The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-04

eTS- When asked afterwards by the MAJOR
| why they hesitated so long, the boys said
| that the foe was so close, and they had so
| dead thing on them that 1t looked like a
shame TO take that advantage of them.
AYANKRE scouSDagI.
A letter from Louisville, Ky, to the Gin
| cinnati Gazette contains the following atroci-
ously and UNANIMOUSLY false statements
| There are desperadoes in Buckner's camp
| nttering the most horrible threats against the
| te9m1a of Louisville. l declare what know and
| he whe aares TO deny 1t should be looked on
| az consptrator to the same end l know
| further. beyond doubt, that in Nashville, the
| convicts IN the State prison are being drilled
| daily, to make war upon the women and
| children Of Kentucky and Ohio and Indiana.
| If there is any manhood in the freemen
| OF the West, this should make every
| muscle of their bodies culver with Just and ir-
| resistibie ire. Let the watchword OF every
able bodied man who respects his mo- ther, his
| wife, or his sister, be ITO arms
| TUE "RIFLE CANNON BRIGADE" FAILURE.
| The Louisville {Bowling Green> Courier,
| says;
| For some months past the Yankees about
| Richmond, Ia, have boasted prodigiously of
! a "rifie cannon brigade" OF 800 men organized
| there, and which was TO accomplish wonders
ii cleaning out'' the rebels. The cannoDs
were manufactured at Richmond, and were of
| such light weight as 10 be capable of being
| carried on the shoulders OF the men Last
| was 10 accomplish such wonders was publicly
! tested and proved a dead failure.
| THE sT0RG1SG or CAMP wILDoAr-sEvERE SUP
fERISa or TIE MAEcH-IscIDESTs.
An interesting letter is published in the
| Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, from its CORES
| pondent at Cumberland Ford, Oct. 9th, in
| relation To the march and attack on Camp
| Wildcat. We extract the following;
| 1t very soon became quite dark, and the
| sapperS ahead were sent forward to clear
| away a blockade to the fore ever Little Rock
| Castle river--the bridge having been de-
| stroyed and the enemy having blockaded The
| ford road by cutting trees across 10 prevent
| the approach of our cavalry The camp,
| cording 10 Information received from one of
| the prisoners, was situated between the two
| Rock Castle rivers, and protected by immense
! natural fortihcations on each side. We al
| terwards found il to be 4 perfect labyrint1,
| even without the harrassing bullets of the
| concealed foe to make it more difficult of ac
| cess
| As we moved slowly down the mountain to
| the creek, heard The General order Coi~nel
| Brhzalton TO dash across the creek, and right
| IN to the camps. to find out where they were
| The Colonel, heading his battalion, made 2
rapid dash in the direction, and was fired
upon with rifles. When they returned, Col
| McNairy's cavalry We're ordered forward.-
The Colonel made a splendid charge across
| the creek, and l could hear the tinkiing bells
| on his saddle-skirts, ab've the clatter o. a
| tanca, and 1 hardly expected to see him
| turn alive. Away they went ,dashing through
the leaves and orn-stalks, and crack crack
went a dozen rifle right amongst them Our
boys gave an answering cheer and charged
alter them madiy, even d,smouuting from
| their horses aud firing their guns and reyolv
ers into the bushes that skirted the !oaG.
| thought we We're "in' for Il battle then, sure
| | could hear distinctly the sncmy's drums
! sounding the alarm in the distance, and
| knew the aholit- nists We're ralis ing behind
| their breastworks. at this juncture, Cne OF
our guides, a noisy, talkative fellow, deserted
| u.s. and, l believe, went over to tn enemy.
| 1t was the most exciting period, tn me, of
| the whole expedition. Gan. Zollicotfer Or
| deIed our regiment, which headed the column,
| TO charge forward. We Went ahead nt &
| dou BILE quick dashing through the creek
| nearly waist deep, and 1t caused an inyoiun-
| tary shuGder as the chilling element filed
| our boots and saturated our clothing, so that
| we moved forward with difficulty, charging
| VS. knew not where, and anticipating d
| shower OF bullets from some direction every
| moment. We were halted in the rosd, and s
| consultation was hel0 The result of which
was that we were ordered back across the
| creek. Then we We're ordered to return,
! (making three trips through the water,l to
| guard coratield while the cavalry got fo-
| rage fer their horses Then VIZ were thrown
| out AS skrmishers on the very hill from which
| the enemy fired on our cavalry and there L
| think | spent the most wrett hedly uncom-
| Portable night of my life. l shall certainly
a.
