The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-21
THE LATEST.
The Western mail for . week past has
brought ~ nothing from any point beyond
Knoxville, and We are entirely depsAdsnt up
On our Southern exchanges for iutslliGenoe
from the army OF the Misslssi ppi We cor.
tinue our sammsry from papers received last
evening.
soUralaH ACCOUNT OF TH1 sBooHD pAY's Hlax1
At SHILOH.
The following graphic account OF the second
days fight 10 from the army correspondent OF
the Mobile Rsetstsr. who also furnished the
interesting narrative Of Sundays battle which
We copied recently from the Savannah kSpsS.
ItcaN:
BAfrL1.y IELD OF SHILOH,

Monday Night, April TN, lsSS.
We have had another day OF battle knd
blood. The light was renewed this morning
at 8 O'Clock by the enemy, who had been rem.
forced during the night, and with the sxcep-
ton OF short breathing spells, it ragged with
tremendous violence and fury until night SO.
expressed in my letter Of last night have been
real ID. Bu II did come up this morning,
and With him came large reinforcements -
But am anticipating the events Of the day.
Let me resume the narrative where my last
letter left IL, and rehoArso the varying for.
tunes Of the day In the order Of thsir occur.
renee. This 10 necessary 70 proper under
sss9ch - OF me = .no % n
bile TO enter iato e. oss minor details which
constitute an Interesting feature In the pie.
lure.
Night alone prevented N from reaping the
fruits Of our brilliant victory OF yesterday.
I, was quite dark waea We chased the foe
back to Pittsburg Landing, Whsre he song ht
protection from his 60 boats and river worss.
Had Bsauresard ross sssed the power Of
JOshut 10 e,mmand the sun to stand sull In
the heavens for the space Of an hour. our VIC
tory would have been a. complete a. hat Of
the great Hebrew " ArrtOr. As 1t was, We ex-
peoted to b able to capture SO much Of the
Federal army this morning - coald not 10
transferred 70 tne other bank OF the river last
| night, unlsss large rsinforcements should
The enemy received the most Inn Dor tant aid
from his gunboats Indeed he IL indebted TO
these gunboats for his escape from certain de.
| struetion. They. together with his river
tihcStions 20 which he csuld retire ywhen
beaten on the Held. With only our light d ED
| pieces, 1t was Impossible 70 operate 1T night
with any hope OF success against these works
| and boats. or 70 prosecute during the heavy
| storm that followed the work Of com pletinR
| the victory. Our forces had reached the river
| In one or two places 20 night came on. and In
| this way had gained some knowledge of the
/ ground, and the nature and position Of the
enemy's dsfsncSs. Withphis knowledge, and
| the enemy driven INTO Close Quarters, and
| caught between our lines and the river, there
to cap, use the larger part CT his forces thii
morning, provided they were not reinforced
during he night or transferred 70 the Other
| bank Of tho river.
The boats kept mp constant IRE duriag
the night from their heavy guns. It appear
river. Knowing that large rsinforcsment
| were At hand. he held his pOaitton ON the rive
/ bank until morI ing. Gen BsauregArd knew
| there was division Of 7 900 men - Orump',
Landing, u few miles below Pit sburg, ape
he gave orders last night 70 proceed ngxiGs
| This diviaion succeeded, however, In forming
junction with the torOes at Pistsburg, and .
9 o'clock this mornlng the Eedsrals. Snds ~
inloTced, moved ont I, ON the river and OF
tered rs battle They must have Known tia
other rainfoTcsmsnN wee ~ hand. and IA
tAsv would arrive upon the nsid 81 an ssril
ho1r. The dgAt vas renewed aeouee NIL
and . half from the river. or midway -
tWsen the river and he fsdeSal encamp
meat.
spirit and rssolauon. AppsaiS AaA deaSsles..
been made 70 tAe mea during The aigAt. and
the sepoaoooo1on OF thar camp reptooAnd =
them 20 point Of honor nom wAisa eAss'