Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-21
AyOraI. I.c,Uxr or TIE BATTLE.

We copy lhs fO!0~ilg account Of tue great battle
rom the correspondence OF the Montgomery DAiy Ad'
Vertser
Late Sunday evening, the euemT, saeltsriag them
elves in deep Iayns o0sinaely refused 10 DO driven
com the most de p-rsts Struggle OF Ehn day hal been
20 az at this pon! iOr hours, beth Pilsi refusing 20
i've All inca. OIe TeIs, regiment jlst to our ls!;
,scmed to aim aluiaaied A. this juac;urs, our
,yarr force under the command Of Col O!aa:o9, pc
.ApB no; msrs than drsi in n1no r. VAS march
roIua she hill into the md o, swamp, u.s. on The
ensmy's lo! hare We dsmouasd miaea Q Srgs en-
ont Yelling aud dischargnI oar rfa and sho; guns go
rapidy tn ths euemv couclud We had haBked than
sitb large force. Tai, w.s a dring aud 6arge:eus
.IoesJu bl; tls bad tue dAAei tf Ct, sud tluS
"A. enemy was rIn ont OF their IsI oment. Ihis
,ncsm lneut stulGd u der cover OF mo sunsos
It the river. We entered 1t about tunset ou 5urdv
,VeninS; the huge morars AID Gi5annc coumoi'ds Of
ne gusooats insanity turned Loose and - the pe
holder it uou ses lhe "vrsck Of mater aud the
cash OF worlds" at hshS; pe1derous saells
souli sweep ks charos Of Ere through the tree tops
exploding lks showers OF ttunderbots in mid air, asd
producing scene grand aud ter Il; in tho I1rene.
noticed 10 Fever bI liils execution dole by them and
awe arrived Ihs conclusion that they are designed
nora 20 ntimidate the nervous than 10 desroy the
brave The enemy we're DoH driven back 70 the banks
IF the river bus this jIlcre ug5t cams on aud onr
troops withdrawn me enemy no doabt feeling very
much relieved.
II the day bad been few hours longer even II a.
rsnt We had iooEei up tas VIC ory lhus achieved l.
sCui have been the boil AIT s. kaoEn in tho
annals OF war. nsan Gl5piHgtl { 10 the rcst o.
our brave cDnmaEdsrS bu: an sIu fl d thai the be-
.ac jeans OF vent ato this uAs resolved upoa Wet RS
sr DEATH both OF which he real C, gu. II his lie had
b,en ,.a-ed be woul deusls have carried it TO lie
ce,,u pn,ion that ngh HhSn ths whole snk4e otos
s,ud either cave captured drvBu into ae river
have sine. learned !ou whst consider reliable al
;hoiy that they Grow led buck masss, crouch
s,hnd the bsk' OF the fiyar md that such the
"a n ha: MANY we're showed ia the AID drowned
uif.r ous vic DRY complete Gud ii Foag parallel.
", Nau o4o ara BE Pr=n ss md abou Je tsousAnd
soaors ,akss Soou. hu died pisse OF artillery,
killed sad wcu lced Accord 20 GEcIr osA sstenenIs
ABOUT tnr va Thousand OF Ircir army, Gn aLpted
ist rou cd the Tcm1.d Tnei5 force wIsvt orsy est
mated AZ 10 nre ires Aod tSsuiy two huadrsd
,hsLs!rd Study tight they we're rstnorc;d b. q n.
Buell. and hs army, aud ae hgl Oh aoIjAy "a less
extend bat terr rs IL pJs b., than 90 III pre-
Vlus d-y could not that ii her parry gaia, sny
advantage 10 This days .hdcR, except dat Ia Our 70
treat .te TIE evening, unmosstsd though iiu1, We
were c ,mpei,d 70 leave behtd an immense amount Il
camp Cquippgi sndsrBy stores which go had captured
"a! previous DAY. ost Of the however Was barred By
she cavalry which remained behind our reg mt
us,i to protect de OF the insutry anu artillery
Altogether ne have g.ined great victory, ADD ircm
The bloody 6sd OF ShilIb, iug'ring hope will assiI
Doss hsr silyeiy piaons, Gu troops rl b, inspuel
wish fresh energy piepe treasured OF the
~ w, as tho ,ics of their Gauss, Lni the banner OF
sd pitrI5;c people redeemed iron the JhrAdon
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