The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-07
RESIGNATION OF aEyRRAL cfIIov

AncAvNAAAON w NBNAAhL PILLOW.
correspondent of the knoxville Tenn !,
Register, OF tbs id inst, has the following
paragraph In reference to the resignation OF
General Pillow: -
yesterday, On the c..-s At Corinth, Miss.
was just from Columbus, where he had "a.
signed MS position on account Of dIs,sree.
ment between himself aud Major General
POLK. This fact we learned from the Gene.
was the mot active General we had. with
said. ~
"a reference to tho above the Rs<istev SAYS
edi.orialiy:
1t will be eeen from the above paragraph
that Brig. Gen. Pillow has resigned his po-
sition in the Army of the onfederate States.
There Is not q soldier who would have
fearless leader on the battle field, and ctfef
who does his duty without regard to per-
sonal momentary popularisy:-there is not
Oonfede racy at heart, who will not read this
announcement with profound regret To
Gen. Pillow we are indebted for the folmi.
dabie army, for its supplies and ammuni-
ton, which now guards the valley OF the
Mississippi. He organized, has fed and
equipped il and then he led it to victory on
the bloody field Of Belmont. A grateful peo-
pie will honor the ilinstrious patriot and
elder in his retirement.
lHB FIGHT AT Observation-Disclosures coHYBDH-
RAfB VICTORY.
The Bowling Green (Ky.) Courier, of the I'd
tnet has the following account Of the fight
at SACRAMENTO, brief mention Of which has
been made under our telegraphic head:
On Saturday evening last, a detachment Of
Gen, CArk's cavalry, under command Of Col
mand Of M8jor Mcgowan at Sacramento
nine miles from Rumsey, and defeated them
after an engagement OF half an hour. The
action of our troops was gallant In the high.
est degree and the victory achieved by them
was a brilliant one. The losAcf the Hessians
cannot be less tn an sixty in killed. wounded
and prisoners. Thirty Of their dead were
left on the field. Eighteen prisoners were
taken, Of whom fourteen are wounded, most
OF them mortality four OF them have since
died. Captain Bacon and one lieutenant OF
the on envy wore killed, and Captain Davis
and one lieu tenant are wounded and our PR.
soners.
one private killed and ono private wounded.
The less Of Capt Msrriwether Is a great
tuEe. generous and brave-the idol OF his
friends and the terror Of the enemies Of his
The snemy fled in great confr sion toward
Rnmsey. Many horses, arms, blankets, caps,
SInr force war 3oO-not more than ~ were
engaged In the night. Thef Of tho enemy
was 0boutS0O.
JEFF. THOMPSON AGAIN AZ WORK.
The Memphis 1ral~.e's, OF tie LIST inst mt,
says:
A letter 20 Ae ell Tor from Swell in form cd
friend ct New Madrid, dated last night, in.
forms ms that JEFF. Thcsn pson had just re-
turned from scout near Commerce, Mis-
souri,, where he took the Federal steamer
City Of Alton.
The pa1 ticulars are not given. The CITY
Of Alton left st. Louis on Friday afternoon
with the mail for Cairo.
Since the above Vas written, We learn
from \ gentleman. who converted wiaA JeR
Thompson, that he did not take the CtVof1
Alton, owing 70 the fAot thxt his artillery ana
horses brolfe down, but he captured Instead
. large lot Of clothing and blankets belong
ing to the FederalsAt Commerce. He also
fred about two hundred rounds into the
boat nS size backed out, and i. Is thought hsd
killed tho pilot and many others on the Al
ton. Jed. returned 70 New Madrid on Mon.
day a1ternop. hayine made the trip % Com.
n forty .tArse hours.