The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-08

Cocfederets Account
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nfe!aii 6 E5ms further details OF the
~,nri3ua snd dsoislve victory ecbiaved b.
aan 81 rs5y's ~ Eije nrIly q. Taivsrd=. Raw
tiox:co, FshTaaTy 81 This main facts OF the
previous r~ports are Confirmed oy tha Times,
and, III Aeei, lits.e ta-. Is Gsw Is ado ed. The
81 IA sETs;
Tha iaae-eg 9ea+Ad ecgsg Uent In New
tiaxlco caT>se e - FaivsrSv. N ma @ e. h~ns
Of ne Rio Gra1a-, fcnr fni'ea aanyi. For.
Craig, on bri2tv. Feb oary q The Dat, le
conueaeea a.s o'cioet in ms uoru,ug. end
sastec n.til sanes. The ACTIN waf com
Yusncsd by roftion of Cos fsay!u;fs reg.
.nent, 25o strocg, urder Gonna j % Ns! "
pyToD, s. no were ordered ;- II tx tnoeGst,y
up, rs.oh ss ths river i,ay. le aiS
covered 2a enaluy o. tae I-ft = IRA Yesi.'s
@ lamsad esrEstl - go d no<s - !, lnere
hsy acre covere3 hy 'imcer frdi & VICE
.lJsKh THY held THE - g ion itr meas y
a. hunr IN er 8 hasvi hrs o; small rIm :,
9hsl,, grave, md round sh t, bsfare u
we've res % 'orced.
Toe whole q ,nf'dsraes emo tnd now ar
ri ed il pnsitioh, Theu 81 geneiA;ess K g-,neu {
s.ick p,a IL along zee iirs \, Icss "a. sn-
eMy at,emn mnt-d 20 q cur ief, 81 ,px when
A. LockridSs came to sheir ;ss, .+acce AID
nnsy dld he CO IL Then n n1a,ie ano b. e
at eDpt all si0pg out linrs, bat vi 7Fthout al.
f-ct TksL assin they made cen ra;et;
attack uroa our let wi h sron v4g3r MS TO
COZ. Eel OGr forces to IS b ok ifoii tnsi iirss
POI tton TO another
While ~ this rcsii.oy ard a.a IL. tho even
ing tae eremy ornssAd he river; VI th their
Datsey, which proved f,iA. 10 Them. foe
tIonfedsra'e reserve, lCoi0nei Steals COM
mand,) soma $50 men. now Joined in The ac-
ton A charge wa made at the battery of
the en- my md aiopg th cir whole iiue az d
crs and sho, -glns, after 4 desperate strcgs,e
when the en"my d d with great slaughter
The enemy suffered his n ost while retreat.ng
&c css The river, when the slaughter vas
truly tefNbi5.
ihe bat IL was hsrcely contested. aud un =
doubtedly the ssye est OF the Present war, :.e
desperate IS any On record o. the amount o
ner engaged The roas OF sra 1ii arms, cf
sheii, canister, grape md rould shot, rs de-
scr,bod as hayis 6 oeen terrific, snd lndiyid.
al Instance. OF Ersa; bravery aEd ga ntry,
namoerisss; whils the whole army fought
like vese'ans AID patriots. he VICTOR !,
though achiev' d gicriousiy, oyer doubIe ouI
gu nters, was dearly won: We have tc
mourn the i.ss Of IS hsross, ana hsye as
wounded
IL jol Lockridge wes killed ip the charge
when the ha1t<ry was t.ksns flillEg NJ TIE
aead OF his coluUu, and at tbs foot OF 3 gun,
but lived iei T. enough 10 see vietory crown
oar srMs. IN skill. and bravery, b 6 was sur
pissed by none In his deat b the Cor fedora
cy has sustained heavy less !; and his name
will I'LL & bright rage Il. our ooaItry's history
Sapt Vsn.Velt. OF The ID regiment, was a,so
killed lie WIS u fTman, al nIi solGssr
aad Survivor Of many csmpaigns Capt
LapS. OF tbs ri regimen. was seriously
wounded. Hie company OF Laacers we're
vsrely cut up. ana IT Is Reported ha. they lad
eight killed nnd fifteen wounded. Captain
Tells company o, ariiiesy covered ,hsm-
selves with glory, aud did Hlost eFectuai ser
vice. They had eight killed and wounded
and several bOrsss allied. II is repor 81 :aat
'eps Teel mas osen promoted AT j5r, I r
merisor,ous conduc,. Major p. roo aid com.
mand distinguished themssives :broug hout
SEis severely contested acuon. But the sams
bravery parisined TO The whole army. TIE
q ~ vf, -Nl Dc. 1
hsaviest loss. here being some TWEEN K He'd
IL apt Walkers 'mpaI7, Sol Bsy;os 's
regiment, one kiilpd, I'D. Camptcn,} Joh.
GteShora badly Wouadec, Esd TWO oshefs
slightly. In CAPT tUopwoo0' s spy cor pauy,
tn re- were two kliiad.
Tne night eft-r the f,sht the FecArals, us
der Il = OF irucs, requested perm; ;ssi0n to
bury tR-ir dead aud collect their woundsd.
At he lime our info. snt left the rum bar
Of ktsleo ard woaI dsd yrs ret accurately
kao.r, bns was suf p )sas - be over f1'e hua-
died / Was not known how many OF he
erals isrished in ,hs river Capt Ne Rea,
ths New mexico Volan teers, w-re KILLED.
Uspt Lasalle, OF the rfgu'ara my, ana J"pt
psrrientos, of tho vpaunteoss, Were iakeI
prisoners.
A company OF Pise's Pc volunteers was
II .sral,y GU 70 ptaees
OF the Federal arms OF ever 6 po9 men sts-
toned at Fors CrnsEcR it4 night after the
battle, onsT 5000 could De mustered mere
tAnn hail UeiLx klllea. wourdef, taken piis-
oIsrs, or having deserted. uf toe 1,ooi
Americans c; the regular army, 7oa werv 1T
forauly A captain OF theIeEnsa's repS. ted, /,
with tears In his eyes, thai be b ad on.y SIX
men left a. for duty in his company. Tne
yexaia fought wi Il Eest bravery; and Dc
fors tas acticu totE ell .ess and men were
s3ncu.rs af suceaEs.
ihs FsdsEais s.. sGe time Fnpposed tbey
@crr vicgorious. ar.t ceased II ing 70 saos
se.n 80. hour =. the ssvs1 p.ese@oI ~ 4,
lsry 'sssn, :aers sre .nfee t.ne1noevs. 10 -
la-pou ads1s, ans Ss pouacer, AID : aowit
xsr--si aSsTsisad aAd IL good order IN saa
cor, iassieru.sft II ths aasiar shell was
thfoxa - III seaoa's raain'eEi Of vols
nu.eers, lil-x ana xoanaiGs ssH- 10 hea
they bscasne pAui0 africhsa ard u "A TO Ehs
ynotn tsiEs.. The Federal force sn nxaged was
1000 mep. 80 Of whom weTs res Liars, 100
Fixes Peak yuluatosxo, and tAs fomsindeg