by John Beauchamp Jones
AUGUST 11TH.—Hot and dry.
Dispatches from secret agents atWashington state that Grant and his staff have arrived, that half his army preceded him, and the remainder will soon follow. The campaign is considered a disastrous failure, and it is anticipated that henceforth the scene of operations is to be transferred fromRichmond toWashington. They say President Lincoln’s face expresses “great terror,” and affairs there are in a critical condition.
A dispatch from Gen. Lee states that Gen. Bradley Johnson’s brigade of cavalry was surprised and routed on the 7th inst. by Averill. He has directed that Gen. J. be relieved.
A dispatch from Gen. Hood (Atlanta,Ga.) says no important change in affair has occurred since yesterday, except that Major-Gen. Bates is wounded. There are 5000 militia in the trenches.
