The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-18

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pr On xharsday last, relative 70 . militant
victory achieved " usn. Marshall IN Ksp.
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Aavs bal 1sw addttteaal parusuiafs0f the
affair further thaa Ne gave yestsrday, the
report then eisSa = confirmed ~ gsn sismsn
VINO reached AsTo yesterday on the western
train Ihey ssxts shas = eosytsf from Gen.
aArt hall arrivsd at Abingdon on Wednesday
| .eysnisg. iuss before the passing Of the train,
with fMtelIigeaoe o. the battle and ,vsstofy
I which corrsaPosde In svsry particular with
| he statsmsus pnblished yesterday.
The scsne OF the AShG was about eight
mites west Of PrestonsouTe, and the attack
OF the enemy was MOT desDsa ~ fsn. mar.
reueating was 70 enttcs the enemy into q
pursuit q far ~ Prestcnsbarg, where he had
chosen ssroag position. and had ne sue.
them !: hut they Were too qaick for him, and
succeeded in ovcrtak1n4 has rear before the
deefrSd position had been reached, whsn
thsrs was no alternative eft him bat to turn
and nght.
The snery's cavalry commsneed the at
tack, and after = very fierce bus short con-
0ict, were repuised, vhea tn0lr infantry
coming up, the tight begans IN earnest. II
continued 10 rage tor ths fo hours, during
which time several brilliant charges were
naGe BY our troops, each charge being gal
fantly met BY tine enemy, but they we're
nnaliy compelled TO fly, Notwithstanding
mn hn 20 N
away, IN their lrecipitate 1isht, guns,
swords, pis OILS, knal Aeks, ana every thing
else that impeded their flight. Their exhtbf-
ton OF dsetness Is said 10 have far outstrip.
peu the famous hull nun stampede.
HRox GEN. zeLLIooFF8l's COMMAND.
Reports have prevailed for several days
past that the Yankees had surrouneed Gen.
Zollicoffer, and that he was likely to suffsr
from his position. These reports, however,
were without foundation, as will BE- seen
from the following paragraph, which We
take from the 4reenviile Tenn Banns. of
the 18th inst.: "a
A few days since we met at our DEPOT viii
Capt. Cannon, dlrevtiy from AimesScns
winter quiz sera. We Told tne captain VI the
reports mat were sfioa: here-that Is WAS
likely that 4en. ZoiIicofer ana mis- army
were surrounded, ~ WnIc0 the captain re-
kind OF brvngsworks, and that the Yankees
we're we'll aware OF it, and that they kept
out OF their reach. 1he Captain SAID
they were ready for all tho Yankees mat
could come against them at that point, that
their only wisn was that they would coms.
LATEST PROM wAAsAw, KY.-AxoTHEH coxFRD-
HATS VILLAGE OCCUPIED BT rHR rAHkExs.
The following ar ticle from the Cincinnati
Commercial shows how the Yankee hire.ings
81 1.pp
Owen counties. The miscreants will yet be
ma, in full and with interest for ali their
outrages:
On sunday night Captains Hyatt and Fry
companies "a anu b, OF Ool. Whittiesy's rsgi-
ruenI, were ordered " march, woru having
bsen received that Captain Sanders, the mo-
torious rebel OF Eagle Greek, Was at rev
warsaw, where he was conducting himself
with his usual violence and virulence toward
the few whom he suspected vi hnrporirg
Union sentiments in that village. New Lib
cry Is III Owen county, and Is the place where
q big secession bar be, ue was heiu some time
since, ana TO which Humphrey Marshall and
Bru< kinridge We're invited. fhe former Was
present. Col. Whittlesey had infOI nation,
also, that there were u number Of State arms
at New Liberty In the hands OF Secessionisls.
Hence he ordered q SUN lent body Of men
upon the duty, to overcome any opposiuon
they might encounter.
Cap a.ns Hyatt and Fry arrived at thu
vilsage that night, and quietly took military
possession, stAuontnE guards At ali the pub
lie nGuses and establishing patrols in the
streets. The conseq 0ence was, when the M
hxbltants rubbed thvir eyes in the morning
they were not q little surprised at the glitter.
ring array Of bayOnsts in their streets. They
made the best OF 1t, however, and soon be-
came good UDion men, having, rs We are in
formed, ever since been Sieing with each
other in their effoTD TO treat the soldiers
with attention and kindness.
Strict discipline was established, and no
person was permitted to pass Fl ON one street
to another without pass from Capt. Hyatt,
tha officer in command, who has inspir6d
the :" natives in that section wi tn peculiar
respect anu admiration, they having learned
that though courteous, he is decisive and
hrm.
capt. Hyatt had been On the look out for
the guns alluded to above. and expected to
Eet possession of them on Tuesday night,
when our informant, Mr.. James Watson, left.
The same night one Of the companies ex-
pected to leave for another VILLAGE. about 10
miles from Liberty. whore disturbances had
been created by rebel sympathisers. We
shall, there fore, probably coon hear that the
Goth has occupied another secession town AND
1ndignities having been offered to one or
two Of Col. Whittlesey's men, when alone,
he decla AIRED, emphatically. That II tho inha-
boys he would make them pay the penalty
very dearly.
srArEMKRT or 4 REL1AsED FEDERAL PRIsoxsR.
A telsgraphic Dispatch from Washington
gives the following statement of q released
prisoner from Richmond, recently arrived In
that city. In speaking Of tho prisons. he says:
The Tombs are a paradise compared to
these Richmond Black Holes. Within three
months. since Captain Gibbs took charge,
there has been some Improvement. His au-
thority has been used, so far AZ lay within
hts power, to ameliorate the condItio of the
prisoners. During the regime Of Lieutenant
Todd, President Lincoln's brother-in law,
things were worse. He.was drunk most OF
the time. Once he ran his sword through
the leg Of u prisoner. who had committed no
greater offence than that Of not blowing cut
his candle At the appointed hour. For this
and similar performances the brute was dis.
missed by Gen. WiHder.
Other ontrnges resulted more from the
ignorance ana stupidity OF the sentinels than
from their malice. They were constantly
tricked by the mischievous Yankees. The
prisoners frequently got possession Of the
counterstgu, and sometim 20 stood guard
while the sentry went for liquor. More than
q hundred ESCAPED, but all but eight were
recaptured. Deficient In proper precaution,
the rebels are equally deficient In all means
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