The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-29

loJR OWN CORRESPONDENTS
The Battle Of E.eeshurg-List of the Coa-
feaeratc Killed and Wounded, &c.

| from a party OF gentlemen of the press,
who make it their business To cater for the
reacing pnbtic at the seat Of war. The next
question was 10 obtain passports. We found
the Provost Marsha, badly worried by press
OF business, and in exceedingly i'll hnmor.-
Ills usual blaudness and equanintty had been
| entirely upset. Ono modest request for his
sigma ur5 met with 4 fiat denial. Here wss
| ad1lemm+. Fortune favors the brave'7is an
old adege, and we determined 10 act upon it,
| and to trust 70 luck and to our kind friends il
the army to deliver ms from II difficulty The
read was long and Nearis0me, but t0F thirty
miles, or thereabouts, we rode without trau-
| ne. That hiEht we reached our point Of des-
iiration
The recent fight, about which so many ex-
aggsrated q I'd psGlsfac tory stories have
heeu told engaged o.It first attention, and IL
Niding INTO squads Of oar, we secured the
place FOR news. The success that met our
Ia Dor IS IN the account here 20 follow As
have told the story so many times it may
hive become tedious 10 scme, but ia the
words Of Coriolanus--
J aha', tel YOU
4 pressing tale = May nc y9p have heard II
hH' fipeo Il ,"Fres ~ purpose voiL, Il venture
10 sc2ie II 'ijtic ma.e
TRE BATTLE OF LGssBrRa
Monday morning oar small force wse near
t4cos9 Creek, some five or SIX miles below
This place. Capt. IauH pany, from the
i!th mississippi, and capt. " tlD0rn's, from
Inc. 18TH, were GA picket CUjy betW cen here
and The river. Another portion OF our force
was 1T Edwards F+rr5, aad sJIll another &
snort distance below by the burnt bridge ever
Goose creek From. LetsbuTg 10 The river thu.
distance is about thTee miles. The nrst halt
= over level, cui.lVa led plateau, ana the re-
mdlpd1r OF the way IS covered with u dense
growth OF caS and Idne. Early IN the moru-
ing, tGe cEemy crossed the river aud VvOcte cd
TtfNk Fh. rod
last covert Of woods. the two companies Of
nisstsstppai.s seeing ZEN there, sent on.
scouts 10 examine item. The eoomy then
lcp!'}-4 q portion q taeir force as si.irmi~h-
rs, dHd comlusHGtu' an advance. Capt. Duh
allied several times 10 hait them, and asked
who comes there7n They replied -triends,'
PM con IL. Evl - ID ,dHce- Captain Duf tell
otIA |.iu "'o'-ht ti' COM parry 10 halt and
gave ~" tol-iaA"4' 10 night abOBt-tace,'
.Nf fAFh O. .i~ttu his men - hNeei uBt fir.
ut'rA the ~dFaHf,n& company. The enemy
N'9 ltaf|Ht-& M III '-aij, ADD in as pretty
!h@ 81 ""tt-' rs an%cou,d WISH. Thy ". IT,
'H.At on hi'ndfe4 Far"S away "hen tie
Fohe% Va. hftv, %A4 ilS r1tct couii he dis
i4@iiF >1eh. ttr19-ed great confusion. aDd
-erF Ett'~a Ia 4 Levy tiu1Arca yards ~ where
ave more % tht}t companies were stationed.
a. ui's tiule L = ttij o. lne +-ouCGuh cay
Try came az, ana d'sinouutioG joined Capt.
