The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-19
or rrs nrosmos D.sr ARCS


SrRAsysss March IL, 1892
Since my las. communication to your inter
estink and valuable paper, we have had quite
stirring times in this section, which wiz en- !.
deavor to give to your readers so II. as known.
Since about the first of March. that noble
and gallant band, AsAby's cavalry, have bean
const stautly ssirmishing with the enemy. nm :
Ill FT!diy lasr, when they advanced In such
force 8 close to our lines, that the cavalry
picke.s and scouts were comptlled TO retire
before taein not, no oxever, until the Yaukees
had 10 use cannon TO drive them In Friday
evening and night our small forcs was in pO.
sitiOp, anticipating that the main body would
attack as hud endeavor TO gain possession 0i
Winchester but they feiled TO do 81. and fell
bacK some Distance from the aGvsnceothey
hDd succeeded in gaining in tha morning.
Saturday, our cavalry sfal annoyed thsm
ali day. and on sunday smail detachment
OF fifteen rode np to within two hu ndYsd
yar.is OF the eR1 am pmeht en- the IA ariiasbuTg Z
read, captured ore and killed another, bot
OF whom belonged to the 18th Indiana regi.
asIerated theia that they again advanced
with force against Ashby's cavalry and our
infantry pickles; but they did not aivance
closer snan q mile uf our on tpost, ami again
fell back. Ia this little enss gem ent oneof
our men, named Webb who killed the Yam
kee niinaed ia, rad his hUrso shot from IN :
der him by q Union mAa named Coleman, In
whose house the two Yankees had been On :
v -
of Ashby's men ever come across him Well,
l would not like t. be in his place
Monday and Tuesday there wfs sgain skir-
mishing, and about n DON OF the latter da v IN q
enemy advanced in 1Frge force on three diff.
ferent roads. driving In our scouts and pick
cts before them, VINO, however. hot1y con .
tested their movements step by step, when
Gen. Jackson, finding that his force was too
small TO contend against such odde, slowly
and In good order retired bafore them to this
place. distance of Is miles, taking two days
to march it in. Previous to tGis, and for
some day before, ali our military stores and
public property had been removed to u place
of safety, and on Wednesday morning the
enemy entered Winchester, deserted and al
most untenaRted town.
In all this skir mishing and picket fighting
it is difficult to say what has been the dam
age don 2 our foes but 1t is we'll known that
our loss has been very small, while they have
had several killed aLd over thirty tnken pris-
oIers What Gen Jackson intends doing,
no one bat himself knows bu: it is Ger tain
if he csuld get reinforcements, Gen. Banks
would be driven into Maryland In less than
forty eight hours.
The news of the glorious victory a. New.
| port News by the frigate Virginia (old Merri-
mac) reached US yesterday, and created the
greatest enthusiasm among our troops. Sue.
cess attend her aud her gallant officers aud
crew, and may she soon clear Hampton Roads
OF the var da fleet, Is the wish of all true pa
triots
Yesterday a vote was taken in the ditrsrent
camps on the Amended Constitu ion, but
what the result was am unable to state
In your edition of the 4.h inst, your local
editor, in trying to correct some errors, 'un
! in ten tionaliy falls into others. The battle o.
Carrick's Fert, tnnt Oorrick's,) in Tucker
county, ON Cheat river, (and it Is a cheat,) wa.
tough by 2G0 msn Of the Esd Virginia KeTi
| ment. and one piece of ShumakeI's Dlnvills
Artillery, under the Immediate command c
Col. (noW Seu.p WIN B. TaiialerrO The Isl
Georgia regiment encountered the enem,
! ee-lier in the day ut the first crossing o
Cheat river. About q mite from Carr,ck'
l Ford, Gen. Ha1natt wos k,I!od, having w.ts
him - body. gaald OF ten men of the Rich
| m md Sharp shooters. Gen. / lloyd wns n6
! in. hundred miles OF the fight. Don't de
tract from the Ora earned repu tatun OF tn
/ Northwest army; for they have seen IA or
| hardships and fatigue, and Been in mo ore skir
mishes and fg hts than any other troops in th
| field. NED.