The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-08
PROGRESS OF JHE War.
TIE FLoRspA1 LAST ADvzxruRE-sHE DoD0HS
TIE vASDERBiLr.

saptsin ssys:
On the day the Florida spoks the Laura Ann eAe
took tie schooner Alsehafa1, Of Rcckhavsn, and
havins put pfse efew On board ehe went in chase
Of large Ams..oaa ship, then In sight fha esp.
taiu Of 10. Laura Ana says that the oidcefs and
men CT the -F.oEsdA are . dae ret Of fellows; shat
she ship wsS nest Ard ciea7. aud thai order sssaed
70 rsisn on board. Tns fa.s:s wefe very polite
- him. OApt, Hafat offered o large sun TO Capt.
Warn 10 take tbs pTisonsrs, but he refused
The Florida reports having bes, chased. after
Having Sarbadaes by the Vanderblt, and night
Q ,r IL on she taeksd ship end .tSoe for the Van
dsxbi!t ali h,e lights avlnR been extpguishsd AID
Lss ssesa stnprei. Ths vandsrti.: approached,
snd hail ID To suov Il q steamer had rssssd. The
reply was "Yes. snd sciss ct greet spssd right
ast.fa" The van6s biit kept on afssr tie MIl-o'-
sEs s. is3 szd the Eo:iaa s0on ss..r capture1 .hs
ship Star OF Psx'a.
In Demsrers tho Governor had Issued c.aeys that
SUPPLIES the captain was 10 be tod that rons eouli
bs f2raised viseia ihs tiaas prescribed By ths LA
EsEiA Govezumsn..
TIE vAFDAL.sM AZ FESssCoLA-LCs5 CT LIT1.
Z letter ircm renss.oia. dstsd the gid al., gives
sor,s details Of tie sIdsa attempt Of the Yaokscs
to Gest:oy tie p.acs, and thsir partial iuscssA--
xhey evscr s:si TIA piscs entirely oa the ga. Tho
latter :.y2:
1or lie past four Gays .hsy have be~c bent on 6e.
ss~oy;pR ths oi.y. On Wednesday night they set
frs 10 =. korenc's (ficbno's, fofmerly) tuildioz
~hich wsa corsumsa, together With Miss vic:oife
Gss1s:s coraer Seuso aad sE her other small
fax s.reet, which sp,red TIA aame fa:e IS tLs rest
Eser store csushi ffe, and 50 did St. aar5's Hail.
bat 1t wAs extlrguished. 8axt night thers were
three fires, which did considerable damage The
day following, (ErsdsyD while 1T brsakfast tbs
children eane In ana reported 81. Mary'a Hall 30
30 ou Are set a. the four corners The wind wss
southwest, SO Thought the lisue that lef! Of
tie wss; size Of Pa'Sfax s!reet would bs safe.
b,fk 1
break out At Once-oEo On Baylor street, Cne be-
tween RoMana And InteuGantiA Streets, Snd t~O
b.,wsen gomana and Frs HEtton's sshoclhouss.
| Tbs ~i1d haulet to the south, and .hOneht he
whole OF the houses this st-ee@ would bs cap
| OF Gmcking rules In Q Shsrt while, put thanks to
our HcaveEly Fa'htr, the Gre did no: Cross the
| s1se. The tWo,squxras Included between lntsn.
deptis street and Ms Huttons sch sol house. the
ives; side of Psl&ss1 street. In ssaes a'so west
OF that as far Jose ph 4onylles's wsag. While
| the Gre was raging tn, soldiers were . iawless
moS, goirg shout lns stzs.ts Stealing wha,svsr
| they could lay their hands on from Hiss K:sbet
| thsy stole resr,y everything she hal. party Of
+aess wretches en.ered Dr. brosnahams house, and
| there bofTe him snd his wits. rctbsd them Of
all the.r provisions and almost everything elss and
| such articles IS could not bs CARRIED away they
would dash out OF the windows ana smash them to
piscss. The officers said kney had no control over
| thsir u1fn.
| Ths soldiers Eave sworn vengeaaee ssaiHst Dr..
Bro-n2hEm aaa tho Spsnish cs-Oonsul, F. More
no. Esq and nsy cJme up any night ssd commit
| more e4 tSei. dend:sa acts Eeariy all tas people
OF tee pisoe have followed the troops - the navy
| yard x1d bsrraneas. where tbs troops have bee2
| removed; snd Is ,hsre aro &ecora x.odationB
! there fox them they are ff.rias very mcch.
