The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-04
Rirtmunh 8ispatrt.
wEDNEsD AZ noxnINo. june 1,ss.
The I.ines-Incidents and Scenes Of
Late.

The Lines-Incidents and Scenes Of
Late,
Unusual quiet ra;sned E.oas tha Whole ci
cur lines yesterday, aud although Dame Ku.
NOR, with her Thousand tongues, was eA
tremsly busy In different quarters, nothing of
moment transpired worthy Of more than
passing mention. The beautiful landscape
on which both armies lie never looked more
beautifully green and captivating. while
snow. white tents In tho distance picturesque.
ly diversified the nor til banks Of the Chicks.
hominy. The enemy have not been idle how
ever rs numerous treestwol ks ut the stream
would testify, while constant practice with
rtfiad pieces give them al accurato range OF
all points IN the Bottom or ON tbs southern
slopes Tnus tar, however, their numerous
she'll have effected nothing. and this Mlssts.
s.ppi rlcasts 60 TO and fro as carsies.iy es If
tbs enemy were engaged In simple and harm.
less bail play.
We heard but Of two casualties yesterday,
and those occurred In General 0riffi tn . brl.
gade, the enemy having successfully hit and
wounded TWO OF our pickets In the SWAMP
La:Ee sheets OF water are yet seen near the
head Of the Chickahominy at New Bridge
and mechaHicsvilis Bridge. which may us the
reason why operations have not com m sncsd
ere this. III s!r constant Smelling and balloon
ascensions may be but preii Il iuaries; vet,
wherever they advance, our boys viii re.
eaiss them With all due liz Hilary Lunors, % on
previous occasions.
We should add to our former reports OF
Transaction. by mentioning the fac. that
beside the short and determined a2ht on
Sunday morning, which was sustained by
kahons's brigade against superior forces, In
the W oods ana Held to the RICH. OF the 7lh
mile post on the York River Railroad, there
had occurred early Ca the same morning q
sharp encounter below Barkar's farm, on the
Williamsburg road. which reauited in the re.
treat of the enemy. Though driven from
their camp and position on the farm {Satur-
day evening" and chased down the road come
two end a halt miles, they wished to reg ain
their old position, and ayed to accO IA PHI b
the design with q very large force. Always
on the alert, the vic:ors OF So 'urday received
their Old enemy with chareo teristic decision
and dash, and after more than one hour . en-.
gagsment drove them into run, capturing
many spells, and placed pickes on the newly
conquered grouno. From every indication the
Saturdays operations In that quarter, 20 they
decampsd e1peditiously whsacs they came,
after fighting long enough "ior the looks OF
the thing" The number of KILLED and " ound.
ed on either Side was respectable In total. al.
though it IL Impossible to state what the Fed.
erel loss might be, since they seem TO have un.
limited and we'll organized facilities Tor ra-
ploiy conveying their killed and wounded to
'ae rsar' which precludes the possibility Of
attempting any computation Of nun b,rs.
ana III tnls connection we would suggest
that our medical staff, in all its ramificatious
and dspsr tments. could very we'll learn G sal.
utary !, son from tbs compls.e arrarksmauts
and system pract:ced on the field in conveying
de Id and wounded, as evidenced In their
Taole movements OF late. It may Do stated
that onpetent authorities consider the enc.
my loss b, fore our lines for the Last ten days,
in killed, wounded ana prisousrs, to have
bean 10. less than four thousand men, udiing
thereto the important item o: captured arms,
ordnance, and stores-tLsre having fallen in
70 cur hands some fifteen hundred stand Of
aims, ell Of the latest and most costiy make,
together with park Of some twenty splendid
field p;eces. in brass or otherwise, riied and
smooth bore.
The enemy accurately sheiled our ambu.
larce cars. on the track, pear the 9th mile.
post, Sunday noon.) theit fnissilss frequently
ex plod!ng Immediately over the engine and
cars, but on snbseG uen. trips up the line the
yellow ii g was lying upoa the locomotive,
ana we did not hear Of any more firing The
Texans, far up tie track. not sno~irg the
meaning Of the shots sent out scouting squad
10 reconnoiter, to be car ain whether the
Parrot guns working IL front formed part Of
proceeding through tie timber, the Texan
scouts saw tina. the ensmy had run up hsEvy
baggage truck upon the iiue, and erected
thereon an extempOraneou I.la form for the,r
gun, and were successfully working It. Pro.
ceeding further up the line, they .unobssrvsa.
several rails, and in ambush pa
tientiy awaited the deaoument. n Georgia
regiment, not liking the an more til 90 ths
Texas. determined to storm and capture the
(suppossd) newly erected battery, but their
approach being observed by the enemy they
ceased firing, pushed the truck rapidly for.
ward out Of dar ger, end befors awars Of 1t
fell iAto the Texan trap, were surrounded By
the Acouts. and all captured
But one OF tha most interesting Incidents Of
occrrred with the 4th North Caro-.
lima. The colCr.bearer and Lis sta II being all
killed and wounded early 10 the engagement,
Major Grimes rushed to the front with the
standard, and on foot bore 1t alOft through
perfect storm OF shot, shell, and canister,
emu triumphant iy placed 1t on tho Il cid. work.
amid the cheers OF his men. The regiment
osihg az Is sald) improperly supported, were
opiigeo 10 ietlre. the movement being III 4cted
Ia admirable order under O severe fra. Aud
IN tnls piace, LEI Us say that, although IL is
always our earnest desire 70 state transactions
aceofateiy, !nformants prove % prone to az.
sggeration that 1t almost becomes IN imnn.,,-
bi!ity under the most favorable ciraum
stances--to Wit: in anawer AZ TO ths ,tsts or
fats OF various regiments, s.raxxlsr. aot
wounded would almost Invariably nm.
sWsr. cent oil to piseeai" Se.isp soma
artillery coming out Of action--"how have
you faiedY'' "Cus ali to pieces" wss
the response, although two or three killed
or wounded In men or horses covered the Ia.
tai. The Lynohba battery, however, really
did suffer severely. having nearly every horse
shot away; butthe brave cannoniers drew
their guns by hand up to the muzzles Of the
foe, yet did not exclaim "cut all to pieces"
locked guns from the mirs, although unable
70 borrow single horse FROM any one for the,
purpose. ;ssvlral Of their meh lay wounded
On the ground. but their noble bearing we'll
nigh drew tears from those who knew the So
we're ordeal through which they had passed.
Uartsr's battery also deported themselves
nob'y In the action.
Among other regiments which greatly dis.
themselves. (viz: the 4th N. a., lst
llth Va, 18th Ala, PauIs (I.a.)
&c, each and all being claimants
for capturing the batteries At Barksr's FARM
L is cnivSYsally conceded that Jenkins's 5th