The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-17

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Tie Linssia 1sstssss % tie ItsAsssse
Riser- Hzat 7zey Did At Florence Hou
the People Reosrsd TAem-TAe Wsr IN
7ennssese.
TAs Taacumbia (Ala.) CcazQtexsiss. Of the
l1sA Inst, gives us ths following particulars
Of tAs vtsis Of the sasny - Alabama: e
The news Of the arrival Of Lincolo's gun:
boais IN our WAtora on Saturday ast,crsated
naAiR, Hitherto the people had rspossd In
Tns ssisISor,ss towns ssnt volunteer com.
pAniss q thA ixuA- Ao1As, and tbs people OF
CO tfooplht - town through mud Ard
dxrkusss immedtAtsly 70 the rescue. Prompt.
II Gov. shorter called out The militia, and
ne Uon1edsxaOy. ssnt asatstance. 1hsrs 10
ssss s Ana. livery man Jon meet mro.
due. coa vsrsation by the rem ark. II came
q sooa - I got the news" We nave made
/, ear special bHslness 70 ma ont Whist aid
and comfort the enemy SGT ron kost Hslly
ons man. who At RlorsntS went down and
sAow1A them whers 70 Iand. and took bacon
for his services, and hauled IL away after
nigAt. 4 deputAtion o. catlaeLS Oh xlofsnce
Waited The gaAhos's 70 se~ what they were
doing and what were their intsn0ons. and
we aro informed were told that the eaemy
did not intend 70 burA the bridge or 70 inter-
tsrs with private property, but would take
perty Of disloyA men. lnsn who ws.s not
Oniy two Lincoln gunboats came up 70
Florence. They did lot burn the oid ware
house at the TuvcnmbiA iApdlnG. When they
arrived in sight Of Florence the three s.eAaa-
boats ioaaed with about % 600 worth Ut Con
esdsrsts stores. lying ~ tho bridge, we're sci
IRE to by the Confedcratss ana one OF tnem
turned loose, ~ which the enemy IL cd two
shots and backed down the river 70 let II
pass, and after that drsd two more shots, one
In the woods and the other not KNOWN where.
BY direction OF bacon. bought Aiacollite
the boats landed 1t Florence, bursted opsn
the WAREHOUSES and took wnas they wanted.
however, not interfering with goods marked
u private indi vtduals. cut the Telegraph wire
ana tiled to steal the news, stayed until night
and put back down the rlvsr. &. ..---,
We understand that fve more gun
came up ~ high ~ Newport, no transports
were seen vi IN them. The report that they
whipped VS. st bis bsar Oreex ana .ooA Inc
briogs il fAlSe-the cars ran through yestsr-
oay. The report that they took IL IA II false.
The report that they burned the bridge ~
UanviIis across the Tennessee u untrue, but
bridge and boat tnxt in tWo weeks Ihey will
have the whole road. IL that be true it IL
easy TO devise the meaning OF their mild
policy here. Thsy intend ~ return, put cars
NOON rs. This sxpsditlon was simply for
the purpose OF exploring, and they Will re-
turn with their transports just ~ soon As
,hey can secure the river behind them.
7HI oKAs8 ASD DIs1RuoTIoH Or oJA sIvn1
BOATS.
A correspondent Of the Memphis Appeal,
vAs Witnessed the action OF the Federal
eunboats on the Tennessee river, says;
Aft>r he action, tho dunbar, Uon1sderAts
Maj. With our transports fine, samuel Orr.
Appleton Belle. ana Lynn BOYD. isit Ior the
briaso. ARA, gsments were made, amidst
srsAt confusion, 20 remove the Hospital, COM
niasary sy0res, and oIhsr Gov Inmsnt aud
psivats property then IT UaavilAs, all Of
which were plsoed aboard OF the different
bosss, ana the small dses starred mp stream
- soon ~ Yo~dy. The Dun bar being dow
eminent boat, remained n The bridge. Ssnti.
nsis were placed on me bridge; the mia xyy
commanders Of ths small Iorcs left At the
bridge, taking all proper steps 70 prevent sur
Prise. An d ave their oOnmAEo from capture
81 the enemy, and . special tram sanding
ready - start at nomsnt's notios TOR Par,s
station sl.s.s.--. t-.st
havs In sigAt, the military Iorcs fred on
ths,r guns and Yetreateo, the Dua bar put out
ouly hAlf Rile In advance o. the gulpoAls.
