The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-06

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18th, and we lie IN win Pleasure lh,, snm.
ner Is not coming here Win troops; tbar no
can't raise them"
MISSOURI RRFCasEs IN TKxAs.
The Sonaa1ess, published In Texas, has Tia
following item:
Scarcely day passes that we do not see
from one 70 u dozen wagons in aur town. se.
eompanied by men. women, and Children
WGlte ana black-flseiDg from oppression in
Missouri. Many have bareig escaped win
their clothing, ana have been compelled 10
abandon their homes, croYs ana al thsy
possessed. The accounts they bring of drs
~ u. Missouri far exceed IN horror any Of the
details In the papers. Many cf hem, IA soon
is they can get homes for their families In.
tend retGfniug TO assist IN sxpelhIt5 TIA var
dai hordes who are row desolating their once
peaceful and happy homes.
TEE NAVAL RsGAsENgsr MAR NEWPORT NEWS
OFFICIAL REPORT OF COMMANDER ruczsR.
The Enquirer, OF yesterday morning pub.
fishes the following cficisl report of Com.
marder Tucker OF the Naval engagement
which took place last Monday morning be.
tween the Confederate steamer "Patriek
Henry" and tha ener,ys aeet off Newport
News:
q. $. STEAMER 'PArRIcK HENRY
Orr MrLBERsY ISLAND
James River, Va, Dee, ID, lS6l
iy.--Since the 18th OF Novrm Der, the enc
my have accumulated at Newport News sevs-
raj small gun boats and armed tugs learning
that thes were in the b bit OF sencing seve-
raj of these gun boats up the river AT night,
and withdrawing them In the informing, In
duced me TO take he frst favorable opportu-
nifty to surprise and attack them.
This morning being dark and suitable for
the enterprise, l left our anchorage OF Mul.
berry Island At 4 o clock, A. M and proceed
er een'iously down the river--ali lights care
fully concealed.
regret, however, TO say, that was disap-
pointed in not finding the steamers as high
up the river ash expected.
AT early daylight we discovered four steam
srs, anchored in line, this side Of the frigales.
bat in supporting distancs Of them, and the
battery at Newport News.
We rounded 10 at q suppose distance Of
mile, aud commenced the attack with our
port battery and pivot guns, which was re-
turned by the steamers and the battery on
shore from rifiad and other guns. Many Of
the ri1led shells came near and over US, and
one struck us goir through the pilct house,
and exploding in the starboard hammock net
ti.gs, producing slight injury, aud woun9-
ing one of the pilots and seaman, very
sli chilly, by the splinters.
The engagement lasted two konrs, when
we returned to our anchorage, the enemy
eyincing no disposition to advance, either
during the engagement or Afterwards. We
which must have struck, bat with what H.
jury to The enemy we are unable 10 say.
Very respectfully, your ob't ssry's,
+ JoHs X. TUeggR, tom. T.. N.
Hon. S. X. Aallory, Sec y Navy, Richmond
LINCOLN VESSELS ESTgRIyG PAGAN CEEEs-
s'HEAyY FiRiSa.'
A correspondent from Suffolk, December
I'd, of the Petersburg Express, says:
Information reached here on Saturday hat
TIVE or three Lincoln vessels had enter ed ne
mouth Of Pagan creek. ON which smitnheid
Is situated. Tnis morning, aeout O'Clock,
heavy fir,rg commenced Ia that direction ana
eontinaed for nearly four hours, firing every
half minute and minnie. Nothing hiss been
heard as to what the firing means. some ase
confident that IL was an engagement oetweeo
the blockading vessels aud soms on our ss ~.
teries; others suppose that the nring was OFF
the other side OF the james, and wss an CO.
gagement between the forces OF Maeraaef
AM the enemy. A gentleman Jast aEftSva
in town suppsses that u was ~ rag luEs
but in this opinion do not agree. pufias
the day we may hear more about II, but u
will be 200 late, perhaps, for the mall
tDoabtiess the firing alluded to above was
that from Newport News BE- tween the Con-
federate steamer Patrick He nry and Lin
coins iiset, stationed OF that Point, rs ~
was about the time mentioned In the para
graph above that the tight commenced
there.-Ens. DIAL
asx. ssAaa.s coxoEArrIAfonf oxpsHs
The Barrancas correspondent OF the Mobile
fAla.l Evening" Nsrs furnishes that paper with
the following general order, com plimsnfary
to the troops On their signal victory over she
enemy 81 Fort Picksns, AFTER two days
homhsrdment. II puts to blush the boasiful