| with tattered garments and scratched and
| bleeding hands, we were skirmishing through
| that hill, falling sometimes, and rolling over
| sword, gun and all, for ten or twelve feet -
| The entire battalion was afterwards stationed
| along the top of this ridge, and the men, wet
| cold, and shiVering, "piled in' like pigs in q
/ fenca corner, and were so tatigued that man J
| of them actually slept While their feet were
| nearly freezing. Before day we were OF
dered down into the road, and proceeded
on to Wildcat, which some of us, from
| long watching, began to believe was myth
| We made a halt in the road for daylight, anC
| [ remember seeing, with 10 little enviou
feeling, my friends Doctor G. and Col. Rains
| retire to their virtuous blanke's in a cabbage
patch, while mine were back in the wagons
several miles behind. Later in the marninI
| [ learned, from General rs directions /,
| some of his Colonies, that his object was no
| TO storm the enemy's camps, bu. to make
| feint and find out the position Of their fortifi
| cations. We proceeded cautiously up TIN
| road, PowelTs East Tennessee Regimen
| moving along the top of the ridge on our light
and the Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment OF
the ridge on the left. The advance guart
| came mp with 4 man on the roadside with
| gun in his hand. and fearing lest it might b
| a man from our thanking regiments, they CAV
| him the signal. He replied, by asking, Ar
| YOU an Indiana man - '' No, by Cd wa
the reply OF the guard, as he threw his rifle t
| his shoulder, '' am Tennesseean.' TIL
aboliJonist lodged the shot, threw away h,
gun and took to his heels. The column wa
/, | again stopped by another blockade. irmedi
ately underneath the Qualifications of tt
| enemy, and while the men were engaged i
| clearing it away they We're frequently fire
} upon. An old hag, living at the bottom G
the hill, was asked if the enemy had any can
nen 4" Yes she replied and if you go
there they'll give you hell
ESTIMATED LOSE on BOTH SIDES AT CAMP VIII
CAT.
The Knoxville Register, of Thursday, say:
> | we learn that our total logs killed in the en-
IA ii pOl n at 20 mr.
| cat, Kentucky, and who have since died c
J their wounds, is l3. A reliable officer, jus
from Gen. Zollicoffer's command, states tha
| a Kentucky lady (who came into camp to vis
| her husband, who is prisoner) reports tn
NUM- Der of the Lincolnites xii ed and wounde
= at $50. She is said to be an intelligent an,
weil-iniormed woman. and her sta tement
believed to be correct. Thus, with the pri
soners in Gen. Zollcofie-'s hands, fabouL 20
the arms and munitions captured, and tn
killed and wounded of the enemy, the gage
! | meat near Rockcastle seems to have been a
brilliant victory as many that have crowHe
the Confederate arms, and have been NOR
talked of.
| MIscELLANBoUs.
Captain VIM. II. Donelson, of Louisville
cashier of the Commercial Bank, Of tina
| city died a few days since.
Robert Sanders. of Lebanon, Ky, has beel
imprisoned in Louisville, charged will
treason 10 the Lincoln Government
| James Anderson, J. A. Laskey, and ]
| COcnfau, aTfeSte some ume since at dSHuer
son, Ky, and sent to Louisville to Jail, have
been released on bail.
| Among q lot of old guns brought to Bow
ling Green, KY, a few days ago, for repairs
was an Old English musket made in the Jeal
| 1851.
The report Of fight between the Flemings
| burg Home Guards and a company OF Con
feierates from Nicholas county, is said to b.
| incorrect.
The coin in the Bank Of Ashland, Ky :, hal
been removed, TO prevent its coming into tn
possession Of the Oonfederates.