The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-21

AGAINST en- esA1se; a. SeSSS ~ ~ lin xF
spirited, snd not expoctod, r. - 40
and TIE enemy drivs6 hack MN arns
ter. He rallied agAin, h0Wsvsr. "a:
our right wing. Here. 700, 10 VA =
and forced % rotlTe. HE next SttH
directed aea1Ast ouY Isfs Wins. n.
growing more v1Dorooo and hts 6,eSs 8
ing with each spccoo1ing novc~r
deed, Il Was now evident that 10 ~ ~
iarge aceeeslons . ne raaks, ana ~
against. Bat ne OonJedeSstss sUS1H
thstf datys Ard ~ attack On ~ ~
also Topalood. The enemy sRain
only for . time; for BselI's force. ~
come up, and the attack Was rs.sN
s;sns Our nncc On ~. tss rteas esatfs. ~
made % turn both our winss.
The eettle now raIsd With ind,.
fury. ] have never heard or imsst.
thing lie the roar Of tAs aYttllsS. u
inosseant rattle Of the mali AN ~
thunoef 49, OF ne one. and tAe 80.
tenor OF The other. iatsrmi1sis1
shrisks Of bunting sAslls and ~ SNSt
elsavins r10sd cannon halls, V0rs sss..a &
yond description. II Wa ne Ersa1S
Battle. IolliAS upward 70 1Ae ~. sA,
rally shAdng IL Earth bsnea1H' ~
.o.e1n sasn,sm, ne notes Of vAiss
throats. that might have sstsaady ~
self. s"A
The Uoa1sdsfatss stood tAea,,,....
the furious onset, and for ~ x.r.s sc -
enemy was compelled To retire. aaAsS
"As meets TIE rock q tAousa l
So Install met Loohlin."
1t was now enc s'eleok. Tn,
greatly exhausted; they had iorsis =.
eoafs. ana witnal had slept bat iistis. -
been engaged much Of the prscedins -
searching out and taking care Of ~ SSass
Cd. IL Was evident, too, that the sSs~Ha
been largely reinforced, and that -.
cssdils attack was made By fsssA t,os.. N
over hsiming numbers. In viev n e.
facts, and In order TO rest his mss. ~
prevsA' an unnecessary loss Of Ass, e.
back 81 the Fsdsrals to withdraw h, ~
to the sAemy's line Of sneaApnsnt ~. II
restss last night. This Was about ansSN
hall from the point whore the aaats
menet.a xhls morning.
The snsmy hoaitate6 for some tn
He wSs ,ast With undiminiahsd ccurss..
Issols leo BY the Ion1odefstse, Who dianss.
the estAsest possible gallaaty The -
ragged -. and night alone separated ~ ~
baiAnA At length the enemy fell becs' -
50 dd dc Oonfederatss. both sidso ~.
worst>s and severely punished. Hardee. ~
CONNIE Aded the front line or corps, hsiaI
ground .nttl the enemy Withdrew Vsn
serves sd been engaged throughout nv
and f.ak, Bragg, and HArcee. each = S#
proper position, were In immediate comm
upon tAa Geld, and pooly co.operated n = s
work 81 che day. They lsservs great er,t &
as do ~ brigade and resimsntal omcssa III
Gen Bs~okinridge particularly distinean &
cd himS<f Though no: q military nm
professIun, Gen. Beaureeald 10 reus,,sa AZ
have BALD that he displayed great aptitude ~
sagacisy and handled HE brigade Mn m Z
and judgment.
duty "a faithful chroniclsr OF the tim
refer to { matter here which had con roIs,
influence upon the fortunes Of the day.
Our attack yesterday was - sudden MI.
successful, that the enemy found 1t tmpos i
bic to remove his Quartermastsr and o.
the men The temptation thus preseaisd NJ
too great for cur troops TO resist. Sundu|
night large numbers OF them, suppoains ls
would be NO more fighting, set to won't
gather up such spoils a. the Federal spona
ment contained. Ihere were arms, en-
coats. caps, sh9s:, Soass, sugar. p.sV, |
letters, and numbsrless other thtnsI VIA
the enemy had been compelled 70 SHs
don. such Of our troops ~ VEN A.
gagged in searching out the wounded M
dead, or were not restrained BY senss n
duty, wandered from their respective cam
and spent much Of tho night In plundssiiI
Orders had bsen Issued By Gen. Beaurea,
positively prohibiting anything Of the In.
but many Of the troops are raw, and caSoc
and men were alike elated at our sucoo
and consequently necessary steps were la
taken to enforce the orders Of the com malas
In chief. At an early hour this morning, 4,
men renewed theif search after the spSihs
victory, and many Of them were sspana
from their commanders when the enemy |
newed the battle. Some OF them had IN
articles as they had been able to Ind.
After deducting the killed and Wo1ldx
and those wh0 were engaged In removing u
wounded, 1t would DO NO sRAg6sfatioa % o.
that 9. 600 sound and able bodied men hal %
wandered out Of line, and took NO part vAS
ever in the battle to-day. On the 0tA@ Aax
the enemy had bssa largely reinforced.
Thus, with diminished force on oaf plf,
We had to meet fresh troops. and Q more ~
terday. And thus. too, the spoils have pn
vented N from again driving The enemy Ia
into the Tennessee, Notwithstanding eres
odds In his favor.
Iywas well enough, while the ooan diet lev
ed, that our troops should exchange o.
smooth bored muaiEets and shot guns tof "
splendid arms thrown away BY the rstfai
Ing foe; but there can be NO oxeuse fos "
dtsgrasofui proceedings 70 which haven
lnded.
The spoils Of victory are not lsas demon
ixing than defeat and disaster. Such Is u
lesson taught BY history In all ages Of "
world, from tho time when Aehan WAN
duced by "tho wedge Of geld" down 70 "
present day. II u hoped that the sxpsfioA
Of this day will noe 30 thrown away atla
By our onhoers or soldiers. +. ". l.