The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-05


Virginia lfe II about z 81 q years 81 kgc'
When he lcit Virginia, liz setilsd III Chicka
sfw county, Mis-, for the pra.tice Vi Tue law.
until isai. ssheih l,eiug AZ arient seeessionist
VI ,!,s.t time, hi was defeated. aloag with our
present iIlussfir.r Chief Magistrate, who was
IN tic sanc yea.. candidate for Governor of
Mississippi Since thai time he has been ptas
t'eins law in Holly Syringe, justly regarded
~ one Of The brightest inteleets, and ~ II
cent events have shown. che of the hraycst
and mos, daring ,of the gallant selis OF The
Magnolia State. His Adintaut a;cncral, CAPT,
Geo. y Feote. a most esitnabie gentleman,
was killed in the fight Vt Friday evening
The remainder Of bis staH, MajorJ 81 Part
ride, tef the vicksburg lFhsg.l Major W H.
Earksdale, Lieuts. Parker aud sykes escaped
unhurt We hear That the mortality ia this
lsi.ade'was fearful Every field ofifr ex-
cep. one is disabled. MajerW Sidney Witaun,
of the I'd Mississippi battalion, who is now in
command Of the brigade. or what il lett of
il. There are tut three captains left in the
brigade, aud but four lieutenants and the Ell
listed men, all told, do not humber five hun
dred. Truly has our gallant Southwestern
sister molly defended the Capital Of the Con
fedsracy. Among the killed, we regret to
learu, is Col. John G. Taylor, of the I'd Mis-.
sissirri battalion lie was d relative Of odd
Zach. which name he answered to amongst
bis friends, and was enc of the most gallant
officers l~the eeryiee~
isoN TIE sorIHsIng
The Petersburg Express, If yesterday, contains
the following Intelligence
The enemy for several DAYS rsst have been much
iaiad aud ,ariaiy Jp,uora,adN iu cd
that ~ many three or four thousand loit,r-
inc about tine banks OF the river in the vicinity of
Shirley. Charles CITY county. on Tuesday last.
party who came from Shirley and reached BernrU.
da Hundreds on "Wednesday night: gives this inf,r-
nation. We learn from the same that in
mense numbers OF the killed and wounded were
brought to Shirley. The latter many of them en-,
harked at this point the enen,v's transports for
Fortress Monroe, ami several of the dead were
buried there. A gentleman Informs that the
bodies Of eight dead Yankees lying III the yard
OF The the mansion at Shirley Wednesday morn
ing. awaiting interment.
quite panic occurred among the fugitivcs in
the vicinity of shirley Wednesday morning.
fleeing Yankee cam. in and reported tina. the
rebels were coming when stampede cnsued,
which our informant states would have beeu ludi-
erous but tor the pitiable and famished condition
ei tho men. Many Invested themselves Of ill
wearing apparel save pants and caps, aud rushed
wildly into the swanps and boys back Of Eppess
Island, and ut times some OF them up to their
arm-plts in the water. Others seized all the boats
they could place their hands upon and put out for
the opposite banks, into the many coves aud in
lets with which the river abouuds. Mr.. Carter we
hear, loses eleven boats, every he had, while
nil his ncighbors shared a similar fate.
free man of color crossed orer TO Bermuda
Hundreds, "Wednesday night; bringing some seventy
or eighty very valuable costs, jackets and pants,
(as many lis boat could hold which he gather
ed up at Shirley. He states that soni- two hundred
wagons or more which Were at Shirley, were also
abandoned, the drivers sharing in the panic, and
t.uS- JJ,.,rh fnpt
will all fall into the possession of our army.
