The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-29
&c.,

"a indebted 10 a gentlems who ar
"a Yesterday, direct from baltimore.
Of the Baltimore papers # Thurs
The BaItimore Sun says
amer Georseana, Capt. Pfrson, ar
a. riay morning from Old sbintUom.
s. brought intelligence of Two Skin
bne on the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and
at Lynn Haven.
>ars that on Monday TIA steamer
! under command of Lielt. Braine,
len miles up the Rsppamnnock 10
sttntp three hundred yard from the
v.eCarter's Greek, and sihten OF her
iel AZ the month OF the crsek, where
KEEP, by Jos. W. Gresham. Among
landed was Capt. Joht Phillips,
,.tv, ting in the capacityf pilot
al 20 with them, and Me party
Il. p, lie house Of Gresham who met
I'D Informed Capt. Z. tha pickets
ne neighborhood, and advised them
~ soon as possible. At tina moment
N some 50 or a. Confederate appear
Zen tue house and the sbTe, and
ire with muskets on the shall boat
iDse who were on the shorei At the
from the Confederaies, one tan was
and six others more or Less wound
kilatelv after the first fire theConfede-
Uttered, and Lieut.. Braine o,sned on
oni the steamer with grape aai CAMS
uell,rg them 10 retreat, but kithout
those from the ship were thenenabted
h board under the protectiot of her
huns " hich were kept in action, Sixty
ft and shells were thrown ITO the
md barn of Gresham, completely de-
lug them, but without doing All per-
Jury AS ,he small boat pushedout TO
%. the Con&derates kept up the fire
ehind trees, and lodged sixteen nlsket
the boat Whether any men We're
ed did not transpire. Among hose
ed on the shore was DR.. Smith, sur
I the steamer, who received aball
y his cheek. Shortly after the skiraish
atacelio ran down TO Fortress Moroe,
the remained on Tuesday afternoon
a. e. day, information WAS receive Al
u Monroe that troops were being ON.
Arross from AcComaci and Northaip-
4 landed st Lynn Haven. The Quaer
A. immed ateiy dtspa tched, and as sle
he'd LYNN Haven man III sHil
Is discovered near the shore. A be4t
1 once lowered, manned and sent {
~ man ND who remained close In shof
sboat from the Quaker City approae
tuev Of musaetry was fired from Z.
killing one man in the boat OF u
Il. a ball having entered his stomach
G.. fred several shot and shell, 81
4 I any result, and returned 10 o
B. Of truce was sent down from No
Il Tuesday with some forty or fifty pc
mostly females, nearly all OF who
hp in the GeorgeaBa. Two ladies,
for Richmond, returned in the DO
took down the truce.
L.. -. s,t n trnr n
Moproe OF Newport News Point.
MAJ informed US that Col. Nagrud
"a an invitation TO Gen. Butler 10 me
he field.
Buckets OF the Federalists have be
nsto smaller compass, and the COME
1are said 10 be extending their defens
q they may be enabled to cut of a
II the Federal troops that may
out. The f. deral pickets are
10 have suffered terribly OF late, ma
mn having besn killed by the Comic,
vision has been made 10 send the rema
SHE Naval Brigade, who refused TO Is
zee years oath, 10 New orh oy
4r Stars and Stripes. Their ratio
suto on ten days ago, and an order
to prevent them from taking ella
1e river One of the Boston regimen
ed them with some cheese and Graz
uch was all they had 10 subsist on
AVS and no water was allowed IN
i that taken from the reseivolr OF
'teter. They are kept under strict gu;
Il time.
afuesdav five seAmen from the block
ket went up the Elizabeth river to ii
eproaching too near 10 Sewelfs Pc
IN was fired at them, killing two OF
That was followed by & second e
/ killed one more, leaving only two
five to get the boat back TO the fleet.
.auaker City GU Tuesday evening stet
10 Back river, and at night those
the Georgesna heard a firing OF hes
~ that direction, and IL was suppo
aaker City had encountered mas
A., which are said TO be found 6S
Ii II that vicinity.
Miner trial OF the Sawyer gun on the
Gas made on Tuesday by Gen. But
s4ance of the Belgian and Danish Mi
EI d the shots directed towards SeWs
3 The battery al the point RESPOND
d shots of neither could reach the OIL
BE who came up from Norfolk repol
q g city was prepared for any emergeI
hare about IA 900 troops in the vlcin
I'm ADEQUATE supply OF artillery,
arms OF the best quality. Provisi
abundant, and they awaited an att
Federal forces.
steamer Merrinac has been fitted
o. as Il floating battery, and hea'
Il with the largest columbiads and III
On.
Ia Bethel is said TO he now thoroug
led, with large force OF infantry
Ary. and the corner OF the creek near i
rthat the batteries cannot be fidnkeo,
shey be taken except by direct charge Il
front.
a. Baltimore Exchange gives the foll'
sEx au' c recent skirmishes
IA -Gsy afternoon, the steamer Mo
NNas dispatched by General Butler
H43 pahanuock, for the purpose of rec
I9ahg Mr. John a. Phillips, OF this C
~ board as pilot, and after reachii
ofnear Carter. Creek, q boat contain
HI : and fifteen men was sent ashor
illips was well acquainted with
1tn Gresham, a gen tleman living 1
NH, aud Immediately proceeded TO
III Mr.. Gresham informed Mr.. Phil
r and his companions had better le
Lately for the steamer, as they wer
nsaie quarters. The soldiers started
boats, and Mr. Phillips fingered bel
fne moments. Before the boat had
ore, a company Of Confederate tro
lheIr appearance and commenced d r.
~ mukKetry on the boat which was i'm
iy showed from shore. Mr. =. was not
DaTo, and was compelled 10 wade ia 10
IN To avoid the fire. As soon as the C.
der Of the Monticello saw the condi
fpgs, he opened upon the Confeder;
aseVeral 32-pounders, which compe
kI1 10 retreat. The boat was then diret
iurn for hr. Phillips. The Federal
post one man, named August Peters
FalIy wounded, and has since died.
heber Smith received severe woun
IVY, The bIll passing clear through,
The crew were slightly wounded.
tloello returned Immediately TO the I
On tuesday morning the stea
ker City starred TO Lynn Haven RI
tcPnnoitre, when she approached too l
shore. AMI battery opened on her.
one man killed, and several woun
COMMANDER of the q uaker City rep
he stlenced the battery, and com PEELED
hleaerates 10 fly 10 the woods for safet
Inc afternoon of the same day, a nun
ae crew OF the Cum berland left in q I
SnAc1 ior the purpose OF fishing, but
= H7u POINT Within range Of the gun
1e"eii Foint battery, when they '
~ upon. bne OF the shot took effect,
A4re inea and woundiDg several 9th
BOARD tht Georgeana were some fifty ,
seis, all iFotn Norfolk, and most of wi
women and children. They were
MAT city to Fortress Monroe on Tuesr
~ flag Of truce. They report that ii
lnanense number OF troops in and al
'9iE, al Yorktown, and the several ba
Fiohg Tie different rivers. The Cont
were strongly entrenehed near Y
wnere most desperate stand woui
e. lhe same condition Of things ext
Nofdk, and there was no doubt
men Of ground would be sternly
Sou Provisions among the UonfaGaf