The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-22
THE WAR NEWS.

on the Weldon railroad, defeated them and captured
| about twenty hundred sprisoners including
enc hrigader-geHtfal and several field officers. Th,
loss SIDE ie bti.evcd 10 he smaller than thai
| OF the enemy GrIgaiier-a r-aeucraI Clingnan wa
wounded IN the leg
Detailed accounts of this engagement will be fonn5
| elsewhere. Twenty-iour hundred prisoners, cap
| tasoi on Friday evening, arrived in this city OF
| saturday and yesterday Among them are the fol
| lowing commissioned officers:
Brsadier-denera.- Joseph Hays, First brigade
| Second division, Fifth corps
| Colonels-wm. r. ilartshoin, i9Oth Penn III
| fantry; James Calle, 18th Penn. reserves; Il. Gil
| bert Rcv, i0ith n. Y.
t-Coionels-Wm. A. Leecl,, Goth Penn
| Samuel A. Mottett, eitl n Y. nft.try,
Ma}ors--Jacob 81. Davis, 90th Penn. T.. R0,izeil
li@th o. n. e.; John A. Wolfe, is0th Penn. Mil
| ton Wedler, "a Penn.
Capt1ins-7James A. Wood, 4. a. G. to Genera
| Bragg; Jassie Armstrong, X, eth Indiana: John B
| Mcdonald, 9Th company, lst battalion, New Yorl
sharpshOoteTs; Carswcll McClennand, A. A. G. I,
General Cutler; Emanuel ID. Roth f, l07th Penn
| infantry; T.. J. Kratzor, II, l90th Penn J.. F.
Ziegler, q, lo7th Penn. Byron Porter, A. A e., Is
brigade, I'd DIVISION 5th corps: Clinton Perry, III
Byron Parsons, c. 9th n. Y. infantry; Joseph o
Lord, X, 10th Maine; John J. 1orbegt, 1, 81 Penn.
Thomas II. Abbott, L, % Penn. Ezra J. Trull, G
S9th Mass; John DAILY, l, l0ith n. Y; Ii. A
Wiley, b, l0ith n. Y; James A. Gault, G., L04tl
n. Y; John H. Chapman, c, 59th Mass; A. n
Richardson, F, 10Th " y; John Hall, ith u. Y.
Jasper NJ. Grisgs, c. ith n. Y; f. II. kinsly. T.
Sath Mass; T. X Berkest, II, % Penn; FreJerici
Guyer, SD \. Y: Z. u. Adams, 56th Mass; IL. Il
Fox, 34th Mass l.. Black, lIith o. s. q.
First Lieutenants-A. B. Horton, li9th Penn.
f. Coppss, 72I Penn; f. p. Luther, l22d n. y.
(and number of the same rank.
Second kieutenants-E. K. Sage and s H. White
liith O. n. q.
Surgeons-B. q. Streeter, 4th n. ". Assistant ID
c. Powell, lst n. Y.
Chaplain-C. W. Keyes, 9th y. Y.
The following are the casualties in the Richmond
Grays, Twelfth Virginia regiment in Fridays fight
killed-Thomas c. Walsh. Wounded-A. f. Ro.
gers. Mssing-M. n. Bowen, George B. Gibson and
George James.
So far have been able TO ascertain, there was
no fighting Saturday. At an carly hour yester.
day morning, however, heavy callnonade COM
mcnced along the lines which continued for some
hours During the morning forces attacked the
enemy on the Weldon railroad and the fighting Was
severe the remainder of the day. There were many
rumors last evening i'll regard to the result OF the
fight, but as the train failed L. arrive, and have
nothing from the agent Of the Press Association
they all lack confirmation.
We only know that the enemy were driven from
their advanced position back to their main line Of
entertainments, anl that they still held the railroad
a l.
received from Petersburg IT an early hour today.
BELOW RICHMOND.
Nothing OF iJnpoltlncc has occurred on thr month
side OF JaInes river below Richmond SINCE the f--
oonnoi9sance on Thursday The two corps sent oven
by Grant, ii is ascertainei have rtcrossei the
south side, leaving only the division commanded By
Foster, which has been AT Deep Bottom for some
time past. The fiine heard on Friday evening was
the cnemy' gunhoats shelling H0wlett'- field Il po-
stIon IN which they supposed the ftels had oTe,te,
a battery. 1t was without effect, save useies.
expenditure of Yankee ammunition
Northern papers OF the l1ti. assert that the OBJ
Ieet OF the movement the nolth side OF the James
10 destroy the rebel pontoon bridges above
Font Dallmg,' they call Drcwry's Bluff while
papers Of the 18Th are quite as positive that it was
ohAS ~ >tltlPll oi
the Confederates in that quarter. We do not be-
heva either OF these stories Ii is much likely
that il a teint to draw General Lees troops from
| the front Oh Petersburg But whtteyer it was, it
proved miserable failure and adds one more 10 thl
catalogue oi Grants - brilliant movements (ovel
| the left III this campaigns
| One day last week, ths Yankee pickets in III,
| neighborhood oi Dutch Gap opened fire upon otl
picket line WHEN two Of eunboats, being in til,
vicinity, concluded TO take a hand. Consequently
they commenced throwing shells prorniscuously il
the direction of the Yankees One Of the missile:
struck the cnemy's pontoon bridge near Dutch Gal
and set 1t on fire, burning several of the boats
which it is composed. This Confederate salut,
seemed to cause considerable CONSERVATION among
the Yankees.
The enemy is still engaged in digging the cana
across the neck Of land known Dutch Gap. L,
those who acquainted with its topography, thi:
will appear to be work OF small magnitude, but
| unless some plan can be devised to put a stop tC
their operations, it Will be accomplished.
FROM THE VALLEY
At length we have some definite information from
General Early's command, in the Valley of Vir-
ginia. An official dispatch, received at the War De-
partment, states that portion OF our forces in the
Valley crossed the Shenandoah at Front Royal on
the l6th and drove the enemy's cavalry, which
treated towards Winchester, burning the hay and
wheat stacks in their route. On the l7th Sheridan
began to retire from his position, pursued, and
two divisions of the Sixth corps, with large force
Of cavalry, were -ovsrtaken at Winchester and
driven through the town, losing over tyOtlundred
prisoners. The enemy fell back towards Harpers
Ferry.
Front Royal, the point AT which the Shenandoah
crossed is situated in the extreme southeastern
angle of Frederick county, twenty miles from Win
chester, III valley between the river and the Blue
Ridge, near the junction of the counties of Culpeper
Fauquiur and Shenandoah. Strasburg, from
whence Sheridan commenced his retreat, is in the
northern part OF Shenandoah county, OH the north
branch Of the Shenandoah river immediately on the
man road from Woodstock to Winchester, and
eighteen miles south OF the Latter place
1t IL stated mot officially that Sherdan's entire
force in the Valley amounts to ii 600 men His
tirement from our front to Harper's Ferry may be
regarded as prudential measure on his part.
1t is reported that on Thursday, the 18th nstant
General Early captured five hundred prisoners near
Winchester, and was still IN pursuit of the enemy.
FROM FLORIDA.
eessful affair III Florida, was received at the Wai
lUpaSment yesterday:
"chARLEsros, August 20.-Captain Dickinson
with greatly inferior numerical force, engaged the
enemy's cavalry and artillery at Gainesville, Flo