The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-20

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ns.ts q 0aas, sn Ihsass, 90 &C.,.
and 0sasEAl 0rant rssdsevd - No. ~
sssabIe. 4 nv days moro, ana 5hs feeeIs
you'd have been taken II their suoHsioH
4 y unkrt1nsts that th.y have sssn allowed
csncs, AID his iAteedjstien upon u te,s.
graph, u looks % thoagh 10 was coyIyins IN.
some plan - prevent tAear nilytag sgsin A
any other point, u net o. ovsftAi1ne theH.
lmpossnt coaciasioa 70 tAs sessi Sossss ssost
re impiegnahihty 81 their position q Bowl.
II ali Kentucky, and ~ my say IN ~, II.
.3outh wcst. the rebels now hold bat one pos.
Isolated and untenabls. The rebels viii coon
Az nom there. - they have Ned from Bovlisx
Green, Il our Generals viii only psrmis tArm
70 do 20.
EIaELY IMPORTANT yaon nrssouaI-rR,c.x
R1Aa auAaD D1INAfnD AHD RoufDD.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. le.- General Haliseh IA.
received dispasches from Genera Uur,ls
stating that Prices rear guAru was overtahs.
In pursuit from Sprin gdsld, and, after br,.S
resistance. the reosls ned, leaving the rond
st.swn Win .,a., sasir wagons aad oeseass.
prisoners than he 3nows what 70 do with
rAsrIcuI Ans or TEE RlfAxIss or srarss,,.,,
Sr. LsuIs Feb. ia special dispa,ch, :.
the Demosvss, dated Spring nei0, lotk, say,.
Our army under Gen. Oursis marched M
Lebanon ON the 10th and formed In three Al.
visions. the right under Colonel Jen a. In.
vis. the LEFT under Oolenel Carr, and the cen.
Six miles from Sprip gneld. on the 18th. a
sktYmiah took place between oar ADVANCE Ana
q party Of rebels, In which nine Of the latter
were allied, and one OF our men was lishtiv
wounded. At sunset On the same day 500 Of
tho enemy attacked our pickets, bu, w.re
driven back wish Q loss Of three. This Wa
regarded az the commencement Of the ,.,Ie
ana two hundred cavalry and infantry, vita
a battery OF artillery. were sent forward.
mmAnding the supposed approach Of Ihs
rsb, is, ana three shells were thrown. 70 which
no response vas made and our force retired
leaving q strosg picket guard. During ,ns
pickets, and at three O'Clock ON the moru,ae
Of the 18th our army advanced in line Of h.t'
tie, and at day break the Sd division, healed
by the i.h Iowa, entered and took penosa Ole
possession Of the town.
Ger. Price had left at 2o'clock on the came
morning, leaving behind over 500 Of his .,cx-
with large quantities Of forage and axons'
He had twslve thousand efftcIve troops aud
fifty pieces Of artillery. Yesterday evening
satasi1 " H., Of raj. our ,S oavs.ry Gsp.1Isd zen
our pickets was heard In tho direcio Of The
retreating fos. This morning, At o'c, ock.
our whole IoTce followed tho enemy.
It IL reported that Price Is merely falling
back to meet Mcln'osh, who il coming 90
with reinforcements, and on his Joining hin
he would return and give us battle. Ths
probabilities are. however, that he 10 In full
retreat. The people in and around Spring.
Held express undoubted sausfact ion al toe
rival OF our troops. and general rejoicipg "a
manifested throughout the Southwest 81 the
retreat Of the rebels.
THIS OK pedition will doubtless end the Cam.
palgn in Missouri.
uAIoN VICTORY II UPPER VIRGINIA.
PAwPAw, Va, Feb. A-s p. M.-Aejo,. Ger.
I'd to Hancock THIS morning, also, the iels.
graph.
We had an important forced Reconnaissance
las, night, which was com pleted 70 day Wa
broke up the rebel 0sst at blooming Gan -
We ran down and captured seventeen an
omcers-among them UoIonss
Lieutenant Ooionels. Captains, &C. will
forward description list.
