The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-28
THE WAR NEWS.

During Wednesday night the enemy threw across
to the north side, at Deep Bottom, a heavy column
OF troops, numbering from fifteen to twenty thou
snl-somc put the number as high as Thirty thou
sand. About O'Clock yesterday morning gene
raj activity was manifested along the eneny's
entire front tine north side, and shortly af-
ter, they made demonstration i'll force against our
extreme left on tn. Charles City road, at point
about four and half miles below the city We
opened OH them with artillery at long range Their
skirmishers continued to advance and engage ours,
but were repeatedly driven back. Later i'll the day
they made a show of advancing on our whole front,
bat were everywhere checked by our artillery and
sklrmishers.
Our troops on the Osborne turnpike had the satis-
faction of shelng Fort Harrison. Our fire was
heavy, and evidently effective. The fort replied
fccbly.
The cannonade, most of which done by our
guns, was very heavy, especially between three
O'clock +. NJ and nightia, and ntermingled
with bIisk musketry On the Charles City road,
throughout the day, the enemy seemed intent upon
Turning our LETT. They made repeated and very
desperate assaults upon lines at this point, but
Were each time rclulsei with fearful loss i'll killed
and wounded. During the last assault, our men
captured, i'll the dutch III front of works, over
five hundred prisoners who, We are glad to say,
have been safely landed in the Libby. As at PRES
ent informed, We are disposed to regard the move
mcnt Of the enemy hcary fcint the real attack,
il any, being on the south side.
So far, our adyceS from the lit yhbOrhoOd of Pc
tcrsLurg are vague and unsatisfactory, being only
over on last nights train. They report that Sc
rious battle was fought yesterday, lasting most Of
the day, on the Boydton pltnkroad, seven miles
southwest of Petersburg, and that the enemy, attack
ing our entrenchmentS, were six seven times re-
pulsed with heavy loss. They also report that
BrigadieI-Gcnerul bearing, of cavalry, was
killed. Three thousand prisoners and some guns
it was likewise said We had captured.
Though these accounts may be true We cannot
commend them as trustworthy until further con-
firlncd We only know positively that, simUltanc-
ously with the demon nstration feint against cur
left, the enemy moved IN heavy force against our
right, southwest of Petersburg, and think, i'll the
latter case, brought on fight
1t is also certain the enemy were in motion in
Pckett's front, extending from the neighbor-
there a sharp skirmiah there.
The demonstration on the north side may have
been clit 10 cover e real attack on our iiSht be-
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| FIELD OF OPERATIONS.
The whereabouts OF General Hood Is as uncertain
to the toniedei'tea t5 1t IL TO sherman IL appear
| that sherman mas leit seven llou'ahd men III AT
ltht, and that that lore" Is strong enough 10 iorag
| Oh the surrounding country, With heavy guards L
the wagon trains iolce ol 'ohiederate7 Is on III
OF shell INTO 1t, causing good deal oil dru-ocatih
| and bugie-soundIhg by The Yankees "itihh' ou
cavalry brigade, Aihistr''d s. had hsht VIII
| body o' sherman cavalry near hoihe' d ie'
dayi ago, ana lost three pieces o' af'hefy' "hia