The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-09
TIE NEWS.

Monday, on cur right, southwest of Pc
tcr7burg, was, as NC have previously
stated, serious and determined attempt
tpFlant hs LETT nearer the Southsidc rail
'oad, and, by 81 doing, advance another
~tep III tile Investment If Petersburg
lie may even have regarded the capture
Of that road "a possible. Ia this he was
disappointed bat he succeeded in elect
ing i lodgiaen. on iIatcher's creek, and
there lntrcnching himself! This puts
lam st certainly nearer the Soulhsidc rail
read, the Immediate objective point Of
lbc movement. We, however feel salts
lied that, as General Lee has made no
attclnpt to dislod@c him, the position can
he OF no great strategic value.
IN official dispatch from General Lee,
received yesterday at 3 o'clock Z. NJ,
states that the enemy, on Tuesday, ar-
preached several portions Of our line,
but made no attack ; that they still hold
their position on Hatchcr's run, and that
there was no fighting yesterday.
From another source We learn that, on
Tuesday morning, the enemy advanced in
heavy force upon our extreme right, be-
tween Burgcsss and Armstrong; mills,
and approached to within seventy yards
OF our brcastwolks, when, being opened
upon by our troops, they turned and
fled, leaving their dead and wounded on
Tic field, our troops pursuing them to
their works. 1t will be observed there
IL TO discrepancy between this state
mcnt and General Lees report. lie
gays the enemy approached our lines but
,lil not attack In this case, as they APP
preached cur lines We attacked. in
Ibis eortic we regret to learn that Brl-
galier> General 6. NJ. Sorrel. Of Georgia,
commanding Wright's old brigade was
shot through the lungs, and, it is feared,
mortally wounded.
The formidable character Of this move
nent will be appreciated when 1t is
known that nearly the whole of Grants
army participated Four OF. his corps
are known TO have been engaged, namely:
The FIRST, Second, Fifth and Sixth corps.
The advance Of this Immense force on
Monday was successfully resisted by
pcrram's, Eyans's and Mahonc's divi>
sions.
There is 40 doubt that Grant was
chiefly melted to attempt this msd>wintcr
dash upon our right by tho belief that
General Lee had sent Mahonc, with
considerable body Of troops, to South
Carolina II nc has accomplished no
tim. else. he has been disayreeably undo
celyed. lie found to his cost that the gal
L.nt aud luclzy Malone was al has old posi-
ton, where he has 80 often before vel
coined our enemies with bloody hands to
hospitablc graves.
Considering the obstinacy Of the fight
Of Monday, and the length of It's dura
ton the number OF casualties on each
side was unusually small. This is ac>
counted for by the fact that the battle
was fought on densely-wooded ground.
We lost few prisoners. and took few
Sixty-seven, belonging TO the Sixth corps,
captured during the fight, were received
III the city yesterday.
From SOUTH CAROLINA
Again on yesterday it was reported
That Sherman hal taken Rrsnchville,
but nothing in confirmation OF this was
received at the War Office.
GOLD.
No transactions Of consequence took
place in the gold market yesterday
Brokers are not anxiois to sell.
THE aEGao SOLDIER scHkME.
The Confederate Senate, in secret SEES
son On Tuesday, Ivy All Overwhelming