The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-29

6s0soH y6t ~ auaS " Eno names Oh those VINO
fell in Gen. haIoocE's Brigade have aot yet
Tsan hed as. nor have tns names OF tnose VINO
ale missing 10 the ssth Pennsylvania voiun-
teers. Gen. Peek, been ascsrtained." Han.
cocks Brigade suffered terribly On the fisid.
ana We may safely set It down that the Fed.
srai Toes 10 tns battle Of Williamsburg was
fully 5000, stili they have the M oiushing i'm.
padeIoe to claim victory
The news OF the nght at From, Royal had
reached washington. anu. after passing IN.
der the surveillance OF the censor Vt the pub
Inc pTees. /. wac gracioosiy allowed TO Ds tells
s1aphsd North al follows
Ths rebels made dasn q. dsn. Banks's
line. near Front Royal. this afternoon, ana
attempted 70 burn the railroad bridge recently
rebuilt by the Federal forces over the She
naLdoah. The particulars Of tais Iao semsnt
have not yet been asoertain o W.
ssws FsoM TIE PsslssuLA-ApyAsoI OF TEE
"aRASD Army"
The Fortress Monroe correspondent OF tho
NoTthern press tsiegraphs tas following
under date OF HAY ~. Some OF the state
msnts Will an1ss our readers
The steamer from White House tnts srtef-
nooa bripSs number OF passengers from the
headquarters Of General AcCiellan's army,
which were In proximity to Bottoms Bridge,
over which 8 portion of The army has alsady
passed. the second division having crossed
the Chickahominy III New Bridge, hoout sew.
en- miles further up, and within eigh: miles
" It Wa. rumor.d tn.. u proposition for an
armistice for ten days had been made By the
rebels; but OF course no such idea could be
On ter t. ined
The advance OF our army was understood to
be within i've miles OF the city, to which point
the eI envy has fallen back, with but slight
movement to check our onward movement -
Tho A- k,xy th0 ~ NAy
tiers the CITY on the north side
The tug dragon, from the james river this
morning. brings down two very Intelligent
citizens from Petersburg, who ned from that
city yesterday to avoid the press gang under
the CONSUMPTION act. In view Of the import.
ant information which they bring, 1t would
rot De pr oper 70 make their names public.
Having been brought to Com. doldsborough,
they were Immediately sen: to Gen. Wool,
and will leave this morning for Gen. McOiei.
Ian 9 headq uhrters, tor whom they have some
Information whsea they have not yet M ds
public. They represent the condition OF af-
fairs at Petersburg and the surrounding cOun-
try as Of most deplorable character. The
suferings Of the people ere almost beyond en-
great that every thing was sezsd for the
army and even the soldiers have been on
half rstions for q week past, with NO pros
psct Of even This supply contino ins for any
least great pOl lion CIT. they represent ns de-
MOI alHzsd and dispirised 10 such an extent :bat
1t f. only held tagethsI by the most rigorous
appliance OF military law Sail the work [ (
cob s3riptioD "; proSre ding, aOd the road
to Richmond were thronged with unarmed
mer. old and young, being driven along under
al ugly armed guards They rspr: sent tina.
nC pso pie 10 lie de- II time have suffered mere
than ths people OF Virginia ale low suffer
ing, every he usehold being Ia mourning, with
tn prospect of An approaching fsmine. They
also ate tn at General beantegard arrived a
Richmond c.. Tasfday. On being questioned
as 10 their authority fo1 this statement, they
say that 1t was ., announced and understood
at Petersburg o,. WettLs lay morning, NO one
doubling the fart.
JEFF. Davis aud The military az uGriues il Id
declared their intention Sht TO iks ds+ts before
RiehH.6ad but strong susp cions were enter
tainsd that 1t was really their purpose to
abandon me city after q abort iSTenee at the
works surrounding II.
Large nun bsrs Of women aud children from
Richmond had arrived at Petersburg, who
repTesen tsd the distress pre- falling In the city
by the soldiers from the Gulf States that. II
they had 10 leave Richmond, they " ould lay Ii
In ashes before doing 80. Great Iears were
en- tsrtailed that heir threat would ba carried
iD 30 efsot. 1t would require the grss test ef.
forts on tbs part OF the citizens to prevent
such catastrophe
The Number CT troops at Richmond and ia
toe vicinity was generally ellie vsd to ne rpiiy
TWO huEdredt6ousand including tbs Gh6yIn-
ed and poorly armed CT the recent leviss. who
were having pixies put into their hands :or
Dsssrsers from Fort Dasiius rsport that ths
infantry torce in the vicinity OF Inv work Is
nearly thirty thousand men.
