The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-29

A WEDN ESDAY MORC
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ADDITIONAL fa0n ThE e0aTM.
Northern papers OF Saturday, the a5th,
contain some additional news Of interest:
DISPATCHES FROM aRAnT's ARMY.
HEADQUARTERS Aamv OF rus isoTnxsc, jane 81,
& A ~ Wilson . division Of cav&sy nave moved
of In the direction Of the Weldon q lI0ad Whea
last heard nom they had reached y MSS Station,
The Second and SIKH Corps a9 ed fiom their
old position the right towards ~ weldon raii-
read.
Lee seems 70 have anticipated movemrnt BY
Dnr left, and dctermined to tnrn oesesshs nAnk.
When near the Jerusalem ptaef aoad, the tss'c
ord Corps was confronted ny uhs Corps, ana
STUART engagement eGsued. -
A battery Of the 1--we TIL, New Yesa Artillery was
annoyn: the rebels, who succoeded III getting
round In the flank and charged It.
leaving four guns In tho hands OF ne cnsmy; bat
our line of battle was soon FefOFmea.
The men had become accust0nle1 20 Lees new
must have becn Confused by his bold assault
Two divisions vt i.lc Fiflh CosFs were within
easy suppOTl!ng distance on the slght, and the
Siyth curps was ready for any hostiliiies ON the
left
Several charges were made by she rebels, who
suffered severely.
II here was heavy firing In frost Of the Ninth
CorPs about midnight. At times the muske,ry
broke out into regular voIeys. The firing lasted
all night
Hr.no'gs Ae,1v OF ruz PoroMao,3
June ~.
Mai, Holt, Of The First Massachusetts, is slightly
wounded.
Its reported that the Sew evenieentl New York
battery has lost four guns by being surprised.
skiAmishins was confined ali last night on bur
left, but with what result Is not yet known.
The Third Excelsior Regiment, Lieut. Colonel
Leonard commanding, will leave here TO morrow
for home, their term Of service having expired.
This regiment Partieipa cd In all the battles Of the
Peninsula, under Gen NC J1cilan, and with the cx-
cep.iOn OF Antetam, all those In which the Army
of the Potomac have been engaged.
TIE sHEI fIHa or pgfsRsBreG.
Under date Front OF Petersburg, June e,.' the
fraids correspondent thus hia2ons forth the Wiz
rliny Of its commander
During the night Col TidbalI, chief Of the ed
corps artillery, having PreviOtI>i >iy examined the
ground In front posted several battellas M favOra
bic points-some eyeM In advance Oi tho infaniry
sktTmish line aiid This morning they si. lied tue
town The ooiect OF the Smelling was not 10 de-
suOy the city, but u show the troops, which we
understood were sed Ia the streets Of Peters
burg. that we could reach them with guns
The enemy did not open on us with their batteries
opposite our front. perhaps pa tiy, Il not wholly,
for the reason that our shaspshOOtrts are 10 advan
tageOusly loratcd as u make Il ve. announcement
for the rchei artiiiclists To work their pieces A
few shots were iircd al lis from the rrhsi batteries
on The heights beyond the Appomauo1, and the
cannonahing ceased altogether
PETERSBURG AND RIcHuoNp.
The saricnt editor Of the Herald gets up the fol-
lowing datribe about the status OF affairs In this
section;
Since Sunday morning last there appears to have
been nothing more going on between The opposing
armies In front OF Petersburg than desuitOry sklr
mis- hing, tn results Of when may be .ummed up
as amounting 70 little or nothing, loss or gain -
Active skirmishing, however, serves 10 develop
the POSITIONS and dispositions, the strong and the
weak points of the enemy, and renders Il di1lcuit
to. him to steal march upon Es or away from us
without detection nnd a severe punishment Il
appears. further. that under oover Of this busy
our army has been steadily wOrkin:
nearer anu neaief tho cnemy's lines, untii iess
than mile distant. our most advanced batteries |
command the little clfy, and have commenced
throwing their missiles into The heat of Ii.
