The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-28
Correspon Ienss Of The Richmond Dispatch.
More about the Fight at Curriers' Greek.
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June Is 1851.
Having returned from viewing the demoli-
ton caused by Lincoln's fieDdish Gu -throa Is,
] will proceed TO give you brief description
TN Monday evening, the "A tn inst, the Feda.
raj steamer Star came in the Rappahapnoek
river, and went up about ten miles from its
mouth, and then turned and came down TO
Popecastle, firm lying eastward OF Carriers
Greek in Lancaster county, Va, belonging
to Mr.. James Gresham She then sent off a
large barge and two smaller boats. The barge
came az near the shore as she could get, aud
then the fends got out of the barge into the
smaller boats and lauded. In n short time
after they had landed, Capt. Hathaway came
down with his company and fired on the
barge, which was lying some distance to the
right Of the small boat that had landed. The
barge had a cannon mounted on her bow, and
a large number of armed men in her. When
Capt. II g men fired on the barr @, Lincoln s
heroes, that had landed were so badly fright
ened that they retreated in every direction.
Some took to the boat and others ran in to the
river. The pres mption is that some of them
were drowned. All the white JEFF. Daviss
men necessarily showered bullets upon Old
Abe's Weasels.
The steamer commenced firing about O. clock
p. nj and continued until o'clock. She
fired sixty rounds, seventeen balls pass
ing through Mr.. c. dwelling house. His
house is en- tirely dem oiished. 1t Is standing,
but is completely useless; every room is
shattered. MIR. Greshams wife and mother
were in the house during the bom5ardment.
time, was wing in her be0, when cannon
ball passed through her room, struck the head
of the beds tead, and passed on between the
sacking and mattress, and raised her u on OF
her bed without any injury. She was then
moved to another room, which was attached
to the rear of the larger portion OF the house,
and in a few moments bombshell passed
through the apartment and exploded, striking
The chair which she was sitting in, without
doing her the least harm. God will protect
the righteous; He has been upon the side of
truth, and Will ever be.
One boat and a number of arms consisting
of pistols, lnuskets, rifles and Sabres, was
taken by ournlen. The loss upon the enemy's
side is presumed to be eight or ten. Oar loss
mfrG5tte eot adCdre, not u single man hurt
The weases killed one frog and a mouse.
What a victory What 4 triumph Oar men
fought like heroes, and Clearly demons trated
that there still remains in the bosom Of the
Southern people the same high toned and pa
triotic principles that animated theirl auces
tors in I7I6. The Lancas teridns hayeish0Wn
TO LincoiH's devils that they intends 10 die
freemen rather than live slaves. All honor
and success 10 them. That was the most
atrOCionS and diabCllcal attack ever made. i
shows that they have blacker souls and more
tendish designs than ever was revealed by
the annals OF civilized war. Our banner may
be stained by the blood of its defenders-it
may be trampled upon by the unhallowed feet
OF n Orthern fenos, but it will rise unsullied
and float triumphantly. redeemed by South
ern sons, whose arms are neryed by II viz
tuOus Indignation, and whose hearts pulsate
with a resolve to conquer to die. We
Wonid give all the victory to God, and all the
praise 10 His great name. SPRCTACLBs.