The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-09
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go IN IN, were ius antiy killed, aud sevsn
" andt d--on', Wiiitsri Dsiasey, NOR ally
ana Two seriously, nama.y: william Smi n,
Sc osd first ass firs mar, ard Ldaard Bon
s. ". coxswain.
A{!er the rsbals mad hr.d .he,r n -.t yoiiey.
they caIia3 rut In most 4 spsive Language to
prrende-; bas his demand was refused nv
Df Rhca s, who, wi b the asslsf ncstfact.
ibx Pty'ass'er XII chen aad II kitchen and
hts aoInHed bats crew, lul led as ia apidiy
rs they could towaros The Pocahsp.- 9
the en- my continuing ,heir firs In f,w
mibnes Yell ffGn one Of he elevsn-igcb
q ats OF The Mobica1, drorped among them
and qaiss ne to another CON pauy O. abou.
sixty Inep, w. Wers ADVANCING rapidly -
he rsbs.s scattered ard II q IN all direc.
ttcns. Several she, is were al,o fired ut 10.
co motive aud tcs in cbse. We'd Ia tns distance
1 is supposed with eHact.
raroue hnut this c,wsrtsy s'ssr,t Dec tor
: heats lis p a yst great co0.n eSs d. d courtse
ara In HIS Iepor' of the oceu-veuce, rhiis
nnva'ions tha bravery cispl. y-d by Dau..l
harrington, land nan, tnso which shai.
make far .hac in4I.rE,S
lam, sir, very respectfully,
Ycur obeG,ent rvaMt.
S. r HUPoEr, FIsE Nicer
Sonth At'antc II ckading a Ia dron.
Hon. gideon Wsi,ss. Seerstary OF TIA, Navy.
azsERAL salELDs's AccoUSr OF rRB BATrLs OF
KgaESrowH.
an account cf the bs tile OF X -rnsiowp, which
the Nor hern papers cali infcImsi," and
they might have added, grossly ez gxerated.
after giving bsi-f description OF tne skir
mish with A hbJ's cavalry, on the 22d in
which he WIS struck By ,raement OF shell.
which broke bis arm above the slbow, inj ,red
his shoulder and otherwise damaged HIN,
Gen Sh elds proceeds:
"Abont eight O'Clock in the morning csun.
d " I sent forward two experienced f1 cers
10 reconnoiter III front ana repOr. ind,c. Il ns
II The enemy they returned III I'm hon ,
r-pt rtjrg o enemy Ia light ex' ept sh ny g
forcs OF cavalry, fnfaE'rs, and artillery,
VII h by 'his line hnt p. me familiar nG d
c'n emp'itl- ns Gen. B'nks. who VS.
yat here Winch ste } ~ person, upon bearing
tnis report, C lad d tsat ,csson coil q t
b. ~ ont. Ossibiy, or b. dec yed away .
tar fr m he main i oy of the rerei amy
nur. ,"clnd,pg "a It ] ,cRs ,a " i, TOO e..
ecu to be ceaght N sn h ran. 9ea.
eral Bs' ~ the tore left fr Washington
HIS s'aff fh'rrs we 10 ftlnw the same
dAy by way o s'entreville. Knowing the
crafty enemy, however, l had to deal with
/ omitted no precaut'ou NY whole force ~ss S
c,p~enirated and prepared 20 support K,m
b.i's brigade, Viii h W 8 in advance. Aoout
ba p ISL 10 O'Clock l. became evideut we had
co, sidera BILE for Q refo' e US, hut the enem =
still concealed h,mseif SO adro;tly in the
woods th hst it W IS im possible 10 estimate it
l ordered portion OF the artillery forward
to open fire and unmask them. Nv degrees
they 5sEan to show tn emSslvas. They plll I.
ed battery at e battery in strong position,
on the can trs and on / . filnks. Our artl
,A,y region ded, nrd his crntir ned Eth
about If pas. .h-4s o'c'otx il shs after.
III on. wbaG I dirpc ed q cIumn OF tuf rtrv
10 carry a battery on their left fl NIX, aud 70
assril hat fl NIX, VIII ;oue y omptN
snt spl-r dldy ny TIERS brigade, aided by
SOM regimen ,s from the o hcr igad-s TIE
fee our iaftntry was so cIoas aha &c 8 rue =
1--WE that l. MADE havoc In their ranks Tha
resalt ~:,s the capture of the guns on The /. f
and the .ofc ng cack of their visg on the
csU tire, thus placing thsm in position 10 b'
routed oy u general attack wnicn was IN d :
I'd d In driving them in Il gat f-on the
fi,id. Nigh f,ll upon Us ~ his steg,. laav-
ing US In pcs ssior o. hs field OF ha tie, two
gins and f.Lr caissnns, tnrss hundr. d
SIN Il, arms Our killed in his engagement
c,.prot exceed one burdred man, wcuaded
twn hnudred and thir:y ,hrea.
