The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-04
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FROM FIN 49,
Our Southern exchanges fay,,.,
Ing Items Of interest ~sals
AFFAIRS At ooars1s
CAs1 HsAR CoaIs1n. ~.
BEFORE daylight this Innrn;y b. II
a-rcs and dfenching .storm "
III under and JiGhsnipe. tHerc,u hp
suf 0rave boys, and WUfitHe 1nssssH a.
IS daylight men and RSas ~ Mr.
. gain, and 70 were the Yanks III
began with the Ii1Ht oi Z,
going on brisklg, with lara Md
side ready In the rear 70 pitch ; n
any thing Ike . general sneas.s
As an Incident Of skirmIsa,o.
my OF rseoI ding. l may mention NC, :,
.ns = Uermra BOY named Eilss Ahis
went Into the woods aioS. !, ,s,Sa
and soon came In sis ht OF a YarSss caalu,
busineAs. The Yankee bls. - On %
the bullet piercing the butt - svG
and knocking It out Of bin h, ~, ~ N,
treated without Firing, and rsu kls
company what had happened %Ad 3
cd at tor retreating, he ANN nSsl1s "a,
started again In search of ths y@ up
stoalthily through the bush..A st~. 1o1
sight Of the Yankee again. And se aus
just a. ne, In his turn. v,. SGi
shoot in some other direction Ga'a
kes dropped, and Files runnin. ~
found he had shot him throush HA
the ball and bucksnot M
passed through the bust Of hi, M,st
kes. the man. Though mortail, r
could taik, and said, "You d,si pw
you've k1iied me- THAT'S VIII at s,sI.
replied Eilsss a. hs proceeded 70 S',s
wounded man o. MS cAnteen. 20 uipns,s
the latter making no objection ~
man, however. soon sofIsnsd hi. ,a
begged Files TO 60 and SEMI him m.ses
l. started at top spsed, but no ,o,.
with the skir ishsrs. Re,arLins ,o,se
kee with q Lieutenant. he found him
and La och nearer death. you've I'1,.
said he ~ Flies. "but l forgive Won
He then gave his name a. France l.,
OF to some Michigan regiment, Win
lisnce, &c and giving Eilss his via,
b7Gged him, II no ever could. 10 sent
~ . token Of his death. Eiles OF n,n".s
missed. and then giving the dying man.
from his cHnteen, shaking hands vi,s
and 6xln z hts head In an easy po,i,ia.
BIN goodbye, and isft him alors
woods, sinking gently into his lss, ,ls..
few sxirmi hers nesr were ulabIe 1.
charge Of or do anything with the bs,
ihis morning the opposing pteksu y.
near each other that some saucy d,s
TOOK place before the skirmisning began
OF our men cracking his piece at a..
Yapks, one of the latter shouted. .YS
I sbsi, why didn't you Go that al I.l,Ss
"Nsver you mind" was the reply. "yOus]
got them ID N ortar boats with Won a
One OF orr boys was loading his m an.
ball stuck, and he had TO ram n hs,,
long. "You ID rebel, )" shou,st an ~
BILE Yankee, 'thats NO way 70 load :,
"You just show your coWardIy bus'
the rstort, "and Hi show you how N,
9R.cad it," Soon After thas our man NJ.
charge at The Yanks, they rstrsated aeer.
the wo@s. and the sktrmishing Of IS
was reg ularly inauSuratsd. More, M,a
uporsant happens.
MOVEMENTS OF TIE RsnxI ARouyp cs.nr
The Charleston Courier. OF the SO,p. NJ,
the enemy, In strong force OF s,v.lr
fantry and artillery, supposed 70 b h,
two and three thousand, landed lesfH
Point ana advanced on Pocotaligo. The,
cesded In getting within two mis .;
station, on the Charleston and Savsrpn
road, distant about sighs milss from D,
ing. Our cavalry forces, under the conu
OF Col. VIM. s. Walker, met the srsny
holly disputed their prOgi ess.
The disparity Of the forces, however
forcements. In the me IN time he Usuy
ceeded to "Old WOODS" near PocoaIc,
tied the ELAN .a.ion Of Mr.. Daniel Heyv.rd
IL is reported dined under the oaks a,,s
Hayward was on his way to bis tuas
Knowing that the enemy had tsst pd
sioD, when q volley Of balls were %
upon him, be being a. II time aaliJ
armed.
On the reception of the news OF the ssa.
advance, Cen. Penn Der ton made rspa
paratiOns md extended hi. . dsn iur III
and getting forward reinforcsmsDn o.,
himself for the scene Of &c lion immsd!sa
Their design was, NO doubt. the pQIItl
and destru ction OF O portion Of the rain
Being foilsd and held 10 check BY our a
ry until The arrival OF reinfOrcemeuu,
commenced their rstrograde motion, st
six o. clock were said to he in full fsIa
wards their gunboaS.
Su osea uent in tsilgsnce contrsiic,st III
port OF the retreat " the enemy, and
on Thursday night or Friday morning ID
ed pr obable. The nature OF the ccuany
the spirit OF our troops lead Is TO hors
our eide the most favorable results,
The forces er jagged with the enemy 10
morning consisted OF the Rutlsdse hot
Kifismen Captain Trenh olin; Heyslrd
airy, Gap tain Blake: four c0mpaLiss Of
cer's III aadron Of cavalry, and the Ulsri1
Light Dragons, Captain kutledge. "
Walker, commanding tie Fonrtn ana
military Districts, arrived en- the Rro1i]
fore the engagement. The Ieino'cs.
consisted OF nine companies OF ilia,-
section Of the Beaufor. Artillery, ID
Elliott, and three companies OF hfN
JeH;rdS's squadron OF cavalry.
Msj)r.0eneral Pembsr ton, with !e.f
f1rst Georgia regiment, was also rsptf1
tina way, aud expected TO tt ks comm a..
TWO OF the Ratlsdge 10 united Hln'ra
reported killed, bet we hope this VII
to be unfounded. Col. Walkers Aois
sho. from under him.
The news OF IN engagement In pFf
Sec essiOnviils and Psmoertons BIZ
brought by courier Th1rsday ax
also created considerable eSeitelasIi
easily subsidized on the iaos oeat
known The enemy ,Afeu Few sht
range into the camp OF Col y s,x
without doing any damage fur.aG "a
woundiIg Of cavalry horse.
The epgas ensnt a. Eewtovf'tato
site Uili's farm. was n more snoGi M
The battery at this point was mal-N
pany +, Lieut.. Il. ID While, Ct vi
Whites Palmetto battalion OF ISe' Nai
The enemy, with three gunooai', an
abreast the battery, and opersd IRE
two O'Clock at O distance OF Ills ia
yards.
The engagement lasted about shfss D.
No ono was hurt on our sics nor We y
Injured. One Of The enemyb saLpe'.
disa bled, the mast having bsel sual
round shot from the battery. ias =.
board were Observed Afterwards ~.
thu Injury. This battery 10 n.as"s
two miles from Fort Pemoeriol
Smith. Of Company +, was also oe ~!
doing exec llenS service. Altar iaes.'.
ceased firing, our troops Erred 80 me y"
rounds. when they were ordeIea
tinue. Our hoops behaved ad@ua'
were delighted ~ the emporium"
their regards to the ILsolsIt roe.
The IRE from tbs gunboats ws ",
rate, both solid sho. aud shsh osihS
at the battery. The enemy NO a.ss
cd this attack for the purpose VI
Ms from rIaciug further ocsrot uoH'
river. The gonbosts, tnres Nv asS !,
lay near ~ abreast OF tie 'a''sIy 49,"
Cut.
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