The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-02
TIE WAR NEWS.


occurred yesterday, and that the chief topic
oi conversation WAS the movemcnts Of the
Yankee raiders, who were so soundly whip
ped hy our cavalry and infantry iB Dinwid-
die and at Reams's Station. From II We
could learn, we are led 10 believe that the
reported capture Of 4 brigade of the enemy
| had no foundation in fact An officer who
left Petersburg last evening puts down the
total number OF prisoners at 500, while the
correspondent Of the Associated Press
makes il even less than that. We are reliably
iuiormed, however, th al many Y 4a!i1eea are
scattered through the woods ia the neigh
ooihood OF the Weldon railroad, having be
come separated from their commands, and
captures were constantly being made. Oar
informant states that thirty were CAPTURED
by one man. They rode up 10 him, and,
levelling their csrbines, demanded his sur
render; but he, nothirg daunted, turned
round and shouted, "Come on, Company
r whereupon the Yankees threw down
their arns, 1t is needless TO say that COM
pany + was nowhere in the vicinity, and The
whole thiug was rasc on the part OF the
Confederate soldier
We published yesterday, from our CORES
pondenh 80 fun and complete au account of
the fight at Reams's Station, on Wednesday,
that there is now but little TO add. A pria~
oncr states that tue FIRST charge was led by
thc noted Col Speare, who advanced with
the remark that he would "ride through
these id dism0unted cavalry or die in The
attempt" / he result showed that while
many Of Speare'5 men died in the attempt
il was not SO taey a matter 10 ride through
the Confederate lines The charge Was so
galiantly met by both infantry and artillery
that the euemy's column recOiled, and did
not again come forward. The report Of
the capture OF The l0;b aud 18th Alabama
regiments grows "smali by degrees and
beautifully less.' II is now stated That but
thirty four men were taken, ana they were
subsequently recaptured.
About $50 of the prisoners who reached
Petersburg on Wednesday night were very
badly wounded. AS they lay stretched out
i'll the grounds surrounding the Yankee hos
rital they presented a truly wretched ap-
ever since Thursday and Saturday Of last
week, IL the fights near Nottoway &. H. and
1T Staunton river bridge.
Fourteen ct the Yankee raidere, AMONG
them several officers, game in from the
woods i'll Dinwiddie on Thursday, under
flag OF truce, and delivered themselves up
to cur pickes. They knew that their CAP
ture was inevitable, but On arriving ut Pc
tersburg claimed considerable credit for the
manner OF thsis surrender, and threw out
some hints about peculiar privileges The
Provost Marshal, however, soon put that
notion out OF their heads, ana marched
them TO the barracks with the common
herd. They surrendered horses and equiI
ments complete. -
According to the best information in our
possession, the Yankee loss i'll the fights st
Sappony Church ard Reams's Station WAS
over = 900 in killed, wounded aud prisoners.
We have also taken fourteen pieces Of can
non, Goo horses, and many wagons and
amhulancee, besides 'Vb negcoer recaptured,
who will be restored to their owners. oar
loss, from all causes, is very small
After the enemy left Reams's Station they
retreated to Stony Greek, where they made
a feeble stand, but were soon dislodged by
titz Lees cavalry. After this their retreat
became a rout, but majority Of them sue
c7edCd in reachiug Jarratt's Station, and are
believed to have reioined the main army.
Thus ends the famous raid upon the
Southside aud Danv!lle railroads. The en-
emy, it is true, succeeded in destroying a
good deal OF private property, and inilictiug
some damage upon their railroads but they
naVe been made 10 pay dearly for theiJ sue
cess in this respect
The firing heard in Petersburg on Thure-
day evening was Occasioned by feeble as
sault OF the enemy upon Colquitt's com
mand, and a demonstration in Gracie's
front, both OF which were easily repulsed.
This, with some cannonading, constitutes
the only sign Of activity among The Yankees
for two days past.
1t is reported by prisoners that Speare
WAS wounded on Wednesday.
FROM OUR OWs CORRE sPONnEST
PETERSBURG, VA, July |, . 7, NJ.
After Malone had put the enemy to flight
at Reams's Station, ten miles below here,
on Wednesday night. Fitz Lees cavalry di
vision started in pursuit and pressed them
until they reached Stony Greek, twenty
miles below here, and ten below Reamss
Station. Here the enemy concluded to
make stand and rest. This, however, they
were not permitted to do. General Lee
brought up one of their Napoleons, which
he had captured from them on Wednesday
short firing and a CHARGE IN 4ha mart .f nur