The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-07
RItbw0uo Bisps!st.
The Lines.

the Lines.
A. reported for several Successive days, at- |
IA has occurred al the front - break upon
tns oppressive and unusual quiet OF tho lines.
sx,rv nsedful rreparatton has been made Tor
an m ovsmeut I, offensive or defensive, but the
,,nasssple state OF the rosds rrccludes the pos.
.,nili,y Of active movements, should not the
many take ths initiative ana force upon us-a
,,,.ummau,n devoutiy to he wished. Skir.
rishire OF scrs kind, either with sharp.
.nooters or artillery, goes on every day.
ye,t.risy morning Capt. Squirrels tstCor1-
rsry CT the washington Artillery. together
9Th Capt. Ardrews's Maryland battery,
ard soms pisces Of To-, Lees command, en-
r.fea the ensmy's batteries acro,s the river.
A,er q f,sh /. Of ne lriy three hours the enemy
vitnare =, having Uttered a loss Of one Gals
.on exrlcded a.d SEVERAL men and horses
Ailied.
Later In the dag Captain So hires moved q
section Of hts battery to poiut commanding
the river, where a regiment of tie enemy vas
ergssei in building a-pontoon bridge. Ths
section opened FIRE upon them With spherical
case and canris'er driving them from their
work in cor fusion, and killing aud vounding
large number. la the evening the battery
sheiisd a hops. six hundred yards from DR.
GaYnett's, used by the enemy rs an outpos.
for their picke,, Falling to set 4, on IRE,
ILeutsnan. T.. Oven OF the Washington ar
,illery. v,luu .esred 20 take "a i.d OF men
AMI burn il. Abon. dor OF the Eigh-
teeuth Mississippi accompanied him, and
started at a d uble- quick TO wards the eneny's
lines, Arriving at the house, Lieutenant
owen crsp, In q. a window and flred the steii-
cs.s. II short tins the place " 8 reduced
10 aAhes. The party then rs.irei leisureiy.
rot rsc,ivirk q shot. although within ffy
Yards of the enemy . lines, and In full view.
General Nsgruier comp!ime1ted Lieutenant
Owen for hts gallshtry, and expressed him
self erntleed at the result Of the adventure -
The enemy havs nc; fred 1T cur Batteries
since,
The state of the roads along our lines Is In.
deed q serious matter, ami In tn cir terrible
cor di,tou, from recent raias, render the du-
tiss OF q 1arter % astsTs aad com missaries the
mos, ,aborious and irksome Ia the army
Yet nIta ough much has been done by the au
,hori.iss to improve the condition OF things
.rd facilitate transportation es far as practi-
cable, a little f. reslght and prudsncs could
eject much moro. As many of the usual ave.
nuss Of comm un ication are cut of from
wing Of the army by much water In the LIVER
parts Of the city, 1t would not require more
than detail Of fl, ~ ID en- to open others, and
span the creeks with good temporary leg
triixes Yet this has not been done, end
,orssq a.ntly, VIVA. few bridges remain are
over.worsed, and he.viiy laden teams have
clipped and fallen over into tho ditch. block
irs up the only bridge and ford which re-
manned intact at present.
b.i hu
could be improved, and should be; FOR Eope
know the moment when guns will have to
cro.s and perhaps hur.iedIy. Last Saturday
Is was impossibis 10 bring up artillery
early In the action, because Of the roads. Yet
tits no. a very difficult or expensive matter
10 detail two or thres undred men for half
day, and with trimmed logs and common
s.rth, and little o. the supersbandant mud
everywhere visible, tbs roads you'd not only
b. ps,sae,s, bat practicable FOR al! ard every
purpose.
The heavy firing on Thnrsday NOR ming was
smaiter Of much town talk ard coz lecture,
the prevalent opinion baing tina: /: arose
from second attack On Urury's Bluff but
UPON riding tows rds the line Of Are, through
sore. OF IN I'D and inn Vulnerable sheets of wa
ter, We found toe noise projected from an
artillery dusl thsn progressing o. Gar.
Iett's farm, b tween some OF cur pisces and
hose Of the eus Iny's battery on the north bark
Of the Chicgahcminy. For some Time pas:
the tos hars bsen bUsilJ erecting earthwolk Ks,
frcr witch they Kept up continual fire apon
TIA Miszis,lrpiaus drawn up In line OF battle.
and rokevrg in ths bottom.
TbeI7th and 18th MissiesipriaIs te.ng near.
.,t tho enemy, their aharpsnootsrs and ar'il-
lsry have paid them great attention, never
falling to shell Them literally every morning
and evening. On Thursday. however, sone
few Of cur artIllerists undertook TO reply and
accordingly two pieces from the Louisiana lat
karyland, Hampton Legion, and Rowan (S
u lb4 tier les drove upon C kroll near Gsrnets
house, before q wooded hollow. and kept up
fuch heavy, rapid and accul ate fl re upon
the enemy that, although reinforced to dou-
bic the s,rsrg:h OF ours, they were forced TO
retreat TO the woods, leaving many dead and
wounded, which we saw conveyed from TIE
field or stretchers. Our position being accI-
rat.lg known 10 tbs ensny, We did not take
the cai.sors into action, tie lin,bers alone
advancing, SO that when short CT ANN nnition
Two otherrisces advanced ~ the other. zetir-
Cd, thus keeping MP continual end exciting
movement, highly exaiaratipg and beautiful.
The fire on both sides was very accurate, hut
&c holly were the foe replied &c that fl & Of
truce was seen waving,ss If ftr cessation Of
hcetilitiss. This was disTegarded, however,
a. their only OF jsct was to &c in time and hring
Up heavier and more nume oCs pieces thar
| ours. After about ninety minutes cannoIa6s,
All subsidsd into quiet sgatn along the line,
cur less btiI one hcrae killed. two We unded
and three or four slightly Tcundsd by fraR.
nen;s Of shells among the artillery men, aud
ore Of the 18Th Aiss.rsippi slightly In the
mouth. 0aYnets house Is very much sha.
ksn-a she'll having entered the roof end ex
p6ded In the passage, destroying every pane
Of flsss In the dwelling. and rendering it IN.
,a!e for the eick Of the brigade eIcamped
around thera.
In regard 10 the particular ac.icG CT one Of
he batteries (Rowan's North Carolina Bat:
aiy)ve lsarn through com munioation, that
they wer-ordsred With four pieces iato the
S9er, when some of the other game were
'Hnora~nsand nearly ell the time ep gsgsd
'ss'ainsa the ne OF every gun thu enemy had
IN oattefy'-ths greater portion being o.
Wy neavy cal!bre. The men OF the battery
ssneVsd themselves with the greate.t cool
u sess and bravery under the terrible fire-,ex-
posed 100, from the portion they were placed
H. on the top of hill en- fl AIDED on all ,idss
IA oy'ne enemy's batteries. The injuries sus.
81 ~4ned oy the battery, although very siish.
AZ =, ne time engaged, was greater than any
- "' eS''ery In the actiou--cue hcrss killed
Sl0'aer half his head shot away, and two
aneed beyond Ieccvery-totsi. four horses
tN'sd snd wounded"
ITEMS.
A"oAs the many wounded OF los. Satur.
ons man attracted particular nc tie. He
~" asple.did looking yonne man evidently