The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-29
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yxnA1 oonssR ON pENos OF rHs DasrArea.
MxxYHn. Thursday, April 10
II therA In any one general aspect c:s'luc


Ipasterp Ine,, n is mat OF md ntiao'a Oar
ing. Take either tn individual OK tAs mass,
and Won md the spirit OF resistance peeping
from everv line and angle Of the human face
T had tbousht. when In the Army OF the
Potomac. that the ph, siqses OF the troops there.
gathered 70 they were from every section OF
the Con federaey, could not DO excelled ON the
habit, bic globe but that opinion 10 coun-
tered BY the spectacle presented here. And
make tho usssr ton without hazard OF contra
dict,ou. that nowhere San be found a more
splendid looking, hardy, courageous, high.
strupe body of soldiers than are to Do seen In
his Army Of the Mississippi The troops
from ouisiaEa are small, wlry. muse ular'
ouic r az "a uirrels In their motions, aud thor
urhly Gallo in their HABITS and assoeia.
ions The men Of Alabama and mississippi
are taller, as q general :hiEe less cosmopo.
iixeu vet full Of southern IRE. Between al!
of these have named, however, nd the SOL
clers of the West from Texas, Mis- oari, Ar
gans.s. Tennessee, and Ksntucky--the cts
.inction is broad, we'll marked. and ooserVa-
bic at glance. something In the indsren =
dent, staggering ara SOFT OF don't care q
tamltiveness-wntoh the !atteT carry aoou!
Item in every relation OF r. bespeaks a.
a glance their wild and ragged ancestry
Eve n this Is apparent in the attire OF tho re-
specuve people. The Soutberners wear an
approximation 70 uniform, oot tnese wess
neous original ap miscellaneous that Vanity
Fair ITSELF COZ Id not hold candle to the spec
.aols Here You see tho well dressed gen item an
wish nothing ~ marx the soldier D1. sne car .
rid se box. body bels aud shot gun. There u o
group OF Mississippi boatnen In thsif sloucneo
hats red shirts, heavy pauts. and CO Whids ooots'
coming ~ TO the knee. Again, you eEcooh
ter tn bush whdcker. OF Arzalsas' 1eAas auo
Missouri, large bearded, hard naLded. tous a.
muscular fellows. who ga. victuais wsth
thsis bowls. knives, aud sleep CT the quits OF
taeir guns Some nave Tt1es Wnicn nave coms
down 10 snsm as her-ioo ms from an ,.,naa
,d ANCESTRY and are his ore with inc blocoy
records of .bar" fights aud wild oat aoNen'
turess thousands have Eo!hiEg bus 'hs ofoi.
n,ry sho, an, bat all, M Gre or less, 90 arm ed
- tn the Inevitable knife and revolver aahy
-, raor Rosinan.es Of beasts, sometimes (
morse but "a frequently male3 and thas
equipped. 80 forth. oosing like c1laPidated Don
4 aixOtss, bat aotipS iEs very cevils wheh
Laey smell blood. Gear Is no part Of their
com Ok sition. and the thicksst OF the fray Is
sure o mad them in It, dealing death and de-
s.ruction with al impartia' hand
Its obviously Impossible 70 describe all
his recuiiar ola psdrtda II humanity; bat /.
YOU will imagine u. my, every mans dress
"a witch, except that Of tGs officers, Is feI =
Eat, betokenIng more or lees Ia It's general
characteristics ne etat5 rom which he is--in
other words, make to yourself an araoekaue
pattern Of Ia. most irregular locking cohorts
mat ever assembled upon tsAbsi neld, ana
you may possibly be abba to enjoy u mental
view OF the picture.
Such men cannot be disciplined. There Ia too
mucn OF native born indel sndence about them
to submit TO the rigid restraints OF military
life, and though tho Cfnoers are, in the main
dig enough tfor m ost OF tnem Seem to have been
selected ON accot Mt OF their size and prowsssj
TO whip any one IN their command, they pre-
Ter TO let the men have their own WY and be
satisfied with the common rudimenD. Con.
seQuenr!y, in 80 veral OF these aboriginal regi
aGents the only orders given during The battle
N.Va crd h 20 oh0 % for
like 49," And the Buys charged-pelI mel /.
iei.er. skeltsr, Wht opipg, hurruhing, scream
ipg, and screeching, the crowd would dash
OF, clear every thing neiore them and wait for
.ns mex. move On tls proEr4mme.
AS haze in.ima .e1 In previous letters, the
character OK the ground 1T Shiloh, was auch
As to favor precisely the style OF nghrng 70
which Theses men were best adaptsd. They
were accastouie ed to Creeping through pushes,
lodging hehtld trees, aud taking dead sight
1T will aioL their loLs osrreis. and this &C.
count. for the terrible execution suffered by
the enemy.
While on this subject cannot for bear from
abiding to the importance OF an organised
CORDS Of sh arp shooters, and We have the best
material for the purpose In the world. TIE
enemy have set the example, and W. know
IT'S results to our protound regret il the losI
# the gallant J onns.o Nc juIlOch, McIE-
tusaand others. These sharp.sno)ter during
q ba tile do nothing but pic2 CT the leading
officers, al p Lilo once produced ~ Inc fan
CT these, the day IL won. A parry OF the
Texan Rangers, during the late night, dis
noun ed aud with their riflel crept for wari
Ia squads, and did n urderous WORK upon the
sae,ny b. cutting down their best men. 1t IL
by one Of these that Buell. Ia said 10 have been
severely wounded II not killed as either be
or some other oisting Iisled tdlcer was seen
10 fall from his horse to the ground The
subjsct is one worthy OF consideration, and 1t
is TO bs hoped that some measures will be
taken to perfect this impor tant arm of the
service.
In y foregoing letter, 1 alluded 70 the
sentiment IN southern Illinois as b.ing
wholly averss to the policy adopted y the
Lincoln Administration. Wshavs IN one 4
rom tina: section, wso raised company
there, brought them to Uortnth. engaged il
The battle, and fell desperately wounded.
The surgeon told him that am pu lnsion must
said the brave fellow, save that leg If you
can, If for no oIhsr purpose than oGe@-to ena.
BILE ms to light tho aboliuonis.s again"
Ihe ph ysioian told him i. W Impossible
Il oork ,sg, anu I'll Aght 'em or horseback +"
The Surgeon ,oid him he would secure l.
handsome artificial leg for him. ''Ail right
then-go ahead;'' and lighting pipe, he sat
through the operation, smo king and watch
ing, Withou: uttersng 6roan.
Speaking ofsmputAtion, reminds ms OF an
other similar incident. A lad of fifteen or
sixteen was - badly wounded thai his leg b adj
~.
the affects OF the chloroform, he was asked
row he fslt9 "Feel," said he, "6rst-ratel
That old leg hos bothered ma ever since was
born I've had It broken twice. and laid III
nesn id unlucky leg, anyhow; bu. now
III have a wooden one, and the Yankees may
shoot At that all day."
OF news, there is none stirring which it
would be prudent 10 make public. st bes:,
Mem phis 10 a perfect mes. OF rumors, and
every day those susceptible Of these tfuant
In 81 essions are thror II III to fever heat by one
or mole of SriviloUs canards. The la.ess Is
pt way Of Nashville, and reports taat that
city Is in posseaion Ct = portion Of the roop %
u1dsr Gsn. kirby Smith, while the bal" ce
wont to Huutaville, surrounded the town, and
has taken seven thousand prisoners Buell. Is
also reported to have died Of his wound.i
Affairs at CCrinth remain unchanged -
Beiuregard has gain got his army in splen.
did dx b sing condition. Gnd We are ready for
another attack.
liability Of a second effort being made by the
Eedsrals. The favorits I'm presSl) " II, tn at
they were EN- phi atieally dixg listed with shsir
rec ption, and will turn their backs upon the
.uhospitaoie place large portion Of the
transports aud ganboa's have, 1t 10 said, al.
ready gone down the Tsrressee river; but
whe her 1t 10 to convey troops away, or bring
reinforcsme en- Is hithsr, nobody knows.
Tns Yankees ara slowly smelling Fort PHI.
low, but thus far their work has Leea harm.
less They IRE from mortars at intervals o.
ten or fifteen min utes Altogs her. affairs look
more hopeful to day than they have Tor some
tine past. Mails are exceedingly Irregular
from all par g Of the Uonfe0eraey oWiIE 70
the Interrupt DIS at Huntsville and Dscatur,
and tie en- ploy o. ent OF trains In Government
ssrvice 80 that we huve not heard from our
foreign neighbors at Richmond for ssvs. III
days. QuBL QU'us.
NonTH81s TAxEs.-The Northern people
have ru,hed into every kind Of expense to
carry ON tina war OF subjugatioa. reg ,rdless
u The future. They are issuing promises TO
pay without count. as fast ax their presses
San print them. The CiEcinnsti zines 10 az
thori,y for saying that by the frst OF the ap.
proachius July their war debt vii. be one
Thousand ve hundred million of dollars; and
that owing TO the increased expense OF trans