The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-28
LATE WAR NEWS.


Contradictory reports of ao engagement a.
Lewisburg. Va tstreen our forces nnd'r
Gen Hath and large body 81 IN" enemy.
have hsen In circulation fer two days past :
AND ~ /. was Known tina. the O.ey Battery.
composed Of young m.n from this city. parti-
c,cc.et In the fsb.. much an .ie.y has beer
manifested hare ,p learn the result. su"
.v,cht,-s csrrt., Of yesterday, contain
a7rrs particulars. chic" we COPY II" ~
pntfic," ssys
Cs,,t {, a.aslcn Htey. OF R,"einoeo; W."
.or..,.,i .rsb.ls.e aEbt a. Lswiseu'g.
.,,d ,vao j. uov; .r this CT y. res s'thIeueu :
.h. ,,,Uowra ,,ema "f interest," co"'eA ''''e
ne battle. rav,s
.r,r AID immediate vicinity % l6st Slloas
rnnrn,us. The foYcea engaged Oh yus 81. ,a
ncou4 seq in nnmhsT. we're the =. !, - ..,n
so,h Virg,n'z regiments. hax ga. -, ,h.n ev
r .ii.,4 tur rur. Of L6wryA natseEy, on.
cuu y; III 1pnuu'E battery. ana t"o ~ ~,
nrvsn'. pa. cry. from M1nros cnnnty. 49, 80
dor cou,ran,, Of tteu Heth, Inc saoA"
80, nared frcm q oon TO 8. 600 Srf n,H" II, 40 2
"a. at.s.l Grove ,hs enemT from ~ pos,
ttnna, when ne wa re,psor.ea anp, nc :. ~.
GAINED resl.iop In our rear. a. ..s -,
a~,snurs through which "a IA neeo oIis .
n chr forces fell ,.acs In Goud oIde1, 1S.'he
ne luggage or wae ns, across I've " ~
rive, the bridge oy.r which .nsf cuIa':
Yankee ora GGt rRF6uc cbs 'V'Atps
tnd the lie -tEnciiou OF otteaH'e '''e
material I'm p4de tneir s6Vs zee.
Onr forces Will IN Ike stand nj ----. y very
..roDE pOs!ti0n ,..- h.,nr
den He.h q. ed WITH signal bravery, "e''s
in ,he ,,Iirt.a. ~ III. fgat a. Al times.
ina, h regiment ", . have bean reported
10 have II II tru.n the field, cn!y tetrea.ea IN
der or..s,a af.e, being opposed 10 eet.1 eu
perior sor"s. hy "hom t"s' VIZ
M. - , To-, MN. 80.
We .ons ne 10 prisoners and .oat nche ~
our opn-e,repL {. q vcunh'd, "no were le.t IL
the hands I'll inc sasmy. some OF our SUI Sori
80 ra.!r-I ~! -i,tt pnI Eiss'. Rnd r. S:i7iF I"
nc z,.iss II D-vnu's battery, a3t u gu1 Of
t,..,,s ,ptte~7 were 4 .ha c-tc.. - tEe
acme OF th' ia'tat @aa . r.-'"tr lh!it 80
the order lEt-eat.
lie f.;i.rs % ae ysnkss. IL rurSEs rur
r@tr.ati4a for. - ~ltb W:t,tstg sAe c5Rsel, -
t;a,i IN i''ey ,.'nk9. ~ me III. th7 they Ind
sa,it "a usyt u tns,t i,l"sa By g 1irtni one
route t. the y ,tise, ri'h tho .ivaigd ~ de.
stc w it, gr thGe eating IL p''r fstr-3 d
plan 10 which, hoTeTsy. they signify ftied
fiei., Edgar, If R.outos. goa M .snd
gallant oftic.c. VII. killed pn tas 7,a.
Captain EinQeV. a, A. t1ensr4l. " ruT hs .
Ian &C anty. wa y ra"tel IN ths side, ,s', .,sn-
eeyQps!s.
,iapt Thompson, 81 c4i'h Regiment. ,s,ss
moi tally * IHa1a1
Mems ~ The t'."t Eaiiaty ~ VS. t't.ttaiu q .
were Injured.
s;ap.a,,a OtsJ be;rs ordered from the fsl.i
to Lave hia Srnnd dressed. can give nc COZ.
Iect e2IiIoste # the kiilsd and wounded On
Ci,har sids. though ua saw npmaers Of tn q
enemy aea i.
P,sssrss,. nv tire We-tstn train last nigh.
prcn9h, hu' ::,.I" 81 '.i.oua. 70 he sbn.s ~-
III .hs rartiu1iax ~ s'sg ;u.> Reports sery
@uHeitcfan's. same s.f.ne 1 nniy two killed
SID rhuI. -. cats ~aa1f-: Others .gurn al
Ia. fhe Thois iCes a. t:An 500 kLllsd.
'rnur%ad and m4Ek,ag, W. arc !r.i iAai -
belicve that oar tata. a,sus'nss VIII rssc. in
n asiehlf1T ord IF goo.
1Hn Day t''eaad!.s ths fsht. we captured q
@I.t"i;re la'7F Jf tatat:r IN -aorrce. t.aar the
'tsset,h.tar t.ver. 9Trrher,us ~, uithca at
Er,Ag fan i''a.' =, ths fsht we took
ai.1u. {" .'rtsrn SO, Ell ~ shnn, Sasa ur-'s
,"EiaG ante -; 0ur uTn.
t}vs,e &c, I'D iiiCCork a.: reported 20 ia .
h&sl :ucITir1.o1 ct SIC eIerpy,
Tep 2sa figfio;s regiment sait !" have
~, :, -,t con -ld - n! :. Icing nova than all
TIE others &nlnhta-H
Jne pfrstaina h7s ths fc;in y,ns at|;'inrnl
raticnlSf.
firm q ict.s le sre 7sts informed That IN Of.
st.,lst 81 .pa,.h Il ri hsau received Rs tienars,
iyr1irs FIN f:spatai a$th. stating rha: be
Te6 ortH the SIS II victory ~ sen en una
I'd he 70 : snpa,:sd - ian oscs with loss
OF thi-'E kidd. wound-t. AND N es,,c ant
&c r,acf # artillery.
,hes sntie.nan from .co.n -Y- recsivsd This
tLtJi II liiCA fsa1 tae Ctspe tCh, ant sc are la.
tu.e1 70 isitsra thet /. !. per teCtly reliahia
y ! says thst the artillery reported CAPTURED
y : aus from tecthin ntev's aai enc fro-,
tle tIeen - a. Artillery, .ae h"Te.s If which
Uerp ktIiad.
We .apt.Eei II p-isoust,. ~ Of whom we're
cavelry and $ i,fasuy, :ncludipe soma OF
the ptcsc,s who w-re sleeping on tnsir poa,s
fnorG t1e casualties racc. ted on or side
= a2,i, FiuneF CALLED. MAJ, kGsar ard Capt
= = Uiey wounded .he snsmy's Iar. Is
s,.cposed hsaEE
From the hove. Il would nc. apreaf that
ne drfest vas - c.lsaStrous as 81 rst report.
~. M, { merely q slishtesvc,.e.
we urtsI tend tia. Gen. Fl eth 10 severely
cec.,rad Is tha movement which brought on
The - g.. sTnan:. oui sva4 lie, ihsra IRE inss
e-ennd> % ma ,tr the -eneurc. srs uua-
vaIe