The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-24

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AFFAIRS IN THE WEST.
The Lsnsesn Raid at Big Cree1 Gap-7ss-
ssssee Rsver-Fs6srsI Ossrsges, &c. :.
We get the lol lewins iA,slligenos nom the
latest Tennessee papers received:
rns Ap1AIn At Bla e1g1E GAP
TIE Haox VILE Rxises, OF the 18Th instant,
Gays:
The account Of the capture Of . large nun.
Der OF our cavalry y q Lirsolnite force q
Big Orsek Gap, - hich appeared In our paper
on Sunday last, has besn shoyu Of III start.
information. Is turas ont that the arst r..
ports brought here ~ the fugitive .oavslIy.
men from JAsksboro' were either greatly q.
aggSIa tsd or confused The Uonfe dsrate loss
ass dwindied down nom the capture Of four
cavalry companies to eight men aud . few
horses We give below the statement Of
Lieutenant Britain, Of Captain Browns
company, an intelligent and reliable encsr,
who arrived In this city on yesterday morn.
ing:
Concerning the skirmish at Zig Oreek Gap,
between the Federal and Uonfederates,
which took place on last Friday norn1ng.-
The article referred TO 10 erroneous. There.
with submit q brief statement OF the whole
affair. We had pieksts stationed all alorg
tao mountain; and !, being of1eer Of tbs
day At that time. visited the several ricsets
between midnight and day, aad found them
all at their posts. returned to my quarters
at O'Clock. A. NJ. At three quArters Of an
hour after 8, and before the men had got up,
the en- en- m ade their appearaEc c. from BE-
hiAd = hill. Their force oonsisted OF one
ra1fm q = 0ursfnroa "a The
within%one hundred and fifty yards Of our
handful of men before We discovered them.
Their column extended half round our On.
campment: They began irias On ~ before
any considerable portion Of our men knew
they were present. Lt..Ool"nel While was
present on the occasion, and the night pre-.
vioas he cautioned me to have tho mountain,
nc we'll picketed, which was faithfully car
ried out ON my part.
Our little foros retreated after eAptyinG
the con tents Of their guns into the ranks OF
the Fedsrala. Had they rem aimed nve min tes
longer the Fsderals would have captured
them.
Our fores was com posed Of 40 men belong
ing TO Capt. Browns cavalry, and As belong.
ing TO Capt. AcUlary's LIST regiment Tonnes.
see cavalry Tss fsasrai rspor. d -, one Con
tared, including rAs wounded. We lost Is
ho ses killed and Sc seral captured. Ny own
horse was shot under me- whilst was within
80 yards OF tho enemy. They captured our
tents, old tin pans, &c.
BE BalTrAiN, Bv't I'd Lieut.. of
Capt. BrewA's cavalry company.
P~S.-Sincs the above was put In type,
citizsn OF Uampeell county, in whose state
ne.t he utmost confidence may be placed.
has arrived In this ei:y. DO went to Jacks
boro', not moving what was going ON, was
arrested By the Lineolnisee, and released on
parole. He states that the Federal forces
consisted OF Colonel Carriers regiment Of
East Tennessee rene gades, part Of an Indiana
regiment, and cavalry battalion; these had
left Cumberland Ford with foEr days' rations,
and made q forced march to Jacksboro. The
whole force amounted 70 ABOUT 500. They
retired from Jacksooro' on Saturday. They
had Lieu tenant. Colonel white Ct Our cavalry,
and Captain winston OF tho Sappsrs and
Miners, prisoners,
cording t, our correspondents, some wight or
ten days sgo exhibited themselves In view OF
our carlton At Cumberland Gap. They
s.jz ID 800 pair Of shoes at J aekso0ro', and
treating. They h.a, when they left. thirteen
Confederate prisoner; had killed two, one Of
whom WAS q citixeH One Of their men had
been killed in the attack.
The R4sist~, of the ls;h, says:
We have NO intellisencs frcm j ct shoro O.,
coant of the Lincoln raid At that place The
enemy has probably deemed 1t prudent to
ssat< hasty retreat The number OF prison
efs they TOOK with them We hear variously
tats 10 predict there will DO NO repetition Of
their exploits in that quarter. There is but
little doubt that their force n Numbered 6fteen
hundred.
ZEE "UsIos" vAIDAhs At WORK.
The Linco:nites are again at their deviltry
in kast Tennessee. The 0resnevine Bsn~~
says that ON Monday night the telegraph wire
was cut mile west OF that place. about three
spans carried OF and ono post pulled down.
This, ne doubt was done by the same mob Of
Union men, engsssd In the bridge burning.
last summer.
TIE same paper adds:
Last week lot OF tories from Laurel. North
Carolina, came into our county, (cereene,)
and robbed several hopsss. taking all the
telling some Of the good citizens 1t the same
time. that the next time they come back that
they'fntsnded to burn their houses. This ma.
rauding party Is a set Of renegade Union men
from oar own county. headed by Oapt. Dave
Fry, the ring leading bridge burner, who has
always managed to commit his depreda tons
and make his escape before discovered.
Tho Memphis Iualsaehs ssys:
1t il understood that the Federals Gre com.
hitting gross excuses at Columbus, Ky, and
that NO great effort has been made to re-
strain them. Their inso lence IL iutolerable,
and they pillags and pilfer evsrythi they
can lay their hands on. This 10 BY way OF
rstaiiation for the great dread In whien
scourgtkg they received 1t Belmont
MISSISSIPPI
We have good news from. Aisslssippi. The
planters are piling up their cotton and got.
Ting II ready for the 1ag&pt the moment the
enemy advances. Thsy are also sending
their servants up the river 10 wor Z ON the for
ttncattol 9; and they say they are ready -
mako any sacrifee the Government may 70.
QuiIe. 80 -
PROM ABXAHsAS. ..tu.
The Memphis papsrs learn that 0S6sral
Curtis ts about TO attack General Price, aad
that he Is preparing TO make stand At Boz.
ton MOuntaiu. What Ii to be done, may be
expected Of this brave and gallant omcer.
TslssraDAis DispaseAes.
The folio Wing dispatches from the Wes.
were received last Friday night, too late foy
inssrt ton in Saturdays paper:
MRnPHIs, March 20 The en- emy comnenc.
ed sbelling the works At leland No. To- a.
long distance, ON Saturday, the 18th, which
was kept up during that day ana the succeed.
IN Monday. eight xunboats and SIX NOR.
tars were brought down, a2hsn the Attach
was again renewed. Three gun boats were
dashed together, AID made desperate attack
on Capt. Buckner's Battery.
Lieut.. Clarke. OF Captsin Bucknsr's bat.
tsry, was killed. No others sY =
The battery sustained Considerable injury
during the four dayA' bonn bardment
One OF tbs ensmy's gun boats was disabled
and lowed br ck on MONDAY. The other boata
were struck, but the extent OF damage done
II not known.
Our troops conducted themselves with
great spirit and resolution.
The river IL falling slowly At the Island.
M1nrzr.. March II "A special d,sps.oh 70