The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-24
CosrsrH. MIss., Saturday, April l2


QUIZ Qu'Us.
CosIsTH, Mas, Saturday, April i2
There liz little or nothing to be written from
this poin concerning the late battle, OF which
YOU a lot already aware. TIE distance from
the battle fleld-some twenty three miles
tue fict that The army Is scattered over sew
erai miles of country, and the tardiness Wi n
which details come in-l mean such iaterest-
ing personal narratives concerning the m1vs-
meuts Of different regiments IS give 1est 20 =
descfiptlou prevents The recurt Of that com
pIste history which il would otherwise be n J
pleasure to give.
we occupy materially the same ground az
on the tiay If err the hght A portion OF the
battle f.id u In possession OF the enemy
portion we sall hold The Fnderais aie nnsy
in reorsaniz ng, md We, too, are rapidly
ming our sttsIy p spsus within
a nontu aconnoiteriuR parties In force
occa .ionally come towards our lines, out the
presence Of John Morgan and FORESTS cay
| airy acts IS a check. and nothing Is ei!ner
| gained or lost
Our wounded-~at leas. rs many as can be
safely moved-hays beer ssnt away, and 20
rn "A PRESENTS N ch the same RS ,yect rs Store
| the uaLtle. Il remarked IN b preceding letter
| that mos, of our woGnds Ws-s il he eKtr' IA
| ties, and Inauy o. our s'!ied y era $40: N tina
! head This il accounted Tor hy the fact tha.
| being r woody conutrg, our troops frequeu lily
| COZ shsltei b.hind -rres, Indian style aud
| t,us protected ths body. L; Is rep0r Ted that
b. Chaplin, OF New Drlsans, who served on
| tbs sLsf OF General BeauTagard il Virginia,
| performed thirty ore an put atiCHs On sunday.
| Prob .biv large numpers Of J'mbs viii Vet
have 10 ne sacrfi ed 10 the surgeon S kuife,
because the necessary operation was not per
formed upon the fisid. These, bcsysSe~, ere
uifficul .ss which, in an army 60 pecuilnrly
Oigan'zed "a Cur own, cannot be obvla'ed
without more ea perisncs than Ue yet possSss
From one hundred ana Atty 10 two hundred
AZ cur wounded were lef, on Ins battle
4 ,f - - u, Z
tLe.7 removal, and were captured ~ iafs.
nntntsr OF wounded Fsderais nelnE likewise
IL sur uands, b correspondence on Lns sueJ CO
- ~ sxe,t te,wsen Generals Breck. M Sc ana
DRAM aud i . has been agreed tbs 20 soon as
they recover t0ey shsi be excEange man for
10 ~.
l. i .s.o-ted ,n Mem phis, whch is only
niaa, y.three miles sistant, tnat al extra pa
yer wa issued at New Madrid iIumodi ate
after tca bttrie. IN which IL is stated tha, ihe
Federais have had glorious victory, -" =
captured fifteen thousand Il infedera'Hs! =
Nashville paper, on the cOntcpIy, stat -t'e =
the FaoeIals have met with great tsht.
their ioss in killed, wounded and mil b.
ing not less that twelve thousand. taa la't
is some ~nsre near the truth "a iosS III
prisoners during the TWO days W j. ooaoy
not exceed four hundred.
among tue trophies exhibited mere are
severei shields taken from the bodies OF IN al
ana Off eers, in which they were enveiol ed
| fro m meek to hips. In one OF hese was-an
linden talion Eiade by B. GlIute bullet three
| fourths of an inch deem, showing that the N q.
van,ion is a really sGsctual defence against
shots striking tbs body. ae shield Is so ar
ranged that It's weight Is upon the shoulders,
being adjusted there By lrou bands, or sus-
penders, ard is made y stsei Iae OH err
! from whom The one Ia q uestion was q. gel was
| xii I'd By ball III the mead.
| Other re ults Of our victory are also syary-
| where visible. UIless ne knew better, G.
