The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-05
Ramors Yesterday.
r,s impending Battle In the South
We0t

q rnt.,lis.nce frcm CorintS, received yes'er-
indicates he near approach Of a bloody
ia hetwsen The ui.iteu armies of shiloh
S. "a rrthora and the enemy now men sclnS
81 49,, FONT The people OF the whole So nth
u,.s.lt wish Ia te ass snxissy the result OF
81 ct, hopeful Of a successful issue, a..
~ I'D with The complete discomn a e IL Our
81 ,y,r-.r. focs. We append, from the Enquirer
sd .,trs. The news received from Oorinih By
uIssraph'
CoK,srH. Miss May s.-Ali is q aiet in front
q ofour lines A battle Is daily expected. A
a -. Item Al from Tennessee river reports tina,
a.l KIRBY Smi has defeated Gen. Mitchell
81 sra 70 taken Huntsville.
4 sooau asst in report that akirmishi EE toa K
MS e about Two O'Clock this morning. be.
8 tween ours and the enemy's ptckess. on tbs
harrington road. four miles from Oorinth -
Oar csntre fronts on Monterey road. Gen
q rdee lei, Pennington or iae right. Ths
Enemy, in force, advanced Considerable on orr
4 -sht 20 Day.
five O'Clock. -Hesvy and rapid firing of AZ
.nsry on our rish.. The enemy haze just
son N Ell o.d wit b Gen. Hardee. and DOR fore
tearlnS Continuity, brisk and IL - ant
!. The overture 10 battle has com c1epced. Ger.
a.aresard " ii be on the field. To-morrow
grand battle will proceed.
The followiug sddress has Just been issued
e oar trooVs. who are com lent OF victory:
asAn4k 81 OF FslcEs At CoIIrrs, hliss
May .. lss2.S
Soldier, Of Shiloh and OF ElshorD, we are
.eout to meet ono. more III the shock tf bat
.le the In vaders OF our soil the ds.p2:.ers Of
orr homes, the dlsturbers of our family ties,
..ce 20 face hand to hand. We are so decide
whether we are 20 be frecmen or vile slaves
G, hose who are frss only IL name. aid who
] bat yesterday were vauquiihed, although Ia
largely superio. nun beg, In their owa eu.
estn pmeats, on tbs ever memorable fe.d CT
Shiloh Let the impending bIt.ls decide oIr
f..e 4nd add more iliuss!ious page to the
history OF cur revolution--ons TO which oar
children vi point vi noble p-ide, sayir z
''onr fathers were at the battle OF Uorin.h :"
co pgrstulate you on your umelY junotis
With your mingled banner. for the frs. II ~
daring this war, we hall meet cur fce f.,
strength that should give ~ Victory. Soldiers,
caa .he result b dOubu2I7 Shall we not
dive back Into toe Tennessee the prssum PIN
cus rercenavie collected for cur subjuga-
ton
aud the business Of our cause, We shall recov-
o. mors than we have lately lost; Let the
-sund OF cur vic,ori1d. gnn. BE- re-echoed BIZ
ihoss OF the army of VI: gici1 on ihe historic
battle I'D OF Yorktown.
f$iSned1 6. T BEAVRBaARD,
General Commanding.
l~mcial,l
J II. Ofey. A. A A General
OoIIBrH, Msy s-sau tlx The epemy's
advaZce consisted OF abou, 5000 infantry.
with cavalry and rtillsrJ. Tbs skirmlsh
commenced at Sewn siie Greek, near Farm
ington Brig Gsn. marmndu kee brigade was
.aSaged, supported by Capt. Sweets hissis.
arpi battery. They mainIained their posi-
don with sat gsilln.ry asaiusI me heavy
.helIiuk Ct the en- n flr three. Quarters OF an
hour, when our forces fell b. OK. The enemy
had six pieces Of artillery and heavy sisgs
gus Heavy volleys OF mu-getry wee fired
o. bc'h sidfs
Plvate }. b, Donne!ly, only sixteen year,
old. Of Capt. 9raddys Al&Dan1 e.vairy,
cIp:ured Lieut.. Col. Adams, Of III ssouri vo.-
aIesrs Yarkse FaI1r AMI Others were
Gl.G tax 4 rruoners. The txct hrge OF sew.
illtes lasted a little over an hour The ep.
sny's main body consists OF Ave divisions, on
he Pardy, Monterey, Hamburg, end Farm.
us;on rosds. They have not yet advanced
Many poor families were driven in, by the
s.tsck from their homes.
Exh ol0e4 The enemy is In possession OF
Ysymtsgton. Our loss 10 90 killed and 100
vouLded. The eIemy's loss Is supposed 10
be heavy. All quiet