The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-26
ARMY DF HE EsOE0IsAG.
FOUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}


n~.ss. n.+ o. 7ee,
80 - - -'l'
Probably more facts cohctI mug tAT battle
Of I.eesburg are known in Richmond than
here A great many rumors are in circuIa
-
ton, Out genuine lacts' wen au'iehiieateQ,
are hard 10 obtain, Although have nothing
,ax. ,o communicate connot raf,.ir f.,,,
.,.,,1..
gong over previous H'steHieit9' CUTTING lhth
down a little from the lofty dimensions they
have obtained. The first story WAS nearer
-. .bo,, v,.- ot,e,. a., .f,o -. $40, .,.;-
t,
arT very mneh exaggerated ana laisIhed. l
do not allude so much to the published ae-
couut as / do 10 the rl1norS and reu0rtS c,,r-
$500 -. (..,.--,.,,,
- No. - 81 - LIZ
Aithoden was not allowed the privilege
OF conFtreihg WIN tnE pi lscEefs, t1r'r STA te-
ment came TO me tnFotgh a gentleman who
diu' tot. htftoh tcSS"tli, the man nom
Whom the mos "'s expected, or account o.
ms superior lnteliI&ehce ana euH alton.
proved lIiF ltaSl lii6h'lJ 81 All ne was an
old army oiDcer' ana WIS a one time II am
correctly ihioFmto' GO n1n3hdaht III " est
FolAt. 51e WIS o"ti III ne SUE OF iHti4Ai',
was "ptoi"trs Il ctdet IRON tdtt et't-', ana
eh'eira the 'httrN 9,aitS itiEf as hEPEtt St
coma ltentrhant IN iiF fth infantry, j uly Isl
49,, " LIN tne i"1n o. Aogost 4>?1, ne WIS
hitt" - "iSe i-teute'idht RI tue tiEillh ffgI'
! M-ht OF infantry during tEis Hght ne hati
70 eohihaho' out was t"ptdrPtS WhlIe on sne-
clai Guy pr0Dapiy u an engineer, II j. re-
toi tt'. heIe 'ilat Sp4' tosNF.tli h' expressed
tHT WISH ttitt ne De SiIeeiIF tAtHdIEeu, III
5ruef tnal ne may again e1teT tht " 'f2g&ihsi
Hs. 'ol Lee, OF the i"to MASSACHUSETTS req
Je', IL 'ei comm : fit! gave 4 very
faIr account or Inc hkht. All m prisoners
stem 10 tFIl 'hFLeitt STORES anu 10 rnd|dFoi
10 suppress ti!S 'iHih ~ AiuVi tS poeSlnl
ohe tit Eotice III 'iteSe lfiNt'aeFS that
ute 10, pfeH Sesh III 1noSt PREVIOUSLY eAptuf-
ec, ana mat IS "h impertlnehi 2Gd self-7s-
II. : L.
tlNfiE WIZ hot bt ioiiE aIlef ti4c ''frrtnd
stfnA5 sT17 III iiIo t'oii. Atie' Aeei fofhG@ht
tiat we are ~ pe tohq"Fi'u' aHu tH+t Inc
~ u il5i II 80 Ne fe s"'ir u
provinces Vi 'i9 N"ftn. NO l"ftp@F p:ison-
ers nave oeeh 50 coAtioent or SO E0petiu @Ne II
q atttSss'
Judgh4g l3olh Il comparison 81 he Gifnr-
cut stuI1es, shouid say t1e force o. the enc
my was cohshiefdoiy oFcf-rAted. All the
PRISONERS, soiar eiA Nhi'ufed ahG ftftF IN mum
pr pr gre IRON Tour T-Slmt4ts. me 10Th and
~ ~ ,,S IT, " ~ view AcrK IAN
many tnG BAKER s t&ilorhla Three men,
t"o u NilGin we're pl0u2Ht ~ inns evening,
We're from hho4e lSl,shH, ana belonged 10 the
50 1thodt 1sidhd battery: company II. II is
heaS ii - nianS oLi.Ff IeSlheh IS h,td
n.,,+,ra5 So, -, m 80" r ii,'He ',t,Ti.
