The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-12

ei': havs 70 inform VOC 3hst the IL,
! proceeded on bis vessel 5. high up ihs TsD.
nesses river os Flo,eocs, A.stam = crptur,us
she seimer Alfred iiobb, (waich ms baan
used ns : rebel transport oI ne uo,eY part
OF this river, not having n 9 uuk m W, IL ri
, supposed 9nd burning tue unbar which
bad been used ss gGub II previous C. The
fsI! Of Fort s!onry. l found tbs uushar some
dtsfnnoe upi ypress ureek, 1h.ch Is wpmups
! balow Florence, Ala, sunk The xn'er bsi,g
abo,e her guards /, wss imaofsihs for ns
to raise her
lam happy 10 inform yen tn.t he re 3els
have neither boat or IA que on l. : river -
.ptuved their las gun ~ t.oreLce, ard
| It Is Ioa on BOARD tho =" Ley foote,' la;e
Robb
Learned at Florence hat their bridge ws s
destroyed ~ order If Gen B.uregard The
tDbaNitanss "hre vasy Indignant Mt such a
! wan ton hsst,uc.i0n.
oPgAArIo.z OF GENERAL KIlcHznLrs EASY
| IsssEssgE
HusrsvfLLE, ALA May 4.
| Hon X " Stanton, s. CT tary OF Wa
Your dispatch l. received. soldier :
highss est rev SRI for service Ia 70 IGsrit and
| receive the appro baton at bis superior III
Cere.
An expedition from Bridgeport crossed the
river on the Is: al 1 advanced towards Chat
| tanooga, distance Of II miles, anu captuI ed
aQuantty Ofs'ores ana sou thern mail Car
ricd by the railroad BANDS. A panic prevail
ed at Ohattan ooga.
Tue enemy are moving all I'd cir property in
the direction OF ihs Atlantic. Gen. Lead
bes'er had Ge. punished for cvvardIce At
Bridgeport. There were not more than 200
trcofs a: Chattanooga. They destroyed g
sail pstre cave, and returned safely with the
Captured property.
smother expedition penetrated 10 Jas
per, and und a strong Union ieeipx.
Cn The same day n Shirmisn Wi b the enc
my y cavai,y took pl ace AZ atnen~. ,ur out
posts were driven back, but on being rem
force !, the enemy rsireatea In the direction
VI Florence, Ala bama.
There are stragRliug bands CT mouE ted men
partly citizens, scattered olong my ebure
nne, threatening the bridges, one Of whicn
they suc'eeded il destroying,
Br'g fsn Command.
TIE BArTLB Al 5ouiH MILLS.
The following fl:iai report from Genera!
Burnside shows that falsehood ard misIe
presen tation s:il constitute chief element
of the YGnses character:
HEADa.'s uEeARrMssr ~ GARoLIsA,t
EBwBsRN, May I'd 80. 5
To hon E NJ, Stanton, ecretaTy OF Wax
Sir: have she honor to enclose Gen. re
nos report or he movements fnlc by him la
accordance with my order. tor the purpose CT
accom- piishlng certain objects already IL III
ca ted in = former dispatch, the main order CT
which was most successfully accomp lishs.
Gen. ReDos rspoI gives a detailed accom-
Of the movement, ana need only aGd tina L
feel an Increased confidence IN the brave Off
GERS and soldiers WnD ACCtlHp l.neI so muCp
In 50 short O time.
Our llzs IN the eng"g amen: vs. IA killed
and o5 w3rnded, ana ihken prisoner,
The .neuoy's loss mus cave been much
greater, rs .he cna plain of tne new York
regiment, left III charge OF the wouEded, re-
ports havICg sae0 On tha 1eid 80 kiii ed be-
sides several rounded, TIE inain ooHy Of he
WOuudp9 h1Stns beeu taken from the n"lJ
whsn thy ret e.tet
Our suIces Crews the emmy from The field IL
q 10 81 iiiADt Styte barred our dei:, bivoV-
acked Oh -ha flea Tor several couIss and rans-
.orted I'll I'll WJuDd9d except a. 50 severely
wounded that they cOula nor be moved, but
Wa were C1'NtDr tsbly p ovidsd lol and Lett
cGargs ct gu ReoG aHd Cnart In.
Gen Keno hen, III obedience 10 orders, re-
turueu TO ois nsel aud I'm DaTkad his neL. he
teit less raiuctapcs IL leaving behind these
fourteen UcnD1ed with TIE surgeon AID
1uapa:ss from ING fec that had but few
a ". bstoC- Esie'sad some eighty wounced
vi a 10" surgeons, WA were left by me enc
ny ~ Sewhern. ana toe comm indiug officer
IN tina, ress horhood -guld h- less tn IN nn-
EI.sn Il to refuse 10 release thee wound.
