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


away by theil comrades, constitute our snlirs
loss.
Mi Carmichael is cor taiuly killed. and he,
brave fellow. Was the only field odicer that
tam that Cap Rand, Of this county, was
killed. We believe, IRON all we have heard
oa the matter, that he is q pris1nsr.
The loss OF the enemy is Uncertain ')av
Asg OF truce par y learned from Yankee ON
Gers on Monday las, tina. their loss 10 killed
aad wounded as from seventeen huadred to
two thonsana. This may bs somewhat ex
travHgaht, but the loss was uudou btedly
be'vy.
Up to latest accounts NO movement hsd
been made by the epemy. We left Ktnston
on Thursday evening The enemy picssts
were cut " the distance of from six 70 ten
miles.
The damage to the town OF Newbern by flre
was slight The Yankees were pluudering in
drunkea mob They were piilsgtig all rouod
the EeiG h oOrh hOOi-stealirg negroes. rObbtng
henroos.s, driving OF stoek, &C.
COosiiers bio reintOrc ments had arrived
akoQr Let do uartezs aud were continuing TO
arrive We .eem II imp)iitic 70 record the
the movements Of our troops or TO mention
our def-nces
Gen. Gatlin had been supeI Q I'd a BY Gen
AldersOn. and Gen. &c eb: :. Il IN. om bad joined
0en. Branch In b o0m mand If she bytxad0s
Gen French h ss 30 n ordered 70 wilmington
for d9ty. 1hs most vigorous m m.vtnsats. in.
tern Ally ana externxsiy. chsrActer.S3 oar
army in the Newborn dis rict.
= 1t was ru umored that q ~ Burnside had
sem. by Il e of truce. to demand tn . sarTen.
IN comm md 81 N ply was. "aee you d--d Arss."
This rumOr g;e. for VIII .s IL IL worth
Cot1n and laval so'es were being Dc.
stroyed Ia large Quantities on he line Of the
enemy's suppOseu advaocs. The enemy had
male NO advance from Newborn.
AHARsH TOWARDS uKwrosr ssws.
A correspondent OF the AN gnsta Ct.ates-
sfeaaltsf. writ, & from the Peninsula, gives
the following account Of an expedition to-
wards Newport News. ON Sunday, the ON
inst. when the Yankees refused the o3er Of
fight:
The frat nve or six miles were through
for sak. Of Y .nsty, water ac,uali, kuse.dssp
In pOIds We hated At, Smiths = ore, an ,
at that poins the u Va. cavalry j ,intd ps.--
Afser proceeding two or three miles, Capt
Loads G. m pony, from wi coz county. were
.nrown IN IRON. al i.hers At Or mafch.
log few miles, we expecting every minute
the enemy TO f1re upon Us from amoush, the
gallant t:aptsta, who was In advance, came
buck, and with { face somewhat elongated
bat ~ the same time We1r,ng an unusually
pieasans aspect. The inference naturally
drawn R@s that the enemy were discov-
Erred; but judge oar dssuay when he said +:
''Ooionel, >ihsIe are two An. mules In ,hs
road, will We capture themf" Of couFse,
We were dis ppoint.d, and cossolsd ourselves
6y LOOKING xs the brands d oa them +.
We soon came In sight OF the enemy scayAlry
picket in the road. arout leo yards from rs.
who STOOD their grJuud Axe good follows
worthy OF better cause We advanced .
ror,icn OF our force gu hen. when ths{ 70.
tody Of infantry-s0 Ia 60, In fact. hat IL va
not deemed prudent 10 attack them. W. Wers
onlr two miles aud = half from Newport
jsos which pr. vented our sse,r 6 the f,rtiaca-
lions Il was certainly dare, - Wo hid not
more than eaghs hundred meG, INF .ntry and
cavalry. Col. Cumming G mmal dsd the In
ptscv Of sps1s ana weed frsm the bsrat
Yankee frig1tes which driised ashore. They
AlsO report thar several dexd bodies were
foand aio0g ths sncrs.
ssceHss { COL RnILy's nusIoH - snIuvA1UA
9hs correspond snt Of The Ao1stoa 1sss.
SvspA. writing from Fort Thora, Arfsona,
J.naary so. says:
To caltiva,s fs-linss OF friendship, Gen.
Stolsy, several, weeks ago, sent ljol. Rally
ON missi.n 70 ;hs Governor OF OeiAuahaa.
II Vas complete succsss. Tue 00ssInoF,
In his reply % the 0sosral expressed The
Warmess ieeltnxs OF isiendsAtp tOWardl
the Soathsrn people. Hs desired 70 80
o.. ., gte for II resdom and in the maia ssnaacG
Of their tnssatu ions He o stated sthst ma
order Giving tns k'sderAss psrmisslOu 10 paas
through Mexico had been iaansc - tns TIii. 3
were gwen 10 would nes obey IL" Ne also
gave permtsston % - TO pufehass Whatsvey
o0ppiseo Ws me- neei vi hUat any Aasy, AAd
orosred that scme daties that mad oeen paa1
provt0usiy ~ ~ for ~ 4eD 20 - tofaa0sd.
Col nelly has been cent on . stntlAr nts.
SION q Sonora. and wul. no douee. Oees Ntta
the ea0e success. tie - Ouy tAloeaet "a
eslttvate rslatcns OF SftanAaAlp aa0 0ntsy
whatever isibss Of IndiAns sAAs nay dsell0