The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-16
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NOTES OF 1HE WAR.

0V4GS VC Il G. WAX
While tho mails fail to fu ish any eyei.isg
revs, we f;nd some in.srcs ing mater ir orr
exchanges on tne vnrions movements Of The
war, e.sarmsry cf which we appsnd:
cE:E7a sRFokE ,us B,r7Ls
From ,hs Corinth correspoudencs of ths
New Orleans i'ieayuae, p,il 81, we select the
following:
For he last few days, there has bsen the
greatest aciivi prevailing In AL depart
men'a Of our army, end especially In the
medical depar :ment, which 10 the sa rest iudt
catioa that "a battle 10 ut hand. Amhulaacee
have been di .triouted 10 the various b gades,
the ms dicos have been busy in preparing their
sDliats and bandeges the ra Ting OF she'll and
shot In heavy veg ms for dis.siOation amosg
the er illery and mortar batteries, the huS-
rytng % aud fro OF ad and order lee with
messages, groups Of SCI u3 Ia their brown
hpsey dresses, s'ouched hau, and top boots,
With cavslfy swords and pistols in their belts,
sun0icg around the GiQsI ent q uartsrs OF our
Generals, or holding their horses BY thsif
brides, awaiting orders or bTip gipg In re-
ports, and looking like pain sipas OF 1salbAn
OiEhnda, or IsEn sadit G you OF pictures OF
scenes In the old RsSosuiioa, the sharp ring-
ing click OF the h, miner snd anvil OF the dff-
fer REM fcrges. oil give dread note or pTepara-
ton for the. ot.si ing b Sttle
Ordess hastus been iasaed at midn ghs for
III
tusns-i YES In readiness ter IN arc early this
morning. BY 8 O'clock our camps we're all
as ir, aud the surr3upd:.S & hi1ts 2Ed veod
lan0S a;tys with our trJoi1. Drums and bIs
glss sounded an early reveil'e, ard throueh
the gray IniSts of the morning were seen the
gathering Of our hoAts. The Graarai risinE
OF the sua ha,hsd the hill.ops and forests
with the rich hues OF 'he s~ees spring glow /;
the birds c.roled their morning song from
bush and tree, and III, beautiful geeen OF
open fields and fl over gardens on either side,
with the fragrance Jf blooming trees. maxim &
u peaceful tcene hUshed IN the quiet OF the
with the flashing rays of the ana On the glis.
tening bayonsts and brass field pl3s1,
A most diaoolical deed On the pan Of the
enemy was discovered yesterday. 1t seems
that efssr our Amy fsl bsck fr I'm Nash willie,
end while at Huf!reesbora', large Quantities
OF qaiEine we're smuggIei through 10 o11
lines By persons who mad parchaeed it from
Yankee ysnders, and which was sold to the
msoioal purves ors Of our army. Fortunately
there was 10 occasion to touch this lot OF
canine, thus purchased ana distributed to
ms different surgeons OF commands. u atiI
sesa rday, when Surgeon Lawrence. the n.ed-
lea; dire ctOr OF Gen. Hardss's division. who
is mos. thoroughly educated and scien 4, dc
physician ard Surgeon, he'd occasion &c ex-
anime one of :hs PACKAGE, and, discovering
d slight discoloration, applied ths chemical
tssis, and foant that the quinins WAS mixed
sith d .1rgs quantity OF stryehnine az d NOR
| phius. He Immediately apprissd tbs sur
| geons and medical surveyors OF the facts, and
| telt graphed those ~ q dIs;,ncs.
| Such au act OF v!iIaipy will strike the civ,
| iliz,d world with horror and di.sust Euro.
| our enemy, and what dsnis we have 70 deal
with, VINO coald thus outrage all tie pI inci
rlss Of ciyiliz I'd warfare.
BEAAEkiBLz KsoAPs.
The following particulars of the rsmarka
BILE escape Of Lisat. A,svsll Johnston, OF th.
Colum bus Ohiss Rifl ,msn, woo wss cip:ur
| et st DonsIson, forms quite an incident Of tn,
|! surrender, ind will be zouad very In .eras:iny
The day AFTER the surrender, abou. 700 pri.
| sonerS. an oas whom was & l1rEs poru,o O
| the i4Ih Mississippi. reg .msnt w-re crowds.
Cn board OF ous OF the slsmy's iranspCs Z.
w guard Of shout 300 Ne.., Two o. whor
We, i.ss ,4Fsro eoinisrs. 1. company OF .hsn
hayinx served. It is said l. the t.ls Len;
| Joapsgon wac 9 srlF cfa2st st th 9 lisa OF ba
ing taken rrls1nsT, a, rever, rerh ap., b 3
| ing abe 10 sss tis youlg wife and rlotaei
ain 81 ha proLo 81 To his Il cers ST
| men that th-y should rise npaD the guard
F.! who freely Inlxs1 among Lht m, secure them
| or pas hem totes.h, fut On ihsr .nitor,ns
| fan by telro. a.d mski for Coiurihis Kr-
Ali hls Powers Of ! erSu 3n, however 81! q,
f! TO get them 10 seeds t. his pi sps. Isurret
| Gu: AftsrTards that ihsy passsd Cairo IN III,
| night. ard tbat thsrs was uoshiag 20 preveu
| thsm fri m carrying ou. hs plan, as Ihs eoa
| anchors d quietly iE the river.
They wfrs taken frC N th4nos to Chtcas
| Ill where Johnston succeeded in sxappiu,
| OF His III form among his com ~ades until b.
] obtsinsd suit Of cti.zsn's c.oth.3 "A Iars
nUmbsr of citizens received ps ssas from tn
comm ,ndinG officer t. visit the prison eys dai
/ ly. Johnson asked one Of the Wig! ors vha
| wss the form OF obtaining admission. whsI
| he exhibited to him his pas -C!ossly oSssry
ing the form OF it, he wrote pas tor al u7ssl
| ii the evening, signing ths officer s name wiz
| bold hand, and the nex: day, when auoths
crowd came, he mixed himself With them
| ard entered into convsrsa,ion with tw, csu,
! mon Iockiug meg, whom he stuck Close &c
| commex tipg on the appearance Of the prison
| ers in No very datterinE terms and as be paas
| cd ou.With them handed his pas: 10 the guar
| with the coolest indiferencel
| Having gained thu street, he left his com
| panione and made fO- the frs. hotel, wnsr
| he procured good supper and nigh Is lcda
ing, and took the train the next morning
| which fortunately left at daylight, for Rev
/ York Arrived in the city, he sousht on
| some OF his fether's old friends, 10 whom b
made himself known, and who freely proyid
| ed him with Eeans to retuE1 home He pu
| up at the Fifth Avenue Hosei, enioyed h,m
! SELF very much, and Observed with grsat 81 its
faction the total depression and presirstto
/ Of all manner OF business and trade Leay
iuE soon after for Cincinnati, he made hi
| way to Louisville, frcm thence to Gala liz
! Tea N, where, meeting with friends who pro
| perly advise ! him, he made fank mo EN- Or
| to The left of the enemy, reached cur lires /,
l safety, and returned once more 10 his hcm
/ in (lOiCm hNe. Mi.s.