The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-26
rnR ROANOKE BLAND cAPT.'xSS'
Under the heading Of Capture OF"

Thu prisonors captured in the korA .eiA'n
and the Fifty ninth Virginia Regimen 6ra
Iwisa n greater portion Of the genuine ny
ea tsrs IAN have before fallen into our ma 'us
The Adiutant OF tho regiment, henry
Wise. ir, il O tall, fine appearing young ms
and nephew OF the Ex-Governor, VIM 10Y
mana to nave a son of the same name. Com
,nny A. commanded heretofore by CaPt ".
jennings Vie, is known at home as the Rich
rnoud Light Infantry Blues, ana comprises
many of the first and most p ominen. y Uuns
NAN Of that city. Their capture Is Terrible
hiow TO the elite of Richmond, and will Do ieit
there as The capture Of the Seventh reSinon'
would be felt In New York. They are tce
identical company which tIea sSan 1n tnSv wsn,
RI Richmond to escort back the remains VI
President Monroe; and VINO, on RIesloue
occasion, enter tanned the knignts 1em pal
of Boston and Providence wnen ING .as.on
visited Richmond saw among them many
hi Oh. strung, chivalroas young nen: w"
seemed grati6ed that their eLemtes u,u NJ
Immediately put them to deatn. Ono y.
them generously offered me his entire pun pc VI
Kin1 1ef7s treasury notes, to DO USED 10. MS
nersonal convenience when ne arrlNeu a.
Fort Lafayette, but not oe!hs "wo ,. ~
such currency was received on uepo !.
WILL strest, and for other reasons, TIE AAAo
Giant johnson, Of North Carolina, was one ne
- ,hpss c.ntured at Hatteras, and was Only
r.,s.scd from Fort Warren oy eAenanke y !.
the 10Th Of January, s .ase Of his ns old regiment
a"t In inst In time to be taken again
Someof his old friends OF the A'n AassAs y,
SS,.s who 40 carefully guarded MN ~ IoI
warren, expressed their 10Y s a. Hes' that he
hS.n,t piad to see them" He can no"
ont his second term, and Is justly emu,
s ss1s ne appellation of ian old onsnoer.
'''A .pruRn OF 0. JENNINGS WISE.
WV ,uaves had brought back the
"neh Jug ~ 'eavoring to escape InrousH
a.
Shallow Rock Bay, " $50 Il Mr.. sami jarvis,
was taken to the house into q hospital for
which had been converted hotin the arm
both legs, and mortally wounde, the Zou.
breast, the latter being the result o.
aves' fire. led
Wise and assured him that everything due to
his position as q wounded prisoner would be
cheerfully accorded him. The wounded rebel
was too low and weak to be conscious OF the
fact that the soldiers Of tho nation against
were now his friends, ready TO minister to
him in his dying hour.
The loss Of the enemy is, without doubt,
much below ours. They had their usual ad-
vantage Of fighting behind breastworks,
against which our musketry fire was Of lit
tie avail. Their wounded are scattered all
over the island, and it 10 difi1cult to get at
their correct loss. 1t will probably be, how
ever, not less than twenty killed and fifty
wounded They lost three officers killed and
eight wounded-all Captains and Lieuten-
ants.
A SOUTHERN ACCOUNT or AFFAIRS IN rlSSsssIs.
The Lynchburg Republican, Of yesterday,
which came to hand last night, contains the
following account Of the state of affairs in
Tennessee. written by its editor, Mr.. Glass,
who, a. our readers are aware, has been for
some time past serving with tho army In the
West:
MulYRnxsBoao, TsHH., Feb. II. 1852.
We have fallen back to this place, 50 miles
East Nashville, where General Johnston has
cat n blished his headquarters, ana where, ]
presume, he In tends 70 make stand against
the enemy. our scattered columns begin TO
come In rapidly, and in few days we will be
in good trim again. This Is the Bowling
Green army and com prises, amongst others,
the brixades Of Gen. BRECKENRIDGE, Gen. Har.
dee. and Gen. Kindman. They are as brave
and daring set Of fellows as ever uod the
fisld.
heard Of our disaster at Fort Donelson on
Sunday morning. For three days did our
little army, under the commands OF Pillow,
Floyd and Buckner, struggle with com plete
and brilliant success against the enemy, who
ounumbered our forces ut least four to one.
Tho enemy Was driven from all his positions
at tbs poiut Of tho bayOnet, hfs batteries as
sault<d and taken, and hundreds OF his NOR
esnaries slaugh tersd upon the Acid. Never
was there such struggle upon this con.
tinsnt-never more daring heToism and an +.
finching courage displayed under tho sun
than wa1 exhibited ON that memorable field.
Ouf men fought literally into the cannon' Z
mou tn, and upon the bayonsrs point. The
victory was ours mp to Saturday night. bu;
reipforcsments after reinforcemsnts oon.
tinued 20 pour In 70 the enemy. and on sun
dsv morning, our glorious little army, after
three days Of incsssant fighting. without
food or iire, soond themselves entirely sur.
rounded. aad In part, By frssh troops. II
Wa. determined best 70 surrender. Gen:
PILLOW and stan. Gen Floyd, stan. And
soma fifteen hundred Of his men made their
escape. Gen. BuckAsr and nearly all the
btlAnce Of o ar army we're captured
This Il certainly great cAlAmtty-ey fAr
Tive worst Of the wAr-but 1t must not dis.
courage our people. or dim for . momens
the prospects Of the &outAsrn Oonieosracy.
| Ten millions of people. whose blood noWs IN
tAs veins Of th0se whoss deeds have Ien 81:
dfed Immortal Doaslson. ana " PA. sn1
| valleys and streams. can never y eosQessSo
The enemy utu sxalt, hat % Aeves ~
oeRSH VotcTy, HI los Wss vssasss0ss'