The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-23
The War Nswa

There ~ few persons Who have proper
.,nreeta ION of the di0cultiss which attend
.ecsrate compilation Of the ssws Of the
'.v We desire 10 publish none but reliable
'st,,mstior. but In sathertpg this ws have
.,a .sms difi;culties to ercountsr that others
~.x.,o discriminate between, that which 10
I'll. founded.' and that which is only ssszn.
uny correct.
.a,,h have st least the merit Of probability.
rns most important OF these was one which
.,,.,n.d currency late In the Afternoon, &c
,astn {. that dispatches had been rscsivsd at
"a. war Department. stating that . general
asnt had commenced In the morning III the
,,ar.ty Of Oorinth. We visited the Depart.
-..f sxigs. - learn tie correctness Of the
',.,s msrt ana the particulars Ct the engage.
ant. but were unable 70 ascertain any thing
,srd.us to confirmation OF the report The
a.v. under our telsgraphto head, and an
.ricle ublishsd elsewhere, viii fur uish all
III. intelligence We have from the al my Of The
s,utnwest.
Nearer homo ana around our own city
matters are beginning 70 indicate something
aenisise. and We may expect ere long o o.
s,iated, With the hoarss mutterings OF the
aoss of war. From what We are able 10
,ssrn Of his operations. the enemy seems to
essiowiy and steadily approaching. and its
Is NO means unlikely that grand Conflict
i. shout TO commence within sight OF the
,p;res Of me Soathsrn Capital.
A son of Dr. Lump kin. Of Asnrtco. who
srr,,sd In the city yesterday afternoon. states
La, The enemy In ANAL force, made their ap-
pesIsncs near his fathers residence on Wed.
ussday afternoon. bat were driven back AftG
s,lisht snd tndscidvs sl1r mish. This II about
ax miles miles from the city. Again, yes.
tsrday morning, they approached the same
iooality. but few we'll directed shots from
battery that had been arranged TO greet their
sppr bach, caused them to quickly disperse.
Passengers by tbs Petersburg train yester.
dsy afternoon report |; at Suffolk has been
occupied by tbs enemy, and that the train Of
,sr. from Petersburg TO that point has dis.
continued It's regular trips TO z ami, point
% tie railroad some forty Iatles beow
Petersburg We Gee nothing In this Gee upa.
tor Of suffolk that has not been anticipated
spce the evacuation OF Norfolk by our forces
We, Of course, knew not whit 10 The inten.
ton c. the Government with respect to
Petersburg, but since its public annunci .
,ior of 8 discrimination never to surrender
Richmond. the impression has prevailed that
s!isass an effort would be made to protect
cur lines OF Communication with the Sou,h,
which would seem necessary Tor the maintsn.
snoe Of the large force which is now corcen.
rated on the north side Of the James. All
conjecture is at fault, however, with refer
suce to the military operations of our Gov
eminent, and even after the contamination of
its mas :erly man1 avres 1t requires no little
sagscity to understand or appreciate their
Dacessity.
We have various eports from the Vale y,
soIns OF which we know to be reliable, but 1t
will not be expected Of rs to state where
Jackson II, or what he rs doing, or whether
be and Ewell have formed junction. The
socoun 5 which We have satisfy US that
Banks has either to svacuate that section or
meet once more in deadly combat the nen
whose homes hsve been plundered by the
Tabbls which he commands. These men Will
light desperatsly under the recollection OF
the wrongs they have sustained and the gross
lnilSrities that soma OF their families have
been Ii .red.
rhs Fsdsrals are not makirS much Roadway
IL subiugatin the towns On the Mlss!ssippi
river. Vicksburs and Natchez utter defiance
W the unboats, whose dreaded power CAUSED
lie surrender Of New Orleans. A few Of the
mos: daring Of their crews ventured ashore
rev miles below Vicksbprg, on the aftsrr ocn
Vi The is b. and were welcomed by bloody
lands to hespitaoie graves. Their attempts
10 get down the river are even less success
iul, Fort Pillow and JEFF Thompson present.
lpg irsursrable barriers TO their prosress-
. Any other nation than the interchangeable Yam
Esss would have long since Eband.ned this
vsI Il: perfectly hopeless unt 81 taking