"a ~ soon tDeY can cc Transported SSH ~
reg tn eaciose nay c"ngcatpistory order
With lhs fepcft of Heii, keno. also IA cor
rsspoudencs batweau Gbs se.isrri ana int
commanding onhce7 IT South Aiiis.
haye he hone: 20 be your oDt seys't
e. 4. BURNSIDE. MAI Ieu.,
Uommandipg Dep'tof .-orta .'aI oiiLa.
C4PrURs or tn'zs VESSELS
ELAG SNIP WABASH PtKl RoYAL HAsBca,
8 u, hy1.i IS 1859 III: / l..ye jls. ilne
this mcrnipg, Tore tbs depIr .uIe OF II.
SusQrenanca. 20 iLforEu fhe Dep2rtmen. Of
h. .Tr,yil here OF The rebe. steamss isobSl,
,Elian Wor:ey) ia charge OF lsi-utenant
e., t.sou ,and pi l. cr7w. sls having been
captured b, the -. J &c Cnba, Com
in1nder RiiEeiey. ou9 hu Inft1 miles AorSD
of ApRCo
She is deeply loaded wIsh al Id r ties, anG
has, 1 10 supposed rIfl-d oanns'n 10 heI nold,
winch has nos yet been examined. Ihssr
guns we're taken ca board or course, a, one
OF tae neutral colonies ,H orr coast.
am informed by Lieu Ien Int Gibson that
the 81 Jago de Cuba discovered aud chased
the Nash Vile; but The latter was mucn too
swift for her. The Nashville aiso has gups
on board for the reb J., Ieaded - Tun the
biocsade, II possible.
V.rl RESP csfuliy, your obi serv't,
H.f'. DUPONT, tiag officer cong, &C
Hon. Gideon Heiles, Secretly Navy, Wasa-
ington.
New YoAk, May The U"i.ed States sun
boat SaLtiRAo dc Uaba, from Fort Hoyal on
tn. so h uit.no. h..s arrived, bringing AS h
p;ixe the captured Iebsl steamer lsapel. The
Santiago chased the n AsasIiie several nouns
on The Esd ult., but wus unable 20 OverIaks
her. The same day she o.p.ar.d n sci oouer
from Chur.esIOE IOated With cotton, which
was seLt 10 Kay West Also, tUo Other
schooners with assort ted cargoes for southern
York.
Iuers was nothing important transpiIing
at Port hoyal wn5n Ine Santiago lsft.
PHILADELPHIA. Eay S.-Tns rebel steamer
Bermuda, wLicn sailed from Liverpool about
the LIST Of April for Bermuda, was captured
on Sunday last Oh the Hole Ia the Wall, by
the steamer AIercidnta, Commander Selma
gen. She was brought here Today, in charge
OF pIiZs master abbott.
Her chrgJ Is principally po"d aud IN uni
lions Of war. Sue Is newly laden with arms.
The captain, crew, aud Twelve passengers
were Oh board the Bermuda. Also saksL, The
stee mer Florida, captured ir 81. Andrews
Bay, Florida. she also arrived at the navy
Yard .nia aftsrLooD, III cha1g Of ylize master
Lewis. Sue has on board Il bout tWo hun DR. ed
. aiss OF clttOn,
" II. HaiIlsou. pilot, with the engineer
AID nil OF the crew, took the oa.h OF allie.
glaUce AID oamc Ga board the steamer Nine
0. the crew, who refused to teke ths oath,
were put ashore IL 0 andrews Say
NEw YosK, May THE United States
pr.1s steamer Nostra, Signor de Regia. Also,
Ihe captains and crews OF me pIizs steamers
Dixie, Wave. aud Bells
YRoM wAsAisdToS IAPoRTAHr CIRCULAR FRon
rHz srATs DEPARTMENT EELArIvs TO rRApE
WITH TIE sorlH
WAeHIE6roE May 4.-The 70 lowing two
toe foreign MInis,eIs announcing the re-
opening o. cOmmu 4icatlon WI Southern
loca! tiles recon qoered from the icsuraents
DFPAzrnsST or STATE,
'Ta hiAg!cn, Maya
Str: 1 have the honor To s!s,e for you inf
mat,0u tnst tae male are now ali Sei -
rls, 10 ana fIom Nsr slTteGus nd u b.:
places Which having nere tC;oEs oes2 sc zsd
bv Insurxaut iOfcSs ns.yerlpCo been recovered
4jd re now pied by land AID pNva.