WAsBIHaTos. May 3s..-Ihe iatest adviess
nun the army Of the Potomac sta.c ,hat
9ed. 8oCiellau had rosssd the CnickahoIni-
ny al Bottom's bridge, aud that his hsad.
quarters are nsar New ,Sridgs. Preparation.
LOT an attack are being made.
aovHhzETs OF A'0LRLLAr's AMY.
We make some extract from the CosTsspoa-
dance Of the Now YORK Herald.
UAMP FIfTsEs MILKs rzos kioasosD,t
mag H. 1892
Colonel Russell, OF MISS lchusstts, yester.
day r.coun0tsred towards 70 8 railroad bti &c
on the OhickahoMiay with ons company, and
established satisfactorily that about o:.e hum
dred feet of that structure had been burn ed
and that the remainder--betWssn ave and sis
hundred feet-was in good condition He was
nrsd upon by the enemy's sktrnishers, on ne
other aide Of tbs stream, and lad enc Ia an
wounded. Al daylight this mIrntnx Major
Harlow anu Coptain Holman, OF che same
regiment. went TO Bottoms Bric, 80. and found
IL blown up.
We aIs therefore within Ia Nv. miles Of
hioAmoHa with 40 army of ola soldiers, for
old soldiers our men now ara. They nave
acquired. in tbs few past moutL1 of ACTIVITY,
the caoits 81 soldier life more than would
seem possible They car and do make them.
selves com fOr,a6le under almost nny circum.
stances, aud they stand d 70 ike sainInandsrs
More are iii than 0uSh, to C. thaa need 10
b. OF than would be, Ii the medical admin.
tsTation OF the army Kept pace with tue o,hoy
Departments. Those VINO are simply unw.iI.
unn ted by sumo trivial arrangement for
days march, arc now lost - tne army for
they must 90 sent back long distances TO per.
m ansnt hospitals, OF tc cities, anu In many
cases are well before they reach rhsir aesti.
nation. Then they are sent on after their
regiments. ana swell the army Of s:rassisrs
thar now follows the Army OF the Potomac
all along rs lias OF march. We pass COM
fortabIe AID abandoned houses svarywhers.
l.sss than twelve yrrds from where slspt
iast ght--.a damp hiSns vi b dew heavy a.
ly dead with tyI mold fever. There was q
peasant and comfortable no0ss vita nro.
places within pistol shot This prsteatious
respect for the rights OF ths Inhabitants Is q
"COntraband" Ia telit&eaes represents thai
there 10 but small foras OF rebs,s IA, ths
Ohickahominy, that they have some artiiIo.
tons
IUssfALL's SfASIoH. btsy ~, 1859
The order cores tonight for our corps to
march ~ the morntue. In conjunction " th
other troops We are 10 push further toward
hionmond Whs.her we ah all See ftghs be-
fore seeing the Isbsl Capital RENAME - be
seen O6nn0nAdihg heard an hour before
sunset In the direction Of the Ohicks hominy
rsNves hope that some OF the enemy are stiil
passage 1t arms with the TSosl foe 10 not al.
toge,her forloyn hope. TIE heavy gun
firing II sappossd TO BE- An attack ON General
StOnsm ans cavalry and nying artillery, who
ars oug In that dlrec tion on reconnaissance,
Our camp ground - 3 beautiful ocs; and
wsrs.t not for presstng engagements ~ Rich.
m0nd teel sausnsd that General Mcclellan
woala aot order such brief solourn We are
completely snvironsd BY hills, and the water
10 moV sxcsllsat-a feature Of camp life III At
10 the more appreciated and sajoyed from the
lsn1Ia Of ,tms tie men have been Obliged to
drink miserable surface wstar DO me hiSL.
ct hill are the hexdQ aArtars VI Gen. NclIsl.
IAN. troR whose summit uns vtsV n he'd Of
all the troops here. The dsAArAl who Aas
Just assumed command OF 0sn. titx1uhn Por
tar's old 0tVtatQn hAd The en- tire a stAh,n on,