The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-17
From the West.

The Augusta Constitutioaaliss, Of Sundss
publishes the following items Of sws;
A private letter from 3 firm In nlsmph,
to n gentleman in this cl.y. saws ths,
the Federal gunboats ran by our works a.
Island No. 10, and attacked our batteries In
the rear, which resulted in the surrender OF
the position by our forces. No particul II.
are given.
Sergeant MeGreeor, O: the Ciinch Riff,
reached our city Ga yesterday in charge OF
the body of private joel Freem an. who died
ut Knoxville OF fever. Mr.. Mca. states thai
Capt Platt-who had been Detained at KNOX
vile on TegiTo en tai business started to nn,s
Vile day before yesterday, to ,oin his com.
Ynand, which tad gone for ward TO CorIpth
and was Obliged 20 stop at Chattanooga on
account OF the occupa'ixn OF Huntsville BY
the Fed rails.
The Augusta Chronicle and Senti.el, Of Mo,.
day, contains the toliowing acccun-:
Sergeant E. =. Pritchard, OF the washipy.
ton Artillery, arrived here last evening, ara
gives us fcrsher plfttculars OF the occuna.
ZION of Hun tsviiie He was on. his wsyto
join his company at Ccrinth, hut was turned
back at Stevenson by the intelligence that
the Fo ,erais had possession OF Huutssil,s
and had cut OFF The raiiroad compunica,ien
with Corinth. Dir. p. informs us mat he Nd
q conversation with en- engineer who sue
ceedsd in running the gauntlet" and who
gave him the following statement:
He said that early on Friday morning 10
came up the road frem Decatur, that or ar.
irwin 2 At Hunsvi'ls he ,und the telegram
operate IN waiting, who threw his apparatus
on beard and informed him that the FEEDER.
aliats we're Just coming into tGe town. The
engineer than stirred his train, but before
getting through the town, he was fired upcn
by the Federal force, and a shell was also
fired at the rain, hut did not succeed In hit.
ting il. His brother, also IA engineer, WIS
just behind him, with long train OF empty
care, which WAS returning from carving
t.oops to Corinth. The Federal infantry fl ed
Il vol lev into the cab On the engine, audit
was supposed killed the en- queer, as the train
was stopped and had not bon heard from q,
Stevenson. The Federal forcc coaId nctba
,.scertainsd, bat CONSISTED Of cavalry inian.
try and one pisca of artillery. They have
po session of the city and have eff,csually eu,
of ali communication ny that route. Jhs5h
Georgia reg;mea had pas ed over the rosda
short time previous, and were all safely be.
yoad Huntsville, except some few who were
detailed 10 bring on baggage.
Passengers by the Georgia railroad Last
night report that Huutavi,le has been oceu.
pied By eleven thousand Federal troops
Two locomotives ard trains Of cars lolist
with troops going - reinforce Beaurfgsrd,
by Way Oh Mobile, Is cat eft, il the iepo:ti,
tru3.
rIdHr WITH THE TORIES.
The Rockville Register, of Sunday lastssys
a bu.hwhacxing fishI, which lasted three
days, came off last week between a detaca.
ment of Conteaerates under mmand OF Col
Kew, aud the bGGd Of tories from Greene
county. Teoncsses, who b ave taken REFUGEE
the iuOun tains OF the North Carolina border,
aud VINO have been occasionally saiiy!LE
down into Greene, and committing oltragss
and depredatons neon the southern rights
f..sn The result Of the fight was. tha. from
fifteen to ia snty five tories were killed, and
Two Riiisd and three wounded on cur side.