The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-16
y FROM PETERSBURG

| everywhere remains unchanged. We give below
such items of intelligence Us rerei,ed ye,ter
day:
| FROM PETERSBURG
| While the bombarfnlent of the city .gas progress
ing on Wednesday, there eonsider..l. akisnish
| ng and Cannonading i'll front, which, about ten
O'Clock, increased to brisk artillery duel gradual,
extending along the lines, ana for two hours from
the night of the plankroad around TO the 1iyer a,
! uninterrupted roar OF cannon was heard The op-
| posing lines of pckets have lately been more de-
moiistrative than usual and at tnesN ithn the past
two or three days the Interchange OF leaden COM
pnnentS has been very frequent. The slelling Of
Petersburg on Wednesday, We have before stated
Was one OF the most vigorous b0nbasdnents of the
campaign. Shells Of different sizes were throw,
INTO the town at the rate OF from ten TO twenty pa
| minute. Neiy little damage, however, was done.
The only movement of the eIfsfsty perceptible
Wtthih the last few days has been an advance of his
picket lnes which have occupied potion oi the
Vaughan road and corresponding advance has
been made this side Of the Davis house
1t is said that the object of the wanton destruc-
ton of the Davis house, Monday, was to revenge
the capture OF ma Yankee pickets ID. this
point. We do moi see hos the iniliction vi all i'll
jury upon private citizen can compensate for the
loss OF men; but such Ia the Yankee mode OF con-
Quoting the war.
Desertors report that the fifteen inch mortar with
which the enemy has bee, shelGng the city recently
buTsted Il few evenings ago killing twenty nlas.-
The statement is doubted.
There was SOME sheling yesterday, and some
picket iling on the liue, but beyond this nothing
vi Importance occurred.
THE VALLEY.
The NO4thern papers claim that III an action on
the 10th Instant the "lebeis" were driven back
WITH heavy loss> There is probably 10 truth in tins
sfat,nvnt Indeed, We have il On the authority or
letter from officer in General E.tly's amy
that Oh that day the eneny was driven through
MtitiItaburs, alll the following day oul force.
were engaged in tealing up the RAILROAD Sheridan
h""e'ef Is not 50 muoA to be bl.lne, tor claiming
suocrss where he suffers defeat, 10. of all the Ykoe
warriors he seems 10 have been the most 1.o.tu-
hate during the oamyaig!I aIld 1t j. not surprising
That he should desire ~ shield himself FROM the
odnm hat would follow :, confession uf the truth
IL VIII DC remembered that he played tL> s.tllIt came
al the time lac MS whipped by Htnptol's ctytlly
last sunel, aud succeeded ia pulIills wool og,l e
eyes oi the Northern peopv, ~ho appear still IL le-
gnI Ai!a .s d great conliIlauIer.
UEURGiA
There is no ohali.e III the position vi aff,ir5 be-
fore Atlanta, 10, W!ll th4Ie be durng the ,ontnu-
1hlo Of tie aIlnLst.l,, which commenced Oh Monday
List Even after that exprrs there Is .u inpressiyl
that there will be no resumption Of hostilites 49,
sherman viii reiniulue Grant, and cuIctvoi to hold
Atlanta with small force; but further advance
t.,,tl. Il.
rived at Macon were Il, ! most deplorltle condition
The Yankees represented to have stripped them
Oi everything except oue change Of clothing. Such
are the Consequences Ok the elemy's success
icVrsIa papers represent that cur army Is rap
l ny &ecuEuiatlng ia strength and numbers, and
!t at very pleasant IuIoTs concerning our f,itne
pIU@ltCtS.