The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-04

ASOu SDSts
PROGRESS OF The WAR.
HxrcuTloE % Two spfss At CHATTANOOGA.
A correspondents Of ths Augaata Esnfisel,
writing from Chastano ,ga, July 24sh, furnish
ton which occurred there on Friday, The a4sh
July:
This being the day sss apart by the command.
ing General for the execution Of the two spies
VINO were detected some time ago BY our forces
large crowd repaired as an early hour 70 Tho
place Of execution noticed amosg the resi-
goodly number Of the fair sex, who haA mot
command enough over thar curiosity to 70.
main at home. do NOT exActly think that the
theatre Of such scenes 10 BY any nsans proper
for them but do NOT intend discussing either
the propriety or inpropsissy Of such . course
on their part at preesnk
The iassl scaifoid was neatly and well built
II was erected near large osk, whose sbads
partly covered the platform, from which these
unfortunate men looked for the las. time upon
their fellow mortsls who had assenbled there
10 witness their las: and dytag struggle.
Aeout II o'clock the o.h Aissisdpri was
around the ga,lowa Al 30 minutes TO c.ock
the wagon bearing the prisonsn uads its sp;
psarance. Every eye ia the v1st nGfisads
was turned irquiringly toward the vehicis. It
was soon within thd lines. There sat the two
condemned men who were soon TO sxpists
their crimes upon the gallows now 70 near
and open to their view.
They ascendsd the gallows At Ef.esn minutes
to one o'clock. The ropes were then adj astsd,
and tisA aseuraths nscks of<hs victims Oar.
iDg this tims, tha yonngee6f the xWo seemed
rather Affected, while tbs elder sfyssrsa
rather careless. Taey were respectively t9ed,
l suppose, twenty and twenty three ysara
Psdsn, Provost MarsbAl Of this post, read the
proceedings Of the Court n arsial, and the or.
der relative to the Immediate execution Of the
sentence which had bssn passed Upon them
TIE charges vlyre three. First, with be-
ing spies; secondly, with having commit
ted dsprsdasiors on the people among
whom they went; and thirdly, with cUuR
tel fei:ing Confederate money: Of all Of
which charges tho Court fouad them guilty,
| and therefore sentenced them 70 be hanged 70
death. After the order had been read, ne At
| tending clergy man read q portion of che 23l
| chapter of ST. Luke, delivered short exhor.
taslon, aud then prayed.
They then bads the youths good bye and de.
scsndsd the ladder.
The Provost Marshal then shook hands with
them and told the men to bid each other fare
we'll. This done, he stsppsd down from tho
| ecsff,ld. Just q. l o'clock the trap fell, and
| Joseph Fokd and John K Oud, Of the lO.h
| Regiment Ohio Volunteers, wers launched into
eternity. It was solemn scens--one caicu
lated 70 have warning impression upon xil
| who witnessed 1t.
| THE PIeaTIse IN GEN. LEES RETREAr-THz
| ENGAGEMENT AT AMIssvILLE.
The Yankee letter writsrs thus describe the
whipping that Cartsr's Michigan oavalfy bri
gads got near AmsssiIle, Fauquier, while on
their way to close up the gaps and prevent
Lees "escape.' The engagement took p!acs
on the 2ish ult:
The SIN Michigan were in advance. The
ensmy's ricksts were met within half mile
of the cross roads, when the advance guard
was dismounted and dsploye ed as skirmishers,
and ons section Of Peuuington's battery, un-
dor Lieat. Clark, was placed in position on a
Greet at tho left Of The road, supported BY the
1st Michigan, Maj. Brewer. For half an he NJ
| or msre q lively skirmish was kep: mp, when
| the advance fkirm;shers were reinforced by
three squadrons from the 5.h Michigan, and
also the balance of these regiments acsing y.
| steadily drove the enemy before them, Until
! the crest of bill was reached near the ceosi
| reads, when the enemy opened brisk fire
| with artillery. hriug shells, grape, and eaDis.
! ter, ard our advance WAS checkek This po.
sition was held for at lezst aa houf, when,
/ mush 10 the ast0niahment Of all, regiment OF
| the enau,ys infantry appeared in tho rear ef
| the let Mich;ga while supporting the srtil.
| lsry above referred to. Ths whole section OF
country ia this vicinity Ia go cut up, that it is
alnos, impossible for cavalry to operate eifsc.
| lively, and particularly difficult at the point
where the enemy Fl st made their sppears noe
| in our rear, as il was covered not only with
trees up to within twenty rods OF the regi.
| ment, but the intervening space II covered
with an underground Of pine trees and
| stubble.
Gen. Custer, when made aware OF this hank
| movement, ut once ordered charge to be
made; practicable under ordinary circum-
stances, bat just ut this point an iupraciica-
biii,y, which he very speedily discovered
! Major Brewer fortunately hasitated when or.
| dsred to charge, and the reeutt was change
| of orders. Tbs section of artillery exp0eed
/ RAPIDLY moved TO the right, while the Isl
| Michigan remained in position until the enc
| my hai fired one voliey, then wheeling u
tho right into the road, rapid rstroRrada
movemen. brought them to tho rear, and In
( q place OF comparative safety.
| While this movement was being exeented
On the left of the road, the enemy advanced
two pieces to the crest of q hill In front, rre-
| viously occupied By our skirmshers, and open.
| ed CALLING fire upon our troops with grape
| and canister. at the same Tune ADVANCING 8
| column of infantry In the same direction. A
portion OF our right was forced still tn, ther to
| the right, aud the left was forced back into
the road, VIII .re the extreme left had preceded
| it. The retreat ON the right was ekillfolly
| conducted by Col. Gray, VINO, notwithstand
| ing the excitsnent Of the moment, did not for
| get TO ex end protection to the artillery, ther
within the ensmy's grasp, and it was conse
| qlentiy ssved.
| Ths eus-ay after this were held in check
| st every point, while the command, having
| felt the position, ftl. back to Amissvnle. From
| information obtained from reliable sources, II
| was ssesgtaiaed that ths column struck the
rear Of A. r. Hills command.
The advance Of Lcngstseet's corps passed
through Thornton's Gap and SPerryv vile on
THUS sday, and on Friday morning Vt 3 O'Clock
| it reached Caipeper. Hills command VA Inn
| mediats!y in his rear.
| Az Gen Caaters orders were solely to as
, certain the position Of the enemy, IL Obedi
| sncs TO orders he fell back 10 Amissvill3. Oui
loss cnring the two days recvnnoissance vii
| probably not exceed eix killed sud th.rtJ
vyouudsd Lieut.. Sabin, OF Cen Custsr stat
|! wAs severely wouadsd in the side ty a shell
| aud WAS left on the field. The enemy saw Il
neither to parole nor take him away, and u h
morning he was brought in.
HOW LIScoLN RECRUITS Has ARMY.
A gsnsism IN, reesntiy from Norfolk, give
| the following account to the CartssiaS Oj
IL H.