Last night, while a Steamer was taking down
scme troops End eisiz sna, 2rs. Hanson discovered
| Soma Of the Ysnkes officers breaking oTen ber
trunks and stealing her things. IN attempting to
pgeven! thsm, shs was puaLed or thrown overheard
and drowned. She leaves one child to mourn her
| ioss Nay 0cd have mercy ou usi
Tue other letter, which is dated March % J. 1863,
| saJsi
| Tho incendtpfies snd tnisves bslonged TO ias
S5 regiment Uo1Eectisut troop, ald she SEsh rs
gimeut OF na6.ls NeuaEa5er them. Tlofdsns II
| yoa should ever rusos them in battle. Iss Yaa.
Lee ib,s;s ware w:tlesSss 70 6il the burning And
steal AZ ct tAeie Mssa, bat would Nc. interfere 10
put 9 stop TO sfeiT hosribis dss:s. There was ous
! offcsr .c,ocg tAsn that de.ezvss to b. mentonsd
| Eis name ia fiamer. Seti1Y the H3sh Connectic1s
engaged In thsse Infamous sts he approached III sir
Colonel ard soid him to make his m.n dss.ss from
| committing such orsrsgss; but the gallant Colo
nsl replied that he did no: iasnd to in.erfsse with
| thfm Poor Jassph 0aXnet fell victim 20 the
desoufiag q tmes klndiea oy these hel,-honads Of
F, tne Hosth.
. THE RfPOETyD DfFEaT OF THY CONFEDERATE
| TAooFs AT sQxERsaT, k7.
Yas Few York p:psrs puhlith the following
6i.p1ssh, re--ivsd in Washington, from General
| Ha ns:Gs
\ a T.
| Eausek, Genera! iaChisi chs following dmp.tch
| hss bssa received from Gen 9iilmo.e giving tie
srias cf as succo ssi0l attack ui the enemy In
| Central Kentncky:
"S.mrses Ky hsrch 81. Isss -y attacked :he
| ensny yeatsEday IN a strong posA:ion, Of hlJ own
| sessct.on doTez5ed by six eenneE, this town;
fought h!aa fes Eve hoarn, driving .n srcm po.
s.i,a 10 another. ard nnhlly st0FU.sd his position
issioa towards the rivel Ris ioss Is over SEQ 10
killed. wounded, Rld p,isocs9s.
1.-The .nsmy tutcunbered us ts7o to one and
were SoEm aaded by Gsa. Pegrem in psrson -
Hight s!oppsd the pursuit, which viii Be renewed
Ia the N:or1nG.
I'VE csptsrsd l~o stand OF colMs Oar loss IL
killed. and wouEdsd and missing viii not sxsssss
thirty acos's famous rsbai rssinsat was cut cff
| froia ia: Iss: and scAttetsd
! 20 A. GILMORE. Brig. asa."
| Ths apiir. rs5eI forcs hss been sriveu ont 4
Csz .rs. IN .uesy snd much Of itsi: piundsr iias
| tasa r-oxptu:ea. Iasss reported forcs nag been
! greatly exaggerated, al wel ~ the amount y:
| p'an asr sssss. ey them.
| Ih.vs this moment received o second dispstsh
from 4en Gis,snore Gaiec this .1osGina, fom 6ls:
gA's Ferry, on tbs Cumberland river. a. follows:
Il un;srretsl the sreu ys fores amy fret report
Of yesterday fgas. 1hsy Lad oyN ,~o thousand
! six hundred men, ounumoscIng us In ,rs tran tsse
TO During the night their troops rscro;zsa the
Cumberland In thf:e places. We hsvs resake en- be-
swaen three aud iour huRd-ed cs.tle. Pesram's
! lcss Fill not fall s30r: CT fsse hundred men
| q 4. GILMORE, Ehs. Cen"
Tho axcsi.y with which the troopy we concen.
tretsd and the sisor and sAllantry OF thsiz atask
srs highly ccmnsndable. 4. IURs:IDx,
Msjor General Oo.amandinx.
THE CAPTURE OF POIsr PLEASANT, VA, ~ coz.
FkDKRAfI CAVALRY.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, dated the I'd last,
fkys:
On Monday last March 3Cta.) Jenkinss rebel
cavalry dashed into Point Fl.a:aut, Va, aa tho
mGuib Of the Ksnamha, gained posseaslon q tn.
and barned several thousand bushels Of 03vern