The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-22

| ilHA Tor the nfsS lpseftlons and - csntD II
four o'clock -psrhaps quarter l.tsr sstl,.--
Every division Of oue army on the Asld hsA
besn repulssd. ThseLemy ysrein the eanps
wi,hin Mttls ovsr Aalf nails Of the landias.
10 was q victorious enemy. And stsll .Asss
"a. sa hosr f9s asnns; "o1 IL. IA; as .,s.'ss
Lew Wallace would come! Nslson's d.
vision Of Bueii's army evidsntfy cool6nr
cross in time TO 90 n much good. We sdidat
ground: In the justice Of . risASsous eases.
and ~ thst semi tircls Of twsAty.two guns In
position. lay all the hope We oonid So.
sndasn 1ss y broa. su!phuroos . ,sn Of Light
thronSa the glare And smoke came Whistltng
tn. ieaden hail The rebels were maiipg thsir
ercwntng sn,rt FOR the dsy, and - wss -.
they came from cur lef. aud centre. They
had vested their Ere at 600 yards InstoH.
lsneousiy cur dsep.mou.hsd bull, dogs aaas
| oat their sonorous rest onse The rebel artij.
] Iery opsnec, aud shell and round shot oa1n
t.a, ting aeress tho open space hack AZ the
niua Nay Be iorGiven for the malioao1s
two might drop behind the blu0 emope tSe
Gro wd OF skulksrs hoverins under The Siu a
the rivers eage.
| infantry batsalionS pcursA In The snoaY
soon had reason 70 remember that, II not
Still 10 bsir ashes Tvs the vented nrss,
| At least still In their fragments lived II
ancient valor that had made the short.livsd
rebel succs sses already cost 20 dear.
| rHx sussoArs opss sIRs.
The rebel infantry gained NO ground. bas
tnued. Suddenly now actors entered On ~
stage Our Cincinnati wooden guu boaaa, ~
A. o: Taylor and the Lexington, had beoa au
"a. SnE for ssr IN: 70
| nsls were attacking on our left, lying WAefe
| Stuarrs brigade had lain on Licking creek In
the morning, and stretching thence In on the
Hamburg road. and across toward oar old
| centre as far as Hurlburt's camps. Steamipe
| up to the mouth OF the little creek the boats
rounded to. There was the Tavipe, Gus
| SHELF. III lI5-
Eager ~ avenge the death Of their com.
manding General (now known 70 have been
| killed a couple OF hours befoye.) and to com.
plets the victory they believed TO bs within
their grasp. the srebefs had incaut tiOusly ven.
:ured within reach Of their most dreaded Ga.
seVen-iuch shells and sixty .foar. pound shot
soon taught them. This was . foe they haA
hardly oonnted on. and the unexpscted 6rs
laid plsns. The boats fired admirably. aad
with a rapidly that was astonishing. Our
twenty land guns kept mp theif stormy
shnndef; and thus, amid q crash and roaS,
and scream OF snells and demon. like hisa OF
MIME balls, that Sabbath evening wore
away. We held the enemy At bsy; N wss
enough: The prospect for the morrow Waa
| fore oding; but sufficient unto the day 70 the
evil thereof. We had had plenty Of evil that
day-of course. therefore, the text was appli.
Cable Before dark the asth Indiana, 7fom
vanced into line with Grants forosS q the
double quick, and had put In fourteen rounds
as an earnest OF what should be forthcoming
The enemy suddenly slacksnsd his aYe. Hts
grand object had been defeated he hsd not
finished his task In dav; bat there II oyt.
| dence that oMcers and men alike shared the
| confidence that their morning assault W0Qld
| be incl.
As the sounds Of battle died away and di.
vision 9eneralAdrsw OF their men, Buell. bad
| arrived aud Lew. wallace had been heard
| from. Both would be ready by morning. and
council Of war was held, and IT was dScidod
that as soon az possible after day break W0
in our '1ss% LEVY :os WaS Ssss "a;
] coming In on the new road from Urpnp's
Landing. and crossing Snake creek tust above
aHs r,.s ssa d.
| position from which Sherman had been driven
on sunday morning. Nelson Wa to take thA
extreme left Buell. promised to put In Tom
Critsenden next to Nelson, and McUock next
| 70 him by g seasonabie hour in the mornin n
The gap between McCook and Lsw. Wallace
WAS 10 be filled with the reorg gani3sd dtvis.
next TO Nc Cook, then McUiernand, and Sher.
man closing the gap between McUlernAnd
and Lew. Wallace. ... ass
1AB Niezr BRfwEsz TWO BATfLEs. ae...
| S'ea!thiiy the troops c,ept to their new no.
| eitions and lay down In line Of battle on their
] arms. All through the night Buells men
| were marching mp from Savan nah to the point
| opposite Pi.ssourg Landing and being fsrrieA
| across, or were coming mp on t-anspofts 0Y
| an hour after dark Wallace had his diyfaio3
| In. Through the misdirection he had Yeceiv
| cd, he had started ON the make Greek Yoal
/ proper, W hich would have bfouRht him In c0
| the enemy's rear, miles from support and
| where he would have been eobblod al = mouth.
full. Getting back 70 the right road had ~.
layed HIM. He at oncs ascsi tanned the post
| tion Of certain rebel batteries which lay in
front Of him on the right. that threaten ID Cd.
| solutely to bar his advance In the moYpinl.
and selected positions for . couple OF his baS.
teries from which they could silence the enc
esns 81. t.nH h.saa 'rSe -" IN pos,uon ea9
| nil one O'CLOCK in the morninr Tns. Sss
| wearied men lay down to snAtch few hours
St sleep oe11le enseiihg INTO the valley OF ~
av nina o,eiort All -. hn.h.A 49,, -.
landing. The host OF combatsnr thaf shrss
hours before had been deep In tue work Of
numan oesaacs'on nad Al SUM silently 20
| Sia - rhs .s.r. iooSsd ort NM, ,~~ ~. -.
aud all brsathed the natural q uiet and IN r
Of a Sabbath evening Bat presently tAsro
came nAsn taAI spteeo IKE enees iieesoi1e
,nnsa '' pn ., ,S .ns rshn. rsn 80 Usnsn @ spesaMy os.