The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-05

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Although the leading factsin the surj,eseo
letter " the Atlanta Conke1eaey hass al ~
been published. II will seW DO Pct usea 80.
interest, .ince 1t give41n detail wnos -, !
hitherto been but briylE annoaeeso Aess
ds.ed Gum eerland Gap, MsIca o.
The siege hss bsGAn 81 Cnmosslara 1 ~:
hoomina OF sannon and the sharp. Qniet 50.
mort of smsli arms. On the mofnlne % -
an,h ne ssarted TO attack 0e force, tneA
crossing what u called big Greer q ap. imms a.
miles fr.m tnis pfnce. Our force CONSISTED o.
thr ri Georgia bnttsfion, MAJOR Kudler com
m araing. the S b Georgia, Oof. Manning, the
as.h North Carolina. Uoi. Vance, ana fouf
p,eces 4 users light battery, with two IL
be I'M der no wItzers Of J.atrchc's battery At.
fxched. A small squadron Of cavalry acted
in contraction With this fofce az advance
guard. A portion OF the 9th mississippi regi
mont. recently from Pensscols, was also act
ipr With us-iii under the command OF Mrj :
ten. f Kirby Smith. -.
ire second dap If our march we passed
| through enc Of the most beautiful valleys l
ever cav. never would have supposed mat
| IN his barren region nafurs had lavtshed out
such beautiful meadows ard green pastures
The gresn 1ieids OF young wheat, an q the lux
uriant fresh blue grass; was feast to our Wis
ion that was unex pee ted. In this valley we
| could occasionally hear OF the enemy, =. s sn,i
Y
possession OF Jacksboro', with constant rem
| feycsmen Is. aver aging from COD 70 lo,tV,. A
/ they had 10000 they certainly Wonia hase
given rs ba4tie, Tor our smAiI .oIee ooaaa Nc -
that the c.tjxsns Of Knoxville are feavsnx for
faar Of an attack. About II O'CLOCK u .f'n.
| smith ordered as to march by the feff rank,
which in plain RHgiish means to 50 back nh. re-
ana, ca,.1 from. for he said h. mad positive ano
rs,iahla i q formation thAt!the enemy had re-
treated This march mention In order that
the pL bite may not he misled by the contInu
Gus tsipgraphtc reEor y Ia the Mfm MS an
sa vanuah o lpers to theeffect that afA forces
had crossed the Cumberland Mountains at
Wheeler's or Big Greek Gap. Inc enemy oid
crcss to be surs; but they rave LET, ana are
nov attacking us here under the besief that
ws have sent all the available force .elov. !
tod YOU in d ,rrneT letIe: we certainly would
be attacked at this point, aud th&t tooner or
later IL would be the Gibraltar Of the Sonth :
era Uonfederacy. Well, hey are here, all
about MS, ereclng batteries at every po' Mt
possible, wi h several ihon:and infiniTy and
eafalry.
abou. o'clock ty the en- s1ny erecting tnree
batteries about 2 coo yards opposite the CEN
tire of the Gap, While thay attracted atten ton
elsewhere b. a fire of sharpsaoOpers. The
fra OF thsir sharp-shooterz, pc ted upon
Gift Of rocks opposite our right, was con uf-
nous, and distan from us at |. asst 200 yards
at she beginning They were we'll prott cted,
Thar elm was good and their shots proved
ths afvcy,Veness OK their weapons AZ this
distance. They mortally wounded one man,
slightly wounded two of the sth Georgia,
then acting rs. pickets, and two or three
others of other regiments. Latrobe's Sd
Maryland battery, discovering tbs enemy
had erected a battery, opened on Dem. WIN
what effect we cannot tell. With bat
terry of three 81 ponndsrs, we threw sho,
and shell into their very midst. Coming
too near aud being foe target, Get
ser's battery opened. and This drew the at-
alton OF the enemy 70 the very breastworks
hehiDd which was posted the Sd Georgia hit.
TALON. with Yaisels battery in the centre.
They threw solid SAC. and she'll with great
precision, snd kept their range we'll. The
result of this fire upon us was The wouGdlhg
OF private Il. q Sparks, Of Capt kendricS's
Company u. of ous corps. Has nand was
very 10 ucn torn by the SHELL and his head
slightly hruissd
The huaS c-ased To-day at O'Clock, ana
the enemy, IN Inkiag our batteries siieneed,
to every Appearance prepared TO sos m ms
hreach, and had their regiments in SO valley
below ready to move This WIS again too
tprnrtips bait for Ysi.ers battery 30 rs
fuse so with their rib ii FOUNDER they let
fy at them aud tho missile, true TO its aim 4,
exploded tus. In their midst, causing scat
teration ms. N ter; and the enemy retired be
ycud range