We engaged them with four hundred cav.
airy. Our Infantry were not near enough TO
support the cavalry, and tho enemy were re-
firing. We have In all seventy.fivs prison.
ers, and killed thirteen Of the enemy We
lost two men and six horses at their first fire
led the charge in person. 1t was d com.
plete surprise.
Col, Carroll, commanding the 9Th or sth
Ohio, made very daring and successful re.
counOisance immediately afterwards, to
Unger's store. Major rockingham is en-.
titled to great credit for building, under my
direc ton, In four hours In tho dead OF night.
a com plete bridge across the Great Cacnpon,
at an untreq uented mountain road.
Two columns Of 1000 men each, marched
thirty.tvo miles-one column forty .thrss
D tAvha do
ing the river. We made move and occupied
tho Bloomery Gap and Point Mile east, on
the belief tby Information obtained from de-
serters) that General Casson's brigade wss
Gen Dunning has inst arrived at New
creek from Moorflsld, forty miles south Of
Romney. he has captured 225 beef battle,
and broke up the guerilla haunt there. Two
of his men were badly woundcd. He killed
been driven out Of this department..
+. W. LANDKR. Rrig. .Gsu.
sKIRMIsH II WYsTgRx WICHITA.
Tho Cincinnati Times says that skirmish
occurred last Saturday on Linn creek. Logan
county, Va. A detachment Of the o.h virgil
MIA regiment, under Capt. Smith. twenty-
one In q lumber. pursued and attacked thirty.
two Of Jsnkins's cavalry Tns result was
On wounded, and the remainder captured,
with upward Of thirty horses. Ut the FEEDER.
ais, one was killed and one wounded. The
captured and their captors arrived AZ Guyan'
dotte ON " ednesday evening.
Mr.. header, our informant, Is a private In
Captain Smita's company, and was engaged
in she fair. He gives An in tereeting account
of tho sktrmish. The rebels were .9rprfeed.
their horses from the crib Of Union maD,
now refugee.
Among the rebels killed was Stevens, who
participated In the butchery Of . small, party
Of Platts ,uaves, sometime since. All wers
engaged In the raid ON 0uyandotts.
caIcuLAl yRon sBS. HALLsoK.
sr. Lofts, Feb. ls.-The following circular
has been issued from headquarters:
"All persons who are known 70 have been
in arms against the United States, or to have
actively aided the rebellion by word or deed !.
are to Do arrested. Those who are accused OF
acts In violation Of the laws Of war, such as
the destruction Of railroads and bridges, aud
private property. dr.ng into trains. assass,-
No tions, &c, will not be released ON any
terms, but viii be held for trial before mill.
tary commissioners. VIGOROUSLY bad ana
dan gerous men, though NO specinc nc OF
disloy atty can be proven against them, VIII
Be kept In custody, and their cases IeIeireu
TO the commanding General. Prisoners not
included in eth Or Of the above classes may
be released upon subscribing 70 the usuai
oath, and giving sufficient bond, with gooo
security, for their failure good conduct. Ing
amount OF 0onQ SnOuiu IN NJ Coz "" -
than q 900, and in some cases should be macn
larger, varying according TO wealth, inna-
snoe. and previous conduct OF tho party
The security should, In preference, - secs -
sionist. Persons now engaged rsorui,ns -.
the rebel army, and also those enrolled iot
the rebel service, will be arrested and ne'd ~
prisoners Of war. In addition TO this all pfop-
erty belop ging TO such persons. and wh'cs
can DO used for military purposss--sucn, =
horses, mules, harness, wagons, beer cs'...,
forage, kc-wtll be secured ana turned Owl
to the Provost Marshal, to be disposed o. a.
cording 70 orders Of the commanding usI so
raj Of the Department. Whsre peIsous
have been In the rebel service voiunu -,
come forward and take and subecrtcs 70 W.
oath Of allegiance and parole, ana s, ,iI.
leased from bonds. all property not OF MI. W.
tary character taken from them VIII We
stored. BY order OF
rnI XEWs II BRt8Y.