The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-09
Attack on Our Pickets-Afairs on the p.r,,.
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OF The RICHMOND p,sp.rcu
WAITE HoUsE, t,n the panuaseyla

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About II O'Clock last night courier arrived nsre
from our torces below this place, stating that N
Aoonsion force of sbcut three hundred from VII.
ha,ns6urg, had attacked cur tickets. twenty Eight
IN aenosr near bAr rhsmsvtlle, kili,ug Or capturing
, sI oa' one VINO sol into camp safe xnd mads the
sooVe statement, sud ID st the ny we're stu. ad
vsneing. Al ihe iepor.s of the picae,s ere not
Always 10 oe relied On. ;y than probable ths,
more OF cur pickeu viii 're,urn 10 camp Our
forces advanced TO meet the "Hssssnn' sad Of
course we asvs no tears for the result rhe enemy,
seems, are try lug to get - the York iyer Rail.
road and bar II up bus they will have lively :iue
before they reacht Some day. since the notorious
uHtor Lsuuei J. bawden, left williamsburg went
!" saninGton, &nd complained that the miiitary
commander OF tbs "Oid Burg seos 100 leassnt TO
our ctcsens, and tha, hs osght TO be removed On
ms return. he WAS walking quietly do wn the street.
sonsoisas o. having accomplished hs ends, when
eoIas ankees foii to aud gave him such q hsnd.
some drubbng that It is thought be wnl as ct old,
nave to Keep ats house for several weeks.
~" weeks since steamer arrived In Pungo.
.essus creek, ia Accomsc Va, from the Eastern
.uo's OF AAylSnd, with troops to DO landed there,
70 keep tee FhsiniAns down and guard the two
S>unt.es on that side the Chesapeake; but, 10 and
behold the Maryisndsrs refused to 20 on shore
stating tnst they would not fsht against Virg Lila,
ana teat thsS had only been enr s.ied IS O ucne
guard The commander Of the steamer c,uia
neither persuade nor force them ashore, 50 ue hsc
to telegraph to Fortress Monroe TO know wha. to
Go. Aier waiting two dsys, sssaI. tug was dis
patched from Gid Point with or5ers to scatd them
ashora which order wac executed by ruaning tee
tug along gside the steamboat, snd through pipes,
throw ing boiling water on the poor soldiers. SO,
/ supfoss. wnel tksy aie ordered into action, oae
OF L,nco.n's machines will be brougn. ON .he heia
10 force them to fight.
yesterday sono of a gang of rriAh laborers, sent
here by our Government 10 put Q raft OF lumber on
the cars broke into one Of tie cabins 9f ue1 Lees
cd servsnts Sud s:o.o several ps,rs of paa.s sud
coats which the poor creatures ID picked uo snd
saved TO keep theu from ireezing Inis w,r,er.-
Lieut.. DERRICK, who il On duty Lsre arrested the
sesnps aud made them tisgorSe, snd restored the
clothes TO the slaves 1t would have done your
heart good to have heard their thanks, and seen
their eountensnces brighten up each art cis was
restored. One old dsrkey remarked, All, WHIST q
Srest thing 1t Is 10 be q p,rgtHny gentleman"
few words and mus, c,ose. ltis pi actice La
This and tie sojoining counties for agents, pre-
tended agents, OF The GovernEsnt to take from the
saves even the isst suit Of Yankse clothes TO DO
Kept or resurned to the doverurlent. Now, whiis.
tbs true aud loyal citizens here not obisst the
taking Of goods where they have been sscretsd 10
large Quantities ye. they us ly CON- PLAIN OF taking
TIE last and only suit from their faithful slaves tbs;
refused 80 leave with The Yankees Iadeed, If this
course Is not stopped by the Government, many
slaves mast perish. An estimsbie lady near this
Z ace who lost several slaves too N few even
inGs since that size could not get clothes FOX her
slaves and il those they haa PICKED up where they
wero thrown sway were taa-s Z, she feared the cen
sequences. ACCoMACK.