The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-08
TIE NEWS.

s}rATIT Or GENERAL pEGRAM, OF RICH
NuNp.-TIlE FIGHTING SOUTH OF Re
TENsE1 KG- GENERAL LEES HJPORT.
Grants movement southwest of Pc
alshur turns out to have been no fcint,
a. serious attempt to extend his left,
d. plant it in closer proximity to the
4 outhsidc railroad. Up to the latest adj
B ccs, bchad succeeded influencing him
tlfon IIatcher's run, and held that posi-
f. Monday night. This is an acquisition
! ground. Whether its possession is Of
i uch Importance, Or whether he was able
l. holdit yesterday, we have yet to learn.
The following official report of General
j &C was received at II o'clock Monday
.Dght:
s. II >r.rlF5Fhs Army or N0RTHrRN NIRcrNlA)
February f, loG5.
z " G,-r07 s. Coopo: The enemy moycdn stronc
f .c yl-tcriay 70 Hatther's nun. Part OF his III
Eutry with Grccg's c;,sary, crossed and proceeded
o. e.. Vaughan roal;he lniaptry to Cattail creek.
D. ,.rlhy to Dinwiddie Courthouse, when its ad-
re.t,atcd.
q In tie astcrnoon parts of Hills and Gordon's
ahoos demonstrated against the enemy on the lett
SDi II her run, near Ar'n'trones mil. FINDING
Am iu,r,nched, they were withdrawn after dark -
q tr}ur th, night, the force that had advanced be
rd The ,rcck retired to it, and were reported 70 be
] crossing.
This morning, resrarns division moved down
a right bank Of the creek TO rcconnoltrc, when II
e vigorously attacked. The battle was ObStlnatelv
Infested several hours, but General Pegram being
4 bed while blavclv encouraging his men. and
ftolonCl Hoffman wounded, confusion
3E,irrcli and te division was pressed back TO Its
% inal position. Evans'S division, ordered by
N.nr!a. Gordon to support IcSrams, charged the
c1ny and forced him back, hut was, Ill turn, COM
i led to retire. Mahone's division arriving, the
prny was driven rapidly to his defenco8 OH
II ltchc1's run.
Il oar loss is reported to he amal} that of the
j my not supposed great. II. l.. Lhh."-
i Persons who came over on the evening
Il ain report that the fighting had been
rnewcl yesterday morning in the neigh
hrIood of Uatcher's run, and was still
going on when the train left, at 2 O'Clock
P. u, AS vet, we have no official intel
lieenco on the subject. The situation,
as it stood Monday night, was such as
TO justify the expectation that the most
serious fighting had yet to come.
y Brigadier General Pegram, who fell
70 nobly at the head Of his men on Mon.
|ay, was from Richmond lie had been
D Che army since the opening of the war,
nd had borne a distinguished part in
hany hard fought fields. He was man
the most uniiinching gallantry and a
Ggh order Of intellect. General Pegram
Ml been married not two weeks at the
time Of his untimcly death.
/ Among the casualties that we have, as
yet heard Of, are: Captain Floyd, Fin
egan's brigade, and. private George A.
Epence, Twelfth Virginia regiment, killed;
'olonel Scott, Finnegan's brigade, and
Taptain Young, of General McRae's staff,
t4cycrely wounded.
EI a number of private and army wagons
I nd teams were picked up by the enemy
N the various roads, which they occu
/ led on Sunday, between the Weldon
kilroad and Dnwiddic Courthouse
Several fine teams, belonging to General
BQshrod Johnson's division, were cap
3 Med while starting on a foraging cxpe-
dton towards Weldon.
prisoners and descrtcrs report Grants
phject to get possession Of some wood
and on the Vaughan road, fuel having
pccomc very scarce within his lines.
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Sherman has not yet made his appear
nce at Branchvillc. There was, or
esterday, Notwithstanding the storm
Geographic communication with Augusts
hd points beyond.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR
General John c. Breckenridge entered
i'on the discharge Of his duties as Sc
etafy Of War on yesterday.
GENERAL HOOD.
General John B. Hood was expected
arrive in this city last night.