Tnis simply means that II the rebels persist In |
holding nnd Gshtip. ior The town, IL will be |
Knocked 10 pieces about teir ears, aud made the |
scene OF cOIia2ration which Will compel them |
To cvacuate the premises. We have reason tu be- |
lieyc that Petersburg Is of has been Of half
way house OF deposit OF considerable aantilies Of
shot and she'll corn and con, cloth
ing, shoes, &c. intended tor Lees army, ia the
event Of his being driven cut Of Richmond from |
the no:thward Attacked from the souti,side, and |
1t Petersburg as the initial point Lee and Beaure-
gard have, doubtless. indus.Ii ,usly employed The
last two or three days Ia removing their supplies
from the immediate danger Of fire against which
they can find no place Ut Insurance
1SHht Z, therefore, we may hear at any moment !
that Petersburg, compact aud cOmbustIDic city,
has been reduced 10 heap OF ashcs (such Is warl
Aud sacatcd in canscs lrnce by lv x.seny. We do
not suppose thai Gen Grant has been Idle, mean
Time, la reference TO other and grander iesigus.-
thsr
smce with Admiral Lee means something, and |
That, while upp.Iently Conserving 10 The aiterua-
Ave Of regular siege Of Petersburg, he Is pesiect
ng some other movement which will bring hts al |
scrsary 10 an open hed Ii sht, or drive him back |
over the river behind the defehces Of Richmond,
and thence tor the nearest avaia0ic road for North
caroina This may nil be done within u few !
lays; but 1t may be the work yet oi several !
weeks. Let our readers remember their an nyIeties
or many days and weeks conce eIninJ Nsksburs, !
,nt that Vieksburg succumbed at last, and they |
viii feel easy Ia reference ~ nichmona, OF which
petersburg IL The back door. |
Stanton's dispatch to Dix says that movements |
re In progress in Grants army I" which are nOt |
Ow proper for publication +" He makes u very
rief mention of Hua.er's defeat, and limits bis
omments 10 the following:
The Rlchm0nj papers report an attack on Lynch
nrg by Gen. Hunter on saturday, and thar he was |
epulsed 1t Is believed, however, that there W as
oihing more than reconnaissance and that, hav-
ns asccrtained the place to he strOnsiy defended,
len Hunter withdrew and Is opera ing upon the |
aemy's communications at other points |
0vFMENrs IH the " wEsr-roRRTsT AGAIN AT WORN. |
Forrest appears just TO be in the act OF pay
ls some attention 10 Sherman's line Of communal /
alton. A letter from Nashville, dated the 18th /
nst., says:
The intelligence Of the defeat of ainrgIs by Por-
est was hardly received and digested here, when :
nteI igence came TO head quarters Of the str i Of
ennessee That Forrest was already turning hts
ttent0n IN this direction. You will remember /
nat wrote you short time ago to the effect that |
sh0ddy had been driven hack In an effort 10 cross :
he river at FIorence 1t now apnears that. in ;
with forrest, he IS again about 70 at
empt H. and that al extensive raid under the crue!
ma relentless Forrest, is about u bc mad, ON the |
a1foaa communications OF Gen sherman And
lele Iet me say that, though Forrest may be sue |
essiua, and, coming with very superior iOrcc 0f
'avalry ana this Is at all tmprO6abie. he onn.
lot auect the status OF the army In CeOrria Al /
eady provision has been made against this .n,icI
'ated trouble, and II Forrest were ttn tear mn ,he
Dads entirely would not deprive The srmy al the
war, and force a retreat.
These preparations for defence had hardly heen |
lnished when the information was received ,hat
F0ffess was about to move acr0sr the Teuuessee
lad attack the defences rhe Information is Thai
Shoddy Is about seven miles from DECATUR while
Forrest, having been repuised In one attempt to ,
ross at Florence Is about to attempt Il at East
,0rt, where he has fatboats This Information
vas received TO date, ana no details have u yet
,een sent In.
One Of our spies yesterday returned from tito |
nt0 Dixie having eYhae 20 Fli0n, Ala Hhoddy
vas there then. tie had been with Forrest In his
aid against StuYefs. Rhoddy stated TO this sry thai
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