The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-27

cavalry, ana oUe ittetJ. seen rom IL prU1nI-
net position Between tlrIaX Court House
auti zen trevlite, IN a westward direction,
about tIgnt miles beyond our present Oh J.
posts.
The party returned late lat night. having
Deem aitog etner successful and met Win nu
Casualties whatever.
Information was received that thu rebels
had Constructed An aEullery ROAD from kIinl
Hun German TO Wn.
FR NJ THE LOWE R POTION SUCCESSFUL RUNNING
~ THE BLuChA i5a.
WASHINGTON, nov. - ne "N yandank
ran The b4UCk.de last night, reaching lDaiaii
uead about moOnr4se, AID The Navy 40
his morning. she was not nTed III. lhe
steamer /. b. Hill also rau the blockade
downward last nIght, having on board "a iarg e
quantity Of ammunition aud or. nance stores
generally.
TWO scEooaers loaded with wood also ran
the blockade Ci the rebel batteIiYs Success
tally Gu Wednesday night.
lac enemy Is apparently nj work on Il new
battery Gu Pcssum \ ose, which is f.l above
the others, Ga MIR. Otterbacks lands
SHIPMEHr OF ARMS PROM ENGLAND To THE
UNItED STATES PROHIBITED.
New 1okE, NOV. Z2.-1he Posi- says that
English letters received here state that the
British Government refuses to grant clear
ances from English ports to vessels having
aboard arms lot the United States, and thar
shippers hereafter will be com PEELED 10 send
III vessels from Continen tai ports.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN GOVERNOR PIgRPONr AMI
PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
WAsBINGFoN, Nov. 22.-Ciovernor Pierpont,
o. Western Nirginia. has had an interview
to-day with the PresiGen !, - cratary of War
ana General Mcclellan. Ss the result, it can
he stated that plan hes been determined
Upon by which the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road Will be re-oTened.
% Tpp ~
OF The FIGHT AT A'CoY's AILLs-Tag FALL or
cot CR0aEAS.
a correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
writing from Fayette county Court House
Va, Nov. -. gives some particulars OF the
late fight 81 McCoy's Mills, between the Fed
eral forces, under Gen Benham, aud a por.
ton of the Confederates, under Gen. Floyd
We quote as follows
Our skirmishers, under the command OF tn {
gallant Capt. Gardner, OF the Thirteen b
Ohio, wero In advance of the colu nm on bot d
sides OF the road, and proceeded cautiously
Just IS they reached n bend In the road one
OF he com pauy or iWled oyer and sspied two
squadron5 of cav,lry, under Col troghan
OF Ky, and here commenced the battle OF
McCoy's Mills.
\ yolley was instantly opened Oh the enc
my, who were, as their wounded afterwards
acknowledged, taken completely by surprise
At the first tire several saddles were EN- pti ed
the abdomen. The rebels, though So rprised
showed nght and retired slowly, firing as
they went but our men having posse ssh on
OF the elevated ground on be til sides, expose &
them 10 a CALLING cross-fire, and forced them
back. The main body then advanced, hav-
avg, as before. strong parties of skirInish
erS. tolor ell Croghan was carried to the
nearest house, ana was cared for as well
as the state OF the case would admit OF
by Surgeon Chase, OF the Ohio Thirteen tn -
Ee was gallant man and an accomplished
officer; and though al eRsmys the sight oil
his dying agontes ''drew tears from the eyes
of men unused to weep The Coionei's
father and Gen Ben bam were old acquaint-
ances, lin fact, believe, classmates at West
Point ana the interview between them was
OF course unusually painful. We did all we
aid was vain, and ne c spi red the same aflsr-
noon. We brought 10 grl the body On our re- :
turn, and Gen. BeEEa N intenGs forwarding
1t 10 his friends at once.
Atl2 20 our advance reached McCoy's mills
and sharp action at once ensued. The enc.
my 8 forces consisted OF the cavalry engaged
ia the former skirmish, and at least one
think two--regiments OF infantry. They held
their own against our skirmishers, and hav-
Ing the advantage CT ground, bid fair 10 give
las considerable trouble and delay, for some
time NJ least, in our pursuit Of their main
force
9en. Benham at once ordered the Seventh
under Col Creighton, and half OF the Thu
seventh German, to take possession OF u ridge
on the right of the road. The advance, cou
sistiug Of the Thirteenth, Col. Smith w he
did the work rs W. II as man could do it--occp .
pied the left, and Can't. Schneiders battery
being brought 10 the extreme front, we pre-
pared 10 dislodge them.
Col, Smith discovered & large body O!
cavalry in an exposed part Of the Mill, within
fair range, ana the gallant German took de
libsrate aim, and bang went the gun wai1
went the ball. and--away Wen, the cavalry
under cover. rode by the side OF the ar.
tillsry, and distinctly saw the shot strike
among them, We now poured IL In hot and
heavy, and they scattered In all directions =
ALI this time our troops on the right were
firing whenever they had fair chance. and
constantly advancing.
AT or before this time a portion Of the
Thirtssnih took up position ON their OK
IRENE LETT, threatening 70 get in their rear -
The rebels finding the climate too warm nsd
In disorder IT Is difficult to correctly estl.
mate TIE loss OF the enemy, as We We're too
much hurried 10 make search for them, but II
oonid not hnve been less than fifteen killed
and wouadsd
We did not isss u man. This all eountls
rather ilshy, but they had NO artillery, ard
all our men within reach Of their musksqy
we're kfpt palasH.ly nnAfS eeYsY hy iagiI
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