The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-05
ruC AFFAIR as SUNDAY.


Much has been said ;ibou. M affair ci; Sun
day ele niuC lat. through which some valu:
lie lives were sacrificed I,y the L.lnentabLe mia
lsse ct two bodies of cur troops firing into
.ath ether We are satisfied, however, from
. cnnyeIsstinn with a gentleman Y no par'ie;
fttei III this enlightenment, that no such disaster
occurred as we have alluded to, although,
through ecfne misapprebension, it WAS then
Thought otherwise.
It appears that about half All honr before
sil-et al Sunday evening battery of four
pieces, posted hear the point where a bridge
s'osses the railroad. some eight or niue miles
below Richmond, WIS firing into "A body 81
the enemy stationed near skirt of woods in
an eastcriv direction. when the 2ist and Eth
Mississippi regiments We're ordered up 10 sup
port the artillery. The 18th fired two rouud.
and the y II five, when word came TO them to
'east ~ they were firing upon their own
trends The Mlssissirpi;.i,s at ouuc sent mes
re.2ers Ia have the return fire discontinued
tu' If 80 happened that these messepce,, IN.
Narla0ty came upon one Of our own regiments.
Viie 9Th Georgia. we believe, posted q little to
Ire right. and the answer WAS az often returned
Thai they We're not firing into their friends.
'''' INTO tue enemy Nevertheless the order
Vas perempsory ths, the Mississippi regiments
li'ls' reserve their fire, and they therefore Law
upon the ground until after dark RECEIVING
Felley after volley, but unable TO rerlv. The
next morning the ield where the sun.
posed friends were stationed was visited. and
about laD dead and 800 wounded Yankees. he.
longing to n Vermont regiment. were found
1t 'hus appears evident that the mistake a,
'fibuled 10 "A portion of our gallant troops in
reality never occurred, though it is uufortu
late that such a misrepresentation Of the situa
uen vi aiai RS existed at the time
GALLANT CONDUCT.
AdIatHAt X. L. Daniel, Jr, lies severely
Wounded at home in this city. Being absent
on leave from Gen Marsl.aiis army, he went
INTO the battles before Richmond az volunteer
AID to General Armistead, and in the severe
"'hh'et On Tuesday last was il, command of a
company The color bearer Of the 3sth Viz
s'hia regiment having fallen, the colors were
'aAen by the Lieutenant Colonel, who was
a''o shot down Adinlant Daniel then took
'bet and while rushing into the confiet he
received three gu,i.hot wounds in success ion
'''e IN the breast, another in the arm aud
,,'ird III the thigh, which knocked him ,lewn
we are gratified +, state that none OF his
WOUNDS are considered mortal.
cEs, GRIFFITH, or NIssissirri.-
ihis gallant officer, whose death has hereto
r''e been announced, WAS near the escmys
Iohiheasions ON the nerth side Of the York
h'ser Railroad, about half.past II o'clock Oh
sunday, when ftagmen. Of II shell thrown AZ
our locomotive battery struck him above The
night knee, ranging upwards, aud almost de-
'f"ynng his thigh. Notwithstanding the fear
III nature u his injuries, he lived for several
"'ars after the occurrences, and expired IL |
private residence iB this city.
OBSTRUCTION o. sAsxgE srogxs.
we hear that the dsslsuction.0 f stores ncar
West Point, By The snemy. surpsases IN extent
.aa. Of any other locality on tho lines below
Aashnaoad They were piled np n lsysls,
With pine dmbar between, n HE haieht nf
ssas tliiny fsst. and eoyerias spaes quar-
'rr II mix II Isnsta - tssvh Aas tben
afPlss1, asa eyssythisy completely Aeslseyed,