The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-12
PROGRESS OF THE war
FROM THE SOUTH.

port Yesterday afternoon. and az t.tah>
O'Clock iast night '"'"t .
We ara informed that brisk ana h..
cannonade, lasting for An hour or rorra FaD
took place oatwe-n the batteries - 80, hF%'
brighde on me daryiand side ana ,h
tedera'e batteries NJ Evansport ~ 'oh.
after snot mad been fired from our tse'iiJ
ehpiosioh Iook pi - In Sickness Brirsds W, ha
tha1dei or Which was heavy -. the
VINO witnessed III were irnprsasa. 20 Taos.
b1ltei that one OF their pnUa.r -" ne
had blown up. There was m Kaitnes
wares ana the cessation must hav. r. "'"F'
result Of soTue Issster We h.vs ossh The
direct from Transport since tbs 'eI"rl
being witnessed by our troois from tI"F, +
adlscent to aqua creek 'he hliis
Aoont9 o'ciocG last night our haiti
ETaEsport are reported 10 have a. i'> 4!
or more war vessels that attpmnt.d On one
down. The firing WIS heard VIZ 8" iAss
tinctnees In King George county - ~ lis.
OF Sky miles ana Jared the ao a' u ance
dwelling of our IN foTuaut Of this 80 9! tae
bsiieN cal AT Aqua Greek that the .. Il Is
driven back, as ah 9 had not rsssa5 49, Va
river. NoWR tAa
The Texas boys With their lon,
Enfield lies probably drove sgyersI knrs--
from small sail vessels that a,rernn,.eI crews
! III the yiciaity OF Evansport bgl,Eu 70 pass
were afterwards recovered cy ~ - Ntss-Le
All was quiet I'll Aquia Cree < a = IA, ~ 1oY ~-
to-day, the aonr OF our latest ,dvic.,a Lo"E
, that quarter. >'S Rom
srsre
the enemy was landing at Ma s,h,,,'F ttAt
nut the report was incorrect bel, = :, oiA,,
ted no doubt Gu tho movelnsut %, i'C'ci-
| sos ss ~. y. regiment If, III tAer clJ 0'ole1
to Al other poiat. 0'a camp
Ihe ru1lcr About landing u, Tann.,..
/ mock, an the clu1-Gs pacEing In Al pfA"sa'
ing, WAS equally untouuded anu 'eaN-
The Fredericksburg HsnarIr, Of ,ba -.
inst, says: '1'-
The matt rider between tuj. Mo-.
h"ml sttad, wac came up yesterday tyer H"4
/ reports having meta retuTu!tr,.1rt,' mn \,
had cal red Information 10 ON III "'J
the landing ol the enemy in l,rsr 800 W
the county OF Nor hum ba-E,,H nc &c
TINS : mere raid, or preparatory f. ~. -'
. cupaIiu.,, We are rot udyt,.d ~ " ''s c.
y. SUNDAY rVe!iug We vera ar ,t. A.,
ana matters seemed - be rul!,u,I}, -
oHly some ~ sail yefs is W-r,, tu .'.S} ~,
our part, NO ar" very lncrpdi;tous -, I'
great battle on the Potomac I, ~, - =
! cur, and II may iot-our belief is ,ha, ,r.
bhCHhO9e or The Mar is broken ~. :, 'dr
Spring will find ~ II NOT tl..s-,, -. ~ l"a'
st least Ia q far way for securing = sr.t,,'
fIRsCs cAESoAADISG ON TIE sOrrgvsx ...,.-
The following particulars Of an az.
which has been briefly noticed IN lha D.
Will be found interesting. /, IL lake, from
the ) tyannah Republican, oi the IN ms,
Night before last, q bout o',Iot, oor..
zens were aroused by a tIrrib1, 49, 49,"
seemed 10 proceed IRON the Atlgth.yDact1,
EoTt f"iaski, ana zoe general i'm f,rs.4jon ,ra,
that the n1et lad made a d-ir 80 .'
"eain<t the fort or -atttinqte1 H. mas, =,
! when Daylight came and lhpv Terana.,r
sight, all lelt sure that The erpqri5C4c, -,
explained the affair. ''
1t appears that Lieut.. William NJ -.
irish volunteers. with 4 small par-y Ven,
over to lyoee about midnight FOR the i,urross
Q! recononerins the island Finding u.
enemy missing, they concluded I, d'nr,ra
! MIN OF his observatory for the furr-a T6ay
! accor0l '2ly ser IRE 10 the interior of -,
lighthouse, which was entirely rarsor,a+
leaving only hollow shaf, s.suAipg Ibs
splendid lamp was. remove: 10 4 MA = .,
safety some months ago
Discovering the ire, the snFmr Core!Bdat
our r00ps hau resumed pppIasS.., ~ me
island, and forth with commenced I5rrfryg,
upon II Il shower Of shell su. As tie rs,.,
reireated as soon rs the building ~, md
they sustained no iniTry
itSIaFiay a!-eruoyu The Federal fpat T.. n.
rC"Gs n@0 increS S,d Ia ,4.4r OF 8 hf-su ,-r
what purpose, remain. 70 ne explained IN.