WeIo"in@ ana SUlt Dun, and al sdyauc~G
ip"it me l.A+H- a., ~ or4"h up IN the edge
81 Nooa' tsTlFih~ ~ BACK Nttie tIrni lis
position. t2 10 mas lniu me advance here
F+s cons! el"5 a l,int rae!..y, to cover the
2N"hUe q It l'lg9r buuy across EawarIs's
err y ana consequently no improvements
"e-s SeH' UP ON Ii 2 AesiiAea as rslo~. FIND
'-e, however tad! lnefs was uo Signs ut he
atily ,-t Edwards FrTr| c'r s1Ia:'s.' y from
u" !" - tli3 - Iron" lie is-l - ss.ss!p.I Wa,
lc'17u up :" ti4st- support hey CHARGED
az enemy TX il, ARD uro'~ 'he-a o@cH, bet,
So t4''- d iA' - 6".y u men, We're 4or>ec
20 ''s.' = A',-'- ttS I!-c tA.s sH'fEt'>iilu-
"a" - 5 ~. ~ He l1"i; % . i1sdtie, va
'IGS SG ~ ~ N'"TNr @I'J ana -" i1.i or
'eIt' 70 SUPPORT =. a. the s'n-e tiale the
iNlA WIS p"s.td - CHECK the advancing
oiHl;-n. l+t I'm Virginia nov ea,He up ou
dc creme lt.t "n1 CONNIE ICED firing Al IL
'-t!hJ5 VINO was wen covered g.: an oaA
meet
4Lis was between three ana four O'clock -
AT Aop's OF IA attempt - cross BY Edwards
"rd nd been giyt:l up, 0ad tue ian Missis-
nt enemy designed: IA Hank movement the
sta was also sent up. Both these regiments
7trci'ed a. double quick for two and haIl
lie, throo@h woods and lnarsi, and cv,g
III ana valley, untIt nearly Wea.irt OUt,--
a. in.a JnInrd Oh III" right utnK&|td tht Il2t
II battle was formed On the ia EiIsinia The
Whole Vas nEtST }h~ command Of Ccione
Feathers tone, tie sellior '1Couei. Inst at this
II w. Il charge rs vas eN'r made IL HE
world, md which ATTRACTED the admiration Ui
~ " hole force Tie re@'iaent was accolana
3eG D. the - PTitds N,jie-' ( Ut. JTShs.N,
Of the l7th MisSiss5 PA. Tine SIh I'd vanced
Upon tt-e enemy, itlG after as. ha1Elng th+i.
"e2e- retired IL IL" wood - rei1aa. Tdls
was imnea!ateiy reIetJedj but having been
-tsirn1 shIne since early III the dfV, the pow
Ter began To fiiI short. 90 htIton tIt
-uIuad hackaG SAID, ~ For 9 cd sake, charge
them aIl o&t o. am mUniuJn.'
This was the turning point IN the Il -ht -
The regiments Were i5Th 9hd haGaGTaGced
to tae edge CT the wood opposite the enemy. IL
front OF tneD was cleared field OF some
six a. eight acres, II the centre - |Aich wa
small fdN3ae or utpreA--ol-, l-ing t3a lot
m hfI art;liety aud ,,iartr, Nv, ~
and a large riaed gun in A n0siijon f.
.i.y uuoa the hill opposite. As soon
IS oar men came cEt oi the woods,
Ncionei teath@rstone' ~ i"Yd voice, cfie&
ont, Mississ ppiahS, tA%t Sc iaoss / aEk-e-
take 'htif battery u4te l5iSit mo 61e FotJ-
4 c or Auio eternity " In most terrific
yelle the lneh cuai.tu up tAe AiIl. oFlvilS
the ed2Iais 'tEFl1eN S1Io+S tHtii' Inc IL
Elnl4lf look inc t%o l0Wit%IS' IN" tlie Ms
Is*inE'3Hs me iIIr. Inc Ever wa" aPoat
one itoar5'i 5ai os - Oh ~. aI.o &C.
Ween them ",ls Sc p pfec'IIee Ini.y ninety
see AlEa, an" AtGtiy leEprAdlchiaf' over
MS they We're tu31 pee Or i-apAIet upon tAs
oa! oaeJ. fSfitetl} conquered, tAt5 begged
'tiT lIeii not To 5Ac1, ana s'i1 rhder-d them
serves pIisoAelE' A-1o 19| "lto et'>Ile,t w
liver t2re Z" OIL tAe'r CLONES and attempted
20 '. AZ 70, w ''-, - 5i'tli "|ie
~ - -' -. fsnna<i - Toii
$3.50 thq, f,at, sr.. rGnGar Inc y.-eieIt ~
trirhtrned human beings One hundred and
ATTY were thas sunk with 2 single fiat OF raft.
X was now very dark, and Cur men retired
10 I.egsbur- t,llh their prisoners.
The foroe o. lie enemy has been yariousiy
rslllntter. Col Lee says i! was hCL 2DoFe
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