The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-05

0eAs tAfO0ko w eneWye 0uO 9.o ves
Way ont General Bucknsr said his CON.
msnd Vas worn cut and cut 70 Deeces ~
dersor Allied, that IN could not maze enonN
neht taat II would cost ne GO mana tnSv0'
eaxT ers OF lie pIcsent nn'Soe~ 70 cHt sWay
tn.ougn, AM a. was ~foag ~ sasaincc thrce
uu4rtrrs Il = aon1G,sao u save ono quarter
lhat 40 Off had iiehs to cause such
sacrifice. IN Eayd aud a'J Hiincr
md. ts,ooa % : ,ur IN shts opiniou.
tnen exposed the oriatou that we could
ncia ont auother day, na., in that tims we
cs.,d set steam boats ard ~ the 90 oman
over the ii ser, aud probably save large por.
t.cn G: - t. this General Nueaner replied,
taat the eIeinv would certa.rIy attack him at
IA 10 h, - d that ne could not hold his posi
ton hNf "a Ecur. The al ernauvs Of the
proportions was surrender of their posi-.
..ou an'. com N and GeLerA Floyd said that
he would neither surrender the command,
nor would l.. surrender himself prisoner. !
ID t. ken thesams position. General BUCK
Ter sad he wss sat,sfied hothing else could be
dove, and that. therefore, he would surrender
If placed IN copmaou 0eneeai Floyd said
that 40 would turT over the command to MIN
II Re. could b. allowed 10 withdraw Els
com mand. 10 Ibis General Buekner con.
seu tta thsreuHon tfeneraI Floyd turneu
lhs comm nd owe. to mel passing II In.
at.AtiS % q ne al EUckner. saying l wcnId
ieItn+r SuI!@UGer the CON u .hd nor my seil
I. pltfoner i directed sol. Forrest to cat
hi. way on. Cii !er Theses circumstances,
! lsn ;,nCEnpr accepted th- command, ar q
| sea- . Il x - iruce In the merry for IN ermis-
| ,fcs OF hours 10 Regoti.te for terms OF
! c.p.tsla, ui.. Before this II III and con mu'
! Dic zion YVES dsiiyersd, / retired ftom the
! garrison.
t,-l.te cios'rg my report of the operations
! OF thu armyat :jnnelsoD, mus, III Iusiice 20
| the on ,-rs and t9h.s uad.r my an :ned'a ,e
| commaei a;lY III ~ HI rder fghurk or more
! yl.aa. lUuct in officers an d men I nave
never ri1.essrG. III 'he abssnce"f tihcis'
| r-ports OF bag .6e ;and Iegimeptal command
| ers ia, r.h..n / Tin 6eprived By the clrcum-
I a. tah - /
! al, . III GO iJsIi = 10 Tie G,heTeht corps. i
! r,li .l,, however, that tat forces unue'
| .,v ANN date command 6ore Themselves
| most ,tt"uitF tuIo"shput ~" '""e ~
: blocdv ccafiiot. ~.
/ is.- j.. VA spqciai cJusEper aa ton or me
| o-isad.s Ct slcl-uUe,i ny toivbe's BALDWIN,
/ Whaliot, cLausi8puI Sih'oh u d ai''' ~
Au lt;itl iGs t.iuet .tn'i ~ seii', " 40 .ous
| y, ! "a IS nIdar The constant ana anb15 ihk
| A-..ai Tie eH-iay = saarp shooter :, Af'u ~
-, ,,sptr. ed iiJ & On Sts ld BATTERIES IT M
! .ai,u uJtn c4al-A!.nds suirfed se'eieiS
EgApl. n .ney h Ii. e.i was "o"aaeu, Anu na"
| evrr / ..,eutea. AIS nd iint OF hts company
| led ana W-uad"t; 50 did oapln fortel
| aGr vrs x l sh0u'd hereaIsI 'eceISe
! rs r.rorfs d IektGsEtti ana brigade COM
,n,r,,,s giving Iue Detailed Intorm4tJon OF
Ius 60 due AID o-ar .Hg Ct c!ii eIs ana men,
u, mike supl lem Rial rePOr'. Inc
;. ,s- nc. OF ofticiri reports neprlvts me- OF
me means OF giving lists OF the killed
and WOUNDED Of he olue com mahos i
IN sat,sti ID that ia sen a Ferries OF coz hicts
our toe Xas rea'y. 1 hbIW "hat the cue
n s vfGS from ptsSAug yer Lie Ditiie ned
=, n tj..n f'ioyu IL BE event & immediately
f.~ IL. ollitis .is ICse III killed aud
g. ur,,td Was terrible, exceeding anything
,..,s .,.r eytl. ia II b -L.ie Held. Oar .orce
:. II. iistL Ci: 1894 exceed tel theuSsDo
e, ;,la it III what l saw - the encmy's
.,.I,.-;n.. Il Uli .nfJrDatiCu d rived from pri-
-ueC> Te aTv sure he II "a from thirty to
f'Ity ihn',a anu on iie aa!G must acknow-
.crs~ 10Y oul,s, luons TO y jJr GiImer, en-.
c.u-er Tor The especial ard ysIu, BILE services
I.Euelcd me IL isyIng Of the works, and
ne energy displayed by rim in directing
thsir conatrucsloL. anu lor zhis counsel
..ni adyice 1 likewise sckEo~ ledge hiy OF
ne.tlons To Col Jno. q. Bnr,h, my AID, de-
camp 10 api Gus p. AeLry Naior Field,
L!eul Nl:nu!sou, Lieas. Cnas +. Martin,
ana Coz Eruncou, my volunteer slds de-
90 mp; to III lor Hays, my as:isthn commits
siIy, maar } Jits, my assistant QuatteTmas-
er, tCr the picmrt manner In which they
executed my orders Under trying cIrcum-
noes throug out tie ioaG and continued
CO.. n'cik, AID /, NJ jlr dinner. who accompa-
ui~a me tt rougaout he az tire day. Also, 10
- ,pt. Parser OF my stah, whoa / assigned
~ The command 81 cs>pt. hosss field battery
ri IA new recruits rs suuners, and who
t,ugn. aud served tHs III we'll. Col brandon
was severely wounded early in the action
Colonel sfald wins CoraIu anu GOAstitu ed the
trou of tie ATTACKING force, sustained imme-
ii ,tsly by Cot Nharson's. These Two brig
sd~s deserve especial con- IN endaton for the
u,snner IL which they sustained the first
shock OF battle, III d under circums tances of
great sa l. rrsssmeilt threw themselves into
position and followed up the contiic. through
OUT the cay.
Being mostly with these two brigades, I
cac speak from personal knowledge of their
gallant bearing. l must MISC acknowledge
NJ obi! "a lions 20 Il ig Gen. johnson, who
sssis cd me- II command OF the forces with
which / attacked the enemy, aud who bore
himself gailautly tnrcu2 hout the con fiict;
but having r ceived no official reports from
HIM, cannot give ceta!ied operations of his
Comm and l have piasUre in being able to
say hat Colonel Forrest-waCse commend
greatly distinguished Its commander rs b0ld
aad Allan leader and +, Il ectsd distin guished
honor upon ,tseli-passea safely through the
Ell c,EY's lines Of inves tment, and trust H. will
YET " in othe: oenors III defence of our rights
and tie Jist cause OF our country.