The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-21

coin in the coming election But to us,
this complete little battle and victory is
something pleasing to dwell upon, and
we do not intend that the fight shall be
smothered up and shutiied away out Of
sight by Yankee correspondents These
correspondents, who, as everybody
knows, will and do lie persistently and
everlastingly to gloss over Yankee de-
feats and conceal Yankee losses, say this
fight was but reconnaissance in
force" and that their loss about four
hundred.' We have reason to believe,
from accounts given us by officers who
rode over the field after the battle, that
their loss was not less than fifteen hun
dred-the severest loss, as usual, falling
upon the negro division. 1t is possible
they do not count the loss in the negro
regiments but in saying "about four
hundred" include only the casualties
among their white troops. This figure
may represent the loss of whites, as they,
Of late, always hang back and poke the
irrcpressible niger into the thickest of
the fight.
In this connection, it will be interest
ing to know our loss upon that day, espe-
cially as not even an approximate state
ment has yet been made of it. We have
been at the pains to make inquiries on
the subject, and learn officially that our
entire loss, killed, wounded and missing,
in that battle, was but thirty men.
We call this one of the most complete
and satisfactory, as it was one of the
most important, victories of the cam
paign; the Yankees may call it ere
cOnnOissance or what they please
Whenever they feel in the humor Of
making another of these rec0nnoissances,
our troops will afford them the usual IA
cilities. They can select their own point
on our line, which is now a good long one,
running from the head of White Oak
swamp north Of the Charles City road
away down, Heaven knows where, into
Dlnwiddie. If they are sincere in pro-
Tossing to be so greatly pleased with
Thursdays operations, we scarcely see
how they will be able to deny themselves
the pleasure and advantage of repeti-
ton.
HEAVY CANNONADE
Very heavy firing was heard down the
river yesterday evening, which is re
ported to have been done by our bate
ric8 at Chatlin's, which opened on the
cneiny's lines. After diligent inquiry,
we failed to obtain any official contirma-
ton of this report. There is nothing
certain, except that the cannonade was
tremendous and was heard in the city
with unusual distinctness; bat We are
disposed to believe it was nothing but
the same old Smelling we have been
hearing any time over month.
FROM PETERSBURG.
All still quiet at Petersburg save the
Smelling Of the enemy's lines 10y our bat
terics.
TIE VALLEY.
From the Valley VIC have no news by
last nights Central train.
New York papers state that Mosby has
met with a reverse; that he was sur
prised, and lost aN his artillery-to"r
pieces. The story bears absurdity upon
its face.
Strange things happen occasionally,
however, and possibly some of his men
might have met with surprise, but We
doubt if Mosby was with them.
There are two sides to a story as well
as to tree, and Mosby will give his own
account Of the affair; then We shall learn
the truth-not before.
FROM EAST TENNESSEE,
The following official dispatch was re
ceiyed yesterday:
- HEAll4t iKrfRs ARMY NoRrnrRN VIRGINIA.
October 10, ls6l ,
" Hon. flames A. Srifon, .Sccre:a,q Of U0r:
" General Brcckintdge reports that his scouts, on
the night Of the 10th, burnt the railroad bridge
Mossy crevk. Before daylight, the 18th, the
enemy hurriedy evacuated Eui's gap, retreating
towards Knoxville. General Vaughan is pursuing.
"R. I. LEE"
MILITARY CHANGE IN FLORIDA.
General John X. jackson is at present
in Savannah. He has been relieved from
his command in Florida and ordered to
report to Lieutenant-G General Ilardce for
duty. He is succeeded by General Will