A sasli, hred 1t rs, announced " Us that The
chase had commenced, and Oe.ors Wsco01d get
out OF sigAt or range OF tho Uonestosa, eight
snells exploded IN = danger Q as'y close prux-
unity Of eur boat. We escaped. however.
and The Dunbar new hike uesr b. fore pack
OF hounds. giviAs wa1ntag to all boats ana
al poisu Ale.s tas 5lves up no 70 niosenS S
a.n Orr was nrss abandoned BY her crew,
and set ON IRE ~ them; next, the Ly mn BOYD
anA Appleton halle, wsro deEossd 70 me
Aamss BY The owners; next our Sunboat, the
Easiport, s1out half wsy flushed, wss scat.
tied In forty feet water. o..
p we axriveA In Florence at eight O'Clock on
friday night, and found IT the i2nding sew.
sral companies OF Alabama volunteers win
= lar 70 lot Of army stores. Everything was
removed up iowa that night and placed On
Tain AID run 70 'Tuseumbia. During the
nfsht the Sam. kirkman and Time came In,
having made thsir escsps from the Chase. At
. dispatch vas received In Florence from
General Johnston, Ut Bowling Green, com.
nAading spAA Of the Florence bridge to be
eat, In order 20 let All boats escape. The
boets tina rNwsrs then in Florence, and could
havs been SAVED BY that measure, wsre the
DVnbar, Julius Smith, Time, and Ssm. Kirk.
nan. Bat, although the Florence bridge
ssrvss only ~ z connecting link between
Florence an1 Tuscum6ta, and, conse.
saently, II Of sac most trining value
10 the Southern Oonfedsracy. that SINE
BLDG has been bailt mp by Florence money.
and u the pride Of that city.
II,
posed mostly Of stockholders, and 1t was de-
cided best = wait hsfore tpjuring the bridge
until IL sAoald - sscertatned that tho gnu
boats were eontsg mp to- Florence OF
coming Of the Gunboats was ascertained be.
yoad . doubt lev hours afterwards when
within Afteen miles Of Florence. Of course
1t was out Of Ques ton to then go to work and
try 70 do In two hours the work Of halfa day.
and OF course tho boats hid to b burnt 70
prevent them falling into tho hands of tho
enemy. At half past two O'Clock p. M. the
xunboats Conestoga and Tyl0r hove in sight.
The Julius Saith was cut loose and noAted
down tie river . burning drift. The Kirk.
The Dunbar and Alfred R0bb had put ont
and wsrs destroyed below. aI,' s s.ie
RE ROANOKE DHyBAr-ADDIrIoyAl PARfIcrLAas.
The NortA Carolina Standard says:
Lisutsnant Bryant, Comm issary Of the slst
North Carolina regiment, CCol. Jordan's.)
and Lieut.. stssgal. Qusrtermastsr OF the
.sns regiment, with one or two others, have
few men in charge Of the stores, camp equip.
age, &C., at the camp In the north part Of
the island. Tloy were charged By Colonel
Jordan, n the event Of . disaster, to secure
the vaIaable papers and other effects Of the
regiment, and. TO make thsir aps. aud dc.
DAY night before the battle on Friday, Col,
jordan was ordered down ths Island With his
regtment, and took poaition near the battle
eroaHd- DOL Shaw. OF the sth State Troops,
reinforcsmsAt nom the Wise Legion OF about
so men, were IN position In the advance On
Friday the atom pts OF the enemy 70 land were
ins1ectual. being p9oveAted b. our advance
force. The 6ombArd ment non the enemv's
Asssi thoasA Kept up nearly all day. did