The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-12
Alfbmunn pispatrt.
MONDAY McccsINa. M.Y,s %,
THE BATTLES ON THE PENN
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THE BATTLES ON THE PENN
| 6uLA
Settlements Of Eye Hi,re"es- Graphic Mar
rot,~es-Lsas of TIN Cnsaa't,e', 5e.
A gentleman who witnessed the fight near
williamsburg on Monday ipfarm> Us that
our force enssged amounted 10 six or eigh:
thousand men. The battle lasted nine
hours. The First Virstnia regiment captured
battery OF eight gurs, ana two oolors, from
the eLemy. There has besn sc Ne dispute In
regard to which res .ment psrforme th 10 gal
lante ec., bu. we learn that the matter has
been decided IN favor OF :Ls Fivs. by the Gen
eraI c, mmaudi,x X the brigade tc which 1t is
attached. The number OF .asualties In killed
and wounded In aeneral A T. Hills BRIGADE
have bseu ascertainei as !oilows Ist rea,.
m.nt, 4s; 7th regiment. %; u.h regimen..
laI; lT:h regiment, -; total, SIS Some
erroneous statemsnts have been pub
| lishsd ia connection with this battle,
| which we are Low er aeled to Correct
Gsn Early WIS rot morally woua dsd his
iituries are severe. bu: II is believed he vii,
| soon recover aud be able to take ths 6sld
again. Col. Williams. CT the First Virginia,
received very severe wound, and Is now in
TIE hands Of the eleny. NJ, br Palmer. of
the ss me regiment, who was rspor ed KILLED,
| c.ivsi only slight wound In tbs arm, and
rsrnained on the field until the close Of the en- Z.
| gasement. Neither Col. Kemper nor Col.
! Corss. both Of whom ' ere reported woundeJ.
received any injury. though they exposed
| themselves In a daring manner through
q An- M No.
| sor was killed probably aross from he death
| of his brother, who fell in the bat.Ie. The
General was TO; injured. We hear that the
loo. en- our side, IN killed, wounded. and
/ missing, is estimated at 300. The loss Of tbs
| eIemy eau only be col i.ctuesd, trov n il " SIS
ur q aestionael much heavier than ours
We are indeo:ed 70 gentleman who psrsi.
| cipated IN the fsht on Sunday, near Viii.
iiamsburg, for the following narrative:
SUNDAYS sssAGgABsr
The greater part OF the forces f.Iiug back
from II e"Yorktown Line Of defence navins
| nal ed for rest, IN the open ground back OF
Wliinshurg, gave the YANKEES ldvanee an
| opportunity OF coming mp With the rear
uard. con sisupgo Of Gen Sims's G sorgis aud
| 9ea Grim rs Mississippi brig dos to whis d
| was att3cnei Nanly's North Carolina ba g.
~ fy ihes, eny cid Not apr ear IN any fore 9
| from uncer lie r cover Ct WOODS until gu
fei' gaa5d d I'd cit ihe 0pel Ero1td aud 70.
| ouhis, and wee mzrchinE thr ugh VIII
! IL msourc at which t,ns ~ ccurist proush. |.
" ri ~ Gsn "eAaws that rhsg were &c
P'oyingi! fore . {, the right an, left or For.
otir-cer, (Which our forces hid tns. lei.
nn snai,ed. I'D hat they had p an'ed
e,t Il nei gun. imrne 'iateiy to tee from.
oi he Fe5oubt and cnl, oIs-an: 100 Yards -
lie Ter guard Was imme e1ia:ety ordered
'sbcat, faoe-double quick, mSrca " Tan.
Tvs battery Wds ordered 40 advaT ca and .eixs
n f.AS h.xS h.
1t. Tnen mmencet f. aracs--ertiilery, cav.
airy, inian ~, a,j 20 rna the "cluLt e.' of
'he rife Bat sry dse for o-e and hi III es
% Sc rs work from whom the Yautsas
onr forces did 1t nobIy Captain EIaniy
brorEht bis battery INTO ACTON la splendid
style, halted and dssd Ave rounds 10 delay
'he ersmy's adv1Hos and give cur ilfantry
lime 70 come up, aGd then Hmhsrsa ND hi
guns eld made a dash for the redoub., which
he tucceeded in pterirg just In aov.4rce of
tne Yankee feree on the right. From this
poiut 'ha bait ry did me Of the tiae.s prac-
lice that We have heard of in tks record CT
any of our "nl ti)lery duels friDG $50 sh cts IN
20 minu'es, s,dIsmountiIg two pieces 0 he rife
battery, Killing all the horses At two more
pieces and tour caisscus, OF which our c.yairy
iakinT advantage made glorious charge on
the infantry and cavalry supporting tue bat.
terry, and cutung down eli who yet rsma aimed;
and held the ground undl the officer COM
Capt Mccarthy, (hlvin. detached some Of
the horses from his pieces ssIIopsd forward,
and hitchng on TO the three captured Rufs
and tour caissons brought them cfY in the facs
OF the enemy, and galiantly ,fered them
70 Capt. Manly a. the trcphies gained ty the
hus service Of his pieces. Thus. Ia fortv
minutes our glorious fellows had m arched
oeissons. twelve horses, and seven prisoners.
