The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-12
TIE WAR NEWS.

ItE WAN At's''S.
=. f,sut of Petersburg yesterday natter
..,,cred comparatively quiet Nothin.
..-.,rre1 TO interrupt The prevailing mo
,,opx beyond some picket firing and th,
...sinual boom of q heavy gun. The I'M
.s,,n is very general that the enemy il
l,hs,awirs his troops, and, indeed, IL is {
-,..v ,sou .seertsined fscl that one corp.
.ss yypkes army has already. taken il,
,.c,r,ure Coupled with this we have &
- ir.,n "a authentic aougce that large
.1o,,.r Of Transports has ( recently passe,
Ism me james river. The accounts IN
-. Nt-ihern papers iuiu us that mcs:
,..~,ss etci,ouent prev 'iie in Maryland
"a ,.4asylysuia IL consequence OF q
,.,...l" luysslon, aud ii would not be at all
,,,arlslrs 10 learn that Lincoln had per.
.,,atarny ordered Grant to Washington, TO
s.,sre his own safety on Northern soil.
usns ttis Is mere speculation, there is no
s,ss. some mysterious movement going on
ii. Grants army, the nature OF which will in
feg days be revealed.
MORE BJrs,sING.
For s few nights past large fires have been
sre,, on the north side OF James river, below
Richmond II is probable that the Yap'~'es
,ra CONFLICTING the destruction OF The wheat
-roD and burning farmhouse here and
ihsre by way of gratifying their fcndish
ul!ee
Tug RIVER DISTRACTIONS.
Hi- stated that the enemy, so far from
removing the o'~tructioDs in tho river a,
Ir.ll's Reach, are Increasing them by sink
lpg stones and driving piles. 1t may be
ihsi ihey arprehend the approach of o fleet
Of Confederate rams, and seek by this means
10 prevent snch an occurrence.
TIE WELDON RAILROAD.
% Wednesday, the 29th of June, the Sixth |
Federal Army Corps, General Wright CON-
naHling, accompanied by Sheridan, with
two brIgldes of cavalry, moved down to
Ga2ns's station, on the Petersburg and
Weldon ra!lroad, for The purpose of reliev.
lag Wilson and Kadtz from their unpleasant
si'gltior. They were, however, too late to
be Il any service, for the raiders had been
routed ar were Hying in every direction.
Determined not TO have their marcb fo,
nothing, they halted and proceeded to fortifv
The place. They went to work industri-
og.ly, and In fifteen or sixteen hours had
erected series of mos. formidable breast |
works, which display considerable engineer.
iag skill. On Thursday morning at three |
o'clock scouts brought IN q report that the
rebels were coming" whereupon the works
were hastily abandoned, and the Yankees
were soon IN full retreat TO the main body
oI Grants army. Persons who have oy-
aoilei these works say that it is almost in
usiible that so much labor could have been
reformed In 80 short space of time. Had
ibeF delayed their departure for few hou,s
t!' qaite likely that they would have bean
ought 10 trap, escape from which wouid
Lave been an impossibiliiy.
IHF lEPoRTED RAID IN HANOVER /
'oih'rg tranSqired yesterday to confirm
'ls eport that force of the enemy had
-pPared Mt Yellow Tavern, in Hanover
,'galy' sad It Is believed to have been
FROM CHARLESTON. II
I've following Official dispatch, received
~!ed"y al the War Department, com
'''fs oil the Intelligence We have from
'Aarleston
CHARLFsToN, July 10, 1864.
'-7 y Coopsr, A. and I. General
yesterday morning Gen. Robertson at ,
FAed tho clcmy on Johns Island. near
Ieho, and drove them from their first no. [
'''oa' WIN " loss TO us of over one hundred i
N'vl aho wounded Last night and this I
'''n'nE tAe enemy fell back to their s
AhsPoTts, near LegaIevllle, and passed +
w. 10 james and Morris Islands. Two |
on"v'o and several gunboats are gtii in 1
~ 91ono, but have been driven by our bat !
'.1a beyond effective range. One monitor 1
A"ed acgi0usiy damaged by shot from i
'e " 'uf bfooke guns. Movements this
'"'GF Indicate i purpose ot = change OF
'inl ol attack.
+ ffeiH prisoners aud 4 manuscript cap
red 1t appears thu. the forces now op- /
'u1S against this place compose all the i
''i1Ie force on the South Atlantic coast. | o
'e ehombardment of Fort Sumter has been i,
a'y Tor seVera! days, aud continues so.
tsigutd) sAMJosss Ma; aen
a'sErL's LATEST EXPLOIT.
We some days ago noticed the fact that fl
p' MCNEIL had captured lot of Yankees. Il
VI over one hundred horses and equip t'
'n''' al Springfield, " Hampshire county. I"
Il capture was made on Sunday, the 10Th n
= ana the prisoners, fifty nine In number. | n
'ua'ug three commissioned officers, ar q,
eo az Hsrrisonburg on Thursday even D,
A''- The attack was made about ten til
'0cR IN the morning, and the enemy were 81
nWste'y surprised. Capt MeNeill had rs 81
- engaged in the affair, whilst the party n,
'NAeo numbered about 100. The prison ra
Ieionged TO the G:h Virginia (Yankee) 10
~ .a'y, AyeFill's command. They said their 70
"a n 'l service had just expired, and that
, ."'ie on their way home to return no "a "a
,'s' when acheill pounced upon them pr
Dixie niie Ao1ss' In
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