The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-26
The Peninsula.

4 correspondent OF tbs LYuoh burg vir-
a9tntaw, writing from Gloucester Point. april
II. says that the areray made three desperate
assaults OK our lines al or near WyEne's
i.iis on the night of tne 10th, AID were re.
pulsed each tins With considerable ioss. TIE
Writer gives tbs following account OF the stu
alton OF affairs on tho Peninsula:
Your readers may not understand whst is
near IL the newspaper reports OF fights an
diminishing 1T "Dain No. J. "Dam no Z, !"
&c. a word OF e1 .!.a.l ION may MAKE il all
YorGtowG a,aECneiiy ACROSS tho PspilsniS to
or near TIE hssd of Warwick river. Thars IL
naIssk running very near our lines and almost
parallel with the Game from AGAR Yorktown 20
the river upon which Is built wynne's lniu,
l.-e's mill, and perhaps others. The cream
IL s small one, and offered no obstruction
- the Ynssags CT any kind OF troops. except
1T the mill .ta ns, uufil Gen. MaSrsder had
daias eonstTustad ali along lis source at such
pointa as be rhought bSlf, thus f.aking it I'm.
pa1sR Die al! :bs vay, except At eertain points
where We have batteries crested These Dams
are AL mum BEL sC, and tAT en- eLt sE2ms de-
tegrailed to destroy enc or more Of them ct
all hazards. They are mounting heavy guns
t,9htad en1hrssurad works in fall view OF orr
works at Wynn's mill and only twriys hun
d.sc yards distant. Whether they will hs al
lowed to completes their works or not, remains
to % GSoI.
Two ecm panies Of the enemy succeeded IN
stsAtiu8 diOES uuaef tu6 DEse Oh one OF the
dars Z few dsys ago, unobserved, as they
thought, by our troops. IEey were permitted
to cross end torn line when Gre was open d
upon them, and every maD of them ives kill
ed escspt eight, who were taken prisoners
This was told ME last evening BY one Of the
chaplatls from the regiment, who saw the
bodies Of TIL enemy as they had been piled mp
ny the unerring aim Of our gallant soldiers.
The impression prevails here 70 day that
cur forces Will attack the enemy in few
days. This IS think, me best policy oar
Gen erals can pursue. ! pro!ess to know but
i.tla about these Il alters, bur 1t Is clear tc
my miad that II We set ourselves down here
behind our works, and allow the enemy to
sntrench and for;ify himself sill along IL from,
Of our lines, az he is now doing, and monnt
all HIS heavy guns to bear upon cur works
that il Will be T. mos, disastrous policy to us
Every thing mas been com pGratively Q uiet
on the Point for the last twsnty-1o oar hours
The river has been TOO rough for the eaemys
boats ID trouble Us,
Our right wing is commanded by Genera
Magrude-, our Cesue by General Lop getreet
eur left by General Hill ouc reserve by Gen q.
erai Sn,th. TIE whole superin tended by
General Johnston.
The correspondent says, in another letter,
that the enemy il tina! region post soldiers ir
the rear OF those whom they put in advance
with Instructions 10 shoot them down if they
fAlter or give way. A similar course was
pursued at Shiloh, according TO the accom-:
We published few days ago from Cincin-
natl paper and Jet, i: dill not prevent the
shameful sdsfec ton and night which that
same writer describes. This mode OF BACKING
up the Yankee so!diers Is not only al indica-
lion OF want OF perfect confidence In thsiI
troops, bat u the nighss, compliment. tina,
can be paid by the Northern ofi1csrs to the
spirit, valor, and proves OF our soldiers.