The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-02
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osR RspoN DBEo1 OF TzR RICHMOND DISPATCH
Lass EILL, YORK Co., Va, !
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Lass s;ILL, YORK Co., ya,l
apsi. 70, 1862
More shan shIee weeks have eiarsed since
General MvCi. llaa. with his colossal army,
arrived IL this yioinaGe of this sonssorasso
pace. Notwithstanding shs lretr &C ,ed, aB .
81 t;lass terrific. esnnc.ac:nE, hs Ia - beer
com pietaiy hskied by den. tiG.rndeT. wHo
bad I.s-de aGpie prs para up.a IS give him I.
G.ls ainarS reception. Mcclellan SOW ads
Elthmond ui1Rca!t 10 reach by the p uiE
a0k Il 10 Tor bis sxiiiTCl toron 6ut, 10 his tu
numero bic asce' sicns, 30 iee III tho strength o..
cur for..fcatieus and the rTe0iss position CT
our er1iv. Perhsps Prof. F.oVe has en- more
III his q cea. aga's thsn some II tas descend
a.ts 81 ahe nrisioators OF y OGDEN +" MT aEG
Utpapgs get he IS been unsb,s 10 discover,
WIRE she aid Of his giassss, n road 70 H!cl-
ncnt free OF Esc ,sFio niS's.s We wou!i remind
tnv lI0isseJi .s at DrC autcx - c. SUCCESS.
Isily pfnc.iS~l a Europe Ddt pss 1Is /. OH. "a
= sLa opisiUE hat he Will aiwa,s had bal
coming In aI American .1raSt I. i,isa3 cvo-
cation.
c;ju sssEg "Dixs' very EeloGioasiy, It fsw
evenings age, 8. SO or Lac htrslings 81 Old
Abe, brought sous VI hair ioss-rAaSe aItil-
Iery TO bear uLon 1t. After firing zen roards
or m ore, and IL ding noboay was burt, they
ceased. Gar band ovnt ued to play rs II
no b IL & had occurred.
The day the Feterais march cd from fcrtrsxs
2oLros to this D. aos, on their arrival ut Big
Be,k ell, they planted q sand Ct colo.s on the
earthwcrEs OF the battle. neld by \ brilliant
Dash Of their sharp-saco'ars,i In advance OF
their oaiunn, and hVz1asd most voCifsrously
IhtS redundant exaltaton ever menisae
hs'd, which they deemed q valo Gus feat tnsy
q sd peYfcI msa, evtncss q c, avsn sptri., which
chsrsc srisas the Psr-anic rsos.
Gzjo J. q PsillipS's command, ooz siatipg
OF the 9lous+s.er. King ard Queen, Mst-
shsWs, and New ken: cavalry, oE hSaTipg Of
their aavascs, ssve order 10 siddla w I'M.
Ia.dia'siy. al sr this he proceeded down
IL to - xh.N1
Ga his arrival IT Bsthel, he found the feds-
rails adjusting a bridge which had been taxes!
ap by O 0r picke,c, W inpsae their progress
much as possible ma jor Phtili ts, disco vsrirg
the body of FSeerals "a reh larger thar he b aG
anticipated, detailed q rear guard, and fell
back lsisnI ely T. FORK iowa. On the pproach
OF the enemy a. Hsrwooi's Mill, Lieut.. Tar.
r.ll, Of the Aibslnarle Artillery, with two
pieces 1rsd several rounds at hin, and IN ade
tuo splendid Shots, killing and WoUndiug
several.
While upon III Is "a beet, We aus. not forget
TO "a an ton the anne OF Oorpoi al Sy lvapu rs g.
FEDERAL hsld officers who were crossing n Il. ID
together, and appeared ~ be on rscOn noiser-
Ing tour. They were a thousand yard or more
from corporal CrUmp when b. fr ed tbs ball
took eject Ia the neck, tGd severed The head
entirely frcm the bods OF enc OF them.
Wa have incsssent skirmishiag hers, day
aud night; ana MoClsllRn 10 Still for.ifyips
And reinforcing. IL our opinion, his object Ia
sndsa voring TO create the I'm PRESTON upon the
pu blie Dtpd that he does not IN tend 10 fight
~ here, Is dssig nsd IS rass bat 10. him at.
lack whes end wbsle he sisases, cur galIant
leaders will be ready to meet him. DYKl.