The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-15
Rlrbmono pispatct.
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THURSDAY MORNIN0.... ARYls. 1861.
FROM THE NORTH.
More OF the Williamsburg Ba,tIe--Af-
fairs at Fortress Monroe.
The Yankee accounts OF the battle u. VA.
hsmsonrE. pu 5iishsd In the New York Herald,
are headed in giarins capitals, Gs follows:
McClelian's Opera;iono-Anotrer Battle aud
Another Tictory-Ths Rebel General Lee
Frankna Ss,r ~ ,ns w... unien 99p, s unss,
report OF me sAfair-NcClellan's dispatches
10 me War DepartMsnt-Tbe Battle OF
~h;lamshurS-Morsl Interesting Details 0.
.h' f,Gh1-AcCieilan OF the Field CT Bat
Works
After thts grand flourish follows ths 70
m IA ic narrative copied into oar column .
yasierda3. We have come to The coucius,cn
mat ne Nortse Pc pc vii! nv .e. CIV +
IA sir Iao.t OK II n.srsprescn .ion Tha. l.. g.
We're drive from the II -iu OF Wiiiipms u
~nicn "&s aftarw -ras oeeupl d f. thir;y s Il
Lou b2 cur sro19s, is f. VIII kuuw
asre and yes tie Yaukses hav soe aud C I,
% oiAim = 'briliaus vic Dry " : g-utleman
ol ihis city. who came up on the q e Of t-uce
ooa' Oh Taesda7, had az III Garvis1fwith h q
VIC -'ieiian at o1d Point. aci ask. q him now
NE could conscien;iously clam Il victor,
und'r such circumstances aaClsli,n could
give 10 Greet answer, bat m2inaa aained
mat is was = victory Aro 1; is tbu>
that tne invaders of our soil are plaet;c
lug oe.7pdoi' ana oug-~seekipg to pull
wool over he eyss of their own peoule and tn
ran IAA ON. rn ;,n,
We make SONS further extrac.a from the
Northern accounE Ct the battle 1t urtful U
ooncsais ,ae fnct tha: the Yankees lost large
aCmber o. prisoners, and Ia akss several mis-
statements III reg-rd to ihe events of the
day
POSITION OF THS aSEhf
Il was ascerttned "a Il In enemy were In
force hehind their works, ard intended 10 de-
ie4d IN IN. Their line of defcrces cons;s.e ed
OF a series OF foris of immeGss Strength and
laid ous with great skill. The princi pli WORK
was in The con ire, tFort Page )aud was the
oAiy one hat had any heavy mounted guas
Ahis was protected by eil h, smaller for;s,
four on each side, while rif,-r,ts anG re-.
couos s vera in every direction.
TIE PLAs OF ATTACK
Our at.aL k Was m de ut the same time u1l
both Wi. IS aid OH the centre 1ensrsl Han
cccs's brigade, consisting Of ,he 6tu Ylscou.
: il volunteers, Coz. Cot; 4.h Peni sylvia,
MA, ,;ui. Erwin, i3 /; New YoTk, Col yintou:
and stc Maine, Coionel burnham, were STA
tioLei CD the right.
General Brooks, with his Vermont troops
,Ided the centre, wnils tns lett was
CGm r,anted by 1eneraI Hooker The Mt acs
Wrs first eImmelCeI on The * reme left by
Gen rhl II Joker, with his first brigade Gen
q cover consisliLg OF the FIRST A4assacha-
sets regiment, i.ieu.. Gel. MILLS. Sixteenth
.,s. Coi Btl..de!i rwenty-sixtb
ii y lG 4. ht- - SoaE And
Ha IL pshire, ttuI. Marston; but tho firing socn
became general along the Whole lire The
eEeny fought with great bravery, and with
= fCice eQ2'ii TO sGv That we BAD engaged
They threw a great force as aiast the eli, All!
succ eeded ia c.ptuting q battery OF five guns
from Lieu: Bfamhail, of the New York arti
Ter! out shey w re IetaSen by our mea. TIE
heas loss tnat TGs sustained durL tho
day was ut his point.
he Rev Jersey Eighth, Col Starr, are said
to have suffered most severely. Tie ,oas
of the aDy ON the loft WIGS very hsavy, tie
ground being covered with their dead aAd
rieC q II tht field
THE Loss OF THE xHXhr
The loss of the eAemy is es,ineted by pri-
soners and ci iZsDs or Williamsburg a from
~ 0 t., three thousand, while err loss tp
killed ana wounded will p-ch =" not exceed
ten or twelve hundred our toops fought
with greet bravery, charging repeatedly with
the bayonet, and driving the enerly ip coafa-
sion at every charge. While these even s
were transrifing upon the left, Gen. Han.
