The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-09

later News.
We coyy the fol owing from papers received
last tight:
A HsDxRAh AoeosET OF AEPAIRs OF re Town
POTOMAC
Yesterday the Jacob Bell and s,eppns
.Jtones vittted Evansport. 4 boats crew
IT, N e. ca vessel was sent on shore. fAs
Hsyald cOrresPo d dSD. accom- panied the 70.
con c OF teI;nx party They v1si ted nearly oil
the batteries In that vletoity. In cludiI one
on q hlGn hill, about Salf mile back Of
Evan',ort. wasre shsy ioHua 49, the gun that
fully to barst 1t II q thirty two poaal.
er. One Of the trlnnions vas s.-ohen Of,
tbs carriage burnt. and he qua over.
thrown. 1his battery. aided by Had
p*S s. rs: ,s . the 1:
Ia the evoSs OF their being driven from hs
lower batteries. It wis we'll defended b.
rifle pits. A picturesque view Of The rivsr
was obssiDed from the Battery, disciosingI
small island at the mouth OF Cha pawam.
sic creek, " mich Is not dfscernable from ns
river.
neyeral Ct the men went q considersbs
distance Into the country, bus there were 10
signs OF rebel troops nor iuhabi'sa's, all Of
whom seem to have deserted tn cir houses-
quantity Of shovsis, pickaxea and Other
I'm clemens, used n The eoustruc Of
earthwork., were found. Bo.h prrties Of
seamsn sabse a1sntly returned on shore, II
commapd OF Lieut.. Commanding kcOrss, Of
the acOb 6slt.
Proceeding inland, they crossed Chaca
wamslc creek, whore they found hay cutting
~ acn ines, platform sclles, and other usetl
apparat ard implements. They set fire to
the buildings, Which were entirely co.,
sumed
9enaral Hooker has basn awarded the
credit OF reno wing the guns from the rebel
batteries, as we'll as for having effected To
~s-e removed by Lieut.. Commanding East.
man, OF the AZ kee, on when, A. seaman,
the task properly devolved.
TIE sfAMr8DB AT UHIoN CITY, TEE.
The Memphis IPpssI has the following
statement from eIgeant moore. Of the 2lss
Regiment Tennessee Volunteers.
Un sunday afternoon, while Cos. Pickett
ana JscksOn-whcse commands were dis
tirct-were taking q ride. II was sgresd that
Dol. J. would picket on the road leading %
Hickman, which. however, was nsglecnd,
whether by Col. Jackson or his flcsrs Is no.
known. Ne.'heI was that road secuted On
sunday, or that cightS- or the neat morning.
The consequence was that On Monday morn.
Ing the enemy came in on the RickmaR rosd,
and no: beip Med upon, they cro.ssd over
TO the Mobile and Ohio R.ilroad, and sar.
rounded the pickets Of the 2lst regmsnn
Lieut.. Sage In comm and. The pickles Arst
k1owA. thirty.two men. including Lisut
Fitte. were captured.
Firing about the cavalry camp being .
usual thing, notwtthstan ding . general ords'
TO tie contrary, NO notice vac ,aken Of TIE
nring Of the picksts. About ten mia stss a.
forwards the enemy planted their guns n
sight. and within one hundred "a d. Of Uol
Jeekson's headqu artsrs, suppor ted on shs
side BY their cavalry, Consisting Of two bst
tslons 1t seems tnst neither Col. Hickss
n YaAkaNn 49, "a
the enemy until their riasd twelve poundsn
were Aired.
The cavalry could not form. ssips at ons
thrown nte confusion. Col. Picket, By Ah
time sent three messengers 70 LisuL .Oci.
Tilmar. with orders to form the r. gimsn' aad
march down TO tbs depot. No answer benz
brought him, he himself nountsd and starts
70 20 10 the saiment. whsn he vas met y
Major Cole, one OF the msssspgsrs, and IL
Cd. Another osiosr also told lin he, y
couId not get ten men tcGsthsr. Colonel 9
sndsavoIed 20 rally the deoine Dsr, tat
hndirg 1t nselsss, he ordered them TO follow
him Into the woods and reilly there; bat W
whsn Colonel p. left.
II was stated that the reason Why the NJ.
senEers did not return sooner vas, that ~
cavalry ran At fall sped throag the Cap
Of the atst regiment. and kept them ron ~
l.vertng their msssageA
A part Of the regiment was parsssd ~ W.
enemy aeoat three mites. 1hsy rallied o.
Oroe ssatien n. however. and TOO I n,n
TO Humboldt The remainder reached ~
IL tier place BY the Nicdlshurg and TrsBps
road.
Oar loss was about My m 81 captured, ~
billed. AID three VIC anaed We s,ve1 Gi
cur arms, but loss every thing else, beGsaee
seats, and stores-w Atsh latter ere sstimst
cd to he wor th aooat six thousand dollars.
Capt Whitemors wss in town when he ~
tack was made, drssse4 in citizen . clothes
and witnessed the movements OF tas ENEMY
After riding And b1rnlnR the o. mpe. tssy
started ON tastr return to HseknaS' whss e
made coed his escape.
LAfnD 1AcA kAo1vIlbDs .
The Memphis Appel. Of the Sd. says:
We learn from parties who LEFT Nashviiis
- late ~ Hasul day. tkAt the gsnooa' sss
TRANSPORTS at that pleee had fosnd IL nsoss.
sary 10 leave On account OF TIE ieW s"s'"
water. NAH
river. end had res ehsd Mount Dlsakapt oA
Monday, ON the road isAdtUg towards Ssv. ~
. al, whore they wou'd probably arriss w.
day or to- morrow. GcCoos ard Nielsen ~ ~
10 comm AZ Of the advance. Gen. BseiI ~ :.
hrt pgirg up The rear, aEd hsd trriUs'
Colu mbia.
ysoM IsLASD l0-syyIssAL.
The followtpg Information wAs coDmas'
- ted BY telegraph to the sonmssdaa' !"
Mem phls. under date OF April LIST 1881 :,
Tue bcmbaYjnsat Of Madrid BsId 81
IslAnd 10 commenced on the lisa inss
and N tn ned constantly might and aay:
The enemy has ared several thonsena nv
tseu Ire and Yi1s shells. On the II - =,
general attack with ave guaeosN Ara ~
mortar hoAu Was made. watch LATED snos III
The Yes1ls Of the bonbardmene up 20 ~ ~,
inst. 10 ON cnre.da one man kilssd, W.
ssriously wouadsd. ard NO Gang 20 10"
rise al
Tie enemy had one GunbcAt disab!eds ~
another reeegtsd sunk
.f6isasel Zen. q. =. D1AvsssAss'