The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-11
THE WAR NEWS.

There we're no military operations on shs LINN II
front Of Richmond ami Petersburg yesteDiay.-
Prom Darbytown, on the nsrth sids TO the BOydf''
plandroad, southwest of pesrsburg, al vas quia'
Grant will attempt nothing until tie election tx
/ citsment is orer.
There il q rumor In the Yankee army tns' oen
eral Meade IA soon to b. superseded by Gsnsra-
Thomas, now eornu,an ding the Army Of ths Cum
! berland Mt Nashville. It is Likely enough Mead<
will loso his place Cor Gysnts fsilure on the 9th
f-ultno. so great disaster must bs ataned for By
| many victims.
FROM PETERsBURG-FlRlSa os "EoNEs'
| DAY.
| Arebaxe stated nbore, all was quiet at Peters
burg on yesterday; Bat on the day previous, the
| Yankees pounded away considerably With their ar
| ,;,,srv About O'Clock P. II. they opened upon
onreenre and banged away briskly until after dark
The special cause Of the cannonade not ascer-
tanned. Some supposed it shotted salute in honor
of Lncoln's reelection; but, apart from the fact
that the result OF the election could not have been
known at that time, there is no known reason wbv
firing the salute should be delegated to any one por
ton of their artillery and not generally to the whole
Inc. When hostile armies lie eiose together as
tho Army Of Northern Virginia and the Army of
the Potomac, trifes light air, the rumble Of an
empty wagon, the beating Of drum, may provoke
a cannonade. Just after the cannonada on our
centre had subsided there vas an outburst Of mus-
ketry, followed by heavy cannonading, on our left
beyond Blanford cemetery. The cause Of this firs
also remains unexplained, but an affair between tho
hostile pekets believed to have been tha origin of
the uproar.
THE VALLEY.
Sheridan has coma to the conclusion to keen "a
near Harper's Ferry as possihla, and thus prevent
Mosby rom operating in his rear.
Early's la.e stringent order in relation to stray
glers is said to be working wonders, and the army
is in most excellent trim and in the best possible
mood to retrieve the late disgraceu disaster in the
loss of the fruits Of a thoroughly-won victory -
There are no new movements of troops. Tho Yam
KEGS have withdrawn from the vicinity of tho Ma
na ssas Gap railroad. They committed many denr--
iatons and carried off quite number Of ctizans O;
Fauquier and RappahannOck eounties. The crops
are still safe.
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE,
The Yankees entirely driven from South |
Western Virginia, and there are none OF the enemy
his side OF Bulbs gap, tho Virginia and Ka.t |
tennessee railroad
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
The Federals hold small portian of Grs,enbr;ar
ounty; mainly that portion which lies sround.ths
treat Falls OF New riTe- and ths B;ua s,,lnhur
p'hss; Bi5 Seweu mountain Ia q retreat far tharn
'h1H Pressed BY our cavalry. Ths Confederate
'oopa range through Boone and Raleigh counties
n The upper portion Of Monroe county, bands OF
'ry militia roam and dspreiatA and shoot our man
hetever they md them. Our boys are in the habit
swinging them TO the arss tree which can ka
'und after the wretches are casaht
FROM MISSOURI.
Late advioes from Price state thst a strong Con-
derate force had attacked Yankee detachment Of
oops at Mount Pleasant and captured some three
ondIed prisoners, with four pieces OF artiilcrv-
ne enemy ned towards Springfield but were cut off
I'd compelled to turn naIthward. towards Bolivar. I
hey lost on the rossta nearly all their baggage and
hihhfhtion train, aDd left their dead and wounded
iSWn aling the way. Our forces did not pursue
1thsT than Bolivar, in Polk county. 1t Is sail
at large body CT Federal cavalry and mounted
fantiy, under the immediate command OF General
}. Smith, had Lett Steelville, on the Marnmec |
Ter, in Crawford county, and marching in the
ection of Southwest Missouri
AFFAIRS IN ARKANSAS.
In Arkansas, the Confederate Goveynnsnt hold. |
ninion over about thirteen counties. A eonsid-
able portion Of the State is held by neither party,
enemy not being able 10 retain possession Of but
mall part permanently. The Legislature msst
Is fu with very nearly full representation
Tha spirit of our people is good and hopeful.