoW escapes.
i,Ii.:- pits were dag and lo-g line of CnrtiRca-
tio.,s brgiu Fog long ti1ie the skism'sh.rs were
friendly, and coayefsci With each other across the
of nesse Ia cause one another to expose the:r
bodies FOX marx.
The E,g OF truce which Grant WIS sfOrced 10
send, the Oh rractcr of which Is s,udioas'y con
css;ei by the Northern papers, Is thus described
hy a correspondent OF The Tribune, writing June
Ssh
The shor, interval of last night, employed by
hoti sides IN the humane occupation of removing
the wounded a,i, iatcrriug the dead between The
Hines, hrcnls I" have visibiY dimiaisfed the hos
tiiiiy Ut the pickeis and led 10 "A ttcit agreement
Ga The subject Ut picket hdHs AT certain points
along cur front.
The courtesy aud apparent amity which charac
iefiZed the Injecting Gi tne parties accompanying
the iiea Ot trace last night, iDfciby remind Oir
of tisc diiboiic A! hliure uf war into Which ae
county was plunged by its unaltuial enemies
The ttuct lasted tsua, six to eight O'Clock, aud
Vrnding the removal of the W0undsd and inter
inrut of the de- ID.
HHt teW wnantlth we're found As several days
had elapsed siGce the battle, many had probably
died tiGai cAlnsGre atone. TIE bi,ated form oi
many ioos teiiow, whose name had been enrolled
a'n"ng the ".n:ssias," was ihhnd iytns het"rea
the fines aHi buried where il fell D:coE,posi'iUn
had already conisfucch, ana iii mahy cases iien
ftic ,tlan WIS impossible. barring the aImi,t ire
the rebels openly exhibited themselves ia their
wOtks 10 witiie the scene, which 10 both par
t.cs, was one OF peculiar interest
All filing along tt'e lines ceased at O'Clock, and
iu Il few moments after ctl0uS eyes were peeIins
above the works ot The opposing armies, where
ien minutes before they would have been greeted
with a lraien shower
short time after a detail from every brigade
consis' iRg OF surgeon, accompanied by the III
OH-efs aGt streichar bearers, mounted the works,
preceded by whilc flag, aud advanced midway
between the works, where II was met by siHildf
detail iIc IN tl4e Ghsr aide few moments Goa
vrtsaitOn The object u: the uuce, and both par
tirs ptJccEdcJ to pxppre The intervening space for
ilici, dead aad wounded. The task "t bur}ins The
trmrI a,.;i removing The latter coHeisided the bas
Iriufnpd, although hoSiilItifs III h,aHy points
not renewed during the ng ht.
A culses9 s9oaient OF the Times, wsiiing from
Grants army, pitches into our sliarpshoo.ers. That
they have been doing good service ia evidenced by
Ee annexed paragraph, clipped from the amy let
ter of the iass, dated al Graui's ARMY, Juac 5
These sharfsiin,,"e pests have ,aatied
low e. tpi:tc, tue hu.ids. ai,a pc. day Ains. F:l
day, ia tiii the Sixth and Eighteenth s:'iIu we
other Uig 'niGitons oi The array have also bCGn
exempt from thcif annoyance.
lHR WESTERN VIRGINIA EXPEDITION N-TuE cctuPA
stuN OF srAuNron.
A Correspondent ri ,ha New YosS fieroli, with
Eunte,'s command, writes that paper oi the
expectations held in coaaeetion With the expedi-
tion iIr says
BY the time this letter reaches YOU we viii not
0uiy have moved, bat have advanced SOM dis
tihee There is no longer any necessity tns co.-
watches our every movement both night ana dag.
Their scouts hang upon our Hanks, ap lcar urOn
our front, aud have even now made ;heir way %
Our rear Slii there il no acc, 'i'y for feG Ia
The result Oi oitr movements. 1h.; ss Dot a foul
hardy expedition, OTganiz'd and b. ing executed 0n
The spur of the moment; tut III. cabyias cut of Il
PATTON of the great piln by which Cen GIANT
hopes sDoH 10 crush The rbeiii ,us hU"is that now
defy AT many pni.ts The uni1iti t.ed may
think thaI WI, are in danger of defeat BECAUSE Oi
the inierioiy OF ois Eu'nbeIs, and The reported
greater strength "f The enemy. Unless The cneny
our front has been reinforced heavily within the
last few days, we ate hy far the stronger OF the
two Resides, we are not alone in the field. Co
operating with lis is a powerful army nnder an
experienced, ever successful officer THIS army
or column OF troops, cln snt Will accomplish The
object for which IL Is moving, and there is every
iikeiihood that we will do The same. There can
be no reason why we shouId moi be entirely sue
ccssiu. The chances are IN our favor, and tue
%; Po-iti0n has uifSaJy been sceufed
ct1fe the eneifsY was awlre Of our drsiga.
Notwithstanding have wii,ten so hopefully,
the reader must not take II tor granted we have
an easy TASK To accomplish. Such is not The tact
We have Tuugh roads 10 travel over, an imp0vsT
ished country TO pass through, deep streams 10
cross, valleys topeneiraie, gaps 10 occupy, noun
iains Ia Il ,nk, and without d"nbt heavy engage
me nt tn cuc0untcT and all this before ennibi
nations can beeonie kROwa 10 the public At large.
With The army moving Ia tho Shenandoah Val
ley General Hunter has asSuuied cOmL aad In per-
son, an! Is inspifiing the troops by his perseper
lag activity his presence, a:id his c9nuaei Yet
he has not cut loose entirely from the other col
nmns ghesa obeyshis orders and Conduct their
IN accordance with he plan he is pro
vided with to 60 by.
The following f. the earliest Intelligence received
at The North of the result Of Hunters advance
SrAukroN, SHENANDOAH vALLEy,}
June 6;h, 1854
Our movements here have in every way been an
entire SUCCESS We have thoroughly whipped
aad driven back the enemy, who Is rapidly retreat.
ing towards the Blue tldge.
Ia our movements 50 tar we have captured enc
battery Of Fix ricees, besides ether cannon o
h. avy calib.e. Gver 81 600. 900 worth oi stores
ielt ia,o cur hands The amount Of saiirN,d pro-
petty which we have destroyed and captured is
large. We have taken "A large Euabef of prison.
rrs some OF them are mere boys, aud one 0r Two
l saw were y.un. that they could hardly use
mu ket
Considering the extensive character OF our com.
binations, aud The important Result we have at
tanned, our loss is not large Ia either killed or
wounded
Crooks column aud Ayeiiii's command met
with decidPd success.
In one action which we had The enemy attempt
ed a Trick by lryinR to Hank left. In the ent
we tficked hin,, lnfaed his left, aud Thereby
brought about his defeat handsomely.
Ih0harn's brigade OF iafant suffered the heavi
est in killed aud Wsu unded.
fwo special ssenses previously sent 10 the
rear with dispatches for the He ald, were captured
by Gi:mer's and same 0I Moshy's men, who not
Only tok their dispatches from them, but held them
a psisonees One vi the mrssengers was hegrO-
. bright boy in everything hut culor.
Oar forces are ia hot pursutt 0f the eNemy
klahi's div sion Of cavalry and Sul.ivan's di
vision ai iaiaatry were hatly eagaxed.
The hf,gsde- eaasni indea by Col McReyaOlds, Of
HE lst New Yok cavalry, and Col Nynkoop OF
HE siI.h Pcma> yivaa.a did lhel1 work.
fisc sncniy's setreatis . cospicec stampede-a
I0ni.
ON taking s,aaat"n VIC found iha. every man and
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