The enemp's kii'ed and wounded excsed
one thousand Ih3 iphahitaEts Of ire ef1 /
cen, villages carried Them I'd 'he,r honses ri
-hev were reno sei from the e .ld o. battle
Eousas betv can The hattie f. d ana = S.rashurg
Ind evs' far beyond. hav- sue been fouod
I'D wi b the dead and "yipg of the enemy
CIR yes have been discovered far removed
from the road, where the inh .bi ian OF the
country buried chem as they dIed. General
Ranks in Vnrsnit Of the remy hey ond Strts =
burg aftprw lrds, fnnGd housss on the rosd d,
weuty 'vo mi' 'e5 from ths battle fl 3 d, Il led
in IN manner and presnting 'hs most
gh.stly spectacle The havot made in the
ranks OF the rebels has struck this whole re-
giau Of country wi b terror. Such u bio W
had never fallen on them Defore, and it is
more crushing bee ,use wholly unexpected. -
J ckson end lis tone wall brigade and all the
other brigadas accompanying him, W II never
A.,
'he nigh hey ma aged to carry OF their
srFitl-ry In the darkuess. W. o.eG*h uper
them at ea,ly light lsxe morniaa, ana
they commenced to rstrest.
General Bs. rs returned from EHrpsr's
Ferry bstweeG 8 ana 10 c'c. lck a. N &. and
placed himself, ct N ieqlast, at'tne heid o.
this conma' d, ten miles rom the battle d s,A
pursuing the enemy Renfcrcements. which
We had ordered ek fr m Witliams's divis.
ion, and which had oTdsr ed forward du
ring the night, now came r ur,ng in
and with All these 0e continued me pur.
suit, pressing th.rn wi'h visor and wIt1
repeated ana destructive attacks as far a.
Woodstock, where he hale fire. m mere 4.
hanstion. The eeemy's sef RIG have been
..rrie ele, and such a. III nave nowhere g.
eaGursd snce the 60 nmencem-Gt cf tbts
wnr get nch rsre heir 1aliantr, and A at "a
Of disept,as thar auriag the 6at,ts 0r p4r-
snt did they Stre 70 y to pd,tc Tnsy Il "a tc
hlUunt jacks ~, r. ave oy his time pu .iOuh'
tn commun1 cls,on wirh the main body Of n
reoel army. hope to b. abba Ia a few day,
70 rIas Ia a buggy and place myself. a. The
oHaat OF my command.
JAMES Shields
[rhe same paper fToU which we copy thu
foregoing unwistinsiy convicts Gen. Shield,
OF faisehood. by eiving the number OF Yau
KEGS ki led endswounded at a much hish.l
figure; and Y hea the hoas ing Federal oflcsl
states that ths Con feterate loss iu kiiiei ans
dad I fAk kDC n AZ %,h n
lies
sPscIMsH OF YANkEs LETTER wRIrIxa.
q O. E0lt n. edi or of the 3 a t.nors avert
ean, Communicates III. following TO his p. pe
from Fortress NJ )nrds Wecould .carceiy be
ievs a man guilty OF uttering sach silly
fa.sehoods except on the plea OF tgaoranc.:
Ilearn from Norfolk thst the military sta
TONED ths, . from the 9uii S,Hs.s have beer
v.ry we're on the Var. / ia caivaIry etue,
,h tr ueis a. 10 spake lsland Ev.n ihe I b
mond A.l.es, Ihe very tiLk OF the ehivAiry
nave fallen In es ima,ion, and no one Is viii
iDg Q 90 honor 70 the prtsonas relieved b,
General Burnside. All award bravery u .
Jennings Wise, but his father has so- fal.ei
III pusiic estimation that he is yrsciaiu
ed on tue streets OF NaTf,lk a. COW
ara and pol,roor ln hts esc cape from NsS'
Head he rode thirty miles on horseback
notwl,ns :andilg he hao Previously reper,et
himssi 10 b. TOO i'll 10 ain on Rvanok
ls,apd nj tina head OF his y. mmand Wis
and Floyd nov yAEx together as the II set
footed giving IL sew iBIei psstsJSn 10 ia
r. + VS., as siInifsi.g Effects teo,e,
vsrgiuiAns!" ny i4fci msat sssurss ms tha
Nt,s would be ~, oyea Il ae We're 10 e pea
Ia the ssrevts Of Ecif folk OF R,chmoaA Il
has retired TO mis- farm In Princess Ann
c'an'y, branded IN puolic estimation ~
bEakgart and cs Sard.
Tbs ss,imaiiou IN which Floyd 10 held Il
Virgini 10 scarcely less enviahls. His mill
tnry escspades In Westsrn Virginia has as m
d~main al For. Donslsoo has naishsd hi
military star dipE throughous the sntir
Siuth. So may |. be with AL the isidels O
thts auho.y geoslii n. East b IA fasss viii
tee se9rn OF those whom they have dscsivf'