The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-02

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"A Int ise Narrative.
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On Saturday. TIE 1sd inst. 0sn. Jackson
rapidly movSd hss little afAy ffse mp
,esr this place, back 70 Osdar Ursst, twenty.
On miles, II one Aay. Al efnred snels 49,
night, making III xsa6q 6Afsefs y 2 J.
which was svaouatsd ~ 40 enemy sas asy
before. Early the next qerniug fsusdev ny
again movsd forward. md fns a1sll.esy ops..
ed on he snsmy hssr knsstoNA . 80 y =
o'clock. me night was N sae - the 1enkees
- thsy fosght at Aanasas, nrss maxine =
de- ulonssratl9n on our right and tnso THROW
n thear wkole force rapidly to our left. A
E"artillsry lssl'' was kept mp aatll about tour
o,elork, oar forces moving graau .liy 20 the
left, when the ensmy's infantry advanced In
foros. They were met By tbs s7sh and 3lss
virginia regiments, and repulsed three times.
Three Hnes the stars aud Stripes fall. and
three times did oar gallant troops drive them
head'ong down the Hill. The LIST bft1ad The
.'Sto1ewall. >. thea caasnr, xsd aEain fresh
column Of the enemy wac driven back, leay-
Ing the side Of ihs hin black with thefr aead
and wounded. s'''s.''9f
Our artillery sfas now retiring from the field.
firing ~ It iefs. iApoth " ooIatna OF. ne enc.
my came up to ATTACK eaf wearfsd troopt, and.
overI xsred y nnAhsrs, they wsra for Cd 10
leave shA AsEd. The btn virsints, Dol W, q.
HafnAn. which had bksi held ID reserve, now
came up, repulsed rtrss regiments Of tas ga
envy three times. and with the Aid Of the l7d
Virginia, COL. = ushs,- saved the artillery and
gave our scattering troops time to rally on tho
cext range Of hills. By this time. Night was
approaching, ana tbs enemy, tired Of trying
70 corq aer chr little band Of hsross, ceased
ar pg. and the battle ended.
No battle has been fought during the war
against such odds and under tho same trying
oirerm stances. With . force O.. exceeding
$500 men-Inen who had been On foresd
marches for weeks the ranks tAinued By the
process Of re0reaniz stlon In front Of the en-.
sny, We attack q. 600 fissh troops. rspasse
them 6 IN and again. until overIowerea by
mum beers; and 20 cripple the enemy that he
dared net follow ns OF. orr retreat The hts
tory OF the war lords NO ontrast 10 the GAL
l.n;sT Of oar ireo !: and tasdesps, asion -. With
The YAnkevs fought better than 1T Manassas,
but their cAleers oould - .een Iiding behind
their columns salretnE the men GA 10 the
sharper and naors rapid tnsn ca the siorious
list Of July. twas equally As hard . fought
battle and aeatnst Greater odds. end II o.
60 successful our stdf; tae resnh leaves NO
to the desperate bravery otbotA oAhesrs Aad
men Of our Attle army. - = - - ----
Our loss IL estimated at about 300 killed,
woun1sa and. m,ssiDs. Lst,ers. reo:tved
persons. stsss that one b p"dred ana forty sir
Of our en-wefe .pfte ,ners, some forty .slx
being wounded. The fankess atmtt a-los:
and missing. The same letters stats that
there Ia .:po exultatfon among the Yankess
and that they look upon JscksUr 8 army as .
pond cf herses i" Onr Ladies In Winchester
prisoners For the 6rst time since the YAn.
KEGS entered tina town tAeY crowded the
ctr SIS, and tho march OF our en- to tho
rstftfosd depot WA - one sxpresses II. "a
march OF triumph rather than Of defeat. - -Thes
Yankees dtd not interfere with this petYiottc
demonstration. or the shouts Ct cur brave
AOys Tor J<6 Davis and the Confedercy
TIE :ams letter. sspr:sent the !asness -
Col. Ash6 cavalry. with fsSr ana tre1A.
bling The men claim NO victory over M,
though the usual noise win b. nude I'm their
our gallant Aght ON Sunday in the hight Of
q victory, and seem cheerful and hopsful
Where all sctAd 90 gal,ntly and fought 20
bravely 1t IL hard 10 PARTICIPANTS, bat fsw
instances deserve especial menuon. II is
useless to say thai Gen Jackson acie d brave.