The Killed and wounded Of the enemy could
Lot have bean short Of one hundred men.
Gen. Jshnston wns present during n. q sht,
md a ovNuAa Yn<ff A. AkxAl
When the rear gu ATd wss ordered TO "about
face, snch cheer went up from then. % ,he
got folks ct Williamsburg will long remem.
Itis absurd to talk OF whippire men vbo
after ning eighteen hours without rest
or food, and heavily packed, will, at a ch lncs
OF night, crop their knapsacks and with g
soul.surring cneer, seis, their muskets ard
run q race loE nearly Two miles TO meet the
enemy.
AsorES1 ACCOUNT.
The following graphic account OF the re-.
cen: exciting events near Wiliiausbu-s il
furnished TO the LsspoicA by gen item az who
took part il the sagsgsmen: on Monday, tho
e.h inst
Frieay night, May I'd, General A. r. HtIr.
orgaoe, OF LUngs;Tset's division, left the
trenches Ut wynn 3 Miil, IL Warwick coun-
~, ana returned to tneir place OF tiy0uac.
about two miles fur her North, In tho d,rec.
tion OF Lebanon cauroh. Chefe they were
hll'ed ior tie night, and on Saturday otter.
LOON, anoatt ociocA, the order was given to
marcn, ana the rotrea CT the snti.s army nv.
gan In she direction OF William sburx. On
arriving at Lebanon church. q Httls after
DARK. the column was halted. and. having
stacked arms, they awaited the .rr,vai
Of tnoss who were the Ilst .o ao.rdon
ths ersastworks to the enemy. kere .hsv
Temai.ed III twJ OciCct on Surday
morning, Vh. L the ilEe Of m lrcn was again
resumed for William sourg. " here the crrat-y
portion Of Longsireets command arrived
aboa1 meridian, aud bivoua~ kea In n field d All
|. nil NORTH Wes. OF the town, That ,ye.Ins
skirmish will the enemy, il v icn a poI.
.ion OF StuGrt's cav'Jy were succsssfulIv en-
gaged, warLea them that the INV dera wera
oss al hand, aud that d more sev,ous con.
n.c1 was immineLt. About su pYtse on Mon.
aay morning trirg vas heard below the
wsrs driven In by the enemy. ara a neavv
booy cf skiImishsrs b. ihg then thrown on:
oy beto armies, the booming Of cannon, fol.
!o~.d ~ toe ssraSgl'rE fire Of mall arms.
e'e ioliy increasing In volume Snd rapiditv.
told nat INA tie had begun
Sen. a r. HtlFs orig. ;. coust1ting OF Il
Ist, II q, i7.b, and In Virginia ;es inects
S,r ae ifonpsiy formed ald marched ii he
~as i.iiiig. and the rosds were IL thu, mn.t
VI ,DIe CONDITION; but though we. o the
W no not r.stso from The fatigue of
c,ntix nnaa Ina In 'icning qhicn they h d re.
n =, :, anue.xone, the men were ia ths very
VI spifits. aud al xious TO s ii Inland hsxSs
n. Sorsssns ~sn m.na. though ,hs result we're
towo, and the trinx below -. .,,n nntesso @ .ne
, uLc. ana iaIia, thei, quick mareh; ws.
inslesssd ius1sas s11. 70 "oa with si
a. nisnSess y ,vsssh vas ''s word. and knapsae Ks
bad not oet told to leave behind, wsrs ,ney ,nsy
on aHd th.own into he porch.s' aione tI ,h
sceet, anc o. The msG r1s.es f;r h. 60 nno
II ID, where the White su! pi ar.us snok, "a,
o.gun 70 Iorri canopy. and oaruon hsn
were ssen glowing up tas ground IL ,hsir
u urdeIcrs career from battery viii b Ina
enemy mad plan Led "a lhe n.in road. ahout
nAii Mils oeyo0d, where he woods skule
tne nsld just be,0V the iowa.
Arriving upoa tbs edge Of road that