| stranger wosld mistake our army for Il at
| rate Yankees gully three-dfths OF The IA 80
/ IN hu
! some Of oar officers carry Yankee swords,
| and, altogether, we have gathered very re-
| spectacle equipment Of arms, garments, ri q
Injuries
Ia my last letter, believed indicated that
| tho entire Yankee camp was burned, after
| bs.D occupied by our army Sunday nigh.
| TINS Is al error. Only portion OF 1t, un-
fortunately was destroyed, and the remain
| der fell I'M to tho hands of tho Yankees On
| Tuesday after the fsht, our army having
| fallen back TO new line of operations.
| The ,ele graph has already doubtless IN
| formed you OF the occupation of Hpntsyille
| and Decatur, Ala by the Eedernls and tae
| aptuEe ofsome ten or fifteen cars The d.
| tails are not known, but 1t Is not generally
| supposed that the enemy entertain any fur
| Their desl gu than 10 cripple our resources by
cutting on he Mem phis and Charleston ka,i g.
road, which runs through thesa owns TIE
distance from Huntsville to Corinth Is aho q !
one huadrei miles, Ii In IN emory correctly
serves me, al, d 1t is hardly probable that,
| with r. y force he can comm and, Buell. would
| m .rch ais a. my thatois ance. away from his
| sunbot's on d fanking movement.
Il Is NOW sDPpo.ed tUat FUEL was OF IN
the battle Of Sniloh, t. II last, though a
consdera ole portion q MS army may have
! been; bot was engaged ii experimenting n ?
| movement on Huntsville.
| Ial,tnd no. 10. as far IS regards iis fu are
| relations to the Southern ConfrdeTscy ID = q
among "the things that were" is slightly
| ennsand eleven Z lIbodts acd tracepor IS have
| been sunk, twelve or fifteen hundred men
| bp E0- m a. q
| Maegail, the comm ander AT the rs1fu tuder
| who escaped, are now struggling INFO Msm
phis In squads OF i've, ten, or fifty De the case
may ue. scores Will doubtless be drowned IN
| the bayous or lest In the canebrah e., where
in many ics,ancsg, the men have 10 wade fol
miles up to their arulpits in vatsr. All oar
| forces mad heen removed TO the main land
| from the .st&nG, and here fhey were Bu:
| rounded oV thS enemy III 1 BENIN I'd in bayOns
| the nope OF es3lp2, exc tin ind ,vsdual cases
| The surrender look pi4ee on Tuesday morn
, frG. The frs: notification 81 danger was the
| presence oI 4 gunboat, which. III 4 dIriG
| manner, la run The gauntlet OF the l,attsrie,
during storm on Saturday night. TheN
| transports and troops were thrown u rough
| a canal that had been cut on the Missouri
| side, and merged iuto the Mississippi below
| The Island. Tnen Tell our batteries, oIe by
| one. and naily the stronghold itEeir
! The next point OF defence above US Is Fort
| Pillow and this is said 10 have been sneIitt
F, Yesterday It's position is q strong one, pud
| W. n a suficieDcy OF troops may bs cOnaid~Tad
imoresne.ie. bat after the ex2eFie1ce OF tns
! pas 4. is fCiiy 20 conLt apca any Laiag ~ GER
! tain until IL is proved So. Ee B-o iiylag
| therefore, upon that
Hops which springs ettsnsl ,a human breast.
! II For. Pillow falls, q corcss ri .mpns gOe
| with 1t, and New Orisans--tii tina grand prize (
! the federlHlis.s-comes nexs on the pro
! Gratnme l. is rot probable that with IN,
! rich frnit 30 neatly ready TO pack, the eGem,
| Will sop without some further demcpktrA
! ton. or that u stupeDdOus effort viii NOT h'
. sat forth to secure the keystone OF Inc S-ouil
and West. There is very iittie panic III Mem
phis. however, and The people are quietly, i
not aimos. callousiy anticipating the worst.
"QUEL Ou'Us"