The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-05

CoRIs1H Mis- May &c 1882
Arrived IN Oorinth this evening, aud re-
minded Of my promise to write you, let II
attempt its iuinllment, although net yet saf.
ficlent!y informed to furnish you anything
worthy CT the subjact or the location.
IN spite Of tho classic adage, "Non cu'g ne
odtrs CortAAHm," / determined to attemp, the
Journey, aud rave accomplished the trip in
sate:y, after soma suppobe1 psriIs and numer.
Gus vsxlious delays The Yankees have not
had the same success, ahd the ir arrival seems
10 be iudsfinitely postponsd: The almost
daily rumors OF fight, and OF the Thea
w ssirmtshiIg On our right &c pre-
pared mo to md perhaps second Shi-
lob battle In progress! out all is quiet
excep: few suiien kuns from the en-.
emf WAC are near eaough to send shot
inside our lines. The cowardly wretcnes
run frCm our il fantry AZ d cavalry as they did
at Pennington, where they claim ga vic
tory" doubtless on the principle OF making
our men run altar them by frat run ming away
themselves. Or course / must not tell you
what saw In n ride around Cur entrench-
meEts this evening, except, perhaps, that two
hundred thousand Yankees cannot take Co.
rin.h, IL they dare TO make the attack
Nor can ] express all l felt at the siRat OF
;ese glorious heroes OF shiloh. WHO, Buell.
says, "fousGs LIKE dsviis the first day aDd
like veterans the second day" Had Our at
ia x been made II dag sooner, or con tin ued QUE
hour lol ger, the whole Yankee army would
have been killed and captured, or destroyed
before Buell. arrived II was, perhaps, the
DiCOUl6St Ddttic leCDIOtu III Ill EstOIf uc
loss Of life was thirty three per cent of the
armies engaged a. "Bor0dino," considered
on9 of NapoieOn's mOAt saoguinery battles,
the destruction was only thirty per cant -
Uere6t.e to have been at Shiloh Will be
among lhe proudest recoliectiOns and dis
tiaclioUs or The armies % the t01tederdcg.
itwil! be nRrdoned To II NtrEnian's pride TO
eAuit that the old State was SO Z umeTonsly
represented by her sons, who bore them
selves with such coEspicuous Eallantry
GU that memorable day The is. has already
been published, ana Beauregard has made
many OF their names historic Is his adInira
bic report. Hat l cannot omit to repeat rhe
mention Of one widely Known, and respected
and beloved bJ very many friends, through
out the State. kccert w Smith, now OF Ala
bama, was captain OF a splendid cavalry CON ,
pany, who &c ted as General Hraggs body
susrd. BE was always In the thickest OF the
night, as four horses shot under him fully
tsstity. Captain Smith was frequently
sent on hazardous ana Important duty,
aud with his men rallied ths WaYerins
and cheer ed ON TO the charge oar resist
les regiments, until the brave Hen. Bragg
hal rendered to him and to their country, Oh
that day, the service OF tau entire brigade, and
saloted Oap.. Smith as Colonel OF cavalry,
and afterwards appointed him "Clvil and
Military Governor OF for,nth"-a position
who Sc arduous duties he still discharges wise
~ and well.
Dtnsrs might mention, but paper, Ink and
candle ADM onish me- to postpone report OF
my interviews with s)me OF our escaped Don.
elson prisoners just como tn--of spies shot-
that yile Union meeting in Nushville--and
WALL has got winchester and 5000 Yank
IriAoOera