, new corners are said 10 be old ana rus.y i,,.
irg sailing vessels, resPu1 bling yg51lar. SD
are prootby portion Of those thar have ba.g
collected for sinking IN tn ertra.sr. -
Southern harbors,
--LATEST FkVs TTFps,
Tho Savannah Fs1.s Of the esa uetsrr1-,
. SAYS.
The sSeepie OF she Exchange wa o-eup,-,
nearly all day yesterday by g4rzoIs ygIA
glasses. observing the i an zet, Iiest in t-sha:.
. DOR. Late IN The evening We went up and
LOOK view OF tn" ships, which then III
oerei sixteen inside Of the bar
From persons VINO arrived IN he af.arnuor
III the laai we learn that the sauna nun Der 20,
vessels rs On Wed, esday are stilt ancnnrrt &c
the Roads Day before yesterday brig was
stripped as II for The purpose or bong sunk
ana on yesterday afternoon Ozark Vgth SANE
set, was run on shore near the large u ,h:-
ihiS Is supposed % have beeG done on Jgr.
pose, a. the wins and tide were n IN :,-or
OF lle Fe9se!. ks object % the v1udtls can.
not be OWNED. a. the sinzluE O. the $rssrl 81
th&t point would not have offered any Oh.
str ton to the entrance - 1ur aa~Dor.
Our scouts from Fort Pulaski Te,e on tds
Island on Wedne-tay nigh. oU. ware Nc,
ahle, after d1llgent search, 20 Iiud any Fele-
rti- ihtir nag MA removed from the Mr..
tstio tower on " ednesday nixh. and rspIs,&
there yesterday morniue.
LATER FEox COLUMBUS, E4--sUxRsSpGa &c COZ
FEbfkArB ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ATrA-E q
CAMP E0Lr, 81.
Wefake the following late sad interesting
particulars OF EFF tirs 81 CoIuuabu. from "
M1mpbts Aoa!aachs. of the -th Inst:
We learn from \ gen rlrru "a VINO lett G..
tufu Gus about noon On Thurscay, thar b a.
fat tsaIner came down from C1iro on Va
nesday afternoon, under ing OF truce, H..
brought about one hundred ana MY Coni-
rrtte troops who were taken prisoners q.
Camp Jackson, Independence. The pr.
son+Ts were allowed TO briug their g4ss
equipments, &c with therr
IL Will be REM befed that Gen. Pre-
turned loose ali the Federal Or soners Be hsi
III missouri. and IL IS understood ihtt tGc+@
prisoners were III rect procation Of - 81.
lhe same night the steamer Ia2yo "a- g.
tfiied Tor service up the river with the sa-s
troops on duty wnlrh had been returned
lew hours before. The Object was - pr
vent surprise,
Ga Thursday the gun boats ola kson SAD
"Polk' went up 10 within short dIstanc-H
| cairo, apd poured several rounds III 20 taIf
Holt opposite Cairo, pepperips tue FrdsrS.'.
/ and compelling :hem TO leave their tents 81
| scarnper OF for their ve-y lives,
The Frd~Idis have no guns mounted y
! Camp III it, aud orr gunbt ats oc u pied sa'b
| poSllon that ;h-y could not De- rrAtnr1
! either from Cairo or Birds Point II - ct
! lteved that these attacks viii speedily or'Hs
! on an en gagrurnt--tha very tbiGg our 10Y
! IN, 81 arceutv desire. A. C0ium bus. y
! Thursda., IL was generally rumored aud ..
iieyed thds nm utttck a. adacNh ~"nti =
made ~ an eirly day The FEDERAL !gIf
! there Is I'D 70 be reduced . about $3.50
Gen. J-n Thompson is tortify,ug az NJ
Madrid, and hts no idet IN II the eitfsS
! are fools enough To attempt To disturb t.s.
He is corcsn trating q very large army her
| and doing as efficient seryi e for the meaus''
nj. command As any one in tho Confeder.@
I service
AT Hickman, va are inform ed. true S0o'''
erners from Kentucky are arriving In lSsf'
nam oers every day, and going TO Coiame2S
with ell possible dispatch. Indeed 50 gfS''
is tue rush TO Hickman that 1T is in o0n'rA
piauoa To rua II steam boat between Hi
md Columbus for the special accommodAl.lL
81 the Kentucky sympa n!2ers wiiA s-'
Sea theru cause
sAikAisa AT CUMBERLAND RIsgR BBrWbsA 90
zJLLicoFtsa AND rag LIscOLSlfhs. ,
From Il prlyatJ letter from Gen Zlii'v'-
ter's camp, on Gum berland river, on he 'V''
between Jamestown and SOMERSET, the hI'N-
Vile Register is permitted 10 extract tho ~
lowing particulars OF 3 skirmish which "a