The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-14


lean through q source which we are not at
uheytv 20 mention, received the same from
frdrments Of she'll from the Virginia. which
passed through the opsnin.s in the surrss Of
,hs Monitor. We are told that the injury he
sustaired u much greater than the Norchern
iournals allow ard IL II thouHht that 1t will
result IN total loss ofsikh He compelled
10 wear bandagss over both eyes, and IL sc-
companied By . kntde when ne goes "oloao
ruB DATrLB II AhxANsAA
The Philadelphia I~Qstrer, OF the lltn inst,
con taius . dispa CO with reference 70 tne nxnt
in Arkan,as, In which II ls stated tnas their
loss IL 0uA thousand killed 2Eo tnsI ours 10
about the same. 1t claims . victory Tor the
Federal arms, and states that our forces were
being pursued BY their ca alry.
The reader may believe a. mneo OF Tins TINS
ever, that he will cot bel eve much If II when
We tell him that the same paper also claims
the recent enss cement In Hampton Roads ~
q victory for their side
I8DERAL YALs1HooD.
We have the authority. through the LIST
Lieu tenant Of the French corvette, and also
the srench Consul of this city. on the part Of
the commando OF that vessel, to state that
the paragraph which appeared In this paper
yesterday from the New York Hsyald In rela.
zion to thu said comm at der giving inf,rma.
further that he has written to the french pa.
per In New York to this effect.
THE Ericsson BAfrEHY.
We learn that the Monitor during the day
Ia kes position In the neigh borheod OF Mill
creek, aud At night returns 70 Newport News
The report that other vessels have been sent
to that point By the kedsrals 10 untrue.
TIE WAR II TIE WEST.
The Memphis lsa.anche, Of the ssE. slluding
to the situation OF affairs at New Madrid,
says:
ws have no reliable advices from this point
of deep military interest A great battle 10
now regarded as i'm m;her at hat pls CO. 1t
is understood the F. derals ar concentrating
a large force for the attack, and he Confede-
rat-s are rapidly pr pairing 10 repsl IL. Be
fore m any d., We shall have q battle OF e
d. ci.'v. character ugnt ut New Madri1.-
Cur G. .ne. ais should b Lstsn their steps or
they may be too lac 1t - believed now
Suuboats cannot descend the river u Mem.
pnis. Oar people ire resolute and hopsful
under this cOnvic ion
Mator. General Bragg has ordered martial
law to be established q. Memphis.
Toe Memphis <p1sa,, Of the . b. publishes =
letter from New Madrid, giving an account Ct
several sharp skrmishss between pick-ts, In
all OF which the enemy had been worsted -
a force of the enemy he appeared at Point
RI asan., Mo tn miles below New NJ idrid,
with os view Of cutting OF commu oicai0n
wi b Mers pills b. river. Com. Hollirs was
ABOUT to proceed down with two sunhslts,
for the purpose Of =heiiing out the nest.
The following is General Beaur.gards or.
dsr assuming the CONF and OF the army OF
the Mississippi;
HEADQUARTERS ARK OF THH MISSISSIPPI,
Jacssnc, Tenn, March 8, l-s2 !
Soldiers: / sssuuie this day thu crrn C ard of
TIE Army Of the Mississippi, TOR ths defence
of CIR MONIES and liberties, and to resist the
suhjuga, lion, spohation AID Gish onbr of eur
psouie. Our mo hers AID wives, Cur sts'eT
and children, expect GS to DO Cur duty, even
to he sacrifice OF our lives.
Our losses stuee the commencement OF the
war, In killed, wounded, and prisoners, are
no " about the same IS those OF The enemy
He must De mf de to atone for these reVerses
we have lately experience Those Teverses,
far from dish curt ening, N ust nerve Us TO new
deeds of valor and patriotism, and should In
elire us with an uncoUQuerahle de.erLo ina
ton to drive back our invaders.
should any one in this army be unequal 10
the ask before as, let him transfer his arms
and equipments at once to Drawer, nrmsr
hands, ard return to his home.
Oar cause Is as just and sacred as ever AMI
r. ted men II rake up arms; and II We are
true to 1t al d to ourselves, with the continued
protection of the Almighty, we must and
shall triumph. g T BIAuRYaARD,
General Dom n ding.
The Mem phis papafs inform Us that Gems.
Polk and Bragg will be connected with