The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-24

them on The psrapet were as desperate as
themselves, aud the contest that etsaed wse
brief ana btsody. The antagonists were brsast
TO breast, ard s. uthern lihes and S1n.heTn
bavoasts uads cher. work Of human life. We
egs!a step 10 take no prisouers thea The pa
rauet was lined with de ID bodies. white ard
black. and every second, was sddDg 10 the
pnmbsr II was enc Of those rencen fssrs ia
which ora side or tie other must qnick.y yield
or siy: The enemy took their choice.
IN less thsu five EIinntes probably, thu f.st
lac had been shot, bayonstsd, or ware in fall
rskrsat-rol!ing ia.o .ie ditch or dragging
.i.eir bloody boci y through the sani hii.s on
,hsir hands and kr ees. But another iiae cane,
and another and another, cash reinforcing
predecessor uaiii me baltic waxed hot, fierce,
nd bloody. Finally, however, The whole
we're driven back either into tbs broad trenci.
At the base OF the battery, nj of reach Of our
gnas, Or scamperiDg cut OF t.w Id The dark.
nssa Of the might.
There was now comparative iril in ihs
firing, bnt in fifteen or twenty minutes sec
aut cjllmn vf FederaIs fisd down on the
beach tos ards the left Of the fort in Eaac;, the
anna naanntr So that Tufsuad by tae hrat-
These repeated the experiment that has! llst
before tsrmicated so disagtrous'y Y 10 tnsir Gem
paszels aud, with bravery thst Was - otihy
al ss3sttsr cars. saahed rro1 the work. ihe
iirss assault faiiei utterly n .ia ..,a Ieia-
4;
came again with such strength and imp-taosi-
ty that betws@n ;he eXtreaaa darkness OF the
night which had nov envesoTad the entire
scene, tie d iiisulty of distinguishing friend
ari foe, t.ld tao eOAia3lon incident
TO euch an occ zion, FCni5 two o.
three hunJf5d, ~ is estimated. eiF4.ted 8 loig-
msnt in the yiGaily of the chambers occupies
by two Of orr gnnE. Others cism1ered 10 thu
top OF the nags z'ns and bcm5 proof, while ii
o:hsYs as is eajt clu ared AZ, n9d a Fedora
/, =. Il lnp 81 th9 rAGp4ra TIE i4st ft4tF - en-
- 20, inproDsb.e but the informant from
yrhn,, rrn-y % tic ragoiDg sAc.s are gath ar
cd, sta!es tha. tia only co,0.s t,iRs froa. The
uarapet ware car own battle ;n Coz fsderl.e
aaa Tlis position The Fc3er4i3 sj for car
fain'y upwards Of "a loJr. We were at fcst
coYp pgratveiy igpo:ali Of Il eli strength OF ex.
acl location, bnt Gen. 1a!a 'e:ro, wit.i he cool
@ nrage for winch he ia distinguished, mato q
close peTsou&i recon N0IsfGuce, an! e1Cn had
mf q urea perfected i3r driving ih-m from the
1utk la tho melee which (, lowed the q as.I
;lcrau2 insuts of the General most Of tie pris
oa~gs were captured whom we hav5 IN !tanL -
ii any eFc1ped over tue !5s OF the battery, bus
Others preferred Il voluntary aurreader 10 the
ri Z OF ueinx shot in the back.
Both the Federal land bEltsrjea aud orr
own--Suulter aui 6regg-WaTe li,iuG At III
tsrTsls during the .agenen!, and curing the
retreat the latter greatly iaci:t:;ai tie
"enansa Of base
TIE fight lasted f5om : ant II T. NJ ana
was Of Il desperate character thIonl hGuc. Ihe
ensmy g 'osses were Veiy heavy. Ills killed
.ni woaLd.j mus. have been IT i.ast d0D
TIE number Of his dad left on tie Il Ii ana
buried by us yesterday exce3toi ctO I 40
hunired and thirty tne Of thsir wounfed = efe
III tie city lat night, Including seyeTai lie
gfoea.
oar own losses were comparatively h4ht
IL ,s estimated that our killed aad ,yJUn 10 j
will not exceed 100. Among these, however
we're some valuable ice;a, euch as L!eiit-
Col. Sinkina and Capt TatuG, OF tbs L.. :. G
inf .n,ry, &nd Cap:. Ryan, OF tba Ghac.aStol
Battalion, killed, and Mejor itlmsay, Of the
Charleston Ii ltt&|iop, severely won-deI,
iui0Lei oi2W, 0i Boston, who commanded
the "i.A Massacluattt3 iuegfol reg lmaut. was
hiIai on our paEare.. ihe I4ieutenans Colo
sword to Colonel Gaiiard The "a. jpr aud
one Of the CAPTAINS were asj killed. Another
Lieutenant CsiaGe! was Killed set a3 i.e hac
mounted i, basfiJa. C1iUn.i il. ) Putnam, q!
the lih New HIN pehife, ,c,ing rs Brigade!
Genara,l was e.t dead ia front Of Cur iiues
Dr Dnck, OF the l. 5 Navy, aud the AdiG.ant
of Connecticut fegim sat were captur, 4, aGl
Y2nkee Assistant Acjatant-Gener&i Wal
killed.
stfe-t C0l. &..eL...s, vino felI shot through
ala hse ass, commanded tho ar.icry of t1;
pat We iaarn tas5 Lieu Gel Dzi kemDeT
Ito distinguished Yif.a;.. al;iilesist, sCcceed
han. a wounded negro "a to he pg. into every
ward OF tna whts Yankees. T-ie lat.ar kiekeC
al the bass alliance bat the turg9cng havs
riaialy to!d them ha; if they put thelussive;
! on Il par witt tho negroes - soldiers the samt
relation ulast TO maintained uGdcr all cir,um
stances R hi,e they arc in Cur h4uds