The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-02
LINCOLN AND PEACE,

Lincoln walks very calmly on to destruction. Hia
draft for more men commences Monday next
and i'll the Northwestern States there is prepara-
ton and determination to resist it to the DEATH and
yet We find i'll the New York Times the following
dispatch, dated Washington, the 25th:
You may rest assured that all the reports attri.
butlng to the Government any movements looking
toward negotiations for peace at present utterly
without foundation. There has been nobody at Nj
agara representing the Government, or in any way
expressing its Opinions concerned i'll any negota-
uons or conversations with the rebel emissarics on
the subject OF peace. The Government has not en-
tertained discussed the project of proposing an
armistice with the rebels has it any intention
Of sending commissioners to Richmond for the pur.
pose Of Offering soliciting terms of peace, Of
gotlatlng with the rebel authorities that or any
other subject It's sole and undivided purpose is to
prosecute the war until the rebellion is quelled.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
IYorld says:
Much amusement has been caused here by tbs
reports i'll New York of the appointment OF peace
commissioners by the President No such commits
soners have been appointed, and the idea has been
abandoned
Not even drop Of the oil OF peace for the wound.
is excellent and shows that Abraham's blindness i
more to be relied for peace than that chief of al
humbugs, the Chicago Convention
THE YaNKEE DEFEAT ON THE WELDON RAILROAD.
The Yankees, in their official and newspaper ac.
counts Of their disaster the Weldon railroad on
the 25th ultmo, try their best to make it victory
Hancock, who only lost two thousand seven hum
dred prisoners and nine guns, says, in his official
dispatch:
"The fighting was continuous till dark, the enemy
being held in check by artillery, dismounted cavalry
and skirmisheTs At dark We withdrew for rea sons
stated.
The Chief Of Artillery reports that Le lost about
two hundred and fifty horses.
1.-The enemy made no advance up TO late hour
last night, star could be seen-hodng some of our
captuie ed guns with their skirmsh lines. They mus,
have suffered heavily.
my own loss, including cavalry, will, perhaps,
not exceed twelve or fifteen hundred, though this Is
surmre.
1.-The command is not yet organized Captain
Brownson of my staff was wounded severely during
the night. Colonel Walker, Assistant Adjutant
General, is missing
"This is acknowledged to have been one of the
most desperate and determined fights VI the war,
resembling Spotsylvania III its character, though
the number engaged gives it less importance
"A few more good troops would have given US q
victory Of considerable importance.
II forward this afternoon prisoners from the field
OF Wilcoxs and Hebb's commands.
"MaJor Angel, Of my stall, saw and conversed with
two prisoners OF Mayline's division last night. l
do not find them this morning They say that
gade, was there m
% Signed W. l.. HANCOCK"
"Io Major -Genera! Grant"
The following is just received:
"SEcoND CoRrs, August 26-i2 80 +. III.
"a safeguard that was left ON the bittle-feld re-
manned till after daylight this morning.
''At that time the enemy had all disappeared,
leaving their dead ON the field unburied. This
shows how severely they were punished; and doubt
less hearing Of the arrival Of reinforcements they
feared the results to-day il they remained.
"He conyersed with officer, who said their loss
was greater than ever before during the war. The
safeguard says he was over the field, and II was
covered with the enemy's dead and wounded. liz
has seen great many fields, but mover saw such q
sight-yery few OF our dead, nearly all were Of ths
enemy. All our wounded are brought oil, bat on,
dead are unbuiicd.
81 have instructed Gregg to make an effort to
senaa party to the field and bury our dead.
.lsignedf g. q. MEADE, Major-General.
~. 8. Grant, Lieutenant General"
Stanton's official dispatch says:
Sour forces hela the Weldon railroad; and in !
dispatch dated three p. NJ, YESTERDAY, Genera
Grant says that their loss ef fhs road seems 10 BE-
eiow to the enemy he saasot sfasd.' I think d
not orer-rate the Toss of the enemy IN fhs last t1s
tceeks at ten thousand, killed aad 1osnasa.
"we have lost heavily. but ours has been mostly
captured when the enemy gained temporary cd
vantage.
"The number Of rebel prisoners taken our side
has not yet been reported.
"aenerai Grant makes the following report q AZ
ansuccessial attack ~ the ensmy On oeneFA nut
ler's picket line on Thursday;
Yesterday trhuEslAyl morning tne ensmy
drove In 0encral Dutlesss picket lhAs The picksl
guard soon rallied howcver. and drove tho enemy
back and re-estAhlizhed their line
The result was Ono killed. ssxtesn woundea