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

THE WAR NEWS.
We have 10 record this morning m ore
evidences of the Internal nature of the foe
now making war upon us. For day or
two past dense volumes of smoke have been
seen on the north side Of jsues river, below
k'chm ond, and 10 little curiosity has hecu
manifested tn 9sCertsin the cause of the
couN Igyatiou. Te learn that on Tueaday
the Yankees burned every building on the
lower farm Of CARTS Meek, owned by Msior
Allen, and hv the same ua etaod destroyed q
pyti2u of his wheat crop. Oa the farm Of
Maj. Gen. Pickett, on Turkey Island, they
have burned all the bu.l si6gs but the dwell
,ng aud a sman brick lousa ia the yard, a.
also the crop of wheaE These bulldogs
Were probably spared for the accomm oda,
ton cf Yankee officers. who doubtless have
established their headqutrscrs therein
Whea they have no fs sttsl. use for them,
tdey VIII not hesitate 20 apply the torch tu
the N also. Parties engaged in cutting the
wheat on the farms bordering on the river.
on Tuesday, we're shelled oil by the enemy q
guuboats, and that night the fields were
fred.
This conduct is characteristic of the Yam
ltee. What he cannot steal and appropriate
to his own use he destro0, ana every spot
wherever he sets his foot IS soon rendered a
scene of desolatoE ana ruin. The purpose
OF Grant in sending a force to the North
side of James river appears to have been the
wanton destruction oi The crops, and by
- n; 4 In sta hn
iohabitants of Richmond. At ali events the
Yankee troops in that quarter have thus
far manifested no disposition to accomplish
anything else.
FROM PETERSBURG.
We learn from persons who left Peters
burg last evening, that beyond the usual
picket firing and occasional cannonadiug,
90 event Of importance tTauspire3 yestcr-
day. There is now 10 doubt that Grant has
c1ntractedbis lines some elk or seven IniiCa.
by the withdrawal Of bis force from the
vicinity OF Reame's station, on the Weldon
Railroad. 1t was probably the intention ci
| the enemy to have held this position. Ou
| the night Of the 3Oth ult,, Gencral8 Wright
and Sheridan, and other officers Of the Yam.
| kee army, visited the point, surveyed the
ground, and hal actually marked Of & line
| for the construction Of Carthworks, when
certain movements on our part caused them
TO retire very uueXpt ctedly and uoccreuo-
niously. The project was thus abandoned.
1t is known that Grants army confronting
Petersburg has bceu reduced by the Hith-
draw4l ot troops for other q1atteis, aud
| speculation il riFe,as to the pOluts 10 which
| taoy have been scut The general i'm press ion
| is that they have gou.s t. localities distant
| from the seat o! war ii Virginia, while per,
| hap5 9 few hove recrGe6ed 10 the north side
| of James river, anI also 10 tLc Chesterfield
| side OF the AppOmattoX.
The Yankees made great display of flags
| on the Fourth ofJaly. 4 steamer, anchored
| ct Port Waitlall, was gaiy dec Drated, having
| piece of bunting to represent every State
| in the dcfuuct Union, over all OF which
| Lincoln, with fool headed pertinacity, sill
| claims legal sway. Along their lines, too
| were displayed great number OF flags
among which could be seen many bearing
| the stars ana stripes, and a host OF com
| pany, battaIi) and regimental cOioIs.
| L nder the heading OF "a mysterious move
mcnt," the Express says that on Tuesday q
| Yankee Aolseinan-supposcdt TO have been
an officer by his dTess-was seen TO ride on;
| from the enemy's lines and come in the iii
| rection OF our works. Before he was ena-
bled to pass his own picl.ets, he was alb
ruptly halted, dismounted, placed under ar
rest, and sent back whence he came under
guard. The affair, involved III mystery Us
it was, created some little curiosity amons
dressed and well mounted, and was be-
lieyed 70 be an officer Oi some rank. Hii
intention was beyond doubt to enter OF
lines.
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