The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-24
THE VAR NEWS.

Since the shotted salute fired by the Yankees last
Thursday evening in! honor Of sheridan's victory
ia the Valley nothing Of interest has occurred OH
the lines below Richmond The first shell thrown
on Thursday from Fort Harrison was evidently
aimed at picket line, and passed through log
house forty yards in front of our entrenchmcnts-
This firing on picketS was a mean violation of
the tacit truce existing between the hostile pickets
the first overtures towards which from the
Yankees themselves. The understanding is, that
the pickets of neither army are TO fire upon the
other This understanding is observed but when
the Yankees feel that occasion requiring salute
has arrived, they shot their guns and blaze away
our llnsuspsctmg men.
1t is due to truth TO state, however, that most of
the Yankee guns were aimed high, and threw theic
missiles far in the rear of our lines, of them
exploding on the ibornc turnpike and creating al,
amusing stampede among nunber Of apple and
pie women who We're returning from camp to the
city.
Our boys in the trenches had the first touch of
winter Saturday night. After q raw, tempestuous
day considerable sprinkle of snow fell during the
night; it did not stick, but melted as it fell.
The Yankee General Weitzel, the hero of Ply
General IIoke, who bagged him at Plymouth, is
again very close to him; he had better keep sharp
lookout.
We may here state that Mr.. Richard McRae, of
the Third Virginia battalion, F. L. d, (recently
captured near Fort Harrison who was psrolcd by
Butler to come to the city AMI ascertain the facts
relative to the Yankee negro prisoners whom il was
alleged by descrters and believed by Butler that
had at work on our trenches within range Of the
Yankee guns, went down to the front yesterday
morning to give himself up to General Weitzcl.-
When General Weitzel was communicated with on
the subject, he replied it was his understanding
that Mr. Mcltae had been unconditionally released
hy Butler, hut said he would by noon communicate
We have not heard the result of General Weitzel's
inquiries.
OUR GUNBOATS FIRED ON FROM SIGNAL
HILL.
Early Saturday morning our gunboats lying at
anchor in Graveyard bend, below Chafus Bluff,
We're opened upon by a Yankee battery. newly
erected Signal nill on the north bank, mile
distant further down the river. One of the first Of
the cncmy's shell exploded the deck Of the little
steamer Drcwly near her fore gun, wouuding two
men severely. The Drcwry weighed anchor and got
out Of range as quickly rs possible. The iron ram
Fredericksburg WAS struck several times, but ~ut-
irrcd little injury. The greatest damage done
aboard Of her vas by one oi the Yankee shells
which exploded Immediately over her grating,
woundine six mcn--fo,,r very slightly and two Sc
ycrclY. 1t is said the Richmond cane in for her
share of the fire, and had hcr smoke-stacl knocked
an hour.
FROM MISSOURI.
In Missouri arms are ahundanuy successful.
General ClaIko (Son of Hon. ] b. Clarke, Of Mis-
souri, captured the town Of Glasgow on the 18th
instant, with all the garrison Including four pieces
Of cannon.
Glasgow is i'll Howard county, or the north side
oi the Missouri river, above Bonneville, and about
thirty miles directly north of that place. The po-
sition an available one According to Northern
accounts Price scnlising men largely ia the South
em cause. Hir counties have furnished soyfa thou
saAd men; and they ar, troops worth having.
Price is securing the county OF Lafayette, and
occupies Lexington. The Yankees are pursuing,
but to little purpose, as the militia which they
call out not only very scarce, hut 80 over tc
Price the frst opportunity.
FROM TIE VALLEY.
one thousand four hundred and twenty-nine pri-
soner', captured by Early on Wednesday, arrived in
this city on Saturday night Persons direct from
General Earlys army say that the Confederate cav
alry IN their retreat and panic, came pouring down
upon our artillery in the streets OF Strsburg, fright
enrd the horses, thre" everything into confi> ION
and rendered it impossible for the infantry to afford
the guns any protection. General Rosscr, how
ever, after nightll by his personal cxertons, col
ected his cavalry and brought off some of the guns
The enemy's loss was very large, They confess to
loss of five Thousand
The funeral scr'tses of Captain Marcus were per-
formed at the Polish Synagogue, and not at the
German, as stated in the Dispatch of Saturday.