~ he was In tho thickest of the hght and ex.
posed TO everY> danger. Drawer man God
never made. Oo,. Allen. OF the "a virstnia.
distir guished himself Three times the O ig
Of the I'd Virginia was shot down and the s:ax
shot away. Col. Alien, the masses Of the
enemy close upon him, Jumped from hts horse
Taliaferro, Of the alst, had his horse shot nm.
dor him and acted his part well. Col. EchOls,
of tho fifth. had his arm badly broksn while
leading hts men 10 the d Id. Col Burks, Of
HA~A~ HhpHSa -
clothing and his horse was shot four tines
Lieut. Dali, Of Delaware, who Joined the 9Th
at Harpet's Ferry, was killed. hGAfns
brayeiy: OaPt: A.ss!9 OF tss s.h; We: 1 sdy
ertson, Of the S7th, going on the flsld lame,
was taken prisoner. Lieut.. Juahip. Gen.
Jackson's Aid Oamp. was taken prisoner
He mistoo1 body Of Ysnkess for our ms %.
loss OF the gallant Lieatenant. Capt. Morri.
son and Lt Lis1e. OF this Liberty Rgll V0f.
un teegs, Of Washington College, who fought
com ran, badly cas up. it Is i'm po.sibis to
got a full list Of the killed and wounded -
The missing are eeming In every day. and the
nrst esttmats m sde 10 Treatiy reduced. Gen.
an doubts On the subject. In tha harry Of
marching and coun tor marchtnG, tive you
what I have picked upas facts. We lost two
six.pouHdeTs and taree cAissons-ons OF the
Aueusta. the Roektridge gan was host BY
the horses betrg killed early In the dry ;
that Of tho West AugustA W the carTlses
turning over. on the retrea... Both lost some
four or hve horses. AIlo1 cur Batteries noted
we'll on the field, and the enemy adDh that
they did terrible execution. - - X
tSol Ashh, held thu right, aud y fore the
| light WG9 over Vas tomp letely IN the rsaf Of
thu Snfsny. Ha- coyerel onI re treat, ard BY
his tirslose enc 1HS6 Ado u M1osf IL ter.
rcr Of the Yankeea.
The morning Aftsr the battle ws fell baSktc
| StrssburE, and that eveuing ca0e 70 our Old
exmrs scar here. II the euemy had pos
sessef cOura 90 And daring our~srain nteht
| have been taksn. and would Asvs been Bat
for MAj John u. HafnBan. Chief Quarter
master Of tn1s army. Il II no siiKht job Il
| move train three miles long across D dan
gerous ford, tUedar creek bridge" WI Dc
ssroyed by Ashby on oar Nrst "fsll bask.'' n
| pseoonoe Of an oDoay. Oar train was Il
lgAt pf the hattie: held. vhsa Moi. Aarnan
ssstpe the po.attos ofansirs. e!dsfeA ~ $50
ready 70 no7s g iks ? ofsiaS any. @.
70 ssy b hss As1 he enormous proportion
OF The tfsll cat doWn. ana the army Il. nov
ia liSkt marching order. Few men DO .
mach week for the AJmYs Skd Aone do /
better than Joha AsHaFmaU.s - -
but m ast BRING ny rambltrg Letter 70
Gloss, for ne SGaai for ~ advance - via
Forester AssAeaan been giveny aAd eur Amy
in no manner dispirtted, hes MARCHED toyaA /
/ meet ne Aatsd IAnkess sgaaA. The rank
Ears YaytAly niaine up, anA .tAe UtJistS- tAa
pour In are armed and OgGaatK ~ ouee.
ny letter, hurried - 1t Reeos6Arily 10. stop
All cYoAkerp' tongues about 'sth0 deloat Q