C Jck, vita his splendid brigade, " as making
havoc with the enemy upon the right The,
were deploy ed under the immediate super.
Y visiOn cf Gener0l keyes, upon IL road which
led 10 the extreme right OF the enemy, where
they came IL sight OF the outer works
Two Of tt ece we're taken without oppos! ton
a The brigade Aled to the Jeff OF the fist OF
these forts they came TO an open field, when
Gen. Hancock brought them i'll to line Of bat.
tie In an pcredibly short spacs Of time, and
In the most splendid style. Before them. at
work, design ed to protect the left OF kors Page.
This, upon investigation, was also found
d deserted. and soon the Stars and Stripes were
waviI & from its ramparis.
THE yIRIks UPON FoRr PASS.
In front OF this deserted fort General Hen.
nsdy and Wheeler op. ned their oa. ters.s poa
Fort Page Tue t1riNR VS. very spiri ed ior
some milu'as, Woen III. o. lsri.s were or
tersd &c aCV2nc aud 1. ke position aoour
half way between the deserted FOR, a For.
Page, distance Of Oh y fl se hundred or cir
hundred yards from the enemy where they
poured In terr,b Ere on The 'ort.
our own position Was ii very precarious one;
being an opeL fl nd with sn opsn sp 'ce IN ous
rear, extending back ii Uis5aDUe 81 Two III les
an d surrcut dpt ou all SHES OF ~ oJx .fru
Hancock TT OGcA saS IN i i, Woud d aff ri =.
splendid oppor unity fer the ea"m. u gstlu
bis rear. AM sen' oack for reinforcement IS
some n'ism maDag Haent our Gene rals
b "A TAI led 10 have up n sufh tea, rec WI hin
distanca, no o f. hey ,.u d OF
oIouGhi upon the d id the q / sight OF the
Rood t~ueral had seen oar Weak, ess and
zen. = # r2a of tour thousand iIftntry and .
Tegim'hi CT cavalry 20 attscx u la me rear.
CHaiaE oF GEN Has COCK BRIGADE
rs sool Us they appe.Iei ia sisar, General
aancock ordered ths ariilery to re.reai, and
prepared TO Sive item proper reception.
Waiting I'LL the enemy had approached
Within Two hundred yards, he pllced HIM
e;f at the head OF mis- column, and, taking OF
lis cap, turned 10 his men and said 20 them,
ls only 9en Hancock can say il, Gen .ie-
neE, charge +" and with Yell they rushed
ip n the 81 emy. scatter ii them in every di.
reciiOp.
This was prob bly, the N ost brilliant charge
n de during the day. great number Of ths
'hemy were left de Id ana woundsd upon me
led, while our loss YVES very small
Our giments all di" monty, but none of
hem mo- Q so han the Oh W ire ousin IA q Al
new York Col. OCb6 ard 1851 arabs, of
he 9th iscoLsin, anG Cols Fenton aud
Pearson, OF the 43i New York, are d serving
If es oeci4l praise The charge made by Gen
dencock savei us the day yest-rd y in III.
by the time our rAiaf rec menIs
lad arrived, Gen. Hancock had driyea tEe
me my FROM the Ee!d.
They held the posi- ion they occ U pied airing
he night, expecting 10 storm tne works 'h,s
no! ulLk, out the reoe!s, considering pru'
ieEce the he:.er par. OF velor, IL I'd during the
lixht, saving tRsn the trouble
Tns most severe fire Of .bS enemy was ai.
'ected upon our left al d our greatest losses
'Ie In tne brigades engaged there. The di
, ision oi General HOOK sf aud the orig .de TN
ieI General Palmer are reported badly cut
lp. The only officers Killed or wouA ded, that
have heard OF, are Captain Williams and
Lieu tenant Barnard. CT den<Ial KsarEey's
ste n, killed and Coloneis Terry and h saca,
II the Fifsh Michigan, wounded. Colonel
Beaca has Ice. q leg!
At day light this morning II was discovered
hag the enc my had ieft daring tho night, and
aAen all their guns aad baggage, and our
oI Co are now ~ pursuis VI hem. rs We ap
lroackso Williamsburg We were mas by Ii
,spu.a,i OF ci ize. 8, requesting protection.
n hich Pas graf ted 49,
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