The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-09
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,sur latest news from the sruiss below Richmond
a., no warrant the belief that there has been any
,..sssl change the situation of affairs since cur
,.,e # yesferisy. The forces of Mcclellan occ,,-
~ toe pasit!on they assumed as early as Thursday
s,src ae has the suppor. of his gunl,oats On
Monday afternoon a demonstration was made
ayaIus, our piekets, which indicates a rvstiveness
on the part OF the foe IN his present crnnred and
coraaed situation. Two pieces of the Louisiana
taeai artillery were sent forward TO the support
a be picke;s. w,len tie enemy retired. without
nskias shot from our pieces.
!. i 10, believed iha, Mcclellan can be indaeea
8 make s1 s,scS upon our foTtes, bu: /, is con.
a. iarea aa. he may attempt to throw his forces
b. tfe sos' 7iae ri the riveg ssh siess to q dc
na-sgsion upon The batteries al Drury's Bluff -
ssak aeuaofss ration would Of course, be prompt.
IA. 2ra as s;gnaiy shvarted as the advance of
AZ ..Fa'Tss Ssgaisoa "a Esoancnd from shs nsls1af'
Z a, Ii 'sniss-
Il casg assed with gel.t teilan lass vening who
(c.. =: ines - Ii o'clock yesterday morning. In
o iL4 hou ali 'rss quiet, and tkere were no outside
'ntieations of sAy aetiye operations 1t Is reason
4sn 70 eonc.aie that the lighting for short season
s. least, Is a, end There is nothing 10 Justify
lie belief, however, that our Government will fsl
70 improve i's present advantage Pressed ts
The wall as the enemy now Is, he win not be per-
n..lfd 10 recover from the severe blow that hes
been indicted upon him. and Mcclellan in attempt
/ Ing 20 exiricate himself from his present unple:.
sant situstlor, viii And himself confronted at every
pen. hy an active and energetic army under SIX.
mi and experienced officers who are determined to
wing from lis unwilling masters the recognition
q te!rriShts as sreemen
FoRTIFIINa
4 an exploration ofthe territory below Richn,ord
re- .l'ly occupied by the Yankees furnishes abun
4 aaai evidence of their unsurpassed skill In dig.
! srHg. In fact, Il was the boast OF the Northern
4 pagers, but few shor, wesks ago that the army
of Mcclellan would dig its way TO Richmond before
4 HE 10 Of July; bur an unexpected reverse. has
caused hsSty abandon nrent Of thai cherished pro.
e', snd Eow -a are told that they are fortifying
4 and laying OF parallels home miles further from
te Capital. adjacent 30 james river It's easy 20
Esgine hat plying the spade on such swe;ter ring
dsy 5. yesterday Is ehilis play; and thai such
I Al occupation viii steadily increase the eneny'.
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disgsa5 ON ali extensive scale will be added
j u their other lsbors, and il ali their iovous
sni eipatians OF pleasant summer recreations in
Gud around the metropolis, the luckiess Yankees
4 AFe doouedto woeiul disappointment A few days
60 some feH. ..eIel eonyersing with q youth
Id prisoner at Meadow Station, when he com
'1snced cursing very bitterly about the amount of
l4s,or imposed upon the Federal soldiers by Nc
e. r.-
j fl'3ins ditch, which used me up in a hurry and
ihfs,Tfd II on what I" asked bystander. "Oh |
3 hadn't been used to that sort Of work, and ] |
'4ossfed 0HE" Farther inquiry revealed the i.ci
'-al this Il Yankee phrase express excessive
.st gue-an orthographieal invention eminsntly |
worthy of people who produced the eupLonious |
skcdJaas and have lately given us practical lius
tf4on Of L.
TREATMENT OF OUR WOUNDED
ii established beyond the possibility OF contra. |
aeon that number of our wounded after re- |
ceTiag their wounds, were deliberately murdered |
ly .he Federal troops. gentleman of tndonbted |
yerscity who was wounded in the fight at Coal |
Har.os, eays that after receiving his wound which
vas bu. slight one, he succeeded in capturing a
Yankee soldier, with whom he started 20 camp
whom mortal wound had been inflicted, and who
was 1t the time we'll nigh exhausted from the loss
d flood. The Texan expressed desire to talk to
Il F.soner, which allowed, and he addressed
ha in substance, as follows =" / am abou, to die,
and what state 10 yon / know to De rrue When
cur brigade charged your lines, and was repulsed
aunber OF our wounded was left upon the field;
and when yoar troops came up distinctly heard
yorf officer give he command 10 shoot in the head
any wounded rebel the ield, and you obeyed
The oTdar. owe my own life the readiness with
"elch our lien rallied This statement wished to
make to yoa, in the presence of Witnesses that the
"a may go out to the world" The Yankee was
e5nfeliei 30 admit the truth Of the statement and
acknowledged that such an order had heen given.
ofFSlNG THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION
W. understand that the Tappahannock stage
ias which hs- susps ,.Ged business since tue enc
az occupied the conn try below Richmond, will
ftfFl- resnide operations. This viii afford fac;li.
t'H faT refngFes and Others to communicate with
'hs,f lie nds in the counties OF the lower Kappa
hannocE. iefsons came through from Gloucester
'as week in less than two days, and we learn from
'hsm ,has news Of The great battle lad reached
that county, though the people were somewhat
puzzled to ascertain tie precise condition of af-
isirs. Notwithstanding frequent assertions to the
contrary, the depredations OF tn. enemy in Glou-
c's'ar have been quite extensive. The Federais
lave no troops in Lancaster and probably very
les on the Northern Neck but &. steamer con.
aliiy plies ia the adjacent, in order to pre-
Vent eon,Iaoand trad between Baltimore and yir-
sina. The late series of battles have already pro-
oacesi fhe good result OF opening the lines Of
hunicaiion in various directions as well as visi
Bic effect upon the amour. OF supplies in our mar
kets
nNce The above was in type we have learned
ms The enemy evacuated Gloucester, ;frer hearing
"a MeCelsns retreat blowing up their magazine
and throwing their guns into the river
CAPTURE OF YAsEEEs Er CAVALRY.
hTisi mention has been made of the capture of
i'' Yankees, by the Jeh. Davis Legion, under com
nshi CT L.eat' Col. Martin From facts since
paeod In our possession II appears that at the time
'.ierred 10 Col. Martin was in command of the s,h
virginia Cavalry Capt. Chamheriayne) and the
zen Ds91 Legion; and that the prisoners ctptur
eaniSnbered 900. besides 80 mules and horses. 1.0
EA'S and ,a'iskets. Assisted by one piece of can,
non, of siuart's Horse Artillery, commanded by
ihaf Shaw, they drove TO their g,inboats, 70 of
'Ae fnemy p rav:.lry and the Tammany regiment of
'Af cl'y 0; New York. killing three and capturing
we same nnrnber. Two thirds Of the prisoners and
III n.lial oh