The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-23
FROM aEN. LEES ARMY.

M. have some further particulars OF the recent
-s,.,,,shius along our lines. On Thursday, the
u ,hs S,cncwall brigade was sent ont beyond
,,,.a 10 destroy a certain bridge on the Balti
.. and Ohio Railroad, and TO tear up the track.
-, .,anv who a, that time, crossed the river in
.. narcel,ius this, attacked them with over.
1,.,,nius numhers and they were compelled to
~, ,s,t With the loss Of several men Col. Re-
"a. # ths 4th Virginia Regiment. who WAY at
-, ,,no. acting Brigadier General, Is now In Win
.,..,.r severely wounded On Friday morning
,.o,,s,ov seeing the smoke of a barn which WAS
.or,asu,sly fired near our tined, aud smpposng
,h.,~. ware burnng our commisssry stores for y
...;.,tste retreat made IN advance along the
,o,. pnes but finding that at,r forces were pre-
.,Ai 70 meat them, ani that our army advanced
~. asm- t,ul. to meet them, iheS declined an
-.,..ssfoez,. snd ihe main body OF their army
- ,sl, back beyond tbs Potomac. When this
~ss made known, our army Wen, bask 10 their
,.,nr, x,u coniented They ara now resting aui.
ely -,
..,ox rhsrlestown ON tho 18th instant, of which a
no-,ssponSsat sends us the following account, and
amy ~ letter TO VIM. II. Seward. written by
~. nsahsw which WAS captured by our men. Our
correspondent ssys
I'm, man were little too late all the 5fae birds
,.s rorn 10 The woods about fifteen minutes be-
,oTs BIZ, Ia their bssty retreat, the Yankees left
,ahina = package OF letters, &e, just made up for
,ss Nar h te be sen; ria Hsrper's Ferry. Through
,se k,udness Of Corporal N. who made the capture,
have been allowed TO copy tie following. which
ILL Ia found exceedingly rich. Il seems to have
hssp written by nephew ef Seward, but there is
ue,bine 10 explain what is bis position in the army
1Hn LETTER.
NEAR CHARLTsTowN. VA, Oct. 10, 1862.
Dsar Uaele-I got here from the Ferry yesterday
afternoon Ihavs not time to write ycu bu. a few
lines now but will wri,s more fully in day Or
TWO.
Issud yoa hslf dozen copies of various of the
Richmond papers, captured by some of cur cavalry
last light, BY reading them you will see that the
rebels sre NC, yet fully convinced that they have
no, been routed in Kentucky The Wigs edito.
rsl SAYS il never expected success there while the
rebel army was under such Incompetent Generals !!
And the E1daiasr is still in stste Of painful
aqrisfy abou, the battle OF Perryville
Il seems that they have received dispatches from
sources, telling of their victory but Bragss Off.
cisl repor; hes not been received, and they have
seen the Federal pspars, and as these do aot admit
defeat 10 the Union army, the SoutherEera really
doubt whether any has occurred Is not this ano-
thsr evidence OF the wisdom OF your policy in re-
gard to the Northern press Gen. Scott was right
in saying that iasifcaticn was a necessary part Of
the machinery CT war. In Ibis war it Is power
tul sid as the Southern press republish and seem
to credit so much of what we choose to give 70 our
papers,
Push your policy as 10 the press still further
Make them state every light e glorious victory and
stol 10 it, 1t will 90 great good North and So. H.
No time for more now. Bob Ve1plank is here and
well. Very affec.ionaely, your nephew
WILLIAM ii. VASPELr.
Hyu. I'm H. Seacaya