The refugee who swan over from Shirley
Tuesday night, and taken prisoner by
pichets at Bermuda Hundreds, proved to
be member of the New York Fitty-tifth
regiment, named Cooper. lie of prepos
sessing appearance, and quite Intelligent
He represented General Mcclellan Is being greatly
worsied i'll the series Of battles in which he had en-
gagged, and that the men for the most part were
heartily tired of the lie stated however. that
he WAS not a deserter; bat ilat he had heard Burn
side the snut, bank of the James river, and
he for the purpose OF getting some thing
to Cat. and, il possible tie sleep both Of which
essentials be represented himself standing great
ly III need OF. Our pickets, con,iniseratng his con-
dition, gave him food and raimenf and sent him TO
headquarters at Drswrys Bluff. The four prison
ers W no cante over in boat the night before,
also sent up to Drewry's Bluff one of thcm proved
to he an impairment Yankee and expressed 10 re
greet at having participated i'll this wicked aud UNI
holy invasion
Parties rrsrhed Petersburg yesterday AZ mid
day who left the vicinity of ten. Lees ieaLauar
ters early yesterday utprling. They state that
they crossed over at point Opposite i,retFys
Bluff. aud thus enabled to Teach Peter slufg I'D
a i.'T htGr,. These ',ien bring ilnrol t:n piece
81 information. which they asseveraie incst solemn
iy t" b. correct. They state that Gen Lee Nis
tied early yesterday morning by 4 flag Of truce
bearing letter from Cen Mcclellan, The purport
OF which was that be- Gen. Met being hotiy
pursued, had been compelled to 9bardon some
1000 ruore OF his sick and wounded that
they al certain points " hch wers named
that zen Lee would lind aQ1 tens Of ice a;
place. and az abundance of medic! stores at
another that he had left these men in charge OF
surgeons, and as buth the Confederate and Federal
Governments had agreed TO regard surgeons "a
non sembatants, he boped Geu Lee would respect
them, aud not treat them az nrisonefs OF war The
Federal Geneta very politely closed HI, letter by
stating that should an opportunity occur, it
would afford him great pleasure TO recprpette HE
kindness which he had solicited at General Less
hands.
We DO not vruch ter the CORRECTNESS. cf thu state
ment. but it comes 70 i'll such manner that ue
think il entitled to credit, aud give the tenefi,
of readers. II correct, these sick and wounded
are prisoners Of war, and when well will he eA
changed Is such.
Persons Of the highest respee:abiiity state that
the train of wagons al Berkeley, to which we have
twice before alluded is still there and that il is
hourly increasing IN numbers They stretch out
along the banks II the river for miles, and stand in
rows three or four deep Yesterday, 81 the gun
boats and transports which had been up i'll the
neehborhood of Shirley and turle's Neck ON Tues
day and Wednesday, had dropped down in the ".
entity OF Berkeley, AMI were passing up and down
Smelling The woods i'll that section. One man " TO
has viewed these wagons from across the river II
distance of about one nale. estimates them al
G0DU This IL doubtless al exaggefation but
all who have them state their ';,roba
bic number at very high figure. It ~
coniectured by some probable that Mcclellan
con'emplates making Berkeley base OF opera
items for another onward march 10 Hchmcnd,f
and therefore lie is causing his wagon, and other
yaluabes to be oongregated at this point. Tie
water here Is very deep ai1ordipg fine anchorage
for his transports and gtnhoats, and is about equi
distant between Newport News and Richmond by
water This is conjecture, but it does seem
little remarkable that he shculd expose 50 much
valuable material at Berkeley. unless he conteln-
plated protecting il in way. 1t may be that
he relies his gunbaats for protection until he
find more eisure to remove If than has been
his disposal recently.
LArER.-A gentleman reached here yesterday
evening direct from Cure's Neck, Heurico county, |
via prewry's Bluff lie states that the enemy |
abandoned Curies Neck Tuesday night, leaving u |
vast amount of fixed ammunition. twenty /
field pieces, several of ice, fresh meals aud
great hurry, and made effort to destroy these
yaiuabies. The articles are veil guarded and will |
be Immediately placed in a place of safety.
Our piekcts at Hoods, short distance below |
City Point captured yesterday mofning five more
Yankees who came across the river ut that point |
from McClelan's fleeing army and voluntarily sur
rendered themselves.
They were in the best possible humor when
brought here, and seemed to rejoice at their cap
ture. They report themselves tired and dis
gusted with the war, aud say they have been de-
ceiyed a. to the object OF it and promises made
regarding it. They say there are hundreds and
thousands in McClcllan's Grand Army who would
be glad OF opportunity TO surrender themselves
to the Confederates. This Information is no doubt
correct.
AalUsEMENTs.