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The Daily Dispatch: December 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], Seamstress and Chambermaid. (search)
he expectation was realized. It is told by a gentleman from the front last evening that the enemy had thrown a force across from the north to the south side of James river, and effected a landing between Fort Howlett and Drewry's Bluff. In the absence of official intelligence, we are slow to believe this report; but, if there is , we think, lead to an immediate battle. Some explanation is necessary to enable the reader to comprehend the reported movement. The left of our line south of James river rests on the river at Howlett's, which is opposite, and south of, Dutch gap Drewry's Bluff, on the same side of the river, is over two miles higher up the streahe south bank of the river. Later.--At a late hour last night, no official intelligence had been received at the War Office of any movement of the enemy on James river in the neighborhood of Howlett's; but persons who came over from Chester in last night's train report that they heard there that the enemy, taking advantage of