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The Daily Dispatch: July 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ed with this movement, but as we have only Yankee authority for believing it is on foot, we decline to ventilate them. It was reported yesterday that a portion of Grant's army had crossed to the north side of James river, but this has been so often repeated that we attach but little importance to it. If Grant should conclude to chGrant should conclude to change his base again he will find his stubborn adversary still in his front, and prepared to dispute his advance. Another report is that Burnside has turned up before Charleston, and occupied a portion of James Island. In the absence of official information we are not prepared to vouch for the truth of this statement. From Petl picket and artillery firing.--With two large armies confronting each other in such close proximity, it would seem almost impossible to prevent an engagement, yet Grant seems not at all disposed to take the initaive, or to butt his head against the immovable breastworks of our army. Yesterday, up to the time the train for Richmo
The Daily Dispatch: July 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
owned by friend or foe. The capture of supplies and the diversion of the reinforcements going to Grant are very probably the reasons for the raid. Provisions and all kinds of supplies are, no doast one corps of the rebels had reached the Potomac, with the view of distracting the plans of Gen. Grant, and, if possible, to cause sufficient alarm in Washington to induce the withdrawal of our armr force before Petersburg will take place. On the contrary, troops are still going forward to Gen. Grant, while a large force has been concentrated in Maryland, sufficient, it is believed, to check trnment, in desperation, are threatening us with an armed force, in the hope that the army of General Grant may be withdrawn from before Richmond; and I call upon the citizens of this Commonwealth, cato Pennsylvania. This movement of the rebels is regarded as an attempt to draw off a portion of Grant's forces from Petersburg. The latest dispatches from Baltimore. Baltimore, July 5.