The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-30
Alrhmono Dispatrb.
IFxoA 0Ua army coxaEspoxpkNrl
.......MAY 80 ist3.

THE WAR IN THE SOUTH.
lFRoA 0UR army CoRRKsP0xpENTl
Monotons Of the Hour tthrrs's Halleer. -
Picket Sharas.shes-O'sp AdgGn'dse 0.ey fAe
knemy- Sickness al The Federal drmy-
.3fdttm>nks of PT1soseTs, 3-"
CoRisrs, NJ iss., Nay IL, 1859
I~eI ,c CLOCK H.. and not ii sisn o. sound
from the enemy to. day. The sun pourS down
its hot and scorchiIE rays; the air 10 hiled
with clouds Of sIcrutiatingiy ne d ust, WI ich !,
saHs esreaonte, psns,ratss everywhere. tue
str,e,s are almost deserted Of beings, aud men
anu an i Is mo ss la ally apot their tasks. as II
they had yielded 10 tbs general ianguor. No.
even ID rumor ripplss over Inc sarface Of this
army ocean, TO break the mouotony or it,
calm, and We who 3at on the tide are trlrt.
ing towards ineVtnsss aud indifference On
for some grand excitement. soIne sudd-n in.
teliigsncs tnat shall na Il along the wire. Of
She heart. anu SIR this slugg ISL mass il 60 its
former III som sthiE that " iii call GU. mau
and beast; set every foot In otfop light up
the world of human faces about us with the old
gu 70 asiasm, and make the air riak with tho
booming OF the great guns. the rattle OF mus
kerry. the shouts Of n sn. and all the wild up
roar OF battle.
Two ays or Qulsti Why, it's absolutely y
stasn atins. Bot. whsrs's Hsiiscks Nobody
knows. Has he iett me river with his main
bojyr Beyond Il doubt. What's he doing ?
Entrenchirg himself ns he comes, anu rortlfy
Ing Ais trenches with heavy guns. Then he
means fight Undoubtedly but net un I'll he
has han a k>Nth slySEl
ing . "anaconda" ilto the best possible sit.
uation for double emergsncy-i. e, attack
or defence. II the irss plan, all depends upon
hts ability TO prevent sudden movements on
our part, by which his army may De Gu. on or
whipped In detSiI. In his second or that whic u
provides toE defensive operations. having us
redoubta ole Eunboats to scatter heir big she!,
among Gs, he must compensate Tor their ab.
ssnce by erecting ear:awOr Ks behind which us
can succsssiveiy retire as W pissS OIL. and pos
sibly prevent al utter Tout. All this prepa.
ration is a matter or time. aeilsoE 10 au old
ensin. erons OF your "book men," and hs Is
advancing "by the caro- "spading Il. ne comes
Perhaps mile ana LalI iay, oY even less
Is his grsa tes: speed. His advance .s already
within two ana half miles OF our oil trench.
mems at CERTAIN points. There they will re-
lnaia until the Iear Ia roes are III position -
figntins betwsen theJ' piosets ana ours taxe.
place daily. but. as t hiason'x ana Munsop =
Hills On the Potomac. with no significant r..
suit. This is the "smal IEy'' OF the ca1npaixp
aud the partiss engaged consider tns "a sci vas
Iortanats iii being tnus relieved fIom the
nOnotony oi camp.
Ile great advau sasa possess over .ne
susmy is in our aoiiitj 10 move ous entire
rIsTy u 81 NJ y fh,aa
hours Thus We can c0ncsn tTaLs a pidiy aud
effectively. The kedertls, Un the son traTy,
are compelled Ia make ing dstoi.Ts, w0ich o. .
Cupy IL Iay more They also cue, uptar
obltf uctions IN The srisps OF Wa .,0urses -
have 20 De fGrdsd or hricGed new roads i4s -e
10 ne Sut, anu undI6 other nTISpsemsI Is
EaVe 70 be made by which they can move
readily ana o QvenienJiy fro n point 70 point
n othef words, taey aaYe lo ma, 11vra On
tno etipheIy 90 an extensive Gil Gle Wiih 1if-
l. 1ilis- CuaIfc.4:-At sl.ens every step
Thiis We al ieisure sn at about she cs nt.0.
ave prisoners Gruugnt IA yo5teCdsy IN
tiT.n vass stateil IT EnS fsst 9Si III Iatsyaace
20 tEe dissas en .0nditiss cr .iie te,.r3i s,Iay
Thousands are con- Gneu to tseir LsatsSn.ta Ii :
hITE e l. summer, AaG camp com pietnt5 III
he transports are aaiiJ i"aG' Il with the a,cs,
destined rcT tie Northern hospitals. al. sun 4r
iuG 1TnT1 nSn water. TRSJ re apT7seLt tt { II eu
seaeIai,y As osinI SICK az the vvaT. bu, nev.
ertheiess willing n GghS when n-ou2h. 10
'the scTs:'I - IneY eta teI tn iTipCrta tan I
TACT. also, that most nt tae soioieIs mad los.
tn al; c0nIdsn,s Al sGeir abjIit, 70 whip us
sIRce the late ba ati's ana probabIy ~GuIa i,s &
1eitnsr As lO2s noy IS vell So teIJTe that
event. iney ssemad heartily glad ta have
aesn captured. ana thus saved oe risk 0f
iosing their valuable aatitiss upon bloody
6altle dsiI Neither appeared to know any.
rninz concerning the designs or movements
Of the Federal army.
Speaking 0l water. loo nc .uaeriuS
terribly from tnIs Caasc. though as far as
20 ssi bic, wells i,efl.g Lug 70 replace the
UTV nDftpkS n
of nuid one has to drink haiI an ounce OF dtr..
You isel 1t soraps the throat as IL goes down.
and after II se,s 70 ths stomach it lays as
heavy and iGdiGestiDIe as bed lf mortar. .
II every man In the army d IA not thoroughly
McAdami1ed wind pipe by the time this war
IL closed. certainly 1t will not bs the fault OF
the gravel he takes III Ia il.
Every thing possible, with Tho lint {. i ln.a II .
IL commend, is being done 10 assis. Ia the
sanitary renovation Of the troops, hut until
tina nrst cause Is RENO eu there lie little pros
peet OF improvement. Ice is selling at Mem =
phis at three and hSe cents pei pound but
not pound have l seen hers Vegetables
also seem to be iD abundance .nsre. On a
!Ets visit spioye4 straw berries, asparagus
peas, beets, and vafious other agreeable cult
| nary concoctions. yet nothing OF the Xii d -
| sent 10 the poor sick soldiers here, snIy ~
| miles clItant, and several trains h day con.
| ssautly IL motion.
hsesnuy. however. l learn that BsauYe.
| Eerd has given orders TO purchase freely of
| vegetables and fresh meat, 20 that the neeiy
| portion OF the army will be soon supplied -
| Goss OF the s!cx have been sent away. whole
| regiments ere indisposed and unit for outy.
but this 10 only temporary illness. resultins
| from the causes ABOVE stated. Tnev coni
| fight il necessary TO morrow.
Yesterday we sent through the liz ss ons
hundred and nine Federal prisoners. who
have been paroled Probably the same mum
bsr OF Confedsrates Will be parolsd by the
| enemy.
IpoleSttit.-If any body complains Of the
! stupidity OF this letter. tall the "he, she on
! II, tnas your correspondent Is on his back
platonichl!y enduring the most perssverusIy
| pertin acious Cf chilIs and fever, and that hi,
head Ia at this moment bu .zpE like tn . in 9 Id
| of al overturned bee. hive.
Yours, wos!uily, QuEL Uu'cs