The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-20
THE LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

THE LATEST FROM THE NORTH.
Northern papers Of the 18th have been received,
They contain adyices from Grants army to the 10th,
inclusive:
THE MOVEMENTS THE NORTH SIDE.
The following press dispatches give details Of
the enerny's recent movements the north side Of
the James:
+ WAsBryGroy, August le-On Saturday last
General Hancock's corps Was put in motion on the
James river, and by eireuitous route, reached the
eorth side of the river at Deep Bottom, near Dutch
Gap, on Saturday night.
Turner's and Tany's divisions, Of the Tenth
corps also crossed over to Deep Bottom the same
night.
Fosters division, which has been for some time
posted at Deep Bottom, advanced by General
Brney little after sunrise on Sunday, pushing the
rebel line OF shirmshers before them for some con-
siderable distance, when the Twenty-foIrth Massa-
chusetts regiment, Colonel Osborne, charged and
broke the rebel line and captured seventy prisoners
In the meantime, Gregg's cavalry had cleared the
roads for Hancock, and he got his Second corps into
position Birney light, the New Market road,
Wi,sh leads from Malvern Hin directly to Rich
moIid General Birliey Inade an assault on the
enemy 'front.' and carried line ef his works. which
guard the approaches TO Richmond in that quarter
He captured pieces OF cannon and two mortarS
A second dispatch, speaking OF the same affair,
says:
The First and Third divisions, which were in sup
port lost about two hundred and fifty in killed and
wounded from the effects OF the rebel artillery.
The Baltimore Gq=ette, speaking of this move
mcnt of Grant, says:
The object Of General Grant i'll crossing the james
river to the Peninsula Deep Bottom, appears
to have been to ascertain, by reconnaissance i'll
force, the strength Of the Confederatcs in that
quarter. Two army corps (thc Second and Tcnth)
and General Fosters division were engaged in the
movement. In its earlier stages it was quite
ceSful battery, consisting OF four eight-inch Ma
poloon guns, WAS captured. The Confederate skir-
inshers were driv back upon their supports with
the loss OF seventy five 10 Il hundred men taken
prisoners, and line of repits carried. Here the
success of the Federal troops terminated. The
my was found to occupy strong position i'll force.
An attempt which made by the Second division
of the Second corps 10 flank the enemy's works
failed completely. The loss i'll the Second di-
vision is said to have been at least three hundred
men. The First and Third divisions, which We're in
| support, lost about two hundred and fifty. .
| FROM ATLANTA-BATTLE THE eTIi-sHERMAN's
CoMMCNICArIoNs cUT.
Under its "General News head, tho Gazette
| says:
There can no longer be any doubt that the battle
| OF the 9th of August before Atlanta quite
rious affair. For several days previous, General
Sherman had been massing his troops on the right
| and making all necessary preparations for deter
mined assault on Hoods works. The object of the
/ Federal commander to force his way to the Ma
CON road and compel Hood either to accept battle in
the open field or 10 evaeuate Atlanta.
! sudden, and, it hoped, decisive. Delays, how
ever occurred On the 18th and 5th, the troops of the
| Twenty-third and Fourteenth corps We're i'll line of
battle, and positions assigned them from which
| an engagement was to have been brought on. On
the evening of the 5th the Fourteenth corps, sup
| ported by portion OF the Twenty-thir1, was Or
| dercd TO advance and drive the enemy from posi-
ton III front OF the Federal line y msunderstand-
| ing point of military etiquette between
| the commanders and the movement was not made.
| Orders finally issued for the columns to adj
| vance at daylight on the 9th.
| At the appointed time, the Fourteenth corps, sup
| ported by the Twenty-third, crossed Utoy creek,
| drove III the eneny's skirmishers and pickets and
pushed forward eagerly to assault the line OF earth
| works that the Confeterates had thrown up Il
succession of hills, and whose possession would open
| the way to the Macon railroad The Federal troops
| advanced to within twenty yards of the works when
the Conederes who had reserved their fire, poured
| into the asslultng columns perfect storm of bull
| lets, which struck the men down by hundreds. Ac-
tuated by a determination to force the line at any
COST the troops continued, nevertheless, to press
forward but the fire WAS 80 steady and persistent
:. that they finally reeoiled and fell back, leaving
their dead and ,,!sled i'll the hands of the eIi-
emy. The loss 5li-ltiiled i'll this attack by the
First brigade alone S estimated at three atndfcd.
| In the meantime firing had become general along
the whole lne till it reached the front of the Fif
teenth corps, which was hotly engaged for more
than an hour; but the results in that quarter are
not given. The Second, Third, and Twentieth
| corps succeeded, after severe engagement, III
advancing well forward upon heextrvne lett OF the
| Confederates which found to extend along the
line of the railroad; but the battle closed without
| reaching the coveted point. We learn from later
| dispatches that serious engagement has since
| taken place.
A dispatch received late last evening states that
telegraphic communication with Dalton has ceased
| Wheeler attacked the Federal troops under Seibold
| at that point, drove them out and occupied por-
| ton of the town. Re;nforccments were being sent
to Seibold from Chattanooga. -Four trains, intended
| for Sherman's amy, We're compelled to halt at OF
| near Dalton. Whcelcr's troops were busily cnsaseJ
tearing up the track on both sides Of the town Ill;
| supposed object is to destroy the tunnelat Tunne
HILL Other portions of his force are ciga9ed cut
| ting the road south of Dalton. y tram ITS way
to Sherman is. said to have been captured at Al
| toona.