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The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Movements of the enemy on the South side of James river. (search)
Movements of the enemy on the South side of James river. Rumor reached Petersburg on Wednesday, from Prince George county, that the enemy were advancing, but the latest and most reliable assurances are that their pickets were driven in on that day at several points, and that their main body retired some five or six miles. There are various conjectures in regard to the recent demonstrations in that quarter, some believing that an advance on Petersburg is contemplated, while others adhere to the opinion that it is a reconnaissance in force, covering operations on the immediate South bank of the river. It is positively asserted that the Federal have been entrenching at Coggin's Point and at Maycock's since Sunday last. The Petersburg Express announces the arrest of Mr. Gen. N. Hatch, a prominent citizen of Prince George. He was taken into custody on Tuesday, at his residence near Garysville, because he refused to pilot the enemy to the rear of "Disputanta," a station on the Norf