The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-02
FROM esaEaal LEES Army.
Irxox OUR OWN conassrosDEsr.I
Aaxy os Naarm:ks vas'siA, !

ARxy os NORTHERN vHe,stA, I
E,pks OF the thie xahsasiny, x.y IL, lu64. !
W. ats too naar 10 The eneWy 10 speak with
mGsh p.riicu.arity OF the miiitfry condition In
'foat OF hieiiiont. G.1at, as yoa are aware, has
brought his Whole asmy aesos. to the south aide os
the samuhkey. H.s rish. ses.s oa or near tts
Central Railway, and his Ir1 on The Tainp9t0nsy
creek, whisst his front Is protected by two strong
lines of sntrenchmen.s running for some distance
along the eres. Of the hills the north side Of The
last mentioned s.rEaai. His position Is q strong
oae-so strong, indeed, that hope Gen Lee will
be able 10 give hin battle uooa sons other field.
A reconnaissance was made Yesterday afternoon
to ascestain the true p,'sid1n of the enem ,. left
wiGS. t'es0ni's brigade, commanded By 90, IA.
via Wias~, al iiis Ila Geofsia, aioha us.ss d.
G lsEt' 4 stiarp coE5a. ensaee In liic coarse Of
:. a'ca il became ncccs-asy - cssge upon oas Of
fha eHe'hys b1ttcri:s, %it viz. 20 rs es sla:s
The hrigfis hal!a*ea i::ISon:ciy ani was sai
'tai!y lcd, bni uattstaai;riy Co W,slis rsd
b9tli w1aa n the Ola from srara s'iei, f,o.ll
w.'i1l,ne diet li!ts ai.efaoin aa9os ciacn tts
was te t.r-t s1 ssssssxt n4-cfS r % nj 4
has se,t u the Geld, ard one Of he most
Promising, morally and inte.iectnsiy. He gradu
ated shmt time o fore the war broke
out a. Wec. S.,aF., r%IH'' and, and served some
50 much impressed by his meri,s that lie recon-
uenaed him TOR the appointment of Briga sier Ger
erai. lwd.nd, yonog ~ he was, tie had attracted
the aIteHs,aG at Cen I,re Gen Ewali, ard O: almost
every pyogf,ineh: oi p:s Iii the army. There IS
harG;ya an officer In the entire army wilo did noi
fRow the young hero | was wiia him IL sloTt
tine before his death, and found him calm asd
qaiet brave, reson.e, ant conf,.ea., set modes:
and meek as thIistiaa warrior should be when
he Is bronsh, face 10 face With death Painful and
Gtievous this war has bgen, and numerous os
are the offerings which aave bcea laid upon the
crimson altar OF this stricken ia..d, one can but
,au.s amid the din and rush o: the mighty conflict
10 drap Il tear over the grave OF one ,ou;.e, SO
rert- and yet brave, SO tui! OF promise, mod
est, hoy In his aspirations ios peace and inde-
peBdence.
There has been heavy skirm:shing along the ea.
tire lines To dag. Al several times during the fore
nonl the artillery tre was quite heavy, out no ac-
tnai engagement beyond rapid ana almost contin-
HouJ ii.e by the pickc,5 aad ealsmi-heYs occurred
ja,lns last night our lines were reetded omew.as
a'ons III. centre, bat only portion of forces
;pek 6p the neg position assigned t!Iem by the
Chief Engnce. OF the ..tny. This eit gap, into
which the enemy were Ensn. iap.liiy this iiOTG-
ing, when Mai Cos.in, ol Gen nersti tw's staff, dis
covered the danger, and immediately moved HUM
phreys veteran Mississippi brigade up the point
OF danger a. g. double quick ihis timely move
men; was successful in thwar.ing The ei,eay, and
preserving the integrity Of our lines.
Grant Is belle we'd TO be repeating the maneuVfe
by whi ch he TUNED right fink At the Wider
ness, at SpnsyiVania ConIt-H House aud Hanover
Junction. Al each Of these places he made wig r
Gus demonstrations on eur lett, and having at
udCtcu ous ottohtloh ~ that quarter, ne awaited
himself OF tao night and moved rapidly past our
right, advancing each time somewhat nearer 10
Richmond. His great desire naw Is to form (
junction with Butler, either by bringing Butler to
him, or, what's more rrobab;e, by goicg himself
to Butter. He has established his base at West
foht, at the confluence of the pamunkey and
Mattapony, whence his supplies are sent by boats
O; light draft 10 Wh;e House, and thence by
wagons TO his army Let Us hope that when he
attempts to cross the narrow peninsula between
TIE ramuhkey and tie ChickahoMiny he will fad
il as fatal as the Red Sea 10 Pharoah a.,d his
.,,ats.
IL il not believed that Grant will move out from
his present position 10 attack Gen Lee. Ii there
is battle in the next few days The C0nfederaies
must take the Initiative, Or 1; is not pfoba BILE that
there Will be one. SAuUsT