The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-19
TEIE WAR.

There was general failure OF the mails on
Friday and Saturday, and we consequently
received Au. few OF cor Southern exchanges.
From the Iasans at hand, We compile the f,l
lowing summary. which will be found Inter.
estinG:
1RB auRpoAT FISnr. At DRuals BLUFF.
The Pe.ersou k1press, of Friday. b as some
further particulars VI the light at srnrys
BluK. which wa copy:
The ixht at Fort DrEry yesterday. on J ames
river, n ssterf1 I'd eide was quite an sxeit.
Ing . d Ar, and we have good grounds for b.
u Wig resulted In decisca repaiss to I've
Lancon guuboa.s. A gentlsman wao was
pTtssnt IN forms us that the ep:roach ef the
FsdsrAls WAS a ies discavered ey our pstksts
about daylight. Tha fighting was com .nslcsd
At half past sevep. and con t,nued withcu. In
terniss ION until eleven, when the gunbunte,
entirely sstisfls., retired rapidly down the
nvsr. The 0clena, ar iron clad, bat not SO
formidable as the aaoaitor, y IS the only yes
Sci eng nged, altheuGa the Monitor and three
g.ncoats wera present The enemy fred very
rapidly, and did SONS execA Ston IN aud around
shs fort, bat many OF the 1heiis went far bs-
ySna .ns woIss; KS ."%s %s, OF .nem s@Poa,nt
turnpiks. TRe Galena was plac ID Aors dn com.
BAT by plungicg shot, whi n catered ner np.
per deck, ranging downwards, and setting her
on fra Abe proceeded Il mile or so DO Va the
ri ssr, when shs was run into slailo " water
Hno sunk, to save her from total dastr action
BY Are.
A shot from ore Of cur rifisa guns cut
small boat in twain, which vas swinging
from The, side OF one Of the woodsn vsesals,
and sent TWO men which II contained TO tns
bottom.
As The feet moved eff. our sharpshpot
who liGsd he bauks OF tee river for three or
four miles, Poured their deadty missiles into
every pore hole aud at every ptlot-pouse.-
One pilot was csrsaiciy killed, IS he Was seen
to fail at the crack of a sharpshooter's riJ..
Other OF the invaders, it is thought, were sent
To their fiaal account TSe high eiuN', thick
iy covsred with uLdeygToTta, sHJrd IdEara.
be protec ion for shsrraboo :ers and the num-
br, we bear, 10 to os g:eaf;y increased.
The casualties oa our sid@ were five Killed
q I'd eight wounded. We have ascersained the
following:
Bowyer's battery, from Bctetourt county,
lost one man ksilsd-0eorEe Uie!aents-and
three wourded.
Jonss's Das:ery. Bedford county, two men
killed.
sale.' {Bsasorc) Battery, TWO men killed
Captain Sales was slightly wounded Ia the
ann
Our informant saw q muls which was
drsaafally mansisd and Killed, more ,nan n
q1ar.er Of a i0i3s from the Fort, % the explo-
sion IF q she'll. The Anima. had three legs
cut CT, and it's side 1as torn on.
itAtae opinion Of several who were ressut
&: ,he bcm oardment, that ihe enemy will
Eaks another attempt to silence cur gcns at
Fort Drury, and that when he next con, es,
- Will be with mortar boats. The bluffs al g
too much elevated for his guaboats 60 do
much execution.
We are pleased to learn tha: the best spirits
l'efveds our me q aL that they are determined
TO MAKE Old Aces ION 70 Rich mo ID" by water
as d I'll cult as have been his efforts to reach
our glorious capital on terra frma.