The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-16
SUNDAY Ann YRsrran.v

On Sunday mcrsinr Il wal confidently expectsa
the battle wou'd te renew ed, and tho heavy ran.
nonsding early IN the day at each end Of the line
gave strength TO the impression that the onemv
wsre about to make more trial Of their etrsnsth
but ~ the cay were on II became apparent that
they were not disposed to make another asts cx 50
soon sftsr the signal repulss of Saturday.
Our Information from the feld last night war.
rants the conviction that there was no general
fight yesterday. As our own forces are acting en-
sireiy on the defensive, 1t may be several days be-
FORE the regular engagement, which Is to try the
strength OF the two armies, occurs
INCIDENTS.
After the severe wouud of G m Gregg was re.
ceived. he sent for Gen Jackson, with whor, he
had u long interview When 1t was announced
that the wound was considered mortal, he re-
quested one cf his ada to send several mes
sages TO different friends In South Carolina
Among others was one to Gov. Pickens, which Was
reported to US as follows Tell GOV. Pickens. II
am TO Gle at shia time. yield my Life cheerfuily,
fighting for the independence Of South Carolina"
On the left, where the lighting was intensely &C..
we're. the brigsd, Of South Carolinians command
ed By Gen. Kershaw, suffered heavily. The Sd
regiment Of 3. 9. volunteers WAS nearly snn,hi-
lated. In the early part of the engagement their
Colonel Lieut. Colonel and Major, wsrs ell wcund.
cd. and the command dsvolved upon the senior
Captain, who was killed in fifteen minutes after
assuming the command. A.s place wss supplied
by the second senior Captain. and he, too, fell
n ortally wounded in very short time.
WOUNDED RECEIVED IN RICHMOND.
On Sunday night the Fredericksburg cars brought
down eight hundred and thirty seven wounded Of
fcers and men, who were conveyed to Seabrooks 8
Warehouse, and themes distributed to the various
hospitals to which they appropriately belonged
Three hundred more were expected by the train
last night. We learned on inquiry, that the
wound ID sre generally getting along excellen.ly.-
But few amputations or operations were required,
These, togei her with the dressing of the wourds
were performed at the Receiving Hospital. The
wound I'd men were all as cheerful IS men could be
under sueh circumstances Most of the wounded
officers coinc ncds in the opinion tha: the Abolition
forces do not now fight with tha. vim that used to
distinguish them, Al one time. during Saturday 8
fight, whole brigade OF the enemy stampeded on
the first FIRE from our brave men. Up to last night
there had been but seven deaths in the Receiving
Hospital since the wounded had commenced arrIv.
ing.
We append llst Of portion of the officers snd
men received there Sunday night: Col w Cook,
llth Ala, wounded in right hand; Lieut Walk er,
E, 46th c. face; Lit VIM :; Tuck, co X, 81 Va,
left side; It r Crawford, co B, 2Sth Ga foot ),
W Hamilton, Fhillipss Ga Legion, left breast; II C
Wardell, co G.. I'd Va, arm Sgt W W Ward, CO J,
44sh Va, left shoulder w b Sullivan, co D, 44th
Va, arm J II Rskes, co 3, 42d VS.. right shoulder;
Capt @ Wilcox, co :, 81 Ga; j W Perkins, GO
4;th Va. head; Lit W Fe.tus, co c, 37th N C, head
snd knee; " Bsrrstt, co Fl, 81 We, srn; E. Wa
dren. co Il. 44th Va, head: Capt " Matthews, co
@, 49:h Va shoulder Lit 3 Tucker, Law brig
ade, knse, W Coffee, co +, 4eth vs., haud Capt
J Sands, co A. a7th C, head !; . A Robertson. co
-, 10Th Va, lame; Capt w Gaodwin, co X, 45sh
b G, face; 1t II G Reser co B a5ih Va; Bry.
ant, CO a, 47th Va; Wm II Mullen. Purcell battssy;
Duncan Stephens. co L, I'd Va
HELP FOR TIE WOUNDED
Gov. Leicher and number of citizens left here
yesterday t. devise and carry ont mean. for the rs
lief OF our wounded in the late battle. Captain
Alexander, Assistant Provost Igrshai, a'so went
Up with so men On =he same errand.