- - - - - - -. st.'te
"a ~, ~, ~ touI 'nousand men
@ -. ~ - We; p.s1 'I'eJ o"Aeos7 Ii
81 .;,,. - -, -. , ~ o, !. nr a,
7 viii rs,,a.t yh.t 49,, h1 = ~, o' e. 81 .
m Il 81 ba+ f.!a
Is corraGt in -yeIr ,1erticIlta ~, 1 80
narpd vth other totn,renf t,,,;sr % % 40
toilI Yaraha1.l1 t3nj in tbjs sar,, 80 .
them he can ara " his own ro,,.i.,.ii,s ' N'''
&c, E,,anS Sal, h1 ~ - (.l>oN -, -
Sa1nrdav aud m mondev ~, 80 -, Ga
a~a1s cory,,,oencd crossi,r ~ t ''ao va
once advanced towards tne ro[,r,I fho NC is'
lance from, Ieeshure 10 the rivs- ~, liz
10 ahcnt th,aa Wis .,nI 49, 'ell, ~
raan+ ~ -. 40 go go; VIC - "a
fo~r.rd ~ r1aat than, rnis -, " - u :
nartisiIv raievea nv 4ha 5s.h ~1s
which a}yanraa IN fha fro,,+ - ha~ - -
hrunr Of tho tiyht dnrir.r ~ - ts - Ky
ha1tar viayo az II ( 49,, 49, 80 rs -
landed in sorads ar co,r ,rga,,;s f.l, .t ~
ho.fs and ;,1roaCiata,v yna.eha 81 -, 81" e;
terin7, The tirst snuad VS. a,Iaor,S,era, -,
the sth Virginia abonf.i milo anf - he1F frn,,
tbe river and yrere ariven hact Ana -
was met nv fha I-fh n;,sSiss;nni - -
driven hack. The iargesf and nr,ncirsI 80
lion of the lighting men was NET by Iha Jo1h
Mississipui the men, hers of xvh;ob tnngb :
.raore like CIeyiis' than hu,nsn hetnss
driving everything fefcre tha,n sn3 in,.,,t, :, .,
sever. loss upon such of the tedeTais rs stnn3
tbe tT ground brfnra then,
As last az MON cop,a Ia ,...,,, e..
ma hats nv v5a,a 49, - - 1 1
fiereo charges IF tha yIrgin;s 49,, pu' e-1s
49, So IL a4t ~ 10 t'-e. a'ie fot
sd hav,,a ,rnon ,h..,o 10 pii rii,e iltus
~ 4ha Northaasfar,, mr., ~ tbn 80 80 P0a.ea
from here 10 tha rtyer tonght ,b; - 80
MAKING MANY d,near,nS hu, a',,I,.,s 80 !,
chargss with Inc hayo.,a, .nd ,h.. $50:
knite In one niaep = n.r,;,, af ti', NJ &C.
cnusstts men becana .,,ft.l,..d in t'a0
aud ware 1hratgn inro cop+,1si,, 81 a., r-S9
hereby attacked and ~ cnr. ,std s,,.y W.
arms The Mlsslssjppiaus asa had manv
such bana-t and eaFr,nt rnr," 100 ~
and foug hi un1iI night au, mil he .,a,o :,
was either killed cautnraa dro.yns,i or
driven beyond The Potomac. A'
The Whole affair seems 10 hsva ha.n :, sac.
cession OF sxirmishes always resui,,oo IN ~ q
defeat Of the FederaIs. oecnrr,ng - ire.
auentiy as the men could b.. ,anded froso
the boats in sufficient force. - 0-0
The general results of the battle. as thew
are given to-day, are as follows :: The force
Of The ens landed on this side
the sad MIA and the TAN
Rhode Island battery. Their loss in Killed