The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-30

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Another Incident Uns Of the xaLaess Was
csuGht oy cavalry man q short distance
:rom his line. Seeing his ALIEN ma, ne threw
ur nis arms ami cried, al surrender sur.
tsudsI." The Iltter o.aeTeI MIN. IA ulms to
him anu de'tSer ap has ~ ar1Is bur in do
ing 81 he pr esented his tevai, er inazsia nrst
Al aEea WhssheI II Vas accidental or iu. =.
isnifInai. ia AeTeT nad an opportunity
40 Explain. 10, the na, ..u,an, QuicB a6
th1rsht, Cad covered niin witt his cai a.ne
ahd oioWE out mis- brains
These late demonstration s.s par, III
khe i'e'i6fals can ha,s uot 4 81 gle interpTe!a-
tioo. They ara working their way, fout by
iCot as aoas our positi0 hs possiblo. Wn.is
skirmishint Is going on In front, entrench.
ments are building in tns rear. and some fine
morning within a weak or two we shall be
awakened by the shTiil Whistling OF 1hirtesn-
inch shell, and the booming Of the heavy
NOR tars and siege guns, whlth our scouts re-
port to he coming from the river and moan ted.
shell thrown every three or four minutes
irom dozen Os twenty guns for three or Tour
days In huccss sion, has dsmorali2ing ten
deney generally. Tosay tue least, il sxhaasts
men with the sxcitsment II WstchiIG for the
fery messengers. ard " atchiIs for the next
one to strike. But apprehend tina, Inc w!s-
dots OF Bedufc&aId and BrEEE nave antici.
pated this emergency, snd that Haileca Will
be GisH ppnint ted in The results he expects to
Hst1sn. whether our works ate attacked, or
We make an Assault upon those OF the enemy,
aS Ia case or rou. We should uIdonn edly
have 10 de. {thas is, augpo sing them - have
fortsncations.) such IS the spirit OF our men
tn8t l look for BUT one termination 10 the
oou,sst-.i e u Confederate victory. One
thing is certain, we can neither ba surprised
mol whipped la our present position. We
have the advantage o. the enemy in ground.
We s.e nearly II not quite his ca ual la meE.
we nayS an abundance Of war matariei, our
fOrceS are concentrated, and ouT means OF
trans sportation are ample
The enemy, on the contrary. nfe Deg III uins
to gu Her from tho latter cause. Their gun
boats are Az. apG, some Of the ttsaspor are
the same, and, with the distance which new
separates their f.oh! icom tha river, difficul-'
ties have supervised which renders tAesr
campaigning Eot the easiest natter III tue
world.
I1ebanon, he captured one hundred and fifty
prisoners, including Col. DumOnt, whom he
did not know. These were subsequently re.
leassd. His loss was twenty hiiled aud
wOaNde ard forty prisoners That OF tne
enemy in Killed ami wounded about sixty.
did not learn the particulars.
Thousands OIL soldiers will BE incited 10
deeis of daring Dy Esauyegards Napoleonic
mod. of reWardinS them, ana the cross OF lie
Southern Legion Of Honor will hereafter De-
come one OF the fixed institutions of tne iaad
Weather dry, dusty. and hot.
Ready tog BatAe--A Desperate Conflict Ap-
proachine-Rutler's Infamous Orier--DT,
Palmer, of Nsic Orleans-Movemsnts o3 the
EnPmS, sc.
UokfsTs, MIte., Way u, 1852.
Nothing IL add 10 my notations OF ester
day, beyond afact that to day Will pI0bG b. Y
bring on the long snticip led battle. Whiie
! wnte. heavy discharges OF artillery are re.
Grating from the cent? ouT Ups ers
ali in position, and some movements are On
foot which are likely TO iead to genera! Ell
Sagenent The Generals nave gone out, and
all Corinfh (Which is nc: saying much)ts in
cOmmCtiOb
kerase one Ssyoud peradventure. The enemy
will defend themselves GsnIlu their en-
TFenchments. s&2i these vii saVeEaiiy ave to
5e carried by storm. Il .ii-ck is / 80 willy to
trust bis forces &c the open field, and rnn the
chances 0f an UttaT Tou-. Il side fTom this oI,
ouT men are perfectly indignant a the o!dsr
OF Eatler, vh oh. as toiegre pned yop. hGa
beea Tepabiishot Gs 6 SeaeTi, order by .33S0-
reSsrd, and, All ii a:sd oy the thoagat Of cut
rsEea vyouls L, Will "dgh, + the deatG >
ET. Palmer, OF REV Orleans, ySst1ri2y d.
iIyeTsi stirricg address 10 sh,ut hre tnou
=1nt; m the so DJ act OF tue infamous 6f der =,
and tne Isaling br erCUsa1 Wa intenss on
Gers ana men were present from au poi lions
nf the army, and several isd!es, WAC are act
ing 2s good Sanaaritans, Also 1raoed tne scene
Whtie :peakius volleys of rnu,sst1y could ha
ii .igicbiY heard, only + m.i~ and half
sway, ana the 079asto5l was III all respects
hlshly impressive.
TIE sLcny are niasei.E sioLis iiinti ..aiIy
Oh cur i sht aud Ce.l ire taat is on the Farm
inSpon. PuTnY, ana Monterey roads EJpe
comm ana, lha Federal ief1. OF If,s IS Enc En
as iho amy II tls HIiesissipP.. whjis Eueli
and NTgisrnapu eIa ~ tns centIo.
rno division Or .tsn. Walla.e Constitutes
lLa reserve, ard IL 1t Mo nteTey as theY ed'
vance. telegraph lines are msd5 to G;nae.:t
the ii1 4Tsnt departments, and tIus they hfs
enabled communicate al once VIII each
other. Their correspondents, however. STATE
what indie atad in a previous letter. >uie-
IT, that ths divisions ire miles apart, aId
perience great di ifhcul:Y in moving on a"couGs
or the dsn.iIY If .he woods, an1 the - uit.-
tade OF streams which have to be t,i ged
forGed. k.Etrepr aments are soiug nprapiiiy
every ieW hundred yards, and sissa gunz
being mounted. al! these preparations esi
den4e warm woTh tor oar m-n, bat We believe
that if We oEes s.t thsm started their tctt
VIII be complete. notW!t W!ths'andinE tie sk i'll
aud iaoor they nave brought ill play ~ pre-.
vent such al eAiysnry.
Everything at this Moment uetoAeus lne
ito p0r taat movement. and l must. itersIore,
isave This letter abruptly. QUsL QU'Us.