The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-25
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We m " look upoa h. ~orx " aioa Il 70 ter .
inmate In tho orQaess, or sue essfui defence
cfsnscapis>. ofsat south as sc.uaity ON.
mesoed Tho torch Of the ctspot 10 now near
nef fe@ple door, AMI his armed legion ale
WITHIN cannon range of the hxscutivs man.
sion i's.n. The frequent skirmishes that
nave taken place, and are continually cccar.
rug, are but tbs faint murmurings OF the tur.
oussut storm tha, is soon to burst upon u.s.
There 10 40 y Ant q confidence In the result -
The general belief 10. tina, car defence will
not only be successful. but glorious. Oar
people are hopefuk and sanguiue, ani the
Government. when II resolved never to sur
render the lp,taI without desperate r.sist.
ance. did more 70 elevate Itself In public esd-
nation than anything Il has accomplished
Since the comm encement Of the ~sr.
The reports Ia reference to the skirmispine
| that has tskeD p,acs aro.ud the city are &c
might b. expected. varions aud coi hicung |;
| 80 much 81 ihai no Nv, nccono's concur
| kvsn the exsct loctlity OK ths hSni OF Sa'or;
| day IL disBcau T. Determine, TO ons not IA
| mi lar with the region o. eoaa'ry where 1t
| occurred A. we'll az We have os-A abss 10
learn, the engagement was near tae Meadow
Brtaxs, over the Chica,horitn Z. and between
| this Horse swamp AMI IN. month OF Brooke
creek. Our .n.uai.ies In this skiImish were
slight, but ws have nat bsen able 10 obtain a
| list Of them.
| Ab,u. 8 DC: rex another brisa eugag emcn,
was com encei on the New Bridge Road,
ne.E New Bridge, some niEe miles below the
city Cur forces in til, nshs consisted Of
Sem nss's br,ssde, competed o. the B b and
lo:h Louiai.ns, the losh Georgia, and 10Th
Virginia regiments The first named reg,
nits. was picke;sd n or near tia bridge, End
was alta eked ~ supe5cI force of the enc.
my. but he'd it's Icsit.cn The fight lasted
for several hours, end duriIs its progress
about for y were wounded In tbs fifth Lou.
isisna. among them Lteu:s. JOHNSON and
8 sinmarks, tn former In the srm aid the
lat ar In the breast.
Yesterday, as far az we are informed, mat
tiers we're net along our entire Iine,, moth
Ing occurring to dis.uzb toe 1n,es which
usually rTecsces the storm. IT may ta that
before tSts reaches the reader, the sslYos
OF artl'ary and the rattle Of ErsfetIy via
fail upon the ears Of our Citiz,ne. ct IS uune.
cessaty 10. us to csn.ion them to msia.ain
their eslmnes, and compcaure. They haN
for L. ore than week been lookicg COR active
operations, and as a rs.ie. from suspense they
rather desire ttan dread an engagement.
La.e in the af!eSnoon, AID after tbs above
was pu. in type, rapid dir charges Of artillery
vera distinctly hsari below the city. The
cause Ct the firing, or i.s resell. ge have rot
learned.
We have no late odvices from Corinth. The
lust dispatch from that point announced On
anticipe ted general engagement on Thursday
last, between the forces of Besuregsrd sna
Hailsok. From the fac. thu, nothing has
been received from that quarter, We infe.
tat the expected d "a: did not occur AIlac.
counts noncur in stating that the cecisiy.
struggle must scou commence, ard 1T is hiehly
probable that the fate Of Richmond and the
great Mississippi VALLEY will be decided
within the same week.