The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-28
.yrIrh KsAa YoRKrews.
The spee,al correspondent OF the Phiiadel.
phie Eueut,sv writes:
EAnr WIsHikLp Sooyr.

The epecial coIresponoen' u i've on"oo''
rhle Zueut,sv writes:
CAMP WIsBiGLD Sooyr,
Near Yorktown, april ?2l
A. the telegraph has already Informed yOx,
VA have had flag OF truce from rebsidom .-
t,n Saturday afternoon Il rebel Colope! ap-
Lees Mills, and on being met by one OF our
picke:s, delivered al envelope fer " The
Commanding Ofacer of the Brigade o. Fed.
sraI troops IN front"
IL WAS sent to General ----, and ON being
opsned was dated +. N and was found to
contain q request ior a cessation Of hostiiities
for TWO hours, unit our dead, who Were lying
in front Of their front, coul- be buried, and
An answer was sent 1T 2.6o p. II. Ito the
General Commanding the forces opposite"
stating tina. the boo les O. cur men would be
received at the middle OF the dam or stream,
and siEued ny command Of the General COM
mnndiIg forces opposite. A. A e..
reply was received, dated p. NJ. that
the pr5posiuon 20 send The bodies TO middle
Of dam - accepted and hostilities Will be
sospe"ae1 for two hours from recsipt CT re-
ply.
Very resrec fully, your obd't ssrv't.
PAUL L SHINES, Brig. Gen.
Severa, OF the rabel shells fired at Lees
Mills did not explode, a. the fuse was not
properly arranged. On examination they
GERS 20 be Of thr old pattern left IN the Ncr-
folR Navy.Yard. The powder In them YVES
foun 10 Be- OF a superior qualify to these we
aaed At .hs Aame time. Qaery, where DO
they getitS
From another letter, dated April 10, We
copy the following:
This morning Within Henry, private in
the FL h Vermont, vas killed by the enemy's
sharp shooters while passing along In front
OF one Of General Smiths batteries
The enemy betrays great anxiety TO continue
his works, but cur light batteries annoy and
a arass him contin ual!y. This morning th1er
guns which tho Eighth Rhode Island battery
si,encsd yesterday, We're invisible behind the
sand bags, accumulated during the night,
which the Rhode Is.anders systematically
Knocked away al scon as daylight appeared.
IL The course of the nis ht considerable firing
took place Mt the point where the skirm sh OF
the 10th occurred. The rebel picke,s tried 10
approach our lines, and were 0red upon; they
answered 1t. and q rapid but harmless IRE
wa. kept up between them for some time. The
lorg rol! was beaten through the camps, eve
~ one was Yoused, baggage packed, ana bri.
xadeS prepared to repal the expec ted Sortie -
The alarm was repee ted an hour or TWO later,
but wi hout c-using SO much excitement.
The gun which wounded Lieut.. Wagner of
tho Topogrs pnical Engineers yesterday IL an
iron piece, rather large, and apparently
moun led on \ field carriage; twas only nred
few times during the day, the Rhoae leland
Battery driving the guaners to cover, ard { p
parentIy tDjuring their iron gun, likewise ST.
leucing TWO bress places which the rebels
brought to bear On the battery. wagner be.
ha.ed WITT great GOODNESS; his left arm was
shattered by the shot, and his plane table
knocked To pieces With hts one arm he
mounted his horse and rode for rgical assist.
ance, supporting the brosen arm with the
hand CT the other. The Injured member was
am II tatsd, and he Lieu tenant is doing we'll 4
The signal party at his point, Commanded
y Lieutenant Daniels, Ia busy nrraDg-
Ing stations, and hts already proved H.
self m important assistance ~ tho Cen
erals Of he army. ny their glasses the Ms
turs Of tne ereuy's works at this point is
plainly 6ls:inga.shabe, rims pits, mosked
guSs, ear:n WORKS, ami field tors away back
10 WOODS, which are ifTerlac3d with vines
and arranged Ike 8 sig .atic fence. Here and
there long rows Of starpsced stakes pointing
on tw2rds and driven INTO the ground. be
hind and connecting tins woi ks are covered
ways. Along olls OF these u carriage is Goa
sionaliy seen, supposed contain JEFF Davis.
while horseman, 200, (there Is Il uoiq uitous
waite horssneD. who makes hlmsslf proD
Ient wherever shs rebt 10 ere seen Eauops
about ins works. receiving the complim ant,
Of tue season WI n IN arked indifference. Juen,
whits and hlsck. ere shc.eliIg i'll the works
Eli the inns, The csgroes especially being
forced into e5pnssd place.. LttteFs are il
service this nornlng within thslr Enas. car
rying OF tia wounded O. killed By our ciss
shots.