The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-03


dersd, when II was asli to 60 YER a fstrcg rade
Of our troops Il then retired de-
and Ia order. having lost ten FER
cent. OF its strenSt Il --lf.srally dscimatsd,
principally In the s snd Ath Alabama
den Pick.t'a brig ads sus.aiuei thu shock Of
the eacmy's attack mp to near ~ o clock, when
Mahcoe cauic on the f,e,d r.cksts brigade.
fths 81 Of opfsIeets ditisiou ;, corp sed Of
The lsth. IS and 2s.f Tirsinia rssira snts,
was early n the fight OF Saturday, ara did
some excellent hshting. We sh all be glad to
give the acts OF this brigade in detail as soon
"a they can be obtained. A few facts sirsady
given Us are reserved until mere can re OBJ
tained-sufsice IL Ia say, tho brigade has All
honorable record.
Mahones brigade came q q the ttelt late in
the m5rning. 1t was or Tered - procsed 20
a Inns OF woods aud take position They fell
iuto An amhuscade while marching IN col
umn, and sustained r Calling hTe. Hastily
throwing them into line the enemy were
pursued and driven beyond The heio ons
regiment alone, the n A'abars, lest one
hnndred and ninsty-s, IN hiiiec ana wound
ed We shall publish fn'' lie: - ha cas-
raties tc -fnUrrCw.
The t,,lovt.s .e l.st & he s,.ied n d
uotode6 IL the c b ttrg ntn te. .:nent, wh'eh
occurred the rleht, End E1" com N 1nd'd by
L,eut Col Norborne Berkeley Field f9cers
killed. none vounGAi. MAJ Thrift 20 A.
KILLED. none, wounded. private Jas II. Al
der a. R-Ki He'd, LIT. ". q. Carr. wound
cd. Cant II. o. Be vie. Lieut.. Ashi ey, rri-
Yates !. Newton and Alh't Trtpjett. Go. q
Killed ssrgt ". Fischer wounded pri
vs.es ----- Graham, ----- Riley, -- Hurst. and
- Eurs, 60. t,-worndsd. privates vm
Doure!!y. L. 30 rysf, and " Thomas. 90.
E-Wourded, J. Weajcn, s II. Fling, ! T.
4a'ne., - Henderson, aud --- Cox 90
E-Knled, privata Wm. L Fulton wounde5,
j. Karton. -~-- ')cs.ello, W. Uickey, T. ow-
ems. :. la>'rnsr, and Il hopkins C.. -,
Wounded, Capt. Berry, pTlvatss I. byrs,
8 D'okey. q Cummings, &. Dyer, J, Tram
nsi, and : Mcintosh, Go. R-WCundsd, LIT.
Chanbiin, s,rgs Taylor and tadiIg, Corpl.
Peacock, and private Bass. 10. Wounded,
". A. Dennis 20 Wounded, lat LAKE
and private f. Redmond.
The following caSualtis. are reported In tbs
Warrentcn Rifles. 18th Virginia regiment -
-~-- Love, of Fairfax. killed: John Fisher,
woundsd In arm; ". G. Foster, slightly in
leg. Eiiss EdEl; nos, slightly rounded.
AFFAIRS ON YESTERDAY.
Movements aiCrg our whotr line yesterday
Ters Of an uninteresting, desnItory. and mo-
notono rs character. since the ieros Combats
Of Saturday and Sunday little has transrirsd
worthy of more than passing men ton.
Tn Sunday eFsnips cur fcrcss dovn the
Williamsburg road fell bacs TO the original
position of Saturday morning, VIZ the town
aide OF Bankers farm, aud early yesterday
morning the enemy took possession OF the
vacated position: but where their camps,
stores, field works and cannon had stood all
was changed. Tents, bagg age, stores &c,
had all disaPps AIRED, and the foe founu nausht
bHt deserted scene, wildly adorned with
desolatior and waste. Early In the morn.
Ing the crsD,y threw out sttoug niekets
towards our front, had cannon pointine
on the road, yet betook themselves To
turrins their dad. scattered far and
vide in ell direc: Ions; and although
heavy dstsils were made for the purpose, the
work bad not ceased late ~ the afternoon O
yesterday. What their uten items or designs
may be, are shaded in mystsry--nn move
ment along betrays he secret; their srenauts
frequently ascend for observations bat their
glasses we know could never discover OF di-
vine our movements below, and eonsciou, Of
our Generals anxiety TO silently and unot ssr-
yedly prosecute their plans. W. do not desire
even to whisper wha. we ime cine 10 be sEeir
intentions, but leave them to time ard cir.
cumstarcs for mature dsyelo pueu. and sue
cess Firing Of desuitory character waa
going on al day yestercay. and .oyaTds
evening heavy guns we-s heard towards the
river.
tire Tront yesterday, and, compared with the
hustle, excitement, and endless trs ffIc of he
day before, was remarkable IN thu extreme
On sunday en- endless string o. pleasure
seekers and sight seers througed the road,
some few bent, peTbape on errapds of msrcy
Or charity, but the maiorit" actu ated from
sole motives OF idle, vitiated aad vulgar curl
osity. prompted solely by hopes o! petty
p!under Hundreds, indeed, who shun-
led the field In hours of sirife. with
an enemy numbering ct the gates, fran.
tically rushed to the deserted camps and
brought Of heavy loads CT indescIibables,
including ammunition and costly a. ms, IN
knowingly, perhaps, depriyiI wCi thy arm
of Il ting implements OF warfare. Many mus.
kets, &C., were taken from these relic monG-
srs by senttnels on the outskirts Of town. and
some were ludicrously astonished when com.
PEELED to surrender the. TO proper keepers,
thin king, pt rhaps, the &c vernruent was IN.
in allowing one 10 Iosses
captured arms EXCEPT those ~